The Sept. 15, 2018 acci dent was discovered around 5:30 p.m., nearly an hour after it occurred, by a heli copter pilot flying over the area. Thompson Fire & Emergency Services and
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to write things that you have to figure out. It’s pretty clear when I get DeMeullesthrough.”saidshe wrote her book, titled Whispers in the Wind: Stories from the North - Life in Churchill for a couple of reasons.
“I just sort of thought, you know what, this history, this stuff that’s in my head, it’s going to be gone if I don’t write it down,” she said. “My kids are not going to get it if I don’t do it and it’s something I’ve always wanted my mom to do. My mom’s an elder and she’s an artist, she’s got so many wonderful stories because she always tells her stories at Parks Canada in Churchill and I’ve always hounded her, ‘Please, just put it on tape, I will write it for you because your story is going to be lost,’ and she’s never done it and I thought,
An inquest into the de railment of a Hudson Bay Railway train near Ponton four years ago is set to proceed next month after numerous delays, but it will no longer examine whether conductor Kevin Anderson, who died of his injuries, might have survived with earlier medical treatment.
scam attempts affecting cli ents Barenz works with was detected when they told him they had already paid the invoice that was attached and were wondering why the company was sending it and requesting payment again. The invoice was for a service the client had actually purchased, which the scammer had obtained somehow. When Barenz got in touch with the company to ask about the repeat in voice, he learned that they had not resent it.
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“Instead of a contest be tween two experts, there is close concurrence between them concerning the tragic events and potential recom mendations for changes in response,” Killeen wrote in his Sept. 7 ruling.
other agencies, including the RCMP, responded to the crash but paramedics did not begin attending to Anderson and Rushton until nearly midnight because the train was transporting fuel and the accident site had to be declared safe first. An derson died about an hour after they arrived, never having been extracted from
about that so why don’t they have the option to do that? I think right now they’re feeling like they’re pawns in a political game and that’s really sad for them because I think the people of Churchill really want to thrive. They’ve built their worlds there. How would we feel if someone came to you and said, ‘I’m sorry, you have to leave your home community and we’re going to displace you somewhere else and all your loved ones and your history is gone?’”
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Now that she’s got one book under her belt, deMeulles says she may try to produce another.
at a 45-degree angle, trap ping Anderson and engineer Christopher Rushton and cutting power to communi cation equipment.
The latest decision on the scope of the inquest was issued by provincial court Judge Tim Killeen, who took over the inquest when McDonald retired last Nov ember. It was a response to a motion filed by the City of Thompson and Thompson Fire & Emergency Servi ces seeking to remove the issue of whether Anderson’s death was preventable from the scope of the inquiry.
The five-week inquest is set to begin in October in The Pas.
there’s no link or anything. It’s just really that they’re changing the typical pay mentTheterms.”anti-fraud centre en courages people to report fraud to it either online or via their toll-free number.
“I miss the shoreline, I miss the rock, I miss the polar bears even though they’re very dangerous and I really miss the Hudson Bay,” she says. “When I go back home, standing on the Hudson Bay looking out on the bay, it just gives you an incredible sense. You feel so small and you feel great.”
An inquest into the death of a conductor after a Hudson Bay Railway train derailed near Ponton in September 2018 will no longer consider the question of whether that death could have been prevented with earlier medical treatment.
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“I had such a varied history and I would tell people stories and they would go, ‘That’s not true, is it?’ I’d go, ‘Yeah it’s true.’ They’d go, ‘You didn’t do all that, did you? You’ve got to be really old.’ I was like, ‘No, actually I did all that before I was 27,’ and they went ‘What?’”
“It used to be a really thriving large community and it’s just dwindled down to such a small population now,” deMeulles says.
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The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, which collects data and information on identity theft and fraud, classifies the type of scams Barenz has been seeing as “spear phishing,” which are at tempts to convince people or businesses to send money by taking advan tage of existing relation ships between the person
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Thompson Citizen photo by Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images A Thompson accountant says three of his clients have recently been targets of an email scam attempting to get them to send real payments for real services they received to a fake bank account.
The TSB found that the train derailed when it hit a section of track that was unsupported due to a cul vert and the rail bed being washed out by high water. The lead locomotive folded
companies and addresses that might appear to be legitimate, unless people do a little bit of digging.
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the wreckage. The engineer was freed around 2:30 a.m. and taken by helicopter to Thompson General hospital for“Thetreatment.heartbreaking fact is that Mr. Anderson’s injur ies, had there been appro priate medical intervention, were probably survivable in the opinion of the CME,” McDonald wrote in his
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As a result of this month’s ruling, the inquest will now be limited to reviewing the co-ordination of a multiagency response to a ser ious incident in a remote setting as well as policies and protocols used by po lice, paramedics and other first responders regarding operation in potentially dangerous settings. What, if anything, can be done to prevent similar deaths from occurring in the future will also be Anderson’sconsidered.mother Deb bie Leeper told CBC that a more timely response would have given her son a better chance of surviving and that the family remains hopeful “that solutions that come as a result of truth and facts will still be brought to light. This is the only way that a public inquiry serves the public good,” she said.
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“I think people are be coming smart enough or aware enough about these now they’re starting to actually look at the email addresses,” he said.
was not a very safe thing to do but I jumped at it. I thought that was exciting until the plane landed and they started throwing the fuel off and I realized, ‘Holy cats, I was probably sitting on a Anotherbomb.’” thing that spurred her on was the hard times facing Churchill since the Hudson Bay Railway suspended operations north of Gillam last spring.
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Though she’s not there any longer, her parents and her sister and other family members still are.
An independent phys ician with expertise in se vere trauma told the inquest that earlier introduction of an IV line would not have had an impact and that Anderson’s injuries were probably not survivable even with earlier medical
“At first glance, it’s the proper names of the com pany, but it’s not the exact email address of the person you’re normally dealing with,” says Barenz, who has seen such scam emails sent to clients in Thompson, Gillam and Nelson House over the space of just a few weeks.Barenz says he’s seen other email scams in the past in which it would im mediately be obvious that the sender was not affili ated with the business they claimed to be representing.
An earlier ruling by the original inquest judge in 2021 said the inquest wouldn’t look at all the circumstances surround ing the crash. Provincial court Associate Chief Jus tice Malcolm McDonald said then that reasons for the derailment would be excluded as they had al ready been investigated by Transport Canada and the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
“I have another book in me,” she says. “It’s a darker story, more about personal growth and struggles. Maybe in the next five years it’s something I’ll focus on doing.”
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba northern director Gisele deMeulles has written a book about her experiences growing up, mostly in Churchill.
“I did some pretty bizarre stuff like fuel hauls into the high Arctic at -35,” said deMeulles. “It didn’t dawn on me until after. That was a very dangerous thing to do. Being on a plane full of fuel
The judge overseeing the inquest said the chief med ical examiner who called the inquest had retracted his original opinion that Ander son’s death was preventable and that two medical ex perts who submitted reports on the circumstances of the conductor’s death didn’t say they believed earlier med ical treatment could have saved Anderson’s life.
For all the harsh weather and the dangers of polar bears, deMeulles said if it had been viable she would
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‘Oh, I’m just as bad, right?’ I have all these stories and I need to capture them for my grandchildren really because they will be lost if I don’t.”Shealso has a reputation as a storyteller herself.
2021 ruling on the scope of the Thatinquest.assessment was based on chief medical examiner John K. Younes’s letter requesting an inquest, which said that medical intervention, such as the establishment of an intra venous line, might have prevented Anderson’s death, which resulted from blood loss caused by broken bones and lacerations. But Younes retracted that opin ion days before the inquest was scheduled to get under way in December 2021, saying that it was based on a conversation with a col league who later indicated that he had not understood that a casual conversation between colleagues would be given such weight.
intervention. Counsel for Anderson’s family submit ted a report by Dr. Homer Tien, another expert in treating significant trauma, which did not offer an opin ion about whether earlier treatment could have saved Anderson’s life.
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“My cousin owns the hardware store there,” she says.Because of that, deMeulles finds it hard to
Though she’s now written a book about her experiences growing up in Churchill, Addictions Foundation of Manitoba northern director Gisele deMeulles said writing wasn’t something she always thought she would do.“In my youth I never felt good at writing,” she said. “But when I moved to Thompson to get into the school of social work, at that point I had to write for university and realized, ‘Holy, I’m not bad at this, right?’ I certainly developed a lot of skill in university and came out of there with a very strong skill in my writing and confidence in my writing. I write very clear and that’s it. It’s there. Some people say it’s kind of blunt or direct. I don’t tend
ously, which attempted to trick people into clicking a link and then giving up information like credit card numbers.“Thisis kind of new,” he said. “They’re saying, ‘Please pay whatever bill,’
Looking back, some of those experiences are things she might not do again.
A Thompson account ant says several clients he works with have recently been the targets of an email scam that can be tough to detect if you’re not playing closeDaytonattention.Barenz said scammers are trying to get people’s — and businesses’ — money by misdirecting payments and that he has had three clients receive such emails in the past few weeks.Invoices are sent out with requests for payment, but instead of cheque or credit card payments, recipients are asked to pay by e-trans fer or by wire transfer to a bank account number that’s included.Unlike some email scams, however, these ones are fairly sophisticated, using the names of real
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A member of the Monarchy Society’s Manitoba chapter said she feels shock and sadness, as well as gratitude that she lived during Queen Elizabeth’s reign.
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On Canada Day in 2021, statues of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II at the Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg were torn down by groups taking part in Every Child Matters marches.
of the new head of state.
Both the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and the As sembly of First Nations sent condolences as the world learned Sept. 8 that Queen Elizabeth II died and both say they now hope to build a relationship with the man who is now King.
“To mark the passing of the Queen, all the flags on our buildings will be flown at half mast until after the funeral. The rest will come in due time as the new King is proclaimed,” said Dianne Zuk, a trustee in the division.When they are sworn into office, school trustees — not
The Manitoba School Boards Association sent a mass email Sept. 9 to K-12 leaders to advise them of the actions they are ex pected to take regarding pictures of the Queen that hang in school buildings and boardrooms.
Von Axelstierna said there used to be a portrait of the Queen at the front of K-12 classrooms in Manitoba, but that practice has become increasingly rare.
With King Charles III now assuming the throne, McLean said First Nations in Canada will be looking to continue working with the monarchy, as they look to see agreements made in the numbered treaties upheld.
Civics textbooks will have to be updated, anthems adjusted, and official monarch portraits updated in schools across Manitoba, following the death of Queen Elizabeth.
“As sovereign nations, First Nations in the treaty territories located in Mani toba greatly value the sacred treaty relationship with the British Crown,” Woodhouse said.“I extend my heartfelt sympathy to His Majesty the King, as he assumes his responsibilities as mon arch, including nurturing the treaty relationship with First Nations.”KingCharles III addressed the issue of reconciliation with Canada’s Indigenous people recently and did so on Canadian soil, as last May the then-prince, and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, made reconcilia tion a focus of a three-day tour of Canada that saw them meet with Indigenous leaders and communities in New foundland and Labrador, and in the Northwest Territories.
For the first time since 1952, Canadians will return to sing ing God Save the King. Among the changes, banknotes will eventually depict King Charles III, public institutions will be renamed to pay tribute to the new monarch, and civic build ings will display official portraits
— Dave Baxter is a Lo cal Journalism Initiative reporter who works out of the Winnipeg Sun. The Lo cal Journalism Initiative is funded by the government of Canada.
