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Nickel Belt News Volume 61 • Issue 27

Friday, July 9, 2021

Thompson, Manitoba

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Suspected arson destroys vacant home in Split Lake

RCMP photo An empty Split Lake home burned down June 27 in a fire that police believe may have been arson.

A boarded-up home in Split Lake was completely destroyed by a June 27 fire that police believe may have been deliberately set.

Thompson Rural RCMP were notified of the blaze by First Nation Safety Officers around 2:30 a.m. June 27 and attended the scene with the Split Lake fire department, which immediately began to put out the flames. Police were told that the building was boarded up in advance of pending renovations and that no one was believed to be inside.

The cause of the fire has not been determined by arson is suspected. Police continue to investigate.

Anyone with information about the fire can contact Thompson Rural RCMP at 204677-6909 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477. Tips can also be submitted at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.

Lalor back to full operation after worker dies underground: Hudbay

BY ERIC WESTHAVER FLIN FLON REMINDER

Hudbay’s Lalor mine is back up to operation after a worker died underground in June.

The company announced it had resumed full operations at the mine June 23, with hoisting activities resumed and production ramping back up to Lalor’s typical levels. Hudbay tem-

porarily shut Lalor down following the June 19 accident that claimed the life of a contract worker at the mine.

The worker, identified by police as a 59-year-old man from Brandon, was working underground at Lalor on a night shift when he was fatally injured in a fall. The worker was employed by Dumas Mine Contracting

and not a Hudbay employee.

Hudbay confirmed the death to the Flin Flon Reminder June 20, publishing a press release on the matter the next day. No other injuries were reported in the incident. RCMP and Workplace Safety and Health are investigating the worker’s death.

The worker’s death is the first to have happened at the Lalor mine facility.

Man stopped by Norway House RCMP for suspicious operation of ATV charged with drug trafficking after cocaine discovered

RCMP photo Norway House RCMp arrested a man who was driving an all-terrain vehicle and discovered 67 grams of cocaine in his possession June 26.

Norway House RCMP seized 67 grams of individually wrapped cocaine, cash and drug paraphernalia from a man driving an all-terrain vehicle in a suspicious manner June 26.

The man was spotted in the Rossville area of Kinosao Sipi (Norway House Cree Nation) by the North District Crime Reduction

Enforcement Support Team and the Manitoba RCMP roving traffic unit. He was stopped and, with assistance from a police service dog, the drugs were discovered.

The 25-year-old driver of the ATV faces charges of possessing cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, possessing property obtained by crime and Highway

Traffic Act offences.

A 30-year-old man who helped the driver try to conceal the drugs faces charges of possessing cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and possessing property obtained by crime.

Both men were released from custody to appear in court Oct. 7 and police continue the investigation.

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UCN project aims to boost completion rates Spiritual Thoughts

educentr.dumont@gmail.com Sister Andrea Dumont

The University College of the North Thomson campus.

The University College of the North (UCN) is undertaking a new assignment to boost post-secondary enrolment and completion rates among students in Northern Manitoba.

Last month, the school published a request for proposals (RFP) from consultants interested in developing a program to prepare high schoolers for higher education and employment.

UCN is looking for assistance in researching different program models, obtaining information from sponsors, and developing recommendations to create a transition program, per the RFP, which was posted to electronic tendering service MERX. “What we call this I don’t know yet — whether it’s called the transition year or post-secondary preparation or University 1, there are so many different (options) and maybe they can all be looked at,” said Lynette Plett, associate vice-president of access at the school, which has two main campuses in Thompson and The Pas. “But, we are definitely looking for increased student success and to support more enrolment at UCN and other post-secondary institutions and to support students to be successful in employment pursuits.”

Bidders have until mid-August to submit a pitch to review UCN’s history of prep programming, as well as transition options offered elsewhere.

The University of Manitoba’s U1 — a direct entry option for freshly-minted

high school graduates, in the community, where a mature students who have day school was once held, never attended post-sec- was recently set on fire is ondary, and anyone who symbolic of just how comhas studied elsewhere, but plicated it is to improve has not completed a full graduation and post-secondyear at another university ary enrolment rates, he said. or college — is one program “What we’ve been told by UCN wants to consider our elders is we have to go adapting. back to the land. We have to Post-secondary prep is begin our learning journey currently offered “a little in a way that’s land-based, bit here and there,” on its because that’s where we campuses, said Plett, citing thrive,” said Halcrow.

