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Fourth point-in-time count provides snapshot of Thompson’s homeless population

BY IAN GRAHAM

in places such as Phoenix House transition houses, the Thompson Crisis Centre, the YWCA and the MaMow-We-Tak hostel.

Similar to previous counts, the vast majority of homeless people in Thompson are Indigenous, with only 10 per cent of those who answered survey questions not identifying that way. 98 per cent of those who answered the question about Indigenous status affirmatively identified themselves as First Nations, while two per cent said they were Métis.

The count also found evidence among those surveyed to dispel some commonly held notions about homeless people in Thompson, with more than half saying they had been residents of Thompson for years.

“The fact that so many participants, nearly 70 per cent, stated they have been residents of Thompson for years challenges perceptions that homelessness is simply the result of circular mobility between outlying communities in the region and Thompson,” said the report.

30 per cent of those who answered the survey said they need treatment for addictions, while 17 per cent said their greatest need was for services for physical disabilities. 17 per cent said they needed mental health services.

The report also notes that point-in-time counts using methodology such as this one did may undercount some types of homeless people, including those who are couch-surfing at friends’ places and those who don’t use services such as the homeless shelter or who don’t gather in public places.

Since the first count in Thompson in 2015, the point-in-time surveys have all been conducted in the late winter to early spring and the authors say the next count should be done in the summer, since it appears that there may be more homeless people in the city at this time.

“The results of the 2022 Thompson Homeless PiT Count once again demonstrate that homelessness remains a significant problem in the City of Thompson,” the report concludes.

Book a way to preserve and pass on memories of growing up in Churchill

EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

The latest point-in-time count of homeless people in Thompson found there were more individuals without a permanent residence than previous counts in 2018 and 2016.

Overall, the 2022 count, an effort involving 16 volunteers and various agencies such as the homeless shelter, the Canadian Mental Health Association and the University of Manitoba northern social work program, found 138 homeless people in Thompson.

The 2018 count found there were 130 while in the 2016 count the total was 118.

Of those who didn’t have permanent housing at the time of the count, which took place over a two-week period in temporary housing facilities and over a fivehour period on the streets, 92 were temporarily housed and 46 were counted during the street survey. The report’s authors says 36 of those without homes can be categorized as chronically homeless.

Temporarily housed people include those staying

A spring point-in-time count of homeless people in Thompson found there were 138 people on the streets or in temporary housing in the city, slightly higher than the last time a count was done in 2018.

The average age of people who answered survey questions was around 40, slightly lower than in three previous accounts.

Nearly half indicated that they had been in foster care or a group home in the past and a similar percentage said they had family members who had been in foster

care or a group home.

Nearly three-quarters of survey participants said they or a family member had gone to residential school.

In about 80 per cent of those cases, it was a family member who went to residential school rather than the survey participant themselves.

“The legacy of residen-

National Police Federation welcomed investigators’ finding that October shooting in Thompson was justified

tial schools, the ’60s scoop, where Indigenous children were forcibly removed from their families and communities, and displacement due to hydro development and mining are all aspects of colonization in Northern Manitoba that continue to affect Indigenous communities,” the report notes.

Addictions Foundation of Manitoba northern director Gisele deMeulles has written a book about her experiences growing up, mostly in Churchill.

Nickel Belt News photo by Ian Graham

fessionalism, member theI’memy throughout officer’s For all the harsh weather to write things thatno you have of ‘Oh, just as bad, right?’an was not a very safe thing swallow when people say EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET public or other members were training and they must EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET to figure out. It’s pretty clear I have all these stories and to re-cerdo but I jumped at it. I that Churchill residents and the dangers of polar The union injured in this incident.” I need totify on it every year. thought Possiblethat was exciting should just find somewhere bears, deMeulles said if it Though she’sthat now represents written when I get through.” capture them for RCMP members says it wel- DeMeulles The IIUsaid saidshe in wrote its final report interventionsreally range from police a book about her experienmy grandchildren until the plane landed and easier to live. had been viable she would comes the finding by the In-her book, on thetitled shooting, which re- simply being present to using ces growing up in Churchill, Whispers in was because they will be lost if they started throwing the “To say, ‘Those people have moved back to Churchdependent leased Aug. 9, from that all Addictions Investigation Foundation ofUnitthe Wind: Stories theevidence I don’t.”verbal and non-verbal fuelcomoff and I realized, ‘Holy choose to live there. They ill in a heartbeat. of Manitoba that a director ThompsonNorth supported the conclusion that munication, to physical Manitoba northern - Life in Churchill for She also has a reputation cats,conI was probably sitting should just leave,’ is quite “I miss the shoreline, I detachment member’s decisiona couple the man was armed with a knife trol methods which range Gisele deMeulles said writof reasons. as a storyteller herself. on afrom bomb.’” simplistic. It’s quite disre- miss the rock, I miss the to a man was recognized fired a sinandhishandcuffing to ingshoot wasn’t something she “Iand justthat sorttheofofficer thought, “I hadjoint suchlocks a varied Another thing that spectful. If we were in the polar bears even though as necessary. non-fatal protect hisandpunches andpeople kicks, to use of her on was the same boat in another area they’re very dangerous and always thought she would you gle know what,shot thistohistory I would tell spurred safety. lethal andwould non-lethal do.Brian Sauvé, president oftory,and thisothers’ stuff that’s in As mya result, hard times facing Churchill I think we would scream I really miss the Hudson stories and they go, weapons. the“InNational Police Federano criminal charges against the Factors officers my youth I never head, it’s going to be gone ‘That’s not true, is it?’ I’d go, take sinceinto the Hudson Bay Rail- about that so why don’t they Bay,” she says. “When I go tion,good which representsshe aboutif I don’t officer were recommended. account when deciding felt at writing,” write it down,” she ‘Yeah it’s true.’ They’d go, waywhat suspended operations have the option to do that? back home, standing on the 20,000 Mounties Canadasaid. “My The kids incident was captured methods usedid include availsaid.

“But when I in moved ‘You didn’t do allto that, are not gonorth of Gillam last spring. I think right now they’re Hudson Bay looking out on andThompson abroad, told the Thompin get twoitvideos anddowitnessed ability cover, to to get into ing to if I don’t it you? You’ve gotof to be reallythe presence “It used to be a really feeling like they’re pawns the bay, it just gives you an son Citizenofthat thework, Oct. 25,and by people.I’ve al- old.’ I was of like, backup distance from a large community in a political game and that’s incredible sense. You feel so the school social it’snine something ‘No,and actually thriving 2021 was to an write exampleways The officer fired as well as a and person’s at thatincident point I had wanted mywho mom to theI shot did allsubject, that before I was it’s just dwindled down really sad for them because I small and you feel great.” of RCMP officer upholdingdo. My wasmom’s the only RCMP state and the num-a small population think the people of Churchforan university and realized, an elder andmember 27,’ and emotional they went ‘What?’” to such Now that she’s got the lawI’m while them-she’satan theartist, sceneshe’s when the ber back, of people in of the area com‘Holy, notprotecting bad at this, got soincident now,” deMeulles says.

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Citizen file photo statement.

“Thanks to his prois taught at the RCMP Acadtheir use are allowed to do so. 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 National Police Federation president Brian Sauvé.

Some people say it’s kind of is going to be lost,’ and she’s very dangerous thing to do.

Because of that, your loved ones and your it’s something I’ll focus on 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.”

BY IAN IANGRAHAM GRAHAM

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Friday, August 19, 2022

Three Northern Manitoba First Nations sign agreements giving them a share of province’s forestry revenues

Thompson Citizen photo by Taiyou Nomachi/Getty Images Manitoba’s government signed forestry revenue-sharing agreements with three Northern Manitoba First Nations in early August.

The provincial government has established agreements with three Northern Manitoba First Nations regarding forestry development and revenue sharing.

A memorandum of agreement was signed by the province and Norway House Cree Nation on Aug. 2, with the government committing to creating a tree planting program to train and employ youth and community members and returning up to 45 per cent of revenues collected from timber dues to the First Nation. A multiphase traditional land use study will be led by NHCN, with priority given to the area and interests of the First Nation. Timber will also be provided for NHCN’s sawmills to support the goal of building approximately 500 homes in the community.

“This agreement is a resolution to controversial forest harvesting that occurred previously within the area,”

said NHCN Chief Larson Anderson. “The agreement to replant the forest, define financial contributions, establish a mutually acceptable long-term plan for the sustainable development of the area and outline a package of employment opportunities will allow Norway House Cree Nation to benefit from the resources in its traditional territory.

The Manitoba government has agreed to ensure appropriate consultation in future activities and share in the financial benefits of future resource development. Environmental stewardship of our traditional territory is essential for appropriate environmental, social and governance economic activities in Northern Manitoba.”

Manitoba’s government says it spent $200,000 last year to improve the viability fo Manitoba’s forest sector by encouraging more Indigenous participation in the forestry economy.

“This agreement is a first step in ensuring First Nations benefit economically from resource development on their ancestral lands and play an active role in resource management that benefits our province as a whole,” said Natural Resources and Northern Development Minister Greg Nesbitt. “I see today as the beginning of a renewed relationship between Norway House Cree Nation and Manitoba, working together to ensure our forests provide the values we have come to depend on, now and into the future.”

The same day as the MOA with Norway House was signed, the government signed a memorandum of understanding with Mosakahiken Cree Nation to share up to 45 per cent of timber dues harvested in proximity to the First Nation, retroactively to Jan. 1 of this year and running up until June 30, 2024 under

a two-year pilot program.

“This revenue-sharing agreement will help with putting more homes, more jobs, more gatherings, and more services for our people that are dealing with drugs and alcohol," said MCN Chief Vincent Bercier. "As chief of Mosakahiken Cree Nation, I can see positive change happening for the community. This will educate all of us on what we need to work on moving forward. This is a first-ofits-kind agreement in Manitoba and I am proud that we are the first community to take pen to paper, but more proud that other First Nations have negotiated similar agreements.”

On Aug. 3, the province signed an MOU with Opaskwayak Cree Nation establishing a two-year forestry revenue-sharing program under the same terms.

“This revenue sharing concept has been talked about for years with our

community and to see this finally come to action gives me hope as a leader," said OCN Chief Sidney Ballantyne. "Not only will the added revenue help with improving our services for our people, it will benefit both our community and our neighbours in Mosakahiken with added employment opportunities. This is a momentous occasion that shows the province intends to do things in a good way with First Nations people moving forward. This move also shows the willingness of Opaskwayak to work on other major agreements not just with the province but with any other governments and business sectors across the country and the rest of the world."

Negotiations on the agreements with MCN and OCN began earlier this year, the province said.

"For too long, Indigenous communities have not benefited from forestry

operations on their traditional territories, and our government understands we must take concrete steps to correct past wrongs and advance reconciliation," Nesbitt said. "Our government is proud to sign these historic memorandums of understanding with Mosakahiken Cree Nation and Opaskwayak Cree Nation, which are the first of their kind for Manitoba. We look forward to engaging with other Indigenous leadership and nations, as Indigenous participation in the forestry sector is essential to ensure everyone benefits from Manitoba's resources."

Canadian Kraft Paper, Louisiana Pacific and Spruce Products Ltd. are Manitoba’s largest forestry operations, supporting approximately 1,450 jobs in Swan River and The Pas. Between 25 and 38 per cent of people employed by these companies are Indigenous, the province says.

