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Primary students help out the homeless

BY MOLLY GIBSON KIRBY MOLLY@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

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Thompson Citizen photo by Molly Gibson Kirby Christine Moody, Thompson Homeless Shelter co-ordinator, pictured back right, stands with Zoe Bettess’s and Monique Rindall’s class, while accepting scarves for the Thompson Homeless Shelter. agreed. The total amount for the scarves was $710.

The money was received by the Ladybug Foundation and was used towards scarves, as well as spreading the rest of the funds around Winnipeg, the province, and all of Canada.

SALT donated around $330 of that $710 and administration paid for the

rest, but asked Bettess and Rindall to pay them back.

On Feb. 6, the two classes held a bake sale where enough money was raised to pay back administration, as well as donate an extra $220 to the Thompson Homeless Shelter.

Daylin, a student that helped out, says he was excited for the opportun-

ity, and it feels good to be able to help the homeless.

Cole Stuart, a student in Bettess’s class, agreed.

“It feels good that I would kind of know that I did something good for all the other people that don’t have much to have.”

The two classes also came together on Feb. 19, and held a movie night.

Funds raised from that night will go towards buying something for both classes to have. “PLAN Canada is basically a website where you can go and buy a goat, or a cow, or help third world countries. So we’re going to decide based on how much money we make, the kids will decide what they want.”

It’s back to 50 kilometres forThompson Drive

BASKETBALL CAMP HELPS GIRLS GROW SKILLSSPORTS - PAGE 8

BY MOLLY GIBSON KIRBY

NORPLEX POOL RECEIVES LIFESAVING EQUIPMENTSPORTS - PAGE 9

The debate is over and the school zone in front of R.D Parker Collegiate has reverted to 50 kilometres an hour.

During council’s Feb. 17 meeting, school board trustees made a presentation about why they wanted the school zone to stay at 30 kilometres an hour, arguing it’s safer for students and noting council had involved the School District of Mystery Lake during initial talks about

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school zones almost six months ago, but did not include them during the talks to change it back to 50 kilometres per hour.

The council also received a letter from the grand council of RDPC explaining what they are still concerned about, and what they would like to see done.

But for six of the nine councillors, those presentations weren’t enough to change their minds, and in the end only Mayor Dennis Fenske, deputy mayor

Penny Byer, and Coun.

Blake Ellis opposed third reading of the new school zone bylaw.

Byer tried unsuccessfully to amend the bylaw as she did at the previous reading.

Ellis voted in favour of the amendment, his main concern being drivers. “My concern is the motorists.

We need to reduce speed, and if we had reduced speed the chance of fatality is reduced, the chance of injury is reduced. It’s safety over convenience.”

Fenske thought the

compromise to have 30 kilometres an hour from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. worked well. “You’re going survive a lot better at 30 kilometres compared to 50 kilometres.”

Coun. Ron Matechuk has been a front-runner in wanting the speed limit back to 50 kilometres an hour. “Myself, as I stated before, I attended five of the seven schools that are in the School District of Mystery Lake and I never saw a crossing problem for myself.”

Coun. Colleen Smook said there needs to be more education for walkers and students.

“I am not voting for a matter of convenience. I believe with the four lanes there it isn’t safer because when one car stops another one continues. I think we’re giving teenagers a false sense of security. There is merit on both sides, and it’s a very difficult decision for councillors to make,” stated Coun. Judy Kolada.

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Zoe Bettess, a Grade 3 teacher, and Monique Rindall, the teacher of the Grade 2/3 split class have joined their two Westwood School classes together for a good cause. “One of the outcomes in our social studies is human rights and helping others. The basic needs people need to survive. What we discovered is we could meet some of those needs of our community and then it also ties into one of our school outcome planning goals,” explained Rindall.

The school’s outcome planning goal is becoming a sustainable school.

This year the two classes bought scarves from the Ladybug Foundation in Winnipeg, to donate to the Thompson Homeless Shelter. The foundation started by a woman named Hannah Taylor. When Taylor was eight she started this foundation to help the homeless in Winnipeg.

Bettess said they asked their Student Action Leadership Team (SALT) for help financially to buy the scarves, and they

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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

News

Bus service to Winnipeg will be reduced to one trip daily March 8 come a little less than three years after Greyhound eliminated four bus routes in Northern Manitoba and reduced service on two others July 1, 2012.

Greyhound announced in April of that year that it would no longer operate buses from Thompson to Flin Flon and Thompson to Lynn Lake and that the Cross Lake to Norway House portion of the Thompson-Cross Lake route and the Gillam to Split Lake portion of the Thompson-Gillam route would also be cut. Trips between Flin Flon and Winnipeg were also cut to once daily at that time.

Greyhound also eliminated eight routes in the southern part of the province.

The cuts and changes to service were made possible

by March 2012 changes to provincial regulations on intercity bus service that allowed companies to alter schedules or abandon routes simply by providing 90 days’ notice.

The provincial government also announced at that time that it had entered a final service maintenance agreement with the company that would expire at the end of June. Manitoba’s government has been sub-

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Greyhound is reducing service on four Northern Manitoba routes, including three going to and from Thompson.

Daytime buses between Thompson and Winnipeg will no longer be running effective March 8, though the 10 p.m. bus from Thompson and the 10:45 p.m. bus from Winnipeg will continue operating daily.

The Thompson-Cross Lake route, which currently runs every day except Saturday, will no longer run in either direction on Fridays and Sundays.

Service between Thompson and Gillam, currently running every day except Saturday, will no longer be offered on Sundays.

The daily bus from Flin Flon to Winnipeg and viceversa will no longer operate in either direction on Saturdays.

“These cancellations and reductions are being implemented because of low ridership at these times,” said Ashley Sears, a Greyhound communications specialist based in Dallas, Texas, in an email to the Thompson Citizen.

The service reductions

DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT The City of Thompson invites qualified applicants to submit a resume for consideration: The successful candidate will develop, co-ordinate and implement the City’s Planning and Development Strategy and any amendments thereto in accordance with City policy and with guidance from the Development Review Committee, and reports to the City Manager. The candidate will manage the resources of the development function and utilize external resources to achieve objectives and to market the City as a place to establish and expand business. In addition, they will oversee the coordination of the City’s capital projects and administer and supervise the Building, Inspections and Assets and Infrastructure personnel with the City.

sidizing Greyhound’s operations in the province since 2009, when the company announced it would cease offering bus service in the province unless regulations were changed to make continuing service economically viable. Information the Greyhound provided the province at that time indicated that 15 of its 18 routes originating or ending in Manitoba lost money between April 2008 and March 2009.

The route from Winnipeg to Thompson was one of the three that operated at a profit, although all of the company’s routes starting or ending in Thompson lost money on passenger services, while its freight services were profitable.

