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Non-essential travel into Northern Manitoba banned April 17 as part of provincial response to coronavirus pandemic

BY IAN GRAHAM

EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Travel to Northern Manitoba and communities without all-weather road access is being restricted from April 17 to May 1 as part of the provincial government’s COVID-19 pandemic response.

Exceptions to the travel ban will include people who travel north for employment, those who are delivering goods and services, those who need to travel to the region for medical treatment and people who need to travel north of the 53rd parallel to fulfill the requirements of child-custody arrangements.

“This will help protect the region where the spread of the virus could significantly impact that population,” said chief provincial public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin at an April 16 press conference. “We’re protecting the northern communities and remote communities more at risk.”

The travel ban would not prevent Northern Manitobans who travel south from returning home, though all non-essential travel is discouraged at this time.

“Northern residents are always allowed to return home,” said Roussin.

Enforcement could include highway checkpoints, Roussin said, but getting the message out is the most important strategy.

“There’s nothing definite

right now about what those are going to look like,” Roussin said, referring to possible checkpoints. “We know most Manitobans follow advice, they follow orders.”

There were not yet any highway checkpoints for enforcement of the ban on the first day that it took effect.

“We don’t have anything specifically in place right now but that’s certainly an option,” Roussin said. “We have to protect those most at risk and certainly the remote and isolated communities are among those.”

Asked April 17 if people returning to the north from other provinces should self-isolate for 14 days where they first enter Manitoba or proceed to their home community, Roussin said they can return home before isolating.

“If you are a resident of the north the order we issued yesterday doesn’t apply to you. It’s usually allowed to go to your final destination,” he said, noting that any non-essential travel within the province or beyond its boundaries should be cancelled or postponed at this time.

“Today’s announcement is an important step and the result of public pressure making it clear that our region is very vulnerable and that key steps must be taken to keep our region safe,” said Churchill-Keewatinook Aski MP Niki Ashton in an April 16 email.

“This is a start. There continue to be gaps, however, as mines and work camps rely on outside contractors for work who are exempt from this restriction. We must also make sure that businesses that rely on visitors and seasonal workers that rely on tourism are supported going forward.

We want people to visit our North once we’re through this - until then let’s see our governments take decisive action to keep Northern communities and First Nations safe.”

“This is an extremely important measure to help reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus to First Nations in Northern Manitoba,” said Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) Grand Chief Garrison Settee in an April 16 press release. “We currently have no cases of COVID-19 in our MKO First Nations and our leaders are doing everything within their power to prevent the introduction of this virus into our communities.

Northern First Nations are particularly vulnerable to this virus as we lack health care infrastructure, have understaffed nursing stations, and lack housing that would better enable us to implement safety measures. More than two weeks ago the chief and council of the Misipawistik Cree Nation created a check stop on Highway 6, which runs through their First Nation.

Along with other Northern

Book a way to preserve and pass on memories of growing up in Churchill Nickel Belt News photo courtesy of Pew Charitable Trusts Travel north of Manitoba’s 53rd parallel is being restricted from April 17 to May 1 as part of the province’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

First Nations, they called for the closure of non-essential travel to Northern Manitoba due to their clear understanding that we need to take as many measures as we can to stop this virus from spreading during this unprecedented situation.”

MKO’s press release also reported that Indigenous Services Canada said 692 First Nations people had been tested for COVID-19 as of April 14 and that all those tests have come back negative.

One new case of COVID-19 in Manitoba were reported April 20, bringing the province’s total to 254 since the first positive test March 12. There are still only three cases in the Northern Regional Health Authority area and

the number of cases listed as recovered – 144 – is higher than the number of active cases, which was 105 as of Monday. Eight people are currently hospitalized in Manitoba due to COVID-19, five of them in intensive care. The sixth death in Manitoba from the virus was reported April 20.

Anyone entering Manitoba, whether from another country or another province, must now isolate themselves for 14 days after arrival.

“The ongoing risk is reimportation of the virus,” Roussin said.

Manitoba’s chief nursing officer Lanette Siragusa highlighted the efforts of employees at the Thompson clinic who raised $1,200 and collected large

bins of food for the Salvation Army food bank in the city, which has seen 24 new requests for food bank assistance this month, much higher than the normal level of three or four requests per month.

