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Body of Nicholas Brophy, missing since September, found April 26 Two men arrested and charged with first-degree murder

BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

RCMP have arrested two men and charged them with firstdegree murder in connection with the death of 19-year-old Nicholas Brophy, whose body was found just outside the city limits April 26.

Brophy went missing Sept. 8 after visiting a friend’s house and there had been no trace of him since, despite extensive search efforts by volunteers and police in the months after he was reported missing Sept.

9.

Nineteen-year-old Justin

Baker and Zach Linklater, 22, both Thompson residents, are charged with first-degree murder and remain in custody.

Baker was scheduled to appear in provincial court May 2 and Linklater May 3.

Brophy’s family announced last week that the reward for

information on his whereabouts had increased to $50,000. May 8 would have marked eight months since he disappeared.

RCMP Major Crime Services is investigating and police say Brophy’s family has asked for privacy at this time.

Housing development proceeding at 128 Hemlock

BY KACPER ANTOSZEWSKI KACPER@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

The April 25 council meeting saw the approval of a parking variation for 128 Hemlock Crescent, the location of a new 12-unit Manitoba Housing development intended to replace the former Thompson Day Care building. The variation permits the new development, situated on the corner between Hemlock Crescent and the one-way road connecting Selkirk and Cree Road, to skirt the usual 17-stall parking minimum which would normally be required for a development of that size. Rather, the property will only have six adjacent parking stalls, with overflow parking arranged through an agreement with the Lutheran-United Church. The total project cost is expected to run between $4-$5 million.

While the approval revolved around the reduction of required parking spaces, it was generally understood that the limitation was a significant barrier to the

project’s initiation, and that the council’s decision would largely determine the rate at which the project would proceed. Matt Boscariol, director of planning and community development, noted that the project would be a cornerstone in a neighbourhood in need of renewal: “As you can see, this character is very unique to this particular area. We need to build foundational pillars in order to improve that particular area.

This does that, so we have the opportunity to really make that investment in the community.”

Boscariol noted that based on current estimates, only 30 per cent of the building’s target demographic is expected to own vehicles. Through consultation with tenants, Manitoba Housing will also have the power to determine how many of the building’s units will include parking, and any changes, whether to the building’s ownership or to the agreement with the Lutheran United Church, will have to be re-approved by council.

Coun. Blake Ellis, Deputy Mayor Kathy Valentino and Mayor Dennis Fenske expressed their support without reservation, describing the development as one that Thompson could hardly afford to impede. “This is a property in our downtown that hasn’t been used since 2004,” stated Ellis, “and it’s a multi-million dollar investment in our city.”

Fenske added, “When you look at our strategic plan, it checks all of the boxes, from economic development, to affordable housing, to the sustainability of our community.”

But while no councillors outright opposed the project, some did not believe the plans were ready to be cemented. Coun. Ron Matechuk was concerned with the distance of the overflow parking from the facility and doubted it would be utilized properly. “They might has well have said we’re going to park in the Canadian Tire parking lot, which the city owns.

It’s about the same distance.”

While Coun. Colleen Smook

supported the overflow arrangements, she was still skeptical that six stalls would be enough. “As a previous owner of apartment blocks that had 20 parking spots for 24 units, that was a hassle even then, because of any visitors or support staff that would come to visit.” Smook warned against council banking on residents with fewer cars. “When I look at Northern Spirit Manor, they didn’t think many old people needed parking spots,” she said.

“When I go to visit, there’s no place for me to park.”

Byer was also adamant that the project, flanked as it was by narrow roads, should require a safety plan in accordance with the city’s Safe Operations guidelines. “I don’t see that in here.

That is such a busy place for construction, and I think it’s vitally important that risk is managed to the nth degree.” However, Valentino countered that it wasn’t council’s role to “micromanage projects, like the safety of construction sites.”

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Site plans for the project are available as attachments as part of the meeting’s agenda as listed on the City of Thompson’s web page. A point of confusion that evening, however, was that the site plan depicted parking as connected to the one-way road, with garbage disposal on Hemlock Drive (a plan which drew considerable criticism from several council members). However, Boscariol and Fenske assured the council this diagram was in error, and that adjacent parking would be connected to Hemlock Drive, away from dense traffic and blind corners. “We’ve designed it so that there is enough space for someone to back out, straighten their car, and pull out onto the two-way road,” Boscariol noted.

The variation passed 5-4 in a recorded vote, with councillors Judy Kolada, Dennis Foley, Ellis, Valentino and Mayor Fenske voting in support, and councillors Duncan Wong, Matechuk, Smook and Byer voting against.

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204-778-7000 OBITUARIES MICHEAL PETER PICARD Born: March 7, 1958 in Sudbury, ON Died: April 29, 2016 in Thompson, MB With his family by his side at the Thompson General Hospital, on April 29, 2016, Mr. Micheal Peter Picard, aged 58.

Micheal spent most of his life in Thompson. He enjoyed watching science fiction shows and was into new technology. He spent a lot of time driving the ½ Ton around town and enjoyed his adult tricycle.

Micheal is survived by Raymond and Lise Picard, Keith and Joyce Picard, John and Gail Mathieson, Marilyn Robillard, Doreen Denault, Margaret Heffern and Marion Picard. As well as many family members on his adopted fathers side and many cousins on both sides.

Micheal was predeceased by his Parents: Gladys and Vern Harder, Uncles: Stanley and Garfield Picard, Jerry Robillard, Frank Heffern and Jack Denault, as well as his Aunt Sherry Picard.

Cremation has taken place and a burial is scheduled at a later date in Forgan, Saskatchewan for Micheal and his mother Gladys.

The family would like to thank the Staff of the Thompson General Hospital and Keith and Joyce Picard for their care and support of Micheal. As well as Sandra and Doug McDonald of Elrose, Saskatchewan for their help.

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Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Ron Buchanan Thompson’s fourth-annual Defeat Depression walk is taking place May 7, with registration at the Thompson Plaza beginning at noon and the walk itself at 1 p.m.

Fourth-annual Defeat Depression walk taking place this Saturday The Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba is holding its fourth-annual five-kilometre walk/run in support of the Defeat Depression campaign May 7 to raise awareness of depression and money in support of community mental health programs.

The walk, one of many events held across Canada, coincides with Mental Health Week, which

runs May 1-7, is free for participants and begins and ends at the Northern Regional Health Authority clinic community room in the Thompson Plaza. The route follows Thompson Drive and Cree Road and refreshments will be available afterwards. Registration begins at noon and the walk itself at 1 p.m.

Those who can’t participate in the walk itself

can also contribute to the cause by sponsoring someone who is or making a donation online or by getting in touch with event co-ordinators Ron Buchanan at 204-679-2324 or rbuchan@mts.net, Glenn Shatford at 204-307-8133 or shatford11@mymts.net, or Jennifer Whalen at 204778-6513 or jwhalen@ nrha.ca.

The organizers say par-

ticipation is encouraged whether you can raise any donations or not because it will help raise awareness. Last year’s walk had 80 participants and raised $6,000 and in 2014 over 100 participants raised $5,000.

For more information about the even, go to www. defeatdepression.ca and follow the location link to the Thompson event.

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Circus Day The Northern Health Region will be holding their

Annual Health Circus Day to provide immunizations, hearing screening and dental screening for children entering kindergarten this fall.

The Thompson Fire Fighters will be out in full force with a fire truck on location.There will be games, snacks, face painting and a whole lot of fun!!

Date: Friday May 6, 2016 Time: 2:00pm-6:00pm Place: Northern Health Region (Building across from the hospital)

No Appointment necessary For more information please call the NRHA at 204-677-5350 to speak to a PHN This event is being held in recognition of Canada Health Day and National Immunization Week.

The 2016 levy bylaw received second and third reading at council’s April 25 meeting, passing by a vote of 6-3.

Passage of the bylaw did not come without a fight. Coun. Duncan Wong held fast in his criticism of the financial plan, expressing his discontent with taxing residents to fund the economic reserve. “I feel a reason not to support this resolution. First it’s like, I don’t know how we get the 1.5 per cent, and we didn’t get full consensus. We’re taking the taxpayers’ money and putting it in reserve, which I can’t approve of.” Coun. Ron Matechuk would later agree: “We’re taking money out of the taxpayers’ reserves to fatten our own reserves.

We don’t have a purpose for this money.”

But Wong’s words earned a sharp rebuke from Mayor Dennis Fenske.

“All council was part of discussion, and although there was debate up until the last, we did get consensus.

