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Youth mental health and addictions treatment centre under construction at south end of Princeton Drive BREASTFEEDING CHALLENGE AT WAPANOHK NEWS - PAGE 2
GREY CUP IS COMING TO TOWN NEWS - PAGES 3 & 5
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WHO’S GOT YOUR VOTE? ELECTION - PAGES 11- 13
BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
The provincial government is building a six-bed, 9,000-square-foot crisis centre in Thompson for youth with mental health and addictions issues at a cost of $7 million, Thompson MLA Steve Ashton announced Oct. 8 on behalf of Health Minister Sharon Blady. The facility, which will be called Hope North: Recovery Centre for Youth, will be located south of the Addictions Foundations of Manitoba (AFM) Eaglewood Treatment Centre on Princeton Drive and will replace mobile mental health crisis services currently provided. “This new facility will provide a permanent site for clinical support as well as short-term crisis beds for youth in need of mental health and addictions services,” said Blady in a press release. “This means culturally appropriate services for youth and families living in the north will be available closer to home, reducing the number of young people diverted Winnipeg for assessment and treatment.” The permanent crisis centre, expected to be completed and fully operational by late 2016, will include a four-bed crisis stabilization unit to provide a secure environment for youth experiencing mental health crises, including youth at risk of suicide, for up to one week. There will also be
Thompson Citizen photo by Ian Graham Thompson MLA and Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation Steve Ashton announces the construction of a $7 million youth crisis centre in Thompson whie accompanied by Finance Minister Greg Dewar, centre, and Tyndall Park MLA Ted Marcelino, right. a two-bed youth addictions stabilization unit for youth who are severely and persistently abusing drugs and alcohol, who can be involuntarily admitted under the terms of the Youth Drug Stabilization (Support for Parents) Act. The centre will also serve as the base for mobile crisis and outreach services, which include inperson intervention and assessment for youth in crisis in Thompson and in a 110-kilometre radius, as well as for Telehealth and phone-based consultation throughout the Northern
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Regional Health authority (NRHA). “This is about hope,” said Ashton at a press conference in the parking lot of the AFM building near the construction site of the youth crisis centre. “It’s about providing hope to young people and families, providing hope in terms of crisis intervention at critical stages. I’ve seen too many times in communities in our area where it’s an epidemic of suicide and it doesn’t just happen. It’s the result, in many cases, of a sense of hopelessness. I want
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to credit everyone that’s been a part of developing this and I want to stress again that this is just one more step as part of our mental health strategy here in Northern Manitoba.” Dr. Shelley Rhyno, the director of behavioural health for the NRHA, said the crisis centre would enable the provision of better services to youth in need. “This has been an amazing journey of hard work to transform a muchneeded service in the north from a vision of care
for our youth and their families who are in stress to the reality of practice,” Rhyno said. “Our facility will be grounded in the philosophies of recoveryoriented, trauma informed and culturally safe practices. As we move forward with operational planning we will be inviting our First Nations stakeholders, our service users and the community that we serve to collaborate with us and share in the next phase of our journey so that we can ensure that the philosophy that we Continued on Page 8
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Thompson held its annual Breastfeeding Challenge at Wapanohk Community School on Oct. 3. The event was well-attended with 25 mothers and their babies latching on at 11 a.m. Refreshments and prizes were provided, and everyone enjoyed their time visiting and breastfeeding. A huge thank you to all the breastfeeding mothers who were able to attend. The Breastfeeding Challenge is a global event sponsored by the Quintessence Foundation and promoted through the Northern Regional Health Authority. The Quintessence Foundation is a non-profit group which provides education about breastfeeding to parents and professionals. The event raises awareness about breastfeeding and the obstacles women may face when doing it. It is called a challenge as sites throughout North America compete for the highest number of breastfeeding mothers per population. The theme for this year’s event was Breastfeeding at Work: Making it Work! Health Canada recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life, and then continued breastfeeding with complementary foods up to two years of age and beyond. Breastfeeding has been proven to be the ideal way to feed babies, both for nutrition purposes as well as for parenting. Employers in our community need to be sensitive to the needs of breastfeeding mothers and ensure they have ample opportunity to continue breastfeeding upon their return to work. For more information about the challenge or about breastfeeding please contact a public health nurse at the NRHA at 204-677-5350. Looking forward to the challenge in 2016!
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Grey Cup coming to Thompson on Oct. 21 BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
The symbol of Canadian football supremacy will embark on a train trip through Northern Manitoba in October before making its way to Winnipeg, the host of the 103rd Grey Cup game for the Canadian Football League championship game on Nov. 29. The Grey Cup will start its tour of Northern Manitoba in The Pas on Oct. 19, make an appearance in Flin Flon that afternoon and then head to Snow Lake on Oct. 20 before coming to Thompson on Oct. 21. The iconic trophy will stop for two days in Churchill Oct. 23-24 before heading back south on board a VIA Rail train, with fans having an opportunity to get photos with the Grey Cup during whistle stops at train stations in Gillam, Ilford, Pikwitonei, Thicket Portage and Wabowden on Oct. 25 and in Dauphin on Oct. 26. The cup will be accompanied by Winnipeg Free Press contest winners Marge and Ted Avent who have been Winnipeg Blue Bombers season ticket holders for over 50 years and will travel by VIA Rail with the cup from Oct. 1826, getting the opportunity to see polar bears in Churchill along the way. “We are excited and very thankful to be chosen to join the northern trip to Churchill, and we are certain that it will fulfill a dream come true,” said Marge Avent. Also along for the ride will be Blue Bombers alumni Doug Brown and Brett McNeill.
“Hosting the Grey Cup is a once-in-a-generation opportunity, and a trip to Churchill is often a ‘bucket list’ trip for many people,” said Jason Smith, president of the 103rd Grey Cup Festival in a press relase. “Although Winnipeg will be hosting the Grey Cup championship game on Nov. 29, we wanted the whole province to participate in the Grey Cup excitement. We are connecting with thousands of Manitobans to make sure they can enjoy the Grey Cup spirit as well.” The tour is also being sponsored by Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities, which will donate sporting equipment to children in need along the route through its community development program. “We’re proud to be involved in this year’s Grey Cup Festival to spread awareness about Jumpstart and the importance of providing kids with the opportunity to try a new sport or return to a sport they’ve always loved,” said Glenn McLean, Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities regional manager for Central Canada, Nunavut and Northwestern Ontario. “Jumpstart is proud to have helped over 28,600 kids across Manitoba get in the game.” The 103rd Grey Cup Festival Northern Manitoba tour is also being sponsored by Travel Manitoba, Greyhound, Frontiers North Adventures, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Tundra Inn, the Victoria Inn Flin Flon, Lakeview Inn & Suites in Thompson and the Kikiwak Inn in The Pas.
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City’s business licence policy miserly To the Editor: I would like to express concern over a certain business licence policy that the city is currently undertaking. A coworker of mine is currently making crafts to sell with the intention of donating all proceeds – she will not even recover her own costs – to the Relay for Life. She is going to rent a table at the Juniper Centre’s upcoming craft sale to do so. She was told by the city that she is required to buy a $33 business licence in order to sell these crafts for charity. I find it hard to believe that our city could be so callous and moneygrubbing so as to make such a requirement for charitable work. In this day and age, not many people step forward and volunteer their time and efforts to do charity anymore and this practice just gives people more of a reason to be apathetic. I am at a loss to understand how charitable work can’t be exempted from the city’s business licence policy. Does our city need this money that badly? Perhaps, we should start considering charitable donations to help them cover their bills. Oops ... I’ve said too much. I may need to get a business license if I say more. Shame on you, City of Thompson. Darrell Klus Thompson
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There is subtle irony to one of our prime minister’s billion-dollar promises. With the previous free trade deal, the area targeted for assistance was once called the industrial heartland; now it’s referred to as the “Rust Belt.” As a last-ditch pitch to us gullible voters, whom Stephen Harper holds in contempt – as he has illustrated with every move he has made – he promises $4.5 billion to the dairy farms which are about to disappear into the agri-business. The dairy industry in Canada is about to take a hit – from which it transpires that Quebec private dairy farms and the people who earn a living from them will be displaced and forgotten. So let’s do some math here: $1 billion to assist the people who lost everything to NAFTA; $4.5 billion to feed the survivors of this new trade deal. (Free?) If these trade deals are so good for our nation, why do we have to commit $500 million a year in subsidies over the next nine years to make them work? How stupid do they think the Canadian public is? Every citizen in the country will have to contribute $200 each to make this deal function. No wonder we can’t afford a national daycare system. Passionately A.B.C.* (*Anything But Conservative) Angus Campbell Thompson
Wolf study results being presented at conference by Spirit Way To the Editor: Thank you for the informative article featuring Bonnie Bishop and her graduate work involving studies of human attitudes towards wolves and human interaction with wolves. Bonnie’s work is important in changing long-held prejudices against wolves. Our community is an important part of Bonnie’s research because of our relatively positive attitudes towards our lupine brothers and sisters here in Thompson. It is equally important that mention be given to Spirit Way, our local organization that made Bon-
nie’s two visits to Thompson possible. Bonnie Bishop was able to come to Thompson in the summer of 2014 and again this past summer and conduct her research here because of the warm and generous support of the members of Spirit Way, which funded Bonnie’s work by providing her with transportation and accommodations and which helped to nurture her efforts while she was here in Thompson. Spirit Way is not only responsible for the Spirit Way, Thompson’s award-winning pathway and biking route, the colourfully painted wolf statues you see around town, and for the wolf habitat which
will be part of the Boreal Discovery Centre. Spirit Way is the organization that is spearheading the campaign to make Thompson a “wolf capital” and “wolf centre of excellence.” As well, Spirit Way is the one organization that is going to be representing Thompson as an exhibitor at the internationally acclaimed Wildlife Conference you mentioned in your article and which will be held between Oct.17-21 at the RBC Centre in Winnipeg. Spirit Way board members and our project manager will be in attendance at the Wildlife Conference to inform the public about Thompson and our boreal environment.