The Northern Manitoba travel ban should not have any effect on Vale’s Manitoba Operations, as new external contractors from outside the province have not been allowed on company property since March 23. Manitoba Hydro’s under-construction Keeyask generating station scaled back operations in March, with about 600 employees voluntarily remaining at the site and travel in and out of the camp suspended.

Cocaine, cash and a shotgun seized during searches of two Norway House residences Nickel Belt News photo by Ian Graham Norway House RCMP pending a court appearance Addictions Foundation of Manitoba northern seized crack and powder scheduled for director April 17.Gisele deMeulles has written a book about her experiences growing up, mostly in Churchill. cocaine as well as cash A second search of anBY IAN GRAHAM For all the harsh weather write residence things that you have ‘Oh, I’m just as bad, right?’ was not a very safe thing swallow when people say and about $10,000 worth to other around EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET I have all these stories and to fi gure out.

It’s pretty clear to do but I jumped at it.

I that Churchill residents and the dangers of polar of electronics and clothing 10:30 p.m. Wednesday reThough she’s now written when I get through.”

I need to capture them for thought that was exciting should just fi nd somewhere bears, deMeulles said if it while executing a search sulted in the seizure of cash, a book about her experienDeMeulles said she wrote my grandchildren really until the plane landed and easier to live. had been viable she would warrant April 15. crack cocaine and a loaded cesThirty-five-year-old growing up in Churchill, book,Eight titled people Whispers in because they will be lost if they started throwing the “To say, ‘Those people have moved back to ChurchJo- her shotgun. were Addictions Foundation of the Wind:and Stories the I don’t.” fuel off and I realized, ‘Holy choose to live there. They ill in a heartbeat. seph Muskego of Norway arrested four from of them Manitoba northern director North Life in Churchill for She also has a reputation cats, I was probably sitting should just leave,’ is quite “I miss the shoreline, I House Cree Nation was will be facing charges.

Gisele deMeulles said writcouple of reasons. as a storyteller herself. on a bomb.’” simplistic. It’s quite disre- miss the rock, I miss the arrested and charged with aCocaine as well as cash ing wasn’t cocaine something “I just sort of thought, “I had such a varied hisAnother thing that spectful. If we were in the polar bears even though possessing for she the and about $10,000 worth always thought she would you know what, this history and I would tell people spurred her on was the same boat in another area they’re very dangerous and purpose of trafficking, pos- of electronics and clothing RCMP photos do. think we would scream I really miss the Hudson sessing property obtained tory, this stuff that’s in my stories and they would go, hard times facing Churchill ICrack, cash and adon’t loaded shotgun were seized

by RCMP were seized by police during “In my youth I never ‘That’s not true, is it?’

I’d go, about that so why they Bay,” she says.

“When I go head, it’s going to be gone since the Hudson Bay Railby crime and two counts during a search of ado Norway House residence aroundon 10:30 felt good at writing,” she if I don’t write it down,” she ‘Yeah it’s true.’

They’d go, have the option to that? back home, standing the way suspended operations a search of a Norway House of failure to comply with said.

“But when I moved p.m.

April 15.

‘You didn’t do all that, did said.

“My kids are not gonorth of Gillam last spring.

I think right now they’re Hudson Bay looking out on residence around noon April probation orders. He was to Thompson to custody get into ing “It used to be a really feeling like they’re pawns the bay, it just gives you an 15. to get it if I don’t do it you? You’ve got to be really remanded into the school of social work, at that point I had to write for university and realized, ‘Holy, I’m not bad at this, right?’ I certainly developed a lot of skill in university and came out of there with a very strong skill in my writing and confidence in my writing. I write very clear and that’s it. It’s there.

Some people say it’s kind of blunt or direct. I don’t tend

and it’s something I’ve always wanted my mom to do. My mom’s an elder and she’s an artist, she’s got so many wonderful stories because she always tells her stories at Parks Canada in Churchill and I’ve always hounded her, ‘Please, just put it on tape, I will write it for you because your story is going to be lost,’ and she’s never done it and I thought,

old.’ I was like, ‘No, actually I did all that before I was 27,’ and they went ‘What?’”

Looking back, some of those experiences are things she might not do again.

“I did some pretty bizarre stuff like fuel hauls into the high Arctic at -35,” said deMeulles. “It didn’t dawn on me until after. That was a very dangerous thing to do.

Being on a plane full of fuel

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thriving large community and it’s just dwindled down to such a small population now,” deMeulles says.

Though she’s not there any longer, her parents and her sister and other family members still are.

“My cousin owns the hardware store there,” she says.

Because of that, deMeulles finds it hard to

in a political game and that’s really sad for them because I think the people of Churchill really want to thrive.

They’ve built their worlds there. How would we feel if someone came to you and said, ‘I’m sorry, you have to leave your home community and we’re going to displace you somewhere else and all your loved ones and your history is gone?’”

incredible sense. You feel so small and you feel great.”

Now that she’s got one book under her belt, deMeulles says she may try to produce another.

“I have another book in me,” she says. “It’s a darker story, more about personal growth and struggles.

Maybe in the next five years it’s something I’ll focus on doing.”

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Churches can’t fill pews but they are filling bellies

BY IAN GRAHAM

EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Provincial public health orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic may be preventing religious organizations from holding worship services, but at least two churches in Thompson are doing what they can to help fight hunger at a time when many people are uncertain how they’re going to pay for groceries or how much longer they’re going to have jobs.

Thompson Pentecostal Assembly, which now holds weekly services online, is giving back to the community by providing breakfast in a bag twice a week.

Pastor Mel Versluis says he got the idea for the food distribution program from a Facebook post by a friend, who asked anybody in need of help to message her, no questions asked and no judgment.

“I thought, ‘Well what a great idea,’ just to help people that are going to need it,” says

Versluis. “We still want to serve and this was a way to do that.”

Using $2,000 of the church’s funds as seed money, the program has now made a handful of deliveries, giving out a few hundred bags continuing a four-litre container of milk, a loaf of bread, one box of cereal, a dozen eggs and fresh fruit in a massive volunteer effort.

“We’ve had lots of volunteers,” said Versluis.

In addition to the seed money, the church has received donations, including $600 in gift cards from Safeway.

Gift cards are the best type of donation for the program.

“We don’t have any place to store food,” Versluis said.

People who want a tax receipt for donations of greater than $10 can receive them by making a donation to Thompson Pentecostal Assembly by texting “Give” to 204-6773435 and putting “breakfast program” in the memo line.

People can also volunteer by texting “Volunteer” to the same number or by going to www.thompsonchurch.ca and clicking on the “Volunteer” tab.

“We’re always happy to have more folks, especially those that are willing to deliver,” Versluis says.

People who want to receive breakfast in a bag can go to the church website’s breakfast program page or text “Breakfast” to 204-6773435 and then follow the link.

Recipients receive a maximum of one bag per month.

Roy Bladen of the Salvation Army, which has closed its church and its thrift store as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, says its food bank is starting to see the effects of economic disruption caused by the closing of non-critical businesses and resulting layoffs, receiving 12 new applications for food hampers on the morning of April 9 alone.

“It is picking up,” he said.

“We’re starting to get clients

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Nickel Belt News photo courtesy of Thompson Pentecostal Assembly Volunteers pack bags with breakfast items at Thompson Pentecostal Assembly April 14.

now that have been laid off.

“It’s working very well,” donations.

Layoffs didn’t happen all Bladen says of the pan“We’ve had a couple of at the same time. We know demic-precaution system. good financial gifts,” Bladen we’re going to be facing Perishable food that the says.

There are some items that some pressure. It is increas- food bank receives is placed ing. How far it increases re- outside for anyone to come are always needed, including mains to be seen.” pick up, though people doing canned meat, peanut butter, To help stop the spread of so are asked to ensure that juice and, of course, Kraft COVID-19, regular clients only one person comes up Dinner. picking up food hampers the wheelchair ramp to the “It’s a good staple,” Bladen are asked to call in advance entrance at a time says. so the food can be placed The food bank is in decent To register as a food bank outside for them to pick up shape right now, due to a suc- client or to make a donation without any person-to-person cessful Christmas fundraising (financial gifts are best), conCONSTITUENCY FLON CONSTITUENCY contact. campaign and subsequent tact Bladen at 204-307-2193.

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When Thompson’s new Liquor Mart opened last year, the long-time problems in the area of the old store moved east with it, a letter to city council says.

Heather Todd, council chair of the Lutheran-United Church of Thompson, within a couple of blocks of the old Liquor Mart location on Public Road, said the difference since that location closed has been night and day.

“We literally have had no issues since the Liquor Mart moved and while this has lessened the pressure on our organization, it has only moved the problem elsewhere,” Todd wrote.

Coun. Earl Colbourne, owner of the Northern Inn & Steakhouse just down the road from the old Liquor Mart, confirmed that the problems he faced for 16 years have essentially disappeared.

“The last eight months has been a blessing,” he said. “I looked for 16 years to find solutions. There was nobody with solutions. I don’t know solutions. It’s moved away from us. It’s still there but it’s moved away. It’s still a

cations toMB house problem.”

Thompson, R8N homeless 2B7 Intoxicated persons and people, however, there are 204-677-2066 KellyaBindle creating disturbance calls limits to what the city can do were up 34 per cent over to deter loitering and drinking the first two months of the in public. year, according to Thompson “We don’t have the capRCMP’s municipal policing acity to perpetually detain report to the last city public 30 to 40 people for the entire safety committee meeting on pandemic,” she said.

Council also voted April March 12.

Over the first three months 13 in favour of a resolution to of 2020, overall calls for ser- obtain an additional $200,000 vice to the RCMP detachment from the federal government’s have increased by 11 per cent Reaching Home homelessness from the same period last year, strategy to support responses says Staff Sgt. Chris Hastie. to homelessness during the The issue of people loitering COVID-19 pandemic. near Walmart and the liquor City manager Anthony store has generated further McInnis said the city has told attention since the COVID-19 the federal government know pandemic began due to health it expects additional funding in concerns and public health the future. orders recommending social “We’re in an emergency distancing. situation and we will do what Thompson Mayor Colleen has to be done,” said McInnis, Smook said at the April 13 adding that not doing anything council meeting that com- isn’t really an option. munity safety officers and Deputy mayor Les EllsRCMP have increased patrols worth said additional efforts in the downtown area and that to reduce homelessness and the city is working with the addiction-related issues need province to identify alternative to be maintained once the shelter options for homeless COVID-19 pandemic ends.

RCMP peopleThompson while also speaking “We need to make sure that with Manitoba Liquor & Lotwe’re Drug Tip Line doing something with a teries about reducing Liquor problem that existed for many, Mart hours. many years not just during this Without alternative lo- pandemic,” he said.

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Thompson YWCA housing 25 homeless people as part of city’s pandemic response Twenty-five homeless people are now being housed in the Thompson YWCA’s dormitories to help with social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Thompson reported in its Northerner News blog.

The people being housed there were selected due to their elevated risk as a result of age, medical conditions and more.

The 25 people were screened for temperatures and their recent history on arrival at the YWCA, which is housing them in a designated area, providing food and encouraging them to remain near the building for the duration of the public health orders currently in place in Manitoba. The YWCA has 24-hour security every day and no alcohol, drugs or other intoxicants are allowed on site.

The temporary housing is being funded by the federal government’s Reaching Home homelessness strategy, which announced last May that Thompson wold

be receiving $1.74 million over five years to support initiatives such as the Thompson Homeless Shelter. The city is also receiving an additional $200,000 in funding this year to support additional measures to try to ensure homeless people’s safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO has also donated hygiene hampers with supplies like soap, shampoo and a change of clothes for the people being housed at the YWCA. There are still 52 people relying on the Thompson Homeless Shelter for a place to sleep every night, including some who have homes in outlying communities but are stranded in Thompson.

The city investigated a Polaris building at the old University College of the North campus as a possible temporary housing facility but it would require more extensive repairs than hoped to be suitable.

Twenty-five homeless people are being temporarily housed at Thompson YWCA to provide greater protection against possible COVID-19 exposure.

City of Thompson photo The city, the homeless shelter and the community advisory board on homelessness are looking at other options for safe housing during the coronavirus pandemic. MKO and Keewatin Tribal Council have also applied for additional COVID-19 specific funding to support projects for vulnerable people in Northern Manitoba.

The Thompson RCMP community relations unit and the city’s community safety officers continue to patrol downtown Thompson to help make homeless and at-risk people more aware of COVID-19 and the risk it presents.

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Thompson Public Library laying off some staff due to COVID-19 closure but digital loans still available

BY IAN GRAHAM

EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

The temporary closure of the Thompson Public Library is resulting in layoffs for three of its six unionized staff at the end of the month.

The library has been closed since March 16 in line with public health precautions as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Administrator Cheryl Davies and two full-time staff members will continue to work after the layoffs of one full-time and two parttime staff members.

“There is only so much work to do when the library is closed and the board felt this was a good fiscal move,” Davies told the Nickel Belt News.

She also said she does not anticipate any funding

changes for the library.

While physical books and other materials can not be borrowed while the library is closed, library members and other members of the public can continue to borrow e-books through e-Libraries Manitoba as well as audiobooks and digital versions of magazines.

Borrowing e-books and audiobooks requires downloading the Libby app, while magazines can be borrowed using the RB Digital app and a library card number. The library also has a Tumblebooks subscription for young readers.

“More and more titles are being added to e-Libraries to keep up with the needs of our patrons,” Davies says.

Friday, March 2, 2018 ”Thompson Public Library is,Columnists in fact, an e-Libraries Advantage Plus library. This

means that we can see what our patrons have on hold or what they request and we have a budget to purchase those books ourselves. All the titles that we purchase are available to our patrons first, and then, eventually to all e-Libraries patrons in the province. Our patrons however, always move up to the top of the waiting list, even after we grant the province access to those titles.”

The Public Library Services Branch has also launched the Canadian Instant Digital Card, which allows new users who don’t have library cards to access e-Libraries Manitoba using their mobile phone number, which will provide one year of access. After that year is over, users need to register for a public library card to keep using the service.

Employment Opportunities Opaskwayak Health Authority is seeking qualified individuals to fill the

“This will allow people following positions: who don’t have access to • Van Driver – Non Insured Health Benefits, Opioid Replacement a public library to borrow Therapy & Jordan’s Principle (2 full-time, 1 part-time) e-books and audiobooks,” • Behavioural Health Clinician – Community Wellness (4 pos) says Davies.

• Behavioural Health Facilitator – Mental Wellness • Nurse Practitioner – Clinical & Primary Care Physical items borrowed • Midwife – Maternal Child Health (2 pos) from the library before it closed can be returned using These are preference competitions. All applicants are encouraged to the drop box near the enapply, however first consideration for this competition will be given to current OCN employees, OCN members & Indigenous www.thompsoncitizen applicants. trance and March staff 21, are still Wednesday, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 2018 www.thompsoncitizen Applicants are requested to self-declare at the time of application. ordering physical materials for the library in anticiAll positions are open until filled. Please contact us to obtain a complete pation of reopening to the job posting prior to applying. public once public health Carol A. Buchberger, Human Resource Manager orders are lifted or relaxed.

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People areThis or to apply forhealth this position please contact submit your application to: this province and country asset. not Minimum education required well-served by a fedwhich this approach has increasing. is at just one example ture investments. But our with Ottawa, while con9 35 Ashberry Place staying home if they can. of 9 35 Ashberry Place Carol A. Buchberger, Human Resource Manager have been hard hit. Our sen- is a bachelor degree or equivalent. eral government policy or been absolutely necessary than distancing.

150 projects in government’s responsibilManitoba’s provintinuing to take action to For applications Theymore are social Opaskwayak Health Authority licence required. InterFor applications iors have been particularly Valid driver’s approach, we will speak are the federal carbon tax, which our provincial govity is to represent the best cial Liberals, who held protect Manitoba’s inThey are determined to pro- hard hit. There’s the grow- ested candidates please drop off your Box 10280, 245 Waller Road, Opaskwayak, MB R0B 2J0 phone 204-677-5758 phone 204-677-5758 upat for them. federal business tax chan- a town-hall ernment and the but federal interests of Manitobans. meeting on terests and to make our resume Quiznos Sub, 50 Selkirk Email: carol.buchberger@ocnhealth.com tect not only themselves ing impact on First Nations. Avenue, Thompson, fax Three key issues and federal health- health Manitoba, R8N for or orges fax 204-677-5803 204-677-5803 have worked So when Manitobans are care Thomp- “CONFIDENTIAL” province stronger.

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