The Thompson-Lynn Lake route, which averaged 8.9 passengers per trip, lost $216,821 during that time period, while the Thompson-Flin Flon route, which the company first applied to discontinue in the spring of 2009, lost $175,490 with an average of 10 riders per trip.

The Thompson-Gillam and Thompson-Norway House routes, with 13.4 and 14 passengers per trip, on average, lost $290,094 and $321,511 respectively.

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The incumbent shall have a relevant post-secondary education with a minimum of five years of administrative experience in a senior management position in a local government setting. This experience shall include some related aspects of budget control, personnel management, and effective communication skills. The Director shall have the ability to organize personnel and provide leadership in the achievement of goals and objectives and be skillful in finding solutions, solving problems and resolving conflict. The incumbent will have a working knowledge of Land Management, the Planning Act, Municipal Act and Municipal procedures and possess a valid driver’s licence.

The salary starts at $79,872 and the right candidate can expect a salary that reflects their level of experience.

The City of Thompson offers an extensive benefits package for this position.

Please send detailed resumes outlining experience, education, qualifications and references by Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. to: Deanna Kondakor, HR Manager City of Thompson 226 Mystery Lake Road Thompson, Manitoba R8N 1S6 FAX: (204) 677-7981 E-Mail: dkondakor@thompson.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

The City of Thompson is committed to providing a superior quality of life and unlimited opportunities.

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

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McDonald’s owner wants to see social changes in the city

BY MOLLY GIBSON KIRBY MOLLY@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

At the beginning of April Brett O’Meara will have been the owner of the Thompson McDonald’s for the past five years. O’Meara loves the north, and likes being in business in the city, but wants to see some changes if McDonald’s is going to stick around.

In the last five years McDonald’s has seen a growth of over 200,000 more customers served a year. O’Meara says the location has employed over 500 people, paid out over $5 million in wages, spent over $200,000 in local advertisement promotions, bought $1.2 million in services from local businesses and donated over $150,000 to charity.

O’Meara spoke to council on Feb. 17 about the future of his business staying in the city. “Today I find myself in a critical crossroad.

Due to years of water damage affecting physical mechanical plants we’re looking at rebuilding our restaurant. This will be a considerable investment in the millions of dollars.

The new building will be our most modern design reflecting our brand and local northern influences.”

This is great news for Thompson and McDonalds, if O’Meara chooses to stay in Thompson. “Every day I lose customers and staff to an environment created by social issues that directly affects our image and our brand.” O’Meara went on to explain. “I find myself pausing to reflect

the daily hardships facing our staff, customers, and the risk to associate with this type of investment if change doesn’t happen immediately.”

The types of issues being spoken about are social issues like public intoxication and vandalism, along with many more O’Meara mentioned to councillors.

“Our town has made it socially acceptable or at very least appear to be acceptable to publicly consume alcohol, defecate, fornicate, litter, trespass, vandalize, and this could go on and on and on.”

It even happens inside the restaurant says O’Meara.

“Every day, every hour, we face dozens of people in our restaurant that are doing these things. It’s not what we view outside, it’s what happens inside the restaurant from people that essentially come in to sometimes warm up, but more of the time they’re intoxicated, they’re publicly drinking, they’re damaging the restaurant.”

It’s been only a year-anda-half since the popular business did renovations and in O’Meara’s words it looks like it was 10 years ago. “Customers don’t want to come in after 8 p.m. Families don’t want to come in, seniors don’t want to come in, and this is a big part of our business.”

O’Meara knows this is not an overnight fix, and said he wants to be part of the solution, and is happy with the improvements being made so far like housing and the rebranding of

the city, but says that isn’t the fix. “But the reality is, you can call Thompson Disneyland, and put the magic kingdom as the logo, it’s not going to encourage investment here. It’s not going to encourage more residents to move here.

That is the reality right now because when we Google Thompson the first thing that comes up is crime.”

So, the question O’Meara is asking the council is this. “Are you going to be the first council that says we’re moving to a zero tolerance?” He went on to say he wants to stay in this city, but can only do that if change happens now. “I want to stay here, but the one thing that will drive me out of town is how we deal with social issues and how we’re showing that we have too much tolerance with what is going on every single day. I’m not proud to bring people here. I’m not proud to bring family and friends here because what we see every day on the streets. There has to be a change right now.”

Mayor Dennis Fenske replied to the presentation by saying the city is making baby steps towards a zero tolerance by working with the provincial government and starting the safety officer program. “It’s a social issue that we have to deal with. There are a number of problems and directions to go with, so I am glad to hear your words.

Come back to check up on us, and let us know if it’s working, or if we need to go in another direction.”

Thompson Citizen photo by Molly Gibson Kirby Brett O’Meara speaks to city council on Feb. 17 about changes he wants to see in Thompson.

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Fewer homeless people means fewer people staying in outdoor rink buildings

BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Despite the recent bitterly cold weather, with overnight temperatures and wind chill reaching the -35 Celsius threshold that brings the city’s cold weather policy into effect, far fewer people have stayed overnight in the warmup buildings at the city’s outdoor rinks this winter than last.

From Nov. 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014, a total of 759 people spent the night in the warmup buildings, an average of 10.45 per night that the cold weather policy was in effect, says Paullette Simkins, executive director of the Thompson Homeless Shelter and the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Thompson branch. From Nov. 1 of last year until Feb. 16 of this year, 43 clients had stayed in the warmup building on cold nights, an average of 3.91 per night that the

Paullette Simkins cold weather policy was in effect.

“The cold weather city facility has had a decrease in usage due to less homeless individuals (overflow) at the shelter,” Simkins said.

Part of the reason is that the Project Northern Doorway initiative has got nearly 30 people off the street and into permanent housing, 16 of them at the so-called “damp house” at 95 Cree Rd. and the others in their own apartments.

“Because we’ve housed not only the 16 but other

participants in Project Northern Doorway, we haven’t had the need to use the cold weather facility,” Simkins says. “It obviously has met a need.”

Thompson RCMP detachment Insp. Will Tewnion echoed those comments at the city’s Feb. 12 public safety committee meeting, saying Project Northern Doorway has freed up spots in the homeless shelter and reduced the need for extra space under the cold weather policy.

Thompson Fire & Emergency Services Chief John Maskerine said firefighter/ paramedics drive past areas where homeless people are known to congregate on their way back from calls to ensure no one is stuck outside on bitterly cold nights. Recently, says Maskerine, they found one person outside on a cold night and transported him to the homeless shelter to spend the night safely.

