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Volume 57 • Issue 27

Class of 2017 celebrates academic, personal achievements at graduation ceremony

BY KYLE DARBYSON KYLE@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

CANADA DAY CELEBRATIONS NEWS - PAGE 2

RDPC GRAD WINS HEALTHY LIVING AWARD NEWS - PAGE 3

DANCERS DAZZLE AT LAS VEGAS COMPETITION ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT PAGE 7

STUDENTS WORKING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE PEOPLE - PAGE10

For 169 young adults from R.D. Parker Collegiate, June 28 represents a day that they will remember for the rest of their lives. After all, you only graduate from high school once.

To witness this event firsthand, droves of family and friends packed into the C.A. Nesbitt Arena on Wednesday evening to cheer on the graduating class of 2017.

The night was full of music, pageantry and congratulatory speeches from the usual cast of educational delegates, as well as some special guests.

RDPC principal Rob Fisher was one of the first speakers to step up to the microphone, and offered the crowd a brief retrospective on some the graduates’ accomplishments throughout the school year. ”You managed to maintain and improve on some of our Grade 12 traditions here at R.D. Parker, like grade wars, like taking the lead in many of our school student groups and the elementary school visits that took place this morning,” he said. “You somehow even found the time and energy to remix ‘O Canada’ with an AC/DC version. We really were thunderstruck.”

Local artist and business owner Jasyn Lucas, who graduated from RDPC in 1997, offered his own words of advice during the “indigenous message” portion of the ceremony. Lucas stressed the value of hard work and how these graduates shouldn’t be discouraged when faced with heavy opposition.

“I can remember selling paintings on the road with my good friend and colleague Jeff Monias,” said Lucas. “I was amazed at how many times we heard ‘no.’ ‘No, we don’t have time for you today.’ ‘No, your artwork’s too expensive.’ No, now’s not a good time.’”

“It was exciting to do that footwork and to get through those ‘nos’ because we knew that our ‘yes’ was around the corner.”

Just before the diplomas were handed out, graduate Jashan Sandhu took to the stage to deliver his address as class valedictorian. Sandhu spent a good

Thompson Citizen photos by Kyle Darbyson RDPC class valedictorian Jashan Sandhu addresses the graduating class of 2017 at the C.A. Nesbitt Arena on June 28. chunk of time thanking his parents and teachers for supporting him during the last four years before turning to his fellow graduates directly. ”I know, for some of us, we exceeded expectations to get here and for some of us we were sitting there on the Student Connect praying for a passing grade in class. Nevertheless, we’re all here together and I couldn’t ask for a better group of people to be representing and speaking in front of.”

After the graduates collected their diplomas and scholarships, they closed out the ceremony by walking down the aisle to the tune of “We’re Not Gonna Take It” by Twisted Sister and throwing their caps into the air.

The ceremony at the C.A. Nesbitt Arena wasn’t the only graduation-themed event to take place during the last week of the school year.

The RDPC grad committee also organized a parade the day before, the first time such an event has been held in over two decades.

At around 1:30 p.m., 14 decorated vehicles departed from the Vale Regional Community Centre parking lot and made a loop around the City of Thompson, stop-

One of the floats in the RDPC grad parade June 27. ping at every elementary school along the way to shower the kids with candy.

According to Sandhu’s valedictorian address, it’s moment like these that will truly define their cumulative high school experience.

“As we all to begin to celebrate our graduation and say our goodbyes, there will be hugs and maybe some tears,” he said. “However, we will all share the moments that we have developed with each other throughout the course of our high school time together.”

RDPC graduate Natacya Morrison accepts her diploma at the June 28 graduation ceremony.

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RDPC graduate wins Premier’s Healthy Living Award for Youth

BY KYLE DARBYSON KYLE@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Earlier this month, Larissa Einarson of R.D. Parker Collegiate was the only northerner to receive the 2017 Premier’s Healthy Living Award for Youth, a $500 prize that is given out to a small group of Manitoba high school seniors every year.

According to Premier Brian Pallister, in a letter that was read aloud during a June 27 school board meeting, “This prestigious award is presented to outstanding Grade 12 students from across our province that have demonstrated exceptional contributions to their school and community in one or more areas of healthy living.”

Einarson’s journey down the path of promoting healthy living began during her first year of high school when she joined Hands, Hearts, Hope (H3), a social justice group that is dedicated to a number of local and global initiatives.

Outside of pulling off feats such as gathering 7,000 pounds of food for the local food bank or collecting clothes for the

homeless, Einarson has also raised thousands of dollars to help build schools and wells in places such as Ghana, Sierra Leone and Haiti.

Einarson is also a public advocate for mental health through the group Students Offering Support (SOS).

Last year, she mentored over 100 elementary school students on topics such as positive lifestyles and drug prevention, a move that she hopes will make their transition into high school a little less intimidating.

“I know when I was in Grade 9 I was scared of the Grade 12s. I thought they looked down on us,” said Einarson. “So I thought it would be nice to show that we’re here for them, we’ve been through it before, and that we know what they’re going through.”

