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Prosecutors ask Supreme Court to hear appeal of sentence given to former Thompson RCMP officer

BY IAN GRAHAM

EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

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Manitoba Crown prosecutors are asking the Supreme Court of Canada to consider an appeal of the sentence handed to an ex-Thompson RCMP officer convicted of criminal negligence causing bodily harm in 2019.

An application to appeal the sentence to Canada’s highest court was filed in September, a couple of months after Manitoba’s Court of Appeal ruled that the sentence given to Abraham Letkeman for his actions during a November 2015 police pursuit that ended with him fatally shooting Steven Campbell was not sufficient punishment.

In documents filed with the Supreme Court, prosecutors Chris Vanderhooft and Ashleigh Smith said that sentences like Letkeman’s reinforce the public opinion that there is a separate justice system for police officers, according to a report by the CBC. Letkeman’s lawyer Josh Weinstein said in his reply to the application to appeal that the error by the trial judge was already corrected on appeal and that the ruling that he should have served jail time was sufficient denunciation of his actions. Weinstein argued the issue was not one of national or public importance, according to the CBC. Letkeman received three years probation, 240 hours

The main courtroom of the Supreme Court of Canada. of community service and a $10,000 fine at a January 2020 sentencing hearing in Thompson.

The conviction stemmed from a Nov. 21, 2015 incident when Letkeman twice hit a Jeep being driven by Steven Campbell with his police cruiser before exiting the vehicle and fatally shooting Campbell as the Jeep came towards him.

Letkeman was found not guilty of manslaughter and other charges related to Campbell’s shooting death after a trial in Thompson in June 2019.

The former Mountie, who has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder which resulted in his being dismissed from the force, was also prohibited from driving for

Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of the Supreme Court of Canada one year Manitoba’s appeals court said in July that Letkeman should have been sentenced to 10 months in jail for hitting the vehicle Campbell was driving, including ramming it from the side while it was stationary, which caused neck and pelvis injuries to one of the passengers. However, the court reduced that amount

to three months in light of community service already performed and the fine paid and stayed the custodial portion of the sentence, saying it would serve no purpose to have Letkeman go to jail more than a year after his conviction and over five years since the incident took place.

One of the three appeals judges dissented, saying

three years in prison, the sentence sought by the Crown at trial, would have been fitting and that it was inappropriate to stay the custodial portion of the new sentence.

The Supreme Court hasn’t yet decided whether to hear the appeal. If it decides not to, reasons for the decision are not usually provided.

COVID-related hospitalizations jump over 25 per cent in three days as active cases in Manitoba pass 100K

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

BY IAN GRAHAM

EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

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a book about her experienEDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET cesThe growing up inspreading Churchill, rapidly Addictions omicron Foundation of COVID-19 variant Manitoba director is leading northern to sharp increasGisele deMeulles writes in the number said of Maniing wasn’t something tobans hospitalized dueshe to always thought she would the virus. do.On Jan. 10, there were “Inpeople my youth I never 378 in hospital due felt good at writing,” she to COVID-19, up from 297 said.

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to write things that you have to figure out. It’s pretty clear when I getManitobans through.” have end. 1,427 DeMeulles said infections she wrote now died of their her book, titled Whispers in since the pandemic began. theAn Wind: Stories the outbreak wasfrom declared North Life in Churchill for at the -Thompson General a couple of reasons.

Hospital obstetrics and neo“I just of thought, natal unit sort on Monday. you what, this A know spokesperson forhisthe tory, this stuff that’s in my Northern Regional Health head, it’s going to capacity be gone Authority said bed if I don’t it down,” has been write reduced becauseshe of said.

“My kidswhich are not gothe outbreak could ing to how get it if I don’t do it affect many obstetrical and it’s the something alpatients unit can I’ve accept. ways wanted my mom to “Any obstetrical cases do.

My mom’s an elder and presenting to TGH will she’s an artist, she’s got on so be assessed and based many wonderful stories bethat assessment, clinical cause she always her presentation and tells staffing stories at Parks Canada in capacity, a decision will be Churchill and I’ve made on whether thealways patient hounded ‘Please, just can remainher, in Thompson to put it on tape, I will write it deliver or require a transfer for you your story out,” thebecause spokesperson said is going to be lost,’ and she’s never done it and I thought,

‘Oh, I’m just as bad, right?’

I have all these stories and Iinneed to capture for an email.

“Oncethem staffing my grandchildren really stabilizes, full services will because they be lost if resume on thewill unit.”

I don’t.”

There were 2,383 offiShe also has a new reputation cially reported cases as a storyteller herself. in Manitoba on Monday, “I hadthe such a varied histhough actual number tory and Iinfections would tell people of new is far stories they go, higher. and There arewould currently ‘That’s not true, is it?’

I’d go, more than 100,000 active ‘Yeah it’sCOVID-19 true.’ They’d cases of in go, the ‘You didn’t do the all that, did province and five-day you?

You’ve got to be really test positivity rate is 49 per old.’ I was like, ‘No, actually cent.

