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Writers on the train making stops in Thompson and Churchill Winnipeg writers Ariel Gordon, left, and Anita Daher, right, will be hosting readings and questionand-answer sessions in Thompson April 2 and in Churchill April 5 during the 2016 Manitoba Writers on the Train tour. See story on Page 4.

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News Faculty of Social Work

Northern Social Work Program The University of Manitoba, Faculty of Social Work at Thompson has EXTENDED the date for accepting applications for the Northern Social Work Program. The deadline for submitting applications is April 11, 2016. The program is scheduled to begin September 2016. Students may complete the Northern Social Work Program as a full-time or part-time student.

Cops seize 1.5 kilos of pot and 180 grams of magic mushrooms in raid

BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

A 22-year-old is facing multiple charges after RCMP executed a search warrant and seized 1,448 grams of marijuana and 181 grams of psilocybin (magic mushrooms) at a Thompson apartment March 22.

Taylor Reid of Thompson was arrested and charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, and possession of the proceeds of crime. Reid appeared in court and was released on a recognizance until an appearance in May.

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.

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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.

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Nickel Belt News photo courtesy of RCMP RCMP executed a search warrant and seized 1,448 grams of marijuana and 181 grams of psilocybin (magic mushrooms) at a Thompson apartment March 22.

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THOMPSON? HOPE NORTH SUICIDE PREVENTION COMMITTEE is hosting the 7th Annual Hope Forum “Journeys to Recovery” Thursday, April 14, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm at RDPC Letkemann Theatre. Keynote Speaker: Susan Aglukark, Guest Speaker: Nigel Bart. Susan Aglukark: Songs and Stories Thursday, April 14, 7 pm - 8 pm at RDPC Letkemann Theatre. Anti-Stigma Summit “Journeys to Recovery” Friday, April 15, 8:30 am - 3 pm at the Legion. Free to attend. For registration or more info contact Andria 204-778-6513.

TNT SWIM CLUB SPRING SESSION will be starting April 4 for Novice and April 5 for Jr. and Sr. athletes. For new members swim level 4 is required. Please email tntswimclub@hotmail.com or check out Facebook at TNT - Thompson Northern Torpedoes Swim Club for more information.

THOMPSON WRITERS’ GUILD - On Sat, April 2 at 2 pm in the Thompson Public Library basement, Ariel and Anita of the Writers on the Train program (Manitoba Writers’ Guild) will be providing a joint writing and publishing presentation and Q & A session for the Thompson Writers’ Guild. Anita worked as editor at Great Plains Teen Fiction for eight years and Ariel works in marketing at the University of Manitoba Press. They intend to talk a little about their unique experiences as writers, how they came to the writing life, read a little from their work, then answer questions, and engage in discussion with our group. This is a FREE event. I hope to see you there! Amanda M. Holt, TWG President WHITEWATER KAYAKING PROGRAM: Introduction to whitewater kayaking at the Norplex Pool, taught by certified kayak instructors. Kayak rolling clinics are also offered. Introduction courses cover paddling strokes, upside down exit techniques, rescue skills and the kayak roll. Courses begin in October 2015, but you can join at any time. All equipment is provided. Ages 8 and up. Contact Ben at (204) 778-9940 to sign up.

THE NRHA PROVIDES FREE EVENING PRENATAL CLASSES throughout the year. Please do not miss out on this opportunity to learn about Labor, Breastfeeding, Newborn Care and tour our Hospital. Classes are facilitated by a Public Health Nurse. All pregnant women in their third trimester of pregnancy and a support person are welcome to attend. Please telephone Michelle at (204) 677-5382 or PHN Angela at (204) 778-1550 to register or for more information.

ARE YOU PREGNANT? STRUGGLING WITH USE OF EITHER ALCOHOL OR DRUGS? InSight Mentoring can help. This is a free service available to women that are pregnant or may have given birth in the past year. InSight Mentoring can help you identify your goals and help you achieve them. Please call 204-6775372 or 204-778-1521 between 8:30-4:30 pm for more information.

THE CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY is promoting Radon testing in your home. Radon is an invisible, odourless and tasteless radioactive gas that occurs when the uranium in soil and rock breaks down. Your local Canadian Cancer Society rep is available to give presentations on radon. For more information contact her at 204-677-3464 or visit the Cancer Society website at www.cancer.ca/radon.

IF YOUR LOVED ONE or friend has a problem with alcohol, and you need help, join the Alanon group meeting at 1079 Cree Rd at the Nickel Group trailer, across from Co-op Gas, Wed at 8 pm. Call Barb at 204-778-6494 for information.

SUFFER FROM ANXIETY/DEPRESSION? A support group will be starting again, can you give an hour or two of your time to get some help? Learning and helping each other does work. Let’s join together and get back our health. Phone Barbara at 204-778-6306 at Anxiety Disorders of Manitoba.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 1079 Cree Road (Nickel Group) across from Co-op Gas bar. If you drink that’s your business. If you want to quit that’ our business.

We can help. For more info call 204-677-4696 or 204-778-7986.

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News

Northern Manitobans among YWCA Winnipeg Women of Distinction award nominees

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Full scale election for positions of (1) Chief and (3) Councillors

Nominations on April 15, 2016 in Tadoule Lake, Manitoba for information please contact Electoral Officer: Corinna Powderhorn Deputy Electoral Officer: Jesse Anderson 204-684-2022 email sdfnelection@gmail.com

To: Marsha Dalrymple Take notice that a small claim No. S/C 15-15-01161 has been filed against you by Riverside Daycare Inc for $790.00 involving an unpaid account. The hearing of the claim will take place on Wednesday, the 4th day of May 2016 at 10:00 am, at the Thompson Court Office, 59 Elizabeth Drive, Thompson Manitoba. If you do not appear to defend this claim, default judgement may be given against you. Enquiries may be made to: Small Claims, 59 Elizabeth Drive, Thompson Manitoba.

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Natashia Moodie

BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Two Northern Manitoban women are among the 50 nominees for YMCA-YWCA Winnipeg Women of Distinction Awards, both in the community champion category.

Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) Grand Chief Sheila North Wilson of Oxford House and Natashia Moodie, a Thompson resident and Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation member, are up for the community champion award along with five other women.

“Sheila has overcome great adversity as the first woman elected Grand Chief in Northern Manitoba,” said North Wilson’s nomination, submitted by Leah Gazan.