The study Bonnie conducted here in Thompson over the past two summers will be featured by Spirit Way at the Wildlife Conference. Thompson’s position as the Hub of the North is reflected in our city’s positive attitude towards our boreal environment and our northern wolf population. Spirit Way is proud to reflect that positive attitude and to represent Thompson as a community that is supportive of our northern natural beauty and wildlife. Gerhard Randel Spirit Way Board Member Thompson
In my own words: life filled with appreciations To the Editor: “Life is filled with Appreciations.” Yes! There are many days in which we have been connected or have found a purpose of appreciation in life. Finding that appreciation from within is where we feel an affirmation from others to feel appreciated. We are appreciated for being alive, well in health or just being part of life. Finding that appreciation comes from within and thus we feel ultimate sense of peace and serenity. Many moments in our lives are filled with appreciation now, not tomorrow. “Life is filled with appreciation” is when we take a moment of appreciation of the good in life that is constantly available at any moment we choose to receive it. Ken Ross Thompson
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Union representing health care workers in Northern Manitoba strongly support strike vote BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
The bargaining unit representing the largest group of members within the Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals (MAHCP) voted 88 per cent in favour of a strike mandate in online voting and in-person meetings between Sept. 21 and Oct. 6. The MAHCP represents about 4,000 health care workers in 160-plus disciplines at several major hospitals and clinics in Winnipeg and Northern Manitoba.
MAHCP members in the Northern Regional Health Authority include audiologists, dietitians, occupational therapists, pharmacists, physiotherapists, speech language pathologists, social workers, diabetes educators, mental health clinicians and respiratory therapists, among others. The MAHCP central table bargaining unit has been without a contract since March 2014. “By giving our bargaining committee a strong mandate, our members have sent an equally strong message
that we are beyond frustrated and no longer have the patience for further delays at the bargaining table,” said MAHCP president Bob Moroz in an Oct. 7 news release. Strike votes were held Sept. 21-28 online and five in-person meetings in Winnipeg, Thompson, Flin Flon and The Pas were held from Sept. 30 to Oct. 6. This was the first time that the MAHCP held online voting to increase member participation. Moroz said on the MAHCP
website that bargaining will resume Oct. 21. “I am quite anxious to see the impact of this approved mandate and strong member support has on the process of bargaining,” he wrote in a message to members on Oct. 8 following a previous message the previous day in which he said, “It is the employer’s turn to present a response to us, and it is my firm belief that this strike mandate will go a long way towards ensuring a fair collective agreement can be reached.”
Grey Cup will visit allThompson schools BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
The Grey Cup will be making a whirlwind tour of Thompson’s schools on its one day in town Oct. 21, stopping at each one for 45 minutes while also making appearances at the Thompson Chamber of Commerce meeting and a public event at the Boys & Girls Club before getting back on the train for Churchill. The Thompson Chamber of Commerce, the School District
of Mystery Lake and the City of Thompson worked together to come up with a schedule that would maximize the exposure of Thompson youth to the Canadian Football League championship trophy, which will spend about 45 minutes at each school, with Winnipeg Blue Bombers alumni Doug Brown and Brett McNeill speaking to students and answering questions as well as giving students an opportunity for photos with them and the cup.
The Blue Bombers have a relationship with the Boys & Girls Club through the Canadian Tire Jump Start program and the Grey Cup will be there from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. “Since we are tight for time we will also invite individuals from the public who may want to see the cup and take pictures to come to the Boys & Girls Club during that time,” said Thompson Chamber of Commerce past president Oswald Sawh.
“Depending on whether the train leaves on time or not for Churchill will dictate if the cup can stay longer than 4:30 p.m.” Artwork done by Thompson students and local artists on the theme of “What does the Cup mean to me?” will be picked up and taken to south for display at the University of Winnipeg RecPlex for viewing during the 103rd Grey Cup Festival in the week leading up to the championship game on Nov. 29.
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Thompson Citizen photo by Ian Graham Provincial Children and Youth Opportunities Minister Melanie Wight was in Thompson with local MLA Steve Ashton recently to promote the province’s First Jobs strategy that will provide grants and wage subsidies to organizations that help youth and recent graduates gain job skills and work experience.
Grants and wage subsidies aim to help young people gain foothold in meaningful careers BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
Watch out for deer ticks Lyme disease is caused by a bacterial infection that people can get from the bite of an infected blacklegged (deer) tick. Manitobans can reduce contact with deer ticks by avoiding wooded or forested habitat, wearing long pants and a longsleeved shirt, tucking in clothing, using an appropriate repellent (it should state ‘for use against ticks’ on the product label), looking for and removing ticks as soon as possible. For more information about Lyme disease, its symptoms and how to prevent it, visit our website at www.manitoba.ca/health/lyme/
You can help You can help in the study of Lyme disease in Manitoba by collecting and submitting deer ticks for surveillance purposes. Deer ticks are smaller than the more common wood tick. Unlike wood ticks, they do not have white markings on their bodies. If you find a deer tick, remove it slowly from skin or clothing using tweezers and steady pressure; avoid twisting. Cleanse area with soap and water or a disinfectant. Place the tick in a small, crush-proof container (for example, a pill bottle) with a piece of slightly damp paper towel (to help keep the tick alive). Firmly tape the lid shut. Check the pictures and additional information on the website to determine if your tick might be a deer tick. Hand-deliver or mail the sample to the address below. If mailing, place the container in a sealed plastic bag then in a cardboard box labeled: RESEARCH SPECIMENS – FRAGILE – HANDLE WITH CARE Include your name, telephone number, email address and information about where, when and on whom (ex: a dog, a person) the tick was found. Deliver or mail to: Passive Blacklegged Tick Surveillance Program Cadham Provincial Laboratory P.O. Box 8450 750 William Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3C 3Y1
NDP Minister of Children and Youth Opportunities Melanie Wight was in Thompson recently for a presentation at University College of the North (UCN) about the provincial government’s new First Jobs strategy that aims to help youth, students and recent graduates with the skills and experience they need to successfully launch themselves into successful careers. Broken down into six areas of emphasis – job search, work experience, employment services, wage subsidies, career exploration, and online tools and resources – the strategy is supported by $20 million of existing funding and $2.5 million worth of new resources, the provincial government says. Forty per cent of that new funding - $1 million – is allocated to the First Jobs Fund, which aims to get young people into work experience opportunities that will lead to meaningful careers, while the remainder - $1.5 million – comes in the form of a recent graduate wage subsidy program to help graduates connect their education to employment. The First Jobs Fund will provide grant funding of up to $5,000 per participant to community organizations assisting youth aged 15 to 29 to develop job readiness skills and gain work experience, with particular emphasis on assisting youth who have barriers to employment to access programs that help prepare hem for work. One such program that currently operates in Thompson is the Youth Build program run by the
Boys & Girls Club, participants in which Wight had met with prior to speaking with the Thompson Citizen. “We met some young men from 20 to 26 working on some of the basics,” said Wight, who noted that something as simple as driver training can help eliminate one of the biggest barriers to employment faced by northern youth. Non-profit youth-serving and non-government organizations are eligible to apply for grants from the First Jobs Fund, with priority given to programs that provide work experience and service youth who have dropped out of school or are at risk of dropping out, who lack personal supports and skills, who are members of groups under-represented in the work force, who have health or substance abuse issues, and who have previously been in contact with the justice, child or social welfare systems. “These are folks that didn’t often have that chance in the past,” said Wight, who recently met one person who had just received his first paycheque and saw the effect it had on him “Many kids never have that vision. It just transforms their whole life.” Employers will also have a role to play in helping youth gain work experience. The province will provide eligible employers including nonprofit youth-serving agencies, non-governmental organizations, schools and school divisions, educational institutions, hospitals and registered private businesses with wage incentives up to the minimum wage of $11 to support new positions that pro-
vide at least eight hours of employment per week and a minimum of 150 hours of employment in total. A maximum of three positions per independent work location can qualify for the subsidies. Thompson MLA Steve Ashton, who accompanied Wight during her visit, said these types of programs are important in Northern Manitoba. “A lot of kids in the north come from communities without summer or student job opportunities,” said Ashton, which means it’s difficult to obtain work experience, without which it’s difficult to move up into better jobs. The government is hoping that some of the grant proposals they receive will include mentorship components. “Employers can go to a mentor and say this is what they need to learn,” said Wight. “The mentoring is a huge element,” said Ashton. “Kids don’t necessarily think of doing a job if they don’t know someone with that job.” Ashton points out that the reason many young people see trades as a viable career option in Thompson is because they’re exposed to people working in those jobs. “People know there are trades opportunities Thompson,” he said. Eligible employers will also be eligible for up to $5,000 if they hire recent high school and postsecondary students aged 17 to 29 who are unemployed or underemployed. Grant funding applications started being accepted in September and will be accepted yearround, with the first round of approvals expected by November.
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Dump open Saturdays until Oct 31 BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
Thompson’s waste disposal grounds will be open on Saturdays for the next three weekends following a decision by the public works and infrastructure committee to extend the summer hours until Oct. 31. The dump, taken over by the city from the Local Government District of Mystery Lake earlier this year, used to revert to winter hours of Monday to Friday only at the end of September but the public works committee examined the issue based on public input. “The committee decided to test the extended summer hours this year and if there is high utilization on the additional days, we will look at implementing it on a permanent basis,” said deputy mayor Penny Byer in an Oct. 8 news release. “It’s what the people want,” said Coun. Ron Matechuk, chair of the public works and infrastructure committee. The waste disposal grounds will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Oct. 17, Oct. 24 and Oct. 31.