I want to state emphatically, that all of council is fully aware of the 1.5 per cent increase, and how we

got there.” Coun. Dennis Foley responded in similarly critical terms: “I’m actually very disappointed that somebody that’s one of the chairs of finance could ask the question, that he doesn’t know how we got that 1.5 per cent.”

Coun. Penny Byer called the 1.5 per cent increase rather low compared to what many municipalities were facing, and both she and Coun. Blake Ellis reminded council that cuts in spending meant cuts in services and a reduced quality of community life: “Just think of the wintertime: would you like the snowplows to go down the street and leave that ridge for you to drive over? I don’t know many municipalities that clear the ends of driveways for everybody, and that’s the kind of service we would have to cut back on if we were to start making cuts.”

Ellis agreed, suggesting that 1.5 per cent approached little more than an adjustment for inflation.

“Anything less, and we’re cutting services.”

Coun. Colleen Smook also supported the increase, suggesting that the experience of cities that sustain

a zero-increase for too long are inevitably in for a rough awakening down the road. “With everything that’s going to be happening in the future, I think it would be good to have a reserve for some of our equipment,” she stated, “so that we’re not hitting the taxpayers with a 5-6 per cent increase in 2018.”

Fenske echoed Smook’s sentiments regarding a zero-increase budget: “If anyone has watched the history of taxation in Winnipeg, they went on a 10-year cycle of zero increase, and at the time the mayor and council applauded themselves. Now, they’re millions of dollars short in infrastructure monies that they can’t access.”

Coun. Judy Kolada believed that the remaining disagreements held merit, and felt that holding both readings of the bylaw wasn’t appropriate without unanimous support.

However, her motion to table the third reading was swiftly defeated.

The resolution passed on a recorded vote of 6-3, with Ellis, Smook, Byer, Foley, Deputy Mayor Valentino and Mayor Fenske in support, with councillors Matechuk, Wong and Kolada opposed.

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Day of Mourning ceremony remembers killed and injured workers

BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Workers killed or injured on the job were remembered April 28 in front of the United Steelworkers Local 6166 Steel Centre as the national Day of Mourning was observed.

“I’ve always had a personal interest in safety because of tragedy in our own family,” said USW Local 6166 president Les Ellsworth. “I know the pain and suffering a family goes through when they lose a loved one. I believe no worker should go to work and become injured or become sick from the workplace. Chances are if an accident or a close call has not happened to you directly then you know someone for whom it has.”

Ellsworth also said that many workplace accidents are avoidable and a result of ignorance.

“It is obvious to me and others who live in Thompson there are a lot of workplaces that have little or no understanding of the employer’s role and responsibility under legislation,” he said. “I do not believe that any employer in Thompson would purposely ignore the law. Consequently they are putting themselves at risk. We need to do more as government, union and employers. Our goal is zero harm.”

Kirk Regular, manager of human resources and safety, health and environment with Vale’s Manitoba Operations, said employers and workers need to work as a team to achieve safety goals.

“At the Manitoba Operations we’ve been fortunate to work closely with our union colleagues in developing and sustaining our Safe Production program,” he noted. “The road is seldom straight and the way is not always easy but we’ve always been able to pull together and stand on the same platform regarding the need for people to go home to their families, safe and healthy, at the end of each shift. We know that zero risk is not possible but we know zero harm is and that is our goal.”

Thompson Citizen photo by Ian Graham United Steelworkers Local 6166 president Les Ellsworth speaks at the Day of Mourning ceremony in front of the Steel Centre on Elizabeth Drive April 28.

Representatives of all three levels of government also spoke at the ceremony.

“In my working career I spent 19 years at the City of Thompson,” said Mayor Dennis Fenske. “I didn’t know what I didn’t know until I moved across to vale in 2007. Through the partnership of Vale and the USW, and the introduction of Safe Operations in the city operations, we moved from being one of the highest cost workers comp claims municipalities to one of the lowest through the expertise and guidance from all those involved.”

Thompson MLA Steve Ashton said his last public speech in that role brought him full circle to where he was before he started it – working for Inco and walking a picket line.

“I’ve watched mining go from one of the most unsafe occupations to one of the safest, statistically,” he said. “It didn’t just happen and quite frankly it probably wouldn’t have happened if the labour movement, the Steelworkers in particular here in this

community, didn’t make workplace safety and health a fundamental element of who they are and what they are. I’m very proud to have been part of an NDP government that’s made workplace safety and health a priority and actually backed it up with legislation and support for those that are committed, that are working not only in terms of workplace safety but also dealing with people that have been on the receiving end of injuries, many of whom require a significant amount of support.”

He also said it was important to support workplace safety beyond Canada’s borders.

“It’s not good enough to ship off our workplace accidents and deaths to third world countries because that’s part of what’s happening with globalization,” said Ashton.

Danielle Adams read a statement on behalf of Churchill KeewatinookAski MP Niki Ashton.

“Our government should improve workplace health

and safety standards and pass laws to encourage employers, especially those who put employees at risk for their own gain to act more responsibly,” said Adams. “Governments should also ensure regulations, standards, practices and laws keep pace with evidence of workplace hazards and the impact those have on workers’ health and safety, both immediate and long-term.”

In Manitoba, according to a provincial government press release marking the Day of Mourning, nine workers died on the job and another 15 from occupation-related injuries last year.

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Pastor Murat Kuntel, a native of Turkey, said he knew something about workplace safety thanks to a job he had before joining the clergy.

“The last thing I was doing in Turkey was I was working in an insurance company and when you work for the insurance company you know accidents happen,” he said.

“However when you look at the claims you realize quite a few of them could have been avoided and that’s why your work is important.”

Kuntel also said that friends and family are the ones who bear the burden when someone loses their life at work, as well as being the source of comfort.

“For those who are left behind there is pain and agony, there is loneliness,” he said. “For those who are left behind, we need to embrace each other, we need to love one another.”

Many speakers also noted that former USW Local 6166 president Dick Martin, who went on to become the president of the Manitoba Federation of Labour and secretarytreasurer of the Canadian Labour Congress, as well as former Churchill MP Rod Murphy were instrumental in getting the Day of Mourning, now commemorated in more than 80 countries around the world, officially recognized in Canada.

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING to take place May 10th, 2016 at 7:00 pm at TRCC in the multi-purpose room.

Any person interested in becoming a Board Member, the following positions are open for nominations at this time: President, VP Technical, Secretary, Publicity, Munn Cup, Ice Operations, Treasurer, Fundraising Coordinator, Tournament Director, Female, Pre-Novice, Atom, Peewee, Bantam and Midget Program Directors. *Draw for members attending the AGM for one free TMHA registration for 2016-2017 season.

Article 15 - Changes to the Constitution and By-Laws 15.1 The Constitution and By-Laws of the TMHA can only be changed: a. on even numbered years at the AGM; and b. by motion made at a duly constituted General Meeting and carried by a majority of those present and eligible to vote; and c. the notice of General Meeting must state that a motion will be put forth to have the Constitution or By-Laws changed; and d. details of the proposed changes(s) must be made available to any Member desiring to obtain information in advance of the General Meeting called for that purpose; and e. any member wanting to submit changes must do so a minimum of thirty (30) days prior to the AGM and the President shall circulate said notices of motion to the TMHA Board of Directors a minimum of fourteen (14) days prior to the AGM; and f. there shall be no votes by proxy.

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Thank you from the HOPE North Suicide Prevention Committee HOPE Forum 7 – “Journeys to Recovery” The HOPE North Suicide Prevention Committee organizes a variety of life promoting activities throughout the year.

The HOPE Forum is one of our annual events and has grown to become one of our largest initiatives. There are so many people that we want to thank because without the support from the community, this event would not have been possible.

First of all, we want to acknowledge financial support from Thompson Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation, Vale, Crime Prevention Branch, Manitoba Hydro and Calm Air. Gifts in kind were also provided by the following: Thompson Arctic Trading Post, UCN, Mystery Lake Hotel, Northern Inn, Thompson Public Library, Lake View Inn, Best Western, TD Bank, Scotia Bank, CIBC, Days Inn, Quality Inn, U of M – School of Social Work, Burntwood Hotel, Boston Pizza, Burntwood Parent Child Coalition. People who gave their time and expertise included: Bruce Krentz, Katey Armstrong of Healthy Business Solutions and Wendy and Smitty of Music Makers.