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Nurses union head sounds alarm over nursing vacancy rates in Northern Manitoba

BY DAVE BAXTER

LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE RE­ PORTER, WINNIPEG SUN

The president of the Manitoba Nurses Union says she is “alarmed” after seeing data that shows vacancy rates for nursing positions in Northern Manitoba continue to be on the rise, and she believes it could be a matter of time until someone loses their life in the north because they can’t access proper health care or emergency services.

“These numbers are very bad, this is very concerning,” MNU president Darlene Jackson said Aug. 15, after seeing data that was obtained by the Winnipeg Sun that shows the total nursing vacancies in the Northern Regional Health Authority, as well as vacancies at each individual health care facility in the region.

The data, which was sent to the Sun by the NRHA, shows that total nursing vacancies for the entire health region sit at 29 per cent, up a vacancy rate of 22 tKK from per cent that was reported dtKK by the NRHA in November 2021. ^/ ͬ ZtKK should be a waketKK up“This call to the government Z ͬ^Khd,tKK ͬ d that we are in a critical situation,” Jackson said.

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ages in Northern Manitoba in January in which she fact of life that competing become a “vicious cycle” as said residents in her com- against similar positions in working conditions because munity were “begging” for the south and in more popuof those shortages are push- adequate health care and lated centres is proving to ing more nurses to quit their emergency services. be extremely difficult, if not jobs, or retire earlier than “We’re asking, we’re near impossible. they had planned. begging that our health and “That said, we will not, “Nurses are working well-being finally be taken and have not given up.” short-staffed every single seriously,” Charrier wrote A spokesperson for Manishift, but still have the same in her letter. “Just take a toba Health Minister Audamount of patients to care minute to imagine that you rey Gordon said Aug. 15 for, and I know that is taking or someone you love was “nursing staff challenges a really hard toll on them,” in dire need of immediate are an issue all provinces Jackson said. “We see some medical attention. Now im- are facing, and have been get to the point where they agine travelling one hour a particular challenge in just leave, because they just to see the nearest doctor, Northern Manitoba. finally say, ‘I am done, and by this point you could be “Our government has committed $4.3 million for ϭ jobst ^dtKK About three of every 10 nursing in Northern Regional I just don’t want to continue dead.

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Are.you.interested.in.running.for.a.position.(Mayor,.Councillor.or.School.Trustee).for.the.City.of.Thompson,. but.want.to.learn.more.before.making.a.decision.on.running.in.the.upcoming.Municipal.Election?

Join.us.on.August.30,.2022.at.7.pm.at.the.Letkemann.Theatre.for.a.pre-election.orientation.information. session. ^ D d t d & ^ The.session.is.expected.to.last.1.5.to.2.hours.and.will.provide.information.on.many.topics.including: ϭ Ϯ ϯ •. Key Dates •. Time Commitments •. Key Contacts •. Role.of.Elected.Official.&.Administration •. Qualifications.of.Candidates •. Role.of.Elected.School.Trustee.&.Administration ϰ ϱ ϲ ϳ ϴ ϵ ϭϬ •. Campaign.Finance.Rules •. Question.Period For more information, call Tammy Parobec, Executive Assistant at (204) 677-7938

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subsection.114(1).of.The.Real.Property.Act,.an.occupier.of.premises.who.is.required.under.the.terms. of.a.lease.to.pay.the.taxes.on.the.property,.or.the.assessor.may.make.application.for.the.revision.of.an. assessment.roll.with.respect.to.a).liability.to.taxation;.b).amount.of.assessed.value;.c).classification.of. property;.or.d).refusal.by.an.assessor.to.amend.the.assessment.roll.under.subsection.13.(2). ^ D d t d & ^ ^ Dϭ dϮ tϯ dϰ &ϱ ^ϲ ^ D d t d & ^ An.application.for.revision.must: ϭ ϭ Ϯ ϯ ϰ ϱ . a).

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Set.out.which.of.the.matters.referred.to.in.subsection.42(1).are.at.issue,.and.the.grounds. for.each.of.those.matters; ϭϲ ϭϳ ϭϴ ϭϵ ϮϬ . ϭϰ d). ϭϱ Be.filed.by.delivering.it.or.causing.it.to.be.delivered.to.the.office.above.or.by.serving.it.upon. ϵ ϭϬ ϭϭ ϭϮ ϭϯ ϭϰ ϭϱ ϭϯ ϭϰ ϭϱ ϭϲ ϭϳ ϭϴ ϭϵ the.secretary,.at.least.15.days.before.the.scheduled.sitting.date.of.the.board.(By.September.

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The.2022.property.and.business.tax.billings.have.been.mailed.out..Please.note.that.the.due. date.for.payment,.without.penalty.is.Thursday, September 29, 2022..If.you.have.not.received. Ϯϱyour.tax.statement.please.contact.the.Tax.Department.at.204-677-7910.for.a.copy. Ϯϲ Ϯϳ Ϯϴ Ϯϵ ϯϬ ϯϭ

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Thompson Citizen photo by Krisanapong Detraphiphat/Getty Images Defendants’ intoxication and mental illness were factors in the charges they were convicted of or their parole eligibility during three recent court cases with Northern Manitoba connections.

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Evidence of accused and convicted persons’ mental health and level of intoxication played significant parts in whether they were convicted of lesser charges or their parole eligibility during three recent court cases with ties to Northern Manitoba.

In two cases, defendants were found not to have intended to kill their victims, despite having repeatedly hit them in the head with a rock and a hammer.

In another, a convicted women’s mental health and degree of drug and alcohol intoxication lowered her “moral blameworthiness” as a judge considered how long she should spend in prison before being eligible for parole.

In the case of Jonathan Flett, a St. Theresa Point First Nation member who was banished from his home community at the age of 15, the question before the judge was whether he was guilty of attempted murder or only of the lesser charge of aggravated assault, to which he had entered a guilty plea.

Flett was found to have hit a man in the head with a hammer nine times, the last blow penetrating the man’s skull, during an assault in September 2020, when he was 18 years old, just a week after having been released from a jail sentence for possessing a concealed weapon and other offences.

He had been drinking since 11 a.m. on the day of the attack, which took place around 10 p.m. outside the Maryland Hotel beer store in Winnipeg. Because of how drunk Flett was, as well as his impaired intellectual ability, and the experiences of his childhood, which included witnessing serious

assaults and having been blinded in one eye during a gang initiation beating at the age of 13, Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Theodor Bock found that he had not formed a specific intention to kill the victim. Without that intent, a person can not be convicted of attempted murder, even if they displayed indifference to the possible consequences of their actions.

“Indifference of such magnitude is obviously unreasonable, but it is not unimaginable, particularly for someone like Mr. Flett, whose haphazard upbringing and traumatic childhood are attributable at least in part to the indifference of others toward him,” Bock wrote in his decision.

In another decision, related to events that took place in June 2020, August Caribou of Pukatawagan was found guilty of manslaughter for the killing of Treena Castel on the day that he graduated from high school.

Caribou had been tried for second-degree murder, but Queen’s Bench Justice James Edmond ruled that he had been unable to form the intent to kill as a result of intoxication and mental illness.

Caribou had been drinking whiskey, beer and possibly tequila prior to the killing, and also smoking marijuana. A family member said he was the most drunk he had ever seen him and the court heard evidence that Caribou had had prior episodes of psychosis related to cannabis use, and also that he had poor impulse control as a result of suspected exposure to alcohol in the womb.

Caribou told an RCMP officer that he had hit Castel in the head with a rock until she was no longer breathing,

even continuing the attack with the largest piece of the rock after it broke, but said it was “one of his personalities” that was responsible for the attack. Despite the fact that his psychiatrist didn’t believe that Caribou suffered from dissociative identity disorder, Edmond decided that he hadn’t formed the necessary intent to kill Castel and may not have been aware of what the consequences of his actions could be because of his level of intoxication.

“The combination of the substance use disorder and being in an advanced state of intoxication at the time of the incident … lead me to conclude that the circumstantial evidence respecting the accused’s state of mind, is reasonably capable of supporting an inference other than that the accused is guilty,” Edmond ruled.

A defence of advanced intoxication can only be used for specific intent offences, which include certain types of homicides.

In his March sentencing of Leona Blacksmith, the written version of which was released Aug. 4, Edmond found that the Cross Lake woman, who was convicted last December of second-degree murder for the 2019 death of her grandmother Edith Blacksmith, should spend a minimum of 12 years in prison before becoming eligible for parole.

A second-degree murder conviction carries an automatic life sentence, though it is up to the judge to decide how long must be served before parole eligibility, between a minimum of 10 years and a maximum of 25.

Edmond said the circumstances of the crime Leona Blacksmith was guilty of required more than the minimum 10 years and that it

would have been longer than 12 but for mitigating factors.

“The circumstances lead me to conclude that the combination of her mental illness and intoxication on the evening in question were contributing factors to this senseless, violent attack and murder of her grandmother, “ Edmond said.

“These are significant factors in assessing her moral blameworthiness.”

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Pukatawagan fire now considered ‘under control,’ evacuees could return soon

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BY ERIC WESTHAVER FLIN FLON REMINDER

NOTICE OF 2023 BOARD OF REVISION Pursuant to Section 41, 42 and 43 of The Municipal Assessment Act, NOTICE is hereby given that: 1) the 2023 assessment rolls for The Town of Churchill will be open for inspection at The Town of Churchill Administration Office in the Town Center Complex during normal office hours starting on August 26, 2022; and 2) the Council of The Town of Churchill will sit as a Board of Revision to hear applications for revision on Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. in The Town Centre Complex Overpass, in Churchill, Manitoba.

42(1) A person in whose name the property has been assessed, a mortgagee in possession of property under subsection 114(1) of The Real Property Act, an occupier of premises who is required under the terms of a lease to pay the taxes on the property, or the assessor, may make application for the revision of an assessment roll with respect to: a) liability to taxation; b) amount of the assessed value; c) classification of property; or d) a refusal by an assessor to amend the assessment roll under Subsection 13(2).

43(1) An application for revision must: a) be made in writing; b) set out the roll number and legal description of the assessable property for which a revision is sought; c) set out which of the matters referred to in subsection 42(1) are at issue, and the grounds for each of those matters; and; and d) be filed by i) delivering it or causing it to be delivered to: The Town of Churchill Administration Office 180 LaVerendrye Avenue P.O. Box 459 Churchill, Manitoba R0B 0E0 or ii) serving it upon the Executive Director at least 15 days (by September 13, 2022) before the scheduled sitting of the board as indicated above.

Dated at The Town of Churchill this 15th day of August, 2022.

Gail Hodkin, CPA, CGA, CA, CMMA Director of Finance

The fire situation surrounding Pukatawagan has taken a positive turn.

The fire that threatened the community last month is now under control and small steps are being made to bring people back home.

The WE026 fire, as it has been called by the Manitoba Wildfire Service, has been considered “under control” since August 11, according to the group’s records. The fire has not grown in size since July 20 and was moved from being considered “out of control” to “being held” on August 4.

According to the Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS), no new hotspots have been reported with the fire in over three weeks. In

total, about 52,760 hectares of land were affected by the fire, with no word on injuries or property damage as a result of the blaze.

People evacuated from the community as a result of the fire last month are still not yet able to return home. Most people who have been evacuated from Pukatawagan have been located in temporary accommodations, usually in hotels in Thompson, The Pas and Winnipeg, for over a month.

However, there are signs that community members will be able to come back soon.

Workers and volunteers have entered the community to clean up the effects of smoke and other damage as a result of the fire and evacuation. Generators have been brought in by

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Manitoba Hydro to help power the community and they have been installed while workers seek to repair wires and poles damaged by the flames. No firm timeline has yet been announced by Mathias Colomb Cree Nation leadership for when people may return home.