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Whatever the cause, lower crime is welcome

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tatistics are slippery things and many times the same set of numbers can be interpreted in more than way. Take, for instance, the statistics the RCMP provided to the city’s public safety committee at its most recent meeting on Feb. 12. Taken one way, the statistics from January show that 11 of 20 crime categories were down from the same month in 2014. Taken another, they show that the number of incidents in nearly half the categories was equal to or higher than the number in January 2014. Essentially, it’s just two ways of looking at the same information, much like an optimist or pessimist holding two opposing views on whether half a glass of water is half-full or half-empty.

Looking over the longer term, RCMP statistics show that crime in Thompson, overall and in many individual categories, was down considerably in 2014 from where it was in 2010, and it is likely that many people would agree that the city seems safer now than it did a few years ago, though there’s no reason to believe that Thompson won’t still be high on the Crime Severity Index this summer, given that crime is dropping in other communities as well. Still, the drop in the number of assaults in Thompson from 2010 to 2014 – from 999 to 742 – is nearly a 25 per cent decrease. In comparison, the overall crime rate in Canada dropped about 16 per cent from 2010 to 2013, part of a long-term downward trend that began in the early 1990s and continued through 2013, with policereported crime dropping about 33 per cent from 2003 to 2013, when Canada had its lowest recorded crime rate since 1969.

We know that crime is dropping. What we can’t say for sure is why. RCMP Thompson detachment Insp. Will Tewnion has credited programs such as Project Northern Doorway and the deployment of city bylaw enforcement officers with reducing crime in our city and they certainly have played a role. By dealing with situations before they rise to the level of a criminal offence, proactive enforcement frees up police to concentrate on more serious crimes. But crime is going down everywhere, and the reasons given for the drop over the past 25 years or so, which has also been seen in the United States, include law enforcement-related factors like more imprisonment of criminals, more police on the streets and broken windows policing, as well as demographic reasons like a generally aging population, medical reasons like better treatment of psychiatric problems and less alcohol consumption, and more outlandish-seeming explanations like legal abortion and the removal of lead from paint and gasoline.

Whatever the reason, it’s important to remember that people don’t just want improvement. As Brett O’Meara, the owner of Thompson’s McDonald’s franchise expressed to council last week, there are still plenty of behaviours on Thompson’s streets that would be shocking elsewhere but have become expected if not accepted here.

When your crime problem is bad to begin with, it’s easy to make big improvements as you pluck the low-hanging fruit. It gets harder over time. The goal is not just to have less crime than the previous year. It’s to create an environment where people feel safe. Thompson has come a long way over the past few years, but in many people’s perception, there’s still a long way to go. They don’t just want the decreasing crime rate trend to continue. They want it to accelerate. Let’s hope that it does.

Out & About

Balancing work and plays

I

Donna Wilson

love working and love the feeling of accomplishment at the end of the day when you get so much done.

Even though that feeling is great, sometimes it can be very tiring and it’s nice to relax. My favourite relaxation time is directing theatre.

Whether it be writing, acting or directing just throwing yourself into another character in another place can make you forget all the stress of the day.

When hearing of a local 15-year-old, Keyanna Boyko-Ouellette,

writing a play for a playwriting competition and it being selected as one the top five plays I thought that was pretty awesome! The rest of the Thompson Playhouse board were also very excited for this student and wanted to help her out with a donation to help pay her expenses.

Our $250 donation will help Keyanna get to her workshops in March and April. She could use the help of more donations if anyone so desires.

Keyanna’s parents are very proud of her and look forward to seeing her play performed in the finals in May. It’s great to see youth interested in theatre and especially in writing.

As for me, I better get back to reality and get ready for Trouble at the Tropicana for our dinner theatre coming up in the spring. I’ve always wanted to do an I Love Lucy spoof ... can you hear the “waaaaa” already?

Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Donna Wilson Keyanna Boyko-Oullette, left, and her mother Melanie Ouellette, right.

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OBITUARIES HENRY TURRIFF It is with love and sadness that we announce the passing of Henry Turriff.

Born in 1945 in Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Henry was the youngest of eight children born to Gertrude and Alexander Stewart Turriff. From the time he was young, he loved wildlife and the outdoors. Henry had a strong work ethic, great commitment to his family, and never hesitated to help others.

Henry came to Thompson in the 1960s, and worked underground at INCO for almost 32 years. Following his retirement, he enjoyed hunting and ¿shing, spending time at the cabin at Paint Lake, whistling while he drove around in his old white truck, and “¿ddle farting.” In later years, he was thrilled to spend time with his four granddaughters and was an amazing grandpa.

Henry is survived by his wife Cheryl; his son Brent (Lisa) and daughter Shelley (Robert); granddaughters Rachel, Zoe, Leah and Abby; and extended family members. He will also be missed by his coffee buddies and many friends.

Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Kelly Martens The Thompson Trailbreakers are welcoming snowmobilers for a daylong event to help raise money for prostate cancer.

Snowmobile ride to raise money for cancer

BY MOLLY GIBSON KIRBY MOLLY@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

The Thompson Trailbreakers will be hosting an event to raise money and awareness for prostate cancer on March. 8.

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed men’s cancer in Canada, and affects an alarming number of men and their families every year.

Kelly Martens, president of the Thompson Trailbreakers, says the idea came from a yearly ride in Winnipeg called Ride for Dad. Martens spoke to a Trailbreaker member that always travels south for the event, and decided a snowmobile ride in Thompson

would be beneficial.

“So what we’re doing is not a full ride with that organization just because we only got going now, and it’s a little bit late. So we’re doing a third party ride. They’re lending their name, and the rest we’re doing all ourselves.”

All money raised from this event will be going to the closest research centre, which is the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg.

Martens says next year if they partner with the Telus Ride for Dad, a portion of the money will go to the organization for promotions.

This year the snowmobilers will be travelling to Sasagiu Rapids. “We’re

just going to go to Sasagiu Rapids. The thought is that it’s along the highway for most of it, and across the highway at Mid Lake. So if anyone doesn’t want to go that far they can stop and hopefully there will be someone with a trailer that we can just load them up. We also hope there’s a trailer at Sasagiu to load up more machines,” Martens explains.

The trip will start at the Quality Inn & Suites, a sponsor for the event around 10 a.m. on March 8.

All registration and pledge forms can be found at the front desk of the hotel.

Martens says anyone with a snowmobile is welcome

to ride, even if they’re not a part of the Trailbreakers.

If you do not have a snowmobile but wish to donate Martens is asking residents to go donate $20. His hope is to reach $10,000 but realizes that is an ambitious target.

For more information on the event visit the Facebook event page “Thompson Trailbreakers Cancer Awareness Ride.”

The moral of the story, Martens says, is to get tested, and be aware of the possibility of prostate cancer. Males can get tested two ways, a prostate-specific antigen blood test, or a digital rectal exam.

