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Thirty-four competitors representing four Manitoba mining operations will be competing in Thompson May 27-28 in the provincial mine rescue championships.

The teams - from Hudbay’s mines in Flin Flon and Snow Lake, the Tanco mine near Lac du Bonnet and the host Vale Manitoba Operations in Thompson qualified by winning local competitions that include a written knowledge test, firefirghting, fi rst aid, an equipment bench test and an underground mine rescue scenario.

Vale Manitoba Operations will be represented by captain and technician Todd Yuskow, co-captain Tom Flett, gas man Steve Oniske, #3 man Ian McKenzie, #4 man Derek Brightnose, director of operations Dave Caswell and coach Warren Brass.

Trevor Thurstan, Mike Desjarlais, Travis Pfoh, Dale Holmgren, Damian Dominey, technician Dave Green, director of operations Don Last and coaches Olaf Hettrick and Marshall Manns will represent Huday’s Flin Flon operations.

Hudbay’s Snow Lake operations will be represented by captain Aldon Kowalchuk, #2 Jordan Galloway, #3 Jeremy Campbell, #4 Jeremy Nickel, vice-captain Jon Young, director of operations Tony Butt, technician Bernard Fourie, and coaches Clint Parsons and Kevin Lief.

The Tanco mine team includes captain Greg Bellin, #2 Kevin Boulet, #3 Mike Jelencic, #4 Craig Brandson, vice-captain James Spiers, director of operations Simon Nolan, technician Rob McMullen, and coaches Carl Nilsson and Craig Kulbaba.

The Vale Manitoba Operations team won the 2015 provincial minue rescue competition, hosted by HudBay at the 777 Mine in Flin Flon last October. That team also included Brass in the role of coach and Yuskow, who wound up in second place in the individual technician competition, just one point behind the winner.

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Town moves forward with ban on bags My Take on Snow Lake mjaxon@gillamnet.com Marc Jackson There has been noise of late in respect to following the lead of Leaf Rapids, Thompson and The Pas and banning single-use plastic bags within Snow Lake. The proposal began several months back and has progressed to the point

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about and what they hope to accomplish.

Coun. Richard Jones says that the idea was brought forward by a ratepayer and that he and Deputy Mayor Jodi Wilson picked up on it and looked into the initiative further.

“Of course most everybody thinks we should get rid of plastic just because of the mess it leaves … so that is where it took off,” said Jones of council’s involvement. “We both feel really strongly about this and are lovers of animals, so to go out there (area of the dump) and look at the mess, you just want to cry,” Wilson concurred.

“That’s a disgrace for our community.”

Wilson advises that she has spoken to downtown businesses and homebased businesses – 98 per cent reacted positively to the initiative. She says the one concern she did receive was for the homebased businesses that use the plastic bags for their branding. “They didn’t want to lose that,” she said. “However, to shop, they didn’t want to use plastic bags, they would take their own.”

The council members were asked if they had studied whether the problem would actually subside when most plastic bags that are received from the store are in turn used to bag garbage … wouldn’t people just go and buy plastic bags to use for their garbage, they were asked?

Jones admitted that he uses plastic bags for garbage himself and that he wasn’t even thinking about this.

“It doesn’t make sense for garbage bags to be eliminated; that was not even on the radar,” said Jones. But both councillors feel doing away with single-use plastic bags, the town can’t help but notice a positive impact on the local environment.

Jones says he hopes the initiative, with its inherent bylaw and information, will help change people’s

Nickel Belt News photo by Marc Jackson Snow Lake Deputy Mayor Jodi Wilson and Coun. Richard Jones are spearheading the Town of Snow Lake’s “Plastic Bag Initiative.” way of thinking, but he knows that there will be resistance. However, he also thinks doing away with them is inevitable and something that will be forced on people by way of taxes. Wilson adds that they want to make some sort of a difference and that transformation is seen as fewer of these bags out in the area, blowing around, stuck in the trees, and in a worst case scenario, causing problems to area wildlife.

The councillors were asked if they had discussed the effect that a ban on bags has had in Thompson cutting down on their mess in the city and at their dump. The council replied that they hadn’t. However, Ms. Wilson advised that she had spoken to representatives from The Pas and they state that their ban has been quite positive and effective.

They were also asked if they had people bring up other areas requiring attention in respect to garbage, such as the controversial twice-weekly pickup and having garbage contracted, rather than operated in-house. Both council members stated that neither issue came up, nor are they areas of concern within this particular initiative. Jones noted that these issues are real and being addressed; however, he says that he and fellow council members are capable of multi-tasking in order to deal with all issues.

As noted, the town has given fi rst reading to the bylaw eliminating bags, but they also want to hear back from people on the issue. They tried doing this via a vote on their website, but due to the inability to limit the number of votes coming from the same computer to

one, the vote was hijacked, rendered inaccurate, and it is therefore useless.

It does appear that the majority of Snow Lake’s residents are in favour of the tack these two councillors are taking. However, to allow everyone an opportunity to be heard, to adjust to becoming a (plastic) bagless community, and for store owners to get their current inventory of bags through the system, Jones says council is shooting for an early 2017 effective date.

Council members are interested in ratepayer feedback and will have “Plastic Bag Incentive Forms” available at the town offi ce that people can use to make their opinions known. As well, a dedicated email address, that people can comment through or ask for further information, has been set up. It is: plasticbagbegone@mts.net

Saunders settles for silver in doubles at Canadian national racquetball championships

BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Former Thompsonite Jennifer Saunders’s quest for a 13th Canadian women’s doubles racquetball championship fell one match short in Burlington, Ontario May 24, where she won silver with partner Danielle Drury of Saskatoon.

Saunders and Drury took the first

game of the fi nal before Christine Richardson of Regina and Michèle Morissette of Baie-Comeau rallied to win the second game and then took the tiebreaker.

Saunders has won the Canadian doubles championship 12 times including last year’s win with Drury, for whom it was the first national doubles title.

Results from the national championships will be used to select the team for the 2016 World Championships and for teams that will represent Canada internationally in the 201617 season.

Singles events began May 25 and conclude May 28. Saunders has won eight national women’s singles titles in her career.

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A Port in the Storm settles into new haven on Winnipeg’s Alexander Avenue

BY KACPER ANTOSZEWSKI KACPER@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

A Port in The Storm has relocated its suites to a new location at 311 Alexander Avenue, providing northern and rural patients travelling to Winnipeg with 14 loft-style suites closer to the Health Sciences Centre (HSC) than their previous location at Villa Aulneau.

The new suites feature all of the same amenities as the previous facilities at identical rates, while the new location brings closer not only the HSC, but a variety of shops and restaurants making up both Winnipeg’s Exchange district and nearby Chinatown. A Port in the Storm executive director Stacy Grocholski also hopes that staff will have the opportunity to develop more recreational programming for residents throughout the summer.

The new building remains a shared lease agreement. Constructing a new, dedicated building is still part of A Port in the Storm’s long-term goal, however, Grocholski notes that there remains a considerable amount of fundraising to be done to support the $15 million project. “We’ve been focused on operations for the last three-and-a-half years

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ensuring that we’re up and running before we focus on the fundraising piece.” To date, she estimates that A Port in the Storm has roughly $3 million set aside towards the new building.

The organization has also launched an adopt-a-suite program, hoping to attract organizational and corporate sponsors to help support the upkeep of the building. Grocholski notes that A Port in the Storm pays $12,000 annually per suite, on top of roughly an extra $2,000 in utilities, maintenance, and administrative costs. While regular fundraising efforts currently subsidize much of the cost, A Port in the Storm is seeking to raise an annual $5,000 per suite, to both free up resources for the organization, as well as reduce the per-night cost for the visitor. “It’s tax deductible,” Grocholski says, “and of course they would have recognition for their donation.”

Grocholski would like to thank A Port in the Storm’s northern clients, who make up 38 per cent of its guests (the largest demographic group compared to southern, Interlake, and outof-province visitors). “The north has been very generous. We’re extremely appreciative of your support.”

Family members of missing Split Lake man Raymond Flett posted a photo in the Thompson Talk Facebook group May 23 seeking information about his whereabouts. Flett was reported missing July 17 of last year.

BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

The family of a Split Lake man reported missing in Thompson last summer are appealing on social media for help in finding him.

Raymond Flett, 58, was reported missing to Thompson RCMP on July 17 of last year and Split Lake residents gathered in Thompson July 21 to start a group search and rescue effort.

Flett is an aboriginal male with grey hair, around 190 pounds, and six feet tall. He was

last seen wearing a grey t-shirt, and navy pants with strings. Flett has an eagle tattoo on his left hand, and on his left arm there is a tattoo of the letter M. RCMP said last summer that Flett has been known to visit Nelson House as well as Norway House, and they had not had any leads about him being in Thompson.

Anyone with any information on Flett’s whereabouts is asked to call Thompson RCMP at 204-677-6909.

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2016 Aurora WinterFest

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It took three weeks to celebrate Churchill’s premier event of the year - the 2016 Aurora WinterFest (AWF). There was something for everyone and in spite of some cold weather the community and visitors came out to enjoy the celebration of our culture and history. This was all made possible by the hard work of over 100 volunteers and the generous financial and in-kind support of the agencies, businesses and contractors from Churchill or connected to Churchill.

A beautiful “Sleeping Fox” snow carving, created by David MacNair and Barry Bohman, graced the front of the Town Centre Complex. Under David and Barry’s guidance Duke of Marlborough students’ talent came through as they transformed the snow blocks on the ball diamond into a field of creative carvings The youth kicked off the AWF events early this year with the introduction of the YDI Tourneys. Congratulations to the winners: poolScott Stewardson, Travis Beardy and Jordan Flett; and air hockey - Nelson Spence, C.J. McCullough and Dallas Leger. This was followed by the Duke of Marlborough student

council teen kickoff dance.

Excitement was high as families and all the 12-and-under children rushed through the gym doors to enjoy the Kids’ Karnival. Churchill CJGC Guides and Scouts ad other volunteers operated the games. The children raced around enjoying the bouncy castle, a variety of

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games, face painting and cotton candy. After the little ones collected their prizes, Mr. Circus, Churchill’s own Isaac Girardin, engaged the youngsters with his show followed by a juggling workshop.

Competition was tough as the participants fought for the championship of the second Churchill ping pong tourney. Congratulations to winner Kyle Buchanan.

The event donated $125 to the Duke of Marlborough sports fund.

Not new to the challenges of trapping nor the AWF competition, this year Ben Oman stepped into a different role as event coordinator for the King and Queen Trapper and the Junior King and Queen events along with helpers Ernie Spence, Roy McPherson, Priscilla Oman and the school. Seven hardy adults not only faced the challenge of the outdoor events but survived the inclement weather. Events included log-splitting, canoe run, log toss and other events that would be useful on the trap line, all the skills needed in the bush. Congratulations to the 2016 King Trapper Dixon Hunter and Queen Val Oman.