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The act of hanging and main taining a portrait of the mon arch reminds trustees of their oath and serves as “a physical representation of the British Crown in our midst,” said Alan Campbell, president of the school boards association and a long-time trustee in the Inter lakeWhileregion.Campbell said the changing monarchy will have little impact on day-to-day oper ations in local schools, there is no doubt the event is sparking important discussions about the Canadian government and its new King in social studies courses.Itwas once commonplace for public schools to play both O Canada and God Save the Queen on a daily basis. Now, only the former is standard practice.Until the late 1990s, Mani toba Education enforced a prov incial law requiring schools to play the royal anthem daily. The province was an outlier in Canada in legally mandating the song be sung.
To Campbell’s knowledge, the only time the royal anthem is still sung in a school build ing in Manitoba is at the end of his alma mater’s annual Grade 12 convocation ceremony. The trustee said he expects to sing God Save the King, alongside members of Teulon Collegiate’s Class of 2023 and their families
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“First Nations people have a special nation-to-na tion relationship with the Crown,” he said. “We are two sovereign nations who
come together to honour the treaties between us.
Many school division board rooms, where elected trustees meet for regular proceedings throughout the academic year, continue to display official portraits.“It’s important because it’s a symbol of our nation. It represents our government. It represents our history, It repre sents our national identity,” said von Axelstierna, who recently stepped down as chairwoman of the Manitoba branch of the national society for monarchists.
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At the time those statues were toppled emotions were high, as just weeks before what is believed to be 215 unmarked graves were dis covered near a former resi dential school in B.C, and soon after, more than 600 similar discoveries were made near another for mer residential school in Saskatchewan.AFNregional chief for Manitoba Cindy Woodhouse said despite that history, she now hopes that First Nations
people can work with the monarchy and the new King.
The relationship between the British monarchy and Indigenous people here in Manitoba and across this country has often shown to be a difficult and com plicated one, as some view the monarchy as a symbol of the colonization that has harmed generations of In digenous people in Canada, and of unfulfilled promises agreed upon in the numbered treaties which were signed between 1871 and 1921.
Darcie von Axelstierna said she hopes teachers across the province will take the opportun ity to talk about the significance of the monarchy with their stu dents in the midst of this major historic event.
“We are saddened to hear the news from Buckingham Palace regarding the death of Her Majesty the Queen,” AMC Deputy Grand Chief Cornell McLean said in a statement put out jointly by both“Weorganizations.joinmany others across our treaty lands and traditional territories in shar ing condolences about Her Majesty’s death. The Royal Family are in our thoughts and prayers during this time.”The Queen’s death brings to an end her more than 70year reign and her son, King Charles III, has been ushered in as the King of England.
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In an email Sept. 9 super intendent Lisa Boles said Pem bina Trails School Division will keep a portrait of the Queen in the boardroom at 181 Henlow Bay until the King’s official portrait is issued.
“Having just spoken to Herit age Canada, the official protocol is that nothing be done to them until such time as her successor’s official portrait is issued,” wrote Josh Watt, executive director of the“However,association.if a board feels strongly that they wish to ex press mourning using the por traits they have on display, then the appropriate gesture would be to place a black ribbon no longer than two inches long on the upper left corner of the frame at a 45-degree angle with no portion of the ribbon cover ing the Queen’s imagery on the portrait.”TheRoyal Family announced the Queen, Canada’s official head of state for 70 years, had died peacefully Sept. 8 at Bal moral Castle in Scotland. She was 96.
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During that trip, Charles III said that he believed rec onciliation with Indigenous people in Canada was “a vital process,” and asked all Canadians to listen to “the truth of the lived experien ces,” of Canada’s Indigenous people.
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“We look forward to His Majesty upholding and hon ouring the treaties of this ter ritory, and we look forward to working with the new King as treaty partners.”
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On the other hand, either Hudbay is more generous than Vale or the City of Flin Flon has better negotiators because, despite its smaller population and drastically reduced com pany footprint, our northern neighbours are still getting about 70 per cent of their historical high grant-in-lieu amount for 2023 to 2028, estimated to work out to about $4.5 to $5 million per year, according to a report from the Flin Flon Reminder
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dollars there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money. Also appreciative would have been the School District of Mystery Lake, which is more heavily dependent on provincial funding than most of the prov ince’s school divisions. It used to receive a portion of the Vale grant-in-lieu before 2018. After that, however, the city stopped providing a slice of its shrinking GIL revenue pie. The Flin Flon School Division, by contrast, received about $1.8 million per year from the City of Flin Flon under the previous, larger grantin-lieu agreement, though it and Flin Flon have to hammer out how much it will receive in the next five years.
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candidates who aren’t married to aligning themselves with any particular side, because right now, the number of opinions on council is generally two – for andMaybeagainst.the low turnout of people with opinions on how many councillors there should be isn’t an expression of apathy but of pragmatism. Experience has shown quite often that this council – and others before it –is going to do what the majority of its members think is right, regardless of what the most vocal taxpayers think. If that is the case, does it really matter how many of them there are?
have considered proposals to reduce the number of representatives comprising them and one of them made a choice March 13 not to shrink its numbers, as school board trustees voted 6-1 against a resolution by trustee Ryan Land (the only vote in support) to reduce the number of trustees from seven to five.One night earlier, slightly more than a half-dozen Thompsonites showed up to voice their opinion on a proposed bylaw that would see council shrink from eight councillors to six, not including the mayor. Only one of that handful of people with an opinion – for-
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annual budget, than the City of Flin Flon is on its grant from Hudbay, which makes up as much as a third of their munici pal budget. Hudbay also recog nizes that many employees now working in its Snow Lake-area operations still live in Flin Flon, where they used to work, and that it is in their interest to ensure that the city remains an attract ive place for them.
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Ellsworth, who is wrap ping up his first term as a Thompson city council lor, is now running for the mayor’s chair in the small
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A candidate running to be mayor of Thompson says homelessness, poverty, and substance abuse continue to plague the northern city, and all anyone needs to do is walk down the streets to see how bad those issues have become.
Kathy Pitre and Samatha Leahy are excited to have the opportunity to organize a traditional run this year.
core, and when people come to the city for the first time I often hear it’s the very first thing they notice,” Les Ells worth said Sept. 14.
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As usual, the event will take place on a Sunday — Sept. 18 — and start from the Thompson Regional Community Centre’s north parking lot. Registration on the day of the race will begin at noon with the run itself set to begin at 1 p.m.
is somewhat dependent on the weather on the day of the event. The long-range forecast currently calls the temperature to reach a high of 16 degrees and showers on the afternoon of Sept. 18. Cool weather isn’t a prob lem, Pitre said, since people in Thompson know how to dress warmly, but a rainy afternoon would likely put a damper on participation numbers.
“If you walk or drive in the city it’s everywhere, es pecially in the downtown
One thing she says that she could use this year is some volunteers to help out on the day of the run. Anyone who is interested in volunteering can get in touch with her via the Terry Fox Run Thompson page on Facebook.Participants can register online in advance of Sept. 18 or they can just show up at noon that day to get signed up.
Pitre, who organized her first run in 2019 alongside Leahy, said she’s glad to have that experience under her belt because it is a little more complicated to put on a traditional in-person event than to throw together an online-only run.
After two years of putting on virtual online events, Terry Fox Run organizers
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and isolated city of about 13,000 people located more than 700 kilometres north of Winnipeg, lining up against incumbent Colleen Smook, who will run for re-election in the Oct. 26 election.
Similar to past events, there will be a range of run routes to choose from, including a two-kilometre family loop as well as a four-kilometre course for those who want to work up more of a sweat while walking, running or cycling.
Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Katy Pitre Nathan Pitre-Kardynal, son of Kathy Pitre, one of the Terry Fox Run organizers in Thompson, models the 2022 Terry Fox Run t-shirt being sold to raise money for cancer research in Canada.
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Pitre isn’t sure yet wheth er some of the activities that were included in 2019, such as a post-run barbecue for participants and volunteers, will be happening this year, but she said that Thompson RCMP police community relations Const. Sandy Dei bert will be at the event with washable paint that young er participants can use to
Though it isn’t easy to predict what sort of a turnout this year’s event will have, Pitre is hopeful that it can attract a similar level of participation as the 2019 run, when there were about 160 participants who raised a total of more than $3,700. Whether that occurs
Ellsworth said he decided to run for mayor because he has heard from many that they do not feel safe on the streets of Thompson, and he said he does not believe the current mayor is doing
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“Over the summer we estimated we had upwards of 300 people living on the streets, and this is not a large city, so it’s very visible.”
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“But it’s something we had to deal with well before COVID. We are the govern ment closest to the people, and people know who we are,
northern school divisions can have attracting and retaining teachers. “Some times you have to have dif ferent incentives and rules in place to make that work.”
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“I think people want to work but they’re tired of being exploited,” he said.
Right now, as a result of labour shortages, workers have greater bargaining power than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic, though it can be tough to extract better wages from employers who say that it’s not a good time for them because non-labour costs are rising as well.
According to Blight he has seen in his position with AMM and also as the reeve of the RM of Portage la Prai rie, how the last two-and-ahalf years of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions and lockdowns
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“We hear more and more people saying, ‘You can’t pay me enough to do that job,’ or ‘There is no way I want to stick my neck out and expose myself and my family to that, and all that comes along with it,’” Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) presi dent Kam Blight said Sept. 14.“And that’s definitely concerning.”Thedeadline to submit a candidacy for the upcom ing municipal elections in Manitoba is Sept. 20 and although a full list of candi dates for mayor, councillor, and school trustee positions won’t be available until af ter that deadline, Blight says
Blight, who stressed he was speaking to the Winni peg Sun in his capacity as AMM president and not as a candidate, said that for him and for many the positives of public service still outweigh the“Younegatives.canoffer a lot of positive change for your community, and that is real ly rewarding because deci sions we make at this level affect everyone’s daily lives,” Blight“It’ssaid.rewarding because decisions made at this level matter.”
“When can you afford to?” he asks. “You can’t afford to when times are good. You can’t afford to when times are bad. The re ality is, if you want workers
He said the job can also be challenging because mu nicipal politicians are more visible than provincial and federal ones, so they are sometimes left dealing with complaints about things they have no control over.
he has heard enough to have him and others concerned that candidate numbers could be low when voters go to the polls on Oct. 26.
“Social media changed everything,” Blight said. “Anyone can sound off on an individual without think ing about the effects this has on the individuals themselves and on their families and their children, and if people feel
and you want them to be good to you, then you need to be good to Unsurprisingly,them.”the head of the MFL, which repre sents unions with more than 100,000 public and private sector workers in Manitoba, says people who want better working conditions should consider becoming union ized, which Rebeck says will likely result in them getting higher wages than non-union workers do for the same job. He also be lieves having a unionized workforce can benefit em ployers, by reducing em ployee turnover and giving them a bigger stake in their industry.“Wewant businesses to succeed so there are jobs,” Rebeck says. “We just want a fair share of their profits to go to the workers that provide those services and make those businesses successful.”Whenunions thrive, he says, all workers bene fit from better wages and benefits that are needed to attract and keep employees.
“We won’t know until the deadline what the numbers are going to be, but just from what we are hearing, there is reluctance for people to put their names forward,” he said.
Businesses and the prov incial government need to make treating workers bet ter a priority, says Mani toba Federation of Labour president Kevin Rebeck, who was in Thompson Sept. 12-13 for meeting with local unions and labour organizations.Rebeckand other MFL leadership came north for quarterly meetings for the first time in a few years as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and he said it was valuable to see union leaders in person and hear their concerns about how the rising cost of living and the practices of their em ployers are affecting their members.Oneof the issues he heard about from United Steelworkers Local 6166 president Warren Luky, leader of the union that rep resents hundreds of hourly workers at Vale Manitoba Operations, is their employ er’s greater reliance in re cent years on a contractor workforce.“They’re really trying to take advantage of changing that workforce and not ne cessarily using as many local people as they have in the past,” said Rebeck, agreeing that the provincial government’s decision to pursue provincewide bar gaining for teachers doesn’t take into account higher costs of living in different areas or the challenges that
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“amplified” anger and div ision in many communities, and subjected municipal offi cials to increasing anger and hostility.“Emotions have been ele vated since COVID-19 hit, and they continue to run high for some, and some have been at a breaking point be cause their livelihoods were affected,” he said.