I did all thatManitoba before I was Northern had 27,’ and they went 150 new confirmed‘What?’” cases reLooking back, some of ported on Jan. 10 and there those experiences are things are nearly 1,200 active cases she might not 21 do of again. in the region. the re“I did some pretty gion’s residents arebizarre in the stuff likedue fuel to hauls the hospital theirinto infechigh Arctic at -35,” said tions, though there are none deMeulles. didn’t dawn in intensive “It care.

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was not a very safe thing to do but I jumped at it. I thought that was exciting the region with 369 active until the plane landed and cases, followed by Cross they started throwing the Lake/Pimicikamak with fuel off and I realized, 194, Norway House ‘Holy with cats, was probably sitting 164, IThompson/Mystery on a bomb.’”

Lake with 82 and BuniboniAnother House/Manto thing that bee/Oxford spurred her River/God’s on was the Sipi/God’s hard times facing Churchill Lake with 71. since the Hudson Bay RailCurrently, 58 per cent of way suspended operations COVID infections affect north Gillam lastreceived spring. peopleofwho have “It used to be a two doses of vaccine,really comthriving large pared to 26 per community cent affectand it’s just dwindled down ing those with no doses.

45 to such a small population per cent of those in hospital now,” says. due to deMeulles the virus are unvacThough she’s cinated, while 41not perthere cent any her parents and havelonger, received two doses her sister and other family of vaccine. 73 per cent of members intensive still careare. patients are “My cousin owns the unvaccinated, compared to hardware store there,” 18 per cent who have she resays. ceived two vaccine doses.

Because of that, deMeulles finds it hard to

Nickel Belt News photo by Ian Graham

For all the harsh weather swallow when people say that Churchill residents and the dangers of polar should just find somewhere bears, deMeulles said if it easier to live. had been viable she would “To say, ‘Those people have moved back to Churchchoose to live there. They ill in a heartbeat. should just leave,’ is quite “I miss the shoreline, I simplistic. It’s quite disre- miss the rock, I miss the spectful. If we were in the polar bears even though same boat in another area they’re very dangerous and I think we would scream I really miss the Hudson about that so why don’t they Bay,” she says. “When I go have the option to do that? back home, standing on the I think right now they’re Hudson Bay looking out on feeling like they’re pawns the bay, it just gives you an in a political game and that’s incredible sense. You feel so really sad for them because I small and you feel great.”

Thompson Citizen file photo think the people of ChurchNow that she’s got A COVID-19 outbreak was declared at the Thompson General belt, ill really want to thrive. one book under her Hospital neonatal unit Jan.says 10. she may try They’ve obstetrics built theirand worlds deMeulles there.

How would we feel to produce another.

About 85 per cent of have head three vaccine if someone came to you “I have another in Manitobans have hadand at doses.Nearly 50 perbook cent of said, ‘I’mdose sorry, have to me,” she says. least one ofyou COVID-19 children aged “It’s five atodarker 11 in leave yourand home more about personvaccine 78community per cent story, Manitoba have gotten their and we’re going to displace al growth and struggles. have had two doses. 30 per first dose of COVID-19 you somewhere else and all vaccine.

Maybe in the next five years cent of eligible Manitobans your loved ones and your it’s something I’ll focus on history is gone?’” doing.”

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Northern Manitoba politicians ask for inquest into December highway crash that killed Thompson MLA Danielle Adams At least two Northern Manitoba politicians say an inquest should be held into the Dec. 9 car accident that killed Thompson NDP MLA Danielle Adams to see if road-clearing practices and wait times for emergency medical services played a role in her death.

The Winnipeg Free Press reported Dec. 24 that Adams was alive after her SUV collided with a fuel truck but that she died of her injuries before first responders capable of dealing with them arrived.

Churchill-Keewtinook Aski NDP MP Niki Ashton told the Free Press that she wrote a letter to Manitoba’s chief medical examiner requesting an inquest examining the emergency response and road-clearing.

“This is about finding where the gaps were, where there were problems, and improving them,” said Ashton, for whom Adams worked as a constituency office assistant for about 10 years before being elected as Thompson’s MLA in 2019. “This is top of mind for a lot of people and they want to see answers to the serious questions that they have.”

The fatal crash occurred about 50 kilometres south of Ponton, which is about 150 kilometres southwest of Thompson. The nearest RCMP detachments are in Wabowden and Snow Lake and it took an officer nearly an hour to get to the site of the crash after being dispatched at 11:24 a.m., trav-

Manitoba 511 Highway 6 was listed as partly snow-packed from Thompson to Grand Rapids around noon Jan. 6 but northern politicians say there is often only one usable lane for hours after a significant snowfall. Some of them are asking for an inquest to be held into the Dec. 9 crash that killed Thompson MLA Danielle Adams south of Ponton to see if road-clearing practices and emergency response times played a role in her death. elling though “very poor winter driving conditions,” Manitoba RCMP said.

Sources familiar with the circumstances told the Free Press that the SUV connected with the emergency call service of OnStar but that Adams had trouble speaking. Witnesses said 911 and emergency dispatch lines were contacted multiple times. One said one emergency responder arrived expecting a fuel leak but unaware that there

was a person in critical condition.