In an email to the Thompson Citizen, Teresa Jenkins, who is a teaching advisor for H3, wrote that Einarson’s work took on a whole new meaning for the school in the wake of recent events like the death of Grade 9 student Dylan Cripps.

“This year we have had

many tragedies in our school, and her group, SOS, offered support to those students who may be affected by these tragedies.”

In terms of what she plans to do with this $500 bursary, Einarson wants to put that money towards her post-secondary education, since she plans on pursuing a degree in either criminology or psychology at the University of Manitoba.

While transitioning into university life is difficult for many high school graduates, Jenkins believes that Einarson’s experiences with these different initiatives will allow her to thrive and potentially even take on a new mentor role in this post-secondary environment.

“She has been an integral part of (H3’s) success for many years and has grown into an excellent leader and champion of human rights, mental health education, safety and injury prevention,” wrote Jenkins.

“Throughout the time I have known her, she has continually demonstrated that she is a positive community leader with amazing potential.”

R.D. Parker Graduate Larissa Einarson was one of the recipients of a 2017 Premier’s Healthy Living Award for Youth.

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TENDER INVITATION

The City of Thompson invites qualified applicants to submit a resume for consideration: The successful candidate will have Grade 12 or higher, have completed a recognized Business Administration or Accounting diploma program with a minimum of two years’ experience, or a minimum of 5 years training and experience in Accounting. This position requires demonstrated working knowledge of computer software, including word processing, spreadsheets, and accounting software. The successful candidate must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and excellent public relation skills, be able to work accurately under pressure and within tight deadlines and adapt to quickly changing situations.

The duties for this position include preparing and distributing invoices, accounts receivable statements and answering inquiries, receiving payments, recording, depositing, balancing daily, expediting outstanding accounts, preparing AR and all related AR duties.

The City of Thompson offers an extensive benefits package for this full-time position, with a starting rate of $25.27 per hour.

Please send detailed resumes outlining experience, education, qualifications and references by Friday, July 7, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. to the undersigned:

Tenders will be received by the Purchasing Agent at City Hall, 226 Mystery Lake Road, Thompson, MB. R8N 1S6. Tender details and closing dates are as follow:

ALARM ROOM ATTENDANT Thompson Fire and Emergency Services The City of Thompson invites qualified applicants to submit a resume for consideration: The successful candidate will have a minimum Grade 12 education or equivalent, and a minimum of one year office experience. This position requires experience operating a variety of office equipment, and knowledge of computers and computer applications including word processing, spreadsheets and databases. The Alarm Room Attendant (Dispatcher) will have sufficient knowledge of the Fire Department’s organization, personnel, functions, policies and regulations to provide information of a general nature. The candidate will have the ability to work independently and with a team, have excellent oral and written communication skills, and have the ability to work shift work. Previous experience in dispatch, with particular emphasis on receiving 911 or emergency calls, would be considered an asset.

The duties for this position include receiving and transmitting all information relating to the activities of the department, and inputting information into the computer system.

The salary starts at $51,782 for this full-time position and includes an extensive benefits package.

Please send detailed resumes outlining experience, education, qualifications and references by Friday, July 7, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. to: Human Resources, City of Thompson 226 Mystery Lake Road, Thompson, MB R8N 1S6 Fax: 204-677-6981 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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• 1 Westwood • 2 Burntwood • 3 Riverside/Deerwood • 4 Eastwood • 5 Juniper/Southwood/BTC The automated carts must be placed along your curb no later than 8 am on the day of scheduled pickup AT LEAST one metre apart from other cart/objects. No Parking on residential streets between the hours of 8 am and 4:30 pm during Garbage/Recycle days for that area. Example: if it is Westwood’s Garbage/Recycle day there is to be no parking on the residential streets in the Westwood Area. This is to aid in the safety for both the residents of Thompson as well as City crews. Vehicles found parked on the streets will be ticketed.

Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. (CST) RFT #13817 – TFES 2005 E-ONE ANNUAL AERIAL APPARATUS INSPECTION & SERVICE. Friday, July 21, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. (CST) RFT #13917 – DEMOLITION OF MOBILE HOMES IN THE BURNTWOOD TRAILER COURT. Bid documents may be obtained from the office of the Purchasing Agent, 120 Seal Road, Thompson, MB. Phone (204) 677-7974, email aadeyemi@thompson.ca between the hours of 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.

The City shall have the right to disqualify Proponents from the bidding process if they have failed to complete their obligations under any prior contract with the City of Thompson or have been involved in litigation with the City.

The lowest or any submission need not be accepted by the City of Thompson. The City shall have the right to evaluate competing bids in accordance with its own criteria for evaluation applied to the work being proposed, whether or not such criteria has been expressly related to the Proponents. The City of Thompson reserves the right to award tender to the bidder which it deems to be in the best interest of the City.

2017 CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION SEASON BEGINS THOMPSON, June 23, 2017 – Capital projects for the 2017 season have begun for the summer. This will result in several changes to motorized and pedestrian traffic throughout the city. Below is a list of capital projects being completed this season, and the potential impacts that the projects may create.

