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Thompson has a new mayor, six new council-lors and four new school board trustees according to unoffi cial election night results.

Dennis Fenske cruised to victory in the mayor’s race, capturing 2,050 votes cast while his opponent Luke Robinson received 968.

“It feels great. As I said I just was at a little bit of a celebration and was totally humbled by the support,

by the team I had behind me but totally humbled by the actuality of becom-ing mayor of this city. I’m absolutely pumped about the next four years,” said Fenske. “We’ve got tremen-dous opportunities. It’s just a truly humbling experi-ence to go through that. Congratulations to all the councillors that got in and all the trustees that got in as well. Again it’s just a truly humbling experience to go through that. Not so much before but as the numbers

were coming in and the realization that it was go-ing to happen, it ramped up and then just to be able to look back at the support from this community that I’ve had in the past for my family and my friends, it’s unbelievable. I’m just totally humbled by it.

Incumbents Penny Byer and Judy Kolada were among the top four in total votes among councillors, along with newcomers Col-leen Smook, who topped all council candidates with

2,044 votes, and Kathy Val-entino.

“I think what’s exciting is that we’ve got such a new council and there’s going to be a learning curve,” said Byer. “I’m looking forward to it because there’s a lot of fresh ideas on that list of names and I think there’ll be some really good lively discussion and that’s really what makes better decisions is lively discussion.”

Valentino tied with Byer for the second-most votes among council candidates

–1,825 – in her fi rst cam-paign.

“It’s very exciting and I thank the voters,” said Val-entino. “I look forward to the next four years.”

The others elected to council are Ron Matechuk, Blake Ellis, Dennis Foley and Duncan Wong.

Foley was seventh with 985 votes, 150 behind former Thompson Citizen editor Ellis and just nine ahead of business owner Wong.

Fenske elected mayor of Thompson by a two-to-one margin

Thompson Citizen photo by Molly Gibson Kirby

A tour guide shows a group of teachers what T-1 looks like 2,200 feet underground. See related story on Page 5.

Continued on Page 3

2,000 feet under the Earth

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OBITUARIES

IN MEMORY

VAN TONDER, SUSANNA DIRKIEJuly 31, 1972 – October 20, 2014The family of Sanet van Tonder of St. Albert is saddened to announce her passing on Monday, October 20, 2014 at the age of 42 years.She will be forever remembered by her loving husband of 20 years, Christiaan; daughters: Drikie and Gerda; mother, Suzette Fourie; sister, Marietjie Beyer; as well as many relatives and friends.Before her passing, Sanet wished to thank all her Northern Flavours Inspirations clients for their support. We know her catering is being missed in Thompson.Cremation has taken place.Memorial Donations may be made in Sanet’s name to Alberta Cancer Foundation Cross Cancer Institute, 11560 University Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 9Z9.To send condolences please visit: www.connelly-mckinley.comConnelly-McKinley Funeral Home~ST. ALBERT FUNERAL HOME~9 Muir Drive, St. Albert, Alberta, 780-458-2222

If sunfl owers grow in heaven lordPlease pick a bunch for me.

Place them in Heather’s armsand tell her they’re from me.

Tell her I love her and miss her more than words can say,

and when she turns to smile,place a kiss upon her cheek

and hold her for a while.Because remembering her is easy,

I do it every day,But there is an ache within my heart

that will never go away

Happy 18th Birthday HeatherForever missed,

Aunty Stephanie

Happy Birthday Aunty Heather from Ava and Rhea

and from your sister Kaynina

Love you and miss you

Hugh and Sharon O’Hand ley are proud to announce the graduation of their daughter Hope-Lynn Koltz with a Masters of Social Work degree from the University of Manitoba which took place on October 23, 2014.

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One year ago, freelance photographer Hidehiro Otake stopped in Thomp-son on his way to Churchill to photograph polar bears. While the train took a break, he fi gured he would fi nd out a bit about Thomp-son. Otake says he learned about Spirit Way, and the nickname of wolf capital and planned to come back to do more research.

Otake returned this year for three weeks in Octo-ber to learn about the wolves before he headed up to Churchill again on Oct. 22. During his time here, Otake however did not spot any wolves. “No luck unfortunately. I know Thompson has a nickname of wolf capital, but that doesn’t mean you can see more wolves than any-where else. I was hoping

to get support from people because of that nickname. Local hunters, trappers, spirit way, and Manitoba Conservation have been a great help though.”

Otake would wake up, and start searching for the animal around 6 a.m. daily. Driving through back roads, and looking for open spots, to sit, wait, and call the wolves. “It has been very quiet, maybe be-cause of the hunting sea-son,” says Otake.

Although the freelan-cer didn’t see any wolves, there were traces that they were around. “Only two things. There were fresh droppings on Tuesday (Oct. 21) on the road to Thicket Portage. That is a good sign, and they are definitely coming back after being pushed away because of the hunting season. Before that, during

the snow storm at the fi rst of October I saw three big wolf tracks, heading east.” Photographing other ani-mals like moose and bea-ver was a way to keep busy while waiting for wolves, the photographer said.

Otake has been pub-lishing his pictures in children’s storybooks for several years now. With-in the pages of the dif-ferent books, his photos tell the story of the places he’s been. He says even though there will not be any wolf pictures in his next book, other pictures of Northern Manitoba will be published.

Other than publishing children stories, Otake also writes essays for National Geographic Japan, and his Canadian photos will be featured on their website. He also does speeches at schools and community

centres in Tokyo. During the speeches, Otake talks about travelling for the past 15 years studying the boreal forest, and shows photos of his recent trips.

Otake wants to learn more about wolves in Thompson, because Japan doesn’t have any. “I am interested in wolves, be-cause they are extinct in Japan. 1905 was the last record, and at the time we respected wolves as a god. To become a modern country, we lost that re-spect and started killing them. Now they are gone, and we have nothing.”

Because Japan has no wolves, it has caused a lot of problems. “There are too many deer now because we lost a top predator. Deer are now destroying moun-tains by eating tree bark. They usually eat grass, but they are starving because of the large population of deer, so they’re eating the bark. When they eat bark, the tree will die causing the tree to fall and loosen from the ground, which can cause mudslides.”

Although Otake wants to come back to Thompson again next year, he says getting a picture of a wolf will not be his fi nal goal. “My fi nal goal is to learn the relationship between the nature and wildlife. That is more important, so that is why I’m looking for wolves. Even though I didn’t see any this time, I learned a lot of things from residents.”

All Otake wants is for Thompson not to end up like Japan. He says he hopes the community will continue to appreciate the animal, and what they mean for the world, and for the city of Thompson.

Otake plans to travel back to Thompson once the Thompson Discov-ery Centre is open, and more information on local wolves is available.

Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Hidehiro Otake

Japanese photographer Hidehiro Otake captures a moose on the loose, just north of Thompson.

Japanese photographer wants to see

wolves thrive in Northern Manitoba

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Skiers, snowboarders and ski hill volunteers will be hoping for an early and snowy winter this year after a fi re at Mystery Mountain Winter Park destroyed the old groomer garage-turned workshop, which housed the electrical distribution system and the snowmaking equip-ment that was undergoing maintenance in preparation for snowmaking in Novem-ber.

The building was the “heart of the operation,” said Sandy Little, treasurer of the Thompson Ski Club, which runs Mystery Moun-tain, and although the hill will be open this season, skiers will have to rely on Mother Nature to do her part, which is not guaranteed in Northern Manitoba.

“We usually get cold weather, not snow,” said Little. “We will be doing our snow dance.”

The fi re was spotted by Manitoba Hydro crews doing line patrols on Oct. 23 and reported to Thompson Fire & Emergency Services (TFES) around noon.

“By the time we got there we were able to contain it to that building but that was it,” said TFES Deputy Chief

Mike Bourgon. “The guys did a good job to contain it.”

The fi refi ghters’ efforts were assisted by equipment loaned to them by Manitoba Conservation, said Bourgon.

Geoff Lamontagne, past president of the Thompson Ski Club and a member for 20-plus years, said fi refi ght-ers did all they could.

“They did an amazing job putting it out,” said La-montagne. “It could have caught the main electrical panel. They were here for like four hours. They did a super job. They saved the rest of our property from worse damage.”

