Two Row Times, May 15, 2024

Police were called to the A post-mortem is scheduled at the Centre of Forensic Sciences at a

Six Nations Police have requested the assistance of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch.

The investigation is continuing with the assistance of the OPP’s Forensic Identification Services and West Region Emergency Response Team,

in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Coroner and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.

Police said updates will be provided when they become available and that residents in the area should expect an increased police presence as the investigation continues.

Six Nations Police are asking anyone with infor-

mation or dash cam video of the area to contact them at 519-445-2811 or the OPP at 1-888-3101122.

Anyone wishing to remain anonymous can call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or leave an anonymous tip online at www.helpsolvecrime. com where you could be eligible for a $2,000 reward.

Six Nations Police officer charged with assault

A Six Nations Police officer has been charged with assault causing bodily after an on-duty incident in April.

Cst. Michael Johnson, 30, has been suspended with pay in relation to an incident this past April.

Six Nations Police said in a press release they were made aware of an on-duty incident on April 10. They contacted the OPP and began an independent investigation into

the officer.

On May 10, members of the OPP, Professional Standards Bureau, arrested and charged Cst. Johnson, 30, with assault causing bodily harm.

Johnson has been a member of the force for six years.

He has been suspended with pay since Apr. 15.

He is scheduled to appear in a Brantford court at a later date to answer to the charges.

Six Nations Police said they won’t be releasing further information “as the charge is pending before the courts.”

EcDev Corporation named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for fifth year

Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC) has once again earned the title of one of Canada’s 50 best-managed companies for the fifth year in a row.

SNGRDC announced this week it received the coveted title from Deloitte Canada once again, saying, “This national award is presented annually by Deloitte Canada and is considered one of Canada’s leading business awards programs, recognizing excellence in private Canadian-owned companies. Each year, hundreds of entrepreneurial companies undergo a rigorous application process, but only the best are awarded with this prestigious designation.”

SNGRDC President and CEO Matt Jamieson said, “We are thrilled to

nance and financials. T Deloitte announced the winners May 14.

“This designation is a testament to the tremendous dedication of our team, who remain committed to our goal of achieving economic self-sufficiency for Six Nations,” said Jamieson.

Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC) manages Six Nations’ economic interests in 20 renewable energy projects and numerous other economic development ventures, in and around the Six Nations treaty territory.

be awarded this title for a fifth year as we continue to optimize and grow our company. SNGRDC continues to build our corporate profile on a national scale and seek meaningful partnerships that value the

importance of Indigenous business.”

Deloitte says applicants are evaluated based on four areas including: strategy, capabilities and innovation, culture and commitment, and gover-

SNGRDC’s current green energy portfolio is capable of producing over 1300 MW of renewable energy through its direct or indirect involvement in seven solar, 13 wind project(s).

SNGRDC is based on the Six Nations reserve and employs about 100 people.

Nations Police responded to a fatal collision over the weekend. FILE

Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC) manages Six Nations’ economic interests in 20 renewable energy projects and numerous other economic development ventures, in and around the Six Nations treaty territory. FILE

A career in law enforcement can be highly rewarding, but it also can require officers to confront extreme levels of stress.

Tasked with the vital job of maintaining law and order, as well as investigating crimes and serving as community role models, police officers face extraordinary situations every day. Quite often police officers are exposed to high levels of trauma and must do their jobs under strict scrutiny from superiors as well as the public.

How to help police officers cope with stress

Law enforcement is a high-risk occupation. Officers frequently are exposed to violence, human suffering, physically demanding work, and nonstandard/rotating schedules. In fact, Time magazine ranked policing as the fourth most stressful profession after enlisted military personnel, firefighters and pilots.

Police departments conduct background investigations and psychological screenings of police candidates to find applicants with the right dispositions to perform the job. Even individuals tailor-made for the job can succumb to the stress of working in law enforcement.

Many officers may develop anxiety, depression and symptoms commensurate with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. That is why adequate support and readily available access to stress and trauma relief can be vital for officers’ well-being. There are many different ways the public and police

departments can help officers confront the effects of the job on their physical and mental health.

Educate personnel about policies and keep officers in the know. According to retired lieutenant and police instructor Brian McKenna, one of the biggest stressors police officers face is not out on

the streets, but in the work environment.

“It’s the politics, poor supervision, things coming down from administration that don’t make sense, and so on,” McKenna says.

Officers who understand the laws and why certain policies and restrictions are in place are better equipped to make smart decisions. Keeping the flow of information open within departments can help.

