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Exchange Income Corporation (EIC), the company that owns Calm Air and Perimeter announced PolarAviation, Bears International Dec. that it ahas (PBI)20 received $1 bought million some assets of Wings donation towards the Over conKississing, including its struction of a new facility charter and fuelling in Churchill during opertheir ations at the ThompPolar based Bear Affair gala in son airport. Toronto Feb. 27. Wings Kississing was Dani Over Reiss, president purchased $10 million, and CEO offor Canada Goose, including millionPolar cash as well as$7.8 a current and the transfer of $2.2 of EIC common shares to the seller. The assets acquired by EIC include King Air 200 charter operations in Thompson, the Thompson fuelling operations, rotary wing operations in the Island Lake region and a 27,000-square-foot hangar at the St. Andrews Airport. “The acquisition of these operations and assets significantly strengthen our aviation operations in Manitoba,” said EIC CEO Mike Pyle in a press release. “The King Air

ing them build a muchneeded facility which will serve as a launch site for PBI’s research and educa- BY IAN GRAHAM tional activities on polar EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET Council approved first bear habitat conservation reading of a bylaw to rearound the world.” The proposed Polar duce the number of counBears International House, cillors from eight to six at construction of which is their Feb. 26 meeting by a expected to begin at the vote of 6-3, with councilstart of the 2018 polar bear lors Ron Matechuk, Dunseason, will be built on do- can Wong and Judy Kolada nated land on Churchill’s opposed. Before the reduction main street and designed becomes reality, however, to be energy efficient and the bylaw must be the ecologically sound. It will serve as a site to educate subject of a public hearing, ofcurrently Nickel News photo Wings Overscheduled Kississing visitors toBelt Churchill aboutcourtesy for March 12, and then Exchange Income Corporation announced Dec. 20 that it has bought Wings Over Kississing’s King Air 200 charter polar bears, climate change receive second and third operations and fuelling operations in Thompson, along with other assets. and the urgent need to take action, as well as provide reading, which are tentativelyand slated occur March wetolook forward charter operations provide travel hub for communities in the Islandfacilities Lake region. broadcast for EIC 12 and March 26 respectus with a new charter in Northern Manitoba. The St. Andrews hangar to breaking ground on the media, support polar bear ively. City announced manager Gary platform, and combined The addition of the rotary represents a significantly new research and outreach ef- previously Ceppetelli says the hangar bylaw with the fuelling station at wing operations enables upgraded facility for visiting Custom. 60,000-square-foot forts, and assist must be passed 180 days Thompson airport, allows us to continue to build our Continued investment in the at the Winnipeg International scientists, educators and prior to in thetheelection date us to better serve this key partnership with customers province is important for Airport near future other guests whose work of Oct. 24. If it is, the next comments made Feb. 12 and support are critical to election could be a bit of when council voted 5-2 polar bear conservation. a case of musical chairs, to amend the Thompson The facility will include a workspace, bunkhouse, with the eight incumbent Charter Act, which stipukitchen and storage space councillors, assuming all of lates that council should them decide to run again, have eight councillors and for equipment. “This is the single lar- competing for only six a mayor, to the effect that gest donation PBI has available spots, along with reducing the number of $84.23 to $23.74 effective are calculated based had already been approved while 10 per cent of the the utility.positions would BY IAN GRAHAM council received and it is an all the other candidates. Jan. 1, while the minimum on the number of cubic on an interim basis last Jan. costs for the city manager, The “new PUB blood” said from the EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET Eliminating two council prevent amazing commitment to The board then approved finance department, audits, utility should include a In what has become an quarterly charge, which metres of water customers 11. positions would save just coming into council. helping secure the polar water rates but rejected the purchasing department, 10 per cent contingency occasional holiday tradition, includes 14 cubic metres consume, effectively the the under $20,000 in salarDeputy mayor Colleen bear’s future,” said PBI city’s cost allocation personnel, safety program, of variable operating the Public Utilities Board of of water, decreased from new combined rate will be the executive director Krista ies and perhaps about Smook said that isn’t neNickel Belt News by Ian Graham (CAM) to communications department costs inphoto its calculations, Manitoba (PUB) approved $135.61 to $92.76. The $4.93, about 34 per cent methodology Wright. “We’re humbled $5,500 to $16,400 in cessarily true as she and cost northern of bulk director water went higher than combined determine how much spent and development services which the city said it will Addictions Foundation of Manitoba Gisele deMeulles hasthe written a book about her experiences growing up, mostly in Churchill. the City of Thompson’s travel expenses, based Valentino were among the by this generous gift and in departments like public are allocated to the utility, include in its 2020 to 2022 water and wastewater utility down from $4.90 per cubic rate of $3.67 in 2018. on the amounts spent on top three vote-getters in extremely BY Forapplication, all the harsh weather writeto things thatwhile you have I’m justestablishing as bad, right?’ a grateful.” very thing swallow people metre $4.03 the ‘Oh, A bylaw the was worksnot should besafe attributed based the that 14say of rate due not to ratesIAN just GRAHAM days before the end to travel on bywhen thefact two lowest2014 despite having EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET havewater all these stories and to to figure out. It’s clear do water but I jumped at how it. I that the of polar to the utility and reconnection feepretty remains at I2019 rates received 140 ofChurchill thecouncillors city’sresidents full-time be submitted by Sept. 30, of the year. spending and and been ondangers council before, Though 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 Erica and Dani Reiss dowork for the water 2019. In a Dec. 27 board order, $320 and the hydrant rental first reading at the last much to general city oper- staff the two highest spending while Coun. Penny Byer a book about her experiensaid she wrote council my grandchildren until landed and utility. easier live.year 2016.per had been viable she would at $125 per year. meeting of thereally 2014- ations. The city was ordered The board alsodon’t approved natedthe $1plane million towards the PUB approved 2019 feeDeMeulles in the to fiTwenty-seven scal said fresh faces autoces growing up in Churchill, book, Whispers in because they started throwing the cent “To ‘Those moved totoChurch2018 term on will Oct.be 15.lost if they to submit a new CAM and ofsay, public workspeople costs the creation ofback a maintenance ratetitled per cubic metre water and sewer rates that herThe Shrinking council to six have matically equate differPolar Bears International’s Addictions Foundation of the Wind: Stories from the I don’t.” off and for I realized, ‘Holy to They a heartbeat.reserve for of water above the quarterly Following the PUB’s fuel 2019 rates approval by choose are allocated tothere. the utility, and equipment will see Thompson utility would putlive Thompson in ill entinresults. proposed facility in ChurchManitoba 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 approval of the transfer minimum of 14 cubic metres Nov. 30, which the PUB resince 14 of 42 public the water toI customers pay more for line with other similarly “I’m nottreatment sureshoreline, thatplant whethill during the organization’s simplistic. Gisele deMeulles said writcouplemore of reasons. as awater storyteller herself.plant on a bomb.’” It’s quite disremiss the rock, I miss the than a dollar, of treatment ceived Dec. 3. cover future replacement works employees work their actual consumption of ajumped sized communities said er you have new blood Polar Bear Affair gala inthat To- spectful. If we were in the polar bears even though ing wasn’t she from “I just of thought, “I had such a varied Another thing $2.39sort to $3.42, a 43 per ownership from Vale tohisthe Under the now-approved for the Blake water Ellis, utility.a Twoplant machinery and water but asomething lower service Coun. com- of makes that great a differronto Feb. 27. always thought she would cent you increase. know what, this rates his- city tory and I would tell people on for was the thirds same in another area other they’re very dangerous and Sewage in January 2018, the spurred CAM, theher costs meter of sidewalk andCoun. curb equipment. A bylaw fee and minimum quarterly ment boat reiterated by ence in what a council is do. tory, this stuff that’s in my times Churchill thinkValentino. we would really miss the Hudson andathey would go, hard are going up from $1.28 to stories board held public hearing reading andfacing the utility as wellscream as 10 Iestablishing reserve Nickel Belt clerk News Imaintenance payment. Kathy able to do andthis accomplish “In youth Iservice never head, not true,on is it?’ go, since that so why don’t they Bay,” she says. “When go going18 to per be gone the Hudson Bayto Rail$1.51,it’s or about cent. ‘That’s in Thompson the I’d city’s are attributed wholly the per“When cent ofyou sanding, was approved by council The my quarterly look atpaving every depending on what the Iobphoto courtesy of about felt good at writing,” she if I don’t write it down,” she ‘Yeah it’s true.’ They’d go, have the option to do that? back home, standing on the way suspended operations andBears sewer utility, and grading allocated to last May. charge dropped from Since wastewater volumes proposed 2018 rates, which waterPolar other city orismunicipality Continued on Page 3 International said. “But when I moved said. “My kids are not go- ‘You didn’t do all that, did north of Gillam last spring. I think right now they’re Hudson Bay looking out on to Thompson to get into ing to get it if I don’t do it you? You’ve got to be really “It used to be a really feeling like they’re pawns the bay, it just gives you an the school of social work, and it’s something I’ve al- old.’ I was like, ‘No, actually thriving large community in a political game and that’s incredible sense. You feel so at that point I had to write ways wanted my mom to I did all that before I was and it’s just dwindled down really sad for them because I small and you feel great.” WE SELL for university and realized, do. My mom’s an elder and 27,’ and they went ‘What?’” to such a small population think the people of ChurchNow that she’s got • HOUSEWARE • ELECTRONICS HELIUM ‘Holy, I’m not bad at this, she’s an artist, she’s got so her belt, Looking back, some of now,” deMeulles says. ill really want to thrive. one book under • TOYSThough she’s not there • FRAMES right?’ I certainly developed many wonderful stories be- those experiences are things They’ve built their worlds deMeulles says she may try BALLOONS! a lot of skill in university cause she always tells her she might not do again. any longer, her parents•and there. How would we feel to produce another. • CRAFT LINEN and came out of there with stories at Parks Canada in “I did some pretty bizarre her sister and other family if someone came to you and “I have another book in • the STATIONERY • CARDS a very strong skill in my Churchill and I’ve always stuff like fuel hauls into said, ‘I’m sorry, you WE have toARE me,” she says. “It’s a darker members still are. writing and confidence in hounded her, ‘Please, just high Arctic at -35,” said “My cousin owns the leave your home community story, more about personTHE PARTY my writing. I write veryFOR put“GREAT it on tape,CANADIAN I will write it DOLLAR deMeulles.STORE “It didn’t-dawn hardware ON storeFACEBOOK! there,” she and we’re going to displace al growth and struggles. LOOK THOMPSON” SPECIALISTS clear and that’s it. It’s there. for you because your story on me until after. That was a says. you somewhere else and all Maybe in the next five years OF THE Some peopleMON say it’s kind of9 am is -going and she’s very dangerous thing to do. of that, yourNORTH! it’s something I’ll focus on - THU: 9 pmto be • lost,’ FRIDAY: 9 am - 10 pm • SATURDAY: 9 am - 9Because pm • SUNDAY: 10 am - your 6 pmloved ones and blunt or direct. I don’t tend never done it and I thought, Being on a plane full of fuel deMeulles finds it hard to history is gone?’” doing.” Bears International board member and a former chairman of that board from 2008 to 2017, pledged the money, which represents about half of the money the organization hopes to raise for Polar Bears International House.