Rebeck says the provin cial government has treat ed its unionized workers “like crap,” interfering in the collective bargaining process in an effort to cap wage increases at levels it deems acceptable. At the same time, it has moved to give non-unionized polit ical staff a retroactive pay increase of one per cent dating back to 2019.
Though paying workers more increases a business’s costs and can reduce prof it margins, Rebeck says it also puts more income into the hands of people who will spend any extra they make in their local eco nomics. “What businesses really need are people in the community with some disposable income to come be their customers.”
Also unsurprisingly, Re beck believes that a change in government is the key to getting a better deal for working“Fortunately,people. next year Manitobans will have that opportunity when they go to the polls to see if this is the sort of government they want to see carry on or if they want to see a govern ment that invests in people and jobs and families.”
Thompson Citizen photo by Ian Graham Manitoba Federation of Labour president Kevin Rebeck on Sept. 13, during a visit to Thompson.
He has also watched in his time in municipal politics how social media has made it easier for people to level personal attacks against pol iticians and public servants.
A different provincial government is the key to a better deal for workers, says labour organization head
the need to type these things then go ahead, but think twice before you hit that send button.“Take a step back and put yourselves in their shoes.”
“It’s quite disgusting to see how this government views public sector work ers,” he said, trying to save money by not replacing employees who retire or leave, which increases the workload for those who remain and ups the odds of employees burning out, which is leading to staff ing crises in healthcare and otherConcessionssectors. the govern ment has made, not to its own union employees, but to workers in general, are not enough to make a differ ence, Rebeck says. Though the minimum wage will go up to $13.50 this October and to $15 a year later, that’s less than the amount that a worker needs to get by.“The promise has always been that a job is a path out of poverty but for minimum wage workers, it still isn’t and that’s something that
“Anytime decisions come down from the provincial or federal governments people come to us first,” Blight said.
“But I also understand that is part of the job, be cause sometimes people just want to express those frus trations and they just want to be heard, and want their concerns to be taken seriously by the powers that be.”
A high-ranking municipal official and politician says he is concerned there could be a low number of candidates running in the upcoming elec tions in Manitoba, because many have been scared away from the idea of public life and service after what they have seen and heard over the last two years.
Public anger may be preventing some from running for office, says AMM prez
Despite many of those challenges Blight, who has been reeve of Portage la Prai rie since 2010, will run for reelection on Oct. 26, seeking a fourth consecutive term.
needs to change,” he said, pointing to legally requiring 10 paid sick days per year for all workers as a policy change that needs to come intoRebeckeffect.says he is well aware of complaints from some businesses, many of which pay minimum wage or only slightly higher, about people not wanting to work. For the MFL presi dent, the issue isn’t willing ness to work but a desire for better conditions.
and where we live, and how to contact us.”
building in the Fort Garry neighbourhood for the first full day of beganstudentsUpwardsclasses.of200,000acrossManitobathe2022-23school
goal is to ensure there are at least three air exchanges per hour in school facilities.
Bethany expressed nerv ousness about making new friends because the girls studied at Brochet School in Northern Manitoba in the past, but said she is looking forward to painting in art class and doing homework.
Shortly before the first bell of the day, Brooke and Bethany Crate ran ahead of their father on the sidewalk to catch a glimpse of their new school. The girls, who are entering Grade 1 and 2, respectively, at Ralph May bank, sported wide smiles and matching backpacks.
Darwin’s new portable device hummed inside the K-8 building before students arrived for meetand-greets with their new teachers Sept. 7.
protocol,” he said, noting community members are well-versed in following public health fundamentals and will be able to access masks at “Everythingschool. will feel a bit more natural,” Kel ly said, shortly before students and caregivers started streaming into the building for in-person ap pointments. “Teachers will be just working on creating that classroom community and belonging within their room, and throughout the first few days of September, the month of September, that will just build within theDarwinschool.”is continuing some early pandemic ad justments that proved suc cessful, including using dif ferent designated entrances to improve flow in and out of the school and assigning students with storage buck ets so they can easily trans port work, he added.
The group formed after members began to parse through the newly released Manitoba K to 12 Action Plan — the province’s up dated road map for public schooling — when it was released in April.
Government officials touted the now-defunct Education Modernization Act as a way to streamline services and find savings by abolishing elected school boards and replacing them with a government-appoint edRedpanel.for Ed MB and Rural Voices United are among the community groups that formed to publicly denounce the sweeping reforms with lawn signs, rallies and petitions in
What raises red flags for Bees is that the province’s updated education plan uses vague language.
what actions it will take to accomplish the above, sheThesaid.public school educa tor wants to see a universal meal program, funding for land-based learning, and money to hire mental health workers, among other tan gible changes. nears
Kelly said the back-toschool experience will be much more typical this year, given the welcome return of school clubs and sports, woodwind and brass instruments, lockers and canteenTeachersoperations.alsowon’t have to spend as much time “reviewing (COVID-19) protocol after protocol after
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Tamara Kuly said she met her son’s teacher this week and learned there are 30 registered Grade 4, 5 and 6 students in the pub lic school classroom.
Moore said academics are concerned about the province’s interest in pri vate-public partnerships and as a result, the growing influence external organiz ations could have on public education. When schools have to fundraise due to budget shortfalls, inequi ties are inevitable, she said.
This back-to-school sea son is no exception, Fair bairn said after helping sev eral families make a safe trip across Donnelly Street to attend the elementary
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“The fact that they get to come to school and see their friends puts a smile on their face, no matter what,” Nancy Fairbairn, a crossing guard at Winnipeg’s Ralph Maybank School, said Sept. 7. “When we were shut down in 2020, and then they came back in the fall of 2020, they were so excit ed to get back, even though it was a little different.”
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Janzen said other prov inces have taken concern ing steps to reduce ex penses and defund public education. She cited On tario’s move to mandate high schoolers to take at least two online learn ing credits, and Alberta’s growing support for charter schools.TheKuly family got involved with People for Public Education due to concerns about the legacy of Bill 64 and seeing the ef fect of stagnant provincial funding for K-12 schools.
Frazer, a father of two, said his family is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and hopeful the new school year will go safely and smoothly.
Frazer said he hopes his daughter and son will be able to build stronger bonds with their peers now that
fund” ensures projects that align with the central government’s values are supported, as opposed to projects valued by a local community, said Marc, a former secondary school teacher who instructs teach er candidates at the Univer sity of Winnipeg.
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2021. Protesters alleged they would lose local rep resentation and voice in their community schools if the proposed model was approved.Thenew advocacy group, which declares it is non-partisan, wants to build on their success and renew concerns around the state of public education — in par ticular, the fact operational funding doesn’t meet the rate of inflation.
The plan states “advan cing truth and reconcili ation” and “prioritizing well-being” are guiding principles, but the prov ince has yet to outline
“I like gym, and I like re cess. I like running around lots,” Brooke said, adding it will be easier to do the lat ter without a mask because she found it frustrating to wear.Corey
“Us being at home working and having to raise and teach two kids at the same time was very challenging,” said Frazer, who has children entering grades 2 and 8. “And for them, it was tough because they couldn’t be with their friends, and when they had the opportunity to be with their friends, they didn’t know how to get together. It was very awkward.”
year last week. For the first time since 2019-20, they will have an option to wear face coverings and partici pate in a full slate of extra curricular activities right away.
COVID-19 pandemic signage that greeted stu dents upon their arrival in recent years has been taken down and social-distancing dots painted on playgrounds have begun to fade, but the excitement of a new school year remains a constant.
Organizers are hosting their first event, “Picnic for Public Ed” to raise aware ness about their cause with speeches at The Forks on Sunday afternoon. One of the topics is how the prov ince is borrowing money to distribute property edu cation tax rebates and the limited information on how schools will be funded when the tax is fully phased out.“Are they oblivious? Do they truly not know? Or is this an attempt at creeping or covert privatization?” said Shannon Moore, an assistant professor of edu cation at the U of M.
As far as Moore is con cerned, public education is a public good that should be seen as an investment rather than a cost because students are being trained to contribute to the prov ince’s economy and its democracy.“Whenwe keep using this austerity narrative
that we can’t afford it, that becomes pretty normalized and that’s a dangerous way to go. We should be proudly funding (public education) — not talking about where we can make cuts,” said Melanie Janzen, associate dean of graduate programs and research at U of M’s education faculty.
The aptly named air ex change audit involved a first reading, subsequent adjust ments, if deemed necessary, and a follow-up reading.
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“They won’t split to a second class until they hit 33, which is unreasonable. We’re lucky that we have a teacher who’s a seasoned educator and he’s got great classroom management skills, but this can also apply to nursery and kin dergarten classes, which would be untenable,” said Tamara, who is running for school trustee in the Oct. 26 election.ForMarc Kuly, the Teachers’ Idea Fund — a provincial initiative that invites educators to com plete a lengthy application for a project grant — is a reminder of the province’s approach to education.
“I think everyone got very tired after Bill 64 and we lost sight of the fact that a lot of the ideas and ideol ogy that was behind Bill 64 never went away,” said Ellen Bees, a teacher and parent who recently sub mitted a thesis that analyzes education reform plans for her master’s of education at the University of Manitoba.
One year after Mani toba’s controversial educa tion reforms were scrapped, a new campaign warns the principles behind them persist.People for Public Educa tion is a grassroots group of teachers, parents, academ ics, grad students and com munity members whose self-imposed mandate is to promote “consistent, sub stantive public funding for public education.”
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they can socialize in a more traditional way, without the restrictions or fear that has been felt since March 2020.
Principal Nicholas Kelly said it will supplement air exchange during physical education, lunchtime and school-wide assemblies, which have not been al lowed for much of the last three academic years due to strict cohorting, when the gymnasium is bustling.
“(The new plan) was designed with some very inoffensive language that would not rile people up.”
While the visible evi dence of COVID-19’s im pact — widespread mask use, one-way arrows and plexiglass barriers — has largely disappeared, a HEPA air purifier unit sta tioned inside a corner of the gymnasium at Darwin School is a reminder the novel coronavirus remains anTheissue.Louis Riel School Division, in which the ele mentary building is located, assessed every one of its learning spaces to gauge air quality and determine whether additional infra structure was required to improve ventilation.
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Senior officials from both the city and company announced the deal Sept. 7 at City Hall, providing Flin Flon with funding — albeit, at lower levels than previous years — until 2028.
Money from the grant-in-lieu is paid to the city, which then pays a portion of that fund ing to the Flin Flon School Division. Grant-in-lieu fund ing makes up about a third of the city's annual budget,
The deal also includes three sub-agreements. Those
No firm numbers for what amount of money the com pany will contribute were
depending on the year.
FLIN FLON REMINDER
Back in 2006, the grantin-lieu received by the city was around $6.8 million, putting the approximate fu ture amount at somewhere around the $4.7 million a year range in gross payment.
In the city's 2022-23 fiscal year budget, Hudbay paid about $6.5 million total in grant-in-lieu funding as a gross payment. About $4.7 million of that was kept by the city, with the remainder going to the FFSD.
include covering mainten ance of water levels at Cliff Lake, where Flin Flon gets its drinking water (Hudbay will cover that mainten ance), connecting Hudbay to the city's water supply so levels at Hudbay's own reservoir can be maintained and the city providing fire protection services for the Hudbay compound. Hudbay previously operated its own fire department in-house, but has disbanded it following closures, staff moves, retire ments and layoffs.