Also, thank you to the media for promotion of this and our other many events, CHTM, Thompson Citizen and Shaw Channel 11. Last, but certainly not least, HUGE thanks to the many agencies which have representatives on the HOPE North Committee and, who in many cases, went above the call of duty and provided donations of conference items and the time of the individuals involved.

Sincerely, HOPE North Suicide Prevention Committee

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New hands at the helm

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he end of one era and the beginning of another will be marked today in Manitoba politics as the recently elected Progressive Conservative party’s new cabinet is sworn in.

It’s been only a few weeks since PC leader Brian Pallister and his team swept the NDP out of power, picking up 40 of 57 seats, but they can be forgiven if they feel like it’s been longer, given that the party last held power in 1999 before falling to the NDP, who remained in government for four consecutive terms.

Party diehards from all points on the political spectrum don’t usually wish for things to go well for their opponents, but many Manitobans must surely be hoping for their own sakes that the transition to a new government and the term that follows is free from anything beyond the usual unpredictable obstacles that every government must contend with.

Manitobans collectively made a decision on April 19. The party they voted in has four years to show if it was the correct one or if they made a mistake.

Like any new government, they’ll likely have a honeymoon period as most citizens sit back and take a little time before passing judgment. But the PCs will soon introduce a budget and, given their preference for fiscal restraint, that may provide the first opportunity for the new government to disappoint some of those whom it represents.

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Responsible government

BY CHRISTEY ALLEN

To the Editor: In few words, the demise of Greg Selinger’s government was not so much of a switch to the right, as it was an angry reaction to a despot, who refused to resign when his own party wanted a fresh face to improve their chances in the 2016 election.

Starting with Nova Scotia, three years ago, the provincial electorate socked the NDP, Quebec rejected the Parti Quebecois, and Alberta chose an NDP government. In Manitoba, the writing was on the wall and Premier Selinger chose to ignore it completely.

Personally, I think one of the best examples of a government’s absurdity was a two-year inquiry into the circumstances of Phoenix Sinclair’s death, which resulted in no person being responsible for that innocent child’s tragic demise: a complete whitewash.

So former premier Selinger, I hope you learned a simple axiom: you can fool some of the voters all of the time and fool all of the voters some of the time, but you can’t fool all of us all of the time.

My only hope for my home province is that the new Progressive Conservative government puts the public interests of its citizens first and keeps their ideology away from health care, education and workplace safety and health programs.

Angus Campbell Thompson

The 2016 Commuter Challenge is almost upon us and it’s about time we put a little fun into this intense climate change discussion. Who wants to sit and talk about policy when you can bike, walk or bus to work and be solving the same problem? (And possibly win prizes!) So here we go, June 5-11 let’s flaunt our alternative and sustainable transit this year; gold walking shoes tied, chromed-out bike tires pumped, and bus tickets in hand (no need to add fancy adjectives here: you’re on the bus, that is fancy enough). (*Disclaimer – policy is a very important element in creating a more sustainable and environmentally friendly province, it just happens to be a little dry sometimes.)

We are asking all friendly Manitobans to sign up their workplaces and themselves for the

Commuter Challenge ( w w w. c o m m u t e r c h a l lenge.ca) and, come June 5-11, log your green commutes. This event aims to bring awareness to the growing world of sustainable and alternative transport. Encouraging commuters to consider how their daily commute can be better for their health and the environment. Or, in the case of those who commute by these modes all year round, it is a chance to really highlight the

positive effect their actions have on themselves and the environment!

Bike, walk, run, bus, carpool or telecommute your way to success – so simple it hardly sounds like a challenge at all.

In addition to the fact that Manitoba is the long standing national champ of this event, over the past few years Thompson has been getting particularly good at this challenge, with a participation rate that rallies for one of the top in

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Bridge stories

BY DANIEL MCSWEENEY When visiting London, we always spend time wandering along the Thames where more than 30 bridges span the dark and murky river; bridges that are much-storied corridors of commerce and daily life in London. It’s a part the city that we have visited in the past and will continue to do so over the next few years while living in England. Our favourite bridge links are Westminster, Lambeth and Tower bridges. We love walking along the embankments from one bridge to the other stopping along the way to watch boats and barges navigate the busy London waterway.

The stories of such bridges are all about how communities evolve; how people and places get linked – and in London their instrumental role in creating a mega-city, arguably the most important economic and cultural centre in the world.

Bridges indeed have wonderful stories to tell; and there is a treasure trove out there about London’s many storied crossings, how they figured in the city’s growth, and the historic decisions to enable them to be built in strategic places along the river.

Some of the simpler stories about London’s bridges are perhaps not all that well known; even those about its most famous bridges. For instance I didn’t realize that Westminster Bridge is painted the same green colour as the leather seats in the nearby House of Commons. And Lambeth Bridge is red – the same as seats in the House of Lords.

I didn’t know too that many

of London’s bridges are not the original structures; they had to be replaced because of corrosion or subsiding into the mud of the Thames – including Westminster Bridge. London is indeed so old – dating back to 1070 B.C. – and such infrastructure needs to be renewed over the centuries. These

Dan McSweeney are all bridge stories chronicled in history books. I however want to write a couple of ‘little bridge yarns’ in my life that amuse me – and might do the same for you too.

A BOBBY ON WESTMINSTER BRIDGE My favourite London bridge story comes from a former rookie “London bobby” whose first assignment had been on Westminster Bridge. It’s an historic span first opened in 1862 stretching 820 feet across the busy Thames.

It’s wide too: some 85 feet, ample for the constant flow of traffic that never seems abate. I always feel like I am at the centre of the British world when I cross Westminster Bridge. It is a place square in the middle of British power and influence; and in that traffic, the power brokers rush from one side of London to the other at all hours of day and night. And all around them are gawking tourists with cameras dangling from their necks spying the nearby London Eye and watching river cruise boats glide up and down the Thames.

This former London bobby told me how he walked all day at pre-

cisely two-and-a-half miles an hour across Westminster Bridge, only authorized to offer a polite nod to the public or provide directions when asked. Bored out of his tree with this routine and no villains to be nicked, he asked his Superior Officer why the bridge was patrolled. Was there concern about jumpers? Was it fear of saboteurs attacking the Houses of Parliament? He certainly saw no indication of such threats. He considered the beat rather peaceful with nary a lurking petty criminal anywhere. Surely there was a good reason. When he asked, his superiors shrugged their shoulders offering no good reason whatsoever.

Their investigation revealed something rather surprising: it had nothing to do with assassination plots, suicide attempts or London villains doing deals in mid-crossing. Instead it was an event that happened in 1953 during Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation.

An unknown daredevil pilot had flown underneath the low slung arched bridge; skimming dangerously above the water and turning a few faces red at metropolitan police headquarters.

Local authorities were enraged anyone would perform such a stunt as coronation festivities were getting underway. The problem was that no policemen had been there to catch the plane’s call numbers and the Yard brass were called up on “the red carpet.” So for many years after that event, a bobby was assigned to patrol the bridge “lest such an aeronautical stunt ever be tried again.”

A BRIDGE ‘CATWALK’ INTO THE SKY In Halifax, Nova Scotia where I was born, two suspension bridges span the harboUr; one built in the mid-1950s and the other which opened in the late 1960s. They too have many stories to tell, one involving “a curse” placed on earlier iterations of the structure by a local aboriginal tribe. And remarkably, two of those early bridges collapsed, strengthening the curse legend. Thankfully, a chief of the offended tribe lifted the curse in the 1950s with the words “the hatchet has been buried.”

My favourite story about a bridge in my native Nova Scotia is more personal. It happened not long after that rogue pilot flew under Westminster bridge. It involved my teenage cousin Ronnie who was visiting us from New England. While there, he marvelled at the new 2,500-foot-long Angus L. MacDonald suspension bridge that in a few years would become the second-largest of its kind in the world. Only the skeleton structure was in place at that time; two 300-foot towers linked by what’s called a “catwalk.”

Ronnie slipped away one Sunday afternoon from a family gathering and gained access into the construction site on the Dartmouth side of the harbour.

From there, he walked up into the sky where only the seagulls soared and adventurous teenage boys were not welcome. He made it safely to the other side where he was met by a rather displeased “Old Bill” that whisked him off in a paddy wagon to the nick for a

few hours – to think about what he had done. There was good cause for the police to have concern about his antics. Records show that while the bridge was being built, five workers died falling from its catwalks and towers.

On our next visit to London, “Canada Dan” might approach a bobby and ask if there have been more incidents of aircraft flying under Westminster Bridge.