“Sheila is truly a leader of

MKO Grand Chief Sheila North Wilson

the Indigenous and non-Indigenous community alike.

She has brought awareness to issues surrounding the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, including the creation of the hashtag #MMIW that is widely used on social media to spread awareness of the crises. She recently released the first part of a two-part documentary she co-produced that explores factors that place young women at risk to be exploited and has led many initiatives to advance indigenous issues both locally and nationally.”

Moodie’s nomination, submitted by Hannah Thorne, says: “Natashia is known for her leadership skills and positive energy.

Her most recent endeavour,

the Beauty Within Project, provides pregnant women with the support and assistance they need to provide for a new baby. The Beauty Within Project also helps fund maternity shoots for northern mothers to promote healthy body image and pride in motherhood during pregnancy. Natashia was the recipient of the 2001 Assembly of Manitoba Chief Awards for Outstanding Contribution to First Nations Recognition, 2001 Manitoba Achievement Award for the Moody x2 Anti Bullying Campaign and was named the 2001 Miss Manitoba First Nations Role Model for Aboriginal Youth.”

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NDP promises more support for mining and further roadwork in the north

BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

NDP leader Greg Selinger said March 24 that if his party is re-elected April 19 that it will boost incentives for mineral exploration and improve northern highways.

An NDP government would increase the Mineral Exploration Assistance Program (MEAP) from 40 to 50 per cent, support the Manitoba Geological Survey’s work with mineral exploration companies and work with industry to improve mining investment and processing tax credits to reduce barriers to processing imported material in Manitoba and make sure companies explore more on undeveloped leases. The party is also pledging to invest more in indigenous land-use planning and support the work of the Minister’s Mining Advisory Council.

“The NDP is committed to a sustainable mining industry that creates good jobs and skilled training opportunities for families in the north,” Selinger said in a press release. “Brian Pallister has said ‘there are no sacred cows’ when it comes to his cuts, and he’s already committed to cancelling Hydro contracts and cutting infrastructure spending—putting thousands of northern jobs and the services northerners count

on at risk.”

Thompson MLA Steve Ashton said in a statement March 24 that these measures would be good for Thompson.

“The new incentives that were announced today will support mining and processing in the north,” Ashton said.

“We will continue to work to identify other ways to support mining and value-added jobs here in Thompson and the north. In these uncertain times our message is clear.

The north matters. We will continue to be there for Thompson and other northern communities in terms of mining and value added jobs. We will continue to invest in the north.”

The NDP also announced that it would pave all 33 kilometres of Provincial Road 392, which connects Snow Lake to Highway 39 and invest $16 million to improve Provincial Road 391 to Nelson House, Leaf Rapids and Lynn Lake, including 10 kilometres of new asphalt on the Nelson House access road.

That followed a pledge March 23 to improve highways around The Pas and to spend $33 million to continue upgrading Provincial Road 373 and Provincial Road 374, with work including upgrading bridges and road reconstruction and surfacing.

May 4 at a ceremony hosted by former Churchill riding Liberal MP Tina Keeper, a member of Norway House Cree Nation and a film producer, who played the role of RCMP officer Michelle Kenidi in the TV series North of 60.

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Writers on the train making stops in Thompson and Churchill

BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Readers, writers and anyone interested in the writing process will have the chance to hear from Winnipeg writers Anita Daher and Ariel Gordon in Thompson April 2 and in Churchill April 5 during the 2016 Manitoba Writers on the Train tour.

The pair will be reading and holding a question-and-answer session in the basement of the Thompson Public Library at 2 p.m. April 2 and reading at the Churchill Public Library at 7 p.m. April 5 with a reception to follow afterwards. Daher is also doing a presentation at Thompson Public Library’s story time April 2 based on her Itty Bitty Bits book and there will be an evening reading at Northern Spirit Manor in Thompson as well. Gordon and Daher will also give presentations to Duke of Marlborough School in Churchill and host a creative writing workshop at University College of the North Churchill Regional Centre from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 9.

The author of more than a dozen books for children and youth as well as an actor, Daher is no stranger to Manitoba’s north, having lived in Thompson from 1989 to 1998, where she hosted the “Afternoon Delight” show on CHTM and co-hosted the “Saturday Night Party” with Kenneth Lloyd. Gordon has written two books of poetry published by Windsor’s Palimpsest Press as well as poetry chapbooks published by publishers in Edmonton, Vernon and Saskatoon. She is currently working on a manuscript of creative non-fiction about Winnipeg’s urban forests.

Gordon’s love of poetry comes from a couple of sources.

“I’ve trained myself to see the world as poetry and I like the form, but if I’m being completely honest, it’s also because I sometimes find 5,000 word essays intimidating,” says Gordon. “But I’m trying to work with that fear, to make it work for me. I also regularly write articles on books and writers for a variety of publications.”

Daher also has a complicated relationship with some forms of writing.

“I’ve always believed that writers have an emotional age they go to naturally when they tap into their most creative space,” Daher says. “For me that has always been about age 12, give or take a few years depending on the story idea. Writing middle grade fiction is my most natural fit. I also write picture books, teen novels, short stories, book reviews, articles and (now) screenplays. Each has its own set

Nickel Belt News photo courtesy of Ariel Gordon Ariel Gordon will take part in readings and question-and-answer sessions in Thompson April 2 and in Churchill April 5 during the 2016 Manitoba Writers on the Train tour. of challenges, and, when they are working, beautiful rewards. I suppose articles are most difficult for me, especially when I need to call someone up and interview them. Social anxiety and all that. I’m a bit shy.”

Both have done presentations and appeared on panels for a variety of audiences before.

“If I am on a panel I am quite comfortable speaking from experience, answering questions,” says Daher. “For anything else, I prepare—a lot! My school presentations combine props, photos, and interaction with the audience as well as readings from a featured book. For my picture book, Itty Bitty Bits, I even learned how to play the ukulele, and commissioned talented family

entertainer Curtis Wiebe to write a song.”

Gordon has given presentations and workshops to everyone from elementary school students to ad agency copywriters.

For writers, attending events like this can provide inspiration as well as nutsand-bolts information.

“Our collective expertise ranges from picture books to YA novels to collections of poetry to essay collections,” says Gordon.

