November 15 2017

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Serving the Hub of the North since 1960

Volume 57 • Issue 46

Remembrance Day marked at Thompson ceremony

BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

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Thompsonites gathered in the C.A. Nesbitt Arena Nov. 11 to honour Canadian veterans, including those who went to war and didn’t return as well as the ones who did but were forever changed by their experiences.

“We all know someone who went to war,” said Thompson MLA Kelly Bindle. “We all have family members and we all know friends and families of someone who was killed in war, missing in action or wounded in war. We know the horrors of war through the stories told from by veterans who choose to share it but we can never know what soldiers went through. One thing I do know is that it’s because of those soldiers that Canada is a beacon of hope to the rest of the world. Our freedom and the freedom of many other nations were paid for in Canadian blood. It is because of them we can be what mankind is born to be:

Thompson Citizen photo by Ian Graham Thompsonites gathered in the C.A. Nesbitt Arena Nov. 11 to honour Canadian veterans who were killed, wounded or served in conflicts dating back to the First World War. independent and free.”

Danielle Adams, speaking on behalf of ChurchillKeewatinook Aski MP Niki Ashton, said veterans must be honoured through actions and not only words.

“We also honour the

sacred obligation to veterans who served this country,” said Adams. “We must work together to ensure all veterans and their families are treated with respect and dignity and no veteran falls through the cracks.”

“Canadian sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers have all been called upon to throughout our history to pay the ultimate sacrifice for the benefit of all,” said Mayor Dennis Fenske.

“We are forever indebted

to those soldiers who gave their lives so we can enjoy this freedom.”

Father Guna Sekhar of St. Lawrence Roman Catholic Church said Remembrance Day is about honouring those who have given their lives in war but also about aspiring to a world in which such remembrance is no longer necessary.

“We also pray for healing and peace, that one day all people will lay down their arms and embrace one another as brothers and sisters in one human family,” he said.

2017 marks 100 years since the First World War battles of Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele in which Canadian soldiers played key roles, as well as the 75th anniversary of the Allies’ Dieppe Raid of the Second World War, in which 60 per cent of the 5,000 Canadian soldiers who took part were killed, wounded or taken prisoner.

Many categories of crime up significantly from same time last year

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Crime is up in 2017 compared to last year in 10 of the 14 categories the Thompson RCMP tracks and reports in its municipal policing report to the city.

Sexual assaults, assaults, domestic assaults, breakand-enters, theft, public disturbances, Criminal Code traffic offences, provincial traffic offences, homicides and the category of all other Criminal Code offences including mischief are all higher in the first 10 months of this year than through the first 10 months of 2016, the statistics show, while drug offences, liquor offences, traffic collisions and missing persons are down.

Most of the categories of crime that have increased this year have gone up by 20 per cent or more, with the exception of assaults, which are up 13 per cent, public disturbances, which are up eight per cent, and all other Criminal Code offences including mischief, which are up three per cent.

Thompson RCMP detachment head Insp. Kevin Lewis says more people coming into Thompson in 2017 is part of the reason for the rise.

“Thompson had a higher transient population this year in comparison to other years, which has resulted in higher calls for service in the downtown core,” he told the Thompson Citizen in a Nov. 10 email. “The sum-

mer was extremely busy for emergency services including the RCMP, EMS [emergency medical services]/fire and community safety officers (CSOs). The Thompson RCMP was receiving approximately 400-plus calls for service per week over the summer months and into September. The cooler weather has brought the calls for service down last week to 283 for the RCMP.” In percentage terms, homicides are up the most, by 200 per cent, having increased from one in the first 10 months of 2016 to three in the same period this year.

Domestic assaults are up 64 per cent, break-and-enters are up 45 per cent, provincial traffic offences are up

42 per cent, Criminal Code traffic offences are up 29 per cent, sexual assaults are up 26 per cent and thefts are up 22 per cent.

The number of sexual assaults reported this year is more than the total reported in 2014 and 2015 and only three less than the total for 2016. Domestic assaults are higher than in any of the previous four years. Breakand-enters are higher than in any year since 2013. Thefts are higher than they were in 2015. Public disturbances are higher than the total for 2015. Other Criminal Code offences including mischief are higher than the total for all of 2015. Criminal Code traffic offences are higher than in 2014 and 2015.

Homicides are equal to the number in 2016 and higher than 2015, when there were two, as well as 2013 and 2014, when there were none.

Lewis says the Thompson RCMP detachment, which has 38 officers assigned to the City of Thompson and 10 to the rural areas the detachment serves, has lodged 5,433 prisoners this year and responded to 14,854 calls for service.