Put on your baby and walk Thompson Citizen photo by Ian Graham Members of the Thompson Babywearers/Toddlewearers met Oct. 10 at the Thompson Regional Community Centre to hold a group walk to mark the end of International Babywearing Week. The group meets about twice a month to share information and experiences and to learn about safe and comfortable childwearing. It also has a lending library of baby and toddler carriers that members can borrow to try out for two weeks at a cost of $5. These carriers include stretchy wraps, woven wraps, ring slings, Mei Tais and buckle carriers. To learn more about the group and to see helpful information, tips and tutorials they post online, visit the Thompson Baby Wearers Facebook group or email thompsonbabywearers@gmail.com.
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Trojans first and second at Swan River volleyball tournament BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
R.D. Parker Collegiate’s senior girls’ volleyball team won the championship at the Doug Oberlin Invitiational in Swan River Oct. 9-10, defeating the Ebb & Flow Thunderbirds 25-23, 25-16 in the final. The Trojans qualified for the final by knocking off the Hapnot Collegiate Institute Kopper Kweens from Flin Flon 24-25, 25-12, 1514 in a tight semifinal after finishing first in their pool in the round robin. The girls defeated the Goose Lake High Angels 25-7, 25-18 and the Winnipegosis Lakers 25-8, 2511 in the round robin and split 25-7, 23-25 with the Swan Valley Tigers. RDPC’s boys lost 7-25,10-25 to Hapnot in
the final of the boys’ tournament after beating Margaret Barbour Collegiate Institute (MBCI) of The Pas 25-13, 23-25, 15-12 in the semifinal. The Trojans were third overall after the round robin, which saw them beat Winnipegosis 25-21, 25-16 and Goose Lake’s junior varsity team 25-17, 25-3. They split 25-13, 2425 against MBCI and lost 24-25, 16-25 to the Swan Valley Tigers and 21-25, 16-25 to Hapnot.
R.D. Parker Collegiate’s senior girls’ volleyball team won the championship at a tournament in Swan River Oct. 9-10, while the boys’ team lost in the final. Thompson Citizen photos courtesy of Dolores Proulx
Home opening weekend brings two losses for Northstars BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
Thompson Citizen photo by Ian Graham Marco Nepitabo had the only goal of the weekend for the bantam AAA Norman Wolves Oct. 10-11, as they lost 5-1 and 9-0 to the Southwest Cougars.
Wolves bitten twice by Cougars BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
The bantam AAA Norman Wolves played their first home games at the C.A. Nesbitt Arena Oct. 10-11, dropping a pair of games to the bantam Southwest Cougars. The Cougars scored four times in the first period Oct. 10 while outshooting the Wolves 19-2. The Wolves’ Jamie Valentino was stopped on a breakaway with about six minutes left in the second period and Southwest stretched the lead to 5-0 on a backhand shot from the slot before the period ended. Marco Nepitabo got the only goal of the game of the Wolves 30 seconds into the final frame, converting a pass from Keistin Saunders on the power play and the game ended 5-1 for the Cougars, who outshot Norman 47-8 in the game. Southwest jumped out to an early lead again Oct. 11, opening the scoring about midway through the opening period and then adding two more, one on a two-man advantage, over the next six minutes to lead 3-0 at the first intermission. They scored four more times in the second period and twice more in the third for a 9-0 win, outshoooting the Wolves 39-22 in the game. The Wolves are back in action at the C.A. Nesbitt Arena Oct. 17-18 when they host the Parkland Rangers.
The Norman Northstars came out on the bottom end of both games of their home-opening series against the Brandon Wheat Kings in midget AAA action Oct. 10-11, getting shut out 5-0 in the first home game of the season, which featured several players being ejected for fighting, then falling 7-2 on Sunday. Chipper Osiname scored twice on the power play for the Wheat Kings – the first and last goals of the game – while Tate Popple also scored with the man advantage Oct. 10, his goal coming with half a second left in the opening period to give Brandon a 3-0 first intermission lead. Caley Barscello had the other goal for the Wheat Kings, scoring at even strength in the second period to make it 4-0 before Osiname closed the scoring in the third. Three players from each team received game misconducts for their roles in a melee that erupted about 12 minutes into the second period and the teams combined for 235 minutes on 22 penalties each in the game. Connor Faulkner made 29 saves for the Northstars, while Josh Petersen got the shutout for Brandon by stopping all 23 shots he faced.
Thompson Citizen photo by Ian Graham Lynden McCallum of the Brandon Wheat Kings celebrates a second period goal against the Norman Northstars’ Jeremy Dutcawich on Oct. 11 in the C.A. Nesbitt Arena. Brandon won the game 7-2. Tramiane Trout gave the Northstars their only lead of the weekend Oct. 11, scoring with 36.1 seconds left in the first period, two seconds into a power play, to give his team a 1-0 first intermission lead. Popple tied the game less than two minutes into the second period, and Brendan Kokorudz, Lynden McCallum and Osiname
added even strength goals to put the Wheat Kings up 4-1 after 40 minutes. Bryce Webber increased Brandon’s lead to four with a shorthanded marker early in the third before Justin Nachbaur got Norman’s second of the game with eight minutes to play. Popple’s second, on a power play, and Webber’s second closed out the
scoring for Brandon. Jeremy Dutcawich made 20 saves in net for the Northstars while Max Paddock made 26 saves to get the win for the Wheat Kings. The Northstars will be on the road this weekend, facing the Central Plains Capitals, Parkland Rangers and Southwest Cougars.
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OCTOBER 19 ELECTION PRIMER Description of candidates running for election in the Churchill-Keewatinook Aski riding and their party policies By Lars Miranda, special to the Thompson Citizen
NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY
LIBERAL PARTY OF CANADA
Candidate: Niki Ashton Former UCN instructor. PhD student at University of Manitoba. Home: Thompson
Candidate: Rebecca Chartrand Teacher and Executive Co-Chair for Aboriginal Education in Manitoba Home: Winnipeg
NDP Leader: Tom Mulcair Lawyer and leader of the Opposition, age 60, former Liberal environment minister in Quebec.
LPC Leader: Justin Trudeau Teacher, public speaker, age 43, son of late Liberal Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
JOBS: Invest in the middle class and infrastructure. Create 54,000 good jobs in construction, manufacturing and transit operations across the country. Champion manufacturing jobs to protect the auto and aerospace industries. Create stable and full-time jobs to strengthen the middle class and help families. Invest in Sustainable Development Technology Canada to use hydro, wind, solar and geothermal technology to create thousands of new jobs. Fast-track foreign credential recognition for immigrants. Introduce a $15-per-hour minimum wage to benefit over 100,000 Canadians. ECONOMY: Invest in infrastructure and transit to create jobs, reduce commute times and improve the economy. Invest in manufacturing and innovation, including green energy technologies. Invest $1.3 billion per year over the next 20 years to reduce commute times across Canada with the Better Transit Plan. Help build and repair roads and bridges with an extra $1.5 billion to municipalities annually by the end of the NDP’s first mandate, on top of nearly $2.2 billion in existing annual gas tax transfers to municipalities. Introduce a new Consumer Protection Act to cap ATM fees and ensure Canadians have access to a low-interest credit card. POVERTY: Build 10,000 affordable housing units over the next decade by working with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to provide construction incentives. Invest in indigenous health care, education, housing, and clean drinking water. Respect federal commitments to indigenous peoples. Restore the mandatory long-form census, which the government replaced with the voluntary National Household Survey. Reduce poverty, improve educational outcomes and increase opportunities for First Nations, Inuit and Metis communities. Create a cabinet committee, chaired by the prime minister, to ensure federal government decisions respect treaty rights and Canada’s international obligations. Spend $32 million over four years to ensure more northerners have access to nutritious food. Add $515 million a year to funding for First Nations education, rising through the NDP mandate to a total of $2.6 billion. Add another $500 million over three years for education infrastructure and $50 million more per year for a program that helps aboriginal post-secondary education. CRIME & SECURITY: Repeal Bill C-51 to protect Canadians’ rights and freedoms. Invest $250 million in front-line police officers across Canada, then $100 million in annual funding, which will put 2,500 more police officers on Canadian streets to fight gangs, street and gun violence. Launch a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. Immediately decriminalize marijuana, so no users are criminally prosecuted and nobody goes to jail for smoking marijuana. Strengthen laws to keep drunk drivers off the streets. Invest $40 million over four years to restore cuts to shelters for women escaping violence, thus creating or renovating 2,100 spaces in primary shelters and 350 spaces in transition houses. Boost humanitarian aid to help refugees affected by ISIL. Bring in 10,000 Syrian refugees into Canada by the end of the year. HEALTH CARE: Spend $200 million on recruitment grants for health-care professionals. Hire 7,000 family doctors, nurses and other health officials, and spend $300 million to open 200 new community health clinics. Develop a health accord that will reduce waits for family doctors, create 5,000 new long-term care beds and lower prescription drug costs by 30%. Provide $2.6 billion over four years and work with provinces to make prescriptions more affordable with a universal drug plan that includes bulk purchases. Improve mental health care for young Canadians with a new innovation fund to reduce wait times and improve care. Devote $40 million to launch a national Alzheimer’s and dementia strategy to support research, screening, early diagnosis, treatment and help for families seeking care for affected relatives. Help informal caregivers with a $200 million annual investment. Expand access to EI compassionate care benefits to include non-terminal illnesses, and allow people to take up to six months paid leave to care for seriously ill loved ones. Restore the annual 6% increase in health-care transfers to the provinces. Triple paid leave available for Canadians too ill to work. TAXES: Opposed to personal income tax increases. Slightly increase taxes from Canada’s richest corporations. End tax loopholes to the wealthiest Canadians who purchase stock options, and invest that money to end poverty. Reduce small business taxes from 11% to 9% to help the sector that creates 80% of new private sector jobs. CHILD CARE: Strengthen the middle class and help families get ahead by ensuring quality child care is affordable