“Writers and readers attending our events can expect to feel encouraged. Because we all need a little encouragement from time to time, don’t we? We all need to know that we’re a part of a community of writers and readers, that we’re connected to each other and that what we’re doing is important.”

Daher echoes those thoughts.

“Because I was an editor at Great Plains Publications for many years, and Ariel works in marketing and publicity at University of Manitoba Press, we are able to answer a wide range of questions about the publishing industry,” she says.

Connecting with readers and writers benefits the presenters as well.

“It is a joy to take time to focus solely on our creative selves, connecting with fellow writers and readers, all lovers of ideas and written expression,” says Daher.

“Also, story isn’t born at a desk. It comes from life. We need to get out in it, find and catch our threads of idea and inspiration which, if we are lucky, we can then distill into something more focused once back in our solitary writing spaces.”

Face-to-face interaction is a different kind of dialogue than writing, Gordon says.

“Publishing books is one way to be in dialogue with the world, but it’s at a remove,” she says. “Getting to talk to people, to share your writing and discuss the ideas and images it contains, is much more immediate.”

As for the question that aspiring writers always pose – what advice can you give to someone starting out? - Daher and Gordon agree that carving out a place to pursue the passion is essential.

“When I began writing with the intent to be published there was was no social media—only the trilling bell of an occasional email would pull me out of a story (I went willingly),” says Daher. “Today’s e-distraction is much more invasive and hard to resist. A few years ago I finally downloaded a program to ‘lock’ my Internet for time period of my choosing— including email. I was surprised at how often I would write a bit, then click on my browser planning to check a fact or image.

Or write and exhausting bit, then click on my browser for a Facebook ‘rest.’”

Contrary to what writers often decree, Gordon doesn’t think you have to write every day.

“I certainly don’t write every day,” she says. “But I think that to be a writer you have to consciously make room for writing in your life. You have to schedule it in, the same way you schedule shifts at your job or classes at school.”

The 2016 Manitoba Writers on the Train tour is sponsored by University College of the North, Via Rail, the Manitoba Writers’ Guild, the Manitoba Arts Council and the Churchill Arts Council.

MKO and AMC say first Liberal budget a good first step

BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Manitoba aboriginal leaders said that the first budget of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government last week was a step in the right direction. “[Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak] welcomes the investments in the repair and construction of new schools and the steps being taken to invest in education programs in our schools,” said MKO Grand Chief Sheila North Wilson. “Our children and families are calling for and deserve an education that is at least comparable to that available to other students in the province.”

However, she was concerned that the majority of First Nation education funding in the budget is planned to be spent in the last years of the Liberals’ mandate.

Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) Grand Chief Derek Nepinak said the $8.4 billion that will be invested in indigenous communities over five years is a good start.

“With the renewed nation-to-nation relationship with indigenous peoples the Liberal government committed to, these investments for the future are a good start and the budget is positive,” said Nepinak, adding that deficit spending should not be considered reckless. “I would take deficit

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North Wilson pointed out that the total amount budgeted for improving housing in First Nations in Canada – $554 million – is not even enough to address the housing crisis in MKO First Nations alone, which is estimated to require a $2 billion investment.

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dress the underlying root causes of the recent suicides, homicides and violence which have occurred in our MKO communities. Youth in our communities cannot have positive mental health when the basic necessities of life such as shelter, food, education and recreational facilities are not being provided due to decades of underfunding.”

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Why the hell should I go to church?

Spiritual Thoughts mr.yoner@gmail.com Nick Yoner If you have yet to catch the irony of the title, Hell has been the longstanding reason that folks have been attending church since its establishment. However, church attendance is probably less related to intently trying to avoid Hell and more commonly related a variety of other factors.

Therefore I would like to suggest a few other viable reasons to prove that church isn’t such a bad place to be. Despite the 2016 trend of it being generally “uncool” to attend a Sunday morning service,

I firmly believe that there are some things that the church offers that ought to distinguish itself from our lifestyle commonalities such as meeting friends for coffee, attending hockey games, drinking on weekends, or playing our PS4 into the ungodly hours of the night.

Placing theology and church doctrine aside, one of the most fundamental elements of a healthy church is relationship. By this I do not mean having a relationship with God, but the need for relation-

ship with each other. These buildings with crosses splashed upon them are meant to blatantly offer newcomers with a sense of belonging through authentic relationships. Church is by no means intended to facilitate surface-level relationships where after the service you discuss local sports teams, the weather and the unfortunate luck you had fishing the other day. In contrast, church is meant for creating relationships of trust, sharing in each other’s pain and struggles, and co-ordinating time to get together for something such as a meal to celebrate friendship.

The spark of relationship ought to be ignited as soon as anyone enters through the church doors –whether they are a stranger or a longtime attendee.

As relationships focus on how you interact with those around you, church

also offers a sense of internal meaning and purpose that supersedes the insignificant aspects that give us slight meaning in our dayto-day lives. These minute aspects I speak of range from our desperation for our favourite hockey team to reach the next round in the playoffs to simply saving up for the newest iPhone for the gratification of finally having it. These things are meant to pale in comparison to the meaning, hope and purpose that a living God would provide our daily lives. Through coming to know God on a personal level, we become challenged to find our identity and calling. We are provoked with questions such as, “Am I really living the life that God intended?”

“Am I selfishly serving myself or should I be humbly serving God?” Or perhaps, “How does my life have meaning?” These are cer-

tainly not easy questions, nor are they intended to be.

These are places that one’s mind ought to be aggressively pushed and shoved toward as they come to know church from an internal approach.

Binding the elements of relationship and meaning, church is to provide a place of safety and normality. Ideally, church should really be a second home and a second family for all whom attend. It is a place where you should not feel judged, but welcomed instead. It is a place where you can hang on to a weekly consistent routine that helps you centre on what is truly important in your life.

It may not necessarily do that every single time you walk through those main doors, but church ought to consistently provide the opportunity to do so.

As we bind all of these things together – relation-

ships, meaning-seeking, and safety – I definitely understand that these can be achieved through other outlets like having the guys over to watch the Blue Bombers, going to Trappers on the weekend or simply going to the gym. Church shares commonalities with all of these things, however they just take a different form and approach to address relationship, meaning and safety. However I would argue that church is set up to have deeper relationships, harder thoughts about one’s significance in life, and a setting of safeguarded physical and emotional wellbeing. That, I assure you, is why the hell I go to church.