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82 per cent in 2019. That Among them: poor atrate dropped to just over 50 tendance, a requirement per cent among Indigenous for many students to leave students. their home communities to In Cross Lake, the convo- attend high school, and the cation rate is approximately cost of moving away.

52 per cent annually and 30 Klassen said high schools per cent of graduates typ- need to focus on boosting ically pursue college or uni- enrolment by preparing stuversity, said Greg Halcrow, dents so that, “kids, gendirector of the First Nations’ erally, see themselves as education authority academics.”

The lasting legacy of the “People don’t get through Indian residential school programs because they’re system and related inter- super bright,” he said. generational trauma affects “People get through protrust in public education, in grams because they can Thompson RCMP turn impacting student enstick it out, because they gagement, said Halcrow, can continue to get work Drug Tip Line during a phone call from done, and because they have Cross Lake June 25. the skills to get the help they The fact that an old Indian need.” residential school building

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to share your views about the proposed rate changes from Manitoba Public Insurance The Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation (MPI) has applied to the Public Utilities Board (Board) for a 2.8 per cent decrease to Basic Autopac vehicle insurance rates and premiums effective on April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023. MPI is also seeking to replace the 5 per cent capital release from last year’s application with a rebate request currently estimated at $155 million to be filed later this year. If approved, the rebate would be equivalent to a rate reduction of approximately 15 per cent.

For further details, please contact MPI at inquiries@mpi.mb.ca or visit the Board’s website at www.pubmanitoba.ca.

If you are interested in learning more about this rate decrease, you are encouraged to attend the hearing, observe the hearing via live streaming, or provide your perspectives through the Board’s online comment tool.

If you wish to speak at the hearing or make a written submission, please contact the Board Secretary, Dr. Darren Christle, at 204-945-2638 or toll-free 1-866-854-3698, no later than October 1, 2021.

For more information, visit www.pubmanitoba.ca.

An electronic-based virtual public hearing on the proposed decrease will be held beginning:

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MLA calls for overhaul of justice system after report shows high number of Indigenous youth in segregation

BY DAVE BAXTER

LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE RE­ PORTER, WINNIPEG SUN

An alarming new report shows that more than 90 per cent of incarcerated youth in Manitoba who are isolated in segregation are Indigenous, and one MLA says it is time for a complete overhaul of how the justice system in this province deals with and treats Indigenous people.

The study, which was released June 25 by Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth Ainsley Krone, gives statistics from 2019 and 2020 on the number of youth who were segregated while in custody in the province.

The study shows that Indigenous youth accounted for 94 per cent of youth in segregation in 2019 and 2020.

Segregation is defined

by Manitoba law as the “confinement of inmates in a manner that prevents their physical contact with other inmates,” and in the report the term segregation is used to include periods of isolation up to 24 consecutive hours in length, while any longer than 24 hours is considered solitary confinement in the report.

“For 2019 and 2020,

youth who were segregated were most often male, Indigenous, and had known mental health concerns,” Krone states in the report.

“Youth in segregation were as young as 12 years old. The average age of youth in segregation was 16 years old.”

The study also states that 63 per cent of total youth in segregation in 2019 and 2020 had “known mental health concerns.”

According to the report, incarcerated youth being held in solitary confinement for more than 15 straight days increased 10 times from 2019 to 2020, mainly because of COVID-19 protocols that required 14 days of isolation upon entry of penal facilities.

“Many youth in custody facilities live with unresolved and sometimes intergenerational trauma, cognitive disabilities, or mental illnesses,” Krone said in a press release.

“Research is clear that segregating and isolating youth, particularly for extended periods of time, and regardless of the reason, is harmful and may have lasting impacts on their mental health and on their abilities to transition safely back into the community.”

NDP MLA and justice critic Nahanni Fontaine said that what the report shows is a complete failure of the justice system in Manitoba to deal with youth, and specifically Indigenous youth.