The immediate concern for the ski club is to rig up an electrical distribution sys-tem to restore electricity to the chalet and other areas. The only buildings with electricity right now are the new groomer garage, the old rental building and the con-cession area of the chalet.

“You don’t think about how important a building is until it’s gone,” said La-montagne, who learned of the fi re and arrived at the hill around the same time as the fi refi ghters. “It was just sickening watching it.”

In addition to providing power to much of the prop-erty, including the lifts, the

building also contained an offi ce where service manu-als and service records for equipment were stored, as well as tools for anything that might need repairing, some of which were custom-made for specialized jobs

and will be diffi cult to re-place. The value of the build-ing and contents was likely around $200,000.

The loss of snowmaking equipment is a big blow to the hill, said Lamontagne.

“It’s not something you

can replace easily,” he said.The cause of the fi re is as-

sumed to be electrical, said Lamontagne, but that’s just an educated guess.

“We know it wasn’t mali-cious,” he said, since Mani-toba Hydro workers were on

the property since 4:30 a.m. that day.

Despite the setback, volunteers want to assure members and prospective members that there will be skiing and snowboarding this year.

Fire means Mystery Mountain will rely on natural snow this ski season

Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Sandy Little

The main workshop at Mystery Mountain burnt to the ground in a fi re Oct. 23, which destroyed the equipment inside,

including the snowmaking guns.

Continued from Page 1“Considering it’s my fi rst

run with getting into pol-itics, clearly there’s enough people that believe in me that we’re going to have a very good four years,” said Foley. “I’m very confi dent with everyone that got in. I’m very excited.”

Wong finished about 140 votes ahead of Julyda Lagimodiere.

“There’s a real chal-lenge coming ahead,” said Wong.

The top vote-getter among all candidates was new school board trustee Ryan Land, who was re-moved as principal of R.D. Parker Collegiate by the board in 2011 before hav-ing that decision rescinded later and then tendering his resignation. Land picked up 2,177 votes.

“It’s humbling. I’m hon-oured and I’m so grateful and now it’s time to get to work,” said Land. “In my heart I never left [educa-

tion] anyway so it’s abso-lutely where I want to be. It’s just so great to see a great group of people and I’m just absolutely con-fi dent we’re going to do great work over the next four years.”

Land is joined by in-cumbents Leslie Tucker, Guido Oliveira and Janet Brady and new trustees Liz Lychuk, Sandra Fitzpatrick and Don MacDonald.

“I’m exceedingly excited about working with this

group of people,” said Tucker. “I’m really thrilled and really looking forward to the next four years fo-cusing on school and edu-cation and students and youth.”

Another re-elected in-cumbent, Brady, said it would be nice to get out of campaign mode and back to work.

“I’m very pleased with the result and all the people in that group of seven,” she said. “I’ll have no trouble working with any of them. I think we’re all going to be collaborat-ing and working hard for the families in Thompson and that’s what we’re sup-posed to be doing.”

Newcomer Fitzpatrick had similar thoughts.

“It’s very, very excit-ing,” she said. “I’m look-ing forward to getting to work and seeing what I can bring to the table.”

Working with her new colleagues is what Lychuk is looking forward to.

“I think that we’re going to have a great board and I think we’re going to be able to do some great work so I’m really excited about everybody else that’s got in as well,” Lychuk said.

MacDonald, who fin-ished 300 votes behind Brady and only 37 ahead of fellow fi rst-time candi-

date Doug Krokosz, said election night fl ew by.

“As a rank neophyte, that was interesting, ex-citing and over really fast,” he said. “I think it’s going to be exciting. I wouldn’t have done it if I didn’t think it was going to be interesting.”

Voter turnout in the elec-tion was 33.14 per cent, with 3,063 0f 9,944 eli-gible voters casting ballots. That was lower than the 2010 election when 39.79 per cent of people voted and 2006, when turnout was over 40 per cent.

Six new councillors elected; landslide victory for ex-RDPC principal in school board tally

Thompson Citizen photo by Ian Graham

Dennis Fenske got more than twice as many votes as his opponent Luke Robinson to win

the race to become the next mayor of Thompson Oct. 22.

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Letter to the Editor

Const. Lisa

Wowchuk

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Keep Halloween fun with safety

tipsIn the excitement of trick-or-treating, Halloween

is an occasion where most little ghosts and gob-lins forget about important safety precautions.

For this reason, it essential that parents and motor-ists are aware of the safety measures that are in-volved in keeping everyone safe on Halloween night.

Tips for drivers:• On Halloween, it’s best to avoid driving in sub-

divisions during the hours of 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. when most trick-or-treating takes place.

• Drive slowly in residential areas where children are more likely to be trick-or-treating.

• Stay well below the speed limit and give yourself extra time to get to your destination.

• Expect the unexpected—with the excitement of Halloween, many children forget simple pedestrian safety rules.

• Pay extra attention to what is going around you. Be conscious of sidewalks and roadways and watch for any children darting across the street or in be-tween parked cars.

• When pulling in or out of driveways stay alert of your surroundings and enter and exit driveways slowly and carefully.

• Reduce your distractions and stay alert. That in-cludes turning down loud music.

The Thompson RCMP wishes everyone a happy and safe Halloween.

In my own words:

ForgivenessTo the Editor:

Forgiveness. It’s a difficult word, but the most beautiful thing about forgiveness is that it cannot be seen or touched but felt in your heart. Keep in mind that we should always look for the good in others and this will bring the natural good instinct out of ourselves. Let’s con-

tinue to forgive others because they deserve forgiveness in order to find peace. Never for-get that foregiveness is the best form of love. It takes a strong person to say sorry and even a stronger person to for-give.

Ken RossThompson

Crowdfunding campaign raises money for Nathan Cirillo’s son

BY MARTHA PERKINSIn the moments after Cpl.

Nathan Cirillo was shot while standing on guard at the National War Memorial, several passersby immedi-ately rushed to his side to perform fi rst aid.

One of them was lawyer Barbara Winters.

“You are so loved,” she kept telling Cirillo, who was mortally wounded. “We’re all trying to help you.”

As she later said to the Globe and Mail, “When you are dying, you need to be told how loved you are.”

Winters’ message is echoed by so many Can-adians who have been deeply touched and sad-dened by his death.

There is a terrible irony that Cirillo, a reservist serv-ing with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada, was shot at a sculpture which honours the tremendous sacrifi ces of the men and women in Canada’s Armed Forces. He was representing all Can-adians in paying solemn tribute to the people who

have died while protecting and preserving what it means to be Canadian.

Cirillo was a single father who was devoted to his six-year-old son. In honour of all the values that Cir-illo stood for, Glacier Media has started a memorial crowdfunding campaign on

FundAid.ca. It raised hun-dreds of dollars in the fi rst day alone.

The money will be do-nated to a trust fund for Cirillo’s son as a way to join Barbara Winters in saying, “We’re all trying to help you.”

To donate to this cam-

paign, go to FundAid.ca and search for We Stand On Guard for Cpl. Nathan Cirillo’s Son. Glacier Media, the parent company of FundAid and this news-paper, and Fundrazr, its crowdfunding partner, have waived service fees for this campaign.

Nathan Cirillo, who was shot and killed at the National War Memorial on Oct. 22, posted

this photo of him with his son on Instagram.

Wednesday, October 29, 2014 www.thompsoncitizen.net y

Local Viewpoint

Being underground is somewhere most people never think about going, but Vale workers go down there every day, not giv-ing it a second thought.

On Oct. 23, Vale opened their cage up, and al-lowed a tour group to come underground to view the mine, as well as above ground to see the mill and the smelter and refinery. For many of the people it was their first underground experience, which sparked fear, curi-osity, and excitement.

While 2,200 feet below ground level in T-1 the tour guides had every-one turn off their head-lamps, and the darkness took over. Not having your eyes adjust in the pitch black, and not be-ing able to see anything is probably one of the scariest things I have ever experienced. Just know-ing mine workers have

a 50/50 chance of their headlight going out while down there, and being in the dark is frightening.

Workers underground all receive a headlight, but not all workers receive a radio for communication. This means if or when a worker’s headlight goes out, no one will know if they’re working alone that the light shut off, until they do a check-in, which happens every two hours.

Although a headlight malfunction was the big-gest of my worries while in the mine, workers have bigger worries like the possibility of fires and explosions. You name it, anything could happen down there. During the tour our guides talked about how much Vale has improved over the years. Workers are trained bet-ter, and go through a longer process to make sure they know how to do their jobs, and to make sure they enjoy it and are suited for it. Vale uses different training pro-grams and opportunities, and even has a machine simulator to train work-ers on different pieces of equipment. Just being on the site, I could tell Vale has one main priority, and that is safety. Every 30 feet outside, you could see an extra-large safe productions banner, and inside there were safety

posters and hotline num-bers posted everywhere you turned your head.

Once above ground, Human Resources pro-vided us with a presen-tation about northern employment within Vale. Vale announced a north-ern employment strategy plan in 2012, and started the Process Operator in Training (POinT) employ-ment and training pro-gram. It’s an eight-week training program to train and give the necessary skills to work for a mine, to people who could be potential employees, but aren’t quite there yet.

Since the beginning in 2012 POinT has hired 35 possible Vale employees and put them through the training they needed, and to this day 28 of those POinT participants are still working within the company.

In the presentation, and throughout the rest of the day it was clear Vale is trying to help people move up within their company. Many workers have start-ed above ground in the mill, smelter or refinery and have had the oppor-tunity to move to another building or even under-ground. Several workers I talked to during the tour have worked at the mine for decades, putting their lives at risk, all to support their families.

One thing though I didn’t see was a lot of fe-males. Human Resources said one in ten employees are females, and there are about 1,500 workers in total in Thompson.

The highest amount of females spotted dur-ing the day was above ground, in the general office and working in the laboratory.

For the afternoon, tour guides took the group to visit the mill, the smelter and the refinery. During this time the process of finishing the nickel, after it is brought up from underground was shown to us. Seeing the bub-bling nickel in one area, then during the corner, and seeing the nickel in hard shells was head turning. The smelter and refinery was the most in-teresting for myself. One area is unbelievably hot, with sparks flying, and hot molten ore being put through different devices, while the other is ice cold setting the nickel. The doors have to be left open, so in the winter when it’s -50 outside, that means it’s even colder in the building, where workers spend a 12-hour shift.

At the end of the tour, I had learned a lot from my first Vale experience, and underground excur-sion. The two things I have taken from the trip

the most, was the desire to see Vale work harder at bringing females into their company, and the second thing is respect. Vale workers put their lives in danger daily, work extremely hard,

and I appreciate what they do, a lot more than I did before this tour. Mine workers deserve a round of applause for the type of work they do.

See related photo on Page 1.

Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it’s underground we go!

Molly Gibson Kirby

From Luke RobinsonThank you to all my cons tuents that went out and voted to show their support for change and may have even stood in line for a lengthy period of me. I want to give a special thank you to my family and friends who spent countless hours campaigning on my behalf.

Throughout my campaign many concerns were raised and brought to light for all to hear.

Many mistakes and omissions were le unchallenged by me because I believe in a fair and honest race. I never lowered my standards and rmly stood my ground all the way to the nish.

I believe in democracy and respect the voter’s choice of leadership. I hope the people`s best interest are always rst and foremost and not personal agendas.

In closing, I would like to share a friend’s poem:

TWO WOLVESAn old Cherokee

is teaching his grandson about life.“a ght is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible ght and it is between two wolves.

One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, Greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment,

Inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego.”He con nued, “the other is good - he is joy, peace,

Love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, Empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.

The same ght is going on inside you,and inside other person too.”

The grandson then asked his grandfather, “which wolf will win?”

The old Cherokee simply replied,“the one you feed”

Thank You, Merci, Ekosi


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A new website launch-ing Oct. 30 is a project by Manitoba’s Offi ce of Rural & Northern Health. The website – www.manitobaaboriginal-healthcareers.ca – is a new tool to educate, encourage, and to inspire First Nations and aboriginal people in the province to choose the health care sector as a career.

The idea behind this $290.000 project, funded through the Aboriginal Health Human Resources In-itiative, is to make an online information hub accessible to as many First Nations com-munities as possible. Wayne Heide, Manitoba’s Offi ce of Rural & Northern Health ad-ministrative director, says the aboriginal population makes up an important part of the current workforce in Mani-toba. “We need to ensure they are equally represented in the workforce in the health care sector, www.manito-baaboriginalhealthcareers.ca was created with that goal in mind. It’s a unique web portal designed to bring awareness to all First Nations and ab-original people in Manitoba, regardless of age, current education or location, that a career in health is attainable and rewarding.”

Al lot of the information

is already out there, Heide says. “There’s lots of really great information out there, but it exists all over the place. If we could amalgamate it or at least have a site where it’s pointed to from one source it would be a lot more effi cient. As a result we don’t have a lot of original information on the portal, it’s really access to great information that is already out there.”

From the beginning of this project Heide says there were always two main products being brought forward. The fi rst being the web portal and the information being made available. The second is more promotional material, via video production.

The website includes 17 videos of First Nations health care workers talking about their success stories. Four of these videos are workers working in Thompson.

Darina Beardy is one of those stories. Beardy was unemployed previously, just fi nishing a term position, and saw an opening for an administrative assistant pos-ition. After applying to the position, and waiting to hear back Beardy fi nally received the call she was hoping for; she was offered the job. Organizers for this website asked Beardy to be one of the video profi les, because they

felt she could be a role model. Beardy says she was happy to tell her story. “I got to tell my story, and speak about myself. It is so dear to my heart that my story is being told. Not only the young gen-eration, but people who have been struggling throughout their whole lives.”

Heide says other than the 17 profi les there are four compilation videos. The four mash-up videos include focuses on education, suc-cess, overcoming obstacles and culture and spirituality. Along with these videos there is also a print campaign says Heide. “We’ve created 21 dif-ferent posters that profi le 21 Manitoba aboriginal health care workers. Everything from people working in housekeeping, administra-tion, paramedicine, midwif-ery, physical therapy, nurs-ing, physicians and spiritual care co-ordinators.”

The videos and posters will be distributed to First Nations schools and communities throughout the province. These inspiring materials have the slogan “This could be you – Become a healer.”

Heide wants to showcase other health care jobs other than the most popular. “I talk to a lot of young people about careers in health care, and when you ask them about

health care careers, and what you could do, the typical re-sponse is becoming a doctor or nurse. While those are very important parts of the health care system, they are not everything.”

Beardy hopes these vid-eos inspire First Nations people to use the website, and to realize there is a

possible career for them in the healthcare sector. “Keep believing in yourself, follow your dreams, and achieve your goals. With the videos people can see how heart-felt we are, and how proud we are of our positions and ourselves. I just want to wish everyone the best of luck on whatever goals

they want to achieve big or small.”

During a pre-launch of the videos on various social media sites like YouTube, there have been over 4,000 views on the personal pro-fi les. You can visit the site by visiting www.manito-baaboriginalhealthcareers.ca after Oct. 29.

Local residents featured on website highlighting aboriginal health workers


Members of Thompson Fire & Emergency Services (TFES) cut ventilation holes in the

roof of a building at 76 Nelson Road after extinguishing a fi re at the site on the even-

ing of Oct. 25. Ventilation holes allow smoke and superheated gases to escape, which

lessens the risk of the fi re re-igniting when oxygen enters a confi ned space, such as

when a door is opened, says TFES Chief John Maskerine. The fi re was reported by

someone at the Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans Hall adjacent to the building, and

appears to have started outside. The fi rst truck on scene extinguished the fi re very

quickly and the cause is under investigation by TFES and Thompson RCMP.

Clearing the smoke


École communautaire La Voie du Nord

$6,335.31 for the purchase of musical instruments

Community Futures Rotary Park Association

$15,000 – towards funding a playtrail at Rotary Park

Thompson Senior Community Resource

Council

$3,000 - towards the purchase of 4 wheelchairs

Canadian Red Cross Council

$1,300 towards the purchase of a laptop

Heart & Stroke Foundation

$5000 toward the purchase of 2 Automated External Defi brillators, One in the TRCC and one at the Thompson Senior Community Resource Centre

CMHA

$5,000 towards the construction of a new deck

YWCA

$5,000 toward replacement of fl ooring in the Lobby and entrance of the YWCA building

Thompson Minor Hockey Association

$1,582 to purchase two safety hockey nets

Canadian National Institute for the Blind

$2000 towards Vision training & rehabilitation

Thompson Homeless Shelter

$5,000 towards the replacement of a new fence (Moffat Family Fund)

Thompson Citizenship Council o/a Thompson

Multiculture Centre

$2,293.58 towards the creation of a Community Garden

Spirit Way Inc.