Meanwhile, donations raised through a campaign organized by the City of Flin Flon were picked up and delivered to evacuees last week.

Another fire, the WE019

fire, is burning near Highrock Lake about 50 kilometres east-south-east of Pukatawagan. That blaze is currently considered by the Manitoba Wildfire Service to be 24,000 hectares in size and is being monitored by the service, but is not considered to be either fully under control or out of control. Hotspots have been reported in the fire’s northeast corner, burning away from Pukatawagan and up the eastern shore of Highrock Lake.

One suspect in custody after four-year-old shot in Norway House One suspect is in custody and police are searching for another after a four-yearold girl was shot in Norway House Aug. 16.

Norway House RCMP say they received a report of a gun being fired from an ATV around 11:30 p.m.

Tuesday. Attending officers learned that the girl, who had been standing outside of a home, had suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Witness said two males had been driving through the area on an ATV when the shooting occurred.

While police and emergency medical services were at the scene, more gunshots were heard close by and information received from residents in the area led to the identification of two suspects.

A 16-year-old male was arrested at his residence without incident and remains in police custody. The second suspect, a 19-yearold male, has not yet been located.

Norway House RCMP and Major Crime Services continue to investigate.

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Indigenous-focused publishing company nearing the end of its final chapter

BY IAN GRAHAM

EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

A Northern Manitoba publishing company known for publishing works by new Indigenous authors is closing down as a result of its founder’s retirement.

Goldrock Press, which began in Winnipeg in 2006 and was then based in Norway House, will publish its final book this fall, says founder Dorene Meyer, though she hopes many of the writers she’s helped mentor over the years will continue to practise their craft.

“Maybe I’ve laid some groundwork,” Meyer told the Thompson Citizen Aug. 16, just over a week after officially announcing her retirement, saying she hopes her efforts over the past 16 years will bear further fruit down the road. “I hope a lot of the authors will continue.”

Goldrock Press was born out of Mayer’s desire to help writers she mentored find a wider audience. The initial volumes contained

Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Dorene Meyer Goldrock Press founder Dorene Meyer, left, with authors Dana Coates and Brenda Fontaine during a book launch at McNally Robinson in Winnipeg. works by writers she taught people,” she said. “That was authors and anthologies that book in hand,” she said. in continuing education a good fit for me in Norway containing the works of Goldrock Press published classes in Winnipeg. When House.” hundreds of middle school 11 anthologies featuring the her husband took a job in Over the course of its and high school students works of Norway House Norway House in 2008, the existence, Goldrock Press as well as about 100 adult Grade 6 students. focus shifted to works by published the work of ap- authors.

“At the end they’re just Indigenous authors. proximately 600 people, Meyer says she tried so proud to stand up in front “I’ve always had an inter- including standalone and to involve every author, of their parents and read est in Indigenous issues and series books by over 30 whether it was a Grade 6 their story,” she said. student or an adult who felt Writing seemed to give they had a story they want- them and older students a ed to tell, throughout the confidence boost. whole process of publishing In some cases, Meyer said a book, from writing a first she wasn’t so much a mendraft to the editing process tor to writers she published to writing their author biog- but merely a catalyst that raphies, picking their author helped release the potential photos and choosing cover they had inside themselves, designs. recalling Brenda Fontaine, “There’s some really chal- author of Father, My Father It was in 2015 when Kris- also plans to partner with lenging moments but at the as one such example.

“I just said the word go tin, a single mother juggling community organizations to end it’s so rewarding to have a retail job at the time, de- offer in-person study groups cided to enrol in the Univer- with childcare coverage and sity of Winnipeg’s bachelor create a scholarship for maof business administration. ture students who are First The business student said Nations, Métis and Inuit. she felt she could not be an Creating a space for active mother if she was people to reconnect to their constantly doing shift work. culture is a key part of the She credits her parents for collective for Kristin, a both supporting her to pur- Cree woman who is originsue post-secondary educa- ally from Shamattawa First tion and her entrepreneurial Nation but grew up in the spirit. child-welfare system before Not long after beginning being adopted by a family her studies, Kristin said she in Winnipeg. She wants to quickly realized the univer- invite an elder to lead future sity experience — in-person workshops. instruction, scholarship eliTamarah Todd, a mother gibility and everything in of two, was among the first between — is tailored to informal and, later, formal meet the needs of teenagers members of IPC. and 20-somethings.

“I would’ve felt very “There are so many class- overwhelmed (without Krises scheduled around (day- tin). I don’t even know if care or school) pick-up time, I would’ve made it,” said around 3:30 p.m. or 4 p.m. Todd, adding it was validatThere’s just no inclusion for ing for her to be able to swap people who are parents. It’s stories and seek advice from This fund supports capital projects, special initiatives all aimed for the 18-year- a friend in a similar situaand community celebrations - allowing local arts, old who’s fresh out of high tion when she went back to school, and it’s very frus- school to obtain a registered culture and amateur sport organizations to innovate trating,” she said. dental assistant certificate and respond to emerging community needs, including Kristin primarily takes in 2019. those that are led by Indigenous, Francophone and evening and asynchronous While Todd, who is courses; she completes most Ktunaxa from Lower Kooethnocultural communities. of her academic work be- tenay Band, credits IPC for tween 11 p.m. and 2 a.m., helping her land a new job, Online funding applications open August 16, 2022. after her workday is done she said the sense of comAll eligible non-profit organizations are encouraged and her daughter is asleep. munity she has found among to apply.

The business student other Indigenous parents in expects to graduate in the the group is just as important To learn more please call 1-866-626-4862 spring, with her only child as the resumé advice she has in the audience. “I want that received. or visit Manitoba.ca/ACSC. for other parents,” she said.

A quarter of Indigenous IPC’s free virtual work- residents in Winnipeg have shops cover subjects ranging a post-secondary certificate, from cover-letter writing to diploma or degree, per reinterviewing skills. Kristin cent census data.

Unique demands, uplifting support

BY MAGGIE MACINTOSH

LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER, WINNIPEG FREE PRESS

Kelly Kristin couldn’t find classmates who related to her challenges as an Indigenous mother raising a young child while attending university, so she ventured beyond her Winnipeg campus to create a support hub for like-minded parents.

One year later, Kristin is celebrating the growth of Indigenous Parents Community — a not-for-profit she launched in the fall of 2021 to connect mature students and recent graduates who are balancing their caregiving responsibilities with career aspirations.

“I would describe it as a community that is there for the Indigenous parents to feel at home, so they can develop their personal and professional skills,” said the founder of IPC. “We’ll cheer you on when you have an exam. We’ll cheer you on, even if you fail … It’s a community of support, no matter what you’re going through.”

Upwards of 50 parents have joined the collective to seek mentorship, networking opportunities and skill-building workshops.

Kristin, 34, said the next wave of employees to enter the professional workspace should be Indigenous parents, citing their time-management expertise, composure and resilience, among other key skills they carry by virtue of being caregivers.

and she went 100 miles per hour,” Meyer recalls.

Goldrock Press’s final publication will be Memories of a Manitoba Childhood by Dianne Demarcke, which is scheduled to be released this fall.

Letting go of her baby and moving on to the next stage of her life was difficult, but Meyer felt it was time. She retired from teaching writing in Norway House after her husband retired from his job and they are currently living full-time in a motorhome in Ontario, which makes it easier for them to visit their grandchildren, which wasn’t always convenient while living in Norway House.

“Every step along the way has been super hard,” Meyer says, describing it as a process of “prying her fingers away” from Goldrock Press and from teaching.

She is proud of the work that she did, helping people find their voices and share their stories with the world.

“I’m just really thankful that I did what I did,” she says. “I don’t have regrets, which is great. I’ve loved every bit.”

Though many Goldrock Press titles are now out of print, there are many copies in various Canadian libraries and remaining copies of some titles will be available for a short time via the company’s website at www. goldrockpress.com.

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OBITUARIES LYNN JOYCE BARLOW

Dec 30, 1944 – July 11, 2022 We are very saddened to announce the sudden but peaceful passing of Lynn Barlow on July 11, 2022, at 77 years young, in Thompson, MB. No matter the situation, Lynn found humour in anything! She loved to find something to tease you about and would make you laugh even if it was at your own expense! She was a master at conflict diversion and sarcasm was one of her middle names!

Lynn grew up in Shoal Lake, MB. She traveled and worked in many places throughout Manitoba, met her life partner, Larry Oman in Churchill and eventually settled in Thompson to raise their daughter Anissa. She worked for many years at Manitoba Telephone Service where she eventually retired. She enjoyed her time there with “the girls” and always talked about how much fun they all had working together. Lynn was a caring and thoughtful partner, mom, grandma, and friend. One of her best attributes was her ability to provide the best advice possible, an ear to just listen or a shoulder to cry on but not letting you cry too long…she would say, “Life is to too short! Get out there and enjoy it while you can!”.

Her positive, carefree, and head strong mentality got her through kidney cancer and a heart and lung condition that should have taken her many years sooner. We were so lucky to have had this lifetime with her although we would all wish for forever together.

She is predeceased by her father Vince Barlow, mother Veronica Barlow, sister Carol Mowbray, brothers Ashley and Tony Barlow.

She is survived by her partner Larry, daughters Anissa (Ben), Marianne (Xhemajl), Marcia (Darren) and Heather, along with other much loved family members. She also leaves behind her cherished grandsons, Driton, Dexter & Edwin, whom she loved so much and was so very proud of.

We want to send a heartfelt thank you to Don and Ann-Margaret Ellsworth for all your support over these last few years. You were not just neighbours; you were guardian angels and your friendship meant everything to Lynn.

At her request, there will be no service, instead she’d like you to have a drink in her memory and trip the light fantastic.

Stay foot loose and fancy free, until we meet again! XO In lieu of flowers, a donation can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. https://www.heartandstroke.ca/

HELEN MARTINUSSEN

1940 – 2022 Surrounded by her family and their love, Helen Martinussen left us on August 13, 2022. Mom was born in Cowan, Manitoba, on March 12, 1940, the youngest daughter of Paul and Mary Hrechka. Mom married Eric Martinussen in Swan River on June 29, 1962.

Together they went north, making a home and raising their family in Thompson. During this time Mom worked as the office manager for the Mystery Lake Hotel and did the books for Dad’s plumbing business. They returned home to Swan River in 2005 where they were embraced by friends and family.

Mom’s greatest joy came from spending time with her family in which she had an immense sense of pride. In her eyes, all of us were special.

Her love of family was total, unconditional, and pure. Left to mourn her passing and cherish her memories are her children, Kelly (Jackie), Karla (Allan), and Kirby (Sheri); grandchildren Nika, Ethan, Allison, Camryn, Bryson, and Kendra, and her sister, Theresa Luhowy.

Mom loved being with people and helping others, devoting many hours to those in need. She was a member of the IODE, the ELW, Service for Seniors, and a life member of the Royal Purple. She was also a devoted member of the Lutheran Church in Thompson and in Swan River. She never needed to be asked to help, but always anticipated where and when help was needed and she would be there, ready, and willing.

Wherever she lived, Mom had many close and cherished friends. She loved the company of others, sharing stories and laughs. Always on the go, it was nice to see Mom sit for a bit to visit with friends. Mom enjoyed life to the fullest; always giving, sharing, guiding, and helping.

She took nothing for granted. She will be remembered for her caring attitude, generosity, infectious laugh, boundless energy, strong work ethic, and her many friendships.