They will probably look at me like I have two heads having never heard this bridge story. I will also ask if London bobbies are patrolling the bridge again. In today’s more dangerous world, there just might be good reason to do so, given that there are considerably more villains around than in the more placid 1950s. As for my cousin Ronnie, the Halifax police force no longer has to worry about him. He’s now in his late 70s, and while he might still drive or walk across a bridge (or perhaps play bridge), he will certainly not climb up a catwalk into the sky like he did a half a century ago on a bridge in a Nova Scotia city by the sea.

Dan McSweeney, a Halifax native, first worked as a reporter at the old Halifax Herald, then got a taste of public relations work at Canadian National Railway in Moncton, before coming to Thompson in 1980 to work for Inco. He retired back home to Bridgewater on Nova Scotia’s south shore in June 2007 after 27½ years with Inco here. He blogs at mcsweeneysdiversion. wordpress.com.

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Thompson Unlimited general manager Paul Desjardins updated councillors on the organization’s action plan for 2016 at the April 25 council meeting.

Desjardins described Thompson Unlimited’s priorities as a matter of percentages, with 50 per cent of the organization’s efforts and resources going towards the development of Thompson as a regional service centre.

The remaining 50 per cent is split evenly between promoting Thompson as a winter weather testing destination, and developing tourism. “The key functions in all sectors,” Desjardins explained, “are information gathering and dissemination, fostering partnerships, and marketing and promotion.”

Regional service centre priorities include promoting Thompson’s land supply, providing current and relevant market information across multiple sectors, and promoting the development of businesses as new regional demands become

Thompson Citizen photo by Kacper Antoszewski Thompson Unlimited general manager Paul Desjardins updated council on the economic development agency April 25. apparent. Currently, this includes lobbying for the construction of a northern restorative justice centre within the community, to serve the greater region.

While Thompson Unlimited continues to promote and develop winter weather testing, Desjardins also noted plans to develop infrastructure suited towards automotive testing.

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as a tourism destination, focusing one what Desjardins called Thompson’s “three connection points, which are road, rail, and air.” Thompson Unlimited, via council, will also approach the province in order to reallocate a portion of Thompson’s five per cent hotel accommodation tax. The distribution of the tax must be approved by the province and cannot be changed as of the acceptance of the 2016 financial plan. However, Desjardins notes that their goal will be to renegotiate funding priorities for 2017.

Also mentioned was a collaborative effort to work with University College of the North in developing a tourism education program, though this idea remains in its formative stages.

A few councillors expressed dismay that tourism wasn’t granted more weight among the priorities of Thompson Unlimited.

Coun. Penny Byer noted that development in tourism would complement and contribute to Thompson’s goals as a regional service

centre. “There’s been growing interest in the development of the tourism industry, and I think it’s better to ride that wave rather than try to catch up with it after.”

Desjardins agreed that the two goals were complementary. However, he believed that the tourism industry was secondary to developing a more fundamentally attractive community economy. “It does tie directly into economic development, but you need to start off people coming in, and that’s where economic development comes in.”

Coun. Kathy Valentino requested that the council receive more frequent updates about the activities of Thompson Unlimited; Desjardins replied that the organization planned to provide quarterly reports.

Coun. Judy Kolada asked what sort of support Spirit Way and the Boreal Discovery Centre could expect. In line with their stated mandate, Desjardins responded, “It’s pointing them in the right direction, and making resources available.”

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City must prepare a new water and sewer rate application by August, says Public Utilities Board

BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

The City of Thompson must submit a revised water and wastewater rate application by the end of August at the latest, Manitoba’s Public Utilities Board (PUB) said in an order issued March 31.

The previous rate application under consideration – which was submitted in July 2014 and approved on an interim ex parte basis by the PUB in December of that year – has been withdrawn for consideration by the city, which is now expecting to submit a new rate application to the PUB in May or June.

The PUB review of the 2014 rate application was in process when the city told the board that it was working on a revised rate application, which it expected to be ready for submission by the end of February of this year and anticipated would result in a reduced wastewater rate and an increased water rate for the sewer and water utility. The city then advised the

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“The City has indicated that they do not want to reduce the rates for a short term and then increase them again,” said PUB order 46/14, which noted that the city is currently in the process of taking ownership of the water treatment plant over from Vale, which will likely result in increased operating costs for the utility. “The City has advised the Board that

their intent is to apply any surplus towards the capital cost of the wastewater treatment plant to reduce the amount of the borrowing required.”

The current interim rates approved by Order No. 146/14 will remain in effect while the PUB awaits the new rate application, which it has been told contains substantially different information.

“In anticipation of the new rate application, the Board will consider the outstanding rate application of July 30, 2014 to be withdrawn,” says the order.

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REQUESTS FOR PROPOSAL INVITATION Proposals will be received by the Purchasing Agent up to 11:00 a.m. local time, Friday, May 6, 2016 at City Hall, 226 Mystery Lake Road, Thompson, MB. R8N 1S6.

RFP #11216 Supply & Installation of MacLean Park Day Stage Structure.

RFP 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, or downloaded from the City website at www.thompson.ca.

The City shall have the right to disqualify the 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 RFP need not be accepted by the City of Thompson. The City shall have the right to evaluate competing RFPs 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 the work to the Proponent which it deems to be in the best interest of the City.

Sealed Tenders will be received by the Purchasing Agent up to 11:00 a.m. local time, Friday, May 20, 2016 at City Hall, 226 Mystery Lake Road, Thompson, MB R8N 1S6 and will be opened for the public at that time and date.

RFP #11716 Purchase of One (1) Single Axle Dump Truck.

RFP 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, or downloaded from the City website at www.thompson.ca.

The City shall have the right to disqualify the 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 RFP need not be accepted by the City of Thompson. The City shall have the right to evaluate competing RFPs 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 the work to the Proponent which it deems to be in the best interest of the City.

Proposals will be received by the Purchasing Agent up to 11:00 a.m. local time, Friday, May 13, 2016 at City Hall, 226 Mystery Lake Road, Thompson, MB. R8N 1S6.

RFP #11616 for Rental of Asphalite Truck.

RFP 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, or downloaded from the City website at www.thompson. ca.

The City shall have the right to disqualify the 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 RFP need not be accepted by the City of Thompson. The City shall have the right to evaluate competing RFPs 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 the work to the Proponent which it deems to be in the best interest of the City.

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City again hoping to have a canopy for MacLean Park stage by summer

BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

The city is hoping to bring the seemingly neverending story of the MacLean Park stage canopy to a close by as early as June, according to a request for proposal (RFP) document posted on their website.

The proposal is seeking a permanent structure with open-air sides measuring a maximum of 26 feet long by 20 feet wide with a maximum eave of 11 feet.

The RFP specifies that a hip-style roof is preferred and the building should be a clear span steel building that will be anchored to the existing concrete stage.

The city is hoping to have award a contract by May 10 and for installation to start

by June 6 and be ready for commissioning and testing

by June 13.

The city had hoped to complete the project last summer by purchasing a

semi-permanent tent that could be removed for the winter after receiving a Community Places Program grant of $6,400.

The drive to reconfigure MacLean Park, which used to have a flat brick area in front of where the stage is now, and used to collect large amounts of water when the snow melted in the spring, began in 2010 when the city received a $230,000 federal infrastructure grant for the project, which had a projected total cost of slightly less than $700,000 and was set to include a viewing area, redesigned water feature, improved walking areas and lighting, improved access for service vehicles and more vegetation.

In September 2011, council voted against awarding a tender for the project because councillors didn’t think the work could be completed by

Oct. 31, a condition of the federal funding. A year later, a $142,000 contract - $48,500 more than the funds set aside for that purpose in the 2012 city budget – was awarded.

The stage and canopy accounted for $60,000 of that and the water feature $24,500. It was suggested that removing the water feature would cut costs but the recreation department had already purchased a retention pond and fountain.

It was hoped that the sod, electrical panel, stage and canopy would be in place for the 2013 National Aboriginal Day celebrations, a recreation and community services report from December 2012 said. The awning was ordered in the spring of 2013 but the company supplying it went out of business before it was delivered. The city then sought to find another supplier.

The recreation and community services committee recommended to council last year that the fountain area be repurposed for landscaping into a large planter. The rationale behind the decision was that the other alternatives would have been to install an expensive filtration system to screen out debris from the water or to hook a fountain up to the municipal water supply, which is less environmentally friendly. The committee also felt that the proposed fountain could be a safety hazard, as children are attracted to water and might be at risk of falling into the dry creek bed right beside it.

The city is hoping to have a permanent steel canopy for the MacLean Park stage by before the first day of summer arrives.