Nick Yoner’s day job is as a program manager with Macdonald Youth Services, however he also serves as a member of Thompson Christian Centre.

A bitter pill: PC candidate talks pharmacy funding in Manitoba

BY KACPER ANTOSZEWSKI KACPER@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

In a quiet consultation office at Clarke’s Pharmacy, local pharmacist Jaden Brandt spoke March 17 with Kelly Bindle, the Progressive Conservative candidate for Thompson in the April 19 provincial election, to outline the financial and policy challenges which pharmacists in Manitoba hope to see addressed in the coming election.

Brandt, a lifelong Thompsonite who sits on the Pharmacists Manitoba board of directors as chair of membership services, noted that as Manitoba faces an increasingly burdened healthcare system, policies have prevented pharmacists from fulfilling a much-needed support role in the healthcare system.

Universal healthcare means most Canadians aren’t used to being billed for the majority of their medical services. But pharmacy remains rather firmly in the private sector, especially in Manitoba, which Brandt believes has prevented pharmacists from providing relief to an increasingly burdened healthcare system. “Pharmacy is an industry that’s very product-oriented, not so much focused on filling in the gaps where physicians are not able or have the time. We have an aging population, and physician wait times are becoming too long. Physicians should be focused more on the complex cases that pharmacists aren’t able to manage. A person shouldn’t have to spend three hours in a waiting room just to get

an acne medication.”

Patients can, in fact, come to pharmacists for a variety of services, such as medication reviews, vaccinations or the treatment of minor ailments. But while much ado has been paid to the coverage of medications themselves, the cost of services provided by pharmacists has been almost entirely overlooked in Manitoba: Brandt pointed out that many insurance companies will not cover the consultations required for such things as minor prescriptions, pushing many individuals back into the overcrowded waiting room of the walk-in clinic.

Brandt provided an infographic outlining several pharmacy services that are subsidized by provincial governments across the country: medication reviews (standard, comprehensive, and diabetesspecific), minor ailment assessment and prescribing, smoking cessation services, immunization, and prescription adaptation and renewals. Out of these services, Manitoba came in dead last for service coverage: only vaccinations were provincially funded, a service which Brandt notes is one of the last things he’d want the government to prioritize: “I’m happy that they’re covering it, but I say leave that to nurses and doctors: they’re the ones that are better trained to provide injections. Let me handle the medication management, and retain my professional role.”

Pharmacies are currently paid $7 per vaccination by

the province, which according to Brandt, hardly constitutes incentive to provide them as a primary service.

“Cost-effectively, my time is better spent behind the counter, counselling patients and running medication management.”

But where Brandt sees the most room for improvement, and indeed, the most need, is patients under federal jurisdiction, particularly First Nations groups in remote communities.

Physicians travelling to remote communities are often overwhelmed with the number of patients seeking aid in the short time they have, leading to a diminished quality of care per individual. There’s also no guarantee of continuity: a visiting physician will have little idea of a patient’s history, and the treatment prescribed by the doctor before him. For Brandt, pharmacists have the potential to bridge the gap between patients and physicians in these scenarios. But in communities often rife with poverty, the need for subsidies once again rears its ugly head: “If I’m to sit down and do a medication review for a patient, and charge a reasonable $120 for a care plan that will stabilize them for the next six months, that review has to be paid for somehow, and it probably isn’t coming from the patient’s pocket.”

Brandt extended invitations to both Bindle and current NDP MLA Steve Ashton to hear his case.

While Ashton could not be reached, Bindle agreed that more had to be done

Thompson Citizen photo by Kacper Antoszewski Manitoba Pharmacists board member Jaden Brandt stands at the prescription counter in Clarke’s Pharmacy with PC Candidate Kelly Bindle. Bindle is holding up an illustration depicting Manitoba as dead last among provinces in publicly-funded pharmaceutical services. to provide more options in healthcare for Manitobans: he says that Manitoba does, in fact, have the longest hospital waiting times

in Canada, and arguably the whole world. Bindle stressed his role was a liaison, but he did note that part of the PC platform

was to recruit a task force charged with reducing hospital wait times, in which pharmacists could play a powerful role.

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OBITUARIES ELIZABETH GWENHILDA ELLSWORTH (NEE COMPTON) November 16, 1934 – March 26, 2016

It is with great sadness that the family of the late Elizabeth Ellsworth, age 81, announces her passing on Saturday March 26th, 2016 at Thompson General Hospital. Elizabeth is the late wife of Leander Ellsworth.

She is survived by her 6 daughters Leta, Barbara, Judy, Madeline (Wayne), Karen (Glen) Sandra (Steven), 4 sons Leander (Norma), Les (Joyce), Donald (Ann-Margaret) & Dean, her sister Hazel (Ron) Green & brother Raymond (Ruth) Compton. She also leaves behind 26 Grandchildren & 33 Great Grandchildren. As well as a large number of nieces, nephews, & friends.

She was predeceased by her parents (Arthur & Susie Compton), son Garry and a number of grandchildren.

Ella or Mudder as she was known by her family, friends and her many ¿shing buddies loved to spend time on the dock and Paint Lake ¿shing. She also enjoyed volunteering at the Juniper Center & sitting on the Salvation Army Christmas Kettles.

Viewing will take place at the Pentecostal Assembly on Monday March 28th, 2016 from 6:30 pm-7:30 pm. The funeral service will take place at the Pentecostal Assembly on Tuesday March 29th, 2016 at 11:00 am. It will be of¿ciated by Pastor Michael Ivany & Pastor Dan Murphy. Her pallbearers will be her grandsons.

Cross Lake Islanders win First Nations tournament championship in Kenora

BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Cross Lake hockey teams were big winners at the 27th-annual North American First Nations Tournament of Champions in Kenora over Easter weekend, capturing several trophies worth a cumulative total of $20,000 in prize money.

The Cross Lake Islanders knocked off a familiar opponent to win the overall title and

$15,000, defeating the Norway House North Stars 6-1 in the final. The championship was the third in the last four years for the Islanders, who didn’t win it last year but did the two years before that.

The Cross Lake Selects beat Rat Portage 9-2 in the B-side finals to win $3,000 and Cross Lake lost 4-3 in a shootout in the women’s final, earning $2,000 for their efforts.