for every Canadian family. Create one million childcare spaces for children over eight years and cap fees for parents – no more than $15 a day – to save young families money and enable greater participation in the workforce – especially for women. Start immediately flowing funding for over 60,000 childcare spaces at no more than $15 a day. Create over 100,000 new childcare-related jobs. Speed up family reunification, so children can be with their parents. Give parents an extra five weeks of parental leave. SENIORS: Give tax breaks to caregivers. Work with provinces to strengthen the Canada Pension Plan. Return old-age security to 65-year-olds. Protect workplace pensions from reductions by employers. Provide affordable housing for low-income seniors. Lift 200,000 seniors out of poverty with new funding from the GIS. Continue pension splitting for seniors and the Registered Retirement Income fund enhancements. Use the Gas Tax Fund to build and repair infrastructure for healthy spaces for active seniors. Spend $1.8 billion over four years to help provinces increase health care for seniors by expanding home care for 41,000 seniors, thus creating 5,000 more nursing home beds and establishing a $30 million palliative care innovation fund. YOUTH: Create 40,000 jobs over four years for young Canadians through co-op and paid internship programs, and NGO and private sector training partnerships. Partner with municipalities and indigenous governments to hire apprentices for infrastructure projects. Protect the safety of young workers and crack down on unpaid internships. Remove the punitive 2% funding cap on education for indigenous students. Devote $4.8 billion over eight years for indigenous education. Set up a $100 million, four-year mental health innovation fund for children and youth, including $10 million a year for research and information sharing and $15 million per year for health-care providers and community mental health associations. Increase student grants and eliminate interest on student loans. ENVIRONMENT: Introduce cap and trade system to put a market price on carbon and reinvest that money into green energy. Redirect $1 billion a year from fossil fuel subsidies to invest in clean energy. Pass the Climate Change Accountability Act. Strengthen laws to protect Canada’s lakes and rivers, such as amendments to the Navigable Waters Protection Act to include valuable rivers in Churchill riding: Bloodvein River, Seal River, Hayes River, and Churchill River. Make polluters pay to clean up their mess. Include communities and First Nations in energy project consultation. Respect First Nations as resource rulers. Remove the Cabinet’s final say over environmental assessments, which need to be thorough and credible. The Energy East pipeline from Alberta oil sands to eastern Canadian refineries would boost the economy but it can’t be approved without a more stringent energy review process. Oppose Northern Gateway and Keystone XL pipeline projects. Put $100 million toward helping 25 northern and remote communities wean themselves off diesel power. Spend $200 million over four years to help retrofit 15,000 apartments and 50,000 homes to make them more energy efficient. Invest $150 million over four years in a green municipal fund for cleaner transit and local sustainable projects.
JOBS: Invest an additional total of $775 million a year for jobs and skills training, which includes investing $500 million more each year in provincial labour market development agreements to help EI recipients get training, and includes $50 million to renew and expand the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy, and provides $25 million a year for training facilities. It includes an additional $200 million in training programs led by the provinces and territories to help those who do not qualify for Employment Insurance or who are not currently employed. ECONOMY: Boost federal investment in public transit by nearly $6 billion over the next four years, and almost $20 billion over 10 years. Provide flexible funding for municipalities. Steadily increase federal infrastructure investment each year over the next decade. Double the current federal infrastructure investment to $10 billion per year from $5 billion, eventually reaching an annual additional investment of $9.5 billion per year. This will almost double federal infrastructure investment to nearly $125 billion – from $65 billion – over ten years. Engage provincial premiers to reduce inter-provincial trade barriers, to promote training and job creation. Establish the Canada Infrastructure Bank to provide low-cost financing to build new infrastructure projects. POVERTY: Increase investments in the Nutrition North program by $40 million over four years, to ensure northern families have access to affordable, healthy food. Lift 315,000 children out of poverty by investing in family benefits for needy families. Invest in affordable housing for middle and low-income Canadians, and seniors. Build more housing units and refurbish old ones. Help municipalities maintain rent subsidies in co-ops and give communities money to provide stable housing for homeless Canadians. Allow Canadians suffering sudden or tragic life changes to buy a house without tax penalty to ease job relocation, the death of a spouse, etc. Encourage new housing construction by removing all GST on new capital investments in affordable rental housing. Spend $20 billion over 10 years for social infrastructure (housing, child care spaces, community centres, etc.) Conduct an inventory of available federal lands and buildings that could be repurposed for low cost affordable housing. Implement recommendations by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. Reduce EI premiums to $1.65 per $100 from $1.88. CRIME & SECURITY: Give more support to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and sexual harassment, and ensure more perpetrators are brought to justice. Repeal problematic elements of Bill C-51, and introduce new legislation that better balances our collective security with our rights and freedoms. Provide $100 million each year to support provincial and territorial police task forces, use gun marking, require vendors to use enhanced background checks, licence confirmation and firearms records for police in order to get handguns and assault weapons off our streets. Legalize, regulate and restrict access to marijuana with excise taxes. Immediately launch a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women in Canada. Boost humanitarian aid to help refugees. Take immediate action to bring in 25,000 Syrian refugees. Scrap the purchase of F-35 fighter jet, replace CF-18s and buy offshore Arctic patrol vessels. HEALTH CARE: Make home-care more available, prescription drugs more affordable and mental health care more accessible. Invest $3 billion over four years to improve home-care, including quality in-home caregivers and palliative care, and to reduce the cost and improve access to necessary prescription medications through bulk purchasing. Make Employment Insurance Compassionate Care Benefit more flexible and easier to access for those helping a seriously ill family member. Develop a pan-Canadian collaboration on health innovation. Help Canadians with disabilities by consulting with provinces and stakeholders to introduce a National Disabilities Act. TAXES: Increase the residency component of the Northern Residents Deduction by 33% to a maximum of $22 per day and index it for inflation. For Northern Zone residents that will provide a new annual maximum deduction of $8,000 per year, from the current $6,022. For the Intermediate Zone, the maximum deduction rises to $4,000 from $3,011 per year. Trim the tax rate on income between $44,700 and $89,401 to 20% from 22.5% by hiking the rate on Canadians earning over $200,000. Middle class Canadians could save up to $670 per person each year, with a maximum benefit of nearly $1,350 for a couple. Cancel income-splitting and other tax benefits for the wealthy. CHILD CARE: Send families a tax-free, monthly Canada Child Tax Benefit worth up to $533 a month per child. Replace Universal Child Care Benefit with Canada Child Tax Benefit to pay more to parents earning below $150,000. A low income family with one child under six would receive $5,400 tax-free, and a typical family of four would get an extra $2,500 in help, tax-free each year. Meet with provinces, territories and indigenous communities to work on a National Early Learning and Child Care Framework, to deliver affordable, high-quality, flexible child care for Canadian families. This will begin within 100 days of a Liberal government. Ease rules to speed up family reunification for immigrants. SENIORS: Increase the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) for low-income seniors by 10%, thus giving one million vulnerable seniors, especially women, almost $1,000 more each year. Keep pension income splitting. Return starting year for Old Age Security (OAS) benefits and GIS to 65 years, putting an average of $13,000 into the pockets of the lowest income Canadians each year, as they become seniors. Introduce a new Seniors Price Index to make sure OAS and the GIS benefits keep up with seniors’ rising costs. Hold first-ministers’ meetings to enhance the Canada Pension Plan. YOUTH: Invest $1.5 billion over four years for programs that help 125,000 young people find work. Create 40,000 good youth jobs each year for the next three years by investing $300 million more in the renewed Youth Employment Strategy. In the fourth year, the funding level will be set at $385 million per year. Invest a total of $2.6 billion over four years to help First Nations students learn and succeed. Invest $40 million per year to help employers create more co-op spaces. Invest up to $10 million per year to expand pre-apprenticeship training programs. Invest $25 million in a restored Youth Service Program. Increase the maximum Canada Student Grant for low-income students to $3,000 per year for full-time students and to $1,800 per year for part-time students. Increase the level of non-repayable grant assistance to students by $750 million per year, rising to $900 million per year by 2019-20. No graduate with student loans would be required to repay unless earning an income of at least $25,000 per year. Invest $50 million in more annual support to post-secondary student support programs, which supports indigenous students. ENVIRONOMENT: Eliminate fossil fuel subsidies. Put a price on carbon using a national framework administered by the provinces. Consult with provinces and territories before setting national targets for GHG (greenhouse gas) emission reductions. Boost investment in green infrastructure by nearly $6 billion over the next four years, and almost $20 billion over 10 years for projects such as local water and waste water facilities, climate-resilient infrastructure, clean energy and to clean up contaminated sites, prevent wildfires, improve storm water systems, build dams and dikes, mitigate ice storms, and reinforce infrastructure for melting permafrost in the North. Introduce an evidence-based environmental assessment process that includes better consultation with aboriginal groups. Attend the 2015 UN climate change conference in Paris. Invest $200 million a year to develop clean technologies in forestry, fisheries, mining, energy and farming.