Life sentences handed out for 2009 murder of Bernard Hart

BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

One man from Nelson House and another from

Leaf Rapids were sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years last December for the

2009 murder of Bernard Hart of Oxford House despite one’s contention that his charter rights were vio-

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lated when he was placed in a cell with an undercover officer before having an opportunity to speak with his lawyer.

Skylar Spence of Leaf Rapids and Raymond McDonald of Nelson House are the third and fourth people convicted in Hart’s killing.

Two youths, who were 12 and 16 at the time of Hart’s murder and cannot be named under the terms of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, previously pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in youth court.

Hart was reported missing on June 6, 2009 after visiting Thompson. His body was discovered a month later by a civilian search team near the hydro lines to the east of Thompson. An initial autopsy could not determine the cause of death but Const.

Pat Olson of the Norway House RCMP detachment received a phone call in August 2009 from an inmate at The Pas Correctional Centre, who told him that his cellmates Spence and McDonald had confessed to him that they had killed Hart. Hart’s body was exhumed and re-examined, with the second autopsy revealing that every one of his ribs and some other bones had been broken and finding cut marks on the skeleton. The youngest of the convicted murderers was arrested in Decem-

ber 2009, with McDonald, Spence and the second youth arrested over the next two months.

The youths confessed their involvement to police and implicated Spence and McDonald. McDonald stuck to their foursome’s original story that a woman in a red truck had beaten up Hart and drove off with him.

What actually happened was that Hart showed up drunk at 55 Duke Place on the night of the murder. The mother of his son lived there and she had told her older son that if Hart showed up intoxicated that he should not be allowed to see his son. Hart’s son was left in the care of Spence, McDonald and the two youths by the mother’s older son. Hart arrived and was allowed to stay but a fight broke out, with Spence, McDonald and the two youths ganging up on him in the living room. Spence decided that they should finish him off and he was dragged approximately half-a-mile into the bush, where he was stabbed and possibly decapitated.

Spence was arrested Feb. 3, 2010 while serving a sentence for an unrelated crime at Stony Mountain Institution and taken to RCMP “D” Division in Winnipeg, where he was placed in a cell with an undercover officer for about two hours before having a chance to

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speak to a lawyer. He was then returned to the cell and twice more taken out for questioning. During his second interrogation he confessed to having killed Hart.

Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Richard Saull considered the admissibility of Spence’s statements to police in a voir dire (trial with a trial) and ruled that, although Spence’s charter rights were violated when he was placed in the cell with the undercover officer before speaking with his lawyer, that violation was rectified when Spence was allowed to speak with his lawyer.

Saull ruled that all statements made after Spence spoke with his lawyer, including those to the undercover officer, were admissible but those made before he spoke with his lawyer were not.

“The breach of the accused’s right to counsel was for a relatively short period of time and was neither deliberate nor egregious,” wrote Saull in his voir dire ruling. “I regard the confession provided by the accused in this case as highly reliable given the corroborative nature of the physical evidence and the witnesses who are available to testify in their case.”

A jury found Spence and McDonald guilty of first-degree murder last September.

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Keeping watch

Multiculture Centre offering English and French courses

BY KACPER ANTOSZEWSKI KACPER@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

The Thompson Multiculture Centre is hosting weekly French and English classes for both newcomers and long-time residents. Lessons are open to all adults and are free of charge.

English lessons are currently taught at the Multiculture Centre on Saturday evenings from 5-6 p.m. However, instructor Aileen Garrett notes that this has proven to be an inconvenient time for many students, and that organizers are considering moving

the class to a time during the normal work week. As of May 6, French classes are being hosted at La Voie de Nord on Friday evenings from 5-6 p.m.

Garrett, one of the program’s three English instructors, notes that there is no pre-existing language requirement for students who wish to attend; instructors will work with students in any way they can. “We have people who speak Mandarin, Portugese, Punjabi. We’ll do what we can to help you understand.� Students will be taught both reading

comprehension and verbal skills: “We use newspapers,� says Garrett, “so that in addition to learning the language, you can learn about what’s going on. We also have a lot of conversation.�

Garrett herself is a teacher at R.D.Parker Collegiate by day; another instructor is certified in English as a Second Language instruction, while the third is a learned volunteer.

For more information, contact Garrett at 204670-6032 or Sandi Knight at 204-333-9894.

RCMP issue rule reminder for off-road vehicle drivers

Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Jen Gavin A bald eagle at the Thompson waste disposal grounds April 6.

Thompson RCMP are reminding off-road vehicle drivers of the rules governing their operation now that the snow has melted and temperatures have warmed up.

Driving a dirt bike or allterrain vehicle on a public roadway can result in the vehicle being seized, penalties being applied to the operator’s driver’s licence and several hundreds of dollars’ worth of ďŹ nes.

Driving an unregistered vehicle without liability insurance is prohibited by the Highway TrafďŹ c Act and the Off-Road Vehicles Act. Someone caught driving an unregistered/uninsured offroad vehicle is subject to a $299.65 ďŹ ne and the seizure of the vehicle.

Imprudent driving of an off-road vehicle carries a $203.80 ďŹ ne and driving one where prohibited

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Three strikes: council recognizes bowlers’ feats

BY KACPER ANTOSZEWSKI KACPER@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Thompson council recently congratulated three Thompson youth for their 2016 victories in provincial and national youth bowling competitions.

In 2015, Lily Jacobs placed first in the bantam girls’ division at provincials in Winnipeg and later travelled to Toronto where she placed fifth in the nation in her division. This year, she achieved the bronze medal in provincial junior girls.

Darren Reid and Jordan Foley also competed in provincials this year, both winning bronze in the bantam boys’ and junior

boys’ single divisions, respectively. Youth bowling program director Lindsay Jacobs also noted that Foley had represented Thompson in the provincial competition four times before: twice as a team member, and twice as a single.

Mayor Dennis Fenske offered his congratulations to the bowlers. “It’s always great to have kids travel out of town as ambassadors.

They served the City of Thompson well, and we’re very proud of all of you, and your accomplishments, and moving forward, your future accomplishments.”

Coun. Dennis Foley, Jordan’s father, also congratu-

lated the three for representing the wide variety of talent within the community. “It’s a proud moment to recognize the wide variety of sports we have up here.

We’re not just restricted to ice sports, and it’s good to have representation both in Thompson and in the province.”

Jordan Foley, Lily Jacobs and Darren Reid display their bowling medals and certificates, flanked by Coun. Dennis Foley (left) and Mayor Dennis Fenske (right).

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Congratulations to the Quarter Century Inductees

Trojans coach hanging up whistle after nearly three decades

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1990 – 26 years of service Refinery Bill Cox Stan Wong Dean Richter David Randell Sheldon Yurkiw

Birchtree Mine Peter Marks Raymond Ryan Grant Richter Thomas Balfour Divisional Support Toni Paulic

Smelter Steve Nelson Darcy Hayduk Darryl Gerus

Lab Brian Brass

T3 Mine Kevin Stadnek Richard Sanche Travis Reid Ralph Brown

Warehouse Brian Wilson Mill Jeff Haney

Jamie Braendle James Lister Rob Vancoughnett Russell Dick Shops and Transportations Tyler Teneycke T1 Mine Keith Belton Kenneth Dreolini Kevin Danroth Robert Van Drunen Human Resources/Safety Health and Environment Perry Oxford

1991 – 25 years of service Mill Glenn Hofer Steve Long

Birchtree Mine Michel Caron Dan Decorby Jens Henkel Terry White Chad Redman Craig Hanlon Gary Unrau David Filipe

Refinery John McNevin Dennis Nychuk Stuart Lothian Pat Lamontagne Roger Katchmar Jeff Hanlon Rob Ricketts

Divisional Support Eric Antonyshyn Claude Hykawy

Utilities Steve Nakonechny Wayne Schroeder

Warehouse Greg Fennell Sean Parsons Human Resources/Safety Health and Environment Sheila Thompson Kim Hayes Brad Volanski

Smelter Brad Wright David Mitchell Kent Korzenowski Gerry Pilloud Sean Gallagher William Birch Ronald White

Mines Engineering Cecile Kelly Terry Lamontagne Steve Peterson

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School District of Mystery Lake Change in Location for Regular Board Meeting on May 10, 2016 The Board of Trustees of the School District of Mystery Lake will be holding the May 10, 2016 board meeting in the library at Juniper School.