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The family would like to thank Thompson General Hospital Staff & the staff at the Northern Spirit Manor, as well as the staff of the Nelson House PCH. We would like to also thank members of both the Apostolic Faith Church & Thompson Pentecostal Assembly for their many visits & prayer during her time in the hospital.

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LORNE JOHN SCADDAN December 20, 1934 – March 22, 2016

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our dad, grandpa, great grandpa, brother and uncle at his home on March 22, 2016.

Left to cherish his memory are his children, Wendy (Ralph Linnebach), Harvey (Sue), Heather (Rex Reeves), Brenda (Larry Roy), Val (Kevin Hepp), Scott (Lindsay), 21 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren. Also surviving dad are his brothers Vernon (Gloria), Lloyd (Diane), Wayne (Ruth), his sister Mabel Van Eaton (Murray), sister-in-laws Doreen (Jim Geib), Joan (Perry Bratseth) and their families.

Dad was predeceased by his beloved wife Eileen in 2015, his sons Kevin John and William Joseph. As well, his parents, Gertie and John Scaddan, in-laws Pearl and Arvid Blixt, brother-in-law Ken Blixt and a number of extended family members.

Dad was born on a farm near Dinsmore, SK on December 20, 1934, the oldest child of Gertie and John Scaddan. He grew up knowing hard work, family values and loving sports.

On July 9, 1954 he and mom were married at her family home in Conquest, SK and together they raised 7 children. Their love was one of a kind and they were happily married for 61 years. Dad was a coach, driver and mentor, always setting the bar high for the lessons he taught. His greatest pleasure in life was hosting family gettogethers at his cottage at Setting Lake, where he and mom opened their home and hearts to all who visited them.

Dad spent 40+ years working in the propane industry. His journey took our family to many places throughout SK and MB, with a ¿nal destination of Thompson in 1974. Dad was an owner/manager at Stittco Utilities where he worked until his retirement in 1999. He had numerous accomplishments throughout his career and was the humble recipient of many awards. He was most proud to have his sons and grandson follow in his footsteps, sharing his passion for work and a knowledge they would never learn in a classroom.

Dad was a loving, compassionate and tough man with a great sense of humour. His family and home meant everything to him and although his legacy will live on in all those he leaves behind, he leaves a great hole in our lives, comforted with a lifetime of memories.

As per Dad’s wishes, cremation has taken place and a quiet family memorial services will follow.

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Last hurrah for winter at Wapanohk

BY KACPER ANTOSZEWSKI KACPER@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Wapanohk Community School hosted its mini-Winterfest celebrations on March 23-24, treating students to a day of friendly competition, cultural education, and allaround fun. Students had the option of joining a group

and rotating between game stations, competing for beads in events like arm and leg wrestling, log carry, downhill sled racing, and even jigging. Alternatively, groups also visited skills workshops, where instructors taught them about things like jingle dancing, trapping, traditional games and drumming.

Ron Cook guided students in traditional drumming, teaching songs along the way.

Students compete in threading ďŹ ne beads as quickly as possible.

Kate Cook taught students about traditional dancing in her jingle dress. At one point, the students were doing a round dance, inspired by the winding movements of the northern lights.

In between the festivities, students warmed up with hot chocolate in the lobby.

A jigging contest was hosted in the school music room.

The snowsnake slide saw students launching the carved sticks as far down a slick as possible. Simple enough, though the real challenge was launching the sticks straight.

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Young firefighter blazes trail Marc Jackson

My Take on Snow Lake mjaxon@gillamnet.com Snow Lake’s Volunteer Fire Department (SLVFD) can boost a couple of membership milestones over the past year; as it happens both came about when just one person was accepted into the department – Polina Gapotiy. Ms. Gapotiy is the first student member of the SLVFD and she is the second-ever woman to don the department turnout gear – Jill Cousins being the first.

Women’s membership on the department has long been a reality for those interested in firefighting and able to carry out the duties. However, allowing student (16 years of age and up) involvement is a relatively new policy – one which came about after a 2015 presentation to Snow Lake’s town council by Fire Chief Cory Anaka.

The chief gave a presentation on a Junior Firefighters Program (JFP) during a May 12, 2015 council protection committee meeting and that started the local program in motion. During that appearance, Anaka

Nickel Belt News photo courtesy of Cory Anaka Snow Lake Volunteer Fire Department Fire Chief Cory Anaka and firefighter Polina Gapotiy talked about how he’d witnessed the Junior Firefighter Program firsthand during a Bonspiel in The Pas and had weighed it as a possibility for Snow Lake ever since. He explained to the committee that the costs of having such a program would be limited and he felt it would bring benefits to both the town and students. Anaka noted that kids seeing firsthand the results of fire and drinking/driving would mentor peers on the harm of risky behaviour.

Under questioning at that meeting, the chief stated that enrollees would have to be between 16 and 18 years of age and possess

a valid driver’s licence.

The department would teach them how to handle hose, run the pumper and they’d learn vehicle extrication and water rescue.

However, he was quick to note that junior firefighters would be in the background during calls and not placed in harm’s way.

Anaka also said that the junior firefighters would receive “hand me down” turnout gear, be issued pagers and attend practices and callouts. At the regular meeting that followed on May 19, 2015, council approved the chief’s proposal unanimously.

Contacted in Snow Lake, Ms. Gapotiy confirmed

that she has been a firefighter for close to a year and started showing up to practices at the end of May 2015. “We had a presentation in school one day about drinking and driving, called the party program; the presentation involved an accident scene,” said Gapotiy. “After they were done, the fire chief talked to us about this program for junior firefighters. That’s when I got interested.”

The 18-year-old, who is originally from Russia, says that she enjoys trying new things and that firefighting is something that has always piqued her interest. “At first I was

very nervous coming out to practices, but all the guys are very nice, which definitely made it way easier for me to overcome the barrier of shyness,” she said.

“So far I’m finding it very interesting. We do something new every practice and learn a lot of different things.” Notwithstanding the enjoyment she now gets from the experience, a career in firefighting doesn’t figure into Gapotiy’s career goals. She graduates in the spring and has a number of things that she would like to try and do prior to making a decision on a future profession.

Currently, Gapotiy’s position on the SLVFD is no

different than any other member on the department. “Polina is of legal age, so that kind of gave her grounds to join the fire department as a full-time member,” Chief Anaka explained. “Students are taught everything as they go through all our practices with us. They get to carry pagers, attend and assist on callouts. They don’t go into any hot zones as we call them.”

So the trail Ms. Gapotiy blazed is wide open to any student who thinks they have the stuff to make it in one of the most appreciated positions in our community … that of a volunteer firefighter.

Highway to Gillam third in worst roads poll so far

BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Provincial Road 280 to Gillam ranked third on CAA Manitoba’s worst road campaign as of March 24, with a little more than two weeks of voting to go.

“With thousands of votes so far, it’s clear Worst Roads demonstrates there is major public interest in the state of our streets, and serious demand that our next elected officials do something to improve our infrastructure and road safety,” said Erika Miller, public and media relations specialist with CAA Manitoba. “Manitobans have a lot to consider, especially when it comes to infrastructure, before they step into the voting booth on April 19.”

Nearly 4,000 votes for more than 400 roads have been received at www. caamanitoba.com/worstroads since the campaign began. Participants can submit one vote per day for as many roads as they like up until April 6. The website also features submitted

pictures of contenders for the worst roads title.

“Serious potholes have been popping up all over Manitoba, and we’ve had reports of hubcaps littering Pembina Highway and the Perimeter,” Miller said. “While this happens every year, it is worse this spring because it was so mild. Needless to say, our drivers have been consistently responding to tire calls, and it has prompted a number of votes in the campaign. But potholes aren’t the only issue. If your pet peeve is the lack of cycling lanes, your congested commute, or poor signage and safety, those are all good reasons to nominate a road.”

PR 280 topped the poll in 2015.

The unpaved highway heads northeast from PR 391 and is the only road link for Split Lake and Gillam. As the only highway linking Thompson to Manitoba Hydro’s Keeyask Generating station project, PR 280 is used heavily by large trucks as well as pas-

senger vehicles.

Members of Tataskweyak Cree Nation blockaded the road in August 2014 to protest its condition and demand improvements.

PR 280 is scheduled to receive $28 million worth of improvements costshared by the provincial government and Manitoba Hydro. Following the 2014

blockade, NDP Minister of Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Eric Robinson said planning would begin immediately with the goal of starting that roadwork

within 12 months. Preliminary work on PR 280 improvements was completed in the summer of 2015 the provincial government said in November.

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Royals and red carpets

BY DANIEL MCSWEENEY

When deplaning at Heathrow, I was disappointed there was no red carpet rolled out at my Canadian feet as I walked into the terminal. There were scads of uniformed airline people, officious looking security and customs personnel but not one red carpet roller. Not even a brass band decked out in their finest ceremonial regalia. Perhaps I had gotten off the plane from the wrong door and a welcoming committee was at the aft of the airplane where the band played and the carpet was in readiness. I even mused that His Royal Highness Prince Philip might be there anxiously waiting for me to arrive.

Now before you laugh, I must tell you a little story that happened more than three decades ago at a much smaller airport in Canada.

It is an event that involved me – and His Royal Highness in a rare show of pomp and pageantry in our small northern nickel mining town.

This is truly a whimsical thought to have as I am arriving in England, but every time I land on British soil, I have musings about the Beatles, British television and of course the Royal Family. Britain may be a “dismantled empire,” but as British author Dominic Sandbrooks suggests in his book Dream Factory, it is a nation that has found a new identity as the world capital of pop culture of which the Royal Family is an integral part. I am not alone in my interest in the royals when one considers the popularity – perhaps notoriety – of the British

monarchy. Consider that when Kate Middleton and Prince William exchanged wedding vows in 2011, two billion people watched on television.

Indeed everyone seems royalty mad; (or mad at for some) anxious to know of their troubles and triumphs in what is surely the most popular reality soap opera in the entire world. Sadly, I think people know more about the Royal Family than they do about their own. Then again, the British Royal Family is not just for the English, it is royalty for the world. And we see in them an ideal image that when peeling the gilded skin of the royal onion, is anything but perfect. No matter what though, they give us something to love; scorn or just talk about with neighbors across the proverbial garden fence.

I have always been fascinated by Prince Philip, one of the most “politically incorrect” royals to ever strut the corridors of Buckingham Palace. And needless to say, he gets away with it even though the British tabloids have great fun with him. His comments either infuriate people or send them into gales of laughter. I fit into the latter category and hold my breath wondering what next the 94-year-old prince will say that might even perk up the ears of Donald Trump or Ted Cruz.

I am not a follower of the Royal Family; although I did encounter Prince Philip on two occasions; most notably in 1984 in Thompson, Manitoba when he presented Duke of Edinburgh Gold Awards to young

people from across the north. Back in 1984, I had not yet earned a place on local welcoming committees for such visiting dignitaries.

Instead, the local head of the community recreation department and I were assigned to roll out the quintessential royal red carpet for the prince the precise moment he stepped off the airplane. I recall watching the four-engine Hawker Siddelly turbo-prop skim over the pine-treed Manitoba horizon. With the prince at the controls, the aircraft made a perfect landing as local dignitaries, flanked by Royal Canadian Mounted Police in red serge, stood stiffly at attention. Flags fluttered in the breeze, palms became sweaty and, although I thankfully have no proof, there wasn’t a loose sphincter for miles around.

The door of the aircraft popped open and we expected the prince to emerge. One minute went by. Then two; then three.

Still no sign of the prince.

I recall looking at my colleague and deciding we would roll out the carpet even before he emerged.

It was at that precise moment His Royal Highness appeared; not at the front of the aircraft, rather 50 feet away at the rear. Too late to change our plans, we stood there dumbfounded as if this red carpet faux pas would jeopardize Canada’s relationship with the Crown. Instead, His Royal Highness immediately proceeded down the rear steps and walked under the wing towards us. Without missing a beat, he looked down at his feet; glanced at me

Dan McSweeney smiling and said: “Oh how nice of you, a red carpet.

Thank you very much!”

Perhaps that is the reason there was no red carpet for me? Was I supposed to exit the aircraft from the rear door? Did I get it wrong too? Is his Royal Highness waiting there for me?

I guess I will never know, although you know I really do. Interestingly enough, I bumped into Prince Phillip a few years later in Toronto at the Four Season’s Sheraton.