“This makes for an extremely busy detachment that relies on community partnerships with the CSOs, Project Northern Doorway, the Thompson Community Response Team and other collaborative models/partnerships to maintain community safety,” said Lewis.

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OBITUARIES

MTS welcomes new teachers into the fold

GARY LEONARD ULISKI Gary Leonard Uliski age 61 years passed away peacefully with his family and friends by his side on October 28, 2017 at the Brandon Health Centre.

Gary was born August 20, 1956 in Humboltd, SK to Alfred & Genevieve (nee Schimnosky) Uliski.

Gary was a kind and generous man who loved life. He lived his life to the fullest. His friends and family meant the world to him.

Gary is survived by his wife Diane, son Shawn (Fiancé Tammy Beals) and his brother Troy and their mother Kathy, three sisters Marie Uliski of Thompson, Kathy Uliski of Dauphin, Sandra Spencer (Neil) of Thompson; two nieces Mandy Safronetz of Winnipeg, Jennifer Spencer of Winnipeg; nephew Jason Spencer of Calgary; two great nephews Dylan & Grayson Safronetz; as well as many aunts, uncles & cousins.

A celebration of life was held in Dauphin, MB on November 4, 2017 with an interment following.

Thompson Citizen photos by Kyle Darbyson The new crop of teachers for the School District of Mystery Lake pose for a group photo at Thompson’s Army, Navy, and Air Force Veterans hall on Nov. 8.

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We thought of you with love today, but that is nothing new.

We thought about you yesterday, and days before that too.

We think of you in silence, we often speak your name, Now all we have are memories, and your picture in a frame.

Your memory is our keepsake, with which we’ll never part.

God has you in his keeping, we have you in our hearts.

Forever loved and deeply missed, Your loving wife Ingrid & family

MTS representatives Cathy Pellizzaro (left) and Jonathan Waite (right) present new teacher Dominique Labonte (centre) with a welcoming gift during a banquet on Nov. 8.

BY KYLE DARBYSON KYLE@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Now that they are twoand-half months into the school year, members of the Manitoba Teachers’ Society (MTS) decided to roll out the welcome mat for the 43 new educators who have started working for the School District of Mystery Lake.

This ceremony took the form of a banquet at the Army, Navy, and Air Force Veterans hall on Nov. 8 and featured appearances from MTS provincial representative Cathy Pellizzaro.

B e i n g T h o m p s o n ’s spokesperson for MTS, Pellizzaro mentioned that this new group represents the biggest influx of teachers the city’s seen in a long time.

“That means it’s busier for me, because I’m

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working with teachers who have a variety of experiences,” she said.

“So I try to go to schools and see how everybody’s doing and make sure that they feel comfortable in the community.”

While many of these new teachers are local, a significant number of them hail from across the country, including Ontario and even the East Coast.

According to Angela Wolfe, a new Grade 6 teacher for Burntwood Elementary School, these imports have a lot to catch up on, especially when compared to the training that she and many others took part in at the University College of the North.

“All our experience, all our training was very northern-centred,” she said. “We know 35 per cent of our kids are First Nations, we know that we have a high number of kids in care, we know those kinds of things, so it really helps when we get in and we can hit the ground running.”

Regardless of where these new teachers came from, fellow MTS representative Jonathan Waite ended the night by welcoming them all in kind.

“I hope your years go well, and I hope you continue to share your stories with your president, with your local association with MTS, and I hope to be back next year for this very event.”

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Wolves sighted north of Burntwood River

Thompson Citizen photo by Kyle Darbyson A pair of wolves wander around McCreedy Campground on the morning of Nov. 9.

BY KYLE DARBYSON KYLE@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

On the morning of Nov. 9, Elmer and Colleen Clemons of Thompson spotted a pack of wolves in McCreedy Campground, located on the north shore of the Burntwood River, just across the Miles Hart Bridge.

According to Elmer, who works for Vale, he and his mother were out for a drive Thursday morning when they saw a group of four or five wolves just off of Jasper

Drive around 10 a.m.

Elmer told the Thompson Citizen that he’s never see these wild animals so close to the city before and said residents should be aware of their presence.

“That’s definitely a big concern for the locals, because people … bring their dogs out there to walk ‘em, and it’s just right on the outskirts of our city,” he said.

The city and province have not yet responded to inquiries on if or how they will act on this information.