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OCTOBER 19 ELECTION PRIMER GREEN PARTY OF CANADA Candidate: August Hastmann Teacher. Home: Split Lake GPC Leader: Elizabeth May Environmentalist, writer, activist and lawyer, age 61. JOBS: Set $15 federal minimum wage. Ensure Canadian small business owners and entrepreneurs have access to the funds they need to create local jobs and revitalize local economies, so create federally funded $1 billion per year green technology commercialization grants to accelerate emerging technologies and give Canadian entrepreneurs a head start. Invest in carpenters, electricians, and contractors to install high efficiency insulation, solar heating and electricity, and to plug leaky buildings and reduce carbon pollution from homes, businesses, hospitals and schools. Commit $6.4 billion per year, one point of the GST, to municipal infrastructure to provide stable, long-term funding to Canadian municipalities, to create local jobs and to fix crumbling roads and buildings. End gender-based discrimination in the workplace and eliminate the gender wage gap. ECONOMY: Shift the economy from resource exports to high value-added business. Build sectors benefiting from the lower Canadian dollar: manufacturing, tourism, value-added forest products and cultural industries. Provide national infrastructure investments in energy efficiency, renewable energy production, digital upgrades, clean-tech manufacturing and tourism. Create a Canadian infrastructure bank to build safer bridges, better roads, world-class water treatment facilities, affordable housing, efficient public transportation and expanded broadband access. Support local growers, farmers and producers of organic and local food. Support and fund community supported agriculture, farmers’ markets, small-scale farms and producers and Canadian wineries and microbreweries. Create a national transportation strategy with strict new rules on rail safety. Invest an additional $285 million in the first year of a new Green Parliament and $315 million for every subsequent year to protect CBC-Radio Canada. Protect and diversify Canada Post and restore doorto-door daily mail service. Defend Canada’s sovereignty against foreign investors and secret trade deals that threaten Canada, by opposing the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) between Canada and China, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA.) Invest $1 billion annually on electrical grid updates. Reinvest in national rail systems, reaching up to $764 million annually
by 2019-20. Rebuild public scientific capacity by providing $75 million annually to add to critical science capacity lost to Environment Canada, Health Canada, Parks Canada and Fisheries and Oceans. POVERTY: Build 20,000 new affordable housing units per year, and renew 8,000 units per year to ensure the existing stock. Provide rent supplements or shelter assistance for an additional 40,000 low-income households per year, for ten years. Direct $800 million a year for infrastructure on Canada’s First Nations communities, for drinking water and adequate housing. Implement the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee. Repeal the Indian Act, should that be the consensus of First Nations. CRIME & SECURITY: Ensure greater resources are available for federal prosecutors and specialized RCMP officers that might form investigatory and legal teams capable of conducting effective and timely prosecutions of white collar criminals. Launch a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women. Legalize and tax marijuana. Repeal Bill C-51 to defend Canadian Charter rights and privacy as a top priority. Re-align defence spending to increase emphasis on disaster assistance. Shift focus away from NATO war missions towards UN peacekeeping. HEALTH CARE: Begin to set up a universal pharmacare program, a bulk drug purchasing agency, and make new drug patent protection times shorter to save Canadians $11 billion a year. Encourage a successful generic drug market. Expand health care to cover prescription medication for all Canadians and provide free public dental coverage for 700,000 low-income youth (under 18). Adopt stricter regulations to prohibit cancercausing chemicals in our food and consumer products. Spend $43 million a year to establish program funding to address dementia, mental health, and addictions. TAXES: Raise corporate tax rates to 2009 level (19%) by 2019. Eliminate boutique tax credits, income splitting and reduce small-business tax rate to 9%. Eliminate personal taxes on incomes below low-income cut-off of $20,000. Reduce federal small business tax rate to 9% by 2019. Make all tax credits refundable. Close loopholes on offshore tax havens. Eliminate accelerated capital cost allowance credits on fossil fuels. Work with provinces to increase taxes on tobacco and alcohol. Expand home renovation tax credit to make homes and businesses more efficient. Create a tax credit for employers who offer daycare space. CHILD CARE: Invest up to $1 billion a year to support existing and new programs in early childhood education that would be cost shared with the provinces. Support phasing out the Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB) and allocate the funds to support an increase in the number of regulated affordable child care spaces. Negotiate with the provinces and territories to ensure that Canada collectively provides regulated child care
spaces for 70% of children age six or younger with working parents, instead of the mere 22.5% provided now. Provide workplace childcare and support women to re-enter the work force whenever they choose after having children. SENIORS: Work through the Council of Canadian Governments to develop a National Seniors Strategy with the following elements: a housing plan with affordable, predictable home care support; a guaranteed livable income to ensure no Canadian lives in poverty; pharmacare that strongly benefits seniors; a National Dementia Strategy, including more long-term care beds in neighbourhood facilities; an approach that supports “aging in place”; the promotion of intergenerational programs that allow our children – from toddlers to high school students – to visit seniors; convenient and safe public transport to support independent living; access to the equity in homes to support day-to-day living expenses; addressing the Supreme Court of Canada decision to allow physician-assisted death. The Green Party also supports the expansion of CPP as the most reliable and predictable pension plan. YOUTH: Abolish tuition fees for students without adequate financial means, including removing the inadequate 2% annual cap on increased funding for post secondary education for all First Nations and Inuit students. By 2020 abolish tuition fees for post-secondary education and skills training. Eliminate any existing or future student federal debt above $10,000. Stop charging interest on new student loans and increase available funding to bursaries. The Canadian Sustainable Generations Fund will make critical investments in trades, apprenticeships, education, and skills and training. Spend $1.25 billion a year to develop a Youth Community and Environmental Service Corps that will provide federal minimum wage employment for 40,000 youth aged 18-25 every year for four years. ENVIRONMENT: Partner with First Nations for responsible resource development in their traditional territories in the long-term public interest. Reduce carbon emissions by 30% nationwide. Defend all our coastal waters from risky pipelines and dangerous oil tankers. Oppose any pipeline plans, including the construction of the Northern Gateway Pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia’s West Coast, and the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project. Reduce fossil fuel use to 40% below 2005 levels by 2025. Reduce greenhouse gases to 85% below 1990 levels by 2050. Make Canada carbon neutral by 2100. Make all carbon fuels subject to a carbon fee and dividend. Create an industrial cap-and-trade program. Legislate a ban on super tankers on British Columbia’s coast and impose a moratorium on drilling for oil and gas in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Eliminate subsidies for the fossil-fuel industry. Work with provinces to ensure the rapid phase-out of coal-fired generation plants in Canada and end thermal coal exports. Attend the 2015 UN climate change conference in Paris in December.
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Individual Tickets Individual Tickets concert $25(taxes included)/per $25(taxes included)/per concert On sale September 13, 2015 On sale September 13, 2015 Subscription Package Subscription Package $75(taxes included)/package $75(taxes includes all included)/package 4 concerts. On Sale NOW includes all 4 concerts. On Sale NOW Tickets available at the TRCC Tickets at the TRCC receptionavailable desk or call 204-677-7952 reception desk or call 204-677-7952
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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
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505 • HOUSES FOR SALE KILLARNEY, MB 2 storey, brick, character home. Upgrades include furnace, windows, electrical, flooring and bathroom. Large lot featuring veranda and side deck. Town has lake, beach, championship golf course and all medical amenities. Phone 204-523-7754. 41-gcd-46-nb
506 • CABINS FOR SALE HUNTING CABIN by Duck Mountain on 7 acres of land. Year round access and hydro. Phone 204-742-3732. 41-1-d
510 • RETAIL/OFFICE SPACE OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE 500-5000 sq ft available. Cameron/Hoe building 83 Churchill Drive. Contact Joe Aniceto. 204-679-0490 or Neil Cameron 306477-5668. 20-tfn-nb
409 • MISC. FOR SALE FARM CHICKENS Free range, farm grain fed, oven ready 5-8 lbs. Also, turkeys 13-30 lbs. $2.65 lb. Order now 204677-5553. 40-GCD-46-d
Candidate: Kyle G. Mirecki Student Home: Winnipeg CPC Leader: Stephen Harper Economist and current prime minister, age 56. JOBS: Create at least another 1.3 million net new jobs by 2020. Focus on creating good well-paying jobs. A lowtax Manufacturing Strategy with new investment will keep Canada’s manufacturing sector growing, create jobs and keep us competitive in the global marketplace. ECONOMY: Maintain a balanced budget and avoid deficits. Keep the economy growing. Continue delivering tax breaks. Keep raising incomes across the board. Invest in infrastructure and innovation. Continue eliminating trade barriers with Canada’s foreign partners in the Western Hemisphere, Europe and Asia. Provide over $1 billion to the auto industry over the next decade to help cope with elimination tariffs from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, starting in 201718. Canada’s signing of the TPP creates the largest trading bloc in the world. Diversify and increase our exports. Build pipelines and open West Coast and Maritime ports for Canada’s oil sands industry in Alberta. Approved Northern Gateway oil sands pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia. Support Energy East oil pipeline from Alberta to New Brunswick, and proposed Keystone XL oilsands pipeline from Alberta to U.S. Gulf Coast.
Full-Time Temporary Janitor/Labour Position Cementation has a 6 month full-time contract position open at our Shop facility in Thompson, Manitoba. This position includes janitorial and labour duties at our Shop, delivery service between the Thompson Shop and our projects at Snow Lake and Flin Flon, as well as cleaning services for our residential units located in Thompson, Manitoba. Applicants must have a valid Class 5 (Full) driver’s license with a clean driving record. All individuals working for Cementation are expected to work in compliance with the working rules and regulations of the company, including all safety guidelines. Send your resume in confidence to: Email: personnel@cementation.com Fax: 705.472.8185 Closing for resumes is Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Since we value your interest in our company and the time it takes to apply for this position, we will respond to all those who apply.