Henry’s family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to the friends and neighbours, both in town and at the lake, who were always willing to lend a helping hand over the years. As well, special thanks are extended to the Thompson General Hospital and CancerCare for the great care and compassion provided to Henry over the years.

He will be fondly remembered as a strong man with a tender heart.

In lieu of Àowers, donations may be made to Children’s Wish Foundation (www.childrenswish.ca), a charity that grants wishes for children with a life-threatening illness, or the Thompson Wildlife Association.

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Many categories of crime down in first month of year

BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Many categories of crime tracked by the RCMP were down in the fi rst month of 2015 as compared to a year earlier, according to the report provided to the city’s public safety committee by Thompson RCMP detachment Insp. Will Tewnion Feb. 12.

January 2015 saw fewer traffic collisions, incidents of mischief, disturbing the peace, drug offences, theft under $5,000, assaults, assaults on police officers, assaults with weapons and assaults causing bodily harm, sexual assaults and other Criminal Code offences than the same period in 2014.

RCMP Insp. Will Tewnion Missing persons and requests to locate, provincial traffic offences, liquor offences, Intoxicated Persons Detention Act (IPDA) arrests, frauds, residential break and enters and

business break and enters were up over January 2014.

There were no homicides in January of either year, while theft over $5,000 and Criminal Code traffic offences were the same in the first month of both years.

The biggest drop this year from last was the number of mischief incidents, which went from 107 in January 2014 to 61 in the first month of this year. Missing person and request to locate reports went up from 19 in January 2014 to 91 this January, while there were also 33 more people taken to cells under the IPDA in January 2015 than in the same month last year.

Tewnion said part of the reason for drops in 10 of the 21 crime categories tracked by RCMP are initiatives like Project Northern Doorway, which help prevent crime from occurring in the first place.

“This is a huge part of the reason why there’s a reduction in crime,” Tewnion said at the public safety committee meeting.

Thompson Fire & Emergency Services (TFES) responded to 43 fire calls causing $63,000 in damage and 479 ambulance calls in January. TFES Chief John Maskerine said that was not a particularly busy month for fires and about average for ambulance responses.

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The University of Manitoba, Faculty of Social Work at Thompson is now accepting applications for the Northern Social Work Program. The deadline for submitting applications is March 2, 2015. The program is scheduled to begin September 2015. Students may complete the NSW Program as a full-time or part-time student.

The program provides post-secondary education for Residents of Northern Manitoba, in particular those who have not had the opportunity due to economic and cultural reasons, lack of formal education, linguistic barriers or residence in remote areas.

Relocation to Thompson will be required.

Individuals can apply either under ACCESS or EXTERNAL categories. The ACCESS category is for mature students, 21 years or over, who have under 30 credit hours of university level courses. The EXTERNAL category is for regular students who have 30 credit hours or more of university level courses and are in good academic standing. For both categories, applicants must have resided in Northern Manitoba for 6 months or more prior to the application deadline or have been a long term resident of the North.

For information or applications contact the Faculty of Social Work at Thompson at 204-677-1450 or No charge dial 1-866237-5509 or visit http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/social_work/ programs/northern/591.html

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Thompson Citizen photo by Molly Gibson Kirby Supervisor Carlisle Desouza stands with his employees at the UCN Pita Pit. Pita Pit has now added evening hours to their storefront, and customer appreciation day the first Tuesday of every month.

Council will consider taxi rate increase soon

BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Increased taxi rates will be coming before council in the near future, the result of meetings between the city licence inspector and cab owner-operators, who recently agreed to upgrade in-car camera systems to a new model at a cost of about $1,200 per car.

Council approved a resolution requiring the new camera systems on Feb. 17.

The proposed new rates were discussed at the meeting of the city’s public safety

committee Feb. 12.

The new rates, which must be approved by council before coming into effect, would see the starting rate remain at $4.25 per ride, the waiting time rate increase 33 per cent from 15 to 20 cents per 10 seconds, and the driving rate double from 15 cents per 100 metres to 30 cents per 100 metres.

Previously, owner-operators had been seeking to see the start rate increase to $4.40 and have the driving rate changed from 15 cents per 100 metres to 15 cents

per 50 metres.

“The industry was happy with that compromise,” said city licence inspector Michelle Robichaud.

Based on the proposed new rates, the cost of a taxi trip from the Mystery Lake Hotel to the airport would rise about $3.45 from $16.55 to $20, while trip from Giant Tiger to Walmart would go up about 35 cents, from about $8.90 to about $9.25.

Robichaud says rates have not increased since 2007.

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Daily cost to operate a cab about $135

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“Everything has gone up but their rate has not gone up,” she said.

Information provided by taxi owner-operators indicated that the costs to run a cab – including insurance, airport fees, gas, dispatch services – average about $135 per day and Robichaud said they need to make about 18 trips a day to break even.

At the same time, she

said, the city and the taxi industry also have to take into account that many users of cabs are low-income and they don’t want to raise rates so high that people can no longer afford to take taxis.

“I think what we’re recommending is pretty fair,” said Robichaud.

Part of the problem facing taxi operators in Thompson is the fact that the city has nearly two-and-a-half

times more cabs per capita than the Canadian average, which is 17 cabs per 10,000 people.

“Right now our industry is struggling because we have 42 operator licences for 14,000 people,” Robichaud said.

She also noted that it was difficult to get all owneroperators at any of the four meetings she held with them between the end of October

and the first week of February, noting that only eight of 33 owner-operators were at the most recent meeting Feb. 3.

Responding to a question about whether the low attendance could be a result of owner-operators not knowing about the meetings, Robichaud said that, in addition to notifying them through their dispatch companies, she also delivered

individual notices to owneroperators from one dispatcher because four of them had approached her confidentially and said they weren’t being notified. Robichaud said she would try to ensure that all drivers learn about meetings in the future by sending notices by registered mail to owner-operators associated with that company.

Robichaud said the in-car camera systems currently

in use are about eight years old and only have the ability to provide footage for the past 48 hours, whereas the newer model will have 14 days’ worth of memory. The total cost for the taxi owners will depend upon how much installers charge for their labour to put the new system in. The new camera will record what is outside in front of the taxi as well as a widerangle view of the interior.

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Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Kristin Donovan One group of girls pose with coach Pam Danis during the basketball training camp at the end of January. Girls from all elementary schools had the chance to learn some new basketball skills.

Girl power shines through in local basketball

BY MOLLY GIBSON KIRBY MOLLY@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Local female basketball players from Juniper School had the chance to travel to Winnipeg recently for a weekend tournament.

Coach Kristin Donovan says the tournament was in partnership with Pam Danis, Westgate Collegiate and the Pride basketball club.