The new deal, which goes into effect Jan. 1 of next year, will be in effect until Jan. 1, 2028.The reduction in grant funding is due to Hudbay's closure plan for most of its Flin Flon-area facilities. The company closed and shut down 777 mine earlier this year, closed down its mill earlier this summer and will auction off several items of crucial equipment later this month.“The change in Hudbay’s operations in Flin Flon has
had a couple of mines run ning. We feel it's very fair for continued support in this community.""Whenyou look at histor ical highs, we've had a grantin-lieu that's been over $6 million. So, with 70 to 75 per cent being the number that they're saying is equal to what we'll be looking at in the future, that's about $4.5 to $5 million," said city treas urer Lyn Brown.
Each year, Hudbay pays a lump sum grant to the City of Flin Flon for the area cov ered by its local compound in lieu of paying property tax.
"There will be a reduction for them [FFSD], as well as a reduction for us, but we need to talk to them about that. That wasn't an obliga tion under the grant-in-lieu agreement — that agreement is between the City of Flin Flon, the province of Mani toba and Hudbay," said Flin Flon Mayor Cal Huntley.
been a source of concern for many in the city. However, this new agreement is pro viding contributions of more than 70 per cent of the his torical high payments from past agreements,” City of Flin Flon chief administra tive officer Nicole Hartman is quoted as saying in a Hud bay“Afterstatement.carefully reviewing other models and bench marks for municipalities in similar situations, we are very happy with this agree ment. We think it is fair to both parties and allows us to continue to plan for the future of our community, even as Hudbay’s role in it changes.”Thepayments, Hudbay representatives said, are still being made due to the company seeing Flin Flon as an important base for its Snow Lake operations — while few employees will still be working at the com pany's Flin Flon properties, Hudbay expects Flin Flon to support its Snow Lake-area employees, including being a place for some to live in and purchase housing in.
"Our footprint is a lot smaller in Flin Flon. When we look at that, we feel that this is a fair and beneficial agreement to the City of Flin Flon because this community supports our employees in Snow Lake," said Hudbay director of human resources Richard Trudeau, who repre sented Hudbay at the Sept. 7 announcement."Whenwetalked about the percentage of the highest grant-in-lieu payment, that's equivalent to 2006, when we
"We've been discussing this with the City of Flin Flon for going on two years now. We didn't take this lightly, we've negotiated and I think we've come up with a very good agreement for both par ties," said Trudeau.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS Monday, September 26, 2022 12 noon – 1 pm MAPS Board Room Unit B – 117 Commercial Place For any questions please contact our office at 204-778-6040. The Board and Staff will be providing an update on our Transitional Housing and Counselling Services. Tuesday, September 27, 2022 12 noon – 1 pm Ma-Mow-We-Tak Friendship Center Board Room 4 Nelson Road For any questions please contact our office at 204-677-3031. Wednesday, September 28, 2022 12 noon – 1 pm MAPS Board Room Unit B – 117 Commercial Place For any questions please contact our office at 204-677-3031. Come out to hear the latest update on our Animal Shelter and different ways to volunteer. THOMPSON REGIONAL HUMANE SOCIETY INC. YWCA Thompson Annual General Meeting September 28th, 2022 12pm – 1pm Lunch is provided All are welcome! THE YWCA IS HIRING! The YWCA has two exciting summer student positions that will provide the successful candidates with valuable knowledge in Finance, Administration and Programming. As part of the funding agreement, applicants are required to have been in school and returning to school in the fall. Are you: • self-motivated, innovative and resourceful? • organized and able to multi-task? • able to work collaboratively or independently? • interested in the non-profit sector? • a strong team player? If you can answer yes to the above, we invite you to submit your application immediately! Finance/Administrative Assistant: The successful candidate will support the Finance/Administrative Assistant by assisting in the full accounting reporting process including accounts payable, accounts receivable and administration. Applicants should have knowledge of SAGE (Simply Accounting) and be comfortable learning and using new software tools. • Various admin duties such as scanning, sorting documents and filing • Organize and maintain common areas • Provide secretarial and communication support as needed • Administrative support to all departments as needed, including but not limited to the Assessment Centre, Steps to Success Program and the Residence Women’s Centre Program Assistant: The successful candidate will provide support services to the Women’s Center. • Computer skills, including the use of the internet, email, Microsoft Office and Excel • Strong organizational and interpersonal skills; multitasking • Interest/Experience in working with individuals to address their barriers and challenges • Interest/experience in event and program planning
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released, but the ballpark amount will be at around 70 per cent of the level of the grant during Hudbay's peak years of paying the grant, including years such as 2006.
The City of Flin Flon and Hudbay have reached terms on a deal that will see the company continue paying a grant-in-lieu to the city for another five years.
Hudbay, local leaders reach five-year grant-in-lieu deal
Correction
The headline of the article “Becoming a world champion an amazing experience for dragon boat rower” which appeared in the sept. 9 Thompson Citizen should have said “paddler” instead of “rower.” The Citizen apologizes for the error.
Thompson Citizen photo by Eric Westhaver/Flin Flon Reminder Hudbay director of human resources Richard Trudeau and Flin Flon Mayor Cal Huntley shake hands during an event confirming the two sides’ deal on a new grant-in-lieu agreement at Flin Flon City Hall Sept. 7.
"The new agreement is built on the 95-year relation ship between Flin Flon and Hudbay, which have been closely connected since the city’s inception," reads an announcement released by Hudbay on the agreement.
"The new financial terms reflect Hudbay’s reduced presence after the conclu sion of mining activities in Flin Flon in June of this year, while still supporting the community where many of its employees live."
BY ERIC WESTHAVER
Brown and other city lead ers said the cut of the grant kept by the city and paid out to the FFSD would need fur ther discussion between the two"Whengroups.it comes to the school division, we need to have a conversation with the school division with regard to how the formula looks moving forward. Until we have that discussion and get to an agreement with the school division, I can't give you that number [of how much money the city will have], because I don't know what it is," said Brown.
tale of attending a black-tie event as a 19-year-old in 2002. The gala dinner was held at the Manitoba legislature.
“As a child, we were very royalist and there was a por trait of the Queen in our dining room,” Grolle says. “We stood for the national anthem and always observed two minutes of silence on Remembrance Day.”InLondon, Grolle attended the prestigious Emanuel High School, which was founded by Lady Dacre, first cousin to Queen Elizabeth I. Because it was a school with a military connection, Grolle says that the royal family paid visits every so often.
Manitoba’s one hundred year anniversary of its entry into Confederation was marked in 1970, and the prov ince played host to the Queen on a somewhat grander scale. This time, she came accom panied by her husband Prince Philip and two oldest children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne.That whirlwind tour in cluded a stop at a farm near Carman and an excursion to Lower Fort Garry. In total, 16 communities were paid special visits, including Steinbach.
The first took place in 1951, although she was still a prin cess at the time. In 1959, she returned for her first official cross-country tour as Queen.
Sept. 8 marked the end of an era as Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign of the Brit ish Commonwealth came to a close with the monarch’s death at the age of 96.
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Ron DeCruyenaere of St. Adolphe enjoys telling a story his father once shared about a close encounter he had with the Queen. It was 1970 and the monarch was in St. PierreJolys attending a DeCruyenaere’sparade.father,don ning his World War II uniform and decorated with medals, was among the local veterans taking part.
The Queen’s royal tour in 1984 took her to the newly opened Dugald Costume Mu seum. Jay Thompson recalls attending that event along with his entire elementary class to sing for the Queen. Thompson was 12 at the time.
Fourteen years would pass before the Queen’s next visit, this time in 1984 when Win nipeg, Brandon, Dauphin, and Dugald were the primary cen tres of interest.
It was only after the dinner was complete, though, that Braun discovered he, too, had been of special interest thatBraunnight.bears the same name as a more notorious man who’d been arrested earlier in 2002 for throwing a pie into the face of Prime Minister Jean
Chretien. Braun came to learn that an undercover security of ficer had been commissioned to this state dinner to keep an eye on “He’dBraun.been placed at our table mostly because my name had set off a red flag at some point during the vetting process,” Braun muses. “Ob viously they knew I wasn’t the same Evan Braun who’d caused all that trouble, or I wouldn’t have been let in the door at all. But it’s a part of the evening I’ll never forget.”
the Queen was leaving, my mother and I rushed to the line where the volunteers were and my mother let me stand clos er—and this time the Queen stopped, smiled, and shook my extended hand with her gloved hand.”
The dinner that followed included at least five courses featuring foods local to Mani toba, including many different types of wine and caviar.
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“I was very sad to hear of the Queen’s passing and quite emotional,” Grolle admits. “It seemed that from 1953, my birth year, to her death in 2022, my whole life to that point ran through my brain in poignant memories.”
According to DeCruyen aere’s father, the Queen enjoyed a good chuckle over thatDarlblunder.Friesen of Niverville remembers trying to get a clos eup glimpse of the Queen in Winnipeg during that same trip, as the monarch arrived by boat at the river landing that would later become known as TheFriesenForks.was an impression able 14-year-old armed with her first camera and a cheap roll of black-and-white film.
That was only the first of two royal encounters for Braun that week. The next morning, he happened to come face to face with Prince Philip at a dedication ceremony for Red River College’s new-at-thetime Princess Street campus.
“I would have been more ex cited to see the Monkees in person. But we thought it was cool to be able to say that we saw the person whose picture hangs on the wall of the school and is on our coins.”
The Queen and Prince Philip paid two more visits to Winnipeg in the coming years, one in 2002 and their final one in 2010.
“I had just placed the saucer and cup in front of her and she asked me if the tea was hot,” Gordon says. “I stuck my fin ger in her cup and said, ‘Yes, it’s hot.’ I remember she either smiled or smirked at me and said, ‘Thank you.’ Someone else promptly brought her a new cup and profusely apolo gized for my lack of proper etiquette.”ForGordon, a second mem ory also comes flooding back with perfect clarity. It was the licking and lecture his parents imposed after the event had concluded.
BY BRENDA SAWATZKY
It’s in the poignancy of death that memories are often revived, and memories have been flooding back for many Manitobans who fondly recall one or more of the Queen’s six visits to the province.
“It was a drizzly day, as evidenced by the fashionable squall jackets in the crowd,” Friesen muses. “There was a lady who wouldn’t get out of my way [for the picture]. She was wearing the very practical
Recollections of the 1984 and 2002 visits
A 14-year-old Doerksen performed along with the Steinbach Youth Chorus at The Forks to commemorate the Queen’s Golden Jubilee.
The Niverville Citizen’s editor Evan Braun has his own
“We took off our jackets so we would be in our perform ance outfits, but she stayed [at a distance] for a while and we were shivering by the time they came by,” Doerksen re members. “Her husband felt sorry for us and asked if we wereIt’scold.”fairto say, for Doerk sen at least, that Prince Philip made a greater impression than the Queen, who didn’t interact with the choir mem bers at all. Still, Doerksen re calls with equal fondness the choir members’ screeches of excitement when they were first chosen to perform at the prestigious affair.
Bill Gordon of Niverville recalls with some sheepish amusement a very direct en counter he had with the Queen when he was just 11 years of age.As memory serves him, his Boy Scout troop was given the distinct honour of serving tea to the Queen and her entour age at a gala at the Fort Garry Hotel. As luck would have it, it was Gordon who served the Queen’s tea.
“I had the honour of at tending a royal dinner on Oct. 8, 2002,” Braun recalls. “For this occasion, each MLA in Manitoba was invited to attend with their spouse, along with many other local celebrities and VIPs. But collectively, all the MLAs decided to give their seats away to young people from their constituencies.”
Braun was the lucky recipi ent of a ticket from MLA Jim Penner, who represented the Steinbach riding at the time.