• Water Main Renewal – Beaver Crescent area • Multi-use Pathway – Princeton Drive (beginning at Mystery Lake Road) • Sidewalk Renewal – Thompson Drive North (Beginning at Quartz, ending at Mystery Lake Road) • Road Reconstruction – Selkirk Avenue (beginning at Public Lane, ending at Mystery Lake Road) • Wastewater Treatment Plant – Eastwood Area, Cree Road For all projects, traffic and parking will be reduced in different areas throughout construction in order to ensure construction is completed safely. However, local and emergency access will be maintained at all times. The contractor is obligated to notify residents and businesses of any temporary driveway closures.

For all projects, there will be an increase in heavy equipment moving within the city as construction progresses. Residents are advised to exercise extreme caution around this equipment, including wide-turning semi’s that may need to cross lanes in order to turn.

Selkirk Avenue will be closed in sections throughout construction in order to minimize interruptions to local access. At times, traffic will be detoured down Juniper Drive and Public Lane during various stages of construction. Local residents and businesses will be notified of any temporary driveway closures.

For more information, please contact our Manager of Infrastructure at 204-677-7900.

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Editorial

Can Ashton achieve his ambition?

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hat former Thompson MLA Steve Ashton has decided to take a third run at the leadership of the provincial NDP party is hardly surprising. Unlike some politicians who, once defeated, fade quietly into the background or return to the life they had before getting elected, Ashton doesn’t really have a previous career to fall back on. He’s been a career politician for over three decades and when he starts talking about the issues, it’s pretty clear that politics is in his blood.

The only question to be answered is whether he has enough support to finally break through and emerge as the winner.

The last two times he ran, he collected about a third of the votes, falling by a two to one margin to Greg Selinger in a twoperson race in 2009, and then finishing third on the first ballot with a similar share of the vote totals in 2015. As it is now, with only himself and rookie MLA Wab Kinew in the running for the leadership, Ashton is going to have to drum up 50 per cent more support than he did in either of his two unsuccessful bids, or hope that there are more late candidates hoping to capture the leadership, though it does seem somewhat odd that they would be waiting until summer is here and people have other topics than politics on their minds if there are. The more candidates in the race, the better it bodes for Ashton, who does have a core of supporters in the north and elsewhere. If it comes down to a choice between him and Kinew, it seems that a lot of the other MLAs have already indicated their support for Kinew and Ashton will be facing a tough uphill battle.

There are definitely things to recommend each candidate.

Kinew is young and indigenous, which would be a step towards greater diversification in politics and perhaps a way for the party to capture the imagination of younger voters for whom the NDP is nothing more than a party like any other, one that was in power for a long time and, in the process, became equated with the establishment.

On the other hand, while Ashton comes across as a genial guy in person, when he steps into the political arena, he isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty in the battle for votes. Though there is some grumbling about some of the policy choices being made by Premier Brian Pallister’s Progressive Conservative government in the early part of the term, it’s not unreasonable to expect that the current government may be able to win re-election when that time comes around. Kinew is young enough to bide his time on the Opposition benches and learn the ropes of being leader until the time comes that the NDP is once again electable. However, Ashton’s political instincts and willingness to stake a claim as an unabashed leftist, much as his daughter Churchill-Keewatinook Aski MP Niki Ashton is doing in her quest to become leader of the federal NDP, as well as his experience in the trenches during the 1990s, could give him the tools to help take the PCs, who haven’t yet established themselves as smooth political operators, down a notch or two in the eyes of the electorate. But whether he would be considered premier material by the rest of the province is debatable, since up until now, the members of his own party have never indicated that they feel that way about him.

Letters to the Editor

Post office rules aren’t helping it provide services To the Editor: The post office seems to be riddled with archaic rules that are confounding in the fact that they expend way more energy than is needed and do not actually provide any greater efficiency or effectiveness – resulting only in frustrated customers dumbfounded by what their tax dollars are being spent on.

I recently mailed out many letters within the community and received four back – stamped with “Return to Sender - Address Incomplete,” a strike through the mailing address and my return address highlighted in orange. They then took the time to re-sort these letters and mail them back to

my direct mailing address (not post office box) and in effect achieved nothing – except my $3 in stamps were now wasted, as well as their salaries and whatever other administrative costs consumed. I say $3 in stamps as one of the businesses was no longer located in Thompson and this was my fault. It would have been simply a matter of looking in their database (unsure if they have one) for either the vendor name/ actual address to find out that these addresses needed a post office box number written and it would have saved time and actually would have been delivered – which, unless I misunderstood something, is the ser-

vice the post office is meant to provide.

Also, there is no reason that they shouldn’t have a database set up to search for a post office box number on the canadapost.ca website as this service is not provided – there is only a postal code lookup on the website and you would already need to know the post office box number.

There is absolutely no reason for the post office which has a virtual monopoly and is cornering the postal business in Canada to even be experiencing any losses, if it were being run efficiently. They have high enough revenues (an assumption based on the high prices paid for their

services) that, if run efficiently like a business would need to be – and government businesses are never – then they would never even have to consider streamlining essential services from continuing losses.