“It’s 94 per cent, and it’s just unacceptable, you can’t even wrap your head around the fact that 94 per cent of children placed in isolation are Indigenous,” Fontaine said.

Fontaine added she believes the number of incarcerated Indigenous youth and adults in Manitoba’s criminal justice system can’t be separated from the long-standing effects of the residential school system.

“This report coming out now shows you can’t separate this from the discoveries at Kamloops and Cowessess First Nation,” Fontaine said. “What we see is the intergeneration effect of residential schools, and this is an opportunity to see in a very real and very raw way those consequences.

“This is no accident, it’s been going on for generations.”

Fontaine said that as Indigenous children disproportionately make up

the number of youth in Manitoba’s justice system that “cycle” will continue for many of them into adulthood.

“It is very likely that many of these children will grow up and end up in adult court, so we see it’s just a pipeline for this cycle to continue,” she said.

Fontaine hopes to see changes that would put more money into restorative programs and programs that would keep youth out of the criminal justice system, rather than into simply incarcerating and punishing offenders.

“When you look at the amount of money that is spent on just one adult who is incarcerated, you have to ask why they are not investing those dollars into restorative justice and into programs that prevent these kids from ending up in the system,” Fontaine said.

“Our people have been saying it for a long time, the system needs a complete overhaul.”

— Dave Baxter is a Local Journalism Initiative reporter who works out of the Winnipeg Sun. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the government of Canada.

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GROUNDS MAINTENANCE – FULL-TIME SUMMER STUDENT POSITION (2 Positions Available)

Keewatin Housing Association is a First Nation service delivery organization. It provides advisory services to the eleven member First Nation communities in the areas of health, education, social, & housing. Nine are of Cree speaking origin and two are Dene speaking. The majority of KHA First Nations are located in the more remote and isolated areas of northern Manitoba.

Keewatin Housing Association is a First Nation service delivery organization. It provides advisory services to the eleven member First Nation communities in the areas of health, education, social, & housing. Nine are of Cree speaking origin and two are Dene speaking. The majority of KHA First Nations are located in the more remote and isolated areas of northern Manitoba.

QUALIFICATIONS: • Must have a completion of Grade 12 • Must be returning to school in Fall of 2021; • Proven competency in the use of computers in Microsoft Office and Excel • Ability to operate various types of office equipment • Should have good organizational skills • Must have good communication skills and pleasant telephone manner • Ability to speak fluent Cree/Dene a definite asset

QUALIFICATIONS: • Must be 18 years of age or older; • Must be recently graduated or returning to school in Fall of 2021; • Should have some knowledge of operating a lawn mower and other small power tools; • Able to lift up to a maximum of 50lbs; • Must be comfortable working on a renovation site; • Must be able to work as a team member; • Valid MB Drivers License will be considered as an asset; • Ability to speak fluent Cree/Dene also considered an asset.

DUTIES: Under the supervision of the Keewatin Housing Association Property Manager, the Administrative Assistant will be responsible for responding to calls from tenants and ensuring they are received by the appropriate staff. In addition, the administrative assistant will also be responsible for assisting KHAI staff with day-to-day operations and will be delegated additional work as required.

The successful candidate will be at paid at a rate of $13.00 per hour based on a 40 hour work week.

Deadline for applying is at 12:00pm on Friday, July 9, 2021.

Interested candidates are invited to submit a resume with cover letter to: Office Manager – Lisa Beardy 23 Nickel Road, Thompson, MB, R8N 0Y4 Fax: (204) 677-0256 E-mail: lbeardy@ktc.ca We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in employment with Keewatin Housing Association, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

DUTIES: Under the supervision of the Keewatin Housing Association Property Manager & Lead Maintenance, the Grounds Maintenance will be responsible for assisting maintenance staff with daily monitoring of KHAI units. In addition, the Grounds Maintenance will provide overall assistance in addressing work orders as they are issued.

The successful candidate will be at paid at a rate of $13.00 per hour based on a 40 hour work week.

Deadline for applying is at 12:00pm on Friday, July 9, 2021.