On the night of the presti gious affair, he has a memory of his father dropping him off at the back entrance to the legislature. Feeling already in timidated in his rented suit and tie, the young Braun made his way to the rotunda via a car peted path replete with royal guards and attendants in full regalia.“Iremember feeling a swell of pride when everyone stood up upon the Queen’s entrance into the rotunda to sing God Save the Queen,” says Braun. “It was so trippy to sing that to the actual Queen.”
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Niverville resident Ludolf Grolle grew up in London be tween the ages of eight and 25.
Over the years, Grolle had numerous close encounters with the Queen. One took place at his elementary school as her motorcar drove past and she waved at him and a group of eager young students.
Memories of a monarch: Manitobans recall personal encounters with the Queen
“He saluted [the Queen] as she slowly walked along shak ing hands and sharing a few words with all the veterans,” DeCruyenaere says. “She stopped and made a comment in French to the gentleman beside my father. [The vet] replied with a strong Scottish accent, ‘I’m terribly sorry, ma’am, but I can’t understand a word you just said.’”
Another took place at the Royal Tournament, which Grolle attended with his moth er. He and a group of others approached the royal box in order to get a closer look at or a handshake from the monarch.
In 1977, he had his closest encounter of all, thanks to his mother’s connections as a vol unteer at Royal Tournament events.
“When I was 24, me and my mother, who loved Canada, were there to see the Prin cess Patricia Regiment from Canada, as was the Queen who also loved that regi ment,” Grolle recalls. “When
Danae Doerksen of Niver ville recalls a similar mem ory of the 2002 royal visit.
For Grolle, September 8 marked a day of emotion and
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Based on Doerksen’s mem ory, it was a chilly day and the choir waited patiently in the cold as the Queen, Prince Phil ip, and their pet corgis made their way past them. Doerksen was in the front row.
even a few tears.
“One of the interesting bits of royal protocol which the guests were instructed in is that, when the Queen put down her fork at any point during the dinner, this signi fied that the course was over, and the wait staff swarmed in and immediately took away everyone’s plate, whether they were finished with it or not,” Braun says. “When the Queen is finished eating, everyone is finished eating. But of course the Queen was very gra cious and held onto her fork somewhat white-knuckled so that people had a reasonable enough time to finish.”
“I was a teenager, so being excited I think would be an overstatement,” says Friesen.
Friesen finally got her photo, but only from an unfortunate distance. If you squint just so, you might make out the blur of a Queen receiving a bouquet of flowers.
The 1970 visit
The province said it does plan to make Sept. 30, a day also referred to as Orange Shirt Day, a statutory holi day in Manitoba eventually, but that it was too late for those changes to go into ef fect this year.
“It would be very disre spectful of everybody to introduce something at this point,” Labour Minister Reg Helwer said on Aug. 31.
The Assembly of Mani toba Chiefs and a Manitoba MLA are expressing dis appointment and frustration with the province now that it has been confirmed that Sept. 30 will not be a statu tory holiday in Manitoba this“Theyear.provincial govern ment had ample time to process and approve this statutory holiday,” AMC Deputy Grand Chief Cornell McLean said in a statement responding to last month’s announcement by the prov ince that Sept. 30, which is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Can ada, will not be observed in the province as a statutory holiday this year.
BY DAVE BAXTER LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE RE PORTER, WINNIPEG SUN
ernment announced that the day would be recognized as a federal statutory holiday in Canada, and proposed that provinces and territories also make the day a statutory holiday, but so far only the Northwest Territories has followedMcLeansuit.says the province of Manitoba should have found a way to have Sept. 30 be a statutory holiday this“Havingyear. a statutory holi day would mean that First
pursue specific contracts relating to infrastructure and mining projects in the Lynn Lake area, concen trating on the construction, mining and support services industries.“Theoverarching goals for the business are to par ticipate as one team, work ing collaboratively with clients in the area, through
Webstad, whose personal clothing, including a brand new orange shirt bought for her by her grandmother, were taken from her on her first day attending a residen tial school when she was just six years old.
One particular econom ic development opportun ity that the joint venture hopes to participate in is the Alamos Gold Lynn Lake gold project, which aims to extract 20.5 to 27 mil lion tonnes per year over itsfirst six years from five near-surface gold deposits via conventional truck and shovel open pit mining.
Together, Threeosix and MCFN aim to identify long-term employment and training opportunities for MCFN members, including in post-construction oper
Nations could take time to gather in ceremony with friends and family without the burden of sacrificing their income,” McLean said.
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“We did have legislation we were working on, and went through consultation with labour and business, and continuing consultation with First Nations and other groups, and that pointed out to me that we need much more advice from many people on how this should run.”Helwer added, “It would be very uncomfortable for business to spring that on them.”Orange Shirt Day was ori ginally established to honour the experiences of Phyllis
The second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation this Sept. 30, also known as Orange Shirt Day, will not be a statutory holiday in Manitoba, though the government says it has plans to maker it one for future years.
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PC gov’t who are,” Fontaine wrote in a Sept. 1 tweet. “So much for notministerspokespersonFontainenesday,wethe30placelegislationFontainereconciliation.”alsoclaimedthatcouldbeputinthisyeartomakeSept.astatutoryholidaybeforeendofthemonth.“ItcanbedoneassoonasgobacktoSession,WedSept.28th,2022,”said.Inanemailedstatement,aforthelaboursaidthetimingwasrighttohaveSept.30be
“The Manitoba govern ment agrees with the As sembly of Manitoba Chiefs that establishing a statutory day to recognize and reflect on the legacy of residential schools is an important part of reconciliation efforts,” the email
“Weread.have consulted and will continue to consult In digenous leadership, labour groups and businesses on a path forward, though we need more advice from many people on what this should look like and how we get there.
meaningfully participate in projects within its tradition al territorial. Threeosix has committed to regularly be ing present in the commun ity to help achieve this goal.
NDP MLA Nahanni Fon taine took aim at the labour minister for his comments that the holiday could not happen this year because it would make some in the business able,not“uncomfortable.”community“Somethingtellsmeit’sbusinessesuncomfortbutrather,youandyour
— with files from the Can adian Press
“We have been extreme ly pleased and impressed with Threeosix’s approach to First Nation engage ment,” said MCFN Chief Christopher Colomb. “Our
negotiations were done in a respectful way, built on trust that recognizes and affirms our inherent and treaty rights while ensuring our member ship’s socio-economic in terests are strengthened for many years to come with a focus on andlands,naturalfulisvelopmenttedcreation.constructioncapacity-building,skills,andjobWearecommittoensuringthatalldeonourterritorycarriedoutinarespectmannerthathonoursourenvironment,hometraditions,protocolslanguage.”Thejointventurewill
A Northern Manitoba First Nation has launched a joint venture with a Sas katchewan company in hopes of benefiting more from economic opportun ities within its traditional territory.Marcel Colomb First Nation, which has about 450 members and is based in the Black Sturgeon re serve 30 kilometres east of Lynn Lake, has teamed up with Threeosix Industrial, a Saskatoon-based indus trial solutions provider that serves the resource and infrastructure sectors.
ational support and service roles.An executive committee will be formed by the com pany and the First Nation to help ensure that MCFN can
AMC, NDP MLA disappointed with Manitoba government that there’s no Orange Shirt Day stat this year
The spokesperson said the province will continue working towards making the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation a statutory holiday in Manitoba.
“It’s important that we continue to get their advice so we can get this done right.”
The orange shirt has now come to symbolize the as similation that was forced onto generations of Indigen ous children in the former residential school system in Canada.Lastyear, the federal gov
Marcel Colomb First Nation has teamed up with Saskatchewan company Threeosix and hopes their joint venture will improve work and training opportunities for its members.
all aspects of construction,” said Threeosix president Scott Longmuir. “We’re very well-aligned in terms of ensuring that everything we do takes into consider ation the environmental well-being of MCFN’s trad itional territory, and their culture, while maintaining a focus on the needs of our prospective clients. Our JV is committed to ensuring that everything we do, and every step we take, enriches the lives of the members and increases the econom ic resiliency of Marcel Co lomb First Nation.”
named a stat holiday by the end of this month, because of how “complex” making those changes can be at the provincial
The two parties worked for a year-and-a-half to es tablish a relationship based on openness, respect and transparency, according to a joint Sept. 9 news release.
Lynn Lake area First Nation forms partnership with Saskatchewan company
“Unfortunately,level. estab lishing statutory days off provincially is much more complex and impactful than establishing them for feder al employees and federally regulated industries,” the email
— Dave Baxter is a Lo cal Journalism Initiative reporter who works out of the Winnipeg Sun. The Lo cal Journalism Initiative is funded by the government of Canada.
“Provinciallyread. regulated days cover more than 95 per cent of businesses and workers, whereas federal workers and federally de faulted industry comprise less than 5 per cent.”
rampage.Bothsuspects are now also dead, and at the time of the murders, Myles Sand erson had a lengthy criminal history, and when he was released from custody back in February, he had been assessed as a high risk for spousal violence, and to re offend with violence.
“It is a heartbreak felt
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First Nations leaders are speaking out after learning that Indigenous languages will not be included in a federal program that gives extra cash to bilingual public servants, saying the feds need to do a whole lot more to show First Nations language speak ers in Canada are “as val ued as French and English Canadians.”“Canada’s choice to exclude First Nations does not support lan guage reclamation and contradicts the Truth and Reconciliation Commis sion of Canada: Calls to Action, as well as the In digenous Languages Act,” AMC Deputy Grand Chief Cornell McLean said in a news release reacting to last week’s news that the federal Treasury Board has no plans to expand a bonus currently paid to employ ees who speak English and French on the job, to those who speak an Indigenous language.Thebilingualism bonus is an extra $800 in annual income employees cur rently receive if they work in a position designated as requiring language skills in English and French, which are Canada’s two official languages, and the program has been paying the extra income to bilin gual employees since the lateExpanding1970s. that program to include employees who speak an Indigenous lan guage was among sugges tions some senior civil
He also admitted during a parole hearing before be ing released that his use of drugs and alcohol can make him “lose my mind,” and that it had been a key factor in his criminal violence and criminal record in the past.
First Nations leders, including Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Deputy Grand Chief Cornell McLean, seen here, are reacting to the news that Indigenous languages will not be included in a federal program that pays extra income to bilingual public servants.
AMC calls on feds to include Indigenous languages in bilingual bonus program
across Turtle Island and all nations.”AFNRegional Chief for Manitoba Cindy Wood house said she hopes heal ing can now begin in the Saskatchewan communities hit by the violence and the loss of life.
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Winnipeg Sun reached out to the federal Treasury Board but did not get a response before Monday’s press deadline.
On Sept. 7, RCMP in Sas katchewan announced that 32-year-old Myles Sander son had been arrested and later died while in police custody, bringing to an end a four-day manhunt that began on Sept. 4 when Sanderson and his brother Damien are believed to have killed 10 people and injured 19 more in a stabbing spree on the James Smith Cree Nation, and in the nearby village of Weldon, northeast of TheSaskatoon.Saskatchewan Cor oner’s Service said victims from the James Smith Cree Nation have been identified as Thomas Burns, 23; Carol Burns, 46; Gregory Burns, 28; Lydia Gloria Burns, 61; Bonnie Burns, 48; Earl Burns, 66; Lana Head, 49; Christian Head, 54; and Robert Sanderson, 49, while one person from Weldon, 78-year-old Wesley Patter son was also killed in the
AMC Deputy Grand Chief Cornell McLean said Sanderson’s “drug-fuelled rampage” makes it clear an addictions and drug epidem ic in First Nations commun ities must be dealt with by all levels of government in this country, and dealt with immediately before more drug-fuelled violence
“The AMC calls on the federal government to fulfill its obligations to work with First Nations to protect, revitalize, and promote First Nations languages. Therefore, the Canadian government must include First Na tions language speakers in any incentives to dem onstrate that First Nations language speakers are as valued as French and Eng lish
servants and the Public Service Alliance of Can ada proposed late last year, as a way to address language concerns they said were held by some Indigenous public servants in ButCanada.theTreasury Board said last week they have “no plans to broaden the scope of the bilingualism bonus to include Indigen ousAslanguages.”Indigenous leaders in Manitoba and across the country continue to look to Indigenous languages as one way to support and promote reconcilia tion, McLean said he can’t understand how the Treas ury Board came to their decision.“TheTruth and Recon ciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action outlines that Indigenous languages are a fundamen tal and valued element of Canadian culture and soci ety, and are reinforced by the treaties,” McLean said.