$3,886.52 towards the funding of a Wolf Exhibit

MAPS

$19,698.61 to purchase a Fire Alarm System, Panel & Devices

Thompson Public Library

$1,360 to purchase 3 loveseats and 2 chairs

TOTAL GRANTS FOR 2014 - $76,456.02

Akash Kochhar

CIM Scholarship - $1,601.59

Caylin Taylor

Kerrie Brown Memorial Bursary - $360

Jordan Ryan

Arnold Morberg Memorial Scholarship - $6,000

Thompson Personal Care Home

The Troy Anand Fund - $475.57

Alain HuberdeauAnn HarwoodAnonymous DonorAnonymous DonorAnonymous DonorAnonymous DonorBetty Lou ToppingBev HartBoston PizzaBreta PasslerBurntwood HotelCalm Air Canadian TireChamber of CommerceChantal McClelland

Cheryl MulrooneyCity of ThompsonColin BonnycastleCurtis RossDarlene ChartierDave MooreDavid SmartDolly AnandDonna WorthEster LatchmanFreda LepineGrace BindleHarriet BakerHelen KoetkeIrene Moore

J LagimodiereJack McIvorJason HildebrandtJasyn LucasJeanette KimballJim ToppingJohn & Elsie DuffJoyce BighettyKen DutchakLambert’s Law North LLPLinda DutchakLindsay GegnfurtnerLiz SousaLou Morissette

Louise HodderLynn NakonechnyMarion MorbergMark McClellandMarsha BeckmannMary CarrollMary CorbettMaurce BrightnoseMichelle DuchesneMrs Berny JacobMurray ThompsonOperation Red NoseRachel TempletonRobert KirkwoodRon Trainor

S PonsecaSafewaySamuel L AntilaSardif GardeziSelona MallettShalena WeenuskSherrie KreugerSidharth VermaSimone McConneryStella LockerSue O’BrienSusan BuckleTamy BurtonTara RossTerry Lamontagne

Tim JohnstonTim PrestonTodd FountainTom O’BrienTracy LothianUnited WayUnited Way of WinnipegValeVijay RalhanWinnipeg FoundationWinter Donkey

Lorne & Mary AmesHugh ArklieKen & Lillian BinghamLouise JohnsonAndrew JohnsonDr. I. & Mrs. KiniziK.M. “Jo” LutleyJim McIvorBob & Denise Morrison

Fred PalmerDennis Pearce FamilyBob RipleyFlorian & Carol SobelBob Wall & Bernie JacobNorma LeahyCIBCCalm Air Social Committee

INCO LimitedMystery Lake Motor HotelRotary Club of ThompsonSkyward AviationThomas Sills FoundationThompson Co-Op LimitedThompson 1994 Winter Games CommitteeBlair & Anne Alderson

Craig & Deanna BlackSusan HarrisonDon JohnsonJames Blain JohnsonErnie & Colleen KrokoszDr. Aziz ManjiArnold & Gail MorbergMargret & (Carl) NesbittBreta Passler

Butch & Chris PearsonJuanita SmithTed & (Donna) SmookMel & Linda WyshynskiBank of MontrealCalm Air InternationalClaricaMorrison McDonald Thompson

Precambrian PressScotia BankTD Canada TrustThompson Chamber of CommerceThompson King Miners Jr. Hockey ClubThompson Food Co-opAnne’s Pharmacy

Al TimmonsAndrew Fillier BennettAnne Bartel (Harmon)Bill MooreBJ HickeyBob KirkwoodBoris TaurusBrandy ThompsonBrother JerryClifford DuquetteDenise KreugerDennis HunterDoug Templeton

Ed & Gary WattEd WattElizabeth MolloyGary WattGertieGladys BeattyGrampa BobGregory GrievesHank KoetkeJerryJevonJohn HarmonKevin Pesalj

Leonard RossLil MooreLillian hassardLinda PeeblesLissa ChaboyerLouie Walter BakerMichael ChartierMichael DonkeyMolly RobinsonMom BevNancy Morris Otto Bindle“Pipe” Matilda Halcrow

Pat & Paul HarmonPete ChartrandR ManimendraRalph MaGillRichard CarrollRon RussellTopping familyTroy AnandUncle RodW.B.S. De DilvaWalter Starodub

Memorial gifts are a thoughtful way of honoring the memory of a family member, friend or colleague who has passed away. Very often, families of the deceased prefer gifts to charity be made in lieu of fl owers. Memorial gifts made to the Thompson Community Foundation qualify as charitable donations. Donors will receive a tax receipt and the family of the deceased will receive a card acknowledging your gift. A memorial gift to the Thompson Community Foundation remembers your loved one each year in our printed Annual Report and on our Memorial Page on our website.

It has been an incredible privilege to work as a member of Our Foundation’s Board of Directors this past year. I am proud of our accomplishments this year and here is a brief summary since the last AGM – and I hope you are impressed by the amount of work and commitment and the number of hours of our many volunteers.

At our 6th Annual Gala, Our Foundation’s signature event, we honored Ted Smook for his dedication to the City of Thompson with the Order of Thompson Award. This year our Gala raised $2,844.13.

Thank you to the Grant Committee who will grant out $76,456.02 in 2014 to worthwhile community projects. And also to the Fundraising Committee and everyone who participated in the Wine Tasting event, which was a very successful event.

I would like to thank our hard working staff, Tammy Cober and Erin Goble. We congratulate Alain Huberdeau on his new endeavour. Leaving us this year is Colin Bonnycastle, Lou Morissette and Murray Thompson and we accept Randy McKay and Steven Toews as the newest members of our Board.

We look forward to this upcoming year. Liz Sousa

ASSETS

CurrentCash and Short Term Investments $61,601Accounts Receivable $1,210Marketable Securities $60,038Long Term InvestmentsManaged Fund – Wpg Foundation $1,472,307

LIABILITIES

CurrentAccounts Payable and Deferred Revenue $9,304Member’s EquityRestricted for Operating purposes $34,616Restricted for community allocations $46,619Restricted for endowment purposes $1,504,617

2014 SCHOLARSHIP& BURSARY RECIPIENTS

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 2013

MEMORIAL FUNDS

2014 ORDER OF THOMPSON

2013 DONORS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Kendall & Pandya, Chartered Accountants, have audited the fi nancial statement in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. This summary is an abstract of the audited fi nancial statement and has been prepared by the Thompson Community Foundation and has not been audited. The summary should be read in concert with the audited fi nancial statements which are available, upon request from the Thompson Community Foundation.

Liz Sousa ....................President

Alain Huberdeau .........Past President

Colin Bonnycastle .......Treasurer

Tamy Burton ...............Secretary

Dave Moore ................Grants Chair

Susan Buckle ..............Director

Murray Thompson .......Director

Lou Morissette ............Director

Lynn Nakonechny .......Director

Freda Lepine ...............Director

Tammy Cober .............Executive Assistant

2014 GRANTS

The Thompson Community Foundation founders are individuals, businesses and community organizations who have provided gifts totaling $1000or more during the challenge period that ended August 1999. We salute the Founders of the Thompson Community Foundation!

2014 FALL GALA SPONSORS

T H O M P S O NC O M M U N I T YF O U N D A T I O NPos t O f f i ce Box 1074

T h o m p s o n , M a n i t o b a

C a n a d a R 8 N 1 N 9

P h o n e : 2 0 4 . 6 7 7 . 1 9 0 8

Emai l : tc f@mymts .netourfoundationthompson.ca

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

2014 - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT

Thompson Community Foundation is a

“savings account” created for the community.

The revenue from these managed funds is

granted to worthwhile community projects.

THOMPSON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOUNDERS

Ted Smook

Recipient

2014 GRANTS


Community

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OPENING! It’s time to get your mammogram

Thompson Citizen Photo by Molly Gibson Kirby

From left to right, Joan Buckinger, Kathryn Thera, June MacTavish, Doris Palmer, Sandy

Thompson and Carol Kroets gather in Anything Grows to pick up their pink carnations

on Oct. 24.