I was waiting for an elevator when the prince stepped out into the lobby with one of his advisors. He whizzed by me without a word; not even an “I say, you’re one of those Manitoba chaps with the red carpet.” I thought he might stare at the floor, look around and say, “Hmmmm…nice to see you; but where’s my red carpet this time, old chap?”

My father used to poke fun at the monarchy; mostly because he was a Canadian of Irish ancestry who embraced “the great Irish hurt” from English domination of his ancestral country. On the other hand, he liked many things British and beamed with pride when people suggested he had the looks of distinguished British actor David Niven. Both of us also had a fascination for British war movies that we would watch after he came home from night shift

work at the railway station.

We cheered on British RAF pilots in dogfights over the English Channel and admired the British spirit as searchlights scanned the skies for waves of German bombers conducting night raids on London.

He also admired Her Royal Majesty the Queen whom he believed had one of the most difficult jobs going. That did not stop him, of course, from performing a neat little trick with the old paper Canadian dollar bill. He would fold the note in such a way that it created what looked like the crack of a posterior that we irreverently called “the Queen’s a-s.” It was a little paper trick I would show my friends when we needed a laugh. Every time we did the fold, we bowled over in laughter and hoped someone in London just back from the colonies was brave enough to show Her Royal Majesty. I would like to think she too might get a great royal giggle out of this little trick. Who knows, perhaps she and Phil invented it over a cup of Earl Grey tea one morning at the palace?

We have a close friend who chatted with the Queen during a royal visit to Sussex, New Brunswick on Canada’s east coast. In her capacity as the host for the Queen at a major display of quilting artists, she had

her photo taken with Her Royal Majesty. Her impression of the Queen was very positive; someone who still enjoyed meeting people and carrying out her royal duties. She is undeniably human just the like the rest of us. She eats cornflakes; reads newspapers; follows Dr. Who, loves the The Last of the Summer Wine; drinks Earl Grey tea and cherishes her corgi dogs. And like us all, I suspect she unconditionally loves her family and has a warm relationship with her spouse of 64 years. My musings about the prince are nonsense of course; although both encounters did happen. I wonder though what would occur if we met a third time and I whipped out an old wrinkled carefully folded Canadian dollar bill and boldly asked: “Your Royal Highness, anything here look familiar? My old dad would like to know.”

Dan McSweeney, a Halifax native, first worked as a reporter at the old Halifax Herald, then got a taste of public relations work at Canadian National Railway in Moncton, before coming to Thompson in 1980 to work for Inco. He retired back home to Bridgewater on Nova Scotia’s south shore in June 2007 after 27½ years with Inco here.

He blogs at mcsweeneysdiversion.wordpress.com.

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Aboriginal applicants are encouraged to self-declare when submitting applications & resumĂŠs.

Full job descriptions are available upon request.

Please submit resumĂŠ by April 7, 2016 UP Holly Rousson, RPR, Recruitment Officer Box 240, The Pas, MB R9A 1K4 Fax: (204) 627-6810, Email: recruitwest@nrha.ca

The City of Thompson invites qualiÄŽed applicants to submit a rĂŠsumĂŠ for consideraĆ&#x;on:

Working Conditions: • Must be able to work in a fast paced environment • Must demonstrate a strong work ethic and be reliable • Must be able to travel • Must have satisfactory Prior Contact, Child Abuse Registry Check and Criminal Record Check • Must possess a valid driver’s license and have access to a vehicle Salary: Salary will commensurate with education and experience A cover letter indicating the position applying for, an updated resume and three references can be sent to: Human Resources Awasis Agency of Northern Manitoba 701 Thompson Drive Thompson, MB R8N 2A2 Fax: (204) 778-8428 Email: hr@awasisagency.ca Awasis Agency provides continuous training and a great beneďŹ ts package to employees.

We thank all applicants who apply, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

BRANCH MANAGER & OUTSIDE SALES Moffatt Supply & Specialties Thompson, Manitoba Moffatt Supply & Specialties has an opening for the position of Branch Manager/Outside Sales at our Thompson, Manitoba location.

Moffatt Supply & Specialties is a mining supply company with 9 branches across Canada catering to the various needs of local mine sites and contractor needs in the geographical location of the branch. Moffatt Supply & Specialties specializes in ground engaging components, wear materials, valves, piping products, and value added services.

Reporting to the Regional Manager, the Branch Manager/Outside Sales responsibilities include: •

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Focussing on and managing all sales functions including achieving growth and proďŹ t targets while maintaining current business Managing the overall operations of the branch Cultivating and managing key business accounts Providing direction, training, and leadership to branch employees Creating and maintaining strategic alliances with vendors

QualiďŹ cations: • • • • • •

Demonstrated ability to achieve sales and proďŹ t objectives within a competitive market Highly motivated with excellent communication skills Exceptional customer service skills Demonstrated ability to lead and build a successful team Knowledge of the mining industry is preferred Computer skills in OfďŹ ce and Accpac an asset

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious, career-oriented individual desiring to be part of a successful and evolving organization with the ability to greatly impact the future success of the business. Our competitive compensation package includes base salary, commission, beneďŹ ts, and a bonus structure. Pay package is commensurate on qualiďŹ cations and experience.

Please forward resume and cover letter to bhaight@moffattsupply. com While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those candidates chosen to be interviewed will be contacted.

Moffatt Supply & Specialties is an equal opportunity employer.

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CLASSIFIED@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET 201 • SERVICES

Tire Sales & Service Passenger - Light Truck - ATV Trailer - RV - Golf Carts - Forestry - Retreads - Section Repairs - Tubes Wheel Balancing - Repairs

510 • RETAIL/ OFFICE SPACE 2 COMMERCIAL SPACES for rent. One - 1,300 sq ft with storefront location, retail or office Two - 1,600 sq ft, ideal for light industrial or commercial use, easy load & unload & parking access, very reasonable rates. Call 204-6772957 or 250-491-3946. 19nb-tfn-nb

603 • TENDERS NOTICE OF TENDER

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90 Hayes Rd. Thompson, MB Phone 677-3925 or Toll Free 1-877-677-9955

301 • HELP WANTED THUMPER AUTO SERVICE is looking for a mechanic/mechanic’s helper.

Must have experience. Drop resume off to Derek at 3-33 Severn Cres.