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She could have said goodbye after finally winning a high school provincial championship in her 25th year of coaching basketball in Thompson, but Sara Gillis stuck it out for another and doubled her collection of trophies.

“Coaching senior girls’ basketball at R.D. Parker Collegiate has been a very special and significant part of my life (note: I have been doing it for exactly half my life),” says Gillis, who is retiring from teaching and moving away from Thompson at the end of the school year. “I have a crazy love and passion for the game and I love teaching young people how to play it.”

Though the last four years saw her coach her first two provincial champion teams and, before that, her first two provincial finalist teams, Gillis says every year was rewarding.

“I get to teach this incredible game and share my passion with kids that want to learn the game,” she says.

Pursuing her love wouldn’t have been possible without a lot of support.

“Being a teacher in Thomp-

son and always being supported in my coaching by the R.D. Parker athletics department, the community of Thompson and the School District of Mystery Lake has been so important in help-

ing to build a successful program,” Gillis says. “None of it would have been possible without that support. It’s hard to believe that my coaching days at RDPC are over. It has been a blast!”

Six athletes compete in Saskatchewan taekwondo tournament Six taekwondo athletes from Thompson’s LABAN Fitness competed at the Kee’s Taekwondo tournament in Yorkton, Sask. April 30, bringing home two gold medals, two silver medals and five bronze medals.

Rayden Seela who competed against five black belts received a gold medal in patterns.

Ethan Prange fought against four athletes and received a bronze medal in his first tournament.

Green belt Alexandre Parent competed in both categories and brought home the gold medal in sparring and a silver medal in patterns. Landon Yanko, another green belt, also took home two bronze medals in sparring and patterns. Green belt Austin Kelly fought very well and took home a bronze medal in sparring.

Yellow belt Chloe Wavey

Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of LABAN Fitness Six taekwondo athletes from Thompson’s LABAN Fitness competed at the Kee’s Taekwondo tournament in Yorkton, Sask. April 30. also competed in her first taekwondo tournament and earned a silver medal in sparring and a bronze medal in patterns.

LABAN athletes’ next tournament will be May 28 in Winnipeg and they are looking forward to collecting more medals for Thompson.

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RDPC wins badminton banner, sends two athletes to provincials

Thompson Citizen photo by Ian Graham Savannah Szocs, left, and Paige Krentz, right, will represent R.D. Parker Collegiate at high school badminton provincials in Winkler this weekend.

BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

R.D. Parker Collegiate athletes amassed four first-place finishes and one second place at the Zone 11 badminton championships in their home gym April 29-30 but only one was in the senior ranks, which means that just a pair of Trojans will represent the north at high school badminton provincials in Winkler this weekend.

Paige Krentz and Savannah Szocs captured the varsity girls’ doubles division to earn a spot at provincials.

First-place finishers in the junior varsity ranks included boys’ singles champion Gavin Alcock, girls’ doubles champions Ashley Williams and Navnoor Randhawa and boys’ doubles champions Murphy Krentz and David King, while Logan Bobesko and Kerri Allard finished second in girls’ doubles.

Junior varsity champions do not proceed to provincials, which are only open to varsity players.

RDPC also claimed the team banner for the most points among AAA schools competing, picking up 64 points to easily outpace Margaret Barbour Collegiate Institute of The Pas with 29 points and Hapnot Collegiate Institute of Flin Flon with nine points.

The A/AA team banner went to Grand Rapids School, which collected 50 points, outdoing Frontier Collegiate Institute with 46 and Gillam School with 20..

Thompson Citizen photo by Ian Graham Murphy Krentz, left, and David King, right, were the junior varsity boys doubles’ champions at the Zone 11 badminton championships April 29-30.

Thompson Citizen photo by Ian Graham R.D. Parker Collegiate was the top point-getter among AAA schools at the Zone 11 badminton championships April 2930 in Thompson.

Westwood defends Knights of Columbus crown

Thompson Citizen photo by Kacper Antoszewski April 29 marked the 13th consecutive win for the Westwood Vikings at the Knights of Columbus indoor track and field meet, with the long-reigning champions securing first place with a total of 156 points, closely followed by the Riverside Rams at 131. Behind the Rams were the Deerwood Dragons with 74 points, the Burntwood Bobcats with 55, the Juniper Jaguars with 29, La Voie de Nord with 15, and the Wapanohk Wolves with six points.

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First aid, CPR and experience are an asset. Apply by email:gstuckless@hotmail. com. 13-12-d

116 DOMINION BAY Saturday, May 7 from 9 am - noon. many household items, children’s toys, books, pinball machine and more! Rain or shine. No early birds please.

LET OUR FAMILY HELP YOUR FAMILY Understand the options available to assist with your financial situation (Arrangements with Creditors or Bankruptcy) FREE CONSULTATION

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302 • BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY and dry cleaners for sale. Coverall and mat rental business. 5000 sq ft building (new roof 2013) 145 Hayes Rd. Satellite store at Thompson Plaza. Interested parties contact: 204-778-8393. 9-tfn-nb

502 • APT/TOWNHOUSE FOR RENT Rooms for rent in the Deerwood area Students/working exec. preferred.

Furnished, includes cable, internet, common living and laundry facilities.

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LEO’S HOME DECORATING LTD is looking to hire a permanent full time floor installer/trainer. Must be able to install a wide range of floor coverings including Tarkett, sheet vinyl, vinyl click and glue down, hardwood, laminate and carpet, Must have valid driver’s licence. Duties include removing and replacing flooring such as commercial Tarkett, and all types of residential flooring. Floor installer wage is $27.00/hr plus benefits package. A minimum of 5 years experience as a floor covering installer is mandatory. Please email resume to leos@mts.net, or drop off resume at 137 Hayes Rd. Thompson, MB. MondayFriday 9:00 am- 5:00 pm or Saturday between 11:00 am - 5:00 pm. 15-4nb

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Church Services

ST. JAMES ANGLICAN Rev. Jean Arthurson-Ouskan 10 Caribou 677-4652 11 am Sundays also 7 pm 1st & 3rd Sundays ST. JOSEPH UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC 340 Juniper Drive 778-7547 ST. LAWRENCE ROMAN CATHOLIC Fr Subhash Joseph and Fr Guna Sekhar 114 Cree R. 677-0160 Sat. 6:30 pm & Sun. 10 am THOMPSON PENTECOSTAL Pastor Dan Murphy Youth Pastor Lawrence Stratton Children’s Pastor Karen O’Gilvie 126 Goldeye 677-3435 Sunday Service at 11:00 am Sunday School 9:45 am ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN 249 Thompson Drive 204-677-2799 Pastor Murat Kuntel Regular Hours: 11 am Church Service CHRISTIAN CENTRE FELLOWSHIP 328 Thompson Dr. N. 677-4457 Sun. School 9:45 am • Service 11 am FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 456 Westwood Dr. S. Ph. 778-8037 Service @ 11 am LUTHERAN - UNITED CHURCH OF THOMPSON Congregations worship at 52 Caribou Rd. at 10:30 am Sundays. Phone 204677-4495

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 Sunday 11:00 am Worship Service 3:00 pm Sunday School 7:00 pm Evening service Wednesday: 7:00 pm Bible study followed by prayer time.

Contact us at 204-679-2693 or 204-677-5003

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603 • TENDERS NOTICE OF TENDER

Non-Bonded Tender (Construction Order) No.X05949 Supply One Asphalt Distributor (Trailer Mounted) Various Locations in the Northern Region The work involves supplying one asphalt distributor (trailer mounted) for the Department’s 2016 construction season with the option to purchase.

TENDERS MAY BE OBTAINED AT: Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation Region 5 11 Nelson Road Thompson MB R8N 0B3 (204) 677-6540 BID SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 12:00 Noon WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2016 Public bid opening will be held at the Bid Submission Location immediately after the Bid Submission Deadline.

The lowest or any bid may not necessarily be accepted.

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Non-Bonded Tender (Construction Order) No.X05951 Supply Two Combination Rollers (Vibratory) The work involves supplying two 7.5 to 10 tonne self propelled pneumatic combination rollers (vibratory) with two trailers on a rental basis for the Department’s 2016 & 2017 construction seasons with the option to purchase.

TENDERS MAY BE OBTAINED AT: Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation Region 5 11 Nelson Road Thompson MB R8N 0B3 (204) 677-6540 BID SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 12:00 Noon FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2016 Public bid opening will be held at the Bid Submission Location immediately after the Bid Submission Deadline.

The lowest or any bid may not necessarily be accepted.