Not to be outdone by the adults, 20 students competed in the Junior King and Queen Trapper events of archery, sawing logs, nail pounding and setting traps, etc. Congratulations to Junior Queen Trapper Nikita McIvor and Junior King Trapper Aiden Power The Kelsey Snow Bowl was the site of the one mutt, one sleigh, one young

musher dog sled race and and snowshoe race. Some mutts did require the encouragement of very experienced handlers to complete the course. The hardy entered the snowshoe race along the same track – it is not that easy to run in snowshoes but fun to try and entertaining to watch.

Congratulations to mushers 5-9 years: 1st - Aurora McDonald, 2nd Randy Oman, 3rd Mason Oman, 4th Adam McDonald; 1014 years: 1st Waneek Whitmore, 2nd Jada Oman; snowshoe racers: 7-10 years 1st Randy Oman, 2nd Jada Oman, 3rd Aurora McDonald and 4th Adam McDonald; 11-14 years 1st Waneek Whitmore.

New this year was the dog pull - 1st place Ace pulled 400 pounds (owner Brandi Spence), 2nd place Blaze pulled 300 pounds (owner Sharice Sinclair), 3rd place Lucy pulled 300 pounds (owners Ben and Val Oman).

Sprite, Cola and Pepsi were lost - the children did not hesitate to come to their rescue. Every day they were out with shovels searching for the ever evasive “snow pups.” After days of searching Simone Turcotte, Aurora McDonald, Daelyn Fefchak were the rescuers, and, of course, winners of the hunt.

Did you see films made “in our back yard? ” The fourth-annual AWF film fest featured World of Discovery, Snow Walker, Journey Home, Polar Bears of Churchill and Polar Bears - Summer Odyssey.

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Churchill’s got talent – everyone who came out Friday night can attest to that! Churchillians of all ages took to the stage at the ever popular Northern Lights Talent show – as always the Fiddlestix, Northern Lights Choir, and this year the Duke of Marlbor-

ough Cheerios did a great job as the opening act.

The Aboriginal School of Dance presented workshops with a message to all the Duke of Marlborough students. Thursday evening they presented Wabung, followed by the community potluck supper prepared by Churchill’s top chefs - a feast fit for royalty – great food and even greater company, at the fifth Spirit of the North Winds Community Pot Luck Feast.

Temperatures at 9:30 a.m. were -35 C but that did not deter the hardy souls who went to Prince of Wales Fort. This was the second year we introduced tracked vehicles (thank you Mike Spence from Watchee Lodge) to provide access for those folks in the community that might not be interested in, or capable of, walking to the fort. One hiccup was the conflict with a snowmobile demonstration. We had approximately 40 people.

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More than 100 Churchill volunteers amazing experience. When asked, all the riders said from all over Manitoba and they are looking forward Saskatchewan participated to coming back to perform in the event: Eric Lemay and plan to bring friends, from Saskatchewan, Cody more tricks and a bigger Ewasko from Winnipeg, show. Live Ammo freeDave Kelly, Rob McIvor, style is a Manitoba-based Lucas Bennett and Matt motorsports group. MemDeleronde from Thompson, bers have participated in and Remi Allen, David De numerous national events Meulles, and Cole Hart from such as Haydays (the Churchill. Cody Ewasko is world’s biggest snowmobile new talent and this was expedition). his fi rst time in Churchill.

Another first - the Royal Unfortunately, other athCanadian Legion sponsored letes Mike Poirier and Jorthe AWF social - Mike from dan Gledhill had to miss ADX kept the dancing the event due to injury. All the night away - a good of the athletes jumped the time was had by all who 62-foot gap off two differattended. ent ramps doing various What is Otapanask Atimtricks such as Superman wak Pimipamtawak? (sled seat grabs, no handers, dogs running) – it is the lowhips and Cordovas. cal sled dog team race. The The show began with a audience cheered on the moment of silence for Live teams at the Kelsey Snow Ammo founder Mike McBowl start line on the first Ivor. Dennis Foley stated, day of the two-day race.

“If it wasn’t for Mike, the Congratulations to 1st Dan riders may have never met DiMuzio, 2nd Justin Allen each other. In life and in and 3rd Dave Lundie. death, he seems to be the Another new event was bond that keeps everyone the three-dog sled race. together”.

Congratulations to 1st AuOne highlight of the rora McDonald, 2nd Vadah event was when Cole Hart McPherson and 3rd Barron launched his sled off the Lundie specialty 10-foot-tall super Sunday night the place kicker ramp which sent him to be was at the Kelsey more than 30 feet up in the Snow Bowl . As darkness air. He was also selected fell a spectacular display by the spectators to receive of fi reworks by Archangel the first ever “Mike McIvor Fireworks lit up the sky to Best Performance Award.” mark the official end of the Churchill Home Hardware 2016 festival. will have a plaque disThe 18th-annual Auplayed with names that will rora WinterFest lived up be added each year. to its billing as Churchill’s After Dark Xtreme added premier festival. Scores of fantastic music to the event participants and hundreds and Dennis Foley, from of spectators were able to Heavy D Productions, was enjoy the festival events on the microphone keepthanks to the generous ing the momentum going support of all the sponduring the show and giving soring agencies, organizaaway free Merchandise. All tions, businesses, and a the riders kept the crowd record number of Churchentertained for hours and ill volunteers – over 100 – they remained after the once again over 10 per cent event to sign autographs of the total population of and take photos with the Churchill. fans. Spectators also had A sincere thank you to the opportunity to purchase our generous sponsors: food and merchandise at Canadian Heritage, Town the Tundra Buggy that was of Churchill Community located at the event.