Pass legislation for tax incentives to liquefy natural gas. Raise to $35,000 the amount first-time homebuyers can withdraw tax-free from RRSPs to finance a home purchase. Add over 700,000 new homeowners by 2020.Support small businesses through Small Business Job Credit and EI premium freezes for three years. Provide $5.8 billion in new investments to build and renew federal infrastructure across Canada, delivering most of it within three years. These measures, together with those announced in the Economic Action Plan 2015, total almost $10 billion in 2015-16. Expand manufacturing sectors and give manufacturers a 10-year tax incentive to boost productivity. Provide up to $100 million over five years, starting in 2015-16 for a new automotive supplier Innovation Program. Develop a national aerospace supplier development initiative. Provide an extra $1.33 billion over six years starting in 201718 to the Canada Foundation for Innovation to support advanced research infrastructure at universities, colleges and research hospitals. POVERTY: Provide $150 million over four years starting in 2016-17 to support cooperative and non-profit housing units. Overall, spend over $2.3 billion per year over the next four years for access to affordable housing. In addition, about $170 million per year will be provided to First Nations to support the construction, rehabilitation and renovation of affordable housing on reserves. Provide $6 million over five years starting 2015-16 to Canadians to access remittance services to help pay for nutrition, education and health care when sending money to family and friends in developing countries. Invest $222 million per year for labour market agreements for persons with disabilities. Provide $500 million to building and renovating schools on reserves. Commit $567 million over five years for aboriginal people and northerners to help build stronger communities. Provide $200 million to improve First Nations education and outcomes in schools. CRIME & SECURITY: Fight crime, protect children and make communities safe. Pass
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.
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.
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Classification: Building Service Worker 1 Full-Time Term Position: A.S.A.P. to March 4, 2016 Thompson, Manitoba Competition No. 15-101 Closing Date: October 19, 2015 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.
Classification: Instructor Full-Time Term Position: January 4, 2016 to January 3, 2017 The Pas, Manitoba Competition No. 15-102 Closing Date: October 30, 2015 or until position is filled. 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.
the Life Means Life act to permanently lock up dangerous and cruel murderers with no possibility of parole. Pass the Dangerous and Impaired Driving Act. Double funding for child advocacy centres which lead the prosecution and treatment of crimes against children. Extend child victim services outside urban centres. Bill C-51 now expands the powers of the RCMP, CSIS and other national security agencies, criminalizes promoting and advocating terrorism and requires airlines to stop extremists from flying to overseas battle zones. Invest $292.6 million over five years in intelligence and law enforcement agencies fighting terrorism. Get tougher sentences and mandatory minimum sentences for gun crimes. Spend $20 million over five years to stop human trafficking and support their victims with the Human Trafficking Action Plan, which helps keep young women out of the hands of predatory criminal gangs. Bring in 10,000 Syrian refugees by 2017, and an extra 10,000 Syrian and Iraqi refugees over the next four years. Spend an additional $11.8 billion over ten years on the Department of National Defence. HEALTH CARE: Increase the Canada Health Transfer by a projected $27 billion over the next five years, from $32.1 billion in 2014-15 to $40.9 billion in 2019-20. Economic Action Plan (EAP) 2015 enhanced the Compassionate Care Benefits available through the Employment Insurance (EI) program which will allow claimants to collect up to 52 weeks of benefits. Canadian Employers for Caregivers Plan helps employees who are taking care of sick children or children with severe disabilities. EAP 2015 committed up to $42 million over five years to Canadian Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation. Extend, until the end of 2018, the federal measure allowing qualifying family member to become the plan holder of a Registered Disability Savings Plan for an adult who can’t enter into a contract. TAXES: Keep individual taxes low for all Canadians. Avoid carbon tax. Don’t increase Canada Pension Plan taxes nor EI taxes. Cut taxes for small and big businesses. Keep the income-splitting tax credit: a $2.2 billion “Family Tax Cut” for couples with kids worth up to $2,000, by letting a higher-earning spouse transfer up to $50,000 of income to a lower-earning spouse, so it’s taxed in a lower bracket. Introduce new Home Accessibility Tax Credit for persons with disabilities and seniors for wheel chair ramps, walk-in bathtubs, etc. It provides up to $1,500 in
tax relief. Reduce small business tax rate from 11% to 9% by 2019. Remove GST/HST on more health care products and services, such as acupuncture, eyewear and disability training. Reduce taxes for job-creating businesses by $14 billion in 2015-16. CHILD CARE: Universal Child Care Benefit pays $160 per month per child under six, and $60 per month per child for children between six and 17, which is taxable. Provide $2 million in 2015-16 to support Canadian Autism Partnership to fight Autism Spectrum Disorder. SENIORS: Introduce $2,000 Single Seniors tax credit to extend more tax relief to nearly 1.6 million single and widowed seniors who have pension income. When combined with the Pension Income Credit existing now, claimed by 4.5 million seniors already, it will allow them to receive up to $600 in tax relief every year. Retired Canadians can split pensions for income tax. Starting year for Old Age Security (OAS) and GIS will gradually move from 65 to 67 years starting in 2023. Committed funding for Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging for research. Released a National Dementia Research and Prevention Plan in partnership with the Alzheimer Society of Canada. YOUTH: Provide $12 million over three years to provide post-secondary scholarships and bursaries for First Nations and Inuit students. Provide $14 million over two years for young entrepreneurs. Put $2.5 million more into programs that steer teens away from gang activity. Increase investment in Aboriginal education by 25 percent. Construct 41 new schools and fund over 500 schools to help First Nations. ENVIRONMENT: The National Conservation Plan includes $252 million over five years, to help conserve and restore Canada’s lands and waters by safeguarding and enhancing biodiversity and ecosystems, to provide habitat for wildlife and clean water. Create a Wildlife Conservation and Enhancement Program to fund community projects that improve habitat for species harvested by hunters and trappers, such as moose, deer, wild turkey, and migratory birds. Enact new migratory bird regulations to establish a family hunting permit and remove other unnecessary barriers and irritants to hunters, in time for the 2017 hunting season. Commit new funding to helping DestinationCanada promote conservation and heritage industries, in particular angling, hunting, and snowmobiling.
Salesperson Seeking a highly motivated, permanent, full-time salesperson for busy retail store. Successful applicant will be well groomed, outgoing, personable and able to keep pace with rapidly changing technology. Wireless Solutions/MTS Connect offers an above industry average compensation package plus benefits plan. Must be available for shifts during regular store hours, which are from 9AM to 6PM weekdays, and 9:30 AM to 5 PM Saturdays. Please apply in person with resume and cover letter.
Thompson (866) 677.6450
Thompson (866) 677.6450
Wireless Solutions/MTS Connect Thompson 10-50 Selkirk Avenue Thompson, MB R8N 0M7
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Careers 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.
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BUILDING SERVICE WORKER THOMPSON REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY Help Wanted Equipment Operator/Labourer – Temporary Employment For the Thompson Regional Airport Authority QualiďŹ cations: Applicants must have experience operating heavy equipment. Incumbent must have a valid class 3 driver’s license with the ability to obtain airbrakes. Must be able to manage and prioritize his/her workload. Effective interpersonal skills, communication skills and proven ability to work co-operatively in a team environment are essential. Knowledge in the aviation industry would be an asset. Incumbent must have a clean driver’s abstract record for seven years. Duties: Reporting to the Operation Manager the incumbent must be willing to be deemed proficient and operate heavy equipment in a safe and appropriate manner. Heavy equipment will include trucks, front-end loaders, graders, snowblowers, sweepers and other pieces of equipment. Incumbent must also clean, maintain and secure all equipment as directed by legislation, policies and procedures. The incumbent will also provide regular maintenance of airport grounds, brush cutting, lawn mowing, painting, minor repairs to buildings and fences. Assist in road and runway maintenance and assist maintenance staff in various duties and operating small grounds equipment. Applicants are requested to indicate in their covering letter or resume how they meet the qualifications of the position. Incumbent will be subjected to shift work including weekends. Salary range is $18.21 to $26.10 and subjected to the terms and conditions outlined in the collective agreement. Closing date will be October 16, 2015.
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Youth Care Practitioner (.8 Overnight Awake) Kisewatisiwin Services-Thompson COMPETITION NUMBER: 2458.09.15 Macdonald Youth Services requires a Youth Care Practitioner to work the Overnight Awake shift within the Kisewatisiwin Services in Northern Manitoba, working with high-needs adolescents with multiple treatment issues. QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO DO THE JOB: The successful applicant will be required to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in the provision of a nurturing, caring and safe environment for youth in a residential setting and must display the ability to understand and support treatment goals and to develop and maintain positive relationships with youth who demonstrate a wide range of social, emotional and behavioral difficulties. Good written and verbal communication skills are required. As team members, duties may include, but are not limited to: administrative responsibilities, crisis management, maintaining health standards as directed by residential licensing requirements, budgeting, and contributing to treatment programming. Sound judgment, stress management, and good role modeling skills are required. Willingness to obtain First Aid/CPR 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. HOURS: 32 hours per week, Friday-Monday, midnight to 8 am SALARY RANGE: $27,727.49 - $43,622.31 d.o.q per annum, plus competitive benefits plan. This position is also entitled to a Northern allowance equal to an additional five percent (5%) of the salary.
Purpose of Position: Under the supervision of the Director of Education & Training, the Training & Employment Program Assistant will be required to maintain accurate ďŹ nancial records and provide support to the Training & Employment Coordinator and Employment & Training Workers in KTC Communities. Provide regular ďŹ nancial reports to the KTC First Nations and Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak ASETS Program on the Employment & Training budgets for KTC. (Includes Consolidated Revenue Fund & Employment Insurance Programs). QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Formal training in the area of Business Administration. Experience in maintaining ďŹ nancial records, individual ďŹ les, ďŹ nancial reports (monthly, quarterly and annual). Knowledge of the various programs and guidelines under the Aboriginal Skills & Employment Training Strategy (ASETS). Knowledge of the eligibility and reporting requirements of the ASETS. Ability to work independently. Must have experience in working with Excel Programs, KETO and be computer literate. Must be able to travel to remote northern communities to work with Training & Employment Workers. Valid driver’s license for the Province of Manitoba is an asset. Ability to speak either Cree or Dene is an asset.