BY MOLLY GIBSON [email protected]

Volunteers dressed in pink are handing out pink carnations and pamph-lets inviting women to get their mammograms. This act of kindness is to help promote October as breast cancer awareness month, and encourage women to check for breast cancer. The Northern Regional Health Authority donated fl owers to the group of women volunteers. To book your mammogram, visit the Thompson Gen-eral Hospital.


Trick or treat, give me something good to eat! Children visited the Thompson Public Library for their Monster Mash on

Oct.22. Dressed up as goblins to witches, kids played games, read stories and received some tasty treats.

Monster mash


News

ANYWHERE CO-OPTHOMPSON GAS BAR CO-OP722 Thompson Drive

“You’re at home here”Look for our second location opening in 2015

Residents of a Laval Place apartment building and other

nearby apartment buildings watch amid the glow of fi re

truck and ambulance lights as members of Thompson

Fire & Emergency Services determine what triggered a

fi re alarm around 10 p.m. on Oct. 23.


Waiting forthe all-clear


For the past few months city residents have been fi guring out whom they want in offi ce, but do resi-dents consider their pay? City council members who commit to a four-year term are paid “Indemnities” for the service they bring into the community.

Council rates have not changed in Thompson since May 2004, when Bill Comaskey was mayor, but they are subject to an annual review based on the Consumer Price Index. (CPI)

Currently, and for the past 10 years, the mayor of Thompson has been paid $29,745.45 annual-ly for his part-time work. The mayor has ceremon-ial commitments attached to the job, which can in-clude ribbon cuttings, an-nouncements being made in the city, and receptions being held that they are asked to attend.

Thompson council makes $9,915.15 a year, and the deputy mayor gets $11,068.40. Their duties include the council meet-ings that happen every second Monday that last on average two hours, sitting on different com-mittees, and attending different events.

Elected officials in Thompson work on a part time basis, but when com-pared to other cities, are on the lower end of the

pay scale. North Battle-ford, Saskatchewan has a population of 13,888 compared to Thomp-son’s population sitting at 13,123. The mayor of North Battleford works part-time just like the mayor of Thompson but instead makes approxi-mately $61.050 a year, and councillors bring in $21,372 annually.

The mayor of Stony Plain, Alberta, with a population of 15,051 people, makes $28,456 per year, and councillors pocket $14,104.

Thompson’s elected rep-resentatives get an extra $171.50 per day or $85.75 per half day for lost wages for city council business outside of the city. They’re also given $26.50 per hour for lost wages if the business happens within the city.

It’s not all about the councillors and mayor though; school board trustees get paid as well. The annual indem-nity rate for a trustee is $11,598.42. That is a two per cent increase from 2013, in which they got paid 11,371.00.

The chairperson and vice-chairperson, who are voted in after the election by their fellow trustees, have a higher pay. The chairperson will get the $11,598.42 plus an addi-tional $2,000, while the vice-chairperson gets an additional $1,000.

What do local politicians make?

CorrectionThe article “Best Western Thompson one of six Canadian hotels to win two company awards,” which appeared on Page 9 of the Oct. 22 Thompson Citizen, incorrectly gave general manager Ethel Timbang’s previous job title as “manager of fi nance and administration” rath-er than “manager of fi nance and sales.” The Thompson Citizen apologizes for the error.


Sports

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LET’S GO NORTHSTARS!VS

Dress-up day

Skate Thompson fi gure

skaters got into the Hal-

loween spirit on Oct. 26 at

the C.A. Nesbitt Arena, tak-

ing to the ice in costume

to celebrate the upcoming

holiday.

Thompson Citizen photo

by Ian Graham

Wild wrap up road trip

with consecutive winsBY IAN [email protected]

The Norman Wild con-cluded their second road trip of the Manitoba Female Midget Hockey League season with wins over the Eastman Selects and Winnipeg Avros Oct. 25-26 to improve their season record to 3-5.

Christine Sheppard of The Pas had a pair of goals in a 4-2 win Oct. 26, which saw the Wild score twice in the final period to break a 2-2 tie. Kendra Hanson and Kali Cummings of Thompson, the latter of whom was named the league’s play-er of the week Oct. 19, had the other goals for the Wild, who received stellar goaltending from Kerigan Dowhy of The

Pas, who turned aside 52 shots in the game. The Wild put 17 shots

on the Avros’ net in the game.

That win followed a

1-0 shutout against the Selects the previous day. Ashley Murphy of The Pas had the only goal of that game, which saw Eastman outshoot the Wild 40-32 but have their offence stymied by Dowhy’s perfect per-formance.

The road trip opened with a 2-1 loss to the Avros Oct. 24. Teaya Ni-col had the only goal for the Wild, who were out-shot 55-15.

The Wild will play their first home games in The Pas Oct. 31-Nov. 1 when they host the Westman Wildcats, who are currently tied with the Yellowhead Chiefs for the most wins in the league with five.


Norman Wild goaltender Kerigan Dowhy, seen here in a

game against the Pembina Valley Hawks in Thompson,

stopped more than 50 shots in two of the team’s three

Manitoba Female Midget Hockey League games Oct. 24-

26.

Skate Thompson hosts All-STAR SeminarSkate Thompson hosted

the Norman Regional All STAR Seminar Oct. 25 at the Thompson Regional Community Centre.

The clinician for the sem-inar was Paige Lawrence. Paige has been a competi-tive fi gure skater since she was 12, and started skating pairs with Rudi Swiegers when she was 15. The duo went on to be Olympians in the 2014 So-chi Winter Olympics, four-

time Canadian national bronze medallists, world championship competitors, six-time national team members, and 2011 Four Continents Championships bronze medallists.

Thirty-three skaters from Gillam, Flin Flon and Skate Thompson attended the seminar. The on-ice session included activ-ities to strengthen skills in jumping and spinning. Aurora Dance Academy

dazzled the skaters with dance/lyrical and stretch class. The skaters had an opportunity to have pic-tures taken with Paige. How special is that getting your picture with an Olym-pian! The skaters from the Norman region had a super time!

A special thank you to all the volunteers. Without you, the Norman Regional All-STAR Seminar would not have happened.


Thompson’s Kali Cummings of the Norman Wild was

named the Manitoba Female Midget Hockey League player

of the week Oct. 19 after leading her team to its fi rst win

of the season with one goal and two assists in a 4-2 win

over the Pembina Valley Hawks on Oct. 18. Cummings, a

Grade 10 student at R.D. Parker Collegiate, is a second

year forward for the midget AAA female team. She had fi ve

goals, two assists and 16 penalty minutes for the team in

29 games in the 2013-14 season.

Cummings named MFMHL player of the week


Sports

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An annual flu vaccine is especially important for those at increased risk of serious illness from the flu, their caregivers and close contacts.

If you are 65 or older or have a chronic illness, you should also get a pneumo vaccine. One pneumo vaccine may give you a lifetime of protection.

To get your free flu vaccine, contact your public health nurse, doctor, pharmacist or call Health Links – Info Santé at

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North leads offence as King Miners open midget AA season at home


Trent North had four goals over two games, including a hat trick Oct. 25, as the midget AA Thompson King Miners started their season with a successful homestand, earning three of four points with a 5-5 tie and a 6-4 win against The Pas Huskies Oct. 25-26.

North had the first goal of the season for the King Miners in the first period of the Oct. 25 game at the C.A. Nesbitt Arena to leave his team tied 1-1 at the first intermission. His second goal came in the middle frame and once again evened the score after Corbin Umpher-ville gave The Husk-ies a 2-1 lead. North’s third tied the game 4-4 in the final frame. Keith

Blacksmith put the King Miners up 5-4 midway through the third period but Orin Rambow sal-vaged a point for The Pas by scoring with 35.8 seconds left in the game and the goalie off for the extra attacker.

Justin Spence had the other goal for Thomp-son, scoring in the first minute of the third per-iod to cut the Huskies’ lead to one goal.

North’s goal on Oct. 26 was the last of the game and extended the King Miners’ lead to two after Sean Hrabowich of The Pas made it a 5-4 game with about half a period to play.