Mitigation Fund, Calm Air, Churchill couldn’t have Great White Bear, Maniasked for better weather toba Culture,Heritage and with clear skies and mild Tourism, MLCC, Town of winter temperatures for Churchill, Arctic Trading the freestyle event.All of Company, Churchill Arts the participants would Council, Churchill Chamlike to thank the Aurora ber of Commerce, FronWinterFest committee, lotiers North, Gardewine, cal business support, and Polar Inn, Sea North Tours, all the volunteers that made Sturgeon Construction, the Aurora WinterFest an Continued from Page 4

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2016 Hudson Bay Quest race report

BY JIM CUNNINGHAM HUDSON BAY QUEST RACE MARSHAL SPECIAL TO THE NICKEL BELT NEWS

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horse, Yukon show up in Churchill for the start of the race on March 18.

The festivities for the 2016 race kicked off this year with a mushers’ meet and greet at the Town Centre Complex Overpass in Churchill. Children from the public school entertained race organizers and mushers with a great rendition of well-rehearsed songs. Race

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organizers and mushers were introduced and snacks and autographs of favourite mushers were shared by everyone.

Thursday morning brought a nice crisp day for the veterinarians to perform their health checks on every one of the dogs that would be participating in this year’s race. After the vet checks everyone moved back up to the complex for the mushers’ meeting and the 2016 opening ceremonies. The night brought out residents from Churchill for a great celebration and the introduction of this year’s racers. Racers had the opportunity to draw for their bib numbers and have pictures taken with each class of students that had selected their favourite musher.

Early Friday morning found the mushers down at the dog yard preparing for the start. Town people and children from the schools started to arrive and the excitement started to grow as the start time grew near.

Hometown favourite Charlie Lundie had drawn bib number one and he was the fi rst musher to enter the chute with his team of village dogs. As the countdown began the spectators and children joined in till the clock struck 9:30 and Charlie pulled his snowhook and left the chute for the start of the race.

Over the next 22 minutes the 11 mushers that made the starting grid would approach the starting line - one every two minutes and then call up his team of huskies to start their 2016 Hudson Bay Quest adventure.

As the teams left Churchill and headed south for Gillam, race organizers and Churchill residents returned to their homes and race headquarters to follow each musher on the GPS tracking system. Trail boss Claude Daudet and assistant Rhonda Reid had left Friday morning just as the sun was rising to groom the trail from Churchill to Lamprey to McClintock to Owl River to Highway 280 and on to the finish line in Gillam. The trail grooming was going great until the groomer hit a slush overflow at Churchill River and sank into the slush hole. As Claude and Rhonda battled to get the snowmobile and groomer out of the overfl ow, mushers approached and navigated around the stranded machines and continued on down the trail that had been marked the week before.

Mushers started to pull into the Lamprey checkpoint at 2:28 p.m. and the host 4th Canadian Rangers that run all the checkpoints throughout the race had the cabin set up and complimentary snacks awaiting the mushers. All but two mushers checked in and right back out and continued down the trail. Jacob Heigers from Whitehorse

and Peter McClelland from Ely, Minnesota couldn’t pass up the tantalizing snacks and the big comfy chair inside the cabin and each decided to stay for a couple of hours and rest.

As the two teams rested in Lamprey the other nine teams continued on down the trail. Teams experienced more detours around overfl ows marked by the trail boss now back out in front of the race. While the race from Churchill to McClintock was progressing, race vets, race marshal and the race photographer were loaded into a Hudson Bay Rail vehicle and transported down the railway tracks to the McClintock checkpoint.

As the race staff unloaded in McClintock they were greeted by race volunteers that had snowmobiled down and set up staffing quarters in a cabin alongside the railway tracks.

Once settled in, race staff ventured out to the official checkpoint manned by another group of the 4th Canadian Rangers. This year the McClintock checkpoint group had outdone themselves by setting up a check-in tent as soon as mushers enter the field, a nicely groomed trail that led around the fi eld to 11 individual chutes set out in prefect formation. Each chute had a bail of straw awaiting the team at the opening and the exit lane led perfectly down to the checkout tent and back on to the trail.

The first musher to check in was Ryan Anderson at 8:52 p.m. Anderson was followed by Stefaan DeMarie at 10:16 p.m., Charlie Lundie at 10:31, Dan DiMuzio at 10:34, Shawn McCarty at 10:35and Peter McClelland at 10:38 p.m.

The rest of the mushers trickled in over the next hours to settle in for their six-hour mandatory rest.

As the mushers and dogs ate, the Hudson Bay Quest veterinarian staff moved in to complete their health checks on all the dogs participating in this year’s race. Once the vet checks were completed, dogs and mushers settled down on the straw for two to three hours of sleep.

The first team designated to leave McClintock after the six-hour mandatory rest was the race leader Ryan Anderson. Like clockwork, Anderson was up an hour before his departure time feeding his dogs and taking each one for a short walk and stretch before placing them back on the gangline. As 3 a.m. Saturday morning approached Anderson pulled his team up to the checkout tent, signed out and departed right on time. Over the next three hours and 16 minutes each musher would prepare his team for departure and leave the checkpoint on the southbound trail.