STANDING COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL

NOTICE OF 2018 BOARD OF REVISION

The City of Thompson is receiving applications for citizen representatives to the Standing Committees of Council for a period of one year commencing January 1, 2018:

Pursuant to Section 41 of the Municipal Assessment Act, NOTICE is hereby given that the 2018 Assessment Rolls for the City of Thompson will be open for inspection starting on November 6, 2017 at City Hall, 226 Mystery Lake Road, Thompson, Manitoba during normal office hours Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES PUBLIC SAFETY DEVELOPMENT REVIEW FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMUNICATIONS Please submit your application to: Tammy Parobec, Executive Assistant, City of Thompson, 226 Mystery Lake Road, Thompson, MB R8N 1S6 Please indicate which committee you wish to participate along with information detailing your knowledge and experience relating to that committee.

Deadline Date to receive applications is 4:30 p.m., Friday, November 17, 2017

The City of Thompson invites qualified applicants to submit a resume for consideration:

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The successful candidate will have Grade 12 or higher and hold a Valid Class 1 MB Driver’s Licence with Air Brake Endorsement, and have the ability to operate all equipment as per the job description.

The successful candidate requires demonstrated experience operating a variety of equipment, with specific emphasis on loaders, garbage truck, semi-truck, roller and sweeper.

The City of Thompson offers an extensive benefits package for this full-time position, with a starting rate of $26.47 per hour.

Please send detailed resumes outlining experience, education, qualifications and references by Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. to:

The public is also advised that the Board of Revision will sit to hear applications for revision on: DATE: TIME: PLACE:

December 7, 2017.

7:00 pm Council Chambers, City Hall 2nd Floor, 226 Mystery Lake Road Thompson, Manitoba

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

An application for revision must: a) Be in writing; b) Set out the roll number and legal description of the assessable property for which a revision is sought; c) Set out which of the matters referred to in subsection 42(1) are at issue, and the grounds for each of those matters; d) Be filed by delivering it or causing it to be delivered to the office above or by serving it upon the secretary, at least 15 days before the scheduled sitting date of the board (By November 20, 2017).

Gary Ceppetelli, City Manager October 25, 2017

TENDER INVITATION Tenders will be received by the Purchasing Agent at City Hall, 226 Mystery Lake Road, Thompson, MB. R8N 1S6. Tender details and closing date are as follow: Friday, December 1, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. (CST) RFT #15317 – SUPPLY OF 3/4 TON TRUCK.

Deanna Kondakor, HR Manager City of Thompson, 226 Mystery Lake Road, Thompson, MB R8N 1S6 Fax: 204-677-7981 dkondakor@thompson.ca

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.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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 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.

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.

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Speed in school zones is limited to 30km/hour in designated areas between 8 am and 5 pm from Monday to Friday.

Designated school zones are present in front of all elementary schools in Thompson.

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Letter to the Editor

Over half of current Keeyask employees are Manitobans and more than 1,000 are Indigenous To the Editor: In his letter of Oct. 20, (“Open letter to Manitoba Hydro regarding Keeyask dam project”) Mr. Wil Tailwater stated the major beneficiaries of employment on the Keeyask Generating Station project are out-of-province workers, rather than Manitobans.

This is completely false – Manitobans account for 68 per cent of the total project employment to date. That represents more than 4,600 Manitobans.

The Keeyask project is being developed by our four First Nations partners – Tataskweyak Cree Nation, War Lake First Nation, York Factory First Nation, Fox Lake Cree Nation – and Manitoba Hydro. Employment from members of these partner First Nations and other Indigenous Manitobans has been very strong on the Keeyask project. In fact, this past summer we surpassed four million person hours worked by Indigenous employees, of which over two million were from members of our partner communities.

As of Sept. 30, we currently have over 1,000 Indigenous employees at site, and over half of all employees currently on site are Manitobans.

Keeyask is a very large and complex project, and to complete it successfully we need to access technology and skills on a global basis. However, all contractors working at the Keeyask project are required to follow hiring preferences that provide first opportunity to qualified northern Indigenous residents and are structured to maximize the employment of qualified Indigenous, northern and Manitoba residents.

More information on the Keeyask project, including construction updates and employment statistics, can be found on our website at www.

Keeyask.com.

We appreciate the opportunity to set the record straight for readers of the Thompson Citizen.

Lorne Midford President Keeyask Hydropower Limited Partnership

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Editorial

Changing of the guard W

ith Birchtree Mine having begun its transition to care and maintenance for an undetermined period of time, depending on where nickel prices go, and the shutdown of Vale’s smelter and refinery drawing ever closer, Thompson is going through a period od immense change, one that will see the burden of leadership in the city shift from those who have been here for decades, through good times and bad, to those who have plans to remain for the long term, uncertain though the future may be.