Provide access to exercise. The mental health resource Psychology Dictionary advises that cardiovascular activity is important for anyone who has a physically demanding job. It also is an excellent stress reliever. Access to a gym at the precinct can help. Fitness facilities can do their part to support law enforcement by offering free or discounted memberships to local law enforcement.

Match officers’ strengths with their assignments. While it is im-

practical to accommodate an officer in every way, administrators can take more time to align officers’ skills and strengths with positions in the department that most effectively utilize their skill sets.

Satisfaction in a position, as well as doing the job effectively, can make a long-term positive impact that reduces stress.

Build a support system. Officers need people they can talk to. Peer-to-peer support is important, but a good group of friends, compassionate family members and a supportive local community can help officers overcome the challenges associated with their profession.

Local law enforcement officials provide vital services to the communities they serve. Those communities can show their appreciation by supporting officers as they confront the unique challenges a career in law enforcement presents.

There are many different ways the public and police departments can help officers confront the effects of the job on their physical and mental health. SUBMITTED

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Historic Haida Nation agreement shows how to uphold Indigenous rights

By Sheryl Lightfoot

The recent agreement reached between the Haida Nation and the government of British Columbia — called the Gaayhllxid/ Gíihlagalgang “Rising Tide” Haida Title Lands Agreement — marks the first negotiated settlement in Canada to recognize an Indigenous nation’s jurisdiction over its traditional territory.

The agreement has been welcomed by First Nations leaders in B.C. as a significant breakthrough in the recognition and protection of the inherent rights of Indigenous Peoples. The agreement also serves as an inspiration to Indigenous Peoples across Canada and around the world who share the common struggle to restore a viable and sustainable land base.

Historic. Inspiring. But also long overdue, particularly in light of the clear direction provided by decades of rulings and recommendations by international human rights bodies.

‘Defining element of identity’

The United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples found in a 2020 study that Indigenous Peoples’ connection to their lands and waters is “the defining element of their identity and culture and their relationship to their ancestors and future generations.”

Furthermore, as is the case for all people, wise management of land and resources is essential to the health and prosperity of families and communities.

The British Crown and other colonial states relied on racist concepts like the Doctrine of Discovery and Terra Nullius, known as the unowned lands doctrine, to seize Indigenous lands and ignore or subvert the laws and institutions through which Indigenous Peoples had successfully managed these territories. The consequence has been cultural loss, alienation, impoverishment, conflict and environmental degradation.

These are not simply the wrongs of the past. So long as the determination about who owns and controls what lands is based on such corrupt foundations, Indigenous Peoples will continue to be dispossessed and the state’s claims about justice, human rights and the rule of law will ring hollow.

This is why international human rights bodies have repeatedly called on all states to work proactively — and in partnership with Indigenous Peoples — to respect, protect and restore Indigenous Peoples’ rights to control and benefit from their traditional territories.

The weight of UNDRIP

An example is the 2007 UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), which Canadian provincial and federal governments have both committed to fully implement. Significantly, the declaration itself did not create new rights. Instead, it built on decades of progressive developments in international law.

Land rights and Indigenous self-determination are a consistent thread through the entire declaration. It affirms that Indigenous Peoples have rights to “the lands, territories and resources which they have traditionally owned, occupied or otherwise used or acquired.”

It also asserts all states “shall give legal recognition and protection to these lands, territories and resources,” giving “due respect to the customs, traditions and land tenure systems of the Indigenous Peoples concerned.”

The positive legal obligations in UNDRIP means that Indigenous Peoples shouldn’t have to engage in costly, decades-long legal battles to restore rights that have been wrongly denied. Nor should states abuse their power to press for settlements that diminish the rights of Indigenous Peoples and further entrench an unjust status quo.

Canada and the world need more models of what pro-active, co-operative

realization of Indigenous land rights can look like in practice. The Haida title agreement provides one of the most promising examples I’ve seen.

Haida agreement

Significantly, while the settlement recognizes Haida title throughout the archipelago of Haida Gwaii, the province and the Haida Nation have also agreed that existing private property rights will be honoured, along with the resource leases and permits that have already been granted.

The agreement also provides for a transition period as the Haida Nation begins to exercise their jurisdiction over public lands in the territory.

Such an approach echoes UNDRIP’s call for a fair and peaceful reconciliation between the rights of Indigenous Peoples and “the just and most compelling requirements of a democratic society.” Hopefully this approach will also go a long way to address any public concerns over the consequences of this

agreement and the precedent it sets.