— Dave Baxter is a Lo cal Journalism Initiative reporter who works out of the Winnipeg Sun. The Lo cal Journalism Initiative is funded by the government of Canada.
“It would be nothing short of traumatic to be trapped in your community in fear of this man,” McLean said.
— Dave Baxter is a Lo cal Journalism Initiative reporter who works out of the Winnipeg Sun. The Lo cal Journalism Initiative is funded by the government of Canada.
McLean said that both AMC and AFN are now calling on governments to immediately “prioritize the drug epidemic” on First Nations.Hesaid he also now feels for the people in Saskatch ewan who lost their lives, who lost loved ones, and for those who spent days not knowing if they were even safe in their own homes.
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“As First Nations, we al ways come together in times of need to help one another in mourning and grief.
“We are all affected by the immense violence this community has faced.”
Manitoba’s First Nations leaders are offering their support and condolences now that a manhunt is over, two suspects are dead, and a Saskatchewan First Nation has been left to pick up the pieces after the worst mass killing in that province’s history.And they say the early September bloodshed shows how much work needs to be done to help communities deal with a drug epidemic they say continues to plague First Nations all over this country.“TheAssembly of Mani toba Chiefs and Assembly of First Nations support the leadership in this time of mourning and trauma, and offer their sincere condol ences,” the two organiza tions said in a joint media release.
multiple prescriptions of opioids.In2019, an emergency resolution passed by First Nations chiefs in this prov ince recognized a “severe opioid addiction problem on Manitoba First Nations.”
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And First Nations com munities in Manitoba all also no strangers to addic tions issues, as a study by the University of Manitoba re leased in 2019 showed First Nations people in Manitoba were twice as likely to be prescribed opioids than all other Manitobans, and four times more likely to have
occurs.“Governments need to start listening to First Na tions and flow immediate funding for rehabilitation services, funding support for community wellness, and following the lead of First Nations in how to build safer and healthier communities where First Nations-developed, and governed healing programs can prevent drug-fuelled rampages such as this,” McLean said.
“May we all come togeth er in the coming days and months to work for as long as we need for security, healing, and peace.”
“WeCanadians.askCanada to in clude First Nations in this incentive and reward First Nations’ language reten tion, revitalization, and reclamation by encour
Feds need to help deal with drug epidemic on First Nations, say AMC and AFN
guages are a fundamen tal and valued element of Canadian culture and society, and there is an ur gency to preserve them.’” NWAC wrote in an Aug 23“JustinTweet. Trudeau made preserving and promot
“I extend my heartfelt condolences to the families who lost loved ones, and to all the people affected by these senseless acts of vio lence,” Woodhouse said. “First Nations in Mani toba hold all of you in our thoughts and prayers.
he explained. “[Former prime minister Stephen] Harper would go to those, and they're sort of a staple of the kind of corporate view of the world.
His support of the convoy is not unique. Other MPs have taken the same stance, and some, including fellow leadership candidate Lewis, met with Topp and other key convoy organizers.
In Poilievre’s promotion al video, he said the convoy represents "the people who want to stand and speak for their freedoms" and "those that our government and our media have insulted and left behind."Thissummer, Poilievre has also decried the work of journalists and the main stream media. On May 9, Poilievre tweeted that he won seven elections by going around liberal media and speaking “directly to Canadians.”Hiscampaign put out a statement in response to questions posed by a Global News reporter, referring to the questions as “an attack” and accusing “unprofes sional journalists” of trying to set “disingenuous traps”
many students were shocked to learn about the mandate when they first arrived on campus, following a summer of activities during which masks were optional.
As the new party leader, Cameron thinks it’s likely Poilievre will stick to his guns and strong reputation as a Conservative “bulldog” in the hopes it's enough to win a federal election.
Manitoba’s two largest universities have taken diver gent approaches to masking and the consequences are on full display, as two starkly different campuses began the first full week of the fall term.Crowds of masked stu dents gathered to attend lec tures and labs at the Univer sity of Manitoba’s bustling Fort Garry campus early Sept. 12. Many visitors to the school — an outlier be cause it continues to require personal protective gear to be worn indoors — also wore their masks
change campaign finance rules, raise the bar on vot er identification, eliminate vouching and limit Elec tions Canada’s ability to enforce the Elections Act and the activities it could undertake to encourage par ticipation, he said.
On June 30, Poilievre also marched alongside James Topp, a Canadian soldier charged after speaking out against COVID-19 vaccine requirements while in uni form. Topp, who marched
Fifty-seven per cent of Conservative voters had a favourable impression of Poilievre, according to an Ipsos poll conducted on behalf of Global News be tween Aug. 29 and 31. A sample of 1,001 Canadians aged 18 and over were interviewed for the survey, which saw Poilievre’s popu
types of defining moments, but his legislative track re cord also speaks volumes, said“BackCameron.in2014, he, as a member of the Harper gov ernment, was instrumental in introducing a series of changes to the Canada Elections Act,” Cameron explained.
think twice about her choice if that was not the case.
“That was my first sense of who Pierre Poilievre is, and it struck me that this was the kind of partisan ship and politicization of electoral institutions that we have been seeing down south, and we know what the consequences of that kind of politicization are,” saidToCameron.Cameron, Poilievre’s record on this issue as min ister of state for democratic reform suggests his vision for Canada’s democracy is not inclusive, doesn’t encourage the broadest possible participation and doesn’t honour and respect non-partisan institutions.
U of M student Ky Ly said
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Now, his tactic of lever aging divisive, polariz ing issues has catapulted Poilievre into a new role as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Besides Poilievre, Cha rest and Lewis, former On tario MPP Roman Baber and Conservative MP Scott Aitchison were also seeking thePoilievreleadership.made headlines in recent weeks after a photo surfaced of him shaking hands with Jeremy Mack enzie, founder of a far-right group known as Diagolon, This is one of many contro versial moments for the new leader that have elicited both support and outrage fromPoilievreCanadians.didnot respond to requests for comment by deadline.Because politicians meet lots of people, Cameron said he is cautious about making inferences around photos, but noted Poilievre’s div isive strategy is premised on mobilizing a “group of sup porters who really are pas sionate about some change that they want to see.”
“It's not unusual to see people on the left criticizing the World Economic Forum … but for somebody on the right to criticize it, that tells us that there's a big pivot happening in the Conserv ative “bulldog”himselfPoilievremovement.”hasestablishedasaConservativethroughthese
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“Then you add on to that, you know, the pandering to the truckers convoy, and so forth. And I think that the picture becomes pretty clear.”
In a release last month, president Todd Mondor indicated the university will modify restrictions, as needed, and requested the
“Language matters and protects our students,” wrote the U of W lecturer, who is strictly teaching re mote courses this year due to medical accommodation in her immediate family, in herUpost.ofW indicated it re ceived feedback supporting an adjustment to its mask policy after polling union leadership, students, deans and directors, and others throughout the summer.
The patchwork of policies creates confusion and uncer tainty and for some, can lead to anxiety, said health behav iour sociologist Christopher Fries.The associate professor and researcher at U of M sug gested the province introduce a blanket policy for indoor masking based on the latest research and pandemic scen ario — not unlike Manitoba’s public health laws on smok ing. In its absence, vulner able people are set up to be ostracized and victimized, Fries said.
Universities’ mask-use policies a study in contrast
It’s impossible to know what strategies are unfold ing in Poilievre’s camp, but “part of his appeal to his base, at least, is the percep tion that he actually means what he says,” and with strong stances on divisive issues, it would be hard to walk back, said Cameron.
Forsythe recently took to social media to share two orientation photos, one of which displayed audi torium bleachers packed
larity climb eight points compared to a similar poll conducted in mid-July.
Mask uptake has been dwindling since March 15, when the provincial govern ment ended its indoor mask mandate in public mentslargelyRecommendationsspaces.havereplacedrequireinareasacrosssociety, except hospitals and other health-care facilities.
he plans to wear a face cov ering everywhere but in his home on an indefinite basis.
“I want to protect my par ents, first — that’s the main reason why, and also the people around me: friends, family, and my girlfriend,” said the statistics student.
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to attack attitudes,Anti-vaccine-mandateopponents.meetingwithfar-rightorganizersorskippingadebatearenothingnewfortheConservativeParty,butCameronsaidPoilievre’soppositiontotheWorldEconomicForumisunusual.“Historically,that'sbeenthesortofthingthatConservativeshaveembraced,”
A group of more than 150 political scientists, includ ing Cameron, voiced con cerns about the proposed changes. He says this was one of the rare times a ma jority of the political sci ence community spoke with a unified voice.
The Carleton MP’s pol itics revolve around “riling up the base” using “highly partisan rhetoric,” and this strategy paid off, Max Cam eron, a professor of political science at the University of British Columbia, told Canada’s National Observ er prior to the leadership contest on Sept. 10.
Jean Charest was viewed favourably by 38 per cent of Conservative voters, down seven points, and MP Les lyn Lewis sat at 32 per cent.
with unmasked learners at her school and another that showed a group of roughly 70 masked U of M students.
Pierre Poilievre made a name for himself by tak ing a strong stance on issues many Canadians find div isive. His steadfast support of the so-called “Freedom Convoy” and other related groups, including participa tion in a march with a prom inent anti-vaccine-mandate figure, have made him a fix ture in headlines and a con troversial political figure.
The proposed changes (none of which are in place today) sought to impose a set of restrictions on voting,
community to “exhibit com passion with respect to an individual’s choice regarding masking.”Forsythe said her frustra tion is that messaging “en dangers those who have no choice.”“It’snot a personal prefer ence for many. It is medically required, to keep themselves or their loved ones alive,” sheForsythe,said. who teaches in the faculty of education, said she has unsuccessfully lob bied for the school to allow mandates to occur in indi vidual classrooms where an instructor or single learner requires a mask because of a medical accommodation and discloses that.
Ly, 22, said he believes individuals should be able to choose what to do at this stage in the Psychologypandemic.student Nth abiseng Peters said Monday she understands why her school has taken a cautionary approach, but wonders how effective the mandate will be if students do not have to mask at their jobs, on public transit, and other areas in the city.The 19-year-old added
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Typically, Conservative leadership candidates draw support from the right dur ing leadership contests and then tack towards centre for federal elections to appeal to a wider voter base, like former leader Erin O’Toole did before being ousted, said Cameron. But if he wins, Poilievre may be the exception, he said.
Two months ago, U of M announced it would leave its mask mandate intact, citing emerging discussions about preparations for possible surges of COVID-19 in the fall.The research-intensive school, with an enrolment that exceeds 30,000 students, is the only major univer sity or college in Manitoba to maintain a strict policy. Pupils are expected to wear high-quality and well-fitted masks.Other institutions have eased protocols in line with the province’s relaxed guide lines, a political emphasis on individual decision-making, and high vaccine uptake across society. None requires students to be immunized against the virus to attend face-to-face learning — a policy many adopted in a united announcement made lastLaurayear.
from Vancouver to Ottawa to protest COVID-19 vac cine mandates, has also appeared on Mackenzie’s podcast.Vaccine mandates have been a key aspect of Poilievre’s messaging, and he even used the so-called “Freedom Convoy” that oc cupied downtown Ottawa for more than three weeks to shoot a promotional video.