Mayor Dennis Fenske signalled that the changing of the guard had begun when he officially announced at council’s final organizational meeting of this term Nov. 1 that, as many had suspected, he would not be seeking another term as mayor.

That announcement

came a little over a week after Rachel Templeton revealed on Facebook that she would be resigning as executive director of the Juniper Centre before the end of the year, so she and her husband, a second generation Thompsonite, could move south to be closer to family.

You don’t have to be a professional demographer to look at Thompson’s city council or the Mystery Lake school board and deduce that several of the people who are currently part of that body probably have more years behind them in Thompson than they do ahead of them. Moving forward, if not in the next electoral term, which begins in 2018, then in the ones that follow, municipal government is going to need some new blood to replace those who choose not to continue serving. However, given that many people only choose to make Thompson their

home only temporarily, and that those who stay longer are often so busy that they don’t feel like they have the extra time to dedicate to something like serving on council or the school board while working, raising their families and maybe even relaxing and sleeping once in a while, the pool from which the next generation of leaders will come may not be as deep as one might hope.

Nevertheless, given that many of the same issues that have affected Thompson in the past and present – high per capita crime, substance abuse and homelessness – will continue to affect the city in the future, and that additional problems such as a shrinking industrial base and, consequently, service sector, will be added into the mix, it is important that the people who don’t intend to go anywhere step up to help take charge of piloting their

community through the turbulence ahead, whether for the sake of their own futures or for those of their children.

It isn’t always easy to embrace change, but it’s going to go right ahead and happen no matter what we feel about it, so it’s important to manage that change in ways to benefit the city or, at the very least, help reduce the harm. It’s one thing to sit on the sidelines grumbling about the people on the field doing things wrong. It’s another thing entirely to get off the bench and step into the action yourself. Thompson is going to need some new players to replace those who have served their community and have decided that it’s time to say goodbye and, much of the time, it’s going to be thankless work. Still, the people of a community are the community and no one else is going to step up and lead the way.

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Canada Post employees collected letters for Santa during the 2016 Thompson Christmas parade.

BY KYLE DARBYSON KYLE@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Barring any extreme weather or conflicting reindeer games, Jolly Old Saint Nick will be making a return to the streets of Thompson Nov. 18 for the city’s annual Christmas parade.

Organizer Bobbi Montean said that they’ve been lucky to attract a diverse group of entrants every year since the parade was resurrected from obscurity back in 2010.

Outside of an appearance from Mr. and Mrs. Claus, last year’s event featured a gaggle of floats from local businesses and organizations, including Canada Post, Vale, Boss Auto, the Thompson Humane Society, and Thompson Fire and Emergency Services.

“There’s always something different because we always have somebody new joining us,” said Montean. “The RCMP are putting in an entry again. I’m quite excited about that because last year was their first year, and a lot of people were amazed at how big their entry was and enjoyed seeing their members walking in the red serge.”

In a nod to the 150th anniversary of Confederation, Montean said they’re trying to add a twist to this year’s proceedings by encouraging people to create floats that showcase how the holidays are celebrated across the country’s 10 provinces and three territories.

“We’re asking people if they want to create an entry that would depict how Christmas is celebrated in their home province or home community,” said Montean, providing the example that a Newfoundland themed float could mimic the province’s “mummering” tradition.

While organizations such as the Salvation Army, Aurora Dental and the RCMP have already signed up for this year’s parade, Montean said there are still plenty of spots available.

“We encourage absolutely everybody to come out,” she said. “This parade is for absolutely everybody, no matter their age or their abilities or their religion or culture. It’s just a fun time for everybody to

Thompson Citizen photos courtesy of Sandra Mac Mr. and Mrs. Claus took part in the 2016 Thompson Christmas parade riding atop a fire truck. get together.”

The parade itself is set to start at the intersection of Cree Road and Hemlock Crescent at 1 p.m. and will end at the Thompson Regional Community Centre parking lot.

Anybody who would like to volunteer or register a float for this year’s event should contact Montean via the “Santa parade for Thompson” Facebook page.

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Humane society fires up local music scene with Woofstock

BY KYLE DARBYSON KYLE@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Live music is hard to come by in the Hub of the North, especially in the dead of winter when performers can’t utilize any outdoor venues.

However, the Thompson Humane Society is looking to fill that void with their upcoming Woofstock fundraiser, which is set to take place Nov. 18 at the Royal Canadian Legion.