Resumes may be faxed: 204-778-7778, emailed: northern.careers@mys.mb.ca, or delivered: 102-83 Churchill Drive Thompson, MB quoting competition number before 12:00 noon October 26, 2015.
Salary is dependent upon qualiďŹ cations and experience. A comprehensive beneďŹ ts package is provided. A complete job description can be obtained by calling (204) 677-2341 or Aggie Weenusk, Director of Education & Training at (204) 677-0399. Interested candidates are invited to submit in conďŹ dence a resume with references and a letter of application stating salary expectations before 4:00 p.m., October 16, 2015 to:
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.
Lisa Beardy – OfďŹ ce Manager Keewatin Tribal Council 23 Nickel Road Thompson, Manitoba R8N 0Y4 Fax: (204) 677-0257 E-mail: lbeardy@ktc.ca
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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.
Thompson (866) 677.6450
Dynamic opportunities await you in your new career with Diagnostic Services Manitoba. DSM is the not-for-proďŹ t corporation responsible for all of Manitoba’s public laboratory services and for rural diagnostic imaging services. Our vision is to create a patient-ďŹ rst environment that provides quality laboratory and diagnostic imaging services supporting the health care needs of all Manitobans.
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Northern RHA has a Representative Workforce Strategy, we encourage all applicants to self-declare. Criminal Record, Child Abuse, & Adult Abuse Registry Checks are required. We thank all candidates for applying. Only those selected for interview will be contacted.
Classification: Building Service Worker 1 Full-Time Regular Position Thompson, Manitoba Competition No. 15-100 Closing Date: October 19, 2015
We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in employment with Keewatin Tribal Council, however; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
DSM is seeking a committed and professional individual to ďŹ ll the leadership role of Chief Operating OfďŹ cer (COO). Reporting to the CEO, as the COO, you will be responsible for directing the operational activities of DSM in a provincially integrated environment which includes ongoing evaluation and redesign to ensure that DSM’s services are timely, accurate and based on solid management structures, processes and practices. You will exercise the sound budgetary and operational stewardship of an essential and inclusive health care service and grow and nurture effective operational relationships with all of DSM’s internal and external health care partners. You will have a track record of effectively coaching middle level staff to manager and develop high-performance teams and develop and implement program strategies. You will be an analytical and decisive decision maker with the ability to prioritize and communicate to staff key objectives and tactics necessary to achieve organization goals. You will have an unwavering commitment to quality programs and data-driven program evaluation. In addition to an MBA or MHA, the ideal candidate will have ďŹ ve or more years of senior experience on the leadership team of a dynamic organization, with a proven track record in successfully managing organizational change. You must be a service focused team player able to drive change, deliver results, maintain strategic alignment, demonstrate adaptability, lead courageously and effectively inuence both internal and external stakeholders. Salary and beneďŹ ts will be commensurate with qualiďŹ cations and experience. DSM thanks all applicants who express an interest in this opportunity; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (Including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained not more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment. Applications will be accepted until October 30, 2015 Please submit resume and copy of qualifications stating competition # 15-407-DSM to: Human Resources Coordinator 1502 – 155 Carlton Street Winnipeg, MB R3C 3H8 Tel: (204) 926-7826 Fax: (204) 940-1769 Email: dsm_hr@dsmanitoba.ca For more information about DSM, go to: www.dsmanitoba. ca DSM values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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CAREER OPPORTUNITY t $PNQFUJUJWF 4BMBSJFT t 3FMPDBUJPO "TTJTUBODF t $POUJOVJOH &EVDBUJPO t 3FNPUFOFTT "MMPXBODF t &YDFMMFOU #FOFĂśUT
>Procurement Lead 1FSNBOFOU '5& t +PC 1PTUJOH 5) %FQBSUNFOU .BUFSJBMT .BOBHFNFOU -PHJTUJD 4FSWJDFT 8BHF 3BOHF t 6OJPO "ĂłMJBUJPO 6'$8 5IPNQTPO (FOFSBM )PTQJUBM t 5IPNQTPO .BOJUPCB Under the direction of the Regional Manager, Materials Management & Logistics Services, the Procurement Lead is responsible to ensure that proper processes are followed throughout the Region. The incumbent is involved in all aspects of procurement in a health care setting and is responsible for a group of commodities requiring a high level of expertise in technical and product knowledge. The incumbent is responsible for purchasing materials, equipment and services for clinical and operations departments aiming to assure the supply of items for business continuity, product quality, delivery times and pricing accuracy. The incumbent acts as a liaison between vendors and end users regarding product concerns. The Procurement Lead assists with maintaining contract information, improving and maintaining the efficiency of the department, performance of any clerical duties and assists in projects affecting the department as required. The incumbent must fulfill the requirements of the Criminal Records/Vulnerable Person, Child Abuse Registry check and Adult Abuse Registry check, and adhere to all Northern Health Region (NHR) policies and procedures. Qualifications: t (SBEF %JQMPNB t #VTJOFTT "ENJOJTUSBUJPO EFHSFF EJQMPNB JT BO BTTFU t &OSPMNFOU JO B SFDPHOJ[FE 1VSDIBTJOH $FSUJĂśDBUJPO %FTJHOBUJPO 1SPHSBN JT BO BTTFU QSPPG PG A.FNCFS JO (PPE 4UBOEJOH SFRVJSFE t 7BMJE .BOJUPCB $MBTT 7 ESJWFS T MJDFOTF For complete list of qualifications please visit our website www.nrha.ca. Aboriginal applicants are encouraged to self-declare when submitting applications & resumĂŠs. Full job description is available upon request. Position will remain open until filled. For more information, please contact: Mr. Dion McIvor, RPR, Recruitment Officer 867 Thompson Drive South, Thompson, MB R8N 1Z4 Fax: (204) 778-1477, Email: recruiteast@nrha.ca
Career Opportunity – Executive Director We are looking for an inspiring, experienced leader who has a deep passion for social change, with the ability to build and foster strong relationships with staff and key community partners in the development of programs and services for women and their families. You must be a leader for change to improve the status, health and well-being of women and their families. This will also involve your contribution to the national and international YWCA movement. The successful candidate will have the capacity to engage stakeholders and the community in responding, planning, implementing and evaluating programs. Your creative, strategic and entrepreneurship approach in fund development, developing business and partnership opportunities will ensure that we can respond to emerging community needs. In this role, you will possess excellent skills in communication, ďŹ nancial acumen, business/strategic planning, setting decision-making criteria, advocacy, human resources, marketing, risk management and team management. Experience or the ability to work collaboratively with a board of directors within a framework of policy governance and executive limitations is a great asset. A university degree of relative discipline or equivalent experience and education is required with a minimum of ďŹ ve years experience in a senior or middle management position. We offer a competitive salary and beneďŹ ts package. Send resume to Kate Fenske President, Board of Directors 39 Nickel Road, Thompson, Manitoba R8N 0Y5 or email kate.fenske@gmail.com We will advertise until a qualiďŹ ed candidate is selected but will prioritize applicants that apply by October 19, 2015.
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WE’RE GROWING! The world’s aviation industry is benefiting from the operation of a first class Global Aerospace Center for Icing and Environmental Research (GLACIER) in Thompson, Manitoba. MDS AeroTest is managing, operating and maintaining the GLACIER facility, providing employment opportunities for a variety of skill sets, including several disciplines in high-tech aviation. MDS AeroTest is currently hiring for the following positions: MAINTENANCE & SECURITY TECHNICIAN General Responsibilities Performing grounds and building maintenance, facility systems preventative maintenance, as well as ensure complete security of this world-class, outdoor aero-engine test site. CHIEF FACILITY ENGINEER General Responsibilities Manage the day to day maintenance and site upgrade modification projects of the GLACIER test facility. In addition, the individual will maintain the Health and Safety Management System including policies, procedures and training in order to promote health and safety and ensure a continuous safe workplace. QUALITY REPRESENTATIVE General Responsibilities The main areas of responsibility for this position are internal and external auditing, participation in continuous improvement initiatives, and the development of AS 9100 / ISO 9001, and ISO 14001 Quality and Environmental Management Systems.
Communities Economic Development Fund (CEDF) is recruiting for the position of Community Economic Development OfďŹ ce (CEDO) in its community programming division. The position is located in Thompson. Responsibilities include: • Assisting Community Development Corporations with developing economic planning and opportunities. • Providing technical assistance to entrepreneurs in northern communities. • Developing economic opportunities as identiďŹ ed through community consultation. • PathďŹ nding for communities and individuals to locate resources and assistance in developing economic opportunities. The successful candidate will have post secondary education, preferably in Commerce, and some experience with community development, possibly including micro-enterprise development. The candidate must be able to communicate conďŹ dently and professionally with a variety of stakeholders. The position requires the ability to travel.