Donovan says they sent 10 girls from Grades 3 to

6, who played together and had four games. “Out first game was rocky as the girls worked out the kinks of their first tournament together and by the end of Saturday’s clinics and games they were a new team and defeated the Grade 7-8 team from Westgate Collegiate. All girls thrived throughout the weekend, learned new skills and developed their ability to work as a team.”

While at the tournament the girls learned how to play defence, as it was a hard lesson to teach while in Thompson because the girls don’t get a lot of game experience. Donovan says everyone was impressed with their skills. “Our girls rose to the challenge and really stepped up their effort to play tough defence against older and faster girls. All coaches were very happy with be effort

and learning that went on throughout the weekend.”

The girls also had a chance to take part in a basketball camp in Thompson, with coach Pam Danis, former University of Manitoba head coach. Over 100 young girls attended the 20-plus hour clinic.

Adedah Amadu took part in the camp, saying it taught her how to be a better ball handler and to be more confident when

dribbling down the court against another team.

Margaret Hart thinks basketball helps her become a better athlete, something that is important to her. The most important lesson she learned during the camp was how to stay on the balls of her feet while running.

Danis mentored Juniper School girls on Jan. 30, and then Grade 7 and 8 girls from Burntwood,

Westwood, and Deerwood took part Friday afternoon.

“Some girls were hesitant to join in the challenges that were presented to them but by the end of the clinics coach Pam had them smiling and enjoying participating, learning new skills and working as a team,” Donovan says.

The club welcomed close to 10 new players because of this camp, and is always looking for more members.

Athletes credit teammates and coaches for success

BY MOLLY GIBSON KIRBY MOLLY@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

For Erik Sinclair, and Hannah Murdy, basketball runs through their veins, and they have been honoured as January’s athletes of the month at R.D. Parker Collegiate.

“Basketball is my passion, so I don’t know what else I would be doing,” said Grade 9 student Murdy, when asked why she plays. Grade 10 Sinclair, who has been playing all his life, says it’s a way to switch up the normal routine of day-to-day life.

“It’s a relief of stress from all of the high school life and work.”

Two students are picked every month to be athlete of the month. They are chosen by their coaches, and normally are students with great leadership, enthusiasm about the sport, and have good grades.

The basketball season is going well for both teams. “As a team we’re doing pretty well. We’ve gotten first, third and fourth in our tournaments so far,” mentioned

Murdy.

Without the help of great coaches, and a good team they wouldn’t have the success they’ve been having on the road. The highlight tournament for the men’s team was in Brandon, says Sinclair.

“Our highlight tournament was when we went down to Brandon. We played a lot of teams, we didn’t win but it nice to see how we matched up against the southern teams.”

For the females it was when they travelled to The Pas. “Our first tournament was our highlight tournament because we got first place. We also played very well.”

Both players have learned a lot this season. “In order to win we need to work as a team, and we are working on it,” Murdy explained. Sinclair went on to say it’s about the mind, too, not just the game. “We’re never the best. Sometimes it can get to our heads, and we just have to remind ourselves there’s another team working just as hard.”

Thompson Citizen photo by Molly Gibson Kirby Erik Sinclair and Hannah Murdy are RDPC’s athletes of the month for January. They play junior varsity basketball.

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pool and its lifeguards.

Hopefully this will inspire some of them to form a team and start training and competing with other lifeguards in the nation. The 2015 Canadian Pool Lifesaving Championships in Brampton, Ontario is this June. This is a goal I know some of the city’s lifeguards can certainly aim for!�

Sam Scibak, Norplex Pool manager, accepted the donation with great enthusiasm, saying that, “The staff are already so excited about this. They heard that these items were coming. This will give the staff an added boost of morale and will help them immensely with their skill and speed development. Thank you so much to Chris and Mitch of LABAN Fitness, for their generosity and for their care of the Thompson community!�

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Northstars battle hard in close final game

BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

The Norman Northstars completed their 30th season in the Manitoba AAA Midget Hockey League at home Feb. 1415 against the Brandon Wheat Kings, dropping the ďŹ rst game 6-3 and then keeping it close in their last game of the season, a 3-2 loss.

The Northstars and Wheat Kings traded goals in each of the ďŹ rst two periods in the Feb. 15 contest, with Evan Lutz giving the home team a 1-0 ďŹ rst period lead in the opening before Hunter Goodon tied it up for Brandon in the ďŹ nal minute of the opening frame. A power play marker

by Coltyn Bates made it 2-1 Wheat Kings in the second but Daylon Campbell responded on a Northstars power play late in the period before Chipper Osiname got the game winner just 16 seconds before the second intermission.

Connor Faulkner made 41 saves for the Northstars in the loss.

Michel Markus had a pair of goals for the Northstars on Valentine’s Day, notching a power play marker in the ďŹ rst period after Jordan McCausland gave Brandon an early 1-0 lead. His second of the game came in the third period, and drew the Northstars to within a goal at 4-3 before Brendan Kokorudz and Osiname added insurance markers in the latter half of the period. Bates had scored the Wheat Kings’ fourth goal earlier in the period before Markus cut the lead.

Anthony Keeper Jr. had a second period goal to cut Brandon’s lead to one after they went ahead 3-1 on goals by Bradley Schoonbaert and Rich Nicholson.

Mark Steeves made 38 saves in the game as his team was outshot 44-21.

The Northstars ďŹ nished the season in last place with a 5-38-1 record, nine points behind the Central Plains Capitals and 33 back of the Kenora Thistles, who claimed the eighth and ďŹ nal playoff spot with a 21-22-1 record.

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Shorthanded Trojan girls lose for first time this season

BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

R.D. Parker Collegiate’s varsity girls basketball team suffered its first losses of the season playing shorthanded in Winnipeg at the Hoops for Hope tournament hosted by Linden Christian School Feb. 12-14.

Playing without Grade 11 star Adrianna Proulx, who has been an all-star or MVP at every tournament this season and was named the Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association rural athlete of the week Feb. 10, the Trojans opened the tournament with a 45-40 loss to the host team.

“We had some defensive strategies to contain their best player which were very effective. It was a close game all the way, even when we lost Justice Jackson to a rolled ankle at the beginning of the second half. Her rebounding strength was really missed and I’m sure not having her in there affected the outcome. Caitlin Fennell and Brianna Bourguignon were really solid, scoring in the teens

and Victoria Hollett and Finleigh Tucker-Titanich confidently got us out of many tight back court pressure situations,” said coach Sara Gillis, noting that Hollett, a tenth-grader, frequently performed like a seasoned veteran.

“Our three rookies, Zoe O’Callaghan, Jamie Verhaeghe and Alyssa Campbell came off the bench and did a very good job, netting a few points each and just playing really solid defense. I believe the girls really wanted to win that game, but our veteran players didn’t seize enough offensive opportunities in the last minutes of the game. No one seemed to want to take a risk, which is what we needed in the end.”