The problem is not the concept of the essential service of postal delivery being offered to the public with funding from the government, but in the execution of rules that originate from the policy makers who have no idea of the practicality of them. And no, it isn’t the fault of workers in our local post office as they are simply following the rules.

Mindy Forbes Thompson

The creators of Islamophobia To the Editor: As a person living in a democratic nation, all the hype over Islam is beginning to offend my own sensibilities.

So I will give two examples of Muslim leaders, that the western media chooses to ignore.

The Islamic nation of Turkey: About a century ago Mustafa Kamel (the father of

Turkey) took control of this country as the British and French dismantled the Ottoman Empire to grab the oil riches of the Arab nations.

One of Mustafa’s first reforms was to break Islam’s hold on power and rid Turkey of this theocratic government. He also implemented a new education system, which brought Turkey slowly into the 20th cen-

tury. A glaring good example of one Islamic nation.

Even after Spain and other European nations expelled their Jewish citizens, Constantinople and the Islam nation gave refuge to the persecuted Jews, who may have become extinct if not for the benevolence of Islamic believers.

Another example is the proposal by none other than

Moammar Gadhafi, dictator in Libya, who suggested allowing the nation of Israel into the Organization of Arab States. That could have led to some type of peace in the volatile Middle East.

What most of us aren’t aware of is that the chaos and turmoil in Muslim Arab states is largely as a result of English, French and Russian colonial intrusion in that

arena over the past century.

These policies have caused more misery and death in the Middle East and Latin American countries than any Islamic terrorist has inflicted in the U.S.A. or Canada. And yet, as I write this article, the Royal Canadian Air Force is bombing Syria in an undeclared illegal conflict. Why? The fear and anxiety

many of us experience today is the direct result of failed foreign policies of people like Tony Blair, George W. Bush and Henry Kissinger. The fear mongering and creation of an Islamic “boogey man” is a western farce, a hoax which insults people of all faiths, who want to live in peace.

Angus Campbell Thompson

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School board trustees welcome Bella Moose, AuroraFest organizers at ďŹ nal meeting of school year

BY KYLE DARBYSON KYLE@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

For their last meeting of the 2016–17 school year, the trustees of the School District of Mystery Lake received a handful of special guests at their main ofďŹ ce on Thompson Drive and wrapped up some business that’s been lingering over the last couple months.

Bella Moose The ďŹ rst guest on the agenda was ďŹ ve-year-old Bella Moose, a kindergarten student from Wapanohk Community School and the recent winner of CBC Kids’ “Prime Minister for a Dayâ€? contest.

As the winner of this contest, Bella and her family got to y to Ottawa and spent a couple hours hanging out with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

At the June 27 meeting in Thompson, Bella and her mother Caelin Webber regaled the board with tales of their travels, including how Bella got a personal tour of Parliament and even got to make a pillow fort in the Prime Minister’s ofďŹ ce.

For being such a great ambassador, school board chairperson Janet Brady presented Bella with a travel journal so she’ll be able to catalogue her future adventures.

Bella’s interactions with Prime Minister Trudeau were aired on July 1 as part of the CBC’s Canada Day

coverage.

AuroraFest 150 Next up on the agenda was a presentation from members of the AuroraFest committee, who asked the school board to help fund their upcoming 10-day festival.

AuroraFest 150 is set to run from Sept. 15-24 in Thompson and aims to celebrate Canada’s natural beauty through a number of organized events. According to committee cochair Hugh Fraser, these events revolve around the unifying theme of “wildlife and wilderness� and will feature events like DSLR photography workshops, a GPS wolf hunt, ethnic food tasting and an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for group wolf howling.

Even though this group already received a $48,500 grant from the Canada 150 fund Fraser said they need an additional $5,000 from the school board in order to organize some of the more elaborate events.

More speciďŹ cally, Fraser said this extra money will be used to house a pair of timberwolves at the Boreal Discovery Centre for the committee’s proposed “wolf weekâ€? attraction. “It’s an extremely expensive endeavour to bring the wolves into Thompson for the week,â€? said Fraser. “Actually it’s going to be

longer than that because we hope to have the wolves in place at least four days before we get into the actual event.�

During an in-camera session, the trustees decided to sponsor an unspeciďŹ ed AuroraFest 150 event to the maximum amount of $2,000, provided that it is congruent with the board’s educational programming.

The AuroraFest committee will continue to collaborate with school administrators and local business owners throughout the summer, with their next meeting taking place on July 5 at the Ma-MowWe-Tak Friendship Centre.

Other business Following these presentations, the board members started to vote on their own internal affairs.

One of these agenda items involved Keewatinowi Awasisak Opi-Ki-Wak Day Care, who requested permission to temporarily relocate to Westwood School while they work on finding permanent accommodations.

This request was originally brought to the board’s attention during their June 13 meeting and trustee Angele Bartlett took on the duty of investigating its merit. After talking with principal Donna Johnston, Bartlett said the board could not fulďŹ ll this request since Westwood is

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As a result, the board voted to deny this request.