We are especially grateful to her many friends in Thompson and Swan River including her beloved cousin Ollie Koutecky and her devoted sister Theresa Luhowy. We would like to thank Rachel Dahl N.P and Pastor Bob Lewis for their care, counsel, and support. We would also like to extend our deepest appreciation and gratitude to the staff of Cottages North in Steinbach for their incredible care and compassion which made such a difference to Mom and our family.

If friends so desire, memorial donations in Helen’s memory may be made to CancerCare Manitoba Foundation 675 McDermot Avenue, Room ON1160, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9.

Swan Valley Funeral Services 363 Kelsey Trail Swan River, MB R0L 1Z0 204-734-5775 www.swanvalleyfuneralservices.com

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Crisis centre gets big boost as Thompson’s Royal Purple Lodge makes its last donation before dissolving

BY IAN GRAHAM

EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Thompson Royal Purple Lodge No. 276 ended its 60year history in Thompson in grand fashion Aug. 16, donating $29,000 to the Thompson Crisis Centre’s children’s program.

Established in March 1962 with close to 100 members, the Royal Purple Thompson chapter is now down to just two — Nadia Portey and Rita Werstroh.

Portey has been a member of the service club for over half a century. She can’t say exactly how many years it’s been, though she knows she joined back before she was married, saying it was a good way to get to know people in the community.

Werstroh, who’s also lived in Thompson for more than 50 years, has been a member for the past eight years.

Following this donation, the club will be dissolved but crisis centre executive director Helen Trudeau says the money her organization is getting will ensure that the Royal Purple continue doing good.

“You are enabling us to serve the First Nations children and the communities around Thompson,” said Trudeau, recalling her reaction when she was informed that Royal Purple intended to make the crisis centre its final donation recipient. “I basically wept. That’s a prayer

Thompson Citizen photo by Ian Graham Thompson Royal Purple Lodge No. 276 members Rita Werstroh, fourth from left, and Nadia Portey, to Werstroh’s left, donated $29,000 to the Thompson Crisis Centre Aug. 16. The donation is the last ever for the service club, which was established in 1962 and is now down to only two members, who are dissolving the organization. request fulfilled for us. Sometimes we’re limited with funding and this funding is going to go a long way for the kids.”

Plans for the money include bringing Ken Bighetty in to do puppet therapy with the children of clients. It might also go toward art and music therapy and specialized toys for children with special needs.

It will make the crisis centre’s annual family night in February much easier to plan, knowing ahead where the money is coming from, says Trudeau.

“This is going to help a lot with that,” she predicted.

Nelson Pruder, who has been part of the crisis centre’s board for the past 10 years and

is currently its chair, said even though programs and services may seem like not that much individually, they’re huge for the children, who often arrive at the centre with nothing more than the clothes they’re wearing.

“To help them is a very big thing,” he said. “To receive a donation of that size, it’s monumental. There’s no question that we will put it to very good use on behalf of our clients and the children that come here.”

Recipients of Royal Purple donations over the past 15 years have included the Thompson Humane Society, the committee that advocated and fundraised for Thompson’s skatepark, Northern Spirit Manor and the

Juniper Centre.

Though it’s sad to know that the club will never make another donation, Portey says it’s always been about those in need.

“We’re happy that we can make someone else happy,” she said.

In recognition of their tremendous contribution to the crisis centre, Werstroh and Portey were treated to pizza and wings from Pizza Hut and cake from Robin’s Donuts at an afternoon feast on Aug. 16.

They also received flowers, beaded keychains, t-shirts, tobacco pouches and bags from the crisis centre as tokens of appreciation for their group’s generosity.

D’Arcy Noah Linklater Kamunitowe Pemohtet

(Spiritwalker)

May 30, 1950 to August 9, 2022 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of D’Arcy Noah Linklater – a beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great-Grandfather, Uncle, Brother-in-law, Friend, Kehtiyatis (Elder), Nehetho Knowledge Keeper, member of the Wapiski Mahekun Clan. D’Arcy leaves to mourn his passing – his beloved wife Lorraine and their children Trevor, Darcy Jr., Tyson, Candace and their families, his son Darrell Beardy and daughter Fonda Berard and their families, his siblings Terry (Diane) Linklater, Christine (Randy) Sawatsky, Sophia Linklater, Anthony Linklater (Ella), Jacob Linklater (Harriet), Georgina Hart (Duncan), Lena Moose (Emile) and their families, his sisters and brothers-in-law Emma HunterNelson, Agnes Ranson, Belinda Wastesicoot, Florence Hunter, Johnny Hunter, Howard Hunter (Bonnie), Clifford Hunter (Carol), Cynthia Hunter, Colleen Hunter, Jennifer Hunter, Bradley Hunter and their families as well as numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. D’Arcy was pre-deceased by his son Garth and his parents Joseph and Elsie Linklater, his grandparents Mathew and Nancy Linklater (who raised him), his sister Bella Hart and his brothers Ralph George Linklater, Cornelius Linklater, Ronald Linklater, Roger Linklater.

D’Arcy was born at the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation and spent his early years here. He was sent to residential school in Portage la Prairie but returned home as soon as he could. He worked hard his entire life as a trapper, miner, construction worker, Fur Manager with Manitoba Conservation and Director of Operations and translator for Nisichawayasi Nehethowuk Okemawin (NCN Government). He was one of NCN’s longest serving elected leaders. He was a great speaker, an influential and courageous leader. He fought tirelessly locally, provincially, nationally and internationally to preserve and restore our lands, our waters, Nehethowewin (our language), Nehetho culture, our spirituality and ceremonies. He was a man of integrity, strong beliefs and a great sense of humor. He was an athlete and loved canoe racing, dog mushing, snowshoeing, jogging, hockey, broomball and most sports.

D’Arcy was instrumental in all major negotiations and initiatives undertaken by NCN over the past two decades. His advocacy and negotiation skills helped in securing many important provisions in our agreements and documents – consultation protocols for future hydro development in the 1996 NFA Implementation Agreement, expanding our land base through the Treaty Land Entitlement Agreement, taking control of our education and election processes, inclusion of Ethinisewin and our other customary laws in the Wuskwatim Project Development Agreement, development of a unique Heritage Agreement, Aski-Pumenikiwin (land code) and Othasowewin (constitution). He was a lifelong, passionate advocate for self-determination and self-government for our people. He represented our Nation on many boards and committees. He understood change was needed for Kwayaskonikiwin (reconciliation) but that it was not just our people who needed to change. He fought tirelessly for our beliefs, our knowledge and our ceremonies to be treated with respect. He was a great teacher and shared his knowledge with many.

Although D’Arcy’s health has been failing over the past few years, he continued to show courage in the face of adversity. He passed away at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg but will be journeying home to N’tuskenan (our sacred lands) shortly. We will be forever grateful for the important legacy he has left us – pride in our Nation and who we are as Nisichawayasi Nehethowuk.

The procession to bring our beloved D’Arcy home will commence at 2:00 pm on Sunday, August 14, 2022 from the Boardman Funeral Home in Thompson to the Gilbert McDonald Arena. Family and friends are welcome to join us. The wake service will then be held from 7:00 pm to 12:00 am followed by the celebration of D’Arcy’s life on Monday, August 15, 2022 starting at 1:00 pm. Both events will take place at the Gilbert McDonald Arena.

If desired, donations may be made to an organization or charity of your choice.

The family acknowledges and gives thanks for the care the staff at the Health Sciences Centre, Thompson General Hospital and the NCN Personal Care Home provided to D’Arcy. It was greatly appreciated.

We ask Kiche-Manitou and Mawe-mostuwakunak (spirits who care for and protect us) to help D’Arcy on his journey to the spirit world and to continue to help guide his family, friends and our community during this difficult time.

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First MacLean Park summer concert in two years well worth the wait

A small but enthusiastic crowd enjoyed an evening of local music with near-perfect weather conditions at MacLean Park Aug. 10.

Thompson Citizen photos by Carla Antichow Tony Whalen accompanied himself on guitar while singing everything from country to East Coast tunes and covers of Canadian music icons.

OBITUARIES LESLIE JOHN STUART DE JERSEY

Talented teacher Sarah Schroeder shared her musical abilities, including an original song, as the opening act at the Aug. 10 Concert in the Park.

BY CARLA ANTICHOW Concerts in the Park returned Aug. 10 with its first outdoor show in over two years after a previous edition in July had to be moved indoors due to weather and it did not disappoint. The clear blue skies, green grass seating and evening sun provided the perfect ambience at MacLean Park for four local musicians to share their talents with Thompsonites.

Darlene Dick, recreation co-ordinator for the City of Thompson, was excited about the live outdoor event and said afterwards that she was happy with the turnout.

“It was good to get back and gather and be able to enjoy the park and live music,” Dick said, although she admits it will take some time, post-COVID, to have things return completely back to normal as not just crowds but also musicians can be reluctant to resume their old ways.

As a result of pandemic restrictions, Dick explained that some bands or musical groups couldn’t get together and practise. Although those restrictions have ended, some haven’t played together enough yet to feel confident getting back on stage.

The opening act was Sarah Schroeder, a teacher by day, who ended her set with a moving song she wrote to raise awareness for mental health during the pandemic. Schroeder enjoyed her debut performance at Concerts in the Park, saying it “was amazing, felt really good and it was nice to see the crowd getting involved, a lot of people were dancing.”

Up next was local musical icon Tony Whalen, who not just sings but plays guitar, and his set list spanned everything from old country

to new country to East Coast tunes to the Tragically Hip and even Neil Diamond.

Whalen also included his own original songs, one of which he dedicated to his partner of more than 30 years, who was in the audience for the performance.

Prior to the finale, the small but enthusiastic crowd was treated to a spontaneous performance by the talented Mike Haggith, whose natural moxie onstage had some women in the crowd not just dancing but clamouring for more at

Gilbert Wood, left, and his friends just happened to hear the music and stopped to take in the Aug. 10 Concert in the Park. the front of the stage when his set ended.

The evening concluded with the shocking talent of performer known more as the “sound guy” at so many events in town — Tracy “Smitty” Smith. His genre was old country and though he was very humble about his talent, the crowd seemed to love his choice of songs.

One of the spectators, Gilbert Wood, said he and his friends just happened to be walking near MacLean Park when they heard the music and stopped by to

check it out. Wood said he enjoyed all the performances. “It’s a good day to be out and it’s good that there’s different types of singers.”

The next and final Concert in the Park for 2022 is set for Aug. 24 and all those who are interested need to do is just show up to enjoy some local musical talent.

If the weather isn’t amenable for an outdoor show, the event will be held in the Thompson Regional Community Centre. Either way, the concert will kick off at 6 p.m.

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A

CAREER IN THE TRADES? ATEC and Assiniboine Community College are partnering to deliver an Applied Plumbing Installation program in Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation starting in August.

August 29 to March 31, 2023 Full time study The three-phase program includes Upskilling, Social Readiness and the Applied Plumbing Installation Certificate. The full-time program will run at ATEC in Nelson House from August 29, 2022 to March 31, 2023.

Preference will be given to applicants who are NCN citizens or from outlying communities. The academic requirement for this program is a complete Grade 12 or equivalent. Contact ATEC as soon as possible to see if you are qualified. The deadline for providing ATEC with completed applications and official high school and post-secondary transcripts is August 12, 2022 Plan to participate in the ATEC intake process/assessment, possibly August 15 to 19, 2022.