Thompson Mayor Colleen Smook echoed Ashton’s call for an inquest and said she and other northern mayors are working on a proposal to improve road safety in the north and hope to present their ideas to the province this month. Among the things she would like to see is an inventory of resources in each community so dispatchers know where there

are helicopters that can carry stretchers or equipment needed to extricate someone from a vehicle.

Flin Flon NDP MLA Tom Lindsey said he wrote to the infrastructure minister hours before the crash about the quality of snow removal on Highway 6.

Lindsey said that after a snowfall there is often only one lane clear, either as a result of a grader clearing it or from passing semis creating tracks.

Manitoba NDP leader Wab Kinew, who was in Thompson’s for Adams’s visitation on Dec. 20, told the Free Press he met with the infrastructure minister and Premier Heather Stefanson to talk about emergency response times and highway clearing.

“I feel that it’s very important for us to push as the NDP for more safety on Highway 6 in particular but also more safety for northern roads and high-

ways more generally,” Kinew told the Thompson Citizen Jan. 6. “We should definitely be looking at, in the nearer term, things like adding more passing lanes to Highway 6 and then of course, in the longer term we can look at things like twinning more of Highway 6 to make it safer. I brought that up with the premier and she has said that she wants to follow up soon. I’m definitely going to keep pushing on this. I think people across Northern Manitoba have been talking about safety concerns around Highway 6 for years and now this is one of the things I think we need to follow up on in light of Danielle’s passing.

I’ve been raising at that the highest levels and I want folks in Thompson to know that we’re working hard on this and will continue to do so.”

Manitoba Infrastructure said it looks at every serious collision in an effort to identify possible safety improvements.

“Manitoba Infrastructure’s highway maintenance staff monitor road conditions in northern communities and co-ordinate snow-clearing operations within the constraints fo weather and geographic distances,” said a statement from the department to the Free Press. “The department uses a blended service delivery model for snow-clearing operations through a combination of internal, external and local government forces.”

Manitoba Liberals say they won’t field candidate in Thompson byelection

BY IAN GRAHAM

EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Manitoba’s Liberal party says it will not run a candidate in an upcoming Thompson byelection resulting from the death of Thompson NDP MLA Danielle Adams in December.

“Out of respect for the memory of Danielle Adams, the Manitoba Liberal Party will be standing down in the upcoming Thompson byelection,” said party leader Dougald Lamont in a Jan. 6 statement. “If it were not for this tragic ac-

cident, Danielle would have held the seat until the next election. Given the tragic circumstances of Danielle’s passing, we believe that this is the right and honourable thing to do. We encourage the PCs to consider doing the same.”

The Liberals finished fourth in the Thompson electoral division in the 2019 general election with less than 200 votes. The party says it is committed to running strong candidates and strong campaigns in every Manitoba constitu-

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Funeral arrangements are pending. Donations in memory of Grace may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, 185 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg, MB R3C 2B7. Complete obituary information to follow.

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ency in the next general election.

A date for the Thompson byelection has not yet been set.

Under the Legislative Assembly Act, a byelection must be held to fill a vacancy in the Manitoba legislature within 180 days of the vacancy starting, which means the first week of June would be the latest that a Thompson electoral division byelection could be held.

The only circumstances in which a byelection does not have to be held within six months of the vacancy occurring is if a set date general election is less than a year away.

The byelection will be the 10th in Manitoba resulting from the death of a sitting MLA. The vast majority of the other 163 byelections dating back to 1870, the year Manitoba became a province, were brought about by resignations.

The byelection will be the first for the Thompson electoral district, which was

Thompson Citizen photo by seksan Monkhonkhamsao/Getty Images One of the parties that currently holds seats in the Manitoba legislature says it will not run a candidate in a byelection for a new Thompson MLA. created in 1968. Adams is the third person who served as Thompson MLA to die, along with Joe Borowski and Ken Dillen, each of whom died decades after

leaving office, with Dillen’s death the most recent, having occurred in 2020.

The last Manitoba byelection resulting from the death of an MLA was in

2009, when The Pas MLA Oscar Lathlin died. Prior to that, there had not been a byelection resulting from the death of an MLA in the province since 1985.

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Manitoba extends public health orders as COVID-19 infections continue rising

BY IAN GRAHAM

EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Manitoba’s health minister announced Jan. 7 that current public health orders are being extended until Feb. 1.

The orders include limits on indoor and outdoor gatherings in public and private places, as well as capacity limits at gyms, movie theatres and restaurants, but not in stores, except in the southern health region. The number of people allowed

at some gatherings depends upon whether there any any unvaccinated people over age 12 present.

“While these orders remain in place, we continue to take steps to improve supply and access to testing and other important initiatives that support our pandemic response and protect our health system,” said Health Minister Audrey Gordon in a news release. “Nothing is off the table and we will act swiftly in the weeks ahead if

further action is required to protect Manitobans.”

The announcement was made on a day that Manitoba breached a new milestone, reporting more than 3,000 new cases of COVID-19 one day after it had more than 2,000 for the first time. The actual numbers are much higher, however, with public health officials saying there are probably eight or 10 infections for every one included in the official numbers.

Manitoba NDP health critic Uzoma Asagwara said the government not bringing in tougher measures shows that they aren’t serious when they say that schools are their priority.