The board also struck down a request from Manitoba Winter Games host society co-chair Murray Kissick, who, at the May 9 meeting, asked the board to approve a lieu day for teachers who want to volunteer at the 2018 Manitoba Winter Games.

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Councillors getting in the way of important city business To the Editor:

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From left to right, Volker Beckmann, Hugh Fraser, Marion Morberg and Leanne Grenier pitch AuroraFest 150 to the school board trustees June 27.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very concerned with the way the municipal government is heading. Time after time, there are two to three councillors creating a giant stink about issues.

Most recently, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been the new pickup trucks, new construction vehicles and the new canopy for MacLean Park. Those are three things that, while they are somewhat important, arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t things that are city-changing.

Taking all the time to ďŹ ght against a resolution or bylaw, knowing theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to lose, is slowing council down.

Everyone on Facebook complains the city needs to focus on serious issues. That would be possible if the two to three councillors would quit making scenes about things

theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to get their way on and just move on to important city business that needs to be talked about.

One thing that really irks me is one councillor will grandstand on any topic, then once heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done talking, will be looking into the general public and be smirking and laughing with his friends.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let my ďŹ ve-year-old son do.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rude and shows a complete lack of respect for everyone else on council. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even get me started about all the smirks and giggling Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen the two councillors give each other when they know theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not getting their own way.

Furthermore, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m curious as to how Coun. Duncan Wong wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just apologize.

Words have consequences.

Does it matter whether or not everyone was offended?

No. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. That fact that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re an elected ofďŹ cial and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve offended even one of those you were elected to serve should be enough to have you apologize publicly.

Then you have your mob waiting to yell at people outside of the council meeting. Shame. Laughing when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re personally attacking the mayor? Shame.

Quit playing the victim card and get stuff done. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not fooling anyone. Stop trying to create confusion by spreading false information and do the job you were elected to do.

People might take you seriously if you took your job as an elected ofďŹ cial seriously.

Mike Rosser Thompson

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News

Minor injuries in Mystery Lake Road collision

Nickel Belt News photo by Kyle Darbyson On June 12 at approximately 6 p.m. the driver of a Dodge Charger lost control and crashed into the median that divides Mystery Lake Road, knocking over a street light in the process.

Even though the vehicle was flipped on its side, fellow motorists were able to pull the driver from the wreck in a matter of seconds. Once paramedics arrived on the scene moments later, the driver was able to walk under her own power and only suffered minor injuries.

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Diamond Dance dazzles in Las Vegas

BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Half a planeload of Diamond Dance Academy dancers and instructors as well as family members jetted off to Las Vegas on the May long weekend to compete in the StarQuest dance competition and returned home with plenty of hardware as a reward for their hard work.

“We had 33 dancers that we took with us,” says Noelle St. Pierre, one of the academy’s directors, who both took the trip, along with five of the academy’s instructors. “We took 65 dance routines. We took up a whole half of a plane.”

“Ninety-two of us all went together,” says Ly n n N a k o n e c h n y, the other director. “I feel sorry for the first couple of people in the front. They’ll remember Thompson, that’s for sure.”

The trip was Diamond Dance Academy’s first time attending a competition in the United States, done in part to celebrate five years of operation.

“The experience was the experience of a lifetime for these kids,” says Nakonechny, noting that the dancers ranged from six to 18 years of age.

“Some students and some parents never even got on a plane before so to experience that, never mind Vegas. It’s all about sparkles, big hair, lots of makeup. We fit in really good.”

Diamond Dance has attended previous competitions throughout Western Canada, including Regina, Saskatoon, Red Deer and many times in Winnipeg.

“This is the furthest and probably the biggest competition we’ve ever been to,” said St. Pierre. “This was all new territory for us because we’re used to going to the same competition every year, so we’re used to the same dancers and the same people we compete against every year

Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Diamond Dance Academy Thirty-three dancers, five instructors and both directors from Diamond Dance Academy were at the StarQuest dance competition in Las Vegas on May 20-21, the first time the dance studio has competed in the United States.

Directors Lynn Nakonechny Noelle St. Pierre

Teachers Alaura Dudley Tessy McKay Lacee Nakonechny Carrie Oke Jen Tretjak

Dancers Alexis Abele Kaylin Anderson McKenzie Baron Kayla Belton Denika Bennett Kamryn Brown McKenna Brown Paige Clements Arieona Fillier Hannah Gagnon Ashlynn Harris so this was something completely new.”

“It was our five-year anniversary being in business together and these kids work hard every day and we wanted to give them a dream,” says Nakonechny.

The dancers repaid the investment made in the trip by returning with 22

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They also received seven special judges awards,

two fusion awards, two costume awards as well as a top-five award for choreography, which the judges said was characterized by “seamless transition and fluid formations.”

“They came and they danced hard, probably the hardest they’ve ever danced, and enjoyed themselves,” said Nakonechny.

“We went big and they made us proud,” says St. Pierre. “We are more than satisfied.”