For more information, please contact: » Florence Linklater or Sonya Young 204.484.2886 or 204.484.2114 linklaterflorence@outlook.com or sonya_young78@hotmail.com

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Passed away at the Notre Dame Health Centre on Monday August 1, 2022 at the age of 71 years, Leslie John Stuart De Jersey, of Holland, MB. Les was born in Transcona, MB on February 20, 1951 to John & Gloria De Jersey. He had two sisters, Joan & Diane and a brother Robert. The crown jewel was their black lab, Pal, whom everybody loved. Les had a very special bond with his grandmother Nellie whom he lived with for many years.

Les was very close to his cousins growing up and had many fond memories of family gatherings & going to the movies.

In 1990, Les married the love of his life, Judy. With her and special daughters Diana (Glenn) Thiessen & Valerie Wood (Matt) they had a wonderful life & held a high level of love & respect for each other.

He was so very proud of grandsons Domonick, Colby & Austin & always shared sound advice or a tip or two on what was the next best movie coming out.

Les adored Diana & Val and was always quick to let them know of the great career choices they have made & the sound direction they have taken in life. He was always interested in Glenn’s next adventure & where the road may lead. He is so anxious to watch the next chapter unfold. He admired Matt for having such a talent to draw & said his pictures should be on a billboard advertising the next Marvel series coming out.

Education was of the upmost importance to Les, he always had a thirst for knowledge. His career as an Employment Consultant with Federal & Provincial Governments spanned over 3 decades & he worked out of offices in The Pas & Portage la Prairie.

He added a special & personal touch to the job skills, education & training to the many clients he so proudly served. He loved his job.

His special friends Merv & Bob remain close & often reminisce of the good ole’ days back at the office.

As time has had it, Les has spent a lot of the past few years in & out of hospital battling cancer & recently dealing with complications from Diabetes.

He was grateful to Dr. James MacTavish who stood strong by his side navigating his medical ride.

We will be forever grateful for every single person in the medical field who has treated & helped Les along his way with the best care & compassion we could have ever imagined. Les’ unmet goal was always to come back home, in our hearts we know he has.

He loved relaxing & watching movies on his big screen TV & spending time with his furry family, Sadie & Jazz with whom has left paw prints on his heart.

Les loved the big screen & has watched countless movies over the years & still remembered when his mom took him to see the Sound of Music when it first came out.

He was proud to have donated blood over 100 times to the Red Cross.

He was a member of the UCT for 22 years. He loved Eagles & was thrilled to get a birds eye view during a trip to Alaska.

Les & Judy would like to thank Heather Grobb, Diana, Glenn & Colby Thiessen for their continuous love and support during this difficult time.

Also the care, knowledge & expertise from all staff at the Brandon Regional Health Centre, Health Science Centre, Portage District Hospital & Clinic, Tiger Hills Health Centre & Notre Dame Health Centre and to friends Les made along the way who were special & too numerous to mention.

A Graveside service will be held at a later date at the Brookdale Cemetery, Holland, MB. Friends that so desire, memorial donations can be made in Les’ memory to the Holland United Church, Box 191, Holland, MB R0G 0X0 or to the Winnipeg Humane Society, 45 Hurst Way, Winnipeg, MB R3T 0R3 Online condolences can be sent to Les’ family by visiting his profile page at www.willmorchapel.com. Jamieson’s Funeral Services of Holland in care of arrangements.

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Circles for Reconciliation gets $167K from Manitoba government

BY DAVE BAXTER

LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER, WINNIPEG SUN

An organization that works to bring Indigenous and non-Indigenous people together and to build relationships between communities is receiving funding of more than $150,000 from the province.

During an event at the Manitoba legislature on Aug. 9, Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations Minister Alan Lagimodiere announced the province would be putting up $167,000 in funding to support the ongoing operation of Circles for Reconciliation (CFR), a Winnipeg-based national charity that facilitates small group gatherings and circles between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.

The organization said they work with the goal of establishing and maintaining “authentic, mutually respectful relationships” between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations.

“Our government is committed to advancing reconciliation to build trust, affirm historical agreements, address healing, and create a more equitable and inclusive society,” Lagimodiere said Aug. 9.

“We are proud to support this unique, grassroots program that facilitates meaningful dialogue and learning opportunities on current and historical themes related to

Thompson Citizen photo by Dave Baxter, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Winnipeg Sun Elder Amanda Wallin sings a traditional song at the Manitoba legislature on Aug. 9, during an announcement that the provincial government would be putting up $167,000 to support the ongoing operation of Circles of Reconciliation, a Winnipeg-based national charity that facilitates small group gatherings and circles between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. reconciliation.”

According to Lagimodiere, the province will now provide CFR with an operating grant of $167,000 for 2021 to 2023 to support staff salaries, “allowing the organization to build its capacity to respond to the ever-growing demands for circles in communities

throughout the province, and to establish financial sustainability.”

“Our government is proud to support this incredible learning opportunity as part of our ongoing commitment to reconciliation through principles of respect, engagement, understanding and action,” Lagimodiere

said.

During the Aug. 9 announcement, elder and participant in Circles for Reconciliation Amanda Wallin sang a traditional song, said an opening prayer, and spoke about how the organization has helped to change her life for the better.

“For myself, Circles of

Reconciliation was truly a blessing sent from the Creator and it did change my life,” Wallin said. “I was able to let go of a resentment that was buried so deep I didn’t even realize I had it.”

According to Raymond Currie, the co-founder of CFR and a retired Univer-

sity of Manitoba professor, CFR has held more than 100 circles in six provinces in the last year due to what he said is a “tremendous thirst for reconciliation among Canadians from all walks of life.”

“In Manitoba alone, we have hosted multiple circles in Winnipeg, Brandon, Flin Flon, Selkirk and Thompson,” Currie said.

“Our success stems from the fact that we are an equal grassroots partnership of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. We have offered circles for virtually every type of organization, from businesses to non-profits to educational institutions.”

CFR said that each circle is designed to bring together five Indigenous and five non-Indigenous participants for 10 gatherings working from the belief that “relationships are built by equal voices.”

“By participating in Circles for Reconciliation, Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants learn from each other in a safe and respectful environment about important aspects of Indigenous people’s history, such as the Indian Act, the ‘60s Scoop and the justice system,” Currie said.

— 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.

Manitoba won’t appeal court’s ruling on child welfare system

BY MIRANDA LEYBOURNE LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER, BRANDON SUN

First Nations and Indigenous groups are commending the Manitoba government’s decision not to appeal a May ruling that stated the province wrongly kept an estimated $334 million in federal benefits meant for children in care.

The amount includes $251 million from Indigenous child and family services agencies. In May, a Court of Queen’s Bench justice ruled the province violated the rights of Indigenous children in care by clawing back federal payments called the Children’s Special Allowance.

The money goes to agencies responsible for children in care and mirrors the Canada Child Benefit given to parents who are raising kids.

The former NDP government started the clawback in 2006. The Progressive Conservative government ended it in 2019, but also passed a law to try to ban any legal action over it.

In an Aug. 4 press release, the government stated it is creating a collaborative table to address policy and legislative issues affecting Indigenous peoples that will include representation from Indigenous governments and organizations.

Provincial Families Minister Rochelle Squires told the Brandon Sun the government respects the May

ruling.

“We certainly know that we need to move forward in building a better child welfare system in the province of Manitoba. That is something the province … is committed to.”

Squires said the province recognizes how the system has failed the children of Manitoba — something that echoed, in part, the residential school system.

“I reflect often on the words of the Honourable Murray Sinclair when he was working on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report. He said that … the monster that had lived in the residential school system had taken up a new home, and that new home was the child welfare system, and that change needed to be made,” Squires said.

“It’s those words that certainly guide many of the actions we’re taking towards working collaboratively with Indigenous communities, families and leaders to ensure that we build a better child welfare system in the province of Manitoba and ensure that all children are well-served so that they can build a bright future.”

Squires said she spent Aug. 3 speaking with Indigenous leaders in the province, and that she was very humbled by the reception she received during those talks.

Thompson Citizen photo by Winnipeg Free Press Mona Buors, Manitoba Metis Federation minister for Métis child and family services, says she is pleased the provincial government has accepted a recent court ruling on the child welfare system. “[I’m] really pleased is pleased the government lease the money should go about the willingness to has accepted the court’s directly to children in care walk together on this jour- decision. and not be used to offset the ney of building a better “While there are still operating costs of agencies, child welfare system with outstanding decisions to be or for providing necessities Indigenous leaders.” made about how the money for kids.

In another press release will be returned to them, we “That’s why our view has Aug. 5, this time from the are seeing that the provin- always been that this court Manitoba Metis Federation cial government is acting in case is about fighting for (MMF), Mona Buors, the good faith, which gives us our kids and the financial MMF’s minister for Métis hope that the matter will be head start that they need and Child and Family Servi- resolved soon.” deserve,” Buors said in the ces, said the organization The MMF said in the re- release.

Funds for the children who remain in care will be set aside in a trust until they are ready to start transitioning out of care, the MMF said.

Young people who have aged out of care were also adversely affected. In a phone interview with the Sun, Buors said that some youth who aged out of care are homeless as a result of a lack of funds to help them transition out of care.

Buors said the MMF did its very best since the clawbacks started to look after its children in care through the Métis Spirit Program.

This includes plans for the creation of a transitional house for youth called Mazoun, which will be built in Winnipeg.

“You hear it all the time — the MMF has your back, and that’s a true statement, especially with our kids in care,” Buors said. “We had to … be creative and find our own resources.

“Now that the province has determined not to appeal the decision of the courts, we ask that this matter rapidly move forward in good faith.”

The first meeting for the new collaborative table was scheduled for Aug. 11, when Squires said talk would begin about changes that need to be made to the child welfare system, including what implications there are in respect to the judicial ruling.

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Métis artist returned to a life of beading and now has her work on a new coin

BY REBECCA MEDEL

LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER, WINDSPEAKER.COM

From the time Jennine Krauchi was a very young girl, she was always around beadwork. Her father sewed jackets, vests, moccasins, mukluks and other items of clothing, while her mother added beadwork designs to the garments.

“We lived really close to Sioux Valley, so I remember the women there coming into my mom and dad’s shop and doing beadwork.

But it wasn’t until around ‘93, when I moved from Brandon to Winnipeg, that I really got back into my roots and got back to my culture.”

At that time Krauchi met Lorraine Freeman, founder of the Métis Resource Centre, who was looking for a Métis beader to demonstrate beading and teach classes.

“And I thought, ‘Well, I’ll give it a try,’ because I knew how to do it and I was Métis. She wanted to get all of these Métis cultural things back and have a rebirth of our culture. And it started from there. At that time [in Winnipeg], you would’ve been lucky to have enough Métis beaders to sit around a kitchen table.”

This month, Krauchi’s design for a new coin for the Canadian Mint was unveiled. The reverse of the 2022 $20 fine silver coin, called Generations: The Red River Métis, has her design engraved on it, which includes elements of the Michif language.

La Rivyeer Roozh, meaning the Red River, is inscribed at the base of the design, above which roots represent the Red River Métis homeland and ancestry. From the infinity symbol, which speaks to the Métis Nation's eternal and unbreakable spirit, flows two bands that represent the Red River. They contain the words Taapweeyimisho and Taapweeyimik lii Michif, for "Believe in yourself" and "Believe in (the) Métis".

The fire in the centre of the design speaks to a period of repression and loss, but the prairie rose—a classic Red River Métis motif—represents the survival and cultural resurgence of the nation. Long stems are characteristically adorned with two or three bead accents known as "mouse tracks," while leaves and flower buds fill the pattern with a sense of love and joy.