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CEDF is a Manitoba Crown Corporation. It offers a competitive compensation and beneďŹ t package. Please submit a rĂŠsumĂŠ by Friday, October 23, 2015 to: Oswald Sawh, CEO CEDF 15 Moak Cres., Thompson MB R8N 2B8 Fax: 204-778-4313 Email: admin@cedf.mb.ca We thank all applicants, however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT General Responsibilities To assist in maintaining administration and financial records. To work closely with both the General Manager and the Administrative Coordinator. Liaise with customers, suppliers, visitors and other MDS offices. Execute all aspects of the site administration in accordance with Company procedures. For complete job descriptions of these exciting opportunities, please visit our website at www.mdsaerotest.ca Interested and qualified candidates are invited to forward their resumes by email to recruiting@mdsaero.com We thank all who apply, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
WORK WITH US & GROW A CAREER Glacier Media Group is growing. Check our job board regularly for the latest openings: www.glaciermedia.ca/careers
STORE MANAGER 2 – CHURCHILL Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries is seeking a Store Manager 2 in our Churchill Liquor Mart. We are looking for a result-oriented person with demonstrated abilities in achieving retail objectives. Duties include budgeting, staff scheduling/management, sales analysis, inventory management and merchandising. You will also motivate and develop staff to deliver excellent customer service. The ideal candidate will have: x Related post-secondary education (Business Administration) including management, sales and marketing courses, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. x A minimum of two (2) to five (5) years of supervisory experience (retail capacity preferred). x Strong leadership, teamwork and interpersonal skills.
* Please note: The successful candidate must reside in the Churchill area Please visit us at www.mbll.ca/jobs for more information and how to apply.
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2014-2015 ANNUAL REPORT T H O M P S O N COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Post Office Box 1074 Thompson, Manitoba C a n a d a R 8 N 1 N 9 Phone: 204.677.1908 Email: tcf@mymts.net
thompsonfoundation.mb.ca Thompson Community Foundation is a “savings account” created for the community. The revenue from these managed funds is granted to worthwhile community projects.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sherrie Kreuger • President Liz Sousa • Past President Randy McKay • Vice President Tim Johnston • Treasurer Tamy Burton • Secretary Dave Moore • Grants Chair Alain Huberdeau • Director Steven Toews • Director Lynn Nakonechny • Director Ed Danyluk • Director Kevin White • Director
2015 GRANTS Thompson Tumblers Gymnastics Club: $ 2,000 to purchase Gymnastic mats and equipment (Moffat Family Fund) Boys & Girls Club of Thompson Inc: $ 6,500 towards a front step renovation and wheel chair accessibility project (Moffat Family Fund) Macdonald Youth Services (MYS): $ 1,640 trampolines and basketball equipment at the MYS Transition House (Moffat Family Fund) Thompson Public Library: $ 3,89878 Towards display furniture, and a bulletin/white/magnetic board and projector (Moffat Family Fund) RD Parker Collegiate-Physical Education Program: $ 6,226 27 to purchase a commercial grade Elliptical and multifunctional weight machine (Moffat Family Fund) Thompson Lion’s Club: $ 7,000 Towards the construction & development of a family friendly Adventure Park (Moffat Family Fund) École Riverside School: $ 6,664To purchase basketball backboards and score clock for the gymnasium (Moffat Family Fund) YWCA Thompson Residence Inc: $ 6,59323 To replace the floor of the rear landings and stairwell (Moffat Family Fund) Thompson Humane Society: $ 7,827 08 To purchase a laser engraver and an electronic poster display board (TCF Fund) Norman Northstars Hockey Club: $ 2,179 25 To purchase new equipment used in off-ice training (TCF Fund) TRCC: $ 10,000 Towards the creation of The Wall of Fame Project (TCF Fund) Rotary Park Development Association: $ 15,736 59 Towards a shade structure at Rotary Park (Moffat Family Fund) The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Keewatin/St. Lawrence Roman Catholic Church: $ 6,462 59 – Towards phase 2 of the refurbishment of the St. Lawrence Roman Catholic Church (TCF Fund) Thompson Citizenship Council Inc. o/a Thompson Multicultural Centre: $ 3,13123 to establish a community garden (Joe Brain Fund) Men Are Part of the Solution Inc: $ 3,000 To purchase tools to provide training to clients in basic carpentry skills (Moffat Family Fund)
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE I truly feel honored to be the new President and I am proud to work with such a high caliber Board. I am excited for the great things we are going to accomplish this year. I want to share with you an exciting opportunity to grow our endowment fund and ensure a lasting legacy for Our Foundation. The Thomas Sill Foundation has issued a grant challenge that will match at a rate of 1:2 to a max of $25,000 for every dollar we raise locally over the next year. The Winnipeg Foundation will be holding a 2015 Manitoba Challenge Day on November 14th and they will match
1 for every $5 we raise up to a max of $2000. Our goal is to raise $50,000. If we raise this amount $77,000 will be added to our endowment fund. I am pleased to advise that as of June, grants totaling $88,859.02 have been provided to community organizations in 2015. That brings our total grants given to date to $ 912,368.24. In September, the Thompson Community Foundation held its 8th annual Mix & Mingle gala. The 2015 Order of Thompson recipient is Mr. John Donovan. Congratulations! You are $
truly deserving of this award. In closing I would like to thank the citizens of Thompson for all of their support and generosity. Incredible things can happen when we come together in this community! If you have any questions regarding the Thompson Community Foundation or would like to make a donation, please do not hesitate to contact our office at 204-677-1908 or please speak to any of our Board of Directors. Sincerely, Sherrie Kreuger, President
2014 DONORS After Dark Productions Alain Huberdeau All Occasions Alyson Degrave Anonymous Donor Bernadette Nicholson Blake Clemons Boston Pizza Calm Air Canadian Tire Colin Bonnycastle Colleen Smook Daisy Peterson
Darlene Chartier Darlene Duquette Dave Moore Dawn Ashley Wood Domino’s Don Johnson Jewellers Duncan Wong Dustin Winker Elaine Chaboyer Esther Latchman Faith Pritchard Family Foods Frank Mlakar
Freda Lepine Gigi Birch Grace Bindle Harmony Dumas Holly Baird Irene Moore Jane Priest Jasyn Lucas Karen Correia Kathleen Stacey KB Insurance Lambert’s Painting and Decorating
2015 SCHOLARSHIP & BURSARY RECIPIENTS Cody Hopkins 1,500 – CIM Scholarship
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Cassandra Neziol 222 22 – Kerrie Brown Memorial Bursary
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Morgan Hanson-Oliveira 222 22 – Kerrie Brown Memorial Bursary
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Evan Forest 222 22 – Kerrie Brown Memorial Bursary
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Evan Lutz 3,000 – Arnold Morberg Memorial Scholarship
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Boys & Girls Club of Thompson Inc. 500 – The Troy Anand Fund
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2015 ORDER OF THOMPSON RECIPIENT John Donovan The Order of Thompson recognizes long term citizens for their significant contributions to our community in the areas of philanthropy, business, recreation, volunteerism, community spirit, ambassadorship, public affairs, and/or outstanding skills in areas of leadership, service and community commitment.
Law North LLP Linda & Ken Dutchak Liz Sousa Lovro Paulic Lynn Nakonechny M & M Meats Margaret Dumas Marleny Bonnycastle McDole’s Gym Ink Melissa Gosnell Miller The Mover Mrs. Taurus Murray Thompson
Niki Ashton Norma Leahy Operation Red Nose Pam Antila Randy McKay Robert Andres Rogers Rosale Sumner Safeway Sharon McIvor Shelly Watt Sheri Oceana Sherrie Kreuger
Sherry Cowan Smook Contractors St Joseph Parish Steven Toews Sue O’Brien Susan Buckle Sylvia & Melvin Fillier Tamy Burton Thompson Community Band Thompson Regional Airport Authority Twin Motors
United SteelWorkers Local 6166 United Way of Winnipeg Vale Volker Beckmann Wescan Wilf & Lou Hudson Winnipeg Foundation
MEMORIAL FUNDS Memorial gifts are a thoughtful way of honoring the memory of a family member, friend or colleague who has passed away. Very often, families of the deceased prefer gifts to charity be made in lieu of flowers. Memorial gifts made to the Thompson Community Foundation qualify as charitable donations. Donors will receive a tax receipt and the family of the deceased will receive a card acknowledging your gift. A memorial gift to the Thompson Community Foundation remembers your loved one each year in our printed Annual Report and on our Memorial Page on our website. Albert Wong Andrew Fillier-Bennett Arthur Derkson Ann Ehmann Beckmann Antonio Gaudio Barbara Harper Betty Wiseman Bill Moore BJ Hickey Boris Taurus Brandy Thompson Caroline Lobster Chano Dumas Charles Morin Clifford Duquette
Connie Magill Dave Armstrong Denise Kreuger Dr. Jerry Leahy Edmund Nicholson Gary “Red” Watt Gilbert Kirkness Gladys Beatty Glen W. Thompson Helen Morin James Thrower Joe Cloutier Kevin Pesal Len Law Lil Moore
Lilian Hassard Linda Peebles Lissa Chaboyer Lynn Bengert Mary Arthurson Mary Chupka Nanny Mabel Nathaniel “Chano” Dumas Nick & Rose Smook Nikola Dukic Otto Bindle Pamela Jonsson Past Friends Ralph Magill Rev Fyk
Rev Olach Rev. John Neepin Robert Macumber Robert McKay Ron Russell Shaen & Kelley Sumner Thesto Troy Anand Uncle Kelly Viola Wood Wallace Maclean Walter Starodub Wendall Hagemeister
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 2014 ASSETS Current Cash and Short Term Investments Accounts Receivable Marketable Securities Long Term Investments Managed Fund – Wpg Foundation
32,192 $ 999 $ 60,792 $
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LIABILITIES Current $ Accounts Payable and Deferred Revenue 5,030 Member’s Equity $ Restricted for Operating purposes 40,318 $ Restricted for community allocations 80,458 Restricted for endowment purposes $1,581,331
Kendall & Pandya, Chartered Accountants, have audited the financial statement in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. This summary is an abstract of the audited financial statement and has been prepared by the Thompson Community Foundation and has not been audited. The summary should be read in concert with the audited financial statements which are available, upon request from the Thompson Community Foundation.
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