Unlike past years, the 2017 iteration of Woofstock

will feature local bands exclusively, including the likes of Northern Dysfunktion, Snatch Marauders, Monalith, El Diablo and Creaper. Together, these five groups will showcase a decent variety of styles, ranging from punk to funk to classic rock.

According to humane society board chairperson Oswald Sawh, their past musical fundraisers have been well received by the public, who are starved for this kind of live entertain-

ment once the snow starts piling up.

“It’s one of those things that Thompsonites seem to really enjoy,” he said. “It helps them break up the winter. You know, come down for an evening and listen to live music. There’s not a lot of opportunities to do that, so it’s always been well supported.”

Outside of recent fundraising efforts like their Comedy Night back in September, Sawh said that Woofstock remains one of

Robert Burton from El Diablo performs at the 2016 Woofstock fundraiser.

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the best ways to for the humane society to generate income as a non-profit organization.

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But outside of that, our $110,000 to $120,000 a year budget, basically we have to fundraise.”

Sawh said that the money generated from this year’s Woofstock will definitely come in handy, since the organization is planning to spend around $250,000 on renovations for their facility on Nelson Road.

“With this upgrade … we’re building new dog kennels, we’re redoing our flooring in the back, we are creating isolation rooms, we are replacing all our windows. So there’s a lot of good things that we’re hoping that come from these upgrades.”

Sawh said the humane society was able to raise around $15,000 at last year’s Woofstock, and they hope to do the same kind business this upcoming Saturday.

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Three-set finals wins send Trojans to junior volleyball provincials

Thompson Citizen photos by Ian Graham R.D. Parker Collegiate’s junior volleyball teams both earned trips to provincials with finals wins at the Zone 11 championships in Thompson Nov. 11.

BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

It wasn’t an easy task, but R.D. Parker Collegiate’s junior volleyball teams both bounced back from second set losses in the Zone 11 finals to win their tiebreakers and earn spots at the jun-

ior volleyball provincials in Winnipeg Nov. 23-25.

A ball sailing out of bounds sealed the deal for the boys’ team, giving them a 17-15 third set win over the Margaret Barbour Collegiate Institute (MBCI) Spartans of The Pas in the

last game of the tournament.

The Spartans had forced the tiebreaker with a 25-21 win in the second set after the Trojans opened the final with a 26-24 win, recording five of the final eight points after having been tied 21-21.

The girls’ team had a

little more breathing room, defeating the Helen Betty Osborne Ininiw Education Resource Centre (HBO) Huskies from Norway House 15-9 in their third set after coming from behind to take the opening set 25-23 before giving up four of the last five

points to lose 25-22 in the second set, which had been tied 21-21.

The girls dropped only two of 12 sets in the round robin, one of them to the Huskies, before beating Cross Lake’s Mikisew School Nikiks 259, 25-14 in the first round

of the playoffs to qualify for the finals.

The Trojan boys lost three of 12 sets in the round robin to finish second. They also faced the Nikiks in the semifi nal, prevailing 25-19, 25-14.

Skate Thompson members compete at Manitoba Sectional Championships Figure skaters from Skate Thompson competed at the 2018 Skate Canada Manitoba Sectional Championship Nov. 4-5 in Virden’s Tundra Oil and Gas Place. Virden was the host to the province’s highestskilled skaters.

Amy Shier and Megan Szabo skated remarkably well, displaying all their hard work, dedication and talent to the sport.

Amy Shier placed eighth in the juvenile 14-and-under women’s freeskate. Megan Szabo placed sixth in the prenovice women’s freeskate.

Megan received her personal best mark for her short and long program. Great skating, girls! You both are an inspiration for our Thompson skaters.

For many figure skaters this championship is their first exposure to the competitive stream of figure skating. The

top three skaters in pre-novice, novice, junior and senior that have met the Skate Canada CMS score advance to the 2018 Skate Canada Challenge Nov. 29-Dec. 3 in Pierrefonds, Quebec.

Skaters competing in juvenile, pre-novice and novice levels at 2018 sectionals in Virden have the opportunity to be chosen for the 2018 Manitoba Winter Games being held in Thompson March 4-10.

There will be two skaters from each region per category selected. The wildcard spots will be used to fill up each category to the maximum number of entries as set out in the technical package. The wildcard spot will be filled by the next highest score (regardless of region).

Final teams will be announced and posted by Nov. 15.

Thompson Citizen photos courtesy of Skate Thompson Skate Thompson’s Amy Shier, left, and Megan Szabo, right, competed at the 2018 Skate Canada Manitoba Sectional Championship Nov. 4-5 in Virden.