“When I found out that I’d won the competition, it was Sept.9, 2021,” Krauchi recalls. “So it’s been almost a year that all of this took place. And almost a year that I had to keep it secret. I couldn’t really tell anybody, and it was really hard at times. It was so exciting to think that our Métis beadwork is going to be on a coin.”

Krauchi says when she saw the first drawings and engravings, she was absolutely amazed that they had put what looked like little beads all over that coin.

“I so want to take it out of the case and touch it because when you see people’s beadwork you just want to touch it.”

Krauchi says the Manitoba Metis Federation has played

a big part in her work through their support and encouragement over the years and the coin "was a collaboration with MMF, the Canadian Mint and herself."

Growing up, Krauchi’s parents were involved with the Manitoba Museum in Winnipeg. They moved to just outside of Brandon when she was 14 years old. They built a log cabin themselves and lived off the land.

“I grew up in a very Métis household lifestyle, but we didn’t say it that way. We were

just living that. Both my mom and dad—even though he wasn’t Métis he learned an awful lot from the Métis people in the Interlake region of Manitoba—they hunted. My mom loved hunting and fishing and trapping and snaring and doing all of those things. She would rather spend time outside than in the house and my dad was the same way. So we lived off the land and it was all wild game.”

When Krauchi moved back to Winnipeg in her 30s, she started spending time in the museum ar-

chives looking at old pieces of Métis style beadwork to begin her work teaching at the Métis Resource Centre.

“And that really inspired me because there weren’t too many people who had seen it or remembered what our work was really like. And it was absolutely gorgeous. The colours, the designs they used, which is a combination of French embroidery patterns and, of course, what they saw in nature, and combining the two to make our Métis style pattern.

There’s other floral beadwork done by the Cree or the Ojibwe, but ours has a different look to it compared to the rest.”

Krauchi also started doing replica work for Parks Canada, which she says taught her an awful lot because of all the time spent with those old pieces.

“As we call them now, they are like our teachers, and they certainly were. I learned so much from those pieces. And even though there was no name assigned to the piece of who did it, I still felt almost like I was spending time with her.

“Rather than looking at something through glass, I got to see her stitches. We had lost an awful lot when you think about it. The workmanship, the style of the beadwork, the bead colours and the choices of the beads that they were using, almost the same way as they would be using embroidery floss where it would be a shading of reds down to pinks or vice versa. It was really a learning experience.”

That learning experience also included a journey to find the colours of the beads that were used during that time period, search out either replicas or antiques.

Krauchi says her father really wanted them to keep the Métis culture alive. After her dad passed away in 1991, Krauchi continued filling the orders for work he had received and had quite an established sewing business in Brandon. So, when she began beading again in Winnipeg, she knew she had found her true calling.

“With the beadwork it just took off and snowballed from there. It was the first time I really felt like, ‘Yeah, this is the direction I want to go and stay.’”

The process of designing sometimes has a meaning and sometimes it’s based purely on patterns that Krauchi likes.

“Not all of the old beadwork told a story. Beadwork is a very personal thing. It belongs to the person you’re doing it for, but it also has a big part of you in it too.”

Krauchi has many years of designing beadwork for clothing under her belt, including important work like the octopus bag (see Windspeaker May 2018 article “Beadwork is an act of resistance”) and a picture frame called A Hard Birth.

The frame is five feet by seven feet and about a foot wide and surrounds the picture of Louis Riel’s provisional government on display at the Winnipeg Art Gallery.

“That was a year-long project and it finally brought me into an art gallery. And it brought the old Métis-style beadwork into an art gallery.”

And now she has the new coin.

But Krauchi isn’t resting on her laurels. She says she’s excited to move on to new projects and help keep expanding the scope of Métis beadwork across Canada.

“I would say in the last 10, 15 years at the most, the beadwork has just exploded. Now there’s beadwork symposiums and you can fill up auditoriums now with bead workers.”

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Feds take new approach to Indigenous tax policy

BY MIRANDA LEYBOURNE LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER, BRANDON SUN

The federal government is taking a new approach to Indigenous tax policy after extensive engagement with Indigenous partners.

On July 22, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller issued a statement announcing that after assessing its existing federal tax policy approach, Canada would change its approach to phasing out Section 87 of the Indian Act as a requirement in Canada’s modern treaties.

The latest round of engagement with Indigenous partners concluded in November 2021, with feedback concerning two main points: modern treaty beneficiaries who are registered pursuant to the Indian Act should not have to exchange a tax exemption for their modern treaty rights; and Indigenous governments should not be compelled to exercise their tax jurisdiction on an arbitrary timeline.

In a press release, Miller stated that since becoming minister, he heard very clearly that the discontinuance of the section of the Indian Act, and the removal of the federal tax exemption on First Nations’ reserve lands, is a “significant” disincentive to advancing self-government. Miller went on to say it was a divisive issue within communities that have recently signed modern treaty arrangements and a material barrier to entering into them.

The tax exemption isn’t completely going away. According to Miller, it will be available for continuation in Indigenous governments’ former reserves and on other

First Nations reserves in Canada for prospective and existing modern treaty beneficiaries who are registered pursuant to the Indian Act. “Tax exemptions for First Nations property situated on reserves have existed since before Confederation to protect reserve property,” Miller stated in the press release. “These changes bring an end to the era of First Nations community members having to trade their exemption from non-Indigenous government taxation in order to advance self-determination.”

In a phone interview with the Brandon Sun, Miller said the changes, first and foremost, are about the very basic principle of self-determination.

“When you take the approach of a nation-to-nation relationship, having the federal government impose terms on which people exit the Indian Act is, in my mind, and in many people’s minds, retrograde.”

Miller said that the changes are probably one of the most important and consequential fiscal changes for communities wishing to exit the Indian Act. “It means that, in the spirit of self-determination, the communities can choose, or not, to tax its members.”

Miller said that exemption from taxation, which was imposed for individuals in Canada toward the end of the First World War, was seen as in some cases a treaty right that existed under the Indian Act. Changing that, he said, can be multi-faceted.

“From a political dynamic, you’re asking community members whether they’d be subject to a net-zero re-

turn or a return on taxation, or be taxed something that was offensive to them and a barrier moving out of the Indian Act.” As First Nations communities assert their sovereignty and their right to self-determination, changes to the Indian Act had to be made to keep moving forward, Miller said. He added that Indigenous governments will continue to have the choice to maintain existing tax arrangements or take up direct tax powers on their own timeline, consistent with the commitment to advance the priority of Indigenous communities to reclaim jurisdiction over tax matters and be consistent with the principle of self-determination.

The new policy will also apply to scenarios where lands that were formerly First Nations reserves cease to be “reserve land,” as part of reconciliation agreements.

“Together, these changes help remove obstacles for communities choosing to pursue self-determination, tax policy and control over their own lands, in their way out from under the Indian Act,” Miller said.

Miller acknowledged that more work is needed to move forward on the issue.

“We will work closely with interested communities to implement this change in prospective draft agreements and modify existing modern treaties.”

In the coming weeks, Miller added, the government will be contacting prospective and existing modern treaty groups to begin working with interested parties on implementing the new approach.

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on April 29.

“The government has “Traditionally, financial local First Nations in Westalso begun collaborating policy has been very rigid man after Miller’s office with provincial and territor- towards Indigenous people released the press release, ial counterparts to support … and so when you have including Gambler First their analysis on the prov- consultations, people look at Nation and Sioux Valley incial/territorial approach to them — rightfully — skep- Dakota Nation, but did not addressing the Section 87 tically, but it is the process hear back. The Sun also tax exemption in trilateral of fierce advocacy within made calls to the Assemagreements.” communities that is pushing bly of Manitoba Chiefs and Miller told the Sun that us to this inevitable conclu- the Manitoba Framework the government’s plans for sion. I’m happy to be a part Agreement Treaty Land Enchange have, in some cases, of it.” titlement over a week ago been met with surprise.

The Sun reached out to and did not hear back.

Pandemic classroom coverage ‘feeding frenzy’ for substitute teachers

BY MAGGIE MACINTOSH

LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER, WINNIPEG FREE PRESS

A child has immediately burst into tears when Holly Harris walked into their classroom — on more than one occasion over the last two school years.

“Of course, you don’t take it personally,” said the substitute teacher, as she recalled what it has been like to fill in for ill and absent educators throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The kids just couldn’t cope with any more change in their lives.”

Harris, 61, hosted an hour-long lecture recently titled Classroom Confidential at Winnipeg’s Gwen Secter Creative Living Centre.

Throughout her presentation, she spoke about addressing high levels of anxiety among students of all levels as they adapted to changing public health orders and her respect for all of the full-time employees in the K-12 system.

The intimate talk was part of the Lanny Remis Speakers’ Forum, a series featuring experts on a wide range of timely subjects, with this year’s lineup addressing everything from pandemic education to the war in Ukraine. The forum, whose namesake was a well-known businessman and leader in Winnipeg’s Jewish community, resumed in 2022, after a two-year hiatus due to safety concerns.

The Manitoba Teachers’ Society has long raised concerns about a severe shortage of certified substitute teachers, particularly in northern and rural communities that count on retired educators to re-enter classrooms.

The issue worsened in the fall of 2020, when frontline educators were directed to stay home if they tested positive for COVID-19 or had any symptoms. At the same time, the pool of available substitutes shrunk due to retirees limiting their

close contacts.

There’s been “a feeding frenzy” for classroom coverage, Harris said, noting she started to consider 15 to 20 job offers on a single day as typical.

The 61-year-old counts herself lucky she has yet to contract the novel coronavirus (to her knowledge), citing the sheer number of schools she has visited and “many, many times, I have filled in for teachers down with COVID.” “Did I ever feel scared or nervous? Yes, I probably did — but I felt such a sense of purpose about subbing.

I knew kids were struggling and I thought, ‘I’ve got my certificate. What am I doing? I can get out there,’” she said, adding she has been cautious about masking.

The certified educator, who received her teaching degree in 2001, has worked in the arts sector and been self-employed for much of her life. Harris was teaching piano lessons and doing

freelance work for several publications, including the Winnipeg Free Press, when the pandemic was declared.

On March 13, 2020, she lost virtually all of her income and soon began searching for work.

While she said subbing requires a thick skin, given students often miss their usual teacher and middle schoolers can go out of their way to make trouble for substitutes, Harris said she immediately took to the job after starting in early 2021.

The substitute teacher said she has been in awe of students’ resilience and adaptability to changes — from the creation of “recess zones” to an emphasis on independent study to limit intermingling.

It has also been eye opening to watch educators work at a relentless pace to create lesson plans, mark assignments and communicate with parents, while they keep children safe by promoting measures like “zombie arms,” Harris said.

Early on in the pandemic, dire straits led some metro divisions to consider job applications from non-teachers who simply had post-secondary experience.

There have been times where school administrators, clinicians and other support staff have had to supervise classrooms on behalf of absent teachers.

High staff absenteeism rates have also led to temporary e-learning periods.

“This is not a problem that’s simply going to disappear … I don’t see it being fixed unless we seriously look at how (to) encourage more young people, and really a broad cross-section of young people, to pursue teaching as a career,” said James Bedford, who represents substitutes among the roughly 16,600 public school educators in the province.

The union leader said working conditions, rate of pay, teachers college seats, and job availability must all

be considered.

In an effort to address the shortage, MTS and the Retired Teachers’ Association of Manitoba partnered to lobby for both a pay hike and paid sick days for substitutes. Some, but not all school divisions agreed to make changes in response.