All e11 mushers checked out of McClintock checkpoint, but after travelling down the trail one musher Justin Allen from Churchill - decided that he and huskies just weren’t having fun and he was not feeling up to par and returned to Mc-

Clintock with his team and withdrew from the race.

Owl River, the next checkpoint on the race trail, awaited the arrival of the mushers. Teams started to pull in at 7:50 a.m. Saturday morning with Ryan Anderson leading the way.

Most teams again checked in and signed right back out and continued down the trail. Two teams took time out to enjoy the hospitality of the checkpoint by stopping for a couple of hours.

Teams continued to travel in the coolness of the morning and strategize where they would stop for a couple of hours of rest out on the trail where other mushers hopefully won’t catch them resting. At 4:15 p.m. Ryan Anderson checked in and out of the Highway 280 checkpoint and started his last 22-mile run to the fi nish line. The remaining 10 mushers all Continued on Page 7

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Nine teams finished in under 43 hours Continued from page 6 checked in to checkpoint 280 with one musher staying for some rest with his team.

At 4:30 p.m. race organizers predicted that the first competitor should be in within the next hour and everyone suited up and travelled down to the finish line on Stephens Lake. At a few minutes before 5 p.m. the awaiting crowd of race organizers, handlers and residents from Gillam could make out a team travelling across the lake. As the team approached the musher could be seen checking his watch.

Spectators started yelling at the musher to put his bib on and in a panic as the team approached the finish chute the musher was seen frantically searching in his sled bag for his bib and then slipped it over his head as he crossed the fi nish line at 5:26 p.m. on Saturday March 19. Ryan Anderson crossed the line, hooked down, took time to go up and thank all his dogs and give them a snack, completed the mandatory sled bag check and then called the team up for a nice leisurely walk back to the dog truck. Anderson had completed the 210-mile race in 31 hours, 56 minutes and 43 seconds eclipsing last year’s record time by 20 minutes and 30 seconds.

The one musher (Charlie Lundie) that had rested at Highway 280 had decided that enough was enough and withdrew from the race leaving nine teams to cross the Stephens Lake finish line of the 2016 Hudson Bay Quest.

With the great trail conditions and the speed of the teams all nine teams completed the race in under 43 hours. This left race organizers with lots of time to spare before the closing ceremonies. So, on Saturday night all race staff, veterinarians, handlers and mushers took to the bowling lanes within the Gillam Sports complex to see who was the best at fivepin bowling.

The next day all the race reports were handed in by the checkpoint staff and at 5 p.m. it was time to gather, sit down to a great meal and fi nd out who won the 2016 Hudson Bay Quest.

The first award of the night

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went to Craig Houghton from Fort St. James, B.C. who was the receiver of the Red Lantern Award for being the last musher to cross the finish line. Prize money, trophies and awards were given out to each musher in reverse order of their finish until Ryan Anderson was called up to receive the fi rst-place award. All the mushers were asked to stay up front with their awards for pictures and many of the mushers had to set all their prizes, gifts and awards down as there were too many to hold in their arms.

After the mushers were presented with their Maguse River Trading Post gifts, Calm Air awards, Inukshuk trophies and finisher patches, it was time to present patches to the behind-the-scenes heroes of each team. Each team handler was introduced and presented with their own HBQ Handlers patch and 14-year-old Sean Houghton of Fort St.James, B.C. was presented with the Ducks Unlimited handler of the race award. Other awards presented were as follows: Calm Air Sportsmanship Award – Ryan Anderson; Churchill Northern Store Half-Way Point Award – Ryan Anderson; Hudson Bay Quest Checkpoint Award – Owl River; Hudson Bay Quest Veterinarian Award – Jacob Heigers; Ducks Unlimited Volunteer Award – Marc Andre Belcourt; and the Golden Lug Wrench Award – Craig Houghton (three - or was it four? - flat tires to get to the race).

Throughout the night

names were drawn for the draw prizes of two 32-by-20 inch pictures from the 2015 HBQ, a hand-painted picture of sled dogs running in the northern lights and a wine draw.

The final presentations were for the people that put all the work into the HBQ each year. Custom HBQ 4CRPG patches were presented to the 4th Canadian Rangers, without whose help there wouldn’t be a HBQ. Their dedication to establishing checkpoints and rescuing tired or lost teams is only equalled by their dedication in protecting the northern borders of Canada.

The next presentation was to the trail boss Claude Daudet and Rhonda Reid who travelled the 210 miles not once but four times preparing and marking the course over a two-week period. The last presentations were to the race organizers, race marshal and veterinarian staff that make this great race run smoothly and care for the mushers and dogs that make this event happen every year.

With the ceremonies coming to a closed the mushers were encourage to pick up leftover care packages of food for their safe travel home.

A very special thank you to all the 2016 HBQ sponsors: Calm Air, Canadian Rangers, Hudson Bay Railway, Town of Churchill Mitigation, VIA Rail, Global Star, Manitoba Hydro, Manitoba Metis Federation, Town of Gillam, Town of Churchill, Aurora Inn, Churchill Chamber of Commerce,

Churchill Nature Tours, Churchill Wild, Exchange Petroleum, Frontiers North, Polar inn/Sea North Tours, Travel Manitoba, Baldwin Feed, Churchill Ladies Club, Churchill Northern Studies Centre, Dingwall Aviation, Ducks Unlimited, Lawries, Tmarack Rentals, Wapusk GS/Adventures, the Barron family, Churchill Health Centre, Churchill Taxi, Discover Churchill Photography Gallery, Eskimo Museum, Myrtle’s Caribou Hair Sculpture, Northern Store, Park West, and Tundra Inn.