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Opponents’ late surges dash Northstars bids for first victory

BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

The Norman Northstars were half a period away from their first win of the season in their final match of a three-game road trip Nov. 12 but the Winnipeg Thrashers came back with two goals in the last half of the third period to claim a 4-3 win.

Hunter Rambow had given the Northstars a 3-2 lead with 10:29 to play after Albert Berard tied

the game 2-2 less than 40 seconds earlier. But the lead stood up for less than two minutes before Kyle Schroeder tied it for Winnipeg. There was just over five minutes left to play when Riley Barroso got the game-winner.

Barroso had given the Thrashers a lead with the only goal of the first period before Sheldin Howard tied it up in the second and Ryden Fedyck made it 2-1 for Winnipeg.

Shots in the game were 46-37 for the Thrashers and Keian Weseen made 42 saves in the Northstars’ net.

The loss was the second consecutive one-goal loss of the trip for the Northstars, who fell 6-5 to the Pembina Valley Hawks Nov. 11 after giving up four unanswered third period goals.

Ethan Carels, Spencer Kaminsky, Wyatt Cobb and Jayden McCarthy got the goals for the Hawks,

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all at even strength except Kaminsky’s, which came with Pembina Valley shorthanded.

Jon Tagoona, Henry Muchikekwanape and Howard had scored for the Northstars in the first period, the latter two on the power play, after Carels opened the scoring for the Hawks 1:14 into the game. Sven Schefer cut the Northstars’ lead to one 1:12 into the second period before Mitchell Reid and Lance Bobesko replied to put the Northstars up 5-2 with 20 minutes left to play.

Braedin Melsted made 23 saves in the Northstars’ net as they outshot their opponents 30-29.

The trip began with a 5-2 loss to Pembina Valley Nov. 10. Nicholas Hatley, McCarthy and Jacob Carels scored for the Hawks in the first period before Jamie Valentino got the Northstars on the board in the last minute of the middle frame. Svan Bazin restored the lead to three goals in the third. A shorthanded tally by Rambow reduced it to a pair once again with 1:03 left in the game but the Hawks’ Kolton Shindle scored on the power play with three seconds to play.

Weseen made 29 saves as Pembina Valley outshot the Northstars 34-23.

The Northstars are back on home ice this weekend when they host the Southwest Cougars Nov. 17-18 at the C.A. Nesbitt Arena.

Volunteers Needed!

The 2018 Manitoba Winter Games are coming to Thompson, and we need your help! Volunteer now to be a part of one of the biggest annual sporting event in Manitoba!

We have roles and opportunities for a variety of people, whether you’re an athlete, or if you just like to make things happen! Areas include sports, food, hospitality, awards and recognition, and many more!

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Louisiana Pacific Swan Valley Apprentice Industrial Millwright Louisiana-Pacific, Employer of Choice, a leader in the forest products industry known for the development of innovative, affordable, environmentally friendly building products and for excellence in Safety and Quality is currently seeking a full time ticketed tradesman, 4th level, or 3rd level Industrial Millwright at our Swan Valley SmartSide®, Minitonas operation.

Qualifications: The successful candidate must possess the following qualifications; • • • • •

Journeyman certification, 4th level, or 3rd level 5 years in an industrial setting Demonstrated skill in troubleshooting mechanical equipment Ability to work in a safe and efficient manner Competent, defined as the demonstrated ability/fitness to perform the duties of the job

The successful candidates will join a dynamic team in providing Maintenance service/support to the facility, located in the beautiful Swan River Valley as it embarks on a new and exciting journey of producing siding for a growing market.

Louisiana-Pacific offers a competitive wage and benefit package in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Louisiana-Pacific is an equal opportunity employer.

We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates will be subject to successful completion of comprehensive background screening and health checks.

Please forward your cover letter and resume to: Lorraine Schneider - Human Resources Generalist Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd. P.O. Box 189 Minitonas, MB R0L 1G0 Phone: (204) 525-2479 ext. 2104 Fax: (866) 678-5969 E-mail – lorraine.schneider@lpcorp.com LP Swan Valley is situated in the beautiful Swan River Valley. The valley is nestled between two mountain ranges, the Porcupine and Duck Mountains. The valley and surrounding area provide an array of year round activities such as hunting, fishing, hockey, curling, skiing, gyms and a newly opened Aquatic Centre. There is no shortage of cultural events, community theater, arts festivals, and farmers markets to attend. A beautiful backdrop greets you yearround, regardless of the weather. A family oriented, closely connected community is what you can look forward to.