Interested candidates are invited to submit a resume with cover letter to: Office Manager – Lisa Beardy 23 Nickel Road, Thompson, MB, R8N 0Y4 Fax: (204) 677-0256 E-mail: lbeardy@ktc.ca We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in employment with Keewatin Housing Association, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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organization. It provides advisory services to the eleven member First Nation communities in the areas of health, education, social, & housing. Nine are of Cree speaking origin and two are Dene speaking. The majority of KHA First Nations are located in the more remote and isolated areas of northern Manitoba.

DUTIES: Under the supervision of the Keewatin Housing Association Property Manager, the Accounting Assistant will be responsible for assisting the Account Payable & Accounts Receivable Clerks in reconciling monthly invoice payments & rent revenues received.

In addition, the Accounting Assistant will also assist staff in developing and organizing accounting filing system for the office to assist with Audit preparation.

QUALIFICATIONS: • Must have Post-Secondary in Accounting or Business Administration; • Must be recently graduated or returning to school in Fall of 2021; • Proven competency in the use of computers in Microsoft Office and Excel; • Must be knowledgeable of AccPac Sage 300; • Ability to operate various types of office equipment • Should have good organizational skills • Must have good communication skills and pleasant telephone manner • Ability to speak fluent Cree/Dene a definite asset

The successful candidate will be at paid at a rate of $14.00 per hour based on a 40 hour work week.

Deadline for applying is at 12:00pm on Friday, July 9, 2021.

Interested candidates are invited to submit a resume with cover letter to: Office Manager – Lisa Beardy 23 Nickel Road, Thompson, MB, R8N 0Y4 Fax: (204) 677-0256 E-mail: lbeardy@ktc.ca We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in employment with Keewatin Housing Association, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

KEEWATIN TRIBAL COUNCIL CRISIS RESPONSE ADVISOR FULL TIME POSITION Under the general direction of Keewatin Tribal Council (KTC) Director of Health and the Wellness Programming Team Leader, the Crisis Response Advisor will assist member First Nations in Crisis Response situations in collaboration with the Crisis Response team and KTC according to Crisis Response protocol.

They will respond to requests for assessments, support or consultation regarding community members in crisis due to community trauma/emergent situations, mental health, suicide or addictions concerns. They will provide on-site support to youth, caregivers and community members, provide referrals or linkage to resources and provide informational resources based on a case management model.

QUALIFICATIONS: • Post-Secondary education / training / experience in the Social Services field.

• Demonstrated counseling skills with First Nations and ability to facilitate the transfer of skills to community based resources.

• Community Crisis Response experience or suitable amount of experience or education.

• Knowledgeable of government agencies and various organizations.

• Should have good communication and organizational skills.

• Computer skills are needed for various input of reporting requirements.

• Ability to work well as a team member.

• Ability to speak Cree/Dene would be an asset.

• A valid Driver’s license would be an asset.

• Must be prepared to travel extensively for Crisis Response and Mental Health training.

A written application with detailed resume, including at least two (2) references with written permission to contact the references and your latest immediate supervisor should be submitted to: Closing Date: Friday, July 16, 2021 Late applications will not be accepted

Please Forward Resumes to the Attention of: Lisa Beardy, Office Manager 23 Nickel Road, Thompson, Manitoba R8N OY4 Email: lbeardy@ktc.ca Fax: 204 677-0256 Applications will be accepted until 4:00 pm, Friday, July 16, 2021.

We would like to thank those that apply for the position but only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

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Northern Regional Health Authority clears 50 per cent second dose mark Nearly 30,000 northerners with both vaccine doses, almost three-quarters of eligible people with at least one

BY ERIC WESTHAVER FLIN FLON REMINDER

The Northern Regional Health Authority (NRHA) has become the first Manitoba health region to have more than half its eligible population get two COVID-19 vaccine doses.

According to public health data, the NRHA broke the 50 per cent double-dosed mark June 27, with almost 30,000 people out of an eligible population of 58,702 having received their second dose – 50.5 per cent.

By contrast, none of Manitoba’s other four health districts had more than 40 per cent of their eligible population get a second dose. The closest to that mark, Prairie Mountain Health, sat at

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