“If we are going to make a safe return to school a priority, and protect the health care system, we need to take steps to reduce community spread. The premier owes Manitobans an explanation as to why she won't do that."

Transmission line equipment failure caused early morning power outages in Thompson

BY IAN GRAHAM

EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Early morning power outages that affected much of Thompson Jan. 6 were the result of equipment failure on a transmission line from the Kelsey Generating Station disrupting power to a substation in Thompson, Manitoba Hydro says.

The Kelsey Generating Station is abut 90 kilometres northeast of Thompson on the Nelson River.

The outages began around 6 a.m. and affected about 1,800 customers in areas including Eastwood, Westwood, Riverside and Juniper. Manitoba Hydro field staff rerouted power from a different substation to get customers back online as quickly as possible given the bitterly cold temperatures that hovered around -30 degrees Celsius.

Power was restored by 8:40 a.m, Hydro says.

The precise cause of the outage is still being investigated but a spokesperson said it was likely a result of cold weather

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Collapsed lung during Thompson arrest likely caused by RCMP officer falling on top of man, police watchdog report says

BY IAN GRAHAM

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M a n i t o b a ’s p o l i c e watchdog agency recently released its report on an investigation into a Thompson RCMP arrest that led to a man suffering a collapsed lung, following the conclusion of court proceedings against the injured man connected to the incident.

The arrest and injury took place in November 2020 and the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba (IIU), which investigates all serious incidents involving on- and off-duty police officers in the province, said in August that no charges were recommended against any of the three officers involved.

The report was not released at the time due to ongoing

court proceedings against the man who suffered the collapsed lung that were related to the incident.

The report says the three officers who arrested the man attended the residence he was in on Nov. 12, 2020 because another occupant thought the man might have been fighting with his girlfriend in the other room. When they arrived and knocked on the bedroom door, the man opened it and then tried to retreat inside before being grabbed by an officer and brought out to the living room.

The 26-year-old man was intoxicated at the time and had an order not to contact or communicate with his girlfriend. Police said the man kept trying to leave the

residence despite being told he had to stay while they sorted out what had happened. The last time that he tried to leave, two officers grabbed his arms and one pulled out his handcuffs to place the man under arrest. The man escaped their grasp and the two officers tackled him to the ground.

As they were doing so, one officer dropped his handcuffs and the third officer, feeling they could be used as a weapon of opportunity and that the situation could result in injuries to either the man or the officers, used a conductive energy weapon (similar to a taser) to subdue the man so that he could be handcuffed.

Following the arrest, the man was taken to Thompson General Hospital for an

assessment and treatment of injuries including a cut on his face and a bloody mouth, believed to have been the result of him hitting his face when he was taken down and then tasered. After spending the night in RCMP cells, he awoke in pain and having difficulty breathing and was taken back to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with a collapsed lung.

A medical expert consulted by the IIU said the lung injury could have resulted from force compressing the man’s chest cavity when one of the police officers fell on top of him. The injured man said he believed it was caused by police kneeling on his rib cage while he was on

The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba (IIU), which investigates all serious incidents involving on- and off-duty police officers in the province, recently released its report into a November 2020 arrest in Thompson that led to man suffering a collapsed lung. The IIU said in August that no charges were recommended against the RCMP officers involved but didn’t release the report until conclusion of related court proceedings against the man who was injured. the floor.

Only one of the police officers involved in the arrest provided their notes and supplementary reports to IIU investigators. The other two did not and all three declined to be inter-

viewed, as is their right.

The man who was injured had not assaulted anyone prior to being arrested but had been hitting himself in anger, he said, after getting into an argument with his girlfriend.

Federal health minister believes mandatory vaccination measures could be up for discussion cine-hesitant groups.”

He points to Canadians being “unable to get timely access to booster shots” and says “the federal government must do everything in its power to ensure third doses are administered as rapidly as possible."

Quebec has required vaccine passports for non-essential activities since September but took it a step further earlier this week when provincial Health Minister Christian Dubé

Thompson Citizen photo by Alex Tétreault/Local journalism Initiative Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos predicts future conversations about provincial mandatory vaccine policies in the midst of the COVID-19 omicron wave.

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LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER, CANADA'S NATIONAL OBSERVER

Canada’s health minister believes provinces and territories will likely discuss mandatory vaccine requirements in the coming weeks and months, he said Jan. 8 — a comment that came one day after federal Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole told media that “reasonable accommodations” should be made for unvaccinated Canadians.

At a press conference Jan 7, O’Toole — who voiced his opposition to vaccine mandates in the 2021 federal election — criticized Ottawa for “normalizing lockdowns and restrictions as the primary tool to fight the latest COVID-19 variant” and failing to keep society open.

Health Minister JeanYves Duclos said unvaccinated people make up nearly 50 per cent of hospitalizations in Quebec, adding Canada’s health-care system is currently “fragile” and “people are tired.”

“The only thing that will solve COVID-19 is vaccination, and that’s why, again, so many people, including

myself, are disturbed by the fact that Mr. O’Toole is not even asking his own members of Parliament to be vaccinated,” Duclos said at a press conference Jan. 8 in Ottawa.