The game that followed – a 48-42 loss to the Westgate Wings, left a sour taste in the coach’s mouth.

“It was a slow game, suited to their style and we just couldn’t seem to speed things up,” Gillis said. “When we did, we had difficult finishing. They are also a bigger team and not having

Justice 100 per cent left us weaker defending under the hoop. With a short bench and three travel weekends in a row of tournament play, fatigue was starting to show. Regardless, we should not have lost that game. I was disappointed in the lack drive to win that game; no one was really mad about losing. I thought we lacked spark and drive, not what you want to see heading towards provincials.”

RDPC closed the tournament by soaring past the Sanford Sabres by a 5930 margin.

The losses hurt RPDC in the AAA school provincial rankings released Feb. 19, which saw them drop to third –their lowest ranking this season – after being number one for the past few weeks. But Gillis says losses aren’t necessarily negative.

“Losses are always good for learning and building character,” she said. “I was actually quite curious to see how the team would do without Adrianna. I suspected our scoring punch would be down as Adrianna’s

22-point average is hard to make up for, and that is not counting the points added from her assists and her ability to initiate the team’s fast break.

Our goal was to play great defense and try to keep teams under 50 points.

I thought if we could do that we should be able to score 50-plus points. We just about pulled off the defensive plan, but struggled to score 50 points ourselves.”

The games were the last for the Trojan girls until the zones at home March 6-7.

“We will practise hard and maybe play our junior boys’ team to keep sharp until zones,” Gillis said.

“Adrianna and Justice will be back practising this week and hopefully we will be full force, healthy and hungry for a zone championship.”

The varsity boys were also on the court at the Hoops for Hope tournament, where they were winless in three games.

The boys lost 79-42 to Sanford, 65-48 to Westgate and 88-38 to Linden Christian.

Gym class isn’t always in the gymnasium

BY MOLLY GIBSON KIRBY, MOLLY@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

For some gym class was or is currently their favourite class of the day, and for others it was and could still be their most dreaded. R.D Parker Collegiate wants that to change, and has brought in another course to help bring back the love for physical education.

Blair Fortune teaches the course. Fortune says it’s a mixture of all things outdoors. “The program consists of everything from survival in the winter to activities students may not experience on their own outside of school. We have programs like cross country skiing, archery, swimming, wilderness

first aid, orienteering, winter camping, and we’re hoping to include soon kayaking and winter cycling and canoeing.”

The course credit equals out to a Grade 10 elective credit, which counts towards a students graduation.

Instead of running laps, or playing dodge ball between four walls, these students are getting the physical education they need, as well as learning a new skill. A skill maybe they couldn’t have learned outside of school. Whether that is because of other time commitments or finances. Fortune says his students look forward to the one-hour class.

“It is nice to see them looking forward to something a little different.

We get a lot of students who like the outdoors and just want to be outside for a section of the day.”

Other schools in Thompson take part in similar activities Fortune says. ”A lot of them take sections from this like cross country skiing, and swimming, and they do their own in their physical education program.” But no other school in the area has offered an outdoor education class.

Recently their hockey and curling activities finished, and Fortune hopes to be expanding

the program in the near future. “We’re hoping to expand it a little more.

There are a lot of resources and outdoor adventures in the Thompson area, so we’re hoping to be able to take advantage of that as much as we can in the future. We want to expand to more of a broad outdoor ed.”

So if you’re a student who loves the smell of fresh air, and doesn’t want to be stuck inside

a gymnasium, this is the course for you. If you’re a parent who has an outdoor adventurer on your hands, who may need to burn some energy during a school day, this is also the course for them.

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Thompson will host Hometown Hockey and Winterfest on same weekend

BY MOLLY GIBSON KIRBY MOLLY@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Winterfest is in for a bit of change this year. Instead of the festival happening in February it has been switched to happen in March, to coincide with Rogers Hometown Hockey.

Darlene Dick, cultural events co-ordinator for the City of Thompson, says it will be a weekend jammed full of different events. “Some stuff will be outdoors. We will have the bonfire, the fireworks, and we’re just going to be doing events in-between the Hometown Hockey event that is going on. We’re two separate events, but we’re trying to run together.”

This year children will have the opportunity to watch live acts in the lobby of the Thompson Regional Community Centre (TRCC), where the event is taking place.

“We will be having children’s events inside, so

we’ll be having an act or two coming, and there will be other family acts happening on a stage inside,” continued Dick.

There will be food vendors, the Thompson Minor Hockey Association will be organizing a hockey festival, the Burntwood Curling Club will be hosting a men’s bonspiel, the Thompson Tumblers are hosting a gymnastics meet and R.D. Parker Collegiate will be hosting basketball zones.

In the past Winterfest was during the month of February but due to Rogers Hometown Hockey picking Thompson as one of their stops, the recreation and community services committee decided to combine the two events on the same weekend in March.

Sebastian Gatica, communications lead for Rogers’ Hometown Hockey, says Thompson was the perfect northern area for

this event. “While remote, Thompson has a rich hockey history, one that we wanted to share with Canadians through our storytelling in the broadcast. We also wanted to continue to build on these traditions by celebrating the game with the city itself.”

Residents can expect a two-day hockey celebration like no other. There will be all-ages entertainment, meet and greets with NHL alumni, games, and some ball hockey. To end the weekend event on Sunday night, Canadian icon Ron Maclean will be hosting the pregame show live from outside the TRCC. Due to the possible increase of visitors at the TRCC, Mayor Dennis Fenske says added parking will be available. “The local organizing committee is working with the City of Thompson around the issues regarding park-

ing. The city will be offering free bus rides that weekend to try alleviating some of issues. The field on the east side of the arena will be plowed for parking as well with signage for proper traffic routes identified.”

The hope for this double event is to connect Canadians and Thompsonites to hockey. “This is great opportunity to showcase that we are a diverse and proud northern city. We have new and modern services and amenities, especially for recreation and quality of life. Over the years, Thompson has been steadily developing its sports tourism market and we want to build upon that. We want to be known as the place you can host your sporting event, travel here and take in a game while you are visiting family and friends and get your shopping done.”

Fenske says this is a

VLT/Accounting Clerk The Mystery Lake Hotel, Thompson’s largest and finest full service hotel, is seeking a full time VLT/Accounting Clerk.

Responsible for all aspects of VLT accounting, this vital position also supports the accounting department in a variety of tasks including: sales and inventory reconciliation, bank reconciliations and accounts receivable.

We offer a competitive salary with benefits and a fun and supportive workplace. Related training and experience is definitely an asset but we will happily train the right candidate.

If you think you’ve got what it takes, we’d love to hear from you.

