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Opioids, marijuana and prohibited weapon seized during Deerwood Drive search A 53-year-old man is charged with drug trafficking and other offences after Thompson RCMP found oxycodone pills, marijuana, cash and electrified knuckles during a search at a Deerwood Drive residence Oct. 28.
Todd Burton was arrested and charged with possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking, possession of property obtained by crime and possession of a prohibited weapon. He was remanded into custody and police continue to investigate.
Book a way to preserve and pass on memories of growing up in Churchill Manslaughter charge laid in Norway House after man found in wooded area dies
A 31-year-old Norway House man has been charged with manslaughter after the death of a 27-year-old man. Norway House RCMP responded to a report of an unresponsive man in a wooded area of the community around 10:30 a.m. Oct. 26. Officers assisted emergency medical services personnel in transporting the man to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Cory Scribe was arrested Oct. 28 and charged with manslaughter. He was remanded into custody pending an appearance in provincial court in Thompson Oct. 29. Norway House RCMP and the RCMP Major Crime Unit continue investigating.
RCMP photo Thompson RCMP seized oxycodone pills, marijuana, cash and a prohibited weapon while searching a residence on Deerwood Drive Oct. 28.
Airlines’ schedule changes in Churchill and overbooking in Shamattawa frustrating communities’ leaders Leaders of a pair of Northtimes forced to reschedule ern Manitoba communities medical appointments months say they are unhappy with down the line as a result. how decisions being made by Shamattawa is a remote flya pair of Exchange Income in community without land Corporation (EIC)-owned transportation connecting it to airlines. the rest of the province except Churchill’s Mayor Michael during the winter road season. Spence issued a community “We demand better and our update Oct. 29 saying that citizens deserve better,’ said Calm Air had changed its Nickel Belt News photo courtesy of Perimeter Aviation Redhead. “The overbooked flight schedule to the HudShamattawa First nation Chief Eric Redhead said Perimeter flights and unreliable serson Bay port town and had vice is absolutely putting our Nickel Belt News photo courtesy of Calm Air Aviation flights out of the community are usually overbooked ended daily 737 jet service Calm Air is no longer providing daily 737 jet service via members’ lives on the line. (which was operated by First First Air to Churchill, the Northern Manitoba town’s mayor and that residents are missing medical appointments in First Nations people already Thompson and Winnipeg as a result. Air, according to Calm Air’s said Oct. 29. have worse health and a lower website). life expectancy than all other porting the broader region. Shmattawa is one of 16 trying to rebook their import- Manitoba residents. We must “We are seeking further region of Nunavut. “We have commenced We will further engage with First Nations and commun- ant medical procedures on a address this immediately. We clarification regarding the airline’s decision to end its daily discussions with several air partners regarding this deci- ities in Manitoba and north- daily basis. Elders are booked absolutely needbytoIan seeGraham action Nickel Belt News photo carriers and expect to have sion and we forward to about western whogrowing have for have ap- on this matter. Now it is time 737 jet service to Churchill,” Addictions Foundation of Manitoba northern director Gisele deMeulles haslook written a book her Ontario experiences up, surgeries, mostly inbabies Churchill. said Spence. “We understand discussions with others in the building new partnerships signed partnership agree- pointments with specialists, for the federal government BY GRAHAM harshhealth weather write weeks,” things that you have justand as bad, a very safe thing when people say to For coming Spence said. ‘Oh, with I’m airline otherright?’ trans- was and the community is at a loss mentsnot with Perimeter Avi- swallow dailyIAN service is continuing but to stepall in the because is a EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET have allproviders these stories and to figure It’s working pretty clear do identifying but I jumped it. 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Flights between Winnipeg sionwasn’t as theysomething are concerned ies to EIC about thethough schedalways thought would you know what, this his- tory and I wouldresulting tell people her on boat in another veryin dangerous infrastructure and long-term his community in spurred the First Nation andwas thesethe are same and Shamattawa operatearea six they’re about the levels she of service ule changes Churchill and and do. this stuff that’s in my stories Churchill think webut would scream really missofthe Hudson and would go, hard investment, we are confident members of they the First Nation fundstimes that arefacing needed in other Idays a week Redhead says Ioverbooking the town can expect from tory, flights from “In Air myinyouth I never true, is it?’ I’d go, since that so why don’t they Bay,” she says. “When go it’s going to continue be gone ‘That’s Bay Railthe Churchill will missingnot important medical areas,”the saidHudson Redhead. “Two to about they are usually overbooked Calm the future and head, Shamattawa have not Iyet felt at to writing,” she if don’ta write it down,” she ‘Yeah it’s true.’ They’d go, way theresidents option toare dosomethat? back home, standing on the suspended operations toIplay pivotal role in supappointments. four people are cancelling and have and that also good services the Kivalliq been answered. said. “But when I moved to Thompson to get 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
said. “My kids are not go- ‘You didn’t do all that, did north of Gillam last spring. ing to get it if I don’t do it you? You’ve got to be really “It used to be a really and it’s something I’ve al- old.’ I was like, ‘No, actually thriving large community ways wanted my mom to I did all that before I was and it’s just dwindled down do. My mom’s an elder and 27,’ and they went ‘What?’” to such a small population she’s an artist, she’s got so Looking back, some of now,” deMeulles says. many wonderful stories be- those experiences are things Though she’s not there Contact Nelson 204-307-0281 cause she always tells her atshe might not do again. any longer, her parents and stories at Parks Canada in “I did some pretty bizarre her sister and other family pruderspropertyservices@gmail.com Churchill and I’ve always stuff like fuel hauls into the members still are. hounded her, ‘Please, justproperty high Arctic at -35,” said “My cousin owns the to discuss your needs! put it on tape, I will write it deMeulles. “It didn’t dawn hardware store there,” she for you because your story on me until after. That was a says. is going to be lost,’ and she’s very dangerous thing to do. Because of that, never done it and I thought, Being on a plane full of fuel deMeulles finds it hard to
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I think right now they’re feeling like they’re pawns 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?’”
Hudson Bay looking out on the bay, it just gives you an 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.”