O’Toole’s “lack of leadership would only force more lockdowns and put Canadians at greater risk,” he said.

Duclos’s office later added in a statement: “By opposing these measures, including for his own members of Parliament, Mr. O’Toole is effectively supporting the continuation of lockdowns.”

Among O’Toole’s remarks Thursday was the assertion that although Canada has vaccines available, “we are still lagging terribly on other tools, like testing and domestic supply of PPE (personal protective equipment).”

Duclos’s office said that in addition to obtaining enough vaccines for all Canadians and delivering “120 million rapid tests by the end of December,” it is shipping 140 million more rapid tests to provinces and territories this month.

While rapid tests, PCR

tests, masking, social distancing and PPE are all “very important tools … what will make us move through this crisis and end it is vaccination,” Duclos said.

This sentiment was seconded by Green MP for Kitchener Centre Mike Morrice.

“While measures like rapid tests are part of an overall plan, the fact is that the majority of hospitalizations and ICU admissions are unvaccinated COVID patients,” Morrice said in a statement to Canada’s National Observer. “If we hope for our burnt-out health-care workers to see a light at the end of the tunnel, we must focus on reaching and engaging those who are not fully vaccinated.”

In an emailed statement, MP Don Davies, health critic for the NDP, said: "Instead of wedge politics, Canadians need national leadership to get through the current crisis.

“For many months, New Democrats have been calling for a federal mass vaccination strategy to accelerate rollout, remove all barriers to vaccination and improve uptake among vac-

announced Quebecers will have to show proof of vaccination to enter government-run liquor and cannabis shops.

Duclos says discussions about mandatory vaccination policies are not currently underway, but in a tweet, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney ruled out mandatory vaccination. Dubé, on the other hand, said: “If we have to go there, we will” in response to questions about mandatory vaccination just

days before Christmas.

Duclos said Ontario and Quebec “going through a very difficult time” is a warning to some provinces and territories that they “need to act now because if they don’t act sufficiently, it’s going to be difficult for the federal government to help after because we don’t have the capacity to do so.”

The Bloc Québécois did not respond to a request for comment before the deadline.

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7 SELKIRK main floor office area 1990 1 & 2 bedroom apartments sq ft, will sub-divide. 79 Selkirk lower immediately level offiavailable ce area, 4112 sq ft. J.B Johnston Ventures Limited, call 204-679-0915 39-TFN-nb For applications OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE 500-5000 sq ftphone available.

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Reporting to the Home Care Manager, Care Nurse is responsible for promotin & preserving the health of Marcel Colo members through services directed to clients. The Home Care Nurse provide practices nursing as defined by the Re Act & in compliance with the College o Nurses of Manitoba Standards of Prac Nurses Association Code of Ethics; ca the overall care of clients; is responsib providing information, educating & sup ensure that the highest possible stand provided; follows Marcel Colomb polic works in a multidisciplinary team & ma upon to assist with other duties within department.

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and keep injuries. our earth until 4:00 p.m., Friday, January with serious • Applications will be accepted Northern RHA has a Representative Workforce Strategy, we encourage all applicants to selfChemawawin RCMP • 14, 2022. would like thank all those applyWefor the declare.

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Please note that only those sel 20-year-old Nathan Wal• Daily time entry. interview will be conta ter Umpherville, all from LIVING WATER CHURCH • Daily shift reports.

Easterville, who are bePastor Archie McKay Ph: 677-2469 • Other duties as assigned and required to maintain the lieved toservices have @ fled to WinSunday 7:00pm. nipeg.

The numLIGHT OF THEfour NORTHface CHURCH erous 32 charges Schedule: Nelson Roadincluding aggravated assault, GATEWAY BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCHas• 5 days a week ,Monday to Friday sault with a weapon and Pastor Chris Lowe breaking entering.

159 Cree and Rd 204-677-3000 Skills and Experience: Anyone with Sunday school 10:00informaam • at2-3 years of experience.

AM Service at 11, PM Service at 7 tion on any of the sus- RCMP 204-329-2004 or Tips can also be submitted com or Prayer meeting - Wednesday 7 pm is pects’ whereabouts Crime Anonym- securely online at www.skills. plus a m • Stopper Great communication and problem solving THE CHURCH OF Chemawawin JESUS CHRIST asked to call ously 1-800-222-8477. manitobacrimestoppers.

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• Must have excellent communication/typ with Microsoft Office and basic bookkee Qualifications: • Preparing bank deposits, able to organize, p ThUniversity e successfulCollege candidate the following reports by deadline dates. of must the possess North (UCN) is committed to qualifi cations; • Attention to detail, ability to work indep building a workforce that is representative of the populations a team environment applying confidentia • serve.

Good written and verbal communication skills who have we Applications are invited from individuals • Be open to new ideas and changes that m Physically fit to perform dutiesto work with Indigenous a• demonstrated interest andallability in day to day operations. learners and mature students.

Preference • Ability to multitask and problem solve will be given to Indigenous candidates.

• Ability to fill in for the manager when req • Ability to operate equipment as required carry company cell phone in case of eme • Computer literacy will be considered an asset • Training provided, flexible work enviro • Valid driver’s license on experience.