Thompson Citizen photo by Kacper Antoszewski Deerwood Elementary School’s Ashlynn Harris won first prize in the Royal Canadian Legion’s Remembrance Day poster contest’s intermediate category in the Manitoba/ northwestern Ontario zone. Harris won $50 for her achievement and will have her work displayed in Ottawa’s Canadian War Museum, and will go on to be judged against posters across the country. Harris is pictured with Royal Canadian Legion Burntwood Branch president Rick Murray and poppy chair Carol Murray.

605 • NOTICE OF HEARING TO: FRANK MOORE TAKE NOTICE THAT an application for a Permanent Order of Guardianship with respect to the child, JAMES GIBBS, born the 9th day of October, 2015, will be made by The Director of Child and Family Services, to the presiding Master at The Provincial Court (Family Division), Thompson Centre, 59 Elizabeth Drive, Thompson, Manitoba, Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 1:00 p.m.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT if you do not attend on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 1:00 p.m., an Order may be made in your absence and without further notice to you.

Solicitor for the Petitioner: DARRYL R. BUXTON Myers Weinberg LLP 724 – 240 Graham Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3C 0J7 Phone: 204-942-0501 Fax: 204-956-0625

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Careers

THOMPSON GAS BAR CO-OP Job opportunities Full time, part time & casual Cashier – Pump Attendant Please submit your resumes at 272 Thompson Drive

Senior Youth Care Practitioner Kisewatisiwin Services-Thompson COMPETITION NUMBER: 2540.04.16 Macdonald Youth Services requires a full-time Senior Youth Care Practitioner for the Learning Independence Fosters Empowerment (LIFE) Program within the Kisewatisiwin Services in Northern Manitoba working with high-needs adolescents with multiple treatment issues. The LIFE program assists adolescents transitioning into an independent living environment within the community.

QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO DO THE JOB: Takes a leadership role within the program; Provides vacation and/or illness coverage for the Program Manager; Provides on-call coverage as required; Completes specific duties as assigned by the Program Manager. These may include: assisting with interviewing and hiring of youth care workers; scheduling, co-ordination and training of relief/casual youth care workers; orienting new staff; coordinating the distribution of information; scheduling meetings; scheduling unit maintenance; financial and purchasing responsibilities, etc; Represents the Program Manager at meetings or functions as assigned; Consults with the Program Therapist regarding clinical direction and acts as a liaison with other Program Staff. Valid Driver’s License is mandatory, willingness to obtain First Aid / CPR / AED Certification, minimum of 18 years of age, possess a current (within 3 months) or willingness to obtain a Criminal Record Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), possess a current (within 3 months) or willingness to obtain a Child Abuse Registry Check.

SALARY RANGE: $33,707.76 - $45,585.21 d.o.q per annum, plus competitive benefits and pension plan. This position is also entitled to a Northern allowance equal to an additional five percent (5%) of the salary. 40 hours a week which includes mostly days and some evenings and weekends.

Resumes maybe faxed, 778-7778, emailed, northern.careers@mys. mb.ca, or delivered to 102-83 Churchill Drive Thompson, MB quoting competition number before 12:00 noon May 9, 2016.

MYS is committed to developing and retaining a diverse workforce.

All successful applicants may also be required to apply for a Prior Contact Check. We thank all applicants for their interest but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. For further information about our other employment and volunteer opportunities please visit our website www.mys.ca.

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JOB VACANCY OVERVIEW: Keewatin Tribal Council (KTC) will provide local transportation for registered, eligible and approved First Nations seeking medical services in the City of Thompson, Manitoba on behalf of the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch.

Transportation will include referrals for elective, diagnostic and non-urgent medical services.

VEHICLE OPERATOR/DISPATCH Casual JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for the safe and timely transportation of clients to and from a variety of First Nations Indian Health Branch (FNIHB) approved destinations in the city of Thompson. Applicants must have a valid class 4 driver’s license.

Qualifications: • Minimum Grade 12 or equivalent; • Must possess a valid class 4 driver’s license and a clean abstract; • Must possess a Manitoba driver’s license for a minimum of five years; • Minimum of two years’ experience in transportation industry or a related field; • Cree or Dene an asset; • Candidate must be willing to be submit to a criminal or child abuse registry check; • Must have CPR and First Aid training; • Must be able to work rotating shifts in a twenty four service, seven days a week; • Ability to work independently, must be friendly, courteous and excellent customer service orientated, high degree of attention while operating vehicles on public road.

• Must be able to maintain confidentiality at all times.

Beverly Brightnose Keewatin Tribal Council Inc. 23 Nickel Road Thompson, Manitoba R8N 0Y4 Fax No.: 204-677-0258 Email: bbrightnose@ktc.ca Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2016. We would like to thank those that apply for the position, but only those being considered for an interview will be contacted. For further information or a full job description, contact Beverly Brightnose at (204) 677-0311

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Under the general direction of Keewatin Tribal Council (KTC) Medical Transportation Coordinator and Director of Health, the After Hours Supervisor directs and supervises the activities of the After Hours unit by implementing regulations, policies and guidelines to ensure staff provides client centered service and maintain liaison between the providers of transportation and accommodations and First Nation and Inuit Health.

Boat Patroller (Seasonal) – Thompson/Burntwood We are seeking an experienced Boat Patroller to join the Community Relations Department in the Thompson/Burntwood River area.

As a Boat Patroller working out of Thompson and area, you will engage in waterways management program activities aimed at making the province’s impacted waterways safe for navigation.

You will have a Grade 10 education or equivalent with experience with open water travel conditions in the Burntwood River. You will also possess a valid Province of Manitoba Class 5 Driver’s Licence, and the ability to operate chainsaws, boats, and ATVs.

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To learn more about this position or apply online, visit our website at www.hydro.mb.ca/careers. The deadline for applications is May 12, 2016. We thank you for your interest and will contact you if you are selected for an interview.

Manitoba Hydro offers a competitive salary and benefits package and working conditions that provide for a balanced approach to work, family life and community, including a nine day work cycle.

Activities: • Supervise and coordinate daily activities of the After Hours staff; • Coordinates and recruits according to policy as required; • Ensures Afterhours is adequately staffed at all times; • Ensure adequate, proper and most economical means of transportation is being utilized; • Resolve client and or service conflicts; collects and tracks information;(work order incident report; • Available to staff on an on call basis; • Participates in Health Team Leaders meetings; Qualifications: • Completion of secondary school or recognized post-secondary training in Business Skills that includes communication and written skills and or combination of experience in the related field.

• Experience and Knowledge of the fundamentals of supervision and conflict resolution skills.

• Knowledge and proven proficiency in computers and various software i.e. Word processing, email, client records software.

• Requires a thorough knowledge of the medical facilities in the province of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario.

• Requires a thorough knowledge of transportation systems within the province of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario.

• Resolving issues concerns referred by service providers, clients/ escorts, staff.

• Ability to speak Cree or Dene an asset.

• Medical Terminology an asset.

A written application with detailed resume, including at least two references, with written permission to contact the references should be submitted to:

Manitoba Hydro is committed to diversity and employment equity.

Lisa Beardy - Office Manager or Beverly Brightnose - Supervisor of Referral & Med Trans.

Keewatin Tribal Council Inc. 23 Nickel Road Thompson, Manitoba R8N 0Y4 lbeardy@ktc.ca or bbrightnose@ktc.ca Fax No.: 204-677-0256 Applications will be accepted until 4:00pm Friday, May 6, 2016. We would like to thank those that apply for the position, but only those being considered for an interview will be contacted

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JOB POSTING RESIDENTIAL CARE WORKER PART-TIME WEEKEND POSITION (16 hours per weekend) ADDICTIONS FOUNDATION OF MANITOBA Eaglewood Addictions Centre THOMPSON The Addictions Foundation of Manitoba (AFM) is a Crown Agency that contributes to the health and resilience of Manitobans by providing addictions services and supporting healthy behaviors.

Reporting to the Supervisor, Residential Programs, Residential Care Workers provide client and facility support.

These positions require a commitment to a client centred philosophy and approach to the development and support of AFM programs and client services.

The Residential Care Worker will demonstrate the following: • Ability to communicate respectfully and positively with clients and staff and presents self in an approachable and friendly manner.

• Demonstrates a genuine enthusiasm for client-centred care and demonstrates empathy and compassion.

• Exhibits the ability to respond to client requests in a responsible, timely and flexible manner.

• Demonstrates the ability to consider the needs of clients, other staff persons and the organization when making decisions within the role.