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RDPC principal asks school board to lobby for vocational facility upgrades

BY KYLE DARBYSON KYLE@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

At their June 13 meeting, the School District of Mystery Lake hosted guest speaker Rob Fisher, principal of R.D. Parker Collegiate.

Fisher updated the board of trustees on the status of the school’s vocational programs, classes that include automotive, heavy duty, carpentry, hairstyling, culinary arts and design drafting.

While Fisher said the enrolment numbers for these programs are still healthy, he admitted that there are still a few issues that need to be ironed out.

One of the first things that the RDPC principal brought up was the topic of accreditation. Even though the school’s automotive, heavy duty and hairstyling classes are already officially recognized by Apprenticeship Manitoba, Fisher brought up the question of whether or not they should try and attain the same status for the rest of their vocational programs.

“It’s more flexible the way it is now. If we were accredited it might be a little more rigid,” said Fisher in a follow-up interview with the Thompson Citizen. “We may be accredited in the future. We’re not sure. We’re having discussions about it.”

However, Fisher’s feelings about upgrading facilities for the vocational programs are much less ambiguous. He said that there is “no question that our facilities could be improved,” a sentiment that was reinforced after he made a recent trip to Kildonan-East Collegiate in Winnipeg.

“It’s similar to other schools I’ve seen in Steinbach … or any of the schools that have a technical vocational designation, they all seem to have a little bit better facilities than us,” he said. “Our facilities are OK, we get the job done, but they could be improved.”

Since plans to erect a trades training centre near the high school are currently on hold, Fisher asked the school board trustees to help advocate for these upgrades by talking to local MLAs, MPs or anybody from the provincial government.

“What I’m requesting you to do is if you get any chance to lobby anybody for facility upgrades for us, do it … because everybody knows that it’s an uneven playing field,” he said at the June 13 meeting.

Overall, the school board members responded positively to Fisher’s presentation.

This included trustee Leslie Tucker, who said: “I’m just impressed with what you do and I think we should certainly lobby if the interest is there, which it certainly is.”

Principal Rob Fisher addresses the School District of Mystery Lake’s board of trustees at their June 13 meeting at R.D. Parker Collegiate.

Thompson Citizen photos by Kyle Darbyson At the beginning of the June 13 school board meeting, R.D Parker Collegiate students Ashutosh Agarwal (left) and Zack Cormier (right) present two guitar bodies and a hovercraft, products that were made as a result of the school’s design drafting program.

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Norplex Pool still closed through July 4 The closure of the Norplex Pool as a result of an electrical fire May 17 stretched to seven weeks as the city announced June 29 that it would not reopen before July 5.

The City of Thompson website said the pool would remain closed for repairs and maintenance June 29-30, July 2 and July 4 and would be closed for the Canada Day holiday on July 1 and July 3.

“The Norplex Pool is experiencing a mechanical/technical issue that requires a specialty technician to be brought in to work on

the issues with our HVAC/heating system and the equipment computer system,” said the update. “The city continues to reheat the pool water to a point above 75 degrees Fahrenheit. This is a day-to-day process and we will keep you updated as we progress.”

Pool offices are now open during regular pool hours from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

At the time the fire occurred, the pool had only been open for 10 days – since May 8 – after having been closed since April 23 when a seven-year-old from Split Lake drowned.

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Sendoff show The School District of Mystery Lake’s Grade 6, Grade 7 and Grade 8 bands as well as R.D. Parker Collegiate’s Grade 9 band performed at a pair of year-end concerts June 13-14 at the Letkemann Theatre. Individual band students were also presented awards. Austin Reid and Caleb Richcoon of the Grade 6 band received the Canadian Band Association Award of Distinction, Materia Land

and Ainslie Monteith received the Band Pride Award and Alex Ferris and Gorav Ghai received the Achievement Award.

Grade 7 band winners included Nicole Cruda and Danika Ryan with the Canadian Band Association Award of Distinction, Amelia Yaciuk with the Band Pride Award and Madison Evenson and Landyn Heath with the Achievement Award.

For the Grade 8 band,

Tyrone Ross and Carissa Kennedy received the Achievement Award, Kira Milligan got the Band Pride Award and Gavin Green received the Canadian Band Association Award. Grade 9 winners were Hayley Medwid with the Achievement Award, Hannah Lowen and Anna Woodard with the Band Pride Awards, and Kendra Martinussen with the Canadian Band Association Award.

Thompson Citizen photos by Ian Graham

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Best Western Thompson Hotel & Suites has been recognized for the third consecutive year with a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence, which recognizes hospitality businesses that have received great traveller reviews on TripAdvisor over the previous year.

“The Best Western Thompson Hotel & Suites is honoured to receive the 2017 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence,” said Best Western Thompson general manager Ethel Timbang. “Delivering an exceptional guest experience is at the core of our day-to-day operations. Our staff is committed to going above and beyond, and this recognition is a reflection of their hard work and our dedication to superior customer service.”

To receive a certificate of excellence, businesses must maintain an overall TripAdvisor bubble rating of at least four out of five and receive a minimum number of reviews over the previous 12 months.