• Shiftwork Full-Time Term: ASAP to June 17, 2022 Start date: ASAP www.thompsoncitizen.net Thompson, Manitoba The successful candidates will join a dynamic team in providing Email resume to Carolyn Tu Competition No: 22-014A support to the facility located in the beautiful Swan River Valley manager@friulirentals.c Date: 14, 2022 asClosing it embarks on aJanuary new and exciting journey of producing siding or fax to: 204-677-319 for a growing market.

Please visit our website for more detailed information about or drop off at 31 Oak St. Of UCN and this employment opportunity. http://www.ucn.ca, Louisiana-Pacifi c offers a competitive wageAt and benefit package in Closing date: February 16, 2 select “UCN and select from the list of positions to accordance withCareers”, the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Louisianaview. you opportunity for your interest in UCN. We appreciate the interest of all applicants Pacifi c isThank an equal employer. individuals selected for interviews wi We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for Louisiana-Pacific, Employer of Choice, a leader in the forest products industry known for the development of innovative, affordable, environmentally friendly building products and for excellence in Safety and Quality is currently seeking Labourers at our Swan Valley SmartSide®, Swan Valley, Minitonas operation.

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ST. JAMES ANGLICAN 10 Caribou 677-4652 11 am Sundays ST. JOSEPH UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC 340 Juniper Drive 778-7547 ST. LAWRENCE ROMAN CATHOLIC Fr Shantha Gandamalla and Fr Guna Sekhar 114 Cree R. 677-0160 Sat. 6:30 pm & Sun. 10 am THOMPSON PENTECOSTAL Pastor Dan Murphy Youth Pastor Colton Murphy Children’s Pastor Karen O’Gilvie 126 Goldeye 677-3435 thompsonchurch.ca Sunday school 9:45 am, coffee time at 10:40 am Church Service at 11:00 am ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN 249 Thompson Drive 204-677-2799

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www.thompsoncitizen.net University College of the North (UCN) is committed to building a workforce that is representative of the populations we serve. Applications are invited from individuals who have a demonstrated interest and ability to work with Indigenous learners and mature students. Preference will be given to Indigenous candidates.

WANTED!

MAINTENANCE/ GARDENER WORKER

Dynamic individuals who are interested in a Casual position The Thompson Crisis Center is seeking casual counselor positions.

You: • Are interested in making a positive difference in the lives of people experiencing intimate partner/family violence • Are flexible and committed • Are interested in earning an excellent wage and benefits Docket Mediapackage • Seek the flexibility of Casual employment with potential for full-time.

2201-04 A Thompson Citizen Duties include ensuring a clean environment for staff and clients, shopping for groceries and supplies, managing and maintaining donations and building/vehicle maintenance. This position requires applicant to possess and maintain a valid driver’s license, child abuse and criminal record check.

Please submit resume by January31, 2022 to P.O. Box 1226, Thompson, Manitoba, R8N 1P1 Submit electronically/scanned to: tccprogrammangager@shaw.ca or tccadmin@shaw.ca For more information about this opportunity, please contact Christine at 204-677-9668

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Permanent Full-Time Position Thompson, Manitoba Competition No: 22-015 Closing Date: January 21, 2022 Section Insertion Date

MANAGER OF FINANCE

FISHER HELPER 2 WEEK WINTER Communities Economic Development Fund, lead entity for the delivery of the Look North Initiative is recruiting a Manager TRAINING PROGRAM of Finance for its head office based in Thompson, Manitoba.

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The Manager of FISHER Finance THAT is responsible forTRAINEE the financial • WOULD YOU TRAIN BE A part FISHER ? administration of LIKE CEDFTO and is an TO integral of the

management team. The ideal candidate will have a professional accounting designation, but an acceptable combination of WE OFFER EXPERIENCED A education and experience would be INDIVIDUALS considered. Experience $1,500.00 SUBSIDY TOWARD TRAINING A FISHER in Treasury Management, Operational Budgeting and Project Management would be considered HELPER BETWEEN JANUARY an 1STasset. & MARCH 31ST. CEDF is a Manitoba Crown Corporation. Its legislative mandate BE ELIGIBLE THIS PROGRAM ALL is TO to encourage EconomicFOR Development in Northern Manitoba.

ThisTRAINEES position offers a competitive benefit MUST BE 18compensation OR OLDERand AND: package. The salary for this position is negotiable and will UNEMPLOYED, EMPLOYED depend on education andUNDER experience, plus remoteness allowance.

OR RECEIVING SOCIAL ASSISTANCE. Interested applicants can submit their cover letter and FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FISHER TRAINING PROGRAM CALL: résumé to: CEDF THOMPSON, MB. (204)778-4318 OR TOLL FREE: 1-800-561-4315

Chris Thevenot, CEO CEDF 15 Moak Crescent, Thompson MB R8N 2B8 Fax: 204-778-4313 Email: admin@cedf.mb.ca We thank all applicants, however only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

Thompson Children’s World Daycare

• Competitive Salaries • Relocation Assistance • Continuing Education • Remoteness Allowance • Excellent Benefits

> 4th Class Power Engineer Full-Time - (1.0 FTE) • Thompson General Hospital As a member of the Physical Facilities Department, the 4th Class Power Engineer provides for the safe operation, maintenance, and repairs of the physical plant, mechanical and building systems of all properties in accordance with the provincial codes and standards and consistent with Northern Health Region (NHR) Departmental policies, objectives, and procedures.