Please either drop off your cover letter and resume to the hotel front desk, mail it to the attention of the General Manager or email in confidence to hr@mysterylakehotel.ca.

Alarm Room AƩendant Thompson Fire and Emergency Services

The City of Thompson invites qualiĮed applicants to submit a resume for consideraƟon: The successful candidate will have a minimum Grade 12 educaƟon or equivalent, and a minimum of one year oĸce experience. This posiƟon requires experience operaƟng a variety of oĸce equipment, and knowledge of computers and computer applicaƟons including word processing, spreadsheets and databases. The Alarm Room AƩendant (Dispatcher) will have suĸcient knowledge of the Fire Department’s organizaƟon, personnel, funcƟons, policies and regulaƟons to provide informaƟon of a general nature. The candidate will have the ability to work independently and with a team, have excellent oral and wriƩen communicaƟon skills, and have the ability to work shiŌ work. Previous experience in dispatch, with parƟcular emphasis on receiving 911 or emergency calls, would be considered an asset.

Please send detailed resumes outlining experience, educaƟon, qualiĮcaƟons and references by Friday, March 6, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. to: Deanna Kondakor, HR Manager City of Thompson 226 Mystery Lake Road Thompson, Manitoba R8N 1S6 FAX: (204) 677-7981 E-Mail: dkondakor@thompson.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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

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

POSITION: LOCATION: START DATE: FTE: TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: APPLICATION DEADLINE:

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QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO DO THE JOB: Postsecondary degree/training (BSW or equivalent), several years’ experience in managing/supervising staff, experience in a clinical environment, ability to operate from a systemic framework, good communication and team skills, valid driver’s license, possess a current (within 3 months) or willingness to obtain a Criminal Record Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), possess a current (within 3 months) or willingness to obtain a Child Abuse Registry Check.

SALARY RANGE: $55,000 - $68,340 d.o.q. per annum plus northern allowance and a competitive benefits and pension plan.

Resumes may be faxed, 778-7778, emailed, northern.careers@ mys.mb.ca, or delivered to 102-83 Churchill Drive Thompson, MB quoting competition number before 12:00 noon March 5, 2015.

MYS is committed to developing and retaining a diverse workforce. All successful applicants may also be required to apply for a Prior Contact Check. We thank all applicants for their interest but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

FRONTIER SCHOOL DIVISION TEACHING JOB POSTING POSITION: LOCATION: START DATE: FTE: TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: APPLICATION DEADLINE:

Middle Years Teacher Grand Rapids School As Soon As Possible 1.00 FTE Term to June 30, 2015 Friday, March 6, 2015

Grand Rapids School is located in the community of Grand Rapids, approximately five hours north of Winnipeg on Highway 6. The school has a student population of 350 Nursery to Grade 12 students (plus Adult Education) with 25 teaching staff and 28 support staff members.

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Macdonald Youth Services requires an Assistant Coordinator for the Kisewatisiwin Services Area located in The Pas Manitoba. The Assistant Coordinator provides overall clinical and administrative leadership to the service area of Kisewatisiwin operations serving families in The Pas/OCN.

Grand Rapids School is located in the community of Grand Rapids, approximately five hours north of Winnipeg on Highway 6. The school has a student population of 350 Nursery to Grade 12 students (plus Adult Education) with 25 teaching staff and 28 support staff members

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Middle Years Teacher Grand Rapids School April 6, 2015 1.00 FTE Term to April 6, 2016 Friday, March 6, 2015

to the Chamber of Commerce about the event on Feb. 11. Volunteers are needed for the weekend, and if anyone is interested in helping out they can call Dayna Waring at 204-679-2973. There are also paid positions for the weekend, and anyone interested in those are to contact Burak or Claude Hykawy.

The free weekend of events kicks off on March 6, with Rogers Hometown Hockey coming to town on March 7.

Assistant Coordinator Kisewatisiwin Services-The Pas, MB Competition No. 2346.02.15

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The duƟes for this posiƟon include receiving and transmiƫng all informaƟon relaƟng to the acƟviƟes of the department, and inpuƫng informaƟon into the computer system.

The salary starts at $48,641 for this full-Ɵme posiƟon and includes an extensive beneĮts package.

huge collaboration for this city. “This is a big deal for Thompson and not only for the hockey community, but for the whole community. We expect to attract people from all over the region to come check it out. We expect to see an increase in traffic at our local business, like hotels, restaurants, shops, etc. And also to put us on the map as a great place to host events of all sizes and attract more of them.”

Keith Burak, co-chair for Rogers Hometown Hockey in Thompson, spoke

A valid Manitoba teaching certificate (or eligibility for) A sound knowledge of provincial Middle Years curricula Previous Grades 5-8 teaching experience Successful experience working with Aboriginal students A wide variety of strategies working with students who have specific needs A sound knowledge and experience with school-based technology Strong classroom management skills Willingness to participate in co-curricular activities.

Applicants are requested to submit a comprehensive resume and the names of three references including contact numbers, all of whom must have knowledge of the applicant’s performance in the applicant’s current or recent assignment. Consent to contact references is also required. Please submit applications to: Ms. Annie Ballantyne Principal Grand Rapids School Grand Rapids, MB R0C 1E0 Phone: (204 639-2451 Fax: (204) 639-2605 Email: annie.ballantyne@frontiersd.mb.ca

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A valid Manitoba teaching certificate (or eligibility for) A sound knowledge of provincial Middle Years curricula Previous Grades 5-8 teaching experience Successful experience working with Aboriginal students A wide variety of strategies working with students who have specific needs A sound knowledge and experience with school-based technology Strong classroom management skills Willingness to participate in co-curricular activities.

Applicants are requested to submit a comprehensive resume and the names of three references including contact numbers, all of whom must have knowledge of the applicant’s performance in the applicant’s current or recent assignment. Consent to contact references is also required. Please submit applications to: Ms. Annie Ballantyne Principal Grand Rapids School Grand Rapids, MB R0C 1E0 Phone: (204 639-2451 Fax: (204) 639-2605 Email: annie.ballantyne@frontiersd.mb.ca

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Careers

Employment opportunity Juniper Centre Inc. Position (Term): Residential House Manager (non-union) Hours of work: To be determined based on resident needs. Days, afternoons and alternating weekends.

Rate of pay: As per house manager contract.

Qualifications: • Must have Grade 12 Diploma.

• A valid Class 5 Drivers license.

• At least two years experience in the human services field.

• Basic computer skills (Word, excel, outlook, smart phone etc.)

• Good team leader with exceptional communication and organization skills.

• The ability to direct a workforce in an efficient and professional manner.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• The use of own vehicle for work purposes with third party liability insurance of at least five million dollars.

