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Police investigating suspicious shed fires and break-and-enters on Greenway Crescent
Book a way to preserve and pass on memories of growing up in Churchill Thompson RCMP are investigating two suspicious shed fires reported on Greenway Crescent around 9 p.m. Sept. 12 as well as reports of a person attempting to break into a camping trailer and a shed being entered and rummaged through on the same street. At about the same time that the shed fires were reported, witnesses said a person dressed all in black, including a black face mask, tried to break into a trailer on
the same street. Around 11 p.m., police received the report of the other shed on Greenway Crescent being entered. Anyone who witnessed the fires or the break-and-enters or who has any private video surveillance which may identify the perpetrator is asked to call Thompson RCMP at 204-677-6911 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222.8477. Tips can also be submitted online at www. manitobacrimestoppers.com.
Council awards design contract for new pool to replace shuttered Norplex Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Thompson Professional Firefighters Association A screenshot of a video posted on the Thompson Professional Firefighters Association Facebook page shows Thompson Fire & Emergency Services personnel on the scene of a Sept 12 fire on Greenway Crescent that Thompson RCMP have deemed suspicious.
Law North The partners and staff at Law North are pleased to announce that
shut the Norplex Pool down vacant Norplex Pool. permanently due to safety “We don’t have the fundCity council chose issues. ing in place,” said Wong. has joined the firm Stantec Architecture to deCouncillors had differing “We don’t know even where as an associate lawyer. sign Thompson’s new pool views of the wisdom and we’re going to build this.” in a 6-2 vote Sept. 8. significance of awarding the As part of the pool design, Graham is originally from The total cost of the de- pool design contract. Stantec will review possible Thompson and lived here until he sign and engineering of the On one side were those locations for the pool and was 19. He completed his articles Nickel Belt News photothe by Ian Graham proposed new pool will be like Coun. Kathy Valenrecommend best ones just over $1 million and the tino, who inviewed it as a based on Thompson’s needs at Agassiz Community Law Addictions Foundation of Manitoba northern director Gisele deMeulles hasCentre, written a book about her experiences growing up, mostly Churchill. project is expected to take necessary step on the way and wants, said city manan office of Legal Aid Manitoba, BY IAN GRAHAM ForAnthony all the harsh weather to write things that you have ‘Oh, I’m just as bad, right?’ was not atovery safe thing swallow when people say ager 32 weeks complete. to building a replacement Mcinnis. practicing in these the areas EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET I have all stories and to The to figure in out.Winnipeg, It’s pretty clear do but I jumped at it.13I that residents and the dangers of polar city received for theChurchill Norplex Pool. “I have always, from the of child protection andtofamily Though she’s now written when I get through.” I need capturelaw them for responses thought that just find somewhere deMeulles said if it towas its exciting request should “We’re still waiting on the bears, very beginning, questioned a book about her experienDeMeulles said she wrotewasmy grandchildren the plane(RFP) landedfor and to live. would and subsequently a crown attorneyreally until for proposals a easier Investing in Canada Infra- had as tobeen whyviable we gotshe into this ces growing up in Churchill, her book, titled Whispers in because they will be lost if they started throwing the “To say, ‘Those people have moved back to Churchprime consultant to design structure Program (ICIP) situation, which we really for a year in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan. He has a Addictions Foundation of the Wind: Stories from the I don’t.” fuel off aquatic and I realized, to live there. They in ahave heartbeat. a new facility‘Holy and choose dollars like everybody else ill don’t an answer to, and Masters of ArtsNorth degree ininInternational from the Manitoba northern director - Life Churchill for Relations She also has a reputation cats, I was probably sitting should quite “I questioned miss the shoreline, a committee of six people, is acrossjust theleave,’ countryisso we I’ve repeatedlyI ofreasons. International Studies, a Bachelor Gisele deMeullesBarcelona said writ- Institute a couple of as a storyteller herself. on a bomb.’” simplistic. It’s quite disremiss the rock, I including four city staff and can continue to keep our what we’re doingmiss with the the ing wasn’t something she from “ISt. just sort of Xavier thought, “I hadand suchaaJuris varied his- two Another thing memthat spectful. If we were in the bears evenwe though of Arts Francis University pool committee fingers crossed that this is polar old pool, which don’t always thought she would you Doctor know what, tory and would tell people spurred her on boat another areaa they’re dangerous and bers, whittled thatwas downthe to same just the nextinstep and it’s have anvery answer for,” said fromthis thehisUniversity of IManitoba. do. tory, this stuff that’s in my stories and they would go, hard times facing Churchill I think we would scream I really miss the Hudson three finalists. Stantec had real positive step,” she said. Fountain. “I do know for “In my youth I never head, to be gone is it?’ I’d go, since thetechnical Hudson Bay Railthat so why don’t they Bay,” “When I go the best score of about Council passed a resolua fact she thatsays. liability’s going Graham willit’s begoing practicing in the‘That’s areasnot of true, Criminal felt good at writing,” she if I don’t write it down,” she ‘Yeah it’s true.’ They’d go, way have the optionago to do that? back home, standingof ondolthe suspended operations the three finalists, the lowest tion 11 months seeking to cost us millions Defence, Family Law and Child Protection. said. “But when I moved said. “My kids are not go- ‘You didn’t do all that, did north of Gillam last spring. I think right now they’re Hudson Bay looking out cost and the shortest time an ICIP grant, which would lars whether we retrofiton it to Thompson to get into ing to get it if I don’t do it you? You’ve got to be really line “Itfor used to be a really feeling like they’re pawns the bay, it just gives you an completion. cover 76 per cent of an estiinto something else or tear 1964, the of Law North the school of Est. socialinwork, andlaw it’s firm something I’ve al- Law old.’ Corporation I was like, ‘No, is actually thriving community a political gameofand sense.are Youafeel so “Basedlarge on the technic- in mated total cost $20that’s mil- incredible it down. 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How would we feel to produce another. and RFP review committee Wong and Jeff Fountain the condition that they’re Law Corporation and came out of there with stories at Parks Canada in “I did some pretty bizarre her other family if someone came you and in.“II think have another book in leadsister Sonyaand Wiseman. were opposed totoawarding in the best inter2nd Floor, 436 Thompson Drive North a very strong skill in my Churchill and I’ve always stuff like fuel hauls into the members ‘I’m sorry, youbecause have to me,” says. “It’s awho darker still are. The design should be said, the design contract est ofshe those people, are Thompson, R8N 0C6 said finished writing and confidence in hounded her, ‘Please, just Manitoba, high Arctic at -35,” “My cousin owns your home community about personsometime in the the leave there are still open questions story, maybemore a silent majority or my writing. I write very put it on tape, I will write deMeulles. “It didn’t dawn hardware store there,” she and we’re going to displace growth and struggles. Telephone No. (204) 677-2366 Faxit No. (204) 677-3249 spring of 2021,a little more surrounding the new aquatic al a silent minority, I will not clear and that’s it. It’s there. for you because your story on me until after. That was a says. somewhere all Maybe in the next five years than two years after the city you facility and the else fate and of the be supporting this.”
Graham McDonald
Some people say it’s kind of blunt or direct. I don’t tend
is going to be lost,’ and she’s never done it and I thought,
very dangerous thing to do. Being on a plane full of fuel
BY IAN GRAHAM
EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
Because of that, deMeulles finds it hard to
your loved ones and your history is gone?’”
it’s something I’ll focus on doing.”