Qualifications: • Grade 12 education or equivalent • 4th Class Inter-Provincial Power Engineer’s Certificate • Valid Provincial Power Engineer’s License with Manitoba Labour & Immigration • Must have a valid Manitoba Class V driver’s license • Previous demonstrated experience in the safe operation, maintaining, and repairing of various mechanical, heating, ventilation, instrumentation, pneumatic and D.D.C. graphics controls systems, boilers, water treatment, pumps, HVAC systems, diesel generators, refrigeration, cooling systems, and other mechanical systems • Familiar with window-based programs (Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook) • General Knowledge of building trades work, one or more of the following trades: painting, carpentry, plumbing, welding, and/ or general maintenance • Knowledge of electrical systems and circuitry • Mechanical aptitude • Knowledge of the use of a wide variety of mechanical tools For a complete list of qualifications, to learn more, and to apply; please visit our website by January 17, 2022: https://northernhealthregion.com/careers Email: recruiteast@nrha.ca

Call us today! Local 204-679-3181 or Toll Free 1-866-758-7871 Direct care workers are required to either be vaccinated for Covid-19 or to participate in ongoing regular Covid-19 testing pursuant to Orders made under The Public Health Act C.C.S.M. c.P210. Successful applicants will be notified at the time of offer of the applicability of this requirement for this position.

Northern RHA has a Representative Workforce Strategy, we encourage all applicants to selfdeclare. Criminal Record, Child Abuse, & Adult Abuse Registry Checks are required. We thank all candidates for applying. Only those selected for interview will be contacted.

www.northernhealthregion.ca

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Thompson Children’s World Daycare is licensed and funded by the Manitoba Early Learning and Child Care Program. It is located in the Westwood Mall and provides an early learning and child care program for 60 Children 18mths to 6 years of age.

The Executive Director (ED) is the face of the program and is expected to build trusting relationships with the children, staff and families in the program.

The ED will oversee the program to ensure a quality, developmentally program is provide to all children, including those with additional support needs.

The ED will: • Hold an ECE III certificate • Hold a valid First Aid/CPR • Produce a clear Criminal and Child Abuse Registry Check • Have experience working in a supervisor role • Have extensive knowledge of child development and “best practices” • Experience working with/in a unionized setting would be an asset • Knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting practices • Compensation : • $58,240-72,000 (depending on experience) • Pension and retirement benefits • Group health and Dental Benefits Key Responsibilities • Organization Management Oversee daily operations Ensure staff know and follow all policies and regulations Manage staff in accordance with the Steelworkers Local 8223 Collective Bargaining Agreement.

• Program Management Ensure staff provide a safe and engaging, developmentally appropriate program for all children enrolled using “best practices” • Financial Management Prepare and oversee program’s annual budget Manage family accounts Procurement of equipment and supplies • Family and Public Relations Act in a professional manner at all times.

Advocate on behalf of families and children.

Apply to : 5-436 Thompson Drive • Tel 204-677-3583 Email tcwdaycare1086@outlook.com

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Position Title: Heavy-Duty Mechanic Location: Thompson, MB Prepared by the REP. Status: Full Time HR ADWORKS Start Date: ASAP Service Team DESIGNER PROOFED Job Summary The Heavy-Duty Mechanic repairs, troubleshoots, adjusts, overhauls, ESTIMATED preforms services including inspections, oil changes and assists in SENT the maintenance of all Alliance Maintenance Services heavy-duty equipment.

All prices exclude taxes

Prices do not include 5% GST Primary Duties & Responsibilities • Complete maintenance and or services on company vehicles and Ad Size Price Please visit our website for more detailed information about ground equipment. This may include baggage carts, boarding ramps, UCN and this employment opportunity.

Careers Jan At 12,http://www.ucn.ca, 2022 2 col x 5.3988 Honda generators, GPU’s, Bobcats, small Cat equipment, forklifts & select “UCN Careers”, and select from the list of positions to Kubota’s view. Thank you for your interest in UCN. • Diagnose and repair all company equipment safely and according to specifications • Troubleshoot to diagnose problems • Inspect equipment to ensure safe operation • Test repaired equipment to ensure proper function & performance • Maintain proper maintenance reports/documentation inside our TOTAL PRICE HERE YOU CAN maintenance program MTCpro University College of the North • Performs routine preventive maintenance on company equipment UCN.CA • Repair, adjust, and or replace defective parts as needed • Clean, lubricate and perform other maintenance work as required • Request parts and maintain inventory • Travel required to various work sites within Manitoba • Other duties as assigned

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School District of Mystery Lake

Success for all

The School District of Mystery Lake

invites applications for Accounts Officer CelebrateSenior Education Week: April 16-20, 2018 The School District of Mystery Lake is hiring a permanent BoardOfficer of Trustees to celebrate SeniorThe Accounts at theinvites Schoolyou Board Office. This is 2018 our schools. a 12 monthEducation position atWeek 7 hours perinday.