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Maintenance / Engineering Manager Canadian Kraft Paper offers a work environment that promotes diversity, embraces change, and encourages continuous growth and development for every team member.

We offer a workplace where everyone plays an essential role in the success of our Company and where individual efforts are acknowledged. If you thrive in a dynamic and challenging environment, we want you to be a part of our Team!

Our structure and culture encourages innovation, growth and change in an open environment, and we believe in and practice environmental sustainability.

Responsibilities: Reporting to the Mill Manager, the Maintenance / Engineering Manager will provide leadership, management and support to his/her team. Minimizing downtime and achieving optimum equipment performance through immediate response to maintenance problems, while maintaining and enhancing preventative and predictive maintenance programs are a key priority of this position. The Maintenance / Engineering manager ensures that the department’s services are effectively planned, coordinated and delivered on time while meeting the maintenance and repair budgets. This position will support CKPI values, principals and guidelines while promoting an open and cooperative team environment.

Qualifications: • Completion Engineering Degree or Engineering Technologist Diploma.

• 5+ years’ experience of progressive leadership in a mill maintenance or engineering environment.

• Ability to provide leadership, expertise and advice to senior management.

• Strong self-motivation with a commitment to achieving excellence.

• Demonstrated sound judgement with excellent decisionmaking, influencing and negotiation skills.

• Demonstrated commitment and leadership to employee health and safety.

• Familiarity with working in a unionized environment.

• Demonstrated effective interpersonal and communication skills with all levels of company personnel.

• Experience developing and managing annual operating budgets for site repairs and maintenance, in addition to capital expenditure. Ability to explain variances and take appropriate action as need.

• Planning and executing shutdown activities for facility and process equipment.

• Proven experience developing and implementing maintenance and engineering standards and procedures.

To apply: If you are interested in exploring this opportunity, please submit your resume to Tammy Paddock, HR Team Lead at tammy.paddock@ckpi.com by 8:00 am November 20, 2017.

Announcer Operator (English Services) Location: Thompson, Manitoba Position Language Requirement English Only Language Skill Levels (Reading / Writing / Speaking) Status of Employment Contract Work schedule(s) Full-time 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 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.

Do you have a great radio voice with a strong journalistic backbone? Have you always wanted to be part of the public broadcaster and serve the Northern Manitoban Community?

Here is your chance! CBC Radio in Thompson is looking for an experienced Announcer Operator to engage with Northern Manitoban audiences and share their stories. Reporting to the Senior Producer, the Announcer Operator is responsible for finding, researching, preparing and presenting interviews, packaged items, continuity and news stories, and operating and directing the local radio program.

This is a unique opportunity whereby you’ll be working in a high-pressure, deadline-driven environment that requires close cooperation of working with a team remotely. You are tech savvy, have an established social media presence and adhere to CBC’s Journalistic Standards and Practices.

Please note this is a one year opportunity subject to review and renewal. This is a Monday to Friday opportunity that involves an early morning start.

Qualifications We are looking for a candidate with the following: • Job requires a university degree or equivalent.

• Job requires three years of comparable and relevant experience.

• Audience focused.

• Passionate about exploring Northern Manitoba talent, stories, issues and ideas.

• Connected to the community.

• Innovative with programming and ideas.

• Critical thinker with strong editorial judgment.

• Demonstrated experience with social media platforms such a Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Periscope, etc.

• Strong, positive, mature enthusiastic team player.

• Contributes to the diversity of skills and perspectives in the team.

• On-air presentation with and without script.

• Demonstrated audio production and control room aptitude.

• Works well under pressure and is able to respond to tight deadlines.

Please include in your application an online link to your demo.

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.

If this sounds interesting, please apply online on or before December 7, 2017 at https://cbc.taleo.net/careersection/2/ jobdetail.ftl?job=THO00010&lang=en You can also send your application to: recruitment@cbc.ca or send your résumé to 541 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2G1 We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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University College of the North (UCN) is committed to building a workforce that is representative of the populations we serve. Applications are invited from individuals who have a demonstrated interest and ability to work with Aboriginal learners and mature students.

Preference will be given to Aboriginal candidates.

RECRUITMENT OFFICER Full-Time Regular Position Thompson or The Pas, Manitoba Competition No: 17-082 Closing Date: December 1, 2017

Please visit our website for more detailed information about UCN and this employment opportunity. At http://www.ucn.ca, select “UCN Careers”, and select from the list of positions to view. Thank you for your interest in UCN.