Pierre Poilievre was elected as the Conservative Party of Canadas’s leader Sept. 10.
Pierre Poilievre’s controversy-ridden rise to the Conservative Party leadership
Anger is something that can be used or misused to promote action — it can be messy, but things get done and people can be mobil ized and satisfied, Liberal MP Ken Hardie told Can ada’s National Observer in anBut,interview.hewarned, much of the anger we’re seeing is focused on individuals, not“Thisissues.is where it gets destructive. This is what breeds hate,” said Hardie. “And that is clearly a grow ing issue. It's a growing issue for journalists, espe cially women journalists.”
The Vancouver Cen tre MP said Poilievre supporting the so-called “Freedom Convoy” and encouraging its revolution ary attitude and the sort of people looking at violence and overthrowing an elected government is troubling to her, both as an MP and a Canadian.“Howdo you want to be a prime minister when you don't want to obey the rule of law?” she asked.
Continued
Right now, Blaney says Canadians need leaders who will work togeth er. She pointed to former premier of Saskatchewan and federal NDP leader Tommy Douglas working with former Liberal prime minister Lester B. Pearson to make Canada’s universal publicly funded health-care system a reality. Poilievre, on the other hand, is about fragmenting the country and separating people, said
Green MP Elizabeth May declined to comment until after the results of the leadership race are announced.
“They'resaid. just going to think that all we ever care about is not what is best for them and for the future of the country, but what's best for the political de cision-makers,” said Fry. “And I think that is going to be quite devastating for the country and where we're heading.” Fry said
Smook did not respond to requests from the Winnipeg Sun for comment.
“The signals from his leadership race so far have not been encouraging in terms of that kind of stabil ity and the kind of leader we're looking for in a dem ocracy,” she said.
Hardie says he has also had to take extra measures to keep himself safe.
— Dave Baxter is a Lo cal Journalism Initiative reporter who works out of the Winnipeg Sun. The Lo cal Journalism Initiative is funded by the government of Canada.
People don’t feel safe in Thompson, Ellsworth says
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of Canada for rates of vio lent crime per capita over the last five years.
Conservative Party to bring an end to Trudeau’s politics of Indivision.”aninterview, Liberal MP Hedy Fry told Can ada’s National Observer expressed concern about the potential for Poilievre to take the helm of the Con servative Party.
she hoped Poilievre would change tack and “lead with a certain amount of dignity” if he did win the contest.
Poilievre beat former Quebec premier Jean Cha rest, Ontario MP Leslyn Lewis, former Ontario MPP Roman Baber and Conserv ative MP Scott Aitchison.
Since former prime min ister Stephen Harper’s re signation in 2015, the Con servative Party has seen two leaders come and go. Many Conservative MPs have hitched their wagon to Poilievre, and Hardie noted that any time a party chan ges leadership, there are all sorts of considerations that come into play.
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Blaney.Shesaid his “very close links” to parts of “the [Free dom] Convoy, which were really focused on white supremacy,” are a serious concern.“Wesaw what happened when our neighbours had a leader that really connected closely to the right wing of theAcountry.”July7statement from Poilievre’s campaign said he “has stated unequivocally that ‘any and all racism is evil and must be stopped.’”
The two B.C. MPs who endorsed Charest are Frank Caputo and Ed Fast. In a statement posted to Face book on March 18, Fast wrote that Charest is the “mature and experienced leader” needed to unite the party and country.
enough to deal with issues of crime, poverty and homelessness.“Ibelievemy biggest rea son for running this cam paign is to bring back a city that is safe to live and work in, and one where you can walk down the streets and feel safe,” he said.
“And I feel the current mayor is not leading the way she should be in terms of us being such a high crime city in Canada.”
He is also of the mind that Canada needs a strong Conservative Party but is
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And recent statistics back up the notion that there is a serious crime problem in Thompson, as the city has consistently ranked among the top communities in all
The amount of crime and homelessness has also af fected business owners and commerce in Thompson, according to Ellsworth, as he said some simply don’t want to spend time in the city’s downtown area if they don’t have to, while others actively avoid the area.“Downtown business suf fer because people won’t shop alone, or some won’t shop at all, because they see the area and they just don’t feel safe,” he said.
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“The first thing you have to do is have people work ing and communicating to see what the issues are here in Thompson, and to see if there are ways to get people back on their feet and off the streets,” he said. “My door would always be open for those conversations.”
Poilievre had the most MP endorsements, with 63 to Charest’s 16, according to their respective websites. In B.C., 10 of the province’s 13 Conservative MPs endorsed Poilievre.Inanemailed statement to Canada’s National Ob server, Charest’s campaign manager Chris Rougier said: “We knew we were up against a movement that had been building towards this moment long before Jean entered the race. We are feeling cautiously opti mistic but agree, no matter the outcome, we need to move forward as a united
Rather than working together to improve the lives of Canadians, Poilievre takes a confrontational stance focused on “getting a good hit,” said Blaney.
One of Les Ellsworth’s campaign signs in front of a Wolf Street house in Thompson.
“What we keep hearing from him is that he cares, but he's actually not offer ing anything that is going to make a Blamingdifference.”thefederal gov ernment for inflation — which, Blaney emphasized, is a worldwide issue — does nothing to help Canadians make ends meet. Poilievre has yet to stand up to in dustries and companies rak ing in excess profits while people struggle to put food on the table, she said.
unsure what will come out in the “Wewash.have an individual who has been quite critical of people in his own caucus, and you wonder if, in fact, there's going to be a signifi cant party left after this vote if Mr. Poilievre becomes the leader,” said Hardie.
Poilievre did not respond to requests for comment by deadline.Poilievre’s adversarial style is nothing new in the House of Commons, but there is potential for the debate to devolve even fur ther, which will undermine Canadians’ trust in parlia mentarians and institutions, Fry
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endorsed Charest.
Likewise, the office of MP Marc Dalton did not answer specific questions — Dalton entered the race but failed to come up with the required funds — but sent his June 2 statement of support for Lewis. In it, he praised Lewis’s principles, passion and vision for the country, adding she “ampli fies” that the Conservative Party is a “modern political movement that embraces immigrants, people of col our and women.”
A representative from MP Mark Strahl’s office responded with his March 7 statement of support for Poilievre, which declared the party needs a “principled leader” to make the case for conservatism in this coun try, “a champion who will stand up for our rights and freedoms and won’t back down from Justin Trudeau.”
Ellsworth said he now wants to see more dialogue in Thompson on all levels
Opposition MPs voiced concern at possibility of Pierre Poilievre leading the federal Conservatives
so the situation with crime and homelessness can be brought “under control.”
Canada’s National Ob server reached out to all 13 Conservative B.C. MPs for comment; only five replied. The office of MP Tako van Popta responded but de clined to comment on his endorsement of Poilievre, as did a representative from MP Ed Fast’s office, who
“You can see the desire to align with an individual who's maybe going to have an oversized say in your role as a Member of Parliament on that side of the house. So, you know, who gets to sit on the committees, who gets to sit on the front bench, who gets relegated to the back bench…” he said.
“It has been a race with a lot of focusing on mak ing the fears of our country bigger and not looking at progressive ways to help one another move along in this country,” NDP MP and party whip Rachel Blaney told Canada’s National Observer before Conserv ative Party members elected Poilievre their new leader.
The Conservative Party of Canada named its new lead er Saturday evening, and the results have serious impli cations for all Canadians, Liberal and NDP MPs say.
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Cree Nation Tribal Health Centre 107 Edwards Avenue, The Pas Noreen Singh, Finance Manager, nsingh@tribalhealth. ca or
HERE YOUUCN.CACANUniversity College of the North
• Competitive pay scale
Source Atlantic is seeking a VMI Customer Support Associate in Thompson, MB. Reporting to the Branch Manager, the key responsibilities of the VMI Customer Support Associate include:
• Confidential employee assistance program
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Knowledge of GAAP and auditing standards
Alternatively, fax to (807) 223-3315 or email inquiry@wilson.ca
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills
The successful candidate must be bondable.
would then have to be filled through either a byelection or selected by the other councillors or trustees.
Three of the registered council candidates are cur rent councillors — Earl Colbourne, Brian Lundmark and Duncan Wong — while the others are Chiew Chong, Addie Colbourne and Louis Fitzpatrick.Bothof the registered trustee candidates — Lind
Creeunity.Nation
Position: Security Officer/Custodian
Still fewer council and school board candidates than available spots
Lisa Beardy, Office Manager
Actual wage will be dependent on the qualifications and work experience of the successful candidate.
• Maintain a satisfactory Prior Contact check, Child Abuse Registry Check, Criminal Record Check and Driver’s Abstract
Prepared by the HRServiceADWORKSTeam
Under the general direction of the Chief Executive Officer and the functional supervision of the Executive Council of the Keewatin Tribal Council, the Director of Finance and Administration will direct and oversee the financial activities of KTC, the planning, development and implementation of financial and administrative procedures for the Tribal Council, and working with other department heads to monitor and make recommendations.
• Several years experience in accounting or finance required
Applicants may request reasonable accommodation related to the materials or activities used throughout the selection process
Fax: 204-778-8428
The ideal candidate possesses:
Child & Family Service Worker - Permanent FE Worker - Permanent Intake Worker - Permanent Deadline: September 22, 2022 @ 4:00 pm
Please note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted
Fax No.: 204-677-0256
for additional information or to apply for this position please contact or submit
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Cree Nation Child & Family Caring Agency (CNCFCA) is responsible for administering and providing for the delivery of Child and Family Services. CNCFCA is dedicated to providing comprehensive CFS Services that are community-based and incorporate both protection and prevention services. Our agency will strive to maintain family
BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
• Analyze/Review internal processes and suggest improvements to current methods
Child and Family Caring Agency is currently hiring for the following positions located in Mathias Colomb Cree Nation (Pukatawagan):
WITH US & GROW A CAREER Glacier Media Group is growing. Check our job board regularly for the latest www.glaciermedia.ca/careersopenings: the position requirements • Resume • Copy of credentials (licenses, training, education) • Three references (colleague, supervisor or manager) and contact information • Criminal record check & child abuse registry checks (or indication that they have been applied for) • Personal contact information (phone & email)
• CPR and First Aide Certification;
As of Sept. 14, there are six council candidates and two trustee candidates regis
EMPLOYMENTPROFESSIONALOPPORTUNITYAWASISAGENCYOFNORTHERNMANITOBAUNIT/OFFICE:SPLITLAKE
• Work with minimal supervision
Or email to: LBeardy@ktc.ca
23 Nickel Road, Thompson, MB R8N 0Y4
Please mark all correspondence “CONFIDENTIAL”
Reporting to the Unit Supervisor, the Security Officer/Custodian is responsible to maintain a safe and secure environment for staff and clients by patrolling and monitoring the premises and personnel and provide office maintenance and custodial services for the Unit.
Summary of Position:
Duties and responsibilities include:
say Anderson and Michelle Tomashewski — are cur rently serving on the school board.There are two candidates registered to run for may or — incumbent Collen Smook and current coun cil member Les Ellsworth. Provided neither of them withdraws before Sept.. 20, voters will head to the polls for at lest one election on Oct. 26
• Minimum of 1 year experience in related field
• Proficient with Excel spreadsheets
KEEWATINTRIBALCOUNCIL
• Refill and manage stock in vending machines
• Must have good verbal and written communication skills
thompsoncitizen.net
We are offering a full-time, permanent position with our company in addition to the following, comprehensive benefits package:
Supplies • Furniture • Copier and Computer Sales/Service: Dryden • Kenora • Fort Frances • Sioux Lookout Red Lake • Thunder Bay • Thompson • Flin Flon
Please forward a resume with 3 references along with cover letter, in confidence, to:
UCN is building better futures for a stronger North. UCN provides learning opportunities to northern communities and its people offering more than forty academic degree, diploma, and certificate programs.
