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HAY RIVER, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

Slo-pitch draws big crowds

NEWS

Nearly 1,000 attend reunion

Thirty-three young men and women walked into the newly-reno-vated Diamond Jenness Secondary School (DJSS) as high school stu-dents on June 27, but left as gradu-ates.

"We are leaving the certainty of everyday classes, teachers and friends," said valedictorian Rhona Cruzpe, joking that not only were her fellow classmates the "guinea pigs" for the new math curriculum, but they also had to deal with a dif-ferent principal every year of high school, in addition to ongoing reno-vations. "We made it."

The ceremony – held in the bright and airy concourse – includ-ed speeches from politicians, teachers and students. While the latter focused on thanking teach-ers, school staff, and most espe-cially parents for guiding the grads through the tumultuous years of high school, adult speakers remin-isced about their own time at the school and offered some advice to the departing students.

"Everybody here has been sup-portive of you through your entire career and are very proud of you," said Mayor Andrew Cassidy. "Don't be afraid to make mistakes. Failure is a mistake from which no lesson is learned."

The ceremony was Hay River South MLA Jane Groenewegen's 18th graduation celebra-tion at DJSS, but she passionately told the assembled students to work hard, be safe, and to be proud of themselves for all they had accom-plished so far.

"This is a big deal in our com-munity," she said. "And we're all here to celebrate with you."

Hay River North MLA and DJSS graduate himself Robert Bouchard wore his own letterman jacket for the second year, joined by master of ceremonies Frank Hirst Jr. in what proved to be a popular fashion statement.

Bouchard encouraged the gradu-ates to work hard regardless of the field they chose to pursue, be it academia or truck driving.

"Strive to be the best at what-ever it is you want to be," he said. "And make sure to take the time to enjoy this time and what's happen-

ing today."Math and sci-

ence teacher Chuck Lirette served as the guest speaker and delivered a speech that was both uplift-ing and deeply per-sonal. His senti-ments were fitting, because not only had he taught most of the students for several consecutive

years, but his own son Christopher Lirette was among the graduates.

Chuck Lirette poked fun at many of the students, even reveal-ing a book of Easter messages they had made for him when they were together at Princess Alexandra School. He did, however include himself in the teasing, as well.

"Believe me, you weren't the only ones to spend time in timeout with Mrs. Lirette," he quipped.

After presentations by K'atlodeeche First Nation Chief Roy Fabian and Hay River Metis Government Council representative Jacquie Carriere – interspersed with many Dr. Seuss quotations – Lynne Beck and Tim Borchuck presented a slew of awards. The eyes of both satisfied teachers and proud par-ents misted over as, one by one, the majority of students accepted awards for achieving their diplo-mas with honours, most impressive performance in a particular subject, and contributions to their commun-ity, among many others.

Remembering good timesAfter the ceremony, as the stu-

dents marched across a parking lot and playground to reach a designat-ed cap-throwing photo spot behind Harry Camsell School, they rem-inisced about some of their favour-ite memories of their time in high school.

Graduate Shelly Bourne said she had recently come back to school

after taking some time off."I found the storefront program

really welcoming," she said, adding she remains unsure as to what she will do next year.

Dalton Atwell harboured some-what different memories and fondly recounted how, before the renova-tions, there was an alarm hooked up to the ventilation system that would go off when suspected asbestos par-ticles were detected.

"Sometimes it would just go off in the middle of the day and then we wouldn't have school for the rest of the week," he said.

Atwell has plans to go south for school in the fall, where he will pur-sue a pre-employment automotive program in Edmonton.

While some graduates will leave Hay River for post-secondary edu-cation or to start building careers, others will stay in the community. In her valedictorian address, Cruzpe acknowledged both.

"I am confident that we will contribute to whatever community we choose to live in," she told her fellow graduates. "Wherever we go, we will remember our roots."

Diamond Jenness bids adieu to 33 graduates

Class of 2013 celebrates

Shayla Maisonneuve/NNSL photo

Diamond Jenness Secondary School's graduating class of 2013 performs the traditional cap toss during a celebration with family and friends on June 27.

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NEWSBriefs

Drug bust in Hay RiverThe Hay River RCMP and the

Hay River Police Dog Service, along with members of G Division Traffic Services, executed a search warrant on June 25 at an Elm Cres-cent residence, where they allegedly found approximately 180 grams of marijuana.

According to a news release from the RCMP, a 58-year-old woman and a 48-year-old man, both from Hay River, have each been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking and breaching the condi-tions of release.

– Sarah Ladik

Land designation vote on reserve

K'atlodeeche First Nation (KFN) held a vote on June 25 to decide on the matter of land designation on the Hay River Reserve.

While the results have report-edly been tallied, both KFN Chief Roy Fabian and Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minis-ter Bernard Valcourt both have to sign off on them.

The vote was held to decide whether to approve new land desig-nations on certain lots on the reserve that would allow for both commer-cial and residential development. According to Fabian, members cur-rently face challenges getting loans from banks to build houses because the land is owned collectively and cannot be borrowed against.

Caroline Dennill, director of Indian and Inuit Services with Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, said the rules gov-erning the voting process have recently changed. Previously, it took a majority decision in a vote by at least 50 per cent of eligible voters to decide on land designation mat-ters. However, there is no longer a requirement for a minimum turnout of voters, and the validity of the decision is left up to the discretion of the chief. After the department receives a formal response from Fabian, it will forward it to the min-ister's office for approval.

– Sarah Ladik

Fiddle camp this weekThe 11th annual Kole Crook

Fiddle Association summer camp is taking place July 2 to 5 on the Hay River Reserve.

Activities will be divided between the Chief Lamalice Com-plex and Chief Sunrise Education Centre with a bus leaving from the North Country Inn in Hay River at 7:45 a.m. on all four days. Besides fiddling, the approximately 40 par-ticipants can choose instruction in a second instrument, be it guitar, keyboard or pennywhistle, or from among activities such as bucket drumming, choral music or jigging.

There will be a final concert on the evening of July 5 in which the camp participants will showcase all that they have learned.

– Sarah Ladik

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SUSPICIOUS FIREHay River police and firefighters, along with ambulance units and Keith's Water Service, responded to a blaze at a small, aban-doned A-frame structure in the industrial section of town on June 28. According to Fire Chief Ross Potter, the fire has been deemed suspicious and is under RCMP investigation. Two youths were seen fleeing the scene shortly after the fire started, and no power or propane were present in the building.

A few years ago, if asked, Mal-colm St. John would have said his greatest hope was to be a hockey player.

Now, after his first Canadian Music Competition, a national showcase of young talent across a wide variety of instruments, he is happy he picked a more artistic path.

"When I left Hay River, I wanted to play hockey," St. John told The Hub on June 28, after having played piano for the crowd and judges the day before. "But then, I guess I decided that wasn't what I wanted to do with my life."

The St. John family had planned to take a year and live elsewhere in Canada in 2010 and chose Sher-brooke, Que., because of its vibrant cultural scene and various oppor-tunities for Malcolm and his sib-lings. When given the choice of going to a sports-oriented school or a musical one, St. John gave in to his artistic inclinations and has not looked back since.

"I picked music and I played the violin," he said. "I was walking by a music school in Sherbrooke in the fall of 2010 and I saw piano lessons advertised, so I decided to try that out, too."

When the year was up and the St. John family was set to return to Hay River, Malcolm asked if he could stay back and continue his musical studies in Quebec. When a

friend's mother offered to rent him a room, the details were taken care of and the decision was made for him to stay.

"There isn't much opportunity for music in Hay River," he said.

As one of only eight 16-year-old piano finalists to play at the Canadian Music Competition, con-veniently held in Sherbrooke this year, St. John did not expect to win, but was pleased with his perform-ance nonetheless. Results were to be announced today, followed by a final gala in which only the winning artists perform on July 4.

"It's all the best young musicians in Canada who are here," St. John said, adding the preparation is the same for both a concert and a com-petition in that it's all about focus. "It was cool just to be chosen and to play for all these people."

His former violin teacher in Hay River, who now resides in Yellow-knife, said she always enjoys hear-ing about former students of hers who have gone on to do great things in the music world.

"I remember Malcolm as being very driven," said Andrea Bettger. "He worked hard and took it very seriously, and he is a very musical person. You can see it when he plays. You can see the music just flowing through his whole body."

Bettger said that, beyond his technical ability, St. John was never afraid to try different styles and experiment with techniques, which helped him become a more well-rounded and capable musician. She

also credits his parents with encour-aging him and all his siblings to get involved in as many activities as possible.

"I worked at the school," Bettger said. "And there was never an even-ing in which you wouldn't see the St. Johns' van going back and forth to activities several times a night."

As for what advice the seasoned performer would give St. John, Bett-ger said she would tell him to focus and take time to breathe.

"It's not really a challenge for

him," she said. "But I would say to centre himself and then just let the music flow through him."

After two years at a Quebec college, and having completed pro-grams in both music and pure and applied sciences, St. John isn't sure what he wants to do next.

"I like science, especially biol-ogy and maybe medicine," he said.

Whether he becomes a profes-sional musician or not, St. John knows that music is in his life to stay.

Hockey player turned musician Malcolm St. John making it big in Quebec

Pianist performs in national music competition


photo courtesy of Malcolm St. John

Malcolm St. John performed Chopin's 'Polonaise Op. 53' at the Canadian Music Competition in Sherbrooke, Que., on June 27.


She is a source of industry, a frontier to be con-quered, and a menace against which we guard, but whatever label we put on Great Slave Lake, she is a force to be reckoned with.

Two weeks ago, a man took off to circumnavi-gate the lake in a rowboat, prompting comments ranging from vaguely incredulous to downright disdainful. The only consensus was that people hoped he knew what he was doing because the water is cold and the lake is pretty big compared to a one-person rowboat.

While shoving off may be a bucket-list adven-ture for some, others ply the waters almost every day. The fishers who make their living on the lake hold it in even higher esteem, mindful of how quickly things can change and go wrong and how truly inconsequential one little ketch – no mat-

ter how well-equipped – is against a force of nature.

Only a fraction of the quota of fish allotted for the lake last year was caught. With demand for sustainably-sourced protein increasing across Canada, the lake and the schools it contains represents an under-used opportunity for not only economic development, but greater responsibility in the food produc-tion industry as a whole. We are sitting next to a largely untapped resource that seems to be falling by the wayside as we focus on non-renew-ables in the ground.

Great Slave Lake spans generations. People landed their boats on the shores where Hay River would later be built. Before roads and rail, it was the main means of transportation for goods and people in the area, and later it was the main eco-nomic driver behind industry in this town.

But for the people who work on the lake, it doesn't have to make economic sense. For most fishers, it's a way of life as opposed to a career, and a choice that can sometimes strain finances and personal relationships. Despite the ebb of the local fishing industry, they remain hopeful that it will surge again and that their children will come to know the lake as well as they do.

The constant throughout all of this is the mas-sive part the lake played – and continues to play – in the lives of the people who live on her banks.

Great Slave Lakedemands respect

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dedication of a lifetime."–– Addlai SStevensson

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Tom Makepeace"Meeting old faces from faraway places."

Roxanne Schofield"My dad passed away in 2006 and it's great to meet the people he talked about and who remember him."

Jackie Schofield"It's been a chance to see relatives I've never met and we wanted to see where we came from."

Linda Whitford"It's a great opportunity to see old friends."

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A high school fills a special place in a small community -- bringing people together and creating a sense of unity. Diamond Jenness Secondary School – the famed purple school – has served that purpose for 40 years in Hay River. On July 29, the school held a grand reopening after a multimillion-dollar renovation over the past few years.

Of course, it never really closed. Even during the renovations, the school's teachers continued to teach and the students continued to learn.

The last few years have probably been a nuisance for staff and students as they adjusted their routines for the renovations, and their patience is appreciated.

Now, DJ is well-positioned to serve the community for decades to come.Diamond Jenness was the only high school in Hay River for many years,

and almost everyone went there. Nowadays, there are other options for a secondary education – Ecole Boreale, Chief Sunrise Education Centre on the Hay River Reserve and even home schooling.

However, Diamond Jenness still maintains a special importance in Hay River. That is amply demonstrated by the $28 million that the GNWT has spent to renovate the building. That is a lot of money any way you look at it, but it is worth it.

The people of Hay River will be seeing purple for many more years to come, and that's a comforting thought.

Long live the funky purple school


Guy and Jenny TurveyVictoria, B.C.

Dear editor,As residents of Hay River

for 24 years (1982-2006), we reflect fondly on the great years that we spent in our old hometown.

Unfortunately, we are not able to be there with you for the big Homecoming.

We would have liked to have been there to greet friends and to join everyone in celebrat-ing this milestone in the Hub of the North. We continue to follow with interest Hay River news, as we communi-cate with friends and as we anticipate the Wednesday arrival of the Internet version of The Hay River Hub. As teachers through those years,

we're particularly interested in following the paths, the achievements, and the adven-tures of our students and of our families who are so much part of our lives. It is evident that the sense of close-knit community continues to be an ongoing strength as the town develops and flourishes, and continues to improve all aspects of those critical

elements that portray the communal pride in Hay River, our town.

To the resi-dents, to the home-comers and to the visitors, we hope you had a wonderful weekend of friendship, of celebration and of togetherness. Our spirits were with you all as you shared in this common Northern link ... the town of Hay River.

Former residents recallHay River with fondness

K'atlodeeche First Nation (KFN) is proposing to lease its existing telecommunica-tions infrastructure to North-ern communications giant Northwestel.

The band brought the idea to the Canadian Radio-tele-vision and Telecommunica-tions Commission (CRTC) hearings in Whitehorse on June 19 and 20 as an alterna-tive or addition to the com-pany's proposed moderniza-tion plan.

"KFN wins," the First Nation's information technol-ogies manager Lyle Fabian told The Hub. "We get eco-nomic development and we show the CRTC an alterna-tive."

The band acquired fund-ing from CanNor starting in 2007 to build $ 1 . 2 - m i l -lion worth of infra-s t r u c t u r e for wireless communica-tion on the Hay River Reserve.

In 2011, the band office and the KFN daycare were linked, along with other community organ-izations, to make communi-cation between the different branches of local government easier and more efficient.

Fabian said he has plans to extend that network about 14 km to link up with High-way 2 – as well as North-westel's backbone infrastruc-ture – and provide wireless coverage that would make development along the stretch of road linking the Hay River

Reserve to Hay River more attractive.

"It's all about redundancy," he said, explaining the cables that currently run Internet and telephone service to the com-munity stretch across the Hay River near the West Chan-nel Bridge. "A few years ago, those went out and the reserve was without communication capabilities for days."

Fabian, part of the KFN delegation representing the only NWT First Nation to gain intervener status at the hearings in Whitehorse, said leasing the commun-ity's existing infrastructure to Northwestel would not only be beneficial to the company in helping it meet its mandate from the CRTC to increase competition, but Northwestel would save the $1.2 million in capital investment.

"The CRTC wanted to hear alternatives to (Northwestel's) m o d e r n i z a -tion plan that could benefit the North," he said. "We are 100 per cent aborig-i n a l - ow n e d , and when the CRTC asked, 'Isn't leasing to Northwestel, in

essence, competition?' I said, 'Yes. Isn't that the mandate they've been given anyway?'"

Furthermore, Fabian insisted access to the network would be available to anyone at the same rate, making it easier for smaller companies such as ICE Wireless to gain a foothold in the area.

"Right now, they own the highway," he said, likening Northwestel's backbone infra-structure to a toll road. "They can charge whatever they

want for people to use it and they march in and say they're doing you a favour just by offering the service in the first place."

Apart from working to expand the existing KFN net-work, Fabian is reaching out to other communities in the

North, trying to help them create their own wireless infrastructure.

"A lot of communities don't realize they can build their own," he said. "It's not as complicated as Northwestel makes it out to be. We did it with five trained local guys."

Although any agree-ment remains in the discus-sion phase, Eric Clement, the external communications manager for Northwestel, told The Hub that leasing from KFN is a possibility.

"Northwestel has been in discussions over the last few

years with KFN about dif-ferent opportunities," Clem-ent wrote in an e-mail. "We are willing to examine new business models to deliver advanced services to the com-munity. One of those options may include leasing or shar-ing infrastructure."

Band wants to lease its telecommunications infrastructure

KFN seeks deal with Northwestel

photo courtesy of Lyle Fabian

In 2011, fibre-optic cable on the Hay River Reserve was laid between the band office and the KFN day-care by Harley Tambour, left, Henry Tambour and Lorne Poitras.


▼ "Right now,

they own the highway."

Lyle Fabian ▼

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In a process that began before the current municipal government was even elected last fall, ArcTech Computers has been awarded the informa-tion technologies (IT) services

contract with the Town of Hay River for the next five years – but not without some oppos-ition on town council.

"The contractor is good and I don't have any problem with the contract itself," said Coun. Donna Lee Jungkind in a spe-cial council meeting on June

27. "I'm just not 100 per cent sure we know what we're com-mitting our ratepayers to here."

The meeting was held to vote on two motions, the first – for which much of the dis-cussion was held in-camera to keep negotiations confidential – being the approval of either a

three-year or five-year contract for IT services for the town with ArcTech Computers. The company has been handling the town's IT needs for eight years, but its current contract was set to end July 1. The five-year option was proposed as the better deal.

The town's budget for IT services is $198,000. The second motion was to approve $36,000 in capital for upgrades to the current IT system. According to the recommen-dation put before council, the potential cost savings outlined in the contract from the first motion were contingent upon spending that money.

However, councillors did not know the exact dollar amount those savings repre-sented, and as such, three coun-cillors – deputy mayor Brad Mapes, Coun. Keith Dohey and Jungkind – opposed the contract's approval.

"I'm hung up on some of these numbers," said Dohey. "I think we need to have a better level of comfort around the table before we lock our-selves into a five-year con-tract."

C o u n . Kandis Jame-son, how-ever, was one of the four counci l lors who voted in favour of approving the five-year contract.

"The process is over," she said in response to a recom-mendation raised by Mapes to extend the current contract two months so council could gain a clearer understanding of the finances involved. "It's either we accept a three-year or a five-year contract, or it's none. We have assurances that it's in the budget and I'm comfortable with it."

The motion to approve the capital budget was successful,

with councillors Jason Coak-well, Mapes and Jungkind in opposition.

"There are no questions about the con-tractor at all," Mayor Andrew Cassidy told The Hub. "The questions came up over the efficiencies in the lifespan of the contract and how much those would cost to imple-

ment. Some councillors were comfortable with it and some weren't."

Despite the lengthy process spanning several administra-tive changes, ArcTech Com-puters owner John Locke was pleased with the result.

"We have done our best for the past eight years," Locke said on the steps of Town Hall just after the meeting. "And we will continue to do the best job we can for the town for the next five years."

Five-year contract and capital budget for services both approved four votes to three

IT services deal divides councilSARAH LADIK

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ANDREW CASSIDY: Some councillors were comfort-able with the IT contract, some weren't.

▼ "I'm hung up

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LAST DAY IN KINDERGARTENFor their last day in kindergarten on June 14, students at Harry Camsell School left the classroom and got a well-deserved treat in the sunshine. The students included Ella Powder, from left, Miah Harris, Rylie Beck, Corrine Smith, Leah Richardson, Kashton Vyse and Kasey Bednarek.


HUBSPORTSBLESSING THE VESSELS

Community celebrates on the lake, page 10

The third annual mixed slo-pitch Waterbomber Classic grew this year to include 12 teams, larger-than-average crowds, and a Homecoming exhibition game.

"Slo-pitch is really starting to pick up," organizer Rachel Daigneault-

Durocher told The Hub on June 30. "It's something everyone can enjoy and it's nice to see the tourna-ment growing along with the popu-larity of the sport.

This year, Hay River hosted two teams from Fort Smith and two from High Level, along with eight local teams.

The tournament lasted four days

and was played at both adult-sized ball diamonds to accommodate the schedule and number of players. The first two years of the Classic had 10 and eight teams, respectively.

"We always raise money and give it away," said Daigneault-Durocher. "The first year, we donated it to help the community of Slave Lake when they had that big fire, and last year

it went towards the (ball field) twin-ning project."

This year, the league paid for the Homecoming fish fry on June 29 at the NTCL property near Fisher-man's Wharf.

Daigneault-Durocher said having the Waterbomber Classic the same weekend as Homecoming was a happy coincidence, as the tournament is held the same week-end every year, and meant an increased number of specta-tors.

However, she would like to move it to a week earlier next year. While Canada Day falls on a Tuesday in 2014, the weekend of June 21 will be a long one.

"We're also looking at making it a 24-hour tournament and hav-ing teams play all night long," she said. "That's how they did it years and years ago, and I remember my mother playing in it when I was young."

There was a break in the tour-nament games on June 29 for the Homecoming exhibition game, which lasted four innings instead of the planned two.

"It was great to see a bunch of people who used to play ball come out and have fun," said Daigneault-Durocher. "It brought out a great

crowd, too, and you could tell they were really happy to play again."

Sharing the weekendHeather Coakwell, a player on

Cashtons team, said, if anything, having the Waterbomber Classic the same week as Homecoming was a good thing.

"There were some great players in that exhibition game who were back to play some really great ball," she said.

Coakwell agreed with having the tournament over 24 hours as opposed to four days.

"We were out here at midnight

last night and it's not like it gets dark anyway," she said. "Rachel has done such a great job organ-izing this event and with slo-pitch getting bigger, everyone can come out and watch just a generally fun event."

But Daigneault-Durocher said she can hardly accept all the credit, instead she was keen to thank the volunteers – both associated with slo-pitch and not – for all their con-tinued hard work.

"The volunteers in this town are amazing," she said. "Not just specif-ic groups, but everyone: family, friends, everyone."

Rising interest in slo-pitch draws teams and crowd of spectators

Waterbomber bigger than ever

Rachel Daigneault-Durocher looks forward to getting the Waterbomber Classic back to being a 24-hour tournament in which teams play all night long.


Sarah Ladik/NNSL photos

Cashtons' players Brad Harrison, left, and Richard Johnstone take advantage of the warm weather and the forfeiture of the opposing team to get in some extra practice.

▼ "It was great

to see a bunch of people who

used to play ball come out

and have fun." Rachel Daigneault-Durocher ▼


As crowds descended on Hay River for the third time in June, the atmosphere was distinctly different for the first Homecoming.

The NWT Track and Field Championships brought young people and excitement, and Hay Days took over the community with its artistic vibe, but the Hay River diaspora came home over the weekend.

"It's bittersweet," High Level, Alta., resi-dent Cathy Blanchette told The Hub. "It's so nice to see everyone, but we know we have to go back home so soon. Coming here is still like coming home for us."

She and her husband, Ed Blanchette, spent 14 years in Hay River, raising their three chil-dren – one of whom set records on a brand new (at the time) track facility at Diamond Jenness Secondary School – but moved away close to 20 years ago.

"I'm so surprised by how many people are

still in town," Cathy said. "You tend to think of these Northern towns as a bit transient and it's amazing how many people have stayed in Hay River."

DJSS grand reopeningOne of the most well-attended events of the

weekend was the grand and official reopen-ing of Diamond Jenness Secondary School (DJSS) after three years of extensive renova-tions.

"It was a midlife retrofit that turned into a midlife crisis," said Hay River South MLA Jane Groenewegen, one of the strongest supporters of the renovation project. "We finally got it all done this year, and now it's a tourist attraction. I see people stop, get out of their cars, and take pictures of it all the time."

Hay River North MLA Robert Bouchard laid claim to slightly more personal memories of the old DJSS, recounting one that stands out is of now-town councillor Mike Maher chasing

him down the hallway to the boys' locker room and pushing him into the lockers.

"Thankfully, I was too big at the time to fit into those lockers," said Bouchard.

Later, he told The Hub he was finding it difficult to get the smile off his face the entire weekend.

"There are so many generations here, all kinds of families coming back together for the first time in years," he said. "The (Home-coming) committee was expecting about 550 people, but now it's closer to 1,000."

The original plan for the reopening had been to hold a separate week from Home-coming, but Bouchard said he was glad the two had been combined.

"It just makes more sense, and so many more people could come out and see their new old school," he said.

Of course, no celebration of Diamond Jen-ness, much less a reopening and 40th anni-versary all rolled into one, could pass without some mention of the school's iconic purple colour.

"I am here to put all the other stor-ies to rest," Hay River District Education Authority chair Terrance Courtoreille told the assembled parents, teachers and alumni. "It was the students' idea and the students had the final say."

Nearly 1,000 people flock from all over the country for the community's first Homecoming celebration

Coming home to Hay RiverSARAH LADIK

[email protected]


The Granddaughters of the Drum helped bless the newly reopened Diamond Jenness Secondary School on June 29, representing several generations of women and several aboriginal communities. The drummers included Jessie Carriere, left, Ashlyn Angiers, Kim Beaulieu and Jacquie Carriere.

Stan Stevens helps plant a propeller in the Hay River cemetery in memory of his pilot friend and Hay River native Randy D'Aoust, who died from a heart attack in 2011.

Please see Remembering, next page


Glen Horton, who returned to Hay River for his granddaughter's graduation and stayed for Homecoming, was touched to see a photo of the late Bob McMeekin on the wall commemorating those who are gone, but not forgotten.

Cathy and Ed Blanchette lived in Hay River for 14 years, almost 20 years ago, and raised their three children in the community. They came back for Homecoming from High Level, Alta., but Ed Blanchette is in town regularly for business.

As hundreds of people frolicked around town, flocking to the NTCL property next to Fisherman's Wharf for food and fun, and dropping in at Kingland Ford's Show 'n' Shine to vote for their favourite buffed-up vehicle, a quiet but steady procession made its way to Hay River's cemetery.

For many of the weekend guests, a chance to meet with old friends and relatives was accompanied by an opportunity to visit those who had died and remain in Hay River.

Eleta Crosby led a group planting a propel-ler on the D'Aoust family plot in memory of her brother, Hay River native and pilot Randy D'Aoust, who died as a result of a heart attack in 2011.

"Randy was in Ontario when he died, but we brought him home," she said, adding that, while the propeller would be mounted on the grave, she and other family members had scattered D'Aoust's ashes somewhere in the Northwest Territories, declining to reveal exactly where.

D'Aoust was a bush pilot who learned on the wings of famed Northern aviation pioneer Merlyn Carter. He travelled around Canada and the world, rarely coming back to Hay River, and died on April 18, 2011, just shy of his 58th birthday.

Crosby had visited Hay River a few years ago and had found her family's small plot in dire need of attention.

"It was sad to come and see," she said. "The last time we were here, all the graves were sunk in and overgrown."

Compounding the problem is the fact that

there are many white cross grave markers that don't bear any name at all.

"There really should be names on every

one of those crosses," Crosby stated.Norma Greer couldn't agree more, and

having visited both the town records and inquired at the churches, went to the grave-yard armed with a red sharpie.

She had been told her fath-er's grave was directly in front of the D'Aoust family plot, but she said she knew better and wrote "Bill Greer" in big red letters on the cross to the right of the newly-installed propeller.

"Even if the town or the church doesn't know who is buried where, the families do," Greer said. "Every one of these nameless white crosses is a question mark, but somebody out there knows."

Another site of pilgrimage for returning Hay Riverites was a wall of photos along the road between Kingland Ford and The Rooster.

Black-and-white photosTitled 'Gone but not forgotten,' at first

there were only two rows of black and white photos, their dated clothes in no way taking away from their smiling faces grinning out at passersby.

Day by day, however, the photos grew in number until a total of 224 were counted on the afternoon of June 29.

"This is Brad Mapes' vision," said Shirley King. "He does so much for this community. This brings tears to my eyes."

King said the first night the wall went up, a man walked by and wanted his late wife to be included. Mapes, in partnership with

Poison Graphics, had her photo up before lunchtime the next day.

"It really takes me down memory lane," said visitor Glen Horton, as he stared up at a photo of a man he had called family when he lived in Hay River between 1970 and 1983. "It's a wonderful opportunity to see faces again. I knew most of the people here on the wall."

Remembering those no longer hereComing, from previous page


Hay River North MLA Robert Bouchard shows off his old letterman jacket at the grand reopening of Diamond Jenness Secondary School on June 29.

▼ "Every one

of these nameless white crosses

is a question mark, but somebody

out there knows." Norma Greer ▼


On the sunny morning of June 30, Hay River residents, fishers and law enforcement officers met on Great Slave Lake to pay their respects and receive a blessing for the sea-son.

A multidenominational service was held on land in front of the NTCL ship Kaki-

sa, which is used to push bar-ges up and down the Mack-enzie River. The 10 vessels present then headed out to open water for the blessing.

The ceremony itself involved laying wreaths on the water and having the Kakisa pump up thousands of litres of water from the depths to then spray on the assembled boats.

Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary volunteer Roy Walters pilots the Yellowknife RCMP detachment police boat, all decked out for the occasion.

The Kakisa pumps water up to her highest mast to then spray down on the Guardian – an RCMP vessel – blessing it for the season.

Blessing on the lakeNorthern News Services

by Sarah Ladik

VESSELFeature

One of the smaller Canadian Coast Guard boats, festooned in flags, participated in the blessing ceremony. RCMP officer Amanda McGillivray enjoys a moment in the sun aboard the Mackenzie. The weather was

hot, but a breeze made it bearable out on the water.

The RCMP vessel Guardian tows Bob, the search and rescue dummy, for a particularly good view of the proceedings from near water level.

Participants aboard the Kakisa throw two wreaths onto Great Slave Lake as part of the ceremony, while people watched from other boats, including the fishing vessel the Jennifer Dawn.


It was more of the same at the Hay River Library Com-mittee's combined annual general meeting and regular meeting on June 27.

"This facility is essen-tial to the community," said Ken Latour, having been acclaimed as vice-president only moments before. "There are many organizations in the same situation, but we feel the library is a different type of institution. We serve everyone."

Latour said the library committee has been look-ing for increased help from the Town of Hay River with regards to administration for upwards of 20 years, most recently with particular focus on payroll and human resour-ces support. While the com-mittee remains the employer and signs the cheques, the town provides the vast major-ity of the funding for oper-ations. That funding totalled $177,800 in 2012, compared to $18,600 from the GNWT, the owners of the library building itself, according to the committee's financial statements.

"The goal is to create stability for the staff," said board member Dorie Hanson. "Right now, the committee is the employer and we don't have all the expertise to be comfortable doing payroll and other more complicated HR (human resources) func-tions. We're looking for some guarantee of continuity for our staff."

The committee believes the underlying problem is the uncertainty of the existence and make-up of the board itself.

Acclaimed president Pat Wray has, in the past, found her-self the only member of a body that is directly involved in the operations of the library.

"I wasn't planning on stay-ing on," said board member Michelle Staszuk. "But when I learned Pat would be alone, I knew I had to. The library's services are too basic to risk."

Negotiations with the town are ongoing, but Han-

son credits the current coun-cil with being willing to come to the table for discussions where previous councils and administrations were not.

"This town council is better than most," she said. "They're willing to work with us to find solutions. It's the first time in eight years they have been willing to meet with us outside of council and they've been listening."

Hanson said the town has valid concerns and that

the library is not the only organization in the com-munity seek-ing help from the municipal government. She said the compa r ison to the Hay River Golf Club had been made –

as it too is at least partially funded by the town, but over-seen by a volunteer board as opposed to municipal admin-istration – but that it was not a fair one.

"We provide a much-need-ed service to everyone in the community, not only a select

group," she said.Latour believes the library

is a bastion of cultural development in Hay River and needs to be protected in the same way as most small libraries across Canada: as a responsibility of the muni-cipality.

"This is the only facility tending to artistic, cultural, non-sporting needs through-out the whole year," he said.

Mayor Andrew Cassidy told The Hub he understands the library committee's con-cerns, but that there are some questions that need to be answered before the town can make any decision regarding administrative support.

"We feel the committee runs it better than any other organization could right now," he said. "And we have to be careful about commit-ting taxpayers' money."

Cassidy said the library is among a number of organiza-tions looking for support and the reality is the town cannot accommodate them all.

"We understand each other's concerns and I think it's important that we keep working together to find a solution that works for every-one," said the mayor.

Payroll and human resources concern re-elected veteran board

Library continues to seek help from town council


Tim Gayton, left, and James Danish sift through the books available at the used book sale in front of the NWT Centennial Library on June 28. The library's advocates say it provides a much-needed service to the community.


▼ "The library's

services are too basic

to risk." Michelle Staszuk ▼


Addressing an audience at a citizen's forum on water rights and protection at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre in Yellowknife on June 18, Idle No More repre-sentative Law-rence Nayally pointed to the glistening water outside the window and asked the crowd how many of them had swam in Frame Lake.

Half a dozen hands shot up. When he asked them how many of them had drank from the lake, one reluctant hand remained hang-ing in the air.

Although Nayally's exer-

cise demonstrated what many Yellowknifers already know – that water in Frame Lake is not particularly appealing – it was just one of the many sali-ent points made during the Council of Canadians' inaug-ural public forum on water

rights and pro-tection, whose members urge Nor ther ners to do more to protect our most valu-able resource: water.

The Coun-cil of Can-adians, a non-governmental organization

established in 1985, recently founded its first NWT chapter in April, and organized the forum because its members have decided to make water rights its top priority. About 25

people attended the meeting."The Council of Canadians

have been working on water issues for about 30 years," said chapter co-chair, Lois Little. "They have a major campaign called Blue Planet, and they have been working against the privatization of water, and working against trade agree-ments that privatize water."

Little spoke to a crowd of about 40 during the forum and among other things, presented her audience with the fact that among the hundreds of lakes and rivers in the Northwest Territories, only three are cur-rently protected by federal legislation after 99 per cent of Canada's lakes and rivers were eliminated when the Navigable Waters Protection Act was wiped off the books through Bill C-45.

Only Great Slave Lake, the Mackenzie River and Great Bear Lake are protected under

the new act."From my perspective, we

have very little in the way of legislation to protect our water," she said. "It's taking its toll."

Little said while there was nothing that could be done to overturn the current legisla-tion, the council was going

to push to get new legislation passed.

"It's too late to go back, we have to go forward. It's time for new legislation that pro-tects our water."

A presentation by Erin Kelly from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, indicated the terri-torial government is drafting a bilateral water agreement with the government of Alberta.

Kelly said there have been large-scale consultations and public engagement efforts and the two governments are cur-rently working on the final details of the plan.

"We're working with pre-ferred options and we're hoping to have an agreement by they end of the year," said Kelly.

Although Little believes the agreement would be a step in the right direction, she said the Mackenzie Valley

Resource Management Act, which suggested that bilateral water agreements between ter-ritories and provinces should be created, was brought into effect in 1997.

"We can't wait 15 years for another agreement with B.C.," said Little, who added the only existing bilateral water agree-ment between provinces and territories on the Mackenzie Valley Basin is between the Northwest Territories and the Yukon.

She also said even though she hopes there will be an agreement in place sometime soon, it remains to be seen how it will be enforced and managed.

"Agreements are only as good as the implementation vehicle," she said.

Little said the Council of Canadians will push for independent boards to oversee over water rights agreements.

Council of Canadians uses inaugural public forum to discuss protecting resource

Forum highlights water rightsCODY PUNTER

[email protected]

LOIS LITTLE: Only three lakes and rivers in the NWT are protected by fed-eral legislation.

▼ "We're hoping to

have an agreement by they end of the year." Erin Kelly ▼


Thebacha/Fort SmithA half-dozen students have gradu-

ated from the Building Trades Helper Program at Aurora College's Thebacha Campus in Fort Smith.

The students were treated to a bar-becue lunch on June 27 to celebrate the completion of the course.

The students completed a 12-week program, which prepares students for entry-level employment oppor-tunities in the construction industry.

Students learned basic construction, renovation and maintenance tasks.

The skills will enable them to assist trades people, such as carpenters, electri-cians, plumbers, drywallers, painters and mechanical contractors.

All students who com-pleted the course are from the Fort Smith area.

Family Fun Nightsstarting up

Thebacha/Fort SmithFamily Fun Nights are running

throughout July and August at the Fort Smith Rec Centre.

They will take place on all Tues-days from July 9 to Aug. 27 from 6 to

7:30 p.m. each night.Family Fun Nights will fea-

ture water games in the pool on July 9 and Aug. 13, ball hockey on July 16, bike rodeo on July 23, fun run and relay races on July 30, traditional games with Peter Daniels on Aug. 6 and Aug. 27, and tag and small area

games on Aug. 20.

Fire ban in effect

for EnterpriseEnterprise

Due to hot, dry and windy conditions, an open fire ban has been put into effect until further notice within the bound-aries of the Hamlet of Enterprise.

The ban was initiated on June 25.

All fires, including ones in approved fire pits, are included in the ban.

A notice from the hamlet point-ed out the fire hazard is extreme in the North Slave and South Slave regions, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resour-ces.

The Town of Fort Smith also instituted a fire ban on June 24 for the second time this sum-mer.

More help for building trades

photo courtesy of Aurora College

A half-dozen students have graduated from the 12-week Building Trades Helping Pro-gram at Aurora College in Fort Smith. Among those involved in the program were Duane MacDonald, left, the program head for trades, apprenticeship and industrial training; graduating students Josh Tordiff, Delbert Bourke, Nick Hudson and Trent Heron; and instructor Lawrence Cheezie. Other graduates who are not pictured are Presley Beamish and Harley Freund.

AROUND THE SOUTH SLAVEPaul Bickford is a reporter with News/North. Send your ideas to [email protected].

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Autos for Sale2001 JEEP TJ Sport - 60th Anniversa-ry Platinum Edition. Command start; hard top; all new rubber, 86,000 km. Asking $12,000. Call Kim Crook 867-875-8811 TFN

2008 FORD F-150 crew cab, 160,000 km, needs some repair. Lowest bid not necessarily accepted. For view-ing, call 874-2432 at Stitco. 07/03

1998 CHEV Blazer in good condition. Leather, loaded, $2,800 or best offer. 874-6997. 07/10

Boats & MotorsFOR SALE Fishing boat Zagsab 26 foot, complete with council and tan-dem bunk trailer. Contact Curt at 403-548-4877 or Vic at 780-523-8585. Asking $17,000. 07/03

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Patterson’s Sawmill

FIREWOODCustom Cut Sizes – Split

Price change effective April 1, 2013: 1 Full Cord $240

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FOR SALE: Firewood. Custom cut siz-es, split green, dry, bagged. Wood gasification/outdoor wood boilers. Delivery to Hay River and Yellow-knife. Contact Dave at (867)872-3435 or cell 872-0229. Fort Smith, email: [email protected]

DRY FIREWOOD for sale. For more information, call Norm at 872-2355

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GROWING TOGETHER, a place for children 6 and under and their par-ents. A variety of activities are al-ways on the go. For a full schedule of events, call 874-4545.

ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS Meetings in Hay River: Women’s Group TUES-DAY 7:30pm at Anglican Church basement.

HR RESERVE Community Counsel-ling. Service hours Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm. Offer confidential referral, counselling and education services. Please call 874-2838.

MEALS ON Wheels needs volunteers to deliver meals. (11am - noon ap-proximately). If you are interested, please call Marcy Cowger at 874-7201. Hay River Community Health Services.

SUPPORT LOCAL business! Check out www.sshcp.nt.ca to see what Hay River has to offer!

CLASSIFIEDS: DEADLINE for the Hay River Hub is Friday at 4:00 p.m. For details, or more information, phone: 874-6577; or email: [email protected]

AEROBICS IS back every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Harry Camsell School starting at 6pm. Come on out and get active!

DJSS PARENT Action Committee (DJPAC) is looking for anyone, who would like to help out and support our school. Call Evellyn Coleman 874-2342 / Kim Crook 874-4901 or email: [email protected]

ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS Meetings in Hay River: 12 Step x 12 Traditions. SATURDAY 8pm, at Soaring Eagle Friendship Centre, rear entrance.

HAY RIVER Community Library hours are as follows: Monday - Thursday 10am - 5pm and 7 - 9pm (always open during lunch) Friday, Saturday/Sunday 1 - 5pm. Closed for statu-tory holidays.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Meetings in Hay River at #4A Gaetz Drive. 7:30 pm every WEDNESDAY. Any-one wanting to attend the meeting please contact Barb at 876-0570

MEALS ON Wheels needs volunteers to deliver meals. (11am - noon ap-proximately). If you are interested, please call Marcy Cowger at 874-7201. Hay River Community Health Services.

LIONS CLUB meetings, 2nd Tuesday of every month, 7pm at the Salt N Pepper’s back room. New members welcome. If you would like more in-formation call Pat at 874-6660

24-HOUR CRISIS LINE Providing a free and safe place for victims of family violence. Help is available. Call 874-6626

DOES SOMEONE you know have trou-ble with drinking? Al-anon meeting Wed, 7:30 - 8:30pm. Soaring Eagle Friendship Centre, entrance at back.

RECYCLING FUND RAISER - Hay River Minor Hockey Association. HRM-HA’s main fund raiser is its bottle drives every October and April. If we missed you, or if you have recycling to donate in between these months, please contact Stacey Barnes at 874-2515 for pick up. Thank you for supporting HRMHA.

GUIDES, PATHFINDERS (Girl Guides of Canada) Thursdays 6:30 - 8 p.m. P.A. School. For more information, call 874-2350.

INTERESTED IN Karate? Classes for all ages at PA School. Call Santiago or Cindy today at: 3754 or Alex: 6667, after 6pm.

COMMUNITY COUNSELLING Services Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm; closed noon hours. We offer confidential referral, counselling, therapeutic and education services. Please call 874-2446.

THE SOUP KITCHEN Open Mon., Wed., Fri. 11am - 1:30pm. For more information, please call: 874-2885 or 874-4353.

PARENTS AND Tots every Thursday at 10:30am. Stories, crafts, cre-ative play. After school program-ming with Adam every week: grades K-2 Mondays 3:30-4:30pm; grades 3-5 Tuesdays 3:30-4:30pm; grades 6-7 Wednesdays 3-4pm. Hay River Community Library.

ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS Meetings in Hay River: SUNDAY 7:30pm, South Mackenzie Corrections Centre. Studney Drive (in house meeting.)

ROTARY CLUB meets every Thurs-day at noon. Call Chris Robinson 874-2207.

ST. ANDREWS ANGLICAN/ Grace United Church, service – Sunday morning 10:30 am, Sunday School. And the Thrift Shop hours are; Wed, Thurs. and Sat – 1:30 to 4pm, Thurs. night 7pm to 9pm.

DOES SOMEONE you know have trou-ble with drinking? Al-anon meeting Wed, 7:30 - 8:30pm. Soaring Eagle Friendship Centre, entrance at back.

IF YOU have a fine or community services to work off – the Com-munity Alternative Measures, Fine Option and Community ServiceOrder Programs are now serviced from the office of the Hay River Community Justice Committee. Of-fice hours: Monday - Friday, 2-5pm. Located at Room 102 in the Green-way Building. For more info, phone 874-3993.

COMMUNITY COUNSELLING Services Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm; closed noon hours. We offer confidential referral, counselling, therapeutic and education services. Please call 874-2446.

HAY RIVER PLAYSCHOOL Early child-hood programs for 3 & 4 year olds. To register, contact Norma Shaw at 874-2508, Mon to Fri, 8:30am - 4:30pm

SPARKS (GIRL Guides of Canada) Thursdays 6 - 7p.m. Pentecostal church. For more information, call 874-2350.

BROWNIES (GIRL Guides of Canada) Thursdays 6 - 7:30 p.m. Catholic church. For more info, call 874-2350.

THE HEALTHY Family Program is in Suite 11 - 3 Courtoreille Street (up-stairs above the Bakery). Are you expecting a baby or had a baby in the past six months? We do home visits to support you with: Healthy Child Development, Healthy Parent-Child Interaction, Community Re-sources & Social Support. Our pro-gram is FREE and open Mon. - Fri. 8am - 4pm. Angela Jacobs @ 874-3009 or Paula Oteiza @ 874-3008

ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS Meetings in Hay River: Big Book Study. MONDAY 7:30pm, Soaring Eagle Friendship Centre, rear entrance.

PENTECOSTAL CHAPEL Bible Study and prayer Tuesdays at 7pm. Ser-vice Sundays 10:30am

VICTIM SERVICES. For immediate as-sistance call 876-2020 for free and confidential direct services. TFN

EVERY WEEK at the Tree House! Mondays - crafts and drop-in, 10 am - noon for parents and children ages 0-6. Tuesdays - tumbling tod-dlers at the Pentecostal church, 10 am - noon; fun stories and drop-in, 1:30-4:30pm. Wednesdays - movie madness days, come in and enjoy a featured movie, 10 am - noon; phonics club 3:45-5pm. Thursdays - parents and tots, 10 am - noon; curious kids clubs, 3:45-5pm. Call Tree House at 874-2103

HAY RIVER Youth Centre Hours are: Tue. to Thur., 6:30-9:30pm; Fri. 6:30-11pm; Sat. 3:30-11pm. Phone: 874-3953

ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS Meetings in Hay River: Keep it Simple THURS-DAY 7:30pm at Anglican Church basement 874-4787.

ALCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS Meetings in Hay River, Daily Reflections, FRIDAY 8pm, Anglican Church, downstairs, #69 Woodland Dr. (open meeting).

GAMBLER’S ANONYMOUS FRIDAYS. For information, please call 875-8613.

KICK BUTT! Quit smoking weekly support group meeting - every Tues-day at 7:00 p.m. upstairs in the clinic. All nicotine dependant people (whether in the Kick Butt! program or not) and any interested friends, family or other support people are welcome to come to our meetings. Facilitator: Susie Taylor

VICTIM SERVICES. For immediate as-sistance call 876-2020 for free and confidential direct services. TFN

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HOUSE FOR Sale. 25 Wright Cresc-cent. Four bedroom, 1.5 bath, 1,300 sq. ft., detached 26x28 garage with heated floor. Asking $315,000. If you're interested in having a look, you can call or text: (867) 875-7594. 07/31

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CABIN FOR Sale – a cabin west of Enterprise. For more information, please call (867) 875-7395. 07/17

THREE BEDROOM Duplex for rent. $1,500/mth plus utilities. No smok-ing, no pets please. Please contact Jason or Sarah Froese at 874-6628 for more information. 07/10

Vacation Rentals

CANMORE 3 bedroom condo for vacation rental. Available for short term holiday rental (min. 4 days) in Canmore, Alberta. Ideal for skiing or hiking. Comes fully furnished with all conveniences. Call Chris at 403-208-5341 TFN

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MORGAN CONSTRUCTION & Environmental Ltd. - Looking for experienced Heavy Equipment Operators, Foreman and Project Managers for work in oilfield & heavy civil construction projects. Competitive wages, full benefits & opportunity for year round work. Please apply online at www.mcel.ca under the career section.

AN ALBERTA OILFIELD con-struction company is hiring dozer and excavator operators. Lodg-ing and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call 780-723-5051, Edson, Alberta.

JOURNALISTS, GRAPHIC Artists, Marketing and more. Al-berta's weekly newspapers are looking for people like you. Post your resume online. Free. Visit: www.awna.com/resumes_add.php.

EXPANDING PIPELINE COM-PANY in Central Alberta requires Class 1 Winch Truck Operators and Heavy Equipment Technicians experienced in truck, trailer and off road equipment repair. Fax re-sume to: 403-507-2766. Attention: Phil Dunn.

EXPERIENCED EQUIPMENT OPERATORS required for oilfield construction company. Know-ledge of oilfield lease, road build-ing. Competitive salary, benefits. Safety tickets, drivers abstract re-quired. Fax resume 780-778-2444.

SERVICE MANAGER required for HiLine Farm Equipment in Wetaskiwin. Excellent compensa-tion package for the right individ-ual. Experience as a Service Man-ager or Shop Foreman is a must. HiLine is a Case & New Holland operation located only 40 min-utes south of Edmonton. Please submit resume in confidence to: [email protected] or mail: HiLine Farm Equipment, 4723 - 39 Ave., Wetaskiwin, AB, T9A 2J4. Attention: Lori Hare.

FARM MACHINERY1950 L-180 INTERNATIONAL hoist. 550 Cockshutt MM GB diesel JD AR MM G gas. All units serviceable with good tires. 780-986-2709; 780-836-2780.

FEED AND SEEDHEATED CANOLA buying Green, Heated or Springthrashed Canola. Buying: oats, barley, wheat & peas for feed. Buying damaged or offgrade grain. "On Farm Pickup" Westcan Feed & Grain, 1-877-250-5252.

FOR RENT2 ACRE LOT on pavement in Whitecourt's prime industrial subdivision. Blueprints for 16,000 sq. ft. drive through shop (8 bays) and 3400 sq. ft. of office space ready to go or will build to suit. Call Blake 780-778-0451.

FOR SALEMETAL ROOFING & SIDING. Best prices! Hi-Tensile TUFF-Rib/LOW-Rib 29ga. Galvalume $.67 sq. ft. Colours $.82 sq. ft. 40 Year Warranty. Available at Participat-ing Distributors. Call 1-888-263-8254.

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100, sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206; www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

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GORGEOUS SPRUCE TREES. 4 - 6 ft., $45, machine planted, fertilized, mulched. Minimum order 20. Delivery charge: $75 - $100. Quality guaranteed. Crystal Springs 403-820-0961.

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MIDSUMMER MADNESS Sale! Cash back - furniture, deck, patio, camping packages. Spaberry promotion! You name it - we have it! Lowest prices on SRI Homes guaranteed. 30 years experience. Limited time offer! Call now for details. 1-877-341-4422; www.dynamicmodular.ca.

GRANDVIEW MODULAR Red Deer - Official Grand Opening! Over $300,000 in savings oppor-tunities. Celebrate with us Sat-urday, July 6 at 7925B - 50 Ave., Red Deer. 1-855-347-0417; www.grandviewmodular.com.

HOMES, COTTAGES & More. RTMI - Ready to Move in. Call 1-888-733-1411; rtmihomes.com. Red Tag Sale on now!

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REAL ESTATE15 RESIDENTIAL Building Lots, Vulcan, Alberta. Ritchie Bros Auc-tioneers. Selling by Unreserved Auction, July 18 from Lethbridge. 25 Bareland Condo Units as 8 lots + 7 single lots. Simon Wallan 780-831-8529; Greg Cripps - Re/Max 403-391-2648; rbauction.com/ realestate.

ELINOR LAKE RESORT. 2.5 hours NE of Edmonton. All fully serviced lake lots reduced by 25% until July 31, 2013. Suitable for RV/cabin/house or investment. Unserviced lots available for lease. Call 1-800-623-3990; www.elinorlakeresort.com.

SERVICESDO YOU NEED to borrow money - Now? If you own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits will lend you money - It's that simple. 1-877-486-2161.

CRIMINAL RECORD? Think: Canadian pardon. U.S. travel waiver. (24 hour record check). Divorce? Simple. Fast. Inexpen-sive. Debt recovery? Alberta col-lection to $25,000. Calgary 403-228-1300/1-800-347-2540; www.accesslegalresearch.com.

FAST AND EASY loans! Bad credit accepted! Get up to $25,000 on your vehicle, mobile home, land or equipment. 1st and 2nd mortgages; www.bhmcash.com. 1-877-787-1682.

M O N E Y P R OV I D E R . CO M . $500 loan and +. No credit re-fused. Fast, easy, 100% secure. 1-877-776-1660.

BANK SAID NO? Bank on us! Equity Mortgages for purchases, debt consolidation, foreclosures, renovations. Bruised credit, self-employed, unemployed ok. Dave Fitzpatrick: www.albertalending.ca. 587-437-8437, Belmor Mort-gage.

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