Deadline for applications is Nov 21, 2017 (4:00 pm) We thank all those who apply however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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ON NOW AT YOUR PRAIRIE CHEVROLET DEALERS. PrairieChevrolet.com 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the retail purchase or lease of a 2017 Silverado 1500 Crew Cab, 2018 Equinox LS FWD, 2017 Malibu LS/LT/Premier and 2017 Cruze Sedan/Hatch equipped as described. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in the Prairie Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only on select vehicles delivered from November 1 to November 30, 2017. * Chevrolet Black Friday total value valid toward the retail purchase or lease of one eligible new 2017 or 2018 model year Chevrolet delivered in Canada between November 1 – 30, 2017. Total Value consists of $500 manufacturer-to-dealer Black Friday Bonus (tax exclusive) delivery credit and manufacturerto-consumer GM Card Application Bonus (offer applies to individuals who apply for a Scotiabank® GM® Visa* Card [GM Card] or current GM Card cardholders) (tax inclusive). GM Card Application Bonus credit value depends on model purchased: $500 GM Card Bonus on new 2017 Sonic, Cruze, Malibu (excl L), Camaro, Volt, Trax, 2018 Equinox; $750 GM Card Bonus on new 2017 Equinox, 2017 & 2018 Impala, Corvette, Colorado (excl 2SA), Traverse, City, Express; $1,000 GM Card Bonus on new 2017 & 2018 Tahoe, Suburban, Silverado LD & HD. Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Company (GM Canada) to verify eligibility. $500 Black Friday Bonus is applied against eligible 2017 & 2018MY vehicles purchased during the program period. 2017 & 2018MY vehicles not eligible for this offer are: exclusions outlined under GM Card Bonuses above, BOLT EV, Malibu 1VL, Camaro ZL1, Encore 1SV, LaCrosse 1SV and Spark. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GM Canada dealer for details. GM Canada reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. ®Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. † Total Credits: $3,500/$4,500/$8,100 is a combined total credit consisting of a $3,000/$4,000/$4,000 manufacturer-to-dealer cash credit (tax exclusive), $0/$0/$3,600 manufacturer-to-dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive) and $500/$500/$500 manufacturer-to-dealer Black Friday Bonus (tax exclusive), for 2017 Chevrolet Cruze, Malibu and Silverado 1500 Crew Cab, which is available for cash purchases only. †† Lease based on a purchase price of $26,990 for a 2018 Equinox LS FWD, includes $500 Black Friday Bonus Cash. Bi-weekly payment is $129 for 60 months at 2.0% lease rate on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. The $65 weekly payment is calculated by dividing the bi-weekly payments of $129. Annual kilometer limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometer. $1,700 down payment required. Payment may vary depending on down payment trade. Total obligation is $18,380 plus applicable taxes. Taxes, PPSA, license, insurance, registration and applicable fees, levies, duties and, except in Quebec, dealer fees (all of which may vary by region and dealer) are extra. Option to purchase at lease end is $10,446. 1 Based on Large Pickup Class. NRCan-estimated L/100km for the available 5.3L V-8 engine: 14.6 city/10.3 hwy with 6-speed transmission (2WD), 14.4 city/11.2 hwy with 6-speed transmission (4WD). 2 Vehicle user interfaces are product of AppleTM and GoogleTM and their terms and privacy statements apply. Requires compatible smartphone and data plan rates apply. 3 Available on Malibu Hybrid model only. 4 Visit onstar.ca for coverage maps, details and system limitations. Service plan required. Available 4G LTE with Wi-Fi® hotspot requires WPA2 compatible mobile device and data plan. Data plans provided by AT&T. Services vary by model, service plan, conditions as well as geographical and technical restrictions. OnStar® with 4G LTE connectivity is available on select vehicle models and in select markets. Vehicle must be started or in accessory mode to access Wi-Fi®. 5 U.S. Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). **The 2-Year Scheduled Lube-Oil-Filter Maintenance Program provides eligible customers in Canada, who have purchased or leased a new eligible 2017 or 2018 MY Chevrolet (excluding Spark EV, Bolt EV), with an ACDelco® oil and filter change, in accordance with the oil life monitoring system and the Owner’s Manual, for 2 years or 48,000 km, whichever occurs first, with a limit of four (4) Lube-Oil-Filter services in total, performed at participating GM dealers. Fluid top offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc. are not covered. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives available on GM vehicles. General Motors of Canada Company reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ŸWhichever comes first, fully transferable. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for complete details.

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