The Huskies jumped out to a 2-0 lead in Sun-day’s game at the Gordon Beard Arena, with Zach Hagborg opening the scoring and a deflection

of a point shot finding the mesh late in the first period before King Min-ers captain Drake Zim-merman got the home team on the board with a slapshot 62 seconds be-fore the intermission.

Thompson’s Holden Flett jammed a puck in from a crowd in the crease to tie the game 2-2 early in the second period before Jadeon Duke gave Thompson its first lead when he pounced on a loose puck in the Huskies’ crease. Rambow tied things up shortly afterwards but Charles Monger restored the King Miners’ lead with five minutes left in the period before Oscar Lafreniere capitalized on a turnover outside the blueline, skating in alone and scoring to make it 5-3 for Thompson.


Midget AA Thompson King Miners’ captain Drake Zimmerman, left, chases a loose puck

against The Pas Oct. 26 with teammate Charles Monger following behind.

Northstars get

second win on

the roadBY IAN [email protected]

Goaltender Connor Faulkner got his first win as a Norman Northstar and forward Bryce Horning scored his second game-winner of the season as the team opened a four-game road trip with a 4-3 win over the Kenora Thistles in Kenora, Ont. on Oct. 23.

Horning had two goals in the third period, both assisted by Michael Markus, as the Northstars came from 3-2 down to earn their second win of the Mani-toba AA Midget Hockey League season. Daniel Nault had scored early in the final frame to put Kenora up 3-2 after erasing a 2-0 Northstars lead.

Anthony Keeper Jr. got the Northstars on the board late in the first period on a power play and Taylor Ritchie doubled the lead early in the second period, assisted by Horning and Markus, who both finished with three points in the game. Kevin O’Flaherty and Trevor Kavanaugh replied for the Thistles to make it a 2-2 game at the second intermission.

Faulkner stopped 37 of 40 shots he faced in the net.

That win was the high point of the four-game road trip, as the Northstars fell 5-2 to the Thistles Oct. 24, giving up two goals in each of the first two periods while only managing one per period themselves. Keeper and Tony Apetagon had the goals for the Northstars, who were outshot 40-25 in the game. Mark Steeves made 35 saves in the loss.

It was a similar story on Saturday in Beausejour as the Eastman Selects outscored the Northstars 3-1 in the opening 20 minutes en route to a 5-2 win. Daylon Campbell got the Northstars’ first tally in the opening period with his team down 3-0. Horning and Markus continued to display chemistry as Horning scored to make it a 4-2 game late in the second per-iod with Markus and Riley Nowlin assisting. Steeves stopped 47 shots in the game as the Northstars’ net was peppered with 52 Eastman shots.

The road trip concluded Sunday in Teulon where the Interlake Lightning scored three goals in each period to win 9-2. Horning and Keeper remained hot offensively for the Northstars, tallying one goal apiece, while Markus picked up another assist on Horning’s first period marker.

Shots in the game were 68-22, with Faulkner per-forming admirably under pressure, turning aside 58 shots in 60 minutes of play, including 32 in the second period alone.

The Northstars’ next games are Nov. 1-2 in Thomp-son, when they take on the Parkland Rangers at the C.A. Nesbitt Arena.


News

Thompson Chamber of Commerce signs agreement with Aboriginal

Chamber of CommerceBY MOLLY GIBSON [email protected]

The Aboriginal Cham-ber of Commerce (ACC) travelled to Thompson on Oct. 22 for the Thompson Chamber of Commerce (TCC) meeting. During the meeting a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed between the two chambers.

An MOU is a formal agreement between two or more parties. Compan-ies and organizations use these agreements for estab-lishing offi cial partnerships together. Although an MOU is not legally binding, one does carry a degree of ser-iousness and mutual re-spect.

Oswald Sawh, president of the TCC, says this MOU is a step in the right dir-ection. “One of the main things we try to encour-age are new memberships. The more memberships we have, the louder the voice we can have at the table. This memorandum of understanding will encour-age aboriginal business owners to join the chamber movement. We know there are a lot of aboriginal busi-ness owners out there, but

we don’t see the numbers as members. We are hoping this MOU with the aborig-inal chamber will increase memberships.”

Gloria Spence, general manager for the ACC, agrees that memberships need to be on the rise. “We want to expand our mem-berships. Since I started (in April), memberships are primarily in southern Manitoba. Since we are national I want to go be-yond that, and I fi gured a good place to start that would be the north. It’s going to be a strong rela-tionship between south-ern and northern Mani-toba, as well as aboriginal and non-aboriginal busi-ness owners.”

Currently Thompson has 162 members within the chamber, with only eight being aboriginal-owned businesses. The ACC has 240 members.

Spence says the ACC has a three-year plan for widening their chamber. In year one the chamber will expand to the north. This will include adding northern businesses to their chamber, and work-ing with northern cham-

bers like the TCC. Year two will see national busi-nesses being recruited for the ACC, and the hope for year three is the comple-tion of sub-offi ces for the ACC across Canada.

The MOU has been in the works since Spence started with the ACC. She says this agreement is go-ing to help their end goal. “I’m very excited about this. This is great. I am looking forward to com-ing to Thompson more, and getting into the north. This is a big step for our end goal to go national.”

Sawh says one of the great things about this MOU is the push for young aboriginal business owners to get involved with the TCC and the ACC. He says the TCC will need to set some short-term goals. “Now that this is signed, we want to spell out what specifi c steps we want to do for a short-term plan. We need to look at what our priorities are. We want to put together a report mechanism, so we can report back to our membership as to how we are doing with the MOU.”


Thompson Chamber of Commerce president Oswald

Sawh, right, and Aboriginal Chamber of Commerce gen-

eral manager Gloria Spence, left, sign a memorandum of

understanding Oct. 22.


Vale Canada Limited was fined $150,000 in prov-incial court in Winnipeg and ordered to pay $37,500 in a victim surcharge after pleading guilty to one count of failing to ensure the safety, health and wel-fare of all workers on June 18 in connection to the death of 51-year-old, T-3 scooptram operator Greg Leason in 2011.

United Steelworkers Local 6166 president Mur-ray Nychyporuk said last year that it was believed this was the first time Vale, and previously Inco, had been charged for a Thompson mining death.

Leason worked for the company for 23 years, and was injured while installing a safety bumper at the 3,500 level of the T-3 mine. Leason was rushed to the Thompson General Hospital as a result of the ac-cident, and then was airlifted to Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre where he died Oct. 19, 2011.

Ryan Land, manager of corporate affairs and or-ganizational development for Vale’s Manitoba Oper-ations, released a statement on behalf of the com-pany. “The health and safety of our employees is our highest priority. The tragic loss of Greg Leason is an-other reminder that we can never relax in our efforts to manage risk effectively and ensure that incidents like this are never repeated. Our thoughts continue to be with his family, friends and co-workers.”

Nine other charges against Vale were stayed.Nychyporuk says this accident sends a message

about workplace safety. “We as a union had to look at all high-risk work being performed in the division. Jointly the company and union have been identifying this type of work. Both parties have an inherent obligation to have safe work procedures for high-risk work. The company’s obligation is man-dated by law, the union’s obligation is the need for our members to remain safe in the work place and return home unharmed at the end of the work day.”

Vale fi ned in

connection with

2011 death

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ROGERS HOMETOWN HOCKEY COMES TO THOMPSON

GET INVOLVED! HERE’S HOW:1. Join the Festival Planning Comittee2. Volunteer for the event3. Enter your hockey team in the Cheer Like Never Before contest

For more information on how to get involved, contact Angela English at 204-677-7926 or [email protected]

March 6th - 8th, 2015

35 GALLON SEALED poly bio-soap (bar-rels) drums with 2 bungs. Measure 20” x 30”. Excellent for docks. $20 each. Cleaned and ready to use. Text 204-679-6831. 43-GCD-48-d4 STUDDED WINTER TIRES with rims size 215-60-16. $300. Only used for 2 winters. Call after 4 pm. 204-778-5383. 42-1-nb

ROOMS FOR RENT $650 + utilities. Available Nov. 1. Responsible adults. Please text 204-307-2972. 44-1-d SEEKING INTEREST for furnished apartments: Newly renovated apart-ments located on Cree Rd. Includes: utilities, hi-speed wireless internet, cable TV, furniture, 42” fl atscreen TV, electric fi replace and monthly house-keeping. 1 & 2 bedrooms, long term lease. Please contact [email protected] or (204) 679-5153 for more information or to view. 43-2-nb

HOUSE FOR SALE Juniper area. 3 bed-room, 2 bathrooms, newer upgrades throughout, fi nished basement. Large backyard, close to school and down-town. Detached double car garage. Price $180,000. Call for your appointment to view. Cell 204-679-2320. 41-4-d

55 SELKIRK 280 1st fl & 910 2nd fl , 79 Selkirk: 400 & 2000 storefront, 23 Nelson: 1000 industrial call : 204-778-5511 or 204-679-0915. 37-tfn-nb OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE 500-5000 sq ft. available. Cameron/ Hoe building 81 Churchill Drive. Contact Joe Aniceto. 204-679-0490 or Neil Cameron 306-477-5668. 20-tfn-nb

2 REMOTE OUTPOST CAMPS:

1-6 man 1-8 man Teal Lake Goose Hunting Lake$85,000 Call Rick at 204-679-8079.