In a prepared statement, Education Minister Wayne Ewasko said around $30 million in provincial funding for COVID-19 cost pressures went towards hiring additional teachers, educational assistants and other staff members in 2021-22.

Ewasko noted the province adjusted its limited teaching permit application to streamline the process, worked with education faculties to permit eligible students to substitute outside practicum blocks, and extended a temporary provision to allow retired educators to work without compromising their pension.

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Campaign aims to reduce barriers to mental health support

BY MIRANDA LEYBOURNE LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE RE­ PORTER, BRANDON SUN

As demand for child and youth mental health services rises across the province, the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba recently launched a new campaign to help Indigenous and rural communities receive crucial wellness support.

Citing the ongoing isolation and uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic over the last two years, the foundation said making sure that children get proper mental health support is integral to avoid long-term mental health impacts.

For people living in Indigenous or rural communities, access to critical care is made difficult by medical transport, the foundation said. Thanks to an increase in funding, the organization was able to implement a new urgent telehealth service to support children and adolescents in rural Manitoba in getting the mental health care they need when they need it.

According to the foundation, 1.2 million children and youth across Canada experience mental health challenges — a number that grows significantly into adolescence and adulthood.

With 70 per cent of mental health problems beginning during childhood and adolescence, it’s important that they’re not left untreated.

Mark Hierlihy, president and chief executive officer of Canada’s Children’s Hospital Foundations, said the importance of early intervention programs for children and youth cannot be understated.

“When we change the health of children, we change the health of Canada.”

Marion Cooper, CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association Manitoba division and Winnipeg branch, said the Children’s Hospital campaign is very exciting because it lets families and young people know where to look for help with mental health challenges. She called the telehealth system an innovative way to support access to mental and psychiatric health services in rural and Indigenous communities.

“A campaign like this is really about increasing the mental health literacy of our community, to understand what is available and to promote help-seeking behaviour so that people feel less isolated, less alone and less hopeless,” Cooper told the Brandon Sun. “It creates hope for people when they’re in that really tough spot of struggling and seeing their loved ones struggle and not knowing where to turn.”

In addition to research CMHA conducted during

the pandemic, many young people reached out to the association to share their struggles. Not having the normalcy of school and seeing their friends, teachers and peers is something that affected many children, Cooper said.

“Often, school is a safe space for people to feel connected socially. When the pandemic hit and everything went virtual, social support systems disintegrated. That really amplifies feelings of isolation, loneliness and anxiety.”

In a summary of CMHA’s key findings from the fourth round of its national monitoring survey, called “Assessing the Impacts of COVID-19 on Mental Health,” the association found that most people in Canada are worried about what will come next in the pandemic, with up to 64 per cent worried about new variants of COVID-19 and 57 per cent worried about the virus circulating in the population for years to come.

The study states that two years of pandemic-related stressors, including grief and trauma, are likely to lead to significant longterm mental health effects on the general population and on frontline mental health providers.

By the end of December 2021, the Children’s Hospital of Manitoba had completed more than 140 telehealth consults, which enabled three-quarters of patients to stay close to family and friends in their home communities. The other 25 per cent of patients were assessed by the psychiatry team in Winnipeg and then connected with local community resources that were deemed appropriate in meeting their needs.

The new campaign was funded in part by the Family of Support: Child and Youth Mental Health Initiative’s annual fundraising campaign, which is a partnership between Canada’s Children’s Hospital Foundations, Sobeys Inc., and the Sobey Foundation. Since it began in 2020, Family of Support has created 36 treatment spaces, trained more than 7,000 health-care providers and conducted over 20,000 mental health assessments.

Sandra Sanderson, senior vice-president of marketing at Sobeys, said getting kids the mental health help they need early has never been more important.

“Through the Family of Support initiative, we are bringing together our store teams, our customers and 13 children’s hospital foundations to help kids in hundreds of local communities.

The impact we’ve made to date is just the beginning.”

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Moose Lake RCMP seeking woman who faces murder charge

Moose Lake RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a woman who has been charged in connection with a January homicide.

Tia Rolande Grey faces a second-degree murder

charge for the death of a 28-year-old man in Moose Lake.

Police were called to a report of an injured man outside a Portage Road residence around 6 a.m.

Jan. 4.

Officers and emergency medical services personnel arrived to find a man with life-threatening injuries who was transported to hospital in The Pas where he was pronounced dead.

Anyone with information

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Authority The Receptionist works under the supervisory function of the Executive Assistant who in turn reports to the Associate Executive Director.

Purpose The Receptionist is responsible in being the first point of contact for the organization by attending to visitors, dealing with telephone inquiries and provides clerical receptionist duties.

Specific Responsibilities • Answer the telephone, screen and relay telephone calls and messages; • Respond/forward electronic enquiries to appropriate staff; • Provide information to callers; • Greet, welcome and direct visitors and guests; • Deal with queries from the public; • Ensure knowledge of staff movements in and out of the organization; • Receive and sort daily mail/deliveries/couriers; • Record, stamp, weigh if required, all outgoing mail and parcels; • Receive, stamp date, and record all incoming faxes; • Maintain a variety of routine office databases and procedures i.e. Telephone messages, daily log on staff attendance and forwarding the logs to the appropriate managers, updating the reception electronic bulletin board weekly, etc.; • Order office and coffee supplies; • Tidy and maintain the reception area; • Ensure daily procedures of closing office at days end; • Perform other administrative support duties as assigned.

Qualifications Education & Experience • Completion of a receptionist training program will be considered an asset; • One to two years’ experience in the clerical support area will be considered an asset; • Knowledge of operating standard office equipment such as switchboard telephone systems, fax machine, photocopier, postage meter; • Knowledge of standard office filing policies and procedures will be considered an asset; • Experience working with First Nations in the field of education; • Proficient in Outlook and Excel Microsoft Jamie Braendle RefiOffice neryprograms; Birchtree Mine • Ability to work independently and as a team member; James Lister Bill Cox Peter Marks • Ability to relate to and communicate well with others; Rob Vancoughnett Stan Wong Raymond • AbilityRyan to deal with highly confidential and sensitive matters; Russell Dick Dean Richter • Ability to set priorities and organize workload effectively and efficiently; Grant Richter David Randell • Excellent interpersonal and cross-cultural skills to work in a First Nations environment; Shops and Thomas Balfour • Fluency in a First Nations language isSheldon consideredYurkiw an asset; Transportations Divisional • Excellent oral and written communication skills; Tyler Teneycke Smelter Support • Appreciation and respect for First Nations’ education reform strategies.

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Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd. OPPORTUNITY P.O.EMPLOYMENT Box 189, Minitonas, MB R0L 1G0 Keewatin Tribal Council–Jordan’s Principle Phone: (204) 525-2479 Ext. 2104 Fax: (866) 678-5969 KCDLC Student Supervisor at Wapanohk School e-mail : lorraine.schneider@lpcorp.com Term position: September 8, 2022 to June 23, 2023 (excluding school closures)

JOB SUMMARY Keewatin Tribal Council Jordan’s Principle wishes to support and assist its off-reserve Jordan’s Principle students by hiring 1 FTE Student Supervisor at Wapanohk Elementary school in Thompson.

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Client Focused, Initiative & Pro-activity, Diversity Awareness, Teamwork, and • Good organization ability to complete tasks in a timely Collaboration, Developmentand of Self and Others, and Adaptability). manner.

The incumbent must fulfill the requirements Criminal Records/Vulnerable • Provide monthly stats and reportsoftothe Keewatin Tribal Council Person, Child Abuse Registry check and Adult Abuse Registry check, and adhere Jordan’s Principle Coordinator. to all Northern Health Region policies and procedures.

REQUIREMENTS Qualifications: t • Grade education or equivalent Basic12 computer knowledge. t • Successful completion of a recognized Dental Assistant Program required Must have iPhone/Android capable of downloading app to t Current active practicing registration with Manitoba Dental Association communicate with KC Dyslexic Centre. Word, Excel, t Excellent knowledge of Windows basedLearning programs (Microsoft • Outlook, Child abuse registry and Internet) t • Minimum (3) years’ experience as a Dental Assistant required Criminalthree record check t Previous experience working with Pediatric cases preferred Please forward your resume t Ability to speak Cree an asset along with 3 references and a cover

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by February 2018 to:Manager Lori Rasmussen, Recruitmentor Officer Fax 204-677-0256 Email: Lbeardy@ktc.ca 867 Thompson Drive SouthAugust 26, 2022 Deadline Friday, Thompson, MB R8N 1Z4 Successful applicants will be required to provide proof of Fax: (204) 778-1477 COVID-19 vaccination by providing a Government of Manitoba Email: recruiteast@nrha.ca $BMM VT UPEBZ -PDBM photo PS 5PMM 'SFF issued QR code and identification or providing proof of an exemption from the COVID-19 vaccination approved by the

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Criminal Record, Child Abuse, & Adult Abuse Registry Checks are required. We thank all candidates for applying. Only those selected for interview will be contacted.

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• a Be open to new ideas and changes that may improve efficiency • Must possess the ability to work efficiently in an independent in day to day operations.

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Ability to fill in for the manager when required/willingness to • Ethical behavior when dealing withofsensitive financial, company carry company cell phone in case emergency. personal information.

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Starting salary16, will2018 be based on education Closing date: February and experience of the applicant.

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Marcel Colomb First Nation Health Authority is seeking a & FAMILY CARING AGENCY qualified individual to fulfill the role of Home Care Nurse.

Human Resource Generalist– Permanent Position Job Summary LOCATION: Regional Office Reporting to the Home Care Manager, the Home OFFICE: The Pas, Manitoba

Care Nurse is responsible for promoting, protecting & preserving healthCaring of Marcel Colomb community Cree Nation Childthe & Family Agency (CNCFCA) is responsible members through services for directed to home care for administering and providing the delivery of Child and Family Services. is dedicated to providing clients. CNCFCA The Home Care Nurse providescomprehensive holistic care &CFS Services thatnursing are community-based and incorporate bothNurses protection practices as defined by the Registered and services. with the College of Registered Actprevention & in compliance Nurses Manitoba of Practice Our agencyofwill strive to Standards maintain family unity. & Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics; cares for & directs POSITION SUMMARY: the overall care of clients; is responsible for advocating, The Human Resource Generalist facilitates and provides a full range information, & supporting clients to ofproviding HR services to CNCFCA educating and all employees in various locations. ensure that the highest standard of service is Provides guidance, supportpossible and direction regarding all Human provided;matters followstoMarcel Colomb policies & procedures; Resources all CNCFCA. works in a multidisciplinary team & may be called RESPONSIBLITIES: upon to assist with other duties within the scope of the § Employee Attendance department. § Training and Development § Benefits Administration Position Requirements: § Compensation § Recruitment and Selection Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical § • Employee Communication • CRNM or CLPN – Active Registration EDUCATION TRAININGClass 5 Driver’s License • Valid&Manitoba § Human Resources Management Diploma or related equivalent • Daily access to a vehicle education (preferred) • Criminal record & child abuse registry checks § Minimum three years human resources management experience • 2 years of related nursing experience is required • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE • Immunization record up to date § Ability to use a variety of computer applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint database Closing Date: January 5, 2018and at 4pm.