“TripAdvisor is excited to announce the recipients of the 2017 Certificate of Excellence, which celebrates hospitality businesses that have consistently received strong praise and ratings from travellers,” said Heather Leisman, TripAdvisor vice-president of industry marketing. “This recognition allows us to publicly honour businesses that are actively engaging with customers and using feedback to help travellers identify and confidently book the right property at the right price.”

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The 80-room Best Western Thompson Hotel & Suites opened in 2012.

City pays $2,200 for trash, waives $10,000 in dump fees The city paid out $2,187 to people and organizations who picked up trash during Cleanup Month May 16 to June 18 and had to add extra staff at the landfill to accommodate demand during Waste Disposal Week, when $10,310 in residential waste disposal fees was waived.

More than half the cash paid for trash was for garbage and recyclables picked up on Community Cleanup Day June 10, when people picked up 404 bags’ worth in exchange for $1,212 at a rate of $3 per bag and Karalyn Bradburn won a barbecue in a raffle by event sponsor Robin’s Donuts.

Another $975 was paid out to those who picked up 325

bags of garbage in assigned areas during the rest of the month.

During Waste Disposal Week in early June, when fees for half-ton, single trailer and double trailer loads of residential waste were waived, the city had to spend $2,360 on additional staffing to handle the amount of garbage brought in.

“The City of Thompson is proud to have residents that take such pride in out community, both in our streets and green spaces, and the community organizations they support,” said Mayor Dennis Fenske in a June 23 press release. “We’re grateful for the help we receive every year.”

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Phone 204-677-4495 LIVING WATER CHURCH Pastor Archie McKay Ph: 677-2469 Sunday services @ 7:00pm.

LIGHT OF THE NORTH CHURCH 32 Nelson Road GATEWAY BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor Dave Cook 159 Cree Rd 204-677-3000 Sunday school 10:00 am AM Service at 11, PM Service at 7 Prayer meeting - Wednesday 7 pm THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS everyone welcome Sundays at 10 AM 83 Copper Rd For more information, church tours or home visits call the missionaries at 204-939-4382 or visit Mormon.org THE SALVATION ARMY Thompson Corps (Church) 305 Thompson Dr. - 204-677-3658 Worship services every Sunday at 11 am APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH 111 Goldeye Crescent 7:00 pm evening service Wednesday: 7:00 pm bible study followed by prayer time.

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Social justice student group acts globally and locally Hands, Heart and Hope, also known as H3, is a social justice group from R.D. Parker Collegiate working towards positive local and global change. The students involved in this group are champions of human rights, mental health education and women empowerment.

This year our students have been involved in many local and global initiatives. Working with Free the Children, H3 chose to focus on the water pillar for their global action this year and donate funds to build a well in Haiti. Free the Children created an international development model that addresses the five primary causes of poverty with holistic and sustainable solutions that work in tandem to transform communities. This program is called WE villages. WE Villages’ five pillars are: education, water, health, food and opportunity. Each pillar is a critical component in breaking the cycle of poverty. Clean water isn’t a luxury, it’s a basic human right. But millions of people around the world don’t live near a reliable, clean water source or have access to sanitary washing facilities, leaving them at risk of illness and deadly disease.

Improving access to clean water is one of the most crucial and quickest ways to lift a community out of poverty. It reduces illness, allows girls to go to school (girls are generally tasked with retrieving the family’s water) and leads to better agriculture and access to food (https://www.we.org/ we-villages/water/).

For the 2016-17 school year, H3 also focused on several local initiatives. H3 collected over 2,000 lbs of food for the Thompson food bank and continued to col-

Thompson Citizen photos courtesy of H3 H3 achieved their goal! In June 2017, H3 wrote a cheque for $5,000 to Free the Children, thereby starting the process to end the cycle of poverty.

We scare hunger! H3 collected over 2,000 lbs of food for the local food bank. lect food until the end of the school year. They also collected over 80 toys for the Salvation Army local toy drive. During the Christmas holidays, H3 delivered hot chocolate and food to the homeless. H3 also spent time making blankets for the Thompson Crisis Centre.

Other action campaigns included We Are Love and We Are Silent. The We Are Love campaign posted messages of love and encouragement around the school for over 1,000 students. The We Are Silent campaign focused on issues like child labour, child soldiers and

access to water and education, which drown out the voices of youth across the world. Our students took a vow of silence for a day to better understand what it’s like to have your voice go unheard. They fundraised over $500 for this campaign.

Tips for healthy hair

BY KYLIE MATECHUK My whole life I’ve had thick hair.

I used to have to get it thinned out when I was younger. (I totally blame the Ukrainian genes). When I became pregnant, my hair grew 1-1/2” per month. But genetics isn’t the only influence on having healthy hair. Hormones, environment and nutrition (of course!) play a huge role!!

Eating foods that contain a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids and all the essential amino acids like chia seeds, hemp seeds and flaxseeds is important! Your hair is made up of protein, so getting all the essential amino acids will help it get stronger and grow more lustrous and shiny.