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302 • BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES LICENSED FAMILY RESTAURANT and lounge. Established in 1985. Restaurant seats 92, lounge seats 40. Presently has 22 VLTs. Call 204-307-0119 8nb-gcd-13- d BUSINESS FOR SALE. Established sub franchise for sale. Serious enquiries only! Please call 204-679-2489 for more information. 13nb-1-nb COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY & DRY cleaners. Coverall & mat rental business. 5000 sq ft building (new roof 2013) 145 Hayes Road. Satellite store at Thompson Plaza. 9nb-tfn-nb

For other Manitoba government tenders, please visit www.manitoba.ca

Non-Bonded Tender (Construction Order) No. X05950 Supply of one Street Sweeper Northern Region Two Seasons Supply of one truck mounted street sweeper to be used in the Northern Region in various locations for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.

TENDERS MAY BE OBTAINED AT: Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation 11 Nelson Road Thompson MB R8N 0B3 (204) 677-6540 BID SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 12:00 Noon FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2016 Public bid opening will be held at the Bid Submission Location immediately after the Bid Submission Deadline.

The lowest or any bid may not necessarily be accepted.

Friday, April 1, 2016

Church Services ST. JAMES ANGLICAN Rev. Jean Arthurson-Ouskan 10 Caribou 677-4652 11 am Sundays also 7 pm 1st & 3rd Sundays ST. JOSEPH UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC 340 Juniper Drive 778-7547 ST. LAWRENCE ROMAN CATHOLIC Fr Subhash Joseph and Fr Guna Sekhar 114 Cree R. 677-0160 Sat. 6:30 pm & Sun. 10 am THOMPSON PENTECOSTAL Pastor Dan Murphy Youth Pastor Lawrence Stratton Children’s Pastor Karen O’Gilvie 126 Goldeye 677-3435 Sunday Service at 11:00 am Sunday School 9:45 am ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN 249 Thompson Drive 204-677-2799 Pastor Murat Kuntel Regular Hours: 11 am Church Service CHRISTIAN CENTRE FELLOWSHIP 328 Thompson Dr. N. 677-4457 Sun. School 9:45 am • Service 11 am FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 456 Westwood Dr. S. Ph. 778-8037 Service @ 11 am LUTHERAN - UNITED CHURCH OF THOMPSON Congregations worship at 52 Caribou Rd. at 10:30 am Sundays. Phone 204-677-4495

LIVING WATER CHURCH Pastor Archie McKay Ph: 677-2469 Sunday services @ 7:00pm.

LIGHT OF THE NORTH CHURCH 32 Nelson Road GATEWAY BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor Dave Cook 159 Cree Rd 204-677-3000 Sunday School 10:00 am AM Service at 11, PM Service at 7 Prayer Meeting - Wednesday 7 pm THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS everyone welcome sundays at 10 AM 83 Copper Rd For more information, church tours or home visits call the Missionaries at 204-939-4382 or visit Mormon.org THE SALVATION ARMY Thompson Corps (Church) 305 Thompson Dr. - 204-677-3658 Worship services every Sunday at 11 am APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH 111 Goldeye Crescent Sunday 11:00 am Worship Service 3:00 pm Sunday School 7:00 pm Evening service Wednesday: 7:00 pm Bible study followed by prayer time. Contact us at 204-679-2693 or 204-677-5003

401 • VEHICLES 2010 FORD F150 XLT Supercab 4x4, automatic, red,new safety, 8 cyl, gasoline, 175,000 kms, remote starter, new windshield, power windows & door locks, boxer liner. $16,900. Call 204803-9447. 9nb-GCD-14-D

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

508 • INCOME PROPERTIES

Excellent Salary (commensurate with experience) Full Benefits Package

FOR RENT 2000 square foot store front space for rent. Comes with garage bay with 10’ x 10’ overhead door. Electric forced air/AC. mrplumb@mts.net.

204-677-2013.

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FOR RENT 1400 square foot bay.

Overhead 10’ x 10’ door.

Electric heat.

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OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE 500-5000 sq ft. available. Cameron/Hoe building 81 Churchill Drive. Contact Joe Aniceto. 204-679-0490 or Neil Cameron 306-477-5668. 19nb-tfn-nb

Welders Supplies is a great place to work and proudly Canadian. We are one of the largest independent distributors of compressed gases and welding supplies. Winner of the CAFE Family Enterprise of the Year Achievement Award in 2014, we are a dynamic organization, recognized for our leadership, our connection to the community and our commitment to provide employees with a great work environment, opportunities for growth and competitive rewards.

Reporting to the Branch Supervisor, you will be responsible for the professional and timely delivery of products to short haul and in-town key customer account locations. Further, you will provide exceptional customer service support, both on-site with customers and in-house at our Thompson retail branch.

Qualifications: • A minimum Grade 12 education.

• A minimum of 2 years’ of experience in a similar professional driving role (3-ton truck or larger).

• A valid Class 5 Manitoba driver’s license with clear driving abstract is required.

• Thorough knowledge of Thompson roadways and outlying roads.

• A positive team attitude and a strong work ethic.

• A friendly, customer service-oriented mindset.

• The ability to work independently and meet time deadlines with minimal supervision.

• Familiarity with MS Office software an asset.

Housekeeping experience an asset.

Starting wage $13 per hour.

Please drop off your resume to Sharon Sheppard, Housekeeping Manager, 45 Moak Cres.

The interest of all applicants is appreciated, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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

ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Full-Time Regular Positions 2 Fulltime Faculty The Pas – 16-036 1 Fulltime Faculty Thompson – 16-037 Closing Date: April 14, 2016 will remain open 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.

If this sounds like the right fit, we want to hear from you!

Apply online: www.innovairgroup.com/careers or in-person at 217 Hayes Road, Thompson, MB.

Thompson (866) 677.6450

www.glaciermedia.ca/careers

Now Hiring a Professional Driver/CSR

Glacier Media Group is growing.

Check our job board regularly for the latest openings:

510 • RETAIL/ OFFICE SPACE

We are currently looking to fill a housekeeping position for day shift, must also be willing to work weekends. If you are an honest, reliable, hardworking, friendly individual who would like to be part of a great housekeeping team this may be the job for you.

WORK WITH US & GROW A CAREER

At the Quality Inn & Suites we pride ourselves on customer service.

RENTAL PROPERTIES in Birch River, MB, all rented out. Call if interested.

204-236-4837. 9nb-gcd-14-d

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