• First Aid Certification • Completion of “Foundations in Disability and Community Support” from Red River College or a similar program, is a benefit, but not required. The successful candidate must be willing to obtain the “Foundations” certification within a year of their date of hire.

The qualified candidate will be a team leader responsible for: • Scheduling, organizing, training, directing, and disciplining staff.

• All areas of resident care and supervision in a high needs residential house.

• On-call duties in rotation and short notice coverage of all fill-in shifts for all houses.

• Maintenance of house records.

• Assisting residents with medical appointments and medications.

• Assisting residents with person centered planning and development of relationships within the community.

• Assisting with, reviewing, and reconciling resident and house finances.

• General care and cleanliness of Juniper Centre Inc. property (owned or leased).

• Assisting with meal preparation and meal planning.

• All other duties as assigned by senior management or their designate(s).

has an immediate opening CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE Our team has an opening for a full time customer service representative. Duties to be performed both in the dealership and at our airport location. They will include greeting and directing customers, answering telephones, coordinating and renting vehicles, computer duties, cashiering, filing and other various tasks.

The successful candidate must have excellent communication skills, an outgoing personality, professional image, computer knowledge and excellent organizational skills. Customer service experience would be an asset. Wage will be determined based on experience and skills.

If this is you, please bring your resume to: Twin Motors 40 Station Road, Atten: Brett email:kh@twinmotors.ca We thank you in advance for your interest, however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

Automotive Detailer/Lot Person Required Busy Collision Repair shop needs a Detailer/Lot Person. Must have general knowledge of vehicles and a driver’s licence.

This is an entry level position into the Auto Body ¿eld.

Email hayesauto@mts.net or drop resume at:

Hayes Auto Body & Glass

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Counter Clerk - Full Time Join the Canadian leader in the distribution and marketing of automobile replacement parts and accessories. At NAPA, you will work with committed people in a professional environment with opportunity for career growth.

Why work with us?

• Supportive team mates who are passionate about providing exceptional service • “The Perks” including employee pricing on automotive parts/products, and incentive bonuses • Flexible benefits program including health, medical, dental and life • Access to personal development and technical training programs • Learn and collaborate with the best in the industry Duties & Responsibilities • Addressing customer sales/service questions and problems quickly • Helping team members when working with customers or finding auto parts • Navigating computers and paper catalog systems • Working towards continuous improvement with our in store processes and procedures • Building long term relationship with customers • Lifting merchandise over 50lbs for deliveries • Assist with restocking and other shop duties as necessary Requirements: • Automotive aftermarket and parts supply background and/or knowledge preferred • Capable of recognizing parts numbers • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Ability to work in a fast paced environment with tight deadlines • Strong attention to detail with a knowledge of computers, cataloging • Agility to bend to floor-level shelves and reach upper shelves with use of a stool or ladder when necessary • Clearly speaking and attentive listening skills If you are looking to grow your career with a successful, continuously growing company, we want to hear from you!

Please forward resume to: Rachel Templeton rtjci@mymts.net Juniper Centre Inc. 108 Nelson Rd. Thompson, MB R8N 0B6

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Please email your resume to dsigurdson@napacanada.com or drop off at 27 Hayes Rd 204-677-4518

Atlas Copco is looking for Journeymen

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TRAILBLAZER. Atlas Copco Mining and Rock Excavation Technique Canada requires licensed or experienced Journeymen who want to take their career to the next level. There are positions currently available in Thompson Manitoba and surrounding area.

The ideal candidate: x Licensed Journeyman, and/or x 3-5 years of experience x Experience in electrical and hydraulic control systems. x Good communication and problem solving skills x Proven and motivated self starter and is able to work with minimal supervision, but can take direction x Strong team player x Able to travel to customer site to repair equipment and promote Atlas Copco products in the field

Atlas Copco’s Mining and Rock Excavation Technique business area provides equipment for drilling and rock excavation, a complete range of related consumables and service through a global network. The business area innovates for sustainable productivity in surface and underground mining, infrastructure, civil works, well drilling and geotechnical applications. Principal product development and manufacturing units are located in Sweden, the United States, Canada, China and India.

For additional information please visit our website at www.atlascopoc.com

If you believe you are the right person to fulfill this position, please forward your resume in confidence to: Careers@ca.atlascopco.com with a copy to Joe.Benoit@ca.atlascopco.com.

For more information relating to this job, please contact Joe Benoit, Service Manager at (306) 688-2053.

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Check our job board regularly for the latest openings: www.glaciermedia.ca/careers

The University of Manitoba is a place where you can define your future and your career. Our commitment to discovery and community encompasses everything we do, from the education we offer students to the workplace we create for staff.

The University of Manitoba offers excellent benefits, world-class facilities and an inspirational environment where you can shape your career and make a positive impact every day.

Receptionist Northern Social Work Program The University of Manitoba, Faculty of Social Work in Thompson, invites applications for the position of Receptionist (Office Assistant 2 Level). This position is primarily responsible for reception duties and office assistance to program staff.

Applicants must have completed a formal training program in a related discipline from a recognized institution plus have one year of directly related experience. An acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. We are looking for candidates with excellent keyboarding skills and a proficiency in introductory applications - Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Desktop Publishing are essential. Applicants must demonstrate the ability to prioritize work and handle a varied workload, as well as be self-motivated and able to work independently.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate effective communication skills, particularly by communicating professionally and diplomatically while guarding confidentiality at all times.

Applicants are also required to demonstrate good judgement in serving the needs of the program and its customers. Knowledge of, contact with, or a certain understanding of Aboriginal culture and issues would certainly be considered an asset when applying for this position.

This position is a part-time leave replacement with an expected end date approximately 1 year after start date, 17.5 hours per week to start as soon as possible. Further information on this available position, as well as detailed instructions on setting up an account and submitting an application may be found on our Employment Opportunities site, www.umanitoba.ca/employment under Requisition Number: 1040.CSTS. This position will close on March 9, 2015 at 4:30 p.m.

For more information on this and other opportunities, please visit: umanitoba.ca/employment

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UP TO the event and pick up a form. Chaisperson Donna Wilson and Wally Itson also spoke to mayor and council Feb. 17.

Acknowledged by Wilson was deputy mayor Penny Byer, as she was the first chairperson for the Thompson Relay for Life. “I think one of the things that excites me more than anything is when I’m part of something that starts and I can see that people are there to carry it forward,” said Byer.

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Registration is open for Relay for Life a whole, so we will be working on that. Cancer does touch everybody.”

All money raised in Thompson will go towards cancer research, Itson says. “Every dollar we raise at Relay for Life helps the Canadian Cancer Society to fund life saving cancer research.

More people are surviving cancer than ever before. Today 60 per cent of people dignosed with cancer will survive, compared to only 25 per cent in the 1940s when we began funding research.”