Your description, your application to:
• Degree/Diploma in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance required
We thank all candidates for applying, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Final selection may occur prior to application deadline.Office
Source Atlantic provides a complete and single source of distribution to the industrial, government, commercial and residential markets and is proud to be distinguished as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies since 2017. We are partnered with hundreds of world class suppliers, offer a multitude of specialized and technical services, and have many value-added solutions designed to improve our customers’ efficiency and productivity.
We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
Wilson’s Business Solutions Box Dryden,3005Ontario, P8N 2Z6
• Utilize a fully integrated computerized accounting system that includes GL, AP, AR, and Payroll modules to assist with finance functions
WORK
Applicants should submit a resume and references on or before September 23, 2022:
Email or drop off only
Wilma Cook, TNO/Team Lead, wcook@tribalhealth.ca
A vital strength within Source Atlantic is its team of dedicated, honest, and customer-oriented employees. A willingness to improve and achieve are evident throughout the company because of focus on value added services for our customers, technological advances, and employee training.
Are you looking to join an award-winning organization with a competitive compensation and benefits package? Source Atlantic is an innovative and industry-leading distribution and service company passionate about delivering value and exceptional service to customers in Canada and beyond.
**Note: Awasis Agency Vaccination policy mandate: fully vaccinated plus booster
• Oversee funds for passive return and benefit
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• Proficient in accounting computer application systems
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BUILDING SERVICE WORKER
CREE NATION CHILD & FAMILY CARING AGENCY
• Supervision of department staff
Steven Daniel Linklater was last seen the previous day at his residence on Cree Road.
T1 Mine Keith RobertKevinKennethBeltonDreoliniDanrothVanDrunen
• Establish & provide plant scale investigations of process changes and improvements, recommending practical solutions.
Achieve personal outputs and commitments established between the Supervising Metallurgist under the Role Profile that include but are not limited to:
Vale Canada Limited, 1 Vale Road, Thompson, MB R8N 1P3
Steven Linklater, 62.
OUR TEAM Technical Services personnel are differentiated by the systems and level of technical solutions they must provide to maintain safe, predictable, and reliable operations for the Business. The team comprises of experienced resources whom work in collaboration with both internal and external stake holders to lead enhancements in both our processes and controls in the Concentrator operational areas.
Congratulations to the Quarter Century Inductees
Smelter Steve Nelson Darcy Hayduk Darryl Gerus
Smelter Brad RonaldWilliamSeanGerryKentDavidWrightMitchellKorzenowskiPilloudGallagherBirchWhite
• Knowledge of PHA & MOC systems.
Ready to lead with your engineering skills?
• Competitive salary with a wage range from $87,000 to $106,000
• Attractive pension and benefits (company paid core coverage, flex health and dental coverage, flex accounts, disability plans and optional insurances)
RobJeffRogerPatStuartDennisMcNevinNychukLothianLamontagneKatchmarHanlonRicketts
• Online training and career development opportunities
Kim BradHayesVolanski
Utilities Steve WayneNakonechnySchroeder
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation, flex, sick, top up for maternity/parental)
• Grow your career in a large and global company, and mining industry leader
Linklater has difficulty remembering where his home is when he goes out for a walk, RCMP said.
In accordance with the Accessibility for Manitobans Act, accommodation is available throughout our recruitment process for applicants with disabilities.
• Ability to coordinate a diverse group of individuals, both internal and external to the company.
Sean Parsons
T1 Mine Keith RobertKevinKennethBeltonDreoliniDanrothVanDrunen
Vale is an equal opportunity employer seeking to increase diversity across our operations and improve equal opportunity at Vale and in the mining industry.
• Ensure safe use of chemicals, tools, equipment and provide training and technical support to junior metallurgists, technologists, analysts, and plant operators.
• Actively seek new process technologies for the Concentrator and Act as project sponsor for assigned capital and non-capital projects.
Congratulations to the Quarter Century Inductees
SupportDivisional
SupportDivisional Eric ClaudeAntonyshynHykawy
SupportDivisional Toni Paulic Lab Brian Brass Warehouse Brian Wilson Mill
• Ensure operations procedures receive the necessary technical support materials to monitor and control process variables that comply with legislation and divisional policies & procedures.
Mines Engineering Cecile Kelly Terry SteveLamontagnePeterson
Smelter Steve Nelson Darcy Hayduk Darryl Gerus
• Ability to develop and carry out test programs and other technical investigations.
• Create an environment where open communication allows for ideas, solutions and continuous improvement of our workplace
Jamie RussellRobJamesBraendleListerVancoughnettDick
Sean Parsons
IT Systems Angela Haase
WHAT WE OFFER YOU
• On-Site Gym Facility
Shops Transportationsand Tyler Teneycke
Difference Makes All the Difference
With our global headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and approximately 125,000 employees in over 30 countries, Vale is constantly growing and changing. We invite you to be part of our evolution.
• Work culture dedicated to safety, diversity & inclusion and career growth
Cecile Kelly
Refinery Bill SheldonDavidDeanStanCoxWongRichterRandellYurkiw
Birchtree Mine Michel Caron Dan DavidGaryCraigChadTerryJensDecorbyHenkelWhiteRedmanHanlonUnrauFilipe
Birchtree Mine Michel Caron
Thompson RCMP seeking missing 62-year-old
Human Resources/Safety Health and Environment Sheila Thompson Kim BradHayesVolanski
• The language of work is English
IT Systems Angela Haase
Job SeniorTitle: Metallurgist
Smelter Brad RonaldWilliamSeanGerryKentDavidWrightMitchellKorzenowskiPilloudGallagherBirchWhite
Chris Lagace Travis Bloomer Corey ScottKennethCamilleWilloughbyMeuseKoladaMacMillan
Utilities Steve WayneNakonechnySchroeder
T3 Mine Kevin RalphTravisRichardStadnekSancheReidBrown
• Strong understanding of Metallurgical Processing operations is an asset.
Terry SteveLamontagnePeterson Mill Glenn Hofer Steve Long Refinery
At Vale, we are committed to ensuring an inclusive work environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. Vale encourages everyone to express their ideas and opinions and values the plurality of individual profiles. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or any other personal consideration that makes us different.
Birchtree Mine Peter ThomasGrantRaymondMarksRyanRichterBalfour
T1 Mine John Dygos Allan Goudy Ian WarrenMckenzieHeath
APPLY
Linklater is described as six feet tall and 170 lbs with shoulder-length hair and brown eyes. He usually wears a tuque and may be walking with a cane, police say.
RCMP photo
General Engineering Kevin Murphy Bert MarvinWentzellMcNevin Shops Transportationsand Adrian DonChrisEddyTerenceDegrootMilliganDusecinaGrievesLandego
• Provide accurate data & analysis to a variety of customers i.e.: Management, Accounting, Environment, etc.
Recruiter Contact Information: Stephanie Keough at Stephanie.Keough@vale.com
Learning and Development Dan Dnistransky
Anyone with information on his whereabouts can call Thompson RCMP at 204-677-6909 or Crime Stoppers an onymously at 1-800-222-8477. Tips can also be submitted online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.
T3 Mine Kevin RalphTravisRichardStadnekSancheReidBrown
WORK LOCATION
• Strong computer skills, (Microsoft Office Applications, Data analysis and Mass Balancing software etc.).
• Strong analytical skills, i.e. compilation, analysis, and interpretation of data.
Shops Transportationsand Tyler Teneycke
Vale is a global leader in the production of iron ore and one of the largest producers of nickel. Active in Canada for over 100 years, Vale employs nearly 6,000 people across our corporate office in Toronto and sites in Manitoba, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador. Applying the latest technologies to sustainably produce nickel, copper, cobalt, platinum group metals, gold and silver is at the heart of what we do.
Human Resources/Safety Health and Environment Perry Oxford
Warehouse Greg Fennell
Sheila Thompson
• Chemical, metallurgical or process engineering degree (P. Eng.) with 5 years of industrial experience
Dan DavidGaryCraigChadTerryJensDecorbyHenkelWhiteRedmanHanlonUnrauFilipe
About EDUCATIONYou & EXPERIENCE:
Who We Are
SupportDivisional Eric ClaudeAntonyshynHykawy Warehouse Greg Fennell
1990 – 26 years of service
1991 – 25 years of service
1991 – 25 years of service
Jamie RussellRobJamesBraendleListerVancoughnettDick
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence and work with others to achieve defined targets.
T3 Mine Keith RichardJamesHykawyMacInyreBlake
John RobJeffRogerPatStuartDennisMcNevinNychukLothianLamontagneKatchmarHanlonRicketts
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T1 Mine John Dygos
Mines Engineering
Welcome to Vale in Canada. As a leader in the mining industry, our responsibility is to positively impact our people, communities and the environment. We value our workforce and offer continuous training and career development opportunities for our people.
Jeff Haney
Mill Glenn Hofer Steve Long Refinery John
General Engineering Kevin Murphy Bert MarvinWentzellMcNevin Shops Transportationsand Adrian DonChrisEddyTerenceDegrootMilliganDusecinaGrievesLandego
Human Resources/Safety Health and Environment
Dan Dnistransky
Human Resources/Safety Health and Environment Perry Oxford
• Strong technical report writing skills.
Thompson RCMP are trying to locate a 62-year-old man who was reported missing Sept. 13.
• Honors in science with 5 years of industrial experience Skills:
With over 60 years of experience as a top nickel producer in Manitoba, the Thompson Mine and Concentrator has a strong future in northern Manitoba. Located in the heart of the northern boreal region, the Thompson Nickel Belt is still considered one of the world’s most promising resources.
Allan Goudy Ian WarrenMckenzieHeath
1990 – 26 years of service
T3 Mine Keith RichardJamesHykawyMacInyreBlake
Jeff Haney
Learning and Development
• Employee Family Assistance Program
Apply by: Friday, September 23, 2022
THE OPPORTUNITY
We are currently seeking a Senior Metallurgist to join our Concentrator Technical Services team in Thompson, Manitoba. This is a permanent position. The Senior Metallurgist will ensure operations receive the necessary technical support materials to monitor, control and improve process variables.
• Monitor metallurgical processes, equipment and product quality subsequently providing metallurgical support and troubleshooting of process upsets.
• Participate, monitor and provide input into the MB division production and financial plan.
Chris Lagace Travis Bloomer Corey ScottKennethCamilleWilloughbyMeuseKoladaMacMillan
Toni Paulic Lab Brian Brass Warehouse
Refinery Bill SheldonDavidDeanStanCoxWongRichterRandellYurkiw
Brian Wilson Mill
Birchtree Mine Peter ThomasGrantRaymondMarksRyanRichterBalfour
volunteered at the Thompson Minor
series will be on Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 25 at 1:30 pm at the Thompson Regional Community Centre, where they will face off against the Kenora Thistles. Let’s fill the rink and show these players our support and appreciation. Citizen photos courtesy of Jenny Long players Hockey
The Northstars’ season home-opening
The Norman Northstars AAA hockey team volunteered at the Sept. 11 Race to the Rink, organized by the Thomp son Minor Hockey Association. The race brought the community together to pro mote an active healthy lifestyle, while
raising funds for hockey development in the City of Thompson. The Northstars had a fun-filled morning helping at stations, cheering on the runners and a few of the players even participated in the one-kilo metre run, encouraging the youngsters
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Norman Northstars
Association’s Race to the Rink fundraising run on Sept. 11. Norman Northstars help out at minor hockey fundraising run
and future Northstars. The players were happy to get out in the community that has supported the team for many years. Watch for them helping out around Thompson throughout the season.