Ryan Anderson from Ray, Minnesota was the 2016 Hudson Bay Quest winner.

Final Run Times: (hh:mm:ss)

Ryan Anderson, Ray, Minnesota 31:56:43 Shawn McCarty, Ely, Minnesota 33:12:56 Peter McClelland, Ely, Minnesota 34:46:52 Stefaan DeMarie, Sask 35:16:45 Dan DiMuzzio, Churchill, Manitoba 35:31:31 Nathaniel Hamlyn, Fort St.James, B.C. 35:52:54 Jacob Heigers, Whitehorse,Yukon 40:33:24 David Daley, Churchill, Manitoba 42:51:32

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Newspapers, virgins and grass

BY DANIEL MCSWEENEY Living overseas these days, I was quick to discover that a new major daily newspaper has been launched in Great Britain.

It’s called “The New Day” and claims to offer fresh new approaches in reporting the news. Its bold mission statement says it all: “We know this can’t just be another newspaper. It has to be a new type of newspaper.” If it achieves success, this will be good news for mainstream journalism where some observers predict print papers will eventually disappear. That was the prediction for paper books – and yet both digital and paper formats co-exist quite nicely. In fact, once e-books peaked around 2010, people began to return to paper books resulting in a 2.4 per cent increase in sales.

In our household, I read paper format and Sandra reads digital as well as paper.

The “news about news” for traditional newspapers, however, has been pretty discouraging for those who labour in traditional newsrooms and printing production plants. Some newspapers have shut down altogether; others now are only offered on the Internet. In the United Kingdom, the average daily circulation of British National dailies in 1950 was 21 million.

In recent times, that has dropped to around 10 million. The story is the same in Canada and United States as more people rely on the Internet for their news. Indeed mainstream media like newspapers – and other media outlets – are facing challenges to re-invent themselves.

The rules of the game are being sorted out, the eventual outcome a moving target. I believe local

community newspapers with a bit of tweaking have the best chance of survival in paper format, because of the nature of news they report.

That’s not what I want to write about here. I don’t have the expertise nor inclination to offer insightful comment on the industry. I will leave such analysis and projections to “credentialed journalists” who study and report on such issues. I am just a member of the citizen “chattering class” having fun with crafting words to keep me amused during our two-year adventure in England. The launching of a new UK newspaper though has re-awakened memories about my time in the news game almost half a century ago when newspapers were the place to be for a young, wet-behind-the-ears wannabe journalist. It was a “fun time” in my almost 40-year communications career; a “school” that prepared me for working in public affairs.That too was a rewarding; especially the almost three decades I spent in the nickel mining industry in Thompson, Manitoba.

I remember the youthful passion and camaraderie shared with my newsroom colleagues in the 1960s.

We believed we were rendering a service to society.

I ignored my chums in university on their way to becoming engineers and accountants who warned that I would “never get rich” in the news business. I didn’t care. It was all about gathering and reporting “the news.” Indeed our chests swelled when we were rewarded with bylines for front page stories in “The ChronicleHerald” and “The MailStar.” We huddled together over Schooner beers in local pubs to celebrate

stories chased and caught.

I could write about them now, but it hardly seems worthwhile almost a half century later. I would rather refl ect on those news “gaffes” that made me laugh, perhaps even causing embarrassment.

VIRGINS & GRASS I admittedly made a few mistakes in my news career of so long, long ago.

A couple have remained with me all these years since Halifax. Once a high-profile economic nationalist delivered a rather clever-dick speech about American domination of the Canadian economy. I was quite impressed with his use of imagery in explaining his economic theories. He used the term “eclectic virgin” that made sense to him, but not to me, at least not then.

What I heard was “epileptic” virgin. The next day he stormed into the managing editor’s office demanding a clarification.

I am not sure if he was worried about offending epileptic sufferers – or the virgin community. It’s just what I wrote did not make any sense. And as soon as he got it off his chest with the ME, I knew he was right.

Another time I wrote a story about a major international “outdoor” folk festival in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. It wasn’t on the scale of an American Woodstock or Glastonbury in the UK; it was, though, still top drawer with world-class entertainment. The genial festival organizer brimmed with pride telling me in a telephone interview one Saturday night that American folk artist Joan Baez was the headline act. “That’s impressive,” I said, “Will you be able to accommodate the big crowds who want to see her? ” He quickly dis-

Dan McSweeney missed my concerns noting that at such outdoor festivals, concert-goers normally set out their blankets and refreshments on hillsides in front of the stage. So seating was not an issue. And then he described things in a way I thought was rather precise, just the turn of words I needed.

His answer appeared in print the next day; its less than hidden meaning hurtled over my head like a high-flying frisbee.

And it probably raised false hopes with the longhaired sandal-wearing ‘60s crowd loading up their flower-decorated Volkswagen camper vans.

You see the festival head responded to my question with an assurance that “there would be lots of grass to go around.”