Any time the tide shifts, and a new law or policy breaks with the status quo, there will be voices predicting conflict and ruin. This happened when B.C. adopted legislation to implement the UNDRIP. We saw it again when the federal government adopted similar national legislation. None of these dire predictions have come true.

Today, as B.C. moves forward with legislation to implement the Haida Title Lands Agreement, I hope all Canadians see this development for what it truly is: a positive step to finally live up to the values shared by Indigenous Peoples and Canadians pertaining to justice and respect for human rights.

Sheryl Lightfoot receives funding from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and collaborates with the Coalition for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples as well as the BC First Nations Energy and Mining Council.

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Preparing for the longest race of my life

DONNA DURIC donna@tworowtimes.com

Four years ago at this time, the world was in the throes of the Covid pandemic and people were living in the most uncertain, eerie and chaotic times of the modern era.

Barely anything was open. Some people were essential workers while most people worked from home.

Millions of people went stir-crazy.

As for me, I was just starting to get myself onto local roads, tracks and trails, trotting slowly for a few minutes here and a few minutes there, as I began one of the the most empowering journeys of my life - my running journey.

Only a few months earlier, I was exiting the worst depressive episode of my life.

I couldn’t walk two blocks from my house without panicking so deeply, my knees shaking, heart pounding, almost fainting from fear of being away from my home, my “safe place.”

That was in January 2020.

By August of 2020, I was running 10 km at once without stopping. On a trail. Alone. No anxiety.

By November of 2020, I ran a half-marathon - 21 km. I felt on top of the world.

I became addicted to running and continued to run throughout the freezing cold winter, during those dark months of the pandemic when everyone was stuck inside, feeling hopeless and wondering what was happening to our crazy world.

I was, for the first time

in my life, at peace, and having the time of my life, zigzagging all over the city in the dark, in the daylight, through the winter, through the summer, all through 2021.

By March 2022, I ran my first 30 km Around the Bay Road Race.

I spent the summer and fall of that year training for the first marathon of my life. I completed the Hamilton Road to Hope Marathon in November 2022 in just under five hours. 42.2 km.

It was the salve I needed after a very difficult year in my personal life that reminded me just how powerful I was and that as long as I could run, there was nothing this world could throw at me to try and ruin me.

I spent all last year running more, running harder, running faster, and I completed the second marathon of my life in November 2023 with a 15-minute personal best over my previous year’s time.

The hunger remained, though. I wanted to go further.

And now I am. I signed up for the first ultramarathon of my life set to take place this May 25 at Dundas Valley Conservation Area.

I will be running 50 km over hundreds of meters of elevation, up and down, through the spectacular and breathtaking Carolinian forest spread out over Dundas Valley Conservation Area.

The Sulphur Springs Trail Race is the oldest ultramarathon in Canada.

An ultramarathon is any distance longer than the standard 42.2 marathon distance.

On May 25 and May 26, runners of all ages will

be pushing their bodies to their limits at Dundas Valley Conservation Area, all the way up to the 100mile ultramarathon (160 km) - a distance, I believe, only reserved for some of the most incredible human beings on the planet.

This past year has been filled with heartbreaking and lonely training days.

Sometimes, I feel complete and utter euphoria moving through nature and other days, I wonder why I ever signed up and paid to put myself through this self-inflicted torture.

I can only say there is a deep, aching hunger inside long-distance runners. Running empowers us to come back to life in ways we never thought we were capable of. Scientific studies have shown most long-distance runners have faced some sort of trauma and running is one of the best ways to soothe and/or overcome that trauma.

I’m out there, alone, with nothing to distract me from every painful thought and memory spanning 44 years that takes up space in my heart and mind. Those thoughts and memories will always be a part of me but a tiny piece of the pain detaches with each footstep I take, with each run I do, surrounded by the healing beauty of Mother Nature, and I feel free.

For the few hours I’m running, I’m free. In pain, but free from it. It’s a paradox.

This ultramarathon is another step in that healing journey. Panic, depression, the echoing insults of adults who should have known better telling me how useless I was, the cravings for alcohol, gambling, cigarettes, and an unhealthy desire to be

accepted and loved - all of that disappears when I run. It fades.

These past two months, I entered an extreme zone of focus as I prepare for this ultramarathon.

I have focused on nothing but running since April 1. I’ve shunned social events, gone to bed early every night, I’ve shunned alcohol, I’ve fervently watched every morsel of food going into my body to ensure it’s fueling me properly - I’ve sacrificed a lot in my absolutely hellbent determination to finish this race.

There’s something about knowing you finished something you felt would kill you. About pushing yourself each step further. About not quitting, when you think you can’t make it further and your legs are buckling under you, and having that absolute stubborn determination to cross the finish line or crawl over it or die trying.

You did it. You made it. It hurt like absolute hell but you absolutely, unbelievably did it.

And as life goes on, and more pain comes, as it inevitably does for all of us, there’s a stronger version of you able to face those challenges head on.

You’re no longer a cowering, shrinking violet stuck in the tiny box your abusers placed you in many, many years ago - you are now a powerful, incredible, amazing, awe-inspiring version of yourself you never thought possible.

And it’s the best feeling in the world. If you want to run, Six Nations, send us an email and let’s get running on the track this summer - after I finish my race, hopefully in one piece.

Wildfire forces out hundreds of residents

CANADIAN PRESS editor@tworowtimes.com TWO ROW TIMES

Hundreds of residents in four neighbourhoods in the southern end of Fort McMurray have been ordered out as a wildfire threatens the Alberta community, bringing back memories of a devastating fire eight years earlier. The Rural Municipality of Wood Buffalo said Tuesday residents in Beacon Hill, Abasand, Prairie Creek and Grayling Terrace needed to leave by 4 p.m.

Regional fire chief Jody Butz said residents in the four neighbourhoods are being ordered out to clear room for crews to fight the fire, which has moved to within 10 kilometres of the community.

"We have the resources to defend these areas but we need people out of harm’s way," he said during a news conference.

An emergency evacuation warning remains in place for the rest of Fort McMurray and the communities of Saprae Creek, Gregoire Lake Estates, Fort McMurray First Nation No. 468, Anzac and Rickards Landing Industrial Park. Those residents have been told to prepare to leave on short notice.

Suzy Gerendi, who runs the dessert shop Sugarmonkey Bar in Beacon Hill, said she was already packed up when the evacuation order came down.

Gerendi lived in Beacon Hill when fire overtook the area in 2016.

She immediately began the drive towards Edmonton with her three dogs.

“It’s very, very dark and orange,” Gerendi said while driving.

“It brings up some memories and it’s not a good feeling.”

Residents were also dealing with heavy smoke and ash.

“It’s dark. The smoke is everywhere,” said resident Else Hoko.

Hoko picked up her two sons from school in Abasand after receiving the evacuation order. She said the boys helped the family of five, which includes a baby, pack into a vehicle and drive out. She had also fled in 2016. “I’m so stressed,” she said. She said she's praying and asking for rain.

“We trust in God."

The 2016 fire destroyed 2,400 homes and forced more than 80,000 to flee. The Beacon Hill and Abasand neighbourhoods saw serious losses that year.

The current fire has grown to about 110 square kilometres and remains out of control. It has also moved to within six kilometres of highways 63 and 881, the main roads south out of Fort McMurray. RCMP said Highway 63 northbound between the intersections with Highway 881 and Highway 69 was temporarily closed Tuesday afternoon to allow "preventive fire measures" to take place.

Josee St. Onge, an Alberta Wildfire information officer, said wind is pushing the fire towards the community.

She said crews have been pulled from the fire line for safety reasons, and air tankers and helicopters continue to drop water and retardant on the "active edges."

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Sun shoots out biggest solar flare in nearly a decade

By Marcia Dunn

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(AP) — The sun produced its biggest flare in nearly a decade Tuesday, just days after severe solar storms pummeled Earth and created dazzling northern lights in unaccustomed places. “Not done yet!” the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced in an update.

It's the biggest flare of this 11-year solar cycle, which is approaching its peak, according to NOAA. The good news is that Earth should be out of the line of fire this time because the flare erupted on a part of the sun moving away from Earth.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the bright flash of the X-ray flare. It was the strongest since 2005, rated on the scale for these flares as X8.7.

Bryan Brasher at NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado said it may turn out to have been even stronger when

scientists gather data from other sources.

It follows nearly a week of flares and mass ejections of coronal plasma that threatened to disrupt power and communications on Earth and in orbit.

NASA said the weekend geomagnetic storm caused one of its environmental satellites to rotate

unexpectedly because of reduced altitude from the space weather, and go into a protective hibernation known as safe mode. And at the International Space Station, the seven astronauts were advised to stay in areas with strong radiation shielding. The crew was never in any danger, according to NASA.

It's the biggest flare of this 11-year solar cycle, which is approaching its peak.

'Wilfred Buck' documentary explores the journey and wisdom of Indigenous 'star guy'

By Radheyan Simonpillai

When Wilfred Buck looks up at the sky, he sees Indigenous history and even his own story reflected back at him, as though it were all written in the stars.

Buck, the eponymous Cree elder at the centre of Lisa Jackson’s new documentary, is known as “the star guy.” He’s an astronomy expert and educator – with a jovial spirit and a rascally sense of humour – who has spent the last couple of decades gather-

ing Indigenous knowledge that has been passed down orally across generations. He connects the dots – or rather the Cree, Anishinaabe and Lakota constellations – between modern science and ancestral tales, and teaches communities about these ties with help from an inflatable planetarium.

“It’s cosmology and world views,” the 69-yearold Buck says over the phone from Winnipeg, where he resides, summing up what he has to offer.

“Any Indigenous culture – from all over the world – views their reality as a whole. Nothing's compartmentalized. Everything fits together. Everything has repercussions. Everything has connections. Everything has responsibilities.”

“Wilfred Buck” director Jackson, a Toronto-based Anishinaabe filmmaker who is as cheery and wide-eyed about physics and the cosmos in a recent interview, says she was introduced to Buck’s work at an Indigenous astronomy presentation in 2017.

“I heard [the name] ‘Wilfred Buck’ and this voice in my head said: ‘Somebody has to make a film about [him],’” Jackson says on a Zoom call from her Toronto home.

Jackson’s film adapts “I Have Lived Four Lives,” Buck’s harrowing and uplifting 2021 memoir. In it, he recounts how his family was torn apart during the '60s Scoop, leaving him to fend for himself at a young age. Buck, who is originally from Opaskwayak Cree Nation in Manitoba, sur-

vived addiction, systemic oppression and brushes with the justice system before becoming a keeper of Indigenous knowledge, passing wisdom that colonization tried to erase onto a new generation.

The film’s narration starts with an excerpt from Buck’s book that Jackson describes as “beat poetry” to kick off her doc’s “rock’n’roll journey”: “I am of the fresh-out-ofthe-bush, partly civilized, colonized, displaced, confused, angry people, trained and shamed by teachers, preachers, doctors, nurses, law enforcement officials, movies, radio, and television programs to be a pill-popping, hard drinking, self-loathing, easily impressed, angry, non-conformist, maladjusted, disaffected youth of the ‘dirty-Indian’ baby boomer generation.”

Jackson describes her film – a co-production between the National Film Board and Jackson’s Door Number Three Productions – as a story about resisting colonization. It just happens to have “bell bottoms in the bush,” she says.

To recreate Buck’s journey, the good times and the bad, Jackson blends dramatic recreations shot on 16 mm film with archival NFB footage and era-appropriate home videos recorded by other families, which she would discover on YouTube. She also frequently returns to the present, using a hand-held camera to show Buck at work. He camps out with an audience, pointing at the sky, giving the elements personalities, telling stories about stars motivated by purpose and emotion, falling to Earth and becoming people.

“Energy, light, that is what we are,” says Jackson. “The reality is, so much of what we know in science now, the same things are being said in these stories.”

She says Buck’s storytelling weaves together science, creativity and emotion in an enduring way to store knowledge and counter the “Euro-western” instinct to compartmentalize.

“Everything is separated. It's rational. It's measurable. It's, like, very

cut and dried.… The thing about Wilfred, his story and what he stands for, is he's saying, ‘No, you cannot divide it all up and separate it out.”

As a filmmaker, Jackson defies categorization while working across formats and genres.

Jackson’s first short, 2004’s “Suckerfish,” is a whimsical and emotional doc about her relationship with her mother, a residential school survivor. Her 2018 virtual reality project, “Biidaaban: First Light,” places viewers in a downtown Toronto landscape that has been reclaimed by nature. Her Imax short “Lichen,” which premiered in 2020 at the Sundance Film Festival, is a poetic nature doc about an organism with a resilience that subtly parallels that of Indigenous communities.

Stylistically, “Wilfred Buck” is an amalgamation of Jackson’s past work. It’s a hybrid documentary where dramatic recreations bleed into archival footage and in-the-moment reportage. Buck’s personal history, which bears the trauma of colonialism, is interspersed with his efforts to reclaim Indigenous knowledge and identity.

“I saw in his story someone who returned to his roots,” says Jackson. “This film was an opportunity for me to explore that with someone who I still have great admiration for. We're kind of kindred spirits. He's a total joker and he's so down to earth but he also has this intellectual curiosity. I'm kind of a nerd and I'm an artist, both at the same time. We share those things.”

“Wilfred Buck” opens May 17 in select theatres in Vancouver, Saskatoon and Regina and on May 24 at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema in Toronto. Its festival run includes stops at the Yorkton Film Festival in Saskatchewan on May 23 and Whitehorse's Adäka Cultural Festival on June 27.

— Radheyan Simonpillai is a freelance writer based on Toronto.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 14, 2024.

Video showing admitted serial killer with

By Brittany Hobson

In what may be one of the last documented moments in Marcedes Myran's life, a video shows her walking in a Winnipeg parking lot next to her killer.

Hours later, police believe she was slain. When officers collected the May 4, 2022, surveillance video during their investigation of Jeremy Skibicki, they didn't know Myran's name — only that she had been killed and her remains put in a garbage bin.

Sgt. Paul Barber testified Monday that officers were tasked with going over more than 2,000 hours of video evidence while trying to track the whereabouts of Skibicki and his four victims.

"We went back to try and seize as much video surveillance as possible," said Barber.

Skibicki, 37, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder for the slayings of Myran, Morgan Harris, Rebecca Contois and an unidentified women Indigenous leaders

have named Mashkode Bizhiki'ikwe, or Buffalo Woman.

His lawyers have said he killed the four Indigenous women but argue he's not criminally responsible due to mental illness.

The Crown has said the killings were racially motivated and Skibicki preyed on the vulnerable women at homeless shelters.

Court has been told he assaulted the women, strangled or drowned them and disposed of their bodies in garbage bins. Two were dismembered.

The partial remains of Contois, 24, were first found in a garbage bin in Skibicki's neighbourhood on May 16, 2022. More of her remains were later found in a landfill.

Police have said the remains of Myran and Harris are likely in another landfill. They have not said where the remains of Buffalo Woman might be.

When police collected the video of Skibicki with Myran, Barber said officers were tasked with trying to identify the 26-year-old.

Myran can be seen wearing a black and red baseball cap with a logo of the online video game Fortnite. She has on Under Armour running shoes.

The hat and one of the runners were later found in Skibicki's apartment. The other runner was found in a garbage bin in his neighbourhood. Myran's family reported

her missing in September 2022.

Court has heard that police believe her remains were put in a bin near Skibicki's home about two days after she appears on the video.

Video of Harris was also played at the trial, with one of the last recordings from the early morning of May 1, 2022.

Court heard the 39-yearold had been staying at N'Dinaweak - Our Relatives' Place, a 24hour warming space and resource centre. She was asked to leave for drinking alcohol.

The video shows Harris wearing a three-quarter length coat, which was later found in Skibicki's apartment.

Another video from days earlier shows Skibicki and Harris eating at a table in the shelter.

Crown prosecutor

Renee Lagimodiere introduced additional video evidence showing three different instances when Skibicki is seen dumping contents in various garbage bins in his neighbourhood, including a bins where the partial remains of Contois were found.

The defence did not pose any questions to Barber. Barber was tasked with interviewing witnesses, collecting video surveillance and canvassing areas of interest after Skibicki was charged in the killing of Contois. He testified police are still

investigating the identity of Buffalo Woman, who is believed to be an Indigenous woman in her mid-20s.

Police were unable to track down surveillance video relating to her death around March 15, 2022. Barber told court that by the time police became aware of her killing two months later, any video evidence would have likely been erased.

The only thing police have to go on is a reversible Baby Phat jacket that Skibicki said belonged to Buffalo Woman. Officers tracked down the jacket after Skibicki sold it on Facebook Marketplace. "We continue to try and pull at any (tips) we receive from the public with regards to the identity of Buffalo Woman," said Barber.

The judge-alone trial is scheduled to continue until June 6.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 13, 2024.

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14 facts about law enforcement

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TWO ROW TIMES

Law enforcement professionals are in the business of keeping people safe and secure. Statista reports that, in 2022, there were 70,566 police officers across Canada and 708,001 officer employed in the U.S.

People from all walks of life work in law enforcement, where careers include dispatchers, crime scene technicians and police chiefs. The law enforcement field is vast and interesting, and the following are 14 facts about those who protect and serve, courtesy of Fact Retriever, Kiddle, the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund, and the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund.

1. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police provide police services to every province in Canada except Quebec and Ontario.

2. In 1916, Georgia Ann Robinson became the first

African American police woman.

3. Law enforcement agencies are still staffed primarily with men. However, about 12 per cent of sworn law enforcement officers in the U.S. are women.

4. The deadliest day in law enforcement history was on September 11, 2001. Seventy-two officers were killed while responding to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and other locations.

5. Police are trained in first aid and rescue because they usually are the first to arrive on the scene of an emergency.

6. The police are known by different names in other countries. In Ireland, for example, they are known as the Garda.

7. Around 90 per cent of London’s police officers do not carry firearms.

8. Police in the U.S. cannot make an arrest without probable cause and the intent to prosecute.

9. The vast majority of Americans (71 per cent)

How the role of police has evolved

are satisfied with local police.

10. Most cops (95 per cent) never fire their service weapons on duty during their entire careers.

11. 99.9 per cent of police calls are resolved peacefully.

12. In colonial America, law enforcement officers had less authority and personnel and were not effective at apprehending criminals. The church congregation would hold trials to “catch” criminals.

13. The first policing organization was created in Egypt around 3000 BCE. However, Nicolas de la Reynie was the first Lieutenant General of the Paris police, and his views on law enforcement were used to form the basis for modern police forces.

14. Only about onethird of a police officer’s time is spent actually enforcing crime. Officers spend the majority of their time maintaining the peace and solving problems.

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JACE KOBLUN

jace@tworowtimes.com

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Police are responsible for keeping citizens safe and enforcing the law. Through crime prevention, emergency response and investigation, law enforcement officials are integral members of the communities they serve.

There are 800,000 sworn law enforcement officers now serving in the U.S., according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. The Canadian Encyclopedia says that, as of 2018, there were approximately 68,500 police officers serving in Canada.

While law enforcement officials are now vital components of every community, these figures have not existed since the beginning of civilization. In fact, police forces are a relatively modern invention, according to Gary Potter, a crime historian at Eastern Kentucky University. During early Ameri-

can colonization, policing was informal and parttime employment. Also, those who were tasked with keeping order were paid through a for-profit, privately funded system.

Peace and order also was maintained by volunteers who provided a “night watch” system that was not very efficient.

The common law and system of sheriffs, constables, watchmen, and stipendiary justice known in England was at the roots of early policing in the U.S. Early Americans were weary of establishing standing police forces; however, as America continued to grow through immigration, and rural communities evolved into urban cities, crime increased.

Citizens began to band together into “committees of vigilance” that took lawfulness into their own hands, not always with success.

By the mid-19th century, it became clear that earlier attempts at maintaining order were

largely ineffectual. Middle-class frustration with the deterioration of cities and infrastructure led to the passage of laws that regulated public behavior and created new police forces and penitentiaries.

The first police departments in the U.S. were in Boston and formed in 1838. New York City developed its own forces in 1844, and other cities quickly followed suit. By the 1880s, almost every major city in the country had a police force.

The primary roles of police departments were to prevent crime and keep order. It wasn’t until the 1850s that detective units began to appear.

A similar evolution took place in Canada. Early policing was predominantly a local concern with municipalities following French and English traditions of constabularies or watchmen systems. Just like it was in the U.S., the early 19th century was a time of change for the Canadian police force.

$1.6B parts plant coming to Niagara Region

By Allison Jones

A Japanese company is building an approximately $1.6-billion plant in Ontario's Niagara Region that will make a key electric vehicle battery component as part of Honda's supply chain in the province.

Honda announced recently that it is building an electric vehicle battery plant next to its Alliston, Ont., assembly plant, which it is retooling to produce fully electric vehicles as part of a $15-billion project to create a supply chain in the province for the automaker.

The location for part of that supply chain was announced Tuesday in Port Colborne, Ont., with a facility expected to be up and running by 2027. Asahi Kasei Corp. will build battery separators, which prevent the anode and cathode from coming into contact and causing a short circuit, but still allow the lithium ions to move back and forth.

Another company, POSCO Future M Co., Ltd., is set to build a cathode active material and precursor processing plant, but the location for that facility has not yet been announced.

Koshiro Kudo, the pres-

ident and representative director of Asahi Kasei, said the company had been looking to build a separator plant abroad for a few years and they first looked at Europe then the United States.

"Frankly speaking, Canada was our third country to investigate opportunities for investment," he said at a press conference Tuesday through a translator.

"As we progressed in our investigation, little by little we have learned that there is a huge enthusiasm coming from the federal government, provincial government and the local municipal government and also we have (found) that there are plenty of great quality human resources available here."

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that has been the main reason Canada has been able to attract such investments.

"We have extraordinary natural resources from one end of the country to the other," he said.

"We have clean energy, and we take climate action seriously. We have stable democratic institutions and strong communities and all those things are what the international community investors look for when

they come, but the No. 1 thing they look for, the No. 1 thing that is our competitive advantage as a country is Canadian workers themselves."

Innovation, Science and Industry Minister FrançoisPhilippe Champagne did not directly answer a question about any guarantees the government received about Canadian jobs at the plant, but said it is always top of mind.

"I can assure you that, in all our discussions with partners like Asahi Kasei and all the others, we've always made sure that we maximize the number of jobs for Canadians, not only during the plant and the construction phase, but certainly making sure that all the suppliers will be involved in that," Champagne said.

Union leaders, federal Conservatives and the NDP have been demanding assurances from Trudeau that he will make sure jobs are going to Canadians as he rolls out successive announcements on electric vehicle and parts plants.

Canada's Building Trades Union has said Canadians are being sidelined at the NextStar battery plant in Windsor, Ont., which is owned by Stellantis and

LG Energy Solution, in favour of temporary foreign workers.

NextStar Energy and the federal government both say foreign workers account for just 72 jobs at the plant, and specialized equipment is being installed that Canadians will then be taught how to use.

The overall Honda deal includes up to $5 billion in public funds and the separator plant is expected to benefit from the federal Clean Technology Manufacturing investment tax credit and both direct and indirect support from the province.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the NextStar plant, a Volkswagen electric vehicle battery plant being built in St. Thomas, Ont., and the Honda facility are anchor investments that are helping to build a larger chain including components like Asahi Kasei. "Ontario is a world leader in the electric vehicle revolution," he said. "Together with great companies like Asahi Kasei, with all levels of government, Indigenous communities, industry and labour groups, we're building an end-to-end electric vehicle supply chain."

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 14, 2024.

B.C. needs dedicated, cross-government wildfire strategy: former minister

By Brenna Owen

A former British Columbia forests minister says the province is on the right track as it responds to worsening wildfires, but the scale of the challenge is so great, it's falling behind and needs to prioritize a "whole-of-society" approach.

Doug Donaldson says the place to start should be a dedicated provincial wildfire strategy that lays out responsibilities for each government ministry, while supporting the participation of local communities, civil society and the forest industry.

The former member of the legislature for Stikine, who served as forests minister from 2017 to 2020, says the BC Wildfire Service has a strategy but it's about a decade old.

He says it needs to be updated and "elevated" into a cross-ministry strategy that could launch the province toward the approach it needs to respond to wildfires that are increasingly threatening communities in B.C.

Donaldson is the co-author of a new report released Tuesday from a wildfire-focused research group based at the University of Victoria.

He describes the report as a "snapshot" of wildfire risk and response in B.C. and a "launching pad" for further work.

The report comes as officials keep a close eye on the forecast in northeastern B.C., where wildfires have forced several thousand people out of their homes, including the entire community of 4,700 in Fort Nelson.

The province has said it's working to "modernize" landscape planning and is developing several strategies related to ecological resilience, such as the forthcoming watershed security strategy and ecosystem health framework.

Last fall, Premier David Eby appointed an expert task force on emergencies to advise the province how it could better

respond to climate-related disasters. A landscape resilience strategy was among their recommendations.

The devastating wildfire season of 2003 prompted a review with dozens of recommendations for the province after more than 300 homes were destroyed, most of them in Kelowna.

Donaldson said 2003 served as an "initial wakeup call," but fires have only increased in severity, size, and the level of threat they pose to communities. "Even those in the BC Wildfire Service say we need a provincial wildfire strategy, something that's cross-ministry, cross-government," he said.

The province alone can't handle the scale of the challenge, he added. "We have to involve all of society, industry, civil society organizations, local government and of course First Nations governments."

Donaldson said climate change is partly to blame for worsening fires, but they're also the result of decades of fire suppression and leaving woody fuels to build up on the landscape while communities push farther into forested areas.

The report from the Wildfire Resilience Project at the university points to the 2021 provincial strategic threat analysis, which found that 39 million hectares or 45 per cent of public land in B.C. is ranked at high or extreme threat of wildfire.

Yet Donaldson said B.C.'s target for prescