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Gerald Stanley’s acquittal in Colten Boushie’s killing shows justice system needs reform, rally speakers say

BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

The death of Red Pheasant Cree Nation member Colten Boushie in Saskatchewan and the Feb. 9 acquittal of Gerald Stanley for shooting him in the back of the head and killing him should be used as springboards for reform of the criminal justice system and elimination of racism, those at a rally at the Thompson Regional Community Centre heard Feb. 13.

“We need to change the unjust and discriminatory system that works against us Indigenous people,” said Hilda Rose-Fitzner, one of the rally organizers. “Since the verdict came out, I grieved, I cried, I felt overwhelming anger that threatened to take over me. I had nowhere to run. I was scared as an Indigenous person that I, my children or extended family could be next. I want to feel safe in my Indigenous skin. I want all people to feel safe and for all people to respect the skin each other were born in. We are all related. What this travesty of justice has done across our nation is once again bring to light the racism against our people that is prominent throughout this land. It exists in our community. It has decreased but it still lives here. We can abolish racism but only if we move forward hand-in-hand.”

Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (NCN) Coun.

Bonnie Linklater said commissions and inquiries into Aboriginal Peoples and the justice system have not created significant change and that Indigenous people are often still treated as second-class citizens.

“We can not and must not let the glaring and appalling differences high-

lighted by the criminal trial and Colten Boushie’s death continue,” she said. “We must find ways to channel the national anger that is among all Indigenous people and support non-Indigenous peoples to reform the criminal justice system and stop racism in its tracks. We owe it to Colten Boushie to find sustainable solutions.”

NCN elder D’Arcy Linklater said the fact that Stanley’s trial featured a jury with no Indigenous members demonstrates how unfair the system is and how that unfairness prevents truly equal status for Indigenous people.

“There can never be reconciliation in the absence of justice in this country,” he said. “As a human family we have to demand the governments to dismantle the systems of oppression. I think it’s about time.”

Elder Jack Robinson, who opened the rally with a prayer, said Boushie’s death was a tragedy.

“No one deserves to die with a bullet in their head I don’t care what colour, I don’t care if you’re an alcoholic, an addict, an ex-convict, you do not deserve a bullet in the head,” said Robinson. “I have seen so much injustice done over my years. I can’t help but feel anger. I’m asking you please try to hold back that anger, that hate that you may be feeling right now. Let us pray for the family of Colten, the pain they are going through right now. We know how hard it is to lose someone. We stand here grieving today for a loss of one of our loved ones.”

Thompson Mayor Dennis Fenske referenced an incident involving Rob-

Nickel Belt News photo by Ian Graham Justin Captain of Gods Lake Narrows drums with Hilda Rose-Fitzner and Jack Robinson looking on during the Justice for Colten Boushie rally Feb. 13 at the Thompson Regional Community Centre. inson a few months ago when he was trying to help a teenager being questioned by security at a local store as evidence that racist attitudes persist.

“It should never happen but it did happen,” said Fenske. “This is elder Jack we’re talking about in our community.

He’s revered in our community and if that can happen in a storefront because he tried to assist a teen then we’re a way off. So we have a lot of work to do. Through the darkness of Friday, hopefully the light that comes out of events like this that are organized across Canada. Hopefully we can again focus on stamping out the differences and, as previously said, live as one.”

Churchill-Keewatinook Aski MP Niki Ashton said Boushie’s killing wasn’t a one-off incident

but a consequence of the way Indigenous people have been treated since Europeans arrived in what became Canada.

“The tragedy surrounding him is a symbol of the ongoing impacts of colonization of the deepseated, ugly racism that still exists in our society today,” Ashton said.

“The justice system is fundamentally broken for Indigenous peoples in our country and of the deep, deep divide that we must overcome.”

Kelsey Bighetty of Mathias Colomb Cree Nation said hearing the news that Stanley was acquitted was an emotional moment.

“When you look at the justice system and the way it looks at us, it ain’t fair how they did the selection,” said Bighetty.

“It ain’t fair how this young man had to die in such a tragic way. When

we did treaties with one another as nation to nation, they told us to bury our hatchets. We buried our hatchets but you guys never did. As

long as this country, how old this country was, we always took abuse from the European settlers, from the Canadian justice system.”

2018 POINT-IN-TIME COUNT VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT

The Canadian Mental Health Association Thompson in afúliation with the Thompson Community Advisory Board on Homelessness are seeking community support and recruitment in order to undertake this count.

Should you be interested in volunteering, please contact: Darren Fulford @ 204-677-6057 or email: housing@cmhathompson.ca with “Volunteers” in the subject line.

The Point-in-Time count will be held on: Tuesday, March 13, 2018 - Evening and Wednesday, March 14, 2018 from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm.

Training will be provided at Best western on: March 2 @ 11:30 am till 1:00 pm.

Lunch will be provided at the venue.

For more information, please visit the HPS Website: www.esdc.gc.ca/eng/communities/homelessness/point_in_time.shtml

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Winter Games organizers pay tribute to volunteers at ‘prep’ rally

BY KYLE DARBYSON KYLE@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

With the 2018 Manitoba Winter Games quickly approaching, all hands were on deck for a local volunteer “prep” rally Feb. 13 at the Ma-Mow-We-Tak Friendship Centre.

Not only did hundreds of volunteers get a chance to receive their official t-shirts and accreditation badges during this gathering, but they also got to soak in some adulation from Jeff Hnatiuk, president and CEO of Sport Manitoba.

Having just organized the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg this past summer, Hnatiuk told the audience that volunteers are a vitally important part of these large multi-sport events, since they make the biggest impact in the eyes of the fans and the athletes.

“We asked them what it was about the [2017 Canada Summer] Games that they remembered the most, that impressed them the most,” said Hnatiuk. “And by far the biggest response that we got, the biggest impact that those visitors and athletes had from our games, was from the volunteers.”

Host society co-chairs Murray Kissick and Sandra Ross-Hitch were next on the microphone, and provided the audience some perspective on how far they’ve come in the last year.

After all, they were only given half the usual time to prepare for this event after Virden dropped out of their hosting duties in December 2016 due to low volunteer recruitment.

Luckily, Kissick said that they just surpassed their minimum recruitment goal of 800 registered volunteers, which bodes well for the event that is set to kick off in a couple weeks.

Hundreds of volunteers packed into the Ma-Mow-We-Tak Friendship Centre Feb. 13 to receive their official merchandise and accreditation badges for the 2018 Manitoba Winter Games.

“You’re the ambassadors of the games, you’re the ambassadors of the city,“ Kissick told the crowd on Tuesday. “You’re the ones who are going to be talking to the athletes, you’re the ones who are going to be talking to the parents, and we can’t thank you enough for what you are going to do and what you will do for us.”

Mayor Dennis Fenske told the crowd how rewarding this experience is, having served as a volunteer himself the last time Thompson hosted the Manitoba Winter Games back in 1994.

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“Let me assure you … what you put into the games in those seven days you’ll get back tenfold,” said Fenske.

“I am so proud of each and every one of you, the time you are taking this evening and the time you will be taking the next couple weeks to put on the best games ever for Thompson and for Manitoba.”

Despite surpassing their minimum requirement for volunteers, Kissick said they are always looking for more recruits.

Anyone interested in volunteering must do so through the website mg2018.gems.pro.

The 2018 Manitoba Winter Games are taking place March 4–10 in Thompson.

Sport Manitoba CEO Jeff Hnatiuk reminded everybody at the Feb. 13 prep rally that multisport events like the Manitoba Winter Games wouldn’t be possible with fervent volunteer support.

Northern Social Work Program The University of Manitoba, Faculty of Social Work at Thompson is now accepting applications for the Northern Social Work Program. The deadline for submitting applications is March 1, 2018. The program is scheduled to begin September 2018. Students may complete the Northern Social Work Program as a full-time or part-time student.

The program provides post-secondary education for Residents of Northern Manitoba, in particular those who have not had the opportunity due to economic and cultural reasons, lack of formal education, linguistic barriers or residence in remote areas. Relocation to Thompson will be required.

Individuals can apply either under ACCESS or EXTERNAL categories. The ACCESS category is for mature students, 21 years or over, who have under 30 credit hours of university level courses. The EXTERNAL category is for regular students who have 30 credit hours or more of university level courses and are in good academic standing. For both categories, applicants must have resided in Northern Manitoba for 6 months or more prior to the application deadline or have been a long term resident of the North.

For information or applications contact the Faculty of Social Work at Thompson at 204-677-1450 or No Charge Dial 1-866237-5509 or visit http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/social_work/ programs/northern/591.html

Nickel Belt News photos by Kyle Darbyson Local band Northern Dysfunktion serenades Manitoba Winter Games volunteers during Tuesday night’s event at the Ma-Mow-We-Tak Friendship Centre.

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Council requests charter amendment to potentially make way for change in numbers

BY KYLE DARBYSON KYLE@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

After discussing the idea of cutting their numbers during ongoing budget deliberations, Thompson city council finally put this talk into action at their Feb. 12 meeting.

But before the council can vote on whether they should reduce their members, and by how much, they want changes made to the Thompson Charter Act first.

According to Mayor Dennis Fenske, the Thompson charter stipulates that council can only be comprised of nine members—eight councillors and a mayor—which directly conflicts with the “not fewer than four and not more than 10 councillors” stipulation outlined in Manitoba’s Municipal Act. “So the resolution tonight is to ask the province to change the city’s charter to allow the flexibility that the Municipal Act allows,” said Fenske.

While a couple members were missing from the Feb. 12 meeting, the majority of council still supported this resolution, passing it by a final vote of 5–2.

“I’ll be supporting this,” said Coun. Penny Byer.

“Because regardless of whether we reduce our numbers or not, this puts us on the same rules and the same flexibility as other municipalities in the province.”

As is often the case, Coun. Duncan Wong was

the biggest voice of opposition during this debate portion of this meeting. Although he doesn’t disagree with the idea of changing the number of councillors, he accused the mayor and the administration of not following proper procedure when it comes to rolling out this resolution for public consumption.

“Why are we bringing it up since you said we have not approved the budget yet?” Wong said, addressing Fenske directly.

“Someone is breaching the confidentiality agreement.

I think they should be removed or someone should be fired for this.”

Fenske reminded Wong that no final decision has been made with regards to the number of councillors or the 2018–19 budget.

This resolution only aims to reconcile the Thompson Charter Act and the Municipal Act so that council has the option of changing their numbers somewhere down the line.

Coun. Ron Matechuk’s objection to the resolution had more to do with the suggestions outlined in the administration’s memo, which states that they are looking to pare the council down from eight councillors to six. Not only is the cost saving potential minimal— approximately $20,000— but Matechuk argued that cutting these two seats will negatively affect the democratic process, since those positions are usually taken

Nickel Belt News photo by Kyle Darbyson Coun. Duncan Wong vocally opposed a resolution to request an amendment to the Thompson Charter Act Feb. 12, stating that the mayor and administration were putting “the cart before the horse” when it comes to proper procedure. up by people who are new to local politics.

“We need new blood, or we end up with an old boys club and we all know what happens there.”

Coun. Judy Kolada also piped up during the Q and A portion of the meeting, asking why this discrepancy between the Thompson charter and the Municipal Act is just being brought up now, since it wasn’t an

Cross Lake man hasn’t been seen since leaving party last Thursday Cross Lake RCMP are looking for a man who hasn’t been seen since leaving a party on Feb. 8.

Kelly Harrison Thunderchild Muskego, 36, was reported missing around 2 p.m. on Feb. 12. He is described as indigenous, 5’11” and 200 pounds.

The RCMP is deploying the search and rescue team and the Major Crime Unit North to assist the investigation.

Anyone with information on Muskego’s location is asked to call Cross Lake RCMP at 204-6762600 or Manitoba Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477. Tips can also be submitted securely online at www. manitobacrimestoppers. com or by texting “TIPMAN” plus a message to CRIMES (274637).

Nickel Belt News photo courtesy of RCMP Kelly Muskego

issue when the council was reduced to eight members between 2002 and 2010.

Fenske said the Manitoba government just recently notified the city that they are in violation of their

own charter, and they are doing their due diligence to amend that past mistake.

Pending the province’s approval, if council wants to change their numbers they will have to pass a

bylaw by late April, or 180 days before the upcoming general election, which is set to take place Oct. 24.

The next Thompson city council meeting is Feb. 26 at 7 p.m.

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Columnists

Modern physics and reality Is the picture of reality given to us by modern physics incompatible with the picture of reality given to us by direct perception?

No. The answer lies in understanding the levels or grades of reality.

Arthur Eddington tells us that on an atomic level, the physical things were perceive as objects or bodies and as solid are largely empty space in which tiny invisible bodies such as atoms and subatomic particles move around at great speed, interact with one another in various ways and make the objects or bodies of our perceived world appear to be solid when, atomically, they are not.

Werner Heisenberg tells us that on a sub-atomic level, the moving components of the divisible atom are themselves intrinsically imperceptible to our senses, “unpicturable-inprinciple.” They do not

have any of the sensible qualities possessed by the perceptible physical things of our public and common experience. These elementary subatomic particles do not have even have the quantitative properties possessed by atoms and molecules; they do not have size, weight, shape or configuration. They are no longer material bodies in the proper sense of the word. They are units of matter only in the sense in which mass and energy are interchangeable. Nevertheless, they are capable of existence in different forms but always as definite quanta even though those quanta of mass/energy cannot be exclusively described as particles, for they are as much waves or wave packets.

Heisenberg gives the answer on how to the two pictures of reality can be reconciled when he describes this subatomic world as a

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MORTGAGE SALE The land and building known as 52 Cambridge Street, Thompson, Manitoba, as described in Certificate of Title No.2607648/3, will be sold by public auction by a Licensed Auctioneer on March 8, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Wayne Hall Auctions, 31 Elk Bay, Thompson, Manitoba.

The Vendor is informed that the property consists of a split level dwelling approximately 1,087 square feet, with living room, kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, full finished basement area and crawlspace area, single attached garage, on a lot approximately 58 feet x 110 feet.

Realty taxes (excluding any accruing water charges) are paid to December 31, 2017.

Prior Charges: Caveat Nos. 42590N/3, 43053N/3 TERMS OF SALE A deposit of $25,000.00 by way of cash, certified cheque or bank draft payable to Fillmore Riley LLP, and the balance according to conditions which will be available for public view at the Auctioneer’s address above prior to the auction. The property will be sold subject to a Reserve Bid of $155,000.00 plus such other additional and incidental costs which may be incurred by the Vendor from the 12th day of February, 2018 to the date of auction and which costs will be announced prior to the commencement of the sale.

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Spiritual Thoughts robsutherlandlaw@gmail.com Rob Sutherland world of potentialities and possibilities rather than one of things or facts. He uses the term “potentia,” potentials for being to describe the very low, perhaps least, degree of reality that can be possessed by elementary particles. In saying that elementary particles are not as real as the perceptible things of our common experience, he does not deny that they have some reality.

The merely possible, that which has no actual existence at all, has no reality.

He is not describing something of that order. That which has some potentiality and tends towards existence has a degree of reality more than the merely possible. He is describing something of that order.

The solution is the recognition of the distinction

between actual and virtual existence. As constituent components of say one physical thing, the elementary particles have only virtual existence and only virtual multiplicity.

Their virtual existence and virtual multiplicity is not incompatible with or contradictory to the actual unity of the one physical thing observed in the macro world of everyday life. Their actual existence and their actual multitude only arises when that one physical thing is exploded in a cyclotron. When that happens, their virtual existence is turned into an actual existence and their virtual multiplicity is turned into an actual multitude.

The point here is that when elementary particles exist virtually in a physical thing,

their mode of existence or level or grade of reality is and cannot be the same as when they exist actually in a cyclotron.

Reality can be understood in terms of hierarchical levels or grades of actualization. The world of subatomic particles is not the world of the merely possible, that which has no actual existence at all, that which has no reality.

It is the world of some potentiality, a potentiality that tends towards existence, a world which has the lowest grade or level of reality possible, a level of reality just above the merely possible. The subatomic world of ultimate particles in a cyclotron is at the bottom of that hierarchy, describing a degree of actualization that is just above the merely possible. The macro world of everyday life is near the top describing a degree of high actualization in things, but permitting significant potential for development. The possible world of heaven, if it exists, would be higher, describing the fully actualized but permitting growth in terms of

higher expressions of perfection. The possible world of God beyond space and time, if God exists, would be the highest, the realm of pure actuality, infinite perfection.

Rob Sutherland is a graduate of University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School He is a criminal defence lawyer with 30 years experience, a member of the bars of Ontario, Alberta, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Manitoba. He is a Senior Canadian Fellow at the Mortimer J. Adler Centre for the Studies of the Great Ideas, an American think-tank based in Chicago. He has published one book “Putting God on Trial: the biblical Book of Job,” a defence of God’s goodness in the face of his authorization of undeserved and unremitted evil in the life of Job and the world, which is taught at a number of Canadian, American and Indian universities and available through Amazon.

He is writing a second book “Putting Jesus on Trial: the biblical Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John,” a defence of Jesus’ divinity.

Committed to the best possible education for Manitoba students Our provincial government is once again providing strong support for school divisions across Manitoba, with an overall funding increase of $6.6 million.

This funding includes a 7.4 per cent increase for Mystery Lake School Division in 2018-19, amounting to a hike of $2,294,884.

As our Minister of Education, Ian Wishart, said recently when making the announcement, we are committed to the best possible education for students from kindergarten to Grade 12.

As well as the $1.323 billion for public schools in the 2018-19 school year, we are boosting funding for the Intensive Newcomers Support Contingency from $60,000 to $100,000.

We are taking a balanced approach to repairing the provincial education system that Manitoba families rely

MLA Report

Kelly Bindle

kelly.bindle.mla.office@gmail.com Constituency Office: Unit 3-40 Moak Crescent Thompson, MB R8N 2B7 204-677-2066

on, while creating efficiency within it. Our government is making school boards more efficient with consolidated provincial bargaining.

The intention to move from 38 local collective agreements to one provincial agreement will put teacher resources back on the front lines and in the classrooms instead of around bargaining tables. Classrooms are where teachers want to be and where they are needed most. The move to consolidated bargaining is also keeping in step with other provinces’ efforts to streamline and make the

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process work more efficiently. Manitoba is the only province that has not moved to some form of provincial bargaining.

Our government, in addition, is mandating an increase cap for local school taxes. School divisions need to manage their expenditures while meeting the needs of students. Administrative costs for divisions have increased by nine per cent to $68.4 million in just three years. We applaud those divisions that are working hard to responsibly manage their administration budgets. We want divisions to limit increases

to their local education property taxes to two per cent for the 201819 school year.

After 17 years of mismanagement under the previous NDP government, we are carefully steering Manitoba’s education system on a path to ensure quality education for all. Under the NDP, Manitoba’s high-school dropout rate was the second-highest of all the provinces.

We will also launch a review of the K-12 education system in early 2019, in part with consultations across Manitoba. The review will focus on improving student outcomes as well as financial management, governance, efficiency and effectiveness.

The direction we are taking is about a better use of time, a better use of resources and much better results for students across our province.

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Nevin’s ecotone: Land-based science and my learning in Northern Manitoba

BY NEVIN CHECKLEY WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF THE NORTH, THE PAS

I signed into my environmental education in 2016 with a desire to protect fish and wildlife. In writing this article, I would like to incorporate an environmental perspective as I bridge the gap between being a mature student and someone who appreciates the natural beauty of our Canadian landscape for what is it.

I will always enjoy the experiences I shared with new friends made here in the Natural Resources Management Technology (NRMT) program in The Pas. All that will become missed is the roaring of river water while calculating stream discharge, techniques of analyzing and aging walleye (Sander vitreus) with age and growth curves on majestic northern lakes, the unique silence of conducting a grouse transect in a mixed boreal forest, and the hilarious “tiny bouncing legs” of the last masked shrew (Sorex cinereus) that I was able to successfully release from a Longworth live trap at the end of a small mammal diversity and density study.

Working outdoors has always worked well for me to help get away from rural training institutes of memorizing facts and out to conducting necessary solutions to specific challenges related to my studies. My assignments here in the north have enlightened my awareness of management solutions towards effects of control on the population dynamics of the protected wolf (Canus lupus) populations.

More generally, concerning management around the ecotone of a natural park and unprotected habitat.

While guiding lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush)

Nickel Belt News photos courtesy of Nevin Checkley If you were out on your boat and you caught a walleye that was 500mm in length you could tell your friends and family the age of that walleye by looking at my graph.

fishermen on Canada’s eighth-largest lake for 12 years, I viewed change in fish age and now I’m analyzing age and growth data at a land-based science level.

Determining which spine to use for inter-annuli measures introduces a whole new world of excitement.

My education and research here has shed light in a new direction that can make the largest impact and create positive habits of a reflective wildlife technician.

In this science-based

manner, learning provided me the possibility of understanding fish and wildlife at a new level. My research on walleye resulted in 55 per cent of total walleye being female and 100 per cent female caught in the two deepest columns of water along the sample line. With potential variables to consider during weighing as numerous larger fish had stomachs full of small fish similar to ours collected in the field. Variability of spine “lobes” raised con-

cern of which spine to take measurements from as the leading spines were smaller than the following second and third spines.

Among all the great research, presenting to a Grade 5 class of inspiring young individuals was my first approach to making a difference. I chose to spread the concern of one of today’s current fisheries/ wildlife health issues regarding lead poisoning of wildlife. I am now a person who is motivated to try to

reduce environmental degradation and find myself looking forward with a shift in communication and

learning after I graduate.

My name is Nevin Checkley and I want to make a difference.

Keeping in touch As MP for our region I have always made it my top priority to keep in touch.

One of the key things is to visit communities on a regular basis. Over the last couple of weeks I have been in Thompson, Flin Flon, The Pas, Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Sagkeeng and Peguis.

Each community has its own distinct concerns. But at the same time there are many common issues of concern.

One of the major issues facing these communities is that of unemployment and inequality. At a time when inequality is growing across Canada we continue to have communities with major unemployment. We are faced with significant job reductions in the resource sector. The Port of Churchill is closed.

There is also a real sense that this didn’t just happen. That decades of policies have had a huge impact on our region.

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Niki Ashton That our region as being ignored.

When Parliament resumed sitting I took that message to the federal

government. I rose in the Question Period to call out the decades of policies that are failing our region.

Privatization, job-killing

trade deals and foreign takeovers. A tax system that is rigged against working people and killing jobs.

I believe there is a better way. In terms of the Port of Churchill I have called for it to be renationalized and developed in partnership with First Nations and northern communities. We can take action to protect and enhance resource-based jobs, including promoting valueadded jobs. We can make

the tax system fairer and ensure the wealthy pay their fair share. We can ensure that more of the wealth that is generated in our region benefits northern and Indigenous people and this starts with ensuring that they have a say over development in their communities.

Keeping in touch is important. So is speaking out. That is exactly what I am going to be doing as Parliament continues to sit.

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The bantam AAA Norman Wolves played their last two games of the season at home in Thompson Feb. 3-4, falling 10-6 and 13-4 to the Parkland Rangers.

The Wolves jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first game of the series, getting two goals from Chase Bertholet and singles from Justin Lies and Keilan Holland to lead 4-0 less than 12 minutes into the game before Wyatt Tweet got the Rangers on the board. Lies added another before the first period expired and the Wolves went into the second period with a 5-1 lead. That period, however, was owned by the Rangers, who got goals from Tweet, Tyson Zimmer, D.J. Taylor-Luke, Zach Boychuk, Brayden Kohlman, Kale Bomback and a pair from Jayden Jubenvill to erase the deficit and take a 9-5 lead. Clark Scaddan got the Wolves within three in the third period before Taylor-Luke closed the scoring with a little over half a period to play.

Nickel Belt News photo by Ian Graham Landen Connors of the bantam AAA Norman Wolves carries the puck into the Parkland Rangers’ zone during the Wolves’ last game of the season Feb. 4.

Shots in the game were 49-33 for the Rangers and Odin Church made 39 saves in the loss.

The Rangers were the team to jump out to an early lead in the second game Feb. 4, getting first period goals from Kohlman, Bomback, Boychuk and Zimmer.

Zimmer’s second and a goal by Trey Sauder made it 6-0 in the second period before Carter Anderson, Holland and Lies scored back-to-back-to-back to reduce Parkland’s advantage to three.

Tweet, Bomback and Sauder scored before the second intermission to make it a six-goal difference again. Seth Falkevitch, Hayden Lacquette, Boychuk and Kohlman scored in the third period before Ian Snooks got the fourth goal for the Wolves.

Parkland outshot the Wolves 54-24 and Church played 35 minutes, giving up eight goals, before being replaced by Landon Hofer, who stopped 18 of 23 shots the rest of the way.

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Folk-country duo plays the motor inn On the tail end of their Home Routes tour, Junonominated singer songwriter Del Barber and guitarist Grant Siemens impressed and serenaded a small crowd in the Snow Lake Motor Inn on Feb. 10.

Barber began the show with what sounded like a well-versed story of an inspiring trip he took into a Home Depot in central B.C. He had the crowd chuckling at insights of this visit. But folks weren’t there for the talk and as soon as he and Siemens started into the opening chords of “Right Side of the Wrong,” it was obvious they would get what they came for.

Del Barber is a Manitoba musician who resides in Inglis and cites Steve Earle and John Prine as a couple of his influences. His music and lyrics play out both his hometown roots and affinity with those two folkcountry legends. I noted the Prine/Earle similarities throughout the evening, but it was never more apparent than the second stanza of Barber’s song “Peter and Jenny Lee;” it easily proved the kinship …

“She was roly and poly and able; He hired her under the table; To clean the bathrooms, vacuum and run the laundry machines; Before they knew it, they were drowning in that romantic dream.”

Guitarist Grant Siemens’s playing lent itself well to Barber’s catalogue of music. He gets some big sound out of his blue Fender Jaguar, picking at the thicker strings, manipulating the whammy bar and coaxing almost an echo sound from his amp … Barber’s tunes gave him ample opportunity to prove his prowess.

In addition to Barber’s droll repartee, which had some laughing out loud, the duo played several memorable songs: “Patient Man” being one of these, “Big Smoke” being another.

They also incorporated other artists’ material into the evening, doing fine renditions of Prine’s “Spanish Pipedream,” Roger Miller’s “Dang Me,” and Waylon Jennings’s “Sweet Mental Revenge.”

The next Snow Lake date on the circuit is March 11, when the banjo and fiddle duo of Riley Calcagno and Vivian Leva bring their traditional Appalachian harmonies to the motor inn.

In other news … concern has risen throughout Snow Lake with the impending departure of the community’s only physician, Dr. Eman Yousif. A group of “Concerned Citizens for

My Take on Snow Lake marc.jackson@post.com

Marc Jackson Healthcare” appeared at the Feb. 6 council meeting. Pharmacist and vicepresident of the Snow Lake Chamber of Commerce Medhat Geloa spoke on their behalf, expressing their concern and asked the council to participate in a health task force they had formed.

Geloa said that every business in the community will be affected by the lack of a doctor and it could make people more apt to leave or re-evaluate plans to locate here. He proposed that the community take immediate action and speak up often and loud for high quality, uninterrupted service … and not from a physician assistant, from a doctor.

Through talks with concerned locals, the task force (a temporary grouping, under one leader, for the purpose of accomplishing a definite objective) was formed to take on the situation and push as hard as possible to achieve results.

Geloa asked that the town appoint a council member to the task force and he explained that the group themselves had designated Garry Zamzow as their delegate. They propose that these two people will invite others to help in various areas of expertise.

The task force would report back to council on a biweekly basis. Once done, Geloa thanked the council for their time and said he

would answer questions if there were any.

Coun. Richard Jones asked if Geloa thought the regional health authority (RHA) would be open to the town offering their own incentives to attract doctors. He replied that he did not think that the RHA would stand in council’s way, if this is what was decided. Deputy mayor Penny Roberts wondered if the RHA’s funding for the position would leave with the doctor. Geloa replied that the current plan is to staff the position with locums (temporary stand-ins) and there is no indication that there would be any downgrade of the hours worked, although he added that the RHA doesn’t see anyone moving into a full-time resident position in the near term. Coun. Peter Roberts asked if locums could write prescriptions. Geloa replied that they could, adding that locums are not settled in or committed to the community; they would be here to do the job for a short period, then move on. It was his opinion that having locums take over the service on a long-term basis opens the door to cuts … that they could start with having someone for four weeks every month, then after a year downgrade it to three weeks per month.

He also stated that physicians assistants are limited in the prescription scripts they can write and that

Nickel Belt News photo by Marc Jackson Del Barber, left, and Grant Siemens, right, during their first set at the Snow Lake Motor Inn. they mentor under another physician elsewhere. The mayor thanked Geloa for his presentation and said

that they would advise him on their involvement in the task force. Later in the meeting the council voiced

support for the initiative and appointed two council members to sit on the task force.

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Operation Red Nose hands out $15,000

Operation Red Nose Thompson donated $15,000 to local youth-based organizations Feb. 5 after a 2017 holiday season that saw the volunteer designated driver program bring in $9,364.50 in the Hub of the North, the third-highest donation total in the province.

The peewee Thompson King Miners received $5,000, Born to Dance $3,000, Thompson Scouts $2,500, Pathways $1,000, the Society for Manitobans with Disabilities $1,500,

the Wapanohk Community School breakfast program $1,000 and the Albert Cater Fund and Troy Anand Fund $500 each.

The amounts of the donations were determined in part by how many volunteer hours each organization was able to contribute to the December fundraiser.

Thompson’s Operation Red Nose had 200 volunteer-nights in total, fourth-highest behind Winnipeg, Portage la Prairie and La Broquerie.

Thompson’s Operation Red Nose was

fourth in the total number of teams who provided rides in 2017, with 49. Winnipeg had 237, Portage la Prairie had 115 and La Broquerie had 59.

Thompson was tied for fourth in terms of rides, with 380, the same as Brandon.

Winnipeg was tops with 1,522, followed

by Portage la Prairie with 593 and The Pas with 382.

Province-wide, 10 Operation Red Nose programs gave out 4,428 rides and raised $95,483.61, both higher totals than in 2016

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Careers 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.

INDIGENOUS CURRICULUM SPECIALIST Classification: Curriculum Consultant Full-Time Regular Position Thompson or The Pas, Manitoba Competition No: 18-014 Closing Date: February 26, 2018; or until filled Please visit our website for more detailed information about UCN and this employment opportunity. At http://www.ucn.ca, select “UCN Careers”, and select from the list of positions to view. Thank you for your interest in UCN.

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.

COMPUTER SERVICES TECHNICIAN Classification: Computer Programmer 2A Full-Time Term Position: February 2018 to August 2018 Thompson, Manitoba Competition No: 18-015 Closing Date: February 23, 2018; or until filled

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Qualifications: • • •

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A detailed resume, including at least three references, with written permission to contact the references and your latest immediate supervisor should be submitted to: Lisa Beardy, Office Manager Keewatin Tribal Council 23 Nickel Road Thompson, Manitoba R8N 0Y4 Fax No.: 677-0256 Email address: lbeardy@ktc.ca

Closing date for applications: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 4:00 pm.

Under no circumstances will late applications be considered.

For further information or a full job description, contact Aggie Weenusk, Director of Education & Training, or Lisa Beardy, Office Manager.

We would like to thank those that apply but only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

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CREE NATION CHILD & FAMILY CARING AGENCY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – PERMANENT PART-TIME POSITION Lynn Lake Office Cree Nation Child & Family Caring Agency is situated on Opaskwayak Cree Nation and is responsible for administering and providing for the delivery of Child and Family Services. Under a provincial mandate, the Agency services the Swampy Cree communities, as well as Flin Flon, Thompson, Swan River, Winnipeg and Lynn Lake/Marcel Colomb First Nation.

Cree Nation Child & Family Caring Agency is dedicated to providing comprehensive CFS Services that are community-based and incorporate both protection and prevention service. Our agency strives to maintain family unity.

POSITION SUMMARY: Located at the Lynn Lake Sub-Office, under the supervision of the Unit Supervisor, the Administrative Assistant serves as the first point of contact for Agency clients, guests, visitors or others. The Administrative Assistant serves to receive and direct people, correspondence and contact/calls to the appropriate Agency personnel or department. The Administrative Assistant provides a professional and pleasant point of entry for the Agency and will maintain strict confidentiality in performing all duties.

RESPONSIBILITIES: • Types, edits, formats and transcribes reports, forms, correspondence, files, recordings, minutes, case planning notes and other material as assigned by the Unit Supervisor. Composes routine correspondence and maintains templates.

• Prepares daily and monthly unit statistics.

• Receives, screens, assesses, transfers telephone calls and takes messages.

• Maintains daily attendance records, monitors, records, and relays information regarding staff whereabouts.

• Orders supplies for unit and assists with photocopying, faxing and other administrative duties as assigned.

• Manages incoming and outgoing mail.

• Provides information about administrative procedures for all unit staff.

• Coordinates meetings and meeting spaces and makes travel arrangements. Takes minutes at the monthly Local Child Care Committee meetings or other meetings as required.

• Enters information on CFSIS • Monitors and operates office equipment • Provides support to other administrative staff as needed.

• Maintain confidentiality in accordance with the agency policy and procedures.

• General office cleaning • Responsible for electronic data backup EDUCATION AND TRAINING • Post Secondary Diploma or equivalent • Ability to converse fluently in Cree (preferred) KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE Ability to use a variety of computer applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and database systems • Ability to deal effectively with a variety of visitors and circumstances • Knowledge of customer service (preferred) • Good organizational skills and working knowledge of office and administrative procedures and related equipment (preferred) • Excellent oral and effective communication skills (preferred) CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT • Must pass a criminal records check, child abuse registry check and • prior contact check.

• Cannot be active on a protection case.

• Must maintain absolute confidentiality in accordance with agency requirements.

• May be assigned to provide coverage or support for other office locations from time to time and as required.

• Other duties related to the position may be assigned.

Deadline: February 21, 2018 @ 4:00 pm SUBMIT COVER LETTER & RESUME ALONG WITH THREE (3) REFERENCES MARKED “PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL” TO: Human Resources Manager Cree Nation Child & Family Caring Agency Box 10130 Opaskwayak, MB. R0B 2J0 Fax: 204-623-3847 Email: hr@creenation.ca We thank all who apply, and be advised that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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FOSTER CARE WORKER (Cross Lake Office) Nikan Awasisak Agency Inc. is seeking (1) full time permanent Foster Care Worker at our Cross Lake office. A satisfactory Criminal Record Check and Child Abuse Registry Check are conditions of employment.

Under the direction and supervision of the Foster Care Coordinator, the foster care worker will perform a full range of professional foster care activities for the agency including phone intakes, recruitment activities, orientation, training, home assessments, foster home licensing, places of safety, and support services to foster homes and foster parents Qualifications: • •

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Bachelor of Social Work Degree or Post-secondary degree in related field; Minimum two years direct experience in the field of Child and Family Services along with additional experience in the area of foster care; Knowledge of the Manitoba Child & Family Act; Knowledge Licensing Standards and Authorities Act; Knowledge of all other relevant Legislation; Self-motivated; Knowledge and understanding of First Nation traditional values and beliefs pertaining to families and children; Ability to speak Cree considered an asset; Knowledge of resources and collateral services available Must be proficient at Microsoft word, Excel, Power Point, etc ; Must have good oral and written communication skills; Must have a valid class 5 driver’s license and own vehicle; Must pass Child Abuse Registry Check and Criminal Record Check.

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To recruit, Select, train and support foster families; To provide temporary and long-term placements for children as directed by the Child & Family Services Act and Program Standards Manual; Empowers children and families to develop to their fullest potential; Functions as an effective team member; Advocate for families and children; Referrals to other resources as needed; Network with external/internal collaterals

Your cover letter and résumé must clearly indicate how you meet the qualifications. Please submit three references at time of application.

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Announcer Operator (English Services) - THO00012 Job Family Programming (TV-Radio-Web) Primary Location Thompson Position Language Requirement English Only Language Skill Levels (Reading / Writing / Speaking) Status of Employment Contract Work schedule(s) Full-time Description What it’s like working at CBC/Radio-Canada At CBC/Radio-Canada, we’re all about creating content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms and from coast to coast to coast.

Want to be part of all this, and think you have the ability and drive to keep pace with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Then we hope you’ll consider this posting, check out our job-listings, and explore the possibilities of working with us. Whether it be in front of the camera, on mic, online or or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making the connections and telling the stories that are important to Canadians.

This is an amazing opportunity at CBC Manitoba.

This is your chance to join our team as our next great Announcer/Operator based in Thompson, Manitoba.

If you are passionate about everything that makes Northern Manitoba what it is -- its people and its neighbourhoods, its culture and its sports, its politics and its business -- then this might be the perfect job for you.

Please note that this is a one year, full time contract.

What You Need to Bring: This is a development opportunity. Here are some of the traits we’re looking for you to have (or that you can convince us that you’ve got deep down inside of you and we can develop): • you are passionate about your community.

• have a deep understanding of Thompson and the North.

• you have a deep knowledge of the Indigenous and/ or a visible minority community in Thompson.

• you’re a creative storyteller.

• have a warm and confident style with people.

• a strong interviewer in a live format.

• you’re a critical thinker.

• ability to work independently.

Qualifications Who Should Apply Applications from across Canada are welcome, but you’re going to have to make a case for why you are passionate about Thompson. A diverse workforce is important to us, so we encourage Indigenous people, women, members of visible minorities and people living with disabilities to apply.

Phone: 204-676-4411

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

Please include a link in your application letting us know what you sound like. It could be an interview you have done, or tell us your favourite story. Give us a sense of what you sound like and how you are when you talk to people.

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.

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CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity. That’s because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. That’s why we, as an employer, value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada’s public broadcaster. For more information, visit the Talent and Diversity section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to recruitment@cbc.ca.

If this sounds interesting, please apply online! We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Driver Instructor Training Develop the skills to instruct new drivers, practice road safety and defensive driving techniques, and interpret sections of all relevant legislation.

This program consists of 50 hours of in-class theory training, followed by 20 hours of in-car training, and a three-hour final in-cab evaluation.

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Congratulations, Lamb. The end of the month brings good news in the workplace, thanks to all the efforts you’ve made to get your projects off the ground and running.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Don’t let yourself be cowed into thinking you’re not up to the challenge you’ve taken on. Keep reinforcing your self-confidence, and no one and nothing can stop you.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Positive responses to a recent workplace move should give you added assurance that you’re on the right track. Celebrate the good news with family and/ or friends.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) There’s still a little emotional fuzziness you have to work through before you can feel really certain about your recent decisions. But you’re on the right track. Stay with it.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) You’re tempted by an offer that seems close to what you’ve been looking for. But before you pounce on it, see if you can coax out some added perks to sweeten the deal.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Your efforts to settle a volatile situation should prove successful. Now could be a good time to analyze what might have created the problem in the first place.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A once-close associate re-emerges with news that could cause you to reconsider a recent decision. But don’t make a move before consulting a trusted adviser.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) You might feel pressured to reveal a colleague’s secret. But you can rely on your strong Scorpion sense of rectitude to help you continue to do the right thing.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) That pesky situation is still creating problems. But you are moving ahead with it, and soon it should be successfully resolved in your favor.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) A spate of indecision leaves you susceptible to doubt. But you’ll soon regain your emotional sure-footedness and be back leading the way, as usual.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Love rules the week with new romances favored for single Aquarians looking for partners. Cupid also targets renewed commitment for wedded Water Bearers.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) A surge of creativity keeps you happily busy through the week. But leave some quiet time to share with loved ones. Some long-awaited news finally comes through.

BORN THIS WEEK: People rely on you whenever they need someone they can trust to be caring, considerate and also discreet. © 2018 King Features Synd., Inc.

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