Happy Education Week to all of the District staff.

Required qualifications include: It takes everyone to support our students in their learning.

• Grade 12 academic standing Thank youofforformal all thateducation you do to in general • At least two years the lives of our students. of work accounting.enrich Applicants with a combination experience and qualifications will be considered.

“You can teach a lesson for a day; • A keyboarding speedaofstudent 45 w.p.m. but if you teach him learn by Office creating • Proficiency andcan knowledge ofto Microsoft (Word, curiosity, he will continue the learning Excel, and Outlook) and familiarity with process accounting as long as he lives.” Clay P. Bedford applications.

• Proven organizational skills and the ability to work in Thank you. a fast paced environment with demanding deadlines.

• Strong written and oral communication skills, as well as the ability to workBoard withinofa Trustees team environment.

TheCriminal School District Mystery RecordsofCheck andLake Child Abuse • Satisfactory Registry Check are required.

The rate of pay for this position is outlined in the 8223-00 Collective Bargaining Agreement located on the district website (www.mysterynet.mb.ca) Starting wage is $32.76 per hour plus C.O.L.A. Newly hired employees who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be required to undergo COVID-19 testing up to three times per week.

For further information, please contact Tami Bodnaryk, District Accountant at the School Board Office at 204-677-6113 Please apply on our website at www.mysterynet.mb.ca and select Job Centre.

We thank you for your application however only applicants shortlisted will be contacted.

Hours of Work • Shift work is required and may include mornings/afternoons, evenings, and weekends Qualifications & Skills • Grade 12 or equivalent (GED) • Current Heavy-Duty Mechanic Red Seal required • 3-5 years of experience required • Valid class 5 driving license required • Some travel may be required • Computer skills (MS Office with focus on Excel) • Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills • Excellent communication and organization skills • Ability to lift 50 lbs • Previous experience in aviation considered an asset • Must be able to obtain and maintain an Enhanced Security Clearance pass If this sounds like the job for you, contact us! Alliance Maintenance Services is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage interested applicants to submit a resume in confidence by January 19, 2022, to recruitment@alliance-maintenance.net.

We thank all those who apply, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Legal Assistant Position at Mayer Dearman & Pellizzaro

(Approximately 1 year Term position at 40hrs per week – with the possibility of becoming permanent) Mayer Dearman & Pellizzaro is a well-respected Law Firm which has been serving Northern MB and the outlying communities for 50+ years. Our law firm provides a stimulating atmosphere to come to work each day. We value our relationships with our community, clients, and our team. We pride ourselves in serving our clients with honesty and integrity.

Legal Assistant responsibilities include: • Providing administrative support to lawyer • Handling communication with clients, witnesses etc.

• Legal administrative support for trials Job brief We are looking for a self-motivated Legal Assistant to ensure smooth running of a lawyer’s practice dealing mainly with family and estates matters.

Responsibilities • Provide administrative support to lawyer and enhance office effectiveness • Handle communication with clients, witnesses etc. by phone, email & in person • Administratively support the lawyer & occasionally file docs in court • Locate and develop case relevant information including being knowledgeable in file content and maintain an organized filing system • Type and file legal documents and correspondence, this includes typing, dictation & creating documents as directed.

• Answer and direct phone calls including conducting intake interviews, booking appointments & maintaining lawyer’s schedule.

• Maintain contact lists • Monitor deadlines and manage calendars Requirements • Team Player, good people skills • Professional dress + appearance • Have own vehicle • Criminal Record check • Confidentiality • Familiarity with law, legal procedures and protocols, and court system an asset but not necessary • Computer literacy & typing speed of at least 50 - 60 wpm • Proficiency in English, fluency in written English & spoken English • Good knowledge of Outlook, Excel & Word • Excellent secretarial and organisational skills • Ability to juggle multiple activities and work under pressure with deadlines • Legal Assistant certification or diploma not necessary.

Experience preferred but will train.

• Ability to work occasional Overtime is required Please send Cover letter and Resume via email only to lucy2@mdplaw.ca Closing date: January 21, 2022

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Meet the Northstars

BY IAN GRAHAM

EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Brady Krentz and Gage Gogal are the featured players on the Norman Northstars this week.

Krentz, 17, is a 6’, 200-pound forward who

leads the team in scoring, with 54 points in 33 games, and assists, with 35. Twentyfive of his helpers have come on the power play, the most on the team, and he also has five goals with the man advantage. His four game-win-

ning goals lead the team, as he is the only Northstar with more than one. Krentz’s sweater sponsor is Doug’s Source for Sports.

Gage, Gaogal, 15, is a 5’6”, 131-pound defenceman from Flin Flon who has two

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assists and 22 penalty minutes in 28 games this season. His sweater sponsor is United Steelworkers Local 6166.

The Northsars head on the road next weekend for games against the Winnipeg Wild and Interlake Lightning.

They lost a pair of one-goal games, including one in overtime, to the Pembina Valley Hawks at home Jan. 8-9 in their return to the ice after the Christmas break.

Thompson Citizen photos courtesy of Norman Northstars Brady Krentz, left, and Gage Gogal, right, are this week’s featured Norman Northstars.

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