My sense is that when some folks sitting around

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When my little double entendre was recognized, my amused newsroom colleagues waved the paper at me with gales of laughter. I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if one or two cancelled plans to take in the festival once they realized the ample supply of grass was the kind you mowed rather than smoked. With that said, it is time to track down a copy of The New Day at a local mini-mart and read the fresh new approach to the news. And while it is sad to think that some

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COMPETITION NUMBER: 2549.05.16 Macdonald Youth Services requires full time Youth Care Practitioner to work within the Kisewatisiwin Services in Northern Manitoba, working with high-need adolescents with multiple treatment issues.

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COMPETITION NUMBER: 2546.05.16 Macdonald Youth Services requires various Youth Care Practitioners, full-time permanent positions to work within the Kisewatisiwin Services in Northern Manitoba, working with highneeds adolescents with multiple treatment issues.

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Royal Canadian Legion Burntwood River Branch #244, Thompson, Manitoba

OPERATIONS MANAGER The Royal Canadian Legion is now looking for a Operations Manager who will be responsible for data entry, accounts payable, payroll, managing HR, helping and creating organizational and program budgets in collaboration with the Executive, and other misc. tasks. This position’s primary responsibility is to ensure organizational effectiveness by providing leadership for the Legion’s ¿nancial functions.

A job description can be picked up at Royal Canadian Legion Monday – Friday 8 am – 5 pm or at the bar from Laura until 7 pm Monday to Friday.

Your resume addressed to the attention of the hiring Committee/ President can be dropped off at the Royal Canadian Legion, 244 Elizabeth Drive or faxed to (204) 677-1652. Deadline for submission is Friday June 3, 2016.

We thank everyone, in advance, for your interest but only those applicants considered for an interview will be contacted.

Position: Building Operator – Level 1 Location: City Center Mall Address: 300 Mystery Lake Road, Thompson, Manitoba The Building Operator - Level 1 will be responsible for the property’s safe and effective day to day operation. This includes, but is not limited to the maintenance and repair of: HVAC related equipment, building operations, plumbing, and electrical/mechanical systems and equipment.

Full-Ɵme Instructor/Guard Norplex Pool - IndeĮnite Term PosiƟon

The City of Thompson invites qualiĮed applicants to submit a resume for consideraƟon: The successful candidate will be 18 years of age or older and must possess Lifesaving Society current NaƟonal Lifeguards Service Award (NLS), Lifesaving Society Instructor (LSI), Standard First Aid and Swim for Life. The candidate must have eīecƟve public relaƟon skills and good communicaƟon skills which prove an ability to give and receive verbal & wriƩen instrucƟons.

Preference will be given to those applicants who also possess Instructor Trainer (IT) and NaƟonal Lifeguard Service Award Instructor (NLSI).

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2-5 years related Building Operator experience; Knowledge of Building Operating Systems (basic Electrical, basic Mechanical and Basic HVAC), Fire and Safety; Previous work experience in Security Systems, Parking, Janitorial/Custodial Services, Grounds keeping.

Must have clear criminal record check.

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Maintain grounds and clean facilities according to company standards; Maintain, adjust and basic repairs to mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems; Securing, identifying, investigating and reporting security breaches; Conduct investigations into building operations issues; Prioritize and co-ordinate basic maintenance activities to meet the needs of the tenants and clients; Complete reports, statistics, and maintain records of activities for review by Supervisor and/or Property Manager; Conduct routine custodial building operations and service activities that are standardized and repetitive; Responds to emergencies as dispatched and directed

by Supervisor and/or Property Manager; Complete standard records of work performed, including checklists; Greet Tenants and Suppliers and develop courteous relationships; Establish working relationships with other building operations’ staff to understand the process for delivering excellent service to Tenants; Operate equipment and tools required to complete assigned tasks; Perform special assignments and any other duties as required from time to time.

An updated resume can be sent to: Human Resources OneREIT 300 Mystery Lake Road Thompson, Manitoba R8N 0M2 Fax # 905-760-6207 Email: sphillippe@smartreit.com We thank all applicants who apply, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

ACADEMIC ADVISOR/COUNSELOR Subject to Funding Classification: Guidance Officer 1 Full-Time Term Position: A.S.A.P. to June 30, 2019 Thompson, Manitoba Competition No. 16-051 Closing Date: June 17, 2016

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.

DuƟes include preparing, teaching and evaluaƟng lessons and classes; safeguarding and supervising pool patrons; cleaning, disinfecƟng and maintaining the pool deck and miscellaneous equipment. Ability to maintain Įtness level to perform duƟes and parƟcipate in schedules.

EīecƟvely communicate with the public, supervisors, part-Ɵme staī and parƟcipates in staī training sessions. Other related duƟes as per the job descripƟon.

ApplicaƟons will be accepted up to and including Wednesday, June 8, 2016. Those interested may apply in conĮdence to: Deanna Kondakor, HR Manager City of Thompson 226 Mystery Lake Road, Thompson, Manitoba R8N 1S6 FAX: (204) 677-7981 E-Mail: cmaclean@thompson.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

The City of Thompson is commiƩed to providing a superior quality of life and unlimited opportuniƟes.

We are dedicated to supporƟng healthy growth and our northern urban lifestyle while providing our residents with high quality municipal services and faciliƟes.

Qualifications and Required Skills/ Experience: • •

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.

Community Safety Oĸcer The City of Thompson invites qualiĮed applicants to submit a resume for consideraƟon for a full-Ɵme posiƟon in the Department of Fire and Public Safety: The Community Safety Oĸcer (CSO) is responsible for enforcing the provision of bylaws passed by Council and of appointed statutes.