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COMMUNITY FUTURES North Central Development will be hosting the 6th an-nual Artists, Crafters and Small Business Expo on Saturday, November 1 from 10 am - 3 pm at the TRCC Gymnasium. This free event is aimed at promoting small business operators in the north, so come out and purchase some of the many items that will be on sale. Did I mention this event is free?. 44-1-nb

PRO RENOS for all your renovation needs: decks, fences, siding, windows, doors, shingles, etc. Over 30 years of experience. Call now for a free estimate! Thompson and surrounding areas call 204-778-4402 or cell 204-679-2370. 35-tfn-d

DOAK BULK FUELS is seeking a truck driver/yard person. $22.00 per hour plus benefi ts package, weekends off. Drop off resume at 250 Station Road. Or call 204-677-2150 for more information 44-2-nbESKER TOWING Looking for class 1 drivers, competitive wages, F/T, P/T for the winter season coming up. email [email protected]. 44-4-d

COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY and dry cleaners for sale. Coverall and mat rental business. 5000 sq ft building (new roof 2013) 145 Hayes Rd. Satellite store at Thompson Plaza. Interested parties con-tact: 204-778-8393. 9-tfn-nb

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CHRISTIAN COUNCIL DIRECTORYST. JAMES ANGLICAN

Rev. Jean Arthurson-Ouskan

10 Caribou 677-4652 11 am

ST. JOSEPH UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC

340 Juniper Drive 778-7547

ST. LAWRENCE

ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH

Fr Joseph Subhash and Fr Guna Sekhar

114 Cree R. 677-0160

Sat. 6:30 pm & Sun. 10 am

THOMPSON PENTECOSTAL

Pastor Dan Murphy

126 Goldeye 677-3435 Sunday School

9:45 am, Church 11:00 am

ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN

132 Greenway Cres. 677-4151

Sunday School (youth): 9:45 am

(kindergarten and up): 11:30 am

Regular Hours: 11 am Church Service

CHRISTIAN CENTRE FELLOWSHIP

Pastor Ted Goossen

328 Thompson Dr. N. 677-4457

Sun. School 9:45 am • Service 11 am

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

Ps Peter Elias 456 Westwood Dr. S.

Ph. 778-8037 Service @ 11 am

ADVENT LUTHERAN and ST. JOHN’S

UNITED congregations worship at 52

Caribou Rd. at 10:30 am Sundays.

Phone 204-677-4495

LIVING WATER CHURCHPastor Archie McKay

Ph: 677-2469

Sunday services @ 7:00pm.

Light of the North Church

32 Nelson Road

GATEWAY BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH

Pastor Dave Cook

35 Station Road 204-679-9000

Sunday School 10:00

AM Service 11:00, PM Service 7:00

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

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1 & 2 bedroom apartments available immediately

9 - 35 Ashberry PlaceFor applications

phone 204-677-5758or fax 204-677-5803

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First nurse practitioner scholarship awarded to Thompson nurse

BY ERICA DAWSONTHOMPSON HEALTH AUXILIARY PRESIDENTSPECIAL TO THE

THOMPSON CITIZEN

At the recent Manitoba Health Auxiliaries Asso-ciation (MHAA) provincial conference held in Flin Flon, the MHAA presented the fi rst annual Nurse Practi-tioner Scholarship. The re-quirements include comple-tion of the fi rst year with an average of 3.5 or bet-ter, work experience in the health care fi eld, volunteer-ism within the community, and a strong connection to their community.

The recipient was Nao-mi Nickerson of Thomp-son. She has worked for the Burntwood Regional Health Authority and Norman Regional Health Authority for the past 13 years. She has worked as a community health manager in public heath, acute care, clinical nutri-tion, as a tuberculosis co-ordinator and a diabetes educator. Currently she is

studying at the University of Manitoba in a master’s nurse practitioner degree program. In Thompson she is a trustee on the

Thompson Public Library Board, and volunteers for the Thompson Humane Society, the Midway Bible Camp and the First Baptist

Church. The Thompson Health

Auxiliary would like to congratulate her for this major accomplishment.

Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Erica Dawson

Pat Hillier, past president of the Manitoba Health Auxiliaries Association (MHAA), left, and

Naomi Nickerson of Thompson, recipient of the fi rst MHAA Nurse Practitioner Scholar-

ship, right.

OPEN HOUSE Thursday, October 30, 2014

Homestyle Suites offers Furnished Apartments, set up as a Home Away From Home for visitors coming to Thompson for an Extended Stay. We are NOW offering more Rental Options. To kick off our new business format, we are opening our doors to the Business Community & General Public.

Please join us on Thursday, October 30 from 11-1:30 & 4-6 pm for a tour and a coffee! The tour will start at 71 Cree Road.

We look forward to seeing you! All are welcome.

71 & 79 Cree Road: (204) 679-5153


News

NEED TO [email protected]

OR PHONE 204-677-4534

Salesperson/Management TraineeSeeking a highly motivated, permanent, full-time salesperson for busy expanding retail store.

Successful applicant will be well groomed, outgoing and personable, and able to keep pace with rapidly changing technology and procedures. Applicants should possess a positive attitude, and be professional in appearance and demeanor. A high degree of proficiency with new and emerging technologies is required.

Wireless Solutions offers an above industry average performance based compensation package with benefits. Applicants must be available to work during store hours which are from 9 AM to 6 PM weekdays, and 9:30 AM to 5 PM on Saturdays.

Must be able to pass a criminal background check.

Please drop off resume and cover letter in person to:

Wireless Solutions/MTS Connect Thompson16-50 Selkirk Avenue,

Thompson, MB R8N0M7Attention: Vincent W. Shumka

No phone calls please.


The Multi Culture Cen-tre held their annual gen-eral meeting (AGM) on Oct. 25. Not only were board members welcome, but their families as well.

During the AGM the new board of directors was elected. Dr. Peter Aarinola was re-elected as president, with no one else being nomin-ated, vice-president went to Roy Marcelino, Solo-mon Olumola-Davies was voted in as treasurer, and Angel Martinez was re-elected as secretary. Three board members were also elected for the board of directors: Ester Latchman, Deepu Thomas and Kevin Carolino.

Aarinola spoke about this past year during the meeting. The biggest ac-complishment Aarinola says was the community greenhouse project. The centre set up a green-house where members dropped different seeds into the soil, and watched them grow. They grew plants and vegetables in the greenhouse, some of which were served during the AGM.

The centre had multiple fundraisers this year that included garage sales,

coffee houses and plant sales. The biggest money-maker, though, was the concession stand at the Thompson Regional Com-munity Centre during multiple hockey tourna-ments and other special events. This brought in approximately $8,000. That money went towards property taxes, repairs and expenses for the cen-tre.

Aarinola hopes to con-tinue down this path of raising money, and pay-ing off their property tax debt in the upcoming years, all while expanding the gardens. “We want to expand the community gardens this year. Maybe by giving each family a plot, and having them grow food from their home country. This way we have several different types of food available.”

The centre hopes with the help of their sponsors Vale and the Thompson Community Foundation, 2015 will be the year they get back on their feet, and gain new memberships, and families.

Memberships are avail-able for single members, or as a family. Everyone is welcome to join the centre, as long as they are residents of Thompson.