Nosystems late Ability to deal with a variety of visitors and § submissions will effectively be accepted. circumstances § Knowledge of customer service (preferred) Applications Must Include: § Good organizational skills and working knowledge of office and administrative procedures and related equipment (preferred) • A cover letter that clearly indicates how you meet § Excellent oral and effective communication skills (preferred) the position requirements CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT • Resume § • MustCopy pass of a child abuse registry checktraining, and prioreducation) contact check credentials (licenses, § • Cannot be active on a protection case.

Three references (colleague, supervisor or manager) maintain absolute confidentiality in accordance with agency § Mustand contact information requirements.

• Criminal record check & child abuse registry checks § Varied amounts of travel required (or indication that they have been applied for) § Must have a valid Manitoba’s driver’s license • Personal contact information (phone & email) § Must be able to provide own vehicle for work § Other duties related to the position may be assigned Your application will not proceed to interview without the Deadline: August 19, 2022 4:00 PM above information.

To @ obtain a complete job description, SUBMIT COVERinformation LETTER & RESUME ALONG WITH THREE (3) for additional or to apply for this position REFERENCES MARKED “PERSONAL CONFIDENTIAL” please contact or submit your & application to: TO: Human Resource Manager Email or&drop off only Agency Cree Nation Child Family Caring Box 10130, Opaskwayak, MB. R0B 2J0 Fax:Cree 204-623-3847 Email:Health hr@creenation.ca Nation Tribal Centre 107 Edwards Avenue, The We thank all who apply and advise that only Pas those selected Noreen Singh, Finance Manager, nsingh@tribalhealth. for further consideration will be contacted. ca atorhttps://creenation.ca” “Please visit our website WilmaOur Cook, wcook@tribalhealth.ca officeTNO/Team ensures that Lead, best practices in COVID-19 Please mark all Cree correspondence “CONFIDENTIAL” are observed.

Under Nation Child & Family Caring Agency’s COVID-19 vaccinations policy, all applicants are required Please notetothat onlyvaccinated. those selected for an be fully interview will be contacted

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Equipment Operator – Permanent Fulltime/Shiftwork For the Thompson Regional Airport Authority Qualifications: Applicants must have experience operating heavy equipment.

Incumbent must have a valid Class 3 licence with airbrake endorsement.

Must be able to manage and prioritize his/her workload. Effective interpersonal skills, communication skills and proven ability to work co-operatively in a team environment are essential. Knowledge in the aviation industry would be an asset. Incumbent must have a clean driver’s abstract record for seven years and provide a clean We have an immediate opening for an criminal record check.

Duties: Reporting to the Airport Manager the incumbent must be willing to If you are looking for a career as a journeyman automotive be deemed proficient and operate heavy equipment in a safe and technician, we have an opening for a first appropriate manner. Heavy equipment will include trucks, frontor second level apprentice. end loaders, graders, snowblowers, sweepers and other pieces Thompson Fordmust offersalso competitive salaries; and secure of equipment.

Incumbent clean, maintain complete health care benefits and a workplace all equipment as directed by legislation, policies andthat procedures. supports growth andprovide development in maintenance your profession.

The incumbent will also regular to airport grounds including brush cutting, lawn mowing, painting and minor repairs to buildings and fences as well as assist in road and runway off duties resumes at maintenance, assist maintenancePlease staff indrop various as required Thompson Ford Sales and operate small equipment and hand tools. The incumbent must be willing to work within and comply with TransportRoad Canada aviation 15allStation related safety and security regulations.

Attn: Kayla Lafreniere Applicants are requested to indicate in the cover letter or resume how they meet the qualifications Only of theapplicants position. Incumbent consideredwill be subjected to shift work including Starting is $28.86 forweekends. the position will besalary contacted. per hour. Closing date will be August 26, 2022.

Apply by mail to: Thompson Regional Airport Authority Box 112 Thompson MB R8N 1M9 Fax: 204-778-6477 Maggie.Taylor@fly-yth.ca

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JOB OPPORTUNITY – External Posting Marcel Colomb First Nation PROFESSIONAL JP-CFI Case Manager (Full-Time Term Position)

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Cree Nation Tribal Health Center Inc. isAGENCY seeking AWASIS applications for a full-time term position Case Manager OF NORTHERN of MANITOBA (Registered Nurse, Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of UNIT: the BUNIBONIBEE SUB-OFFICE Social Work), funded under Jordan’s PrincipleChild LOCATION: OXFORD HOUSE, First Initiative Project for Marcel Colomb First NationMB The purpose of the newly funded Jordan’s Principle Position: & Family Worker Child FirstChild Project is toServices implement a comprehensive and (1) Full-Time, Permanent integrated approachOne of coordinated services toPosition help Reporting to the Unit Supervisor Childto & Family Services Worker Marcel Colomb First Nation the Health provide support isand responsible the policies, procedures andneeds specific respondtotoimplement children with complex and special directions/directives Agencywith of Northern Manitoba and their families, of inAwasis partnership other health andwhen working with families andand children in the field of child protection.

The social professionals agencies.

These services should signifiwould cantlyinclude contribute to quality lifeconducting ensuring that duties managing a case of load, interviews children and their families are enabledfor toCourt, experience a life and assessments, compiling case particulars investigating/ that is and asofnormal as possible. follow upas onfull allegations child protection issues, maintaining regular visits, ensuring accurate and timely documentation, developing long/ Position Summary: short term case plans, developing/facilitating workshops, community education and networking with collateral resources/services.

The Case Manager position provides a comprehensive Qualifications: community health in conjunction withinits health Socialservice Work Degree with experience child welfare • Bachelor of care team. The Case Manager will provide preferred or an equivalent combination ofsupervision experience and & peer support toconsidered the Child Development Workers, training may be Assistant to the Case to Manager andbased Respite Workers, • Strong commitment community service deliveryin each SCTC community to provide a model of service • Knowledge of CFS legislation, standards and issues delivery for children complex and their • Knowledge of Child &with Family Servicesneeds Information System (CFSIS) families.

Provide elements in whichand services have skills a • Excellent assessment, interviewing, counselling particular responsibility to take the lead in securing • Excellent written and verbal communication skills effective development, delivery and reviewskills of services.

• Good organizational and time management Recognize the defi citstowith service systems need • Demonstrated ability prioritize workloads andand meetthe deadlines to protect children through early intervention, sharing • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook of effective with co-ordination ofwork services and • information, Must be self-motivated the ability to independently appropriate as well as atraining. team setting

• Sensitivity to and an understanding of First Nations culture Qualifi and cations: values • Ability to speak and/or understand the Cree and/or Dene • language RN or BN preference for someone with a nursing would be an asset background in rehab care and must be in good Working Conditions: standing with CRNM; or Bachelor of Education or • Fast paced environment Bachelor of Social Work work ethic andcase be reliable •• Strong Supervisory and management experience; to confidentiality when working with Initiative; sensitive •• Adhere Knowledge of Jordan’s Principle Child First • information Child development background or equivalent to travelworking in First Nation Communities; •• Willing Experience Child cation; Abuse Registry Check, Criminal •• Satisfactory CPR andPrior FirstContact, Aide Certifi Checkcomputer and Driver’s Abstract • Record Excellent skills driver’s license andlanguage have access to aculture; vehicle •• Valid Knowledge of Cree and

• AAwasis highly-motivated who salary is innovative and Salary: Agency offersindividual a competitive and employee a proven ability work with a with very education high degree benefithas package.

Salary will to commensurate and of accuracy and attention to detail; experience • Excellent time management and facilitation skills; Closing Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2022 • Effective verbal and listening communications skills; Awasis Agency leadership, provides service to Indigenous andmaking families, • Strong critical thinking,children decision therefore will beskills. given to Indigenous applicants. and preference problem solving Applicants encouraged to self-identify.

Individuals • Validare Driver’s License, with ability to travelinterested weekly. in this opportunity please Competition • challenging The position is subject toreference satisfactory criminalNumber and 2022-064 on your resume/cover letter and includeand it inconditions the subject other checks, and is subject to terms line ofin your email, in confidence to: a proposed written agreement.

Human Resources Department Awasis Agency with of Northern Manitoba Please forward a resume 3 references along with Competition cover letter, in confi dence, to: #2022-064 315 McGee Street, Winnipeg, MB R3G 1M7 Fax: 204-790-4455 Email: Email or drophr@awasisagency.ca off only thank all applicants who nsingh@tribalhealth.ca apply, however, Noreen We Singh, Finance Manager, only those selected for anOR interview will be contacted.

Applicants may TNO/Team request reasonable related to Wilma Cook, Lead,accommodation wcook@tribalhealth.ca the materials or activities used throughout the selection process. **Note: Awasis Agency Vaccination policyfilled. mandate: Deadline to Apply: Open until fully vaccinated plus booster Only successful applications will be contacted for further interview.

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Pukatawagan has temporary power generators in place now: Hydro

Career Opportunity Wellness Coordinator

Manitoba Hydro said Aug. 17 that crews have energized two large generators in Pukatawagan that will enable residents to return home while permanent repairs are made to the community’s electrical system.

The 1,500-kilovolt generators were brought into Pukatawagan, also known as Mathias Colomb Cree Nation, by train, along with many other materials to assist in the restoration of the community’s connection to Hydro’s power grid. These materials include new electrical poles, spools of power lines, insulators, guy wires, specialized vehicles, transformers and fuel. A total of 27 train cars were needed to transport all the material to Pukatawagan.

Residents of the community, which has a population of

Term Position until September 1, 2023 with the possibility of extension.

The full-time Wellness Coordinator will report to the Associate Director and be responsible for the Advancement Services program in accordance with the organization’s policies and procedures.

Duties include but are not limited to: case management for multiple clients, maintaining and completing appropriate records, client goal-setting, referrals to other resources, mental health counseling and support, participation in organizational events, light housekeeping duties.

The successful candidate has experience working oneon-one in the mental health field, excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, experience in telephone and in-person support, demonstrated ability to work independently and as an effective team member.

They must have an understanding of, and be aligned with, a trauma-informed, harm reduction framework, while upholding a client-centered approach. Must have the ability to deal effectively with conflict and crisis, and be knowledgeable in local resources, supports and opportunities.

Send resume to Kim Hickes, Executive Director 39 Nickel Road, Thompson, Manitoba R8N 0Y5 or email executivedirector@ywcathompson.com A full job description is available upon request.

Deadline to apply is August 19, 2022.

around 2,000 and does not have year-round road access, were evacuated as a result of a wildfire that threatened their safety and also damaged 77 poles supporting power lines feeding the community.

“A lot of people worked really hard to make this happen,” said Hydro’s rural operations director Cyril Patterson in an Aug. 17 news release.

“There’s lots left to do out there, but we’re happy community members can go home while we finish the job.”

MCCN’s chief says residents are anxious to return.

“Being in our Treaty Six territory is the comfort of home … we feel settled,” said Chief Lorna Bighetty. “Installing the generators means that essential services — such as health, water and sewer, service to our homes, access to the outside

Thompsn Citizen photo courtesy of Manitoba Hydro One of the 1,500-kilovolt generators being used to provide temporary power in Pukatawagan as it was transported into the community on a flatbed train car. world through internet services and other media, are available again. We will rest at night and rise in the morning knowing that our families are safe.”

Permanent restoration of power will require repair crews to set new poles in and around steep cliffs, march and rock.

“There are, literally, a lot of moving parts here,” Patterson

said. “We’ll use helicopters to fly equipment and crews to the fire-damaged areas and fix those lines.”

Hydro says it is giving regular progrss updates to MCCN leadership and other interested parties such as Indigenous Services Canada, the Manitoba Wildfire Service, and the Canadian Red Cross, which is responsible for evacuees.

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