The CSO assists and works cooperaƟvely with the RCMP and other stakeholders, using a collaboraƟve enforcement model. The CSO is responsible for enforcement, prevenƟon, intervenƟon, and educaƟon of applicable legislaƟon, with an emphasis on the Downtown area.

DuƟes include conduc Ɵng patrols within the community, invesƟgaƟng and responding to by-law complaints, ensuring resoluƟon either by educaƟon and redirecƟon or ƟckeƟng, explaining and interpreƟng policies and regulaƟons to public and AdministraƟon, maintenance of documents and Įles, preparaƟon of noƟces, summonses, and legal documents, maintaining the conĮdenƟality of all informaƟon.

Thompson (866) 677.6450

Tataskweyak Cree Nation Home & Community Care Program PO Box 40 Split Lake, Manitoba R0B 1P0 Phone: (204) 342-2792 Fax: (204) 342-2876 Tataskweyak Cree Nation Health Department Tataskweyak Cree Nation is seeking applications for a Home & Community Care Nurse. This is a 1 year term, nursing position within a Northern Community and will require the nurse to live and work in the community.

This position will: • Ensure all components of the National Home & Community Care Program guidelines are established within the Tataskweyak Cree Nation Community.

• Assist the Home & Community Care Program Coordinator to coordinate and provide direct service delivery and program management of the Tataskweyak Cree Nation Home & Community Care Program.

• Establish within the Tataskweyak Cree Nation Community, Case Management protocols in collaboration with Hospital Discharge Coordinators, and other local, regional, provincial and federal programs and services to provide maximum effi ciencies and eliminate duplication of services.

• Promote and establish partnerships with various community resources to ensure continuum of care.

• Provide comprehensive assessments of client’s need for home and community care, based on established eligibility criteria, which include physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual care needs.

• Teach clients, families and direct service providers safe practices and procedures related to care, within the home and also community setting.

• Liaise with Tataskweyak Cree Nation Leadership and community members with the planning, development and implementation for activities of the Home & Community Care Program.

• Establish and maintain cooperation with other Keewatin Tribal Council First Nation Communities, local Home & Community Care Coordinators, Keewatin Tribal Council Resources, in providing the maximum delivery of services of the Home & Community Care Program.

The City of Thompson oīers a comprehensive beneĮts program and compeƟƟve salary. Please review the detailed list of qualiĮcaƟons at www.thompson.ca under Employment OpportuniƟes.

Qualifications • Baccalaureate Degree or Diploma in Nursing. Active CRNM registration is required.

• Related health administrative training/experience preferred.

• Licensed Practical Nurse, active CLPNM, will be considered based on nursing experience and related administrative training.

• Three or more years in community health, primary care, home & community care and/or long term care experience preferred.

• Knowledge and understanding of the National Home & Community Care Program development and implementation requirement preferred.

• Working knowledge and experience with First Nations Communities culture, values and beliefs.

• Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.

• Excellent Interpersonal skills, written communication, time management, organizational and computer skills.

• Ability to solve problems and deal effectively with conflict.

Detailed resumes outlining educaƟon, experience, qualiĮcaƟons and references will be accepted up to and including Friday, June 3, 2016.

Those interested may apply in conĮdence to:

Salary • Salary & benefi t packages negotiable with Tataskweyak Cree Nation and will commensurate with qualifications and experience.

In addiƟon to the minimum quali ĮcaƟons listed on the City of Thompson website, the right candidate will have superior interpersonal skills, with emphasis on eīecƟve communicaƟon and conŇict resoluƟon, excellent oral and wriƩen communicaƟon with a focus on customer service and public relaƟ ons, demonstrated ability to maintain a professional manner and make sound decisions under stressful public condiƟons, demonstrated knowledge of issues facing hard-to-serve populaƟons, including but not limited to: homelessness, addicƟons, crime prevenƟon, and public safety, demonstrated understanding of the social roots of crime, and knowledge of community resources.

Deanna Kondakor, HR Manager City of Thompson - 226 Mystery Lake Road Thompson, Manitoba R8N 1S6 FAX: (204) 677-7981 E-Mail: cmaclean@thompson.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

The City of Thompson is commiƩed to providing a superior quality of life and unlimited opportuniƟes.

We are dedicated to supporƟng healthy growth and our northern urban lifestyle while providing our residents with high quality municipal services and faciliƟes.

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Requirements • Active practicing nursing experience (CNRM/CLPNM) • Valid Class 5 Manitoba Driver’s License required • Subject to criminal record and child abuse registry check • Ability to speak Cree considered an asset OPEN UNTIL POSITION FILLED Please submit cover letter explaining interest with resume AND three (3) letters of references attached to: Judy Spence Home Care Nurse/Coordinator Tataskweyak Home & Community Care Program PO Box 40 Split Lake, Manitoba R0B 1P0 Phone: (204) 342-2792 Fax: (204) 342-2876 email: jspence.hccp@gmail.com We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted; preference will be given to a Qualified First Nation Candidate.

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security deposit and $388 due at delivery (includes first payment and lien registration) equals 60 monthly payments of $327 with a cost of borrowing of $2,280 and a total obligation of $19,700. Kilometre allowance of 18,000/year. Cost of $0.16 per excess kilometre plus applicable taxes at lease termination. See your retailer for complete details. *3.49% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on the new 2016 Chrysler 200 LX (28A) through RBC, Scotiabank and TD

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