Thompson Multi Culture Centre elects new board of directors

JOB VACANCY

DIRECTOR OF HEALTH

Under the general direction of the Chief Executive Offi cer and the KTC

Executive Council, the Director of Health provides advisory and advocacy

services to member First Nations as well as overseeing the planning,

development and implementation of health programs and services to

achieve the maximum and/or acceptable level of effectiveness at the

Tribal Council and community level. The Director of Health is responsible

for the operation and functioning of specifi c programs and the supervision

of individuals within these programs.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Attainment of a diploma or degree from a Post-secondary institution

in a health related or Social Work fi eld.

• A minimum of three years successful work related experience in

management and supervision.

• Knowledge and successful experience in community development.

• Experience in the development and administration of health

programs and services for First Nations people.

• Profi ciency in Microsoft Offi ce applications is a requirement.

• Must possess acceptable written and oral communication skills.

• Ability to speak Cree or Dene language an asset.

• Must be willing to travel and must have a valid Manitoba Driver’s

License.

A detailed resume, including at least 3 references with written permission

to contact the references and your latest immediate supervisor, should

be submitted to:

Lisa Beardy, Offi ce Manager

Keewatin Tribal Council Inc.

23 Nickel Road

Thompson, Manitoba R8N 0Y4

Fax: (204) 677-0256

EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]

Resumes will be accepted until 4:00 p.m., Friday, November 7, 2014. We

thank those who submit their resume and only those applicants being

considered for the position will be contacted.


The Thompson Multi Culture Centre welcomed families together during their 37th annual general meeting, where a new

board was elected.


During a regular meet-ing for the Thompson Trailbreakers, the North-ern Manitoba Off Road Association (N.M.O.R.A) donated $500 to the snowmobile club. Kelly Martens, president of the Trailbreakers, says the money received is greatly appreciated.

The money is for the work the Trailbreakers did during the 2014 Mud Bogs, says Dennis Foley, president of the N.M.O.R.A. Trailbreak-ers members ran the concession, throughout the two-day event.

Martens says this do-nation will help strength-en the relationship be-tween the two clubs. “A big thanks goes to the off-road association for asking us to help out

with the event for the second year in a row. We hope we can work together closely with the

off-road association on future projects as well as with other organizations in the city. The numbe

of volunteers is small, so we need to all work together to accomplish our goals.”

Thompson Trailbreakers snowmobile club receives $500 donation


The Northern Manitoba Off Road Association (N.M.O.R.A) donated $500 to the Thompson

Trailbreakers Snowmobile Club. From left to right, Dennis Foley, president of N.M.O.R.A,

Kelly Martens, president of the Thompson Trailbreakers, and Raymond Compton, secre-

tary for N.M.O.R.A.

Full time HOUSEKEEPING POSITIONS available.

Candidates must be able to work varied day shifts

and should be friendly, effi cient, team players. Detail

oriented and enjoy a fast paced environment. Please

submit resumes with work related references to:

70 Thompson Drive, North

Thompson, MB R8N 1Y8

SERIOUS APPLICANTS ONLY

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Qualifications:

www.nrha.ca.Aboriginal applicants are encouraged to self-declare when submitting applications & resumés.Full job descriptions are available upon request. Positions will remain open until filled.

Mr. Dion McIvor, RPR, Recruitment Officer867 Thompson Drive South, Thompson, MB R8N 1Z4Fax: (204) 778-1477, Email: [email protected]

Northern RHA has a Representative Workforce Strategy, we encourage all applicants to self-declare. Criminal Record, Child Abuse, & Adult Abuse Registry Checks are required. We thank all candidates for applying. Only those selected for interview will be contacted.

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

ELECTRICAL INSTRUCTOR Classification: Instructor Part-Time Term Position: January 26/15 to February 9/15 (maximum of 90 hours) Norway House, Manitoba Competition No. 14-089 Closing Date: November 21, 2014 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 “Employment”, and select from the list of positions to view. Thank you for your interest in UCN.

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The Manitoba government offers you opportunity, diversity and a rewarding career.

Maintenance Worker Departmental/Full-Time Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation, Thompson, Manitoba Advertisement Number: 29384 Closing Date: November 10, 2014 Salary Range: $33,162.00 – $42,845.00 per year plus remoteness allowance

Priority consideration will be given to existing Engineering and Operations Division.

An eligibility list may be created for similar positions and will remain in effect for 12 months.

Qualifications:Experience operating light and/or heavy duty equipment and experience servicing and/or making minor repairs to vehicles and equipment is desired. Must have experience performing manual duties and operating hand and power tools. Must possess and maintain a valid Manitoba Class 5 driver’s licence and be capable to upgrade to Class 3 with air endorsement; be physically capable of performing required duties and be able to respond to work within 30 minutes of call.

For the full list of required qualifications and conditions of employment, please go to our website at www.manitoba.ca/govjobs.

Duties:Reporting the Area Works Supervisor, the Maintenance Operations Worker will also receive lead hand direction from the Assistant Works Supervisor. This position performs physical maintenance work, operates and maintains small hand and power tools associated with highway maintenance operations to ensure the safety of the workers and the travelling public while maintaining public infrastructure.

Apply to: Advertisement No. 29384 Manitoba Civil Service Commission Human Resource Services 300-305 Broadway Winnipeg, MB R3C 3J7 Fax: (204) 948-2193 Email: [email protected]

Please include advertisement number and position title in the subject line of your e-mail.

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

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

Employment Equity is a factor in selection. Applicants are requested to indicate in their covering letter, resumé and/or application if they are from any of the following groups: women, Aboriginal people, visible minorities and persons with a disability.

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Atlas Copco is looking for Heavy Duty Mechanics

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

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

Atlas Copco Mining and Rock Excavation Technique Canada requires licensed Heavy Duty Mechanics who want to take their career to the next level. There are positions currently available in Thompson Manitoba and surrounding area. The ideal candidate:

• Licensed Heavy Equipment Technician • 2-3 years of experience • Experience in electrical and hydraulic control

systems. • Good communication and problem solving skills • Proven and motivated self starter and is able to

work with minimal supervision, but can take direction

• Strong team player • Able to travel to customer site to repair

equipment and promote Atlas Copco products in the field

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

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

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

WORK WITH US & GROW A CAREER

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

POLAR CASHCity Centre Mall

1 year full time or part time position

We are looking for a reliable, professional team player to join our busy offi ce.

Must enjoy dealing with the public, be able to provide a clear criminal record check and have minimum grade 12 education.

Please bring your resume to Polar Cash (located inside KB Insurance)

Thanks you to all those who apply but only the applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted.

CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERTown of Lynn Lake

Do you have administrative, management, or fi nancial experience, or a relevant degree?

The Town of Lynn Lake is seeking a CAO, and offers an attractive compensation package including benefi ts and housing. For information on the position and how to apply (by Nov. 14), see:

http://amm.mb.ca/job/chief-administrative-offi cer-4

Full Time Youth Care Practitioner

Kisewatisiwin Services – Thompson MB

Competition No. 2305.10.14

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: A Full Time Youth Care Practitioner (YCP) is required for our MYTEAM Program within the Kisewatisiwin Service Area. As part of multi-disciplinary teams in the provision of a nurturing, caring and safe environment for male and female adolescents in a residential setting, the YCP must display the ability to understand and support treatment goals and to develop and maintain positive relationships with youth who demonstrate a wide range of social, emotional and behavioral diffi culties. Good written and verbal communication skills are required.

QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO DO THE JOB: Minimum of 18 years of age; Valid driver’s license is mandatory; Willingness to obtain First Aid/CPR/AED Certifi cation; Possess a current (within 3 months) or willingness to obtain a Criminal Record Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) and a Child Abuse Registry Check.

SALARY RANGE: $27,727.49 to $43,622.31 d.o.q. per annum plus 5% Northern Allowance and a competitive pension and benefi t plan.

HOURS: 40 hours per week consisting of split shifts plus a combination of regularly scheduled shifts consisting of days and evenings.

Resumes may be faxed, 778-7778, emailed, [email protected], or delivered 102-83 Churchill Drive Thompson, MB quoting competition number before 12:00 p.m. November 5, 2014.

Visit us at www.mys.ca for complete information on this and other employment and volunteer opportunities.


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