• Demonstrates enthusiasm for ongoing professional development activities, and engages in reciprocal learning experiences with colleagues and supervisors.

• Recognizes the importance of regular supervision meetings.

• Demonstrates active listening abilities, is coachable and responds positively to supervision.

• Demonstrates a strong commitment to personal and professional ethics, integrity and responsibility.

• Ability to manage own emotions and strong feelings; maintain a calm and tactful composure under a broad range of challenging circumstances; think clearly and stay focused under pressure.

Responsibilities: • Provide support and be present where clients are.

• Respond warmly, politely and helpfully to everyone, including all visitors to the building.

• Respond appropriately to emergency crisis situations, modelling to clients how this is done in a positive way.

• Conduct facility orientations.

• Facilitation of educational sessions and client house meetings.

• Performing light housekeeping/maintenance.

• Building security duties.

• Coordination and distribution of client and program supplies.

• Copying program materials.

• Responding to telephone calls.

• Documentation according to role requirements.

• Demonstrates the ability to operate Microsoft software applications, internet and email communications.

Qualifications: • Grade 12 education.

• Suitable combination of education and experience working in a residential facility, addictions related employment experience and/or volunteer work.

• Experience working from a client centred perspective.

• Excellent interpersonal skills.

• The ability to work within and contribute to a positive team environment.

• An understanding of, and sensitivity to, working with culturally diverse populations is essential.

• Valid CPR-C with AED training and First Aid certification are required prior to beginning work.

• Knowledge of the addictions field is required.

• Fluency in English (French verbal and written an asset).

The Competencies for the Residential Care Worker opportunity are: • Adaptability/Flexibility • Planning and Organizing • Client Centred Service • Teamwork and Cooperation • Diversity and Cultural Responsiveness • Crisis Intervention • Effective Communication • Understanding Substance Use, Abuse and • Ethical Conduct and Professionalism Dependency From this competition a three month eligibility list will be established for term and casual positions within the same program, work location and job classification.

It is AFM practice to request a criminal record check and conduct a child abuse registry check prior to finalizing the appointment of successful candidates.

Competition No. 2016-031 Salary Range: $15.91 - $19.91/hour (under review) plus remoteness allowance if applicable.

Closing Date: May 13, 2016 Apply in writing to: Director, Northern Area Addictions Foundation of Manitoba 90 Princeton Drive Thompson, MB R8N 0L3 Fax: (204) 677-7328 Email: afmnorth@afm.mb.ca We thank all applicants and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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JOB POSTING REHABILITATION COUNSELLOR Full Time-Permanent ADDICTIONS FOUNDATION OF MANITOBA Thompson, MB Eaglewood Addictions Centre 90 Princeton Drive The Addictions Foundation of Manitoba (AFM) is a Crown Agency that contributes to the health and resilience of Manitobans by providing addictions services and supporting healthy behaviors.

Reporting to the Residential Program Supervisor, the Rehabilitation Counsellor provides individual and group counselling to adult/males/females experiencing concerns related to alcohol and drug use. This position requires a commitment to a client-centred philosophy and approach to the development, provision and support of AFM programs and services.

The Rehabilitation Counsellor will work as a member of the Residential team and will demonstrate the following: • Ability to communicate respectfully and positively with clients and staff and presents self in an approachable and friendly manner.

• Demonstrates a genuine enthusiasm for client-centred care and demonstrates empathy and compassion.

• Exhibits the ability to respond to client requests and crises in a responsible, timely and flexible manner.

• Demonstrates the ability to balance the needs of clients, other staff persons and those of the organization.

• Demonstrates enthusiasm for ongoing professional development activities, and engages in reciprocal learning experiences with colleagues and supervisors.

• Recognizes the importance of regular individual and team supervision meetings.

• Demonstrates active listening abilities, is coachable and responds positively to supervision.

• Works collaboratively in the context of a provincial organization, with numerous colleagues, to ensure a consistent “One AFM” approach.

• Demonstrates a strong commitment to personal and professional ethics, integrity and responsibility.

• Ability to manage one’s own emotions and strong feelings; maintain a calm and tactful composure under a broad range of challenging circumstances; think clearly and stay focused under pressure.

• Awareness of the unique circumstances and needs of adults in addictions treatment.

Responsibilities: • Demonstrated ability to conduct bio-psychosocial/spiritual assessments and collaborate with clients to design client-centred, strength-based treatment plans that reflect evidence-based practices and clinical skill.

• Demonstrates knowledge and skill related to individual and group counselling services to adults whose primary concerns are alcohol and drugs.

• Ability to match treatment services to client’s unique circumstances.

• Demonstrated ability to maintain current and accurate confidential records of client files.

• Demonstrates skill and knowledge related to Motivational Interviewing techniques and coaching skills.

• Works collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team within the organization.

• Participates on committees, teams or work groups at the local and provincial level as requested by supervisor.

• Establishes and maintains professional working relationships and regular communication with community and other related organizations relevant to client’s needs.

• Demonstrates the ability to operate Microsoft software applications, internet and email communications.

Qualifications: A Bachelor’s Degree in social sciences or related field with a minimum of one year supervised counseling experience (or volunteer experience); working in the addictions field an asset or a Diploma in applied counseling with a minimum of two years supervised counseling experience (or volunteer experience); working in the addictions field an asset. Demonstrated knowledge and skills related to assessment, individual and group counselling; excellent organizational, interpersonal and oral communication and documentation skills; knowledge of the addictions and mental health fields and demonstrated ability to work within a complex systems of services are required. Experience working from a client-centred perspective and training and/or experience in the utilization of Motivational Interviewing techniques is essential. Experience in planning, preparing and presenting educational material is an asset. Demonstrated ability working within and contributing to a positive team environment is required. Effective communication and problem solving skills are required. An understanding of, and sensitivity to, working with culturally diverse populations is essential. The ability to communicate in French will be considered an asset. The ability to communicate in Cree will also be considered an asset.

The Competencies for the Rehabilitation Counsellor opportunity are: • Adaptability/Flexibility • Teamwork and Cooperation • Client Centred Change • Case Management • Continuous Learning • Counselling • Diversity and Cultural Responsiveness • Crisis Intervention • Effective Communication • Understanding Substance Use, Abuse and • Ethical Conduct and Professionalism Dependency • Planning and Organizing This position may require the ability to work some evenings and varying hours.

From this competition a three month eligibility list will be established for term and casual positions within the same program, work location and job classification.

It is AFM practice to request a criminal record check and conduct and child abuse registry check prior to finalizing the appointment of successful candidates.

Competition No. 2016-030 Salary Range: $51,538 - $61,865 per annum ($27.25 - $32.71/hr) under review (Potential to move to a maximum of $35.21 per hour with specific qualifications) Closing Date: May 13, 2016 Apply in writing to: Director, Northern Area Addictions Foundation of Manitoba 90 Princeton Drive Thompson, MB R8N 0L3 Fax: (204) 677-7328 Email: afmnorth@afm.mb.ca We thank all applicants and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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that the data collected is used in the administration of government programs and services and can affect how much funding our community receives?

For every individual accounted for in the census, the province receives approximately $45, 000 across five years, money which would be used to fund healthcare, education, and social services in Manitoban communities.

PLEASE COUNT YOURSELF IN Starting May 2, 2016, Statistics Canada will send census letters and packages to all Canadian households. You can complete your census questionnaire online or on paper.

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Call Ashley or Bhawna at the Thompson Citizen

(204) 677-4534 (ext. 1) or email

ashley@thompsoncitizen.net bvarma@thompsoncitizen.net B&W - $21/wk*

Colour - $30/wk*

*Minimum 6 months, taxes not included.

NORTH CENTRE MALL NORTH CENTRE MALL

3 Station Road Thompson, MB R8N 0N3 Phone 677-3642 Fax: 778-6557 Office Rentals

N.C. Crossroad Lanes

10 Pin & 5 Pin Bowling • Glow Bowling Sports Bar • Strikers Lounge Homemade Pizza • VLTs • Video Games Computerized Scoring • Birthday Parties Twoonie Tuesdays • Closed Sundays + Holidays 2nd Floor North Centre Mall - 677-4415 Nick Di Virgilio, Proprietor

Including wolf, polar bear and wildlife related souvenirs.

FIND US... N55 43’38.61 W97 52’18.45. Or ďŹ rst left as you enter, or last right as you leave ompson - 216 Hayes Rd. Pete & Ray are just two old farts with big hearts who will gladly look after you.

OPEN DAILY 8 am - 9 pm. Ph/Fx 204 778 6819