Washing your hair with equal parts water and apple cider vinegar works great at cutting oil and dirt and build up from store-bought products. Homemade kombucha works great too, because they are rich in probiotics. Let it sit for an hour and then rinse out and let dry. Once dry, you can condition with coconut oil!

You can infuse it with your favourite professional grade essential oil. Your hair needs to be dry. Massage the

coconut oil in and leave in overnight or for four to six hours.

Shampoo again with the following recipe: (apply directly to hair and then add water!)

3 tbsp Apple cider vinegar 1/3 cup coconut milk (from a can) 1/3 cup water 1/3 cup organic natural baby soap (paraben free) After two to three weeks you should notice a permanent change!

For male pattern baldness, accord-

ing to natural health practices, an overabundance of androgens called dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is the culprit. Just like women, as men age, hormone fluctuations can have many effects on the body. Baldness is one of them. At the bare minimum, following a hormone-balancing diet which is low in sugar and dairy, and high in green produce, and fermented foods is key; keeping stress under control is also important for hormone balancing.

Have fun with all the ways you can keep your hair healthy!

As always, check with your doctor or health practitioner for any medicalrelated questions. This information is to be used as a guide and not to replace medical advice.

Kylie Matechuk is a certified, experienced yoga teacher, registered in gold status with the Canadian Yoga Alliance, and director of teacher training at Mo Tus Nua Wellness, the yoga studio she owns and manages in Northern Manitoba. She is also a registered holistic nutritionist with a passion for pediatric and digestive health.

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Careers

Foley aims to kickstart motocross club

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Announcer Operator (English Services) Location: Thompson, Manitoba What it’s like working at CBC/Radio-Canada At CBC/Radio-Canada, we’re all about creating content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms and from coast to coast to coast. Want to be part of all this, and think you have the ability and drive to keep pace with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Then we hope you’ll consider this posting, check out our job-listings, and explore the possibilities of working with us. Whether it be in front of the camera, on mic, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making the connections and telling the stories that are important to Canadians.

This is your chance to join CBC in Thompson, Manitoba as our next radio host. Are you passionate about everything that makes Northern Manitoba what it is - its people and its communities, its culture and its sports, its politics and its business? Are you deeply connected to Indigenous and diverse communities and their stories? Are you confident and fluent with digital platforms and social media? If you’re nodding your head, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

Please note that this is a one year, full time contract.

Some of the traits that make you the right person for this role: • You are passionate about Manitoba’s North.

• You have a deep understanding of Thompson and Northern Manitoban Communities as well as a strong knowledge of the Indigenous and/or visible minority communities.

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Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.

CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity. That’s because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. That’s why we, as an employer, value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada’s public broadcaster. For more information, visit the Talent and Diversity section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to recruitment@cbc.ca.

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Thompson motosport enthusiasts found their way inside the Vale Regional Community Centre’s multipurpose room June 20, where city councillor Dennis Foley hosted an open house to discuss the formation of a motocross club.

When not attending to city council duties, Foley also serves as the president of the Northern Manitoba Off Road Association (NMORA), an organization that holds a permit to a 15-acre off-road park located around 19 kilometres south of the city.

While NMORA has existed since 2009 and hosted over 10 different off-road events, Foley said on Tuesday that they are looking to bolster the local motosport community.

One of the ways they look to accomplish this feat is by forming a motocross club, whose members will be responsible for designing and maintaining NMORA’s official motocross track, which is seeing limited use in its current form.

Thompson Citizen photo by Kyle Darbyson Dennis Foley presents an overhead shot of NMORA’s off-road park. This property is divided into four different sections, including a motocross track a mud bog course, an ATV obstacle course, and a motocross/snowmobile freestyle course.

This is made even worse by the fact that the off-road park itself is not open to the

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public and is only accessible for organized events.

“Right now there is nowhere for you guys to ride you bikes. It sucks,” said Foley at the June 20 meeting. “So we want to provide you with that spot.”

In addition to this new motocross club, Foley is also interested in developing an ATV obstacle course at their 15-acre property, while also maintaining the mud bog and motocross/snowmobile freestyle courses that are currently available.

According to Foley, not only could this rejuvenated off-road community be a boon to local businesses, but it could help rake in some tourism dollars as well.

“From a city councillor perspective, all of this leads to hotel stays,” he said, musing about the possibility of hosting festivals and mud runs in the future with these revamped tracks. “People who are coming up here from out of town, they’re going to stay at our hotels, they’re going to eat at

our restaurants, they’re going to shop at our stores. So why would we … want people to go down (to Winnipeg) when we’ve got a spot to do it here?”

Foley also hopes that this new club and land development projects will discourage locals from engaging in unsafe road behaviour within city limits.

“People aren’t going away with the dirt bikes, so we need to point them in a direction where they can go ride,” he said. “So that’s why a motocross club is important to Thompson. That’s why the off-road park is important to Thompson.”

Even though Foley didn’t offer up a specific timeline during his June 20 presentation, he’s hoping that, at the very latest, they have enough members to form a motocross club by the fall.

If you would like to find out more about this new motocross club or NMORA’s offroad park in general, please send your questions to normanoffroad@gmail.com.

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