“Over the least decade of working with PBI, I have seen firsthand the passion and energy that the team puts into their important research and efforts to ensure polar bears have a future,” said Reiss in a press release. “It is a privilege to be a part of help-

as part of EIC bringing the heavy maintenance for the fixed wing search and rescue to Manitoba.” Wings Over Kississing founder and president Curt that’s said our size, we have the Enns he was pleased most,” with theshe sale.said. Matechuk said that “As a proud Manitoban, sinceare the happy need to that cut costs we our is partly due the new, operations aretogoing to a lower company grant-in-lieu great with (GIL) their that Vale Operhome baseManitoba in Manitoba,” ations pays thewife, city Juanita, instead said Enns. “My of property taxes, the and I will continue to counfocus cillors that on our who lodgenegotiated and remaining agreement couldincluding make it aircraft platform, possible for council go float operations. We to look through atotrial period with forward working fewer EIC as members. we focus on our other “If the three councillors businesses.” that negotiated the division GIL, this EIC’s aviation miserable, this very poor owns and operates Perimeter GIL, were do the honAviation andtoBearskin Lake ourable thing and resign Air Service, Keewatin Air, from council, we would Calm Air International, have a couple of weeks to Custom 2 Helicopters, find out whether we want Regional One, Provincial to proceed all way to Aerospace andthe Moncton third reading onand this,” Flight College, hassaid an Matechuk,inwho repeated investment Wasaya Group.

Minimum charges down, consumption charges up in Thompson’s 2019 water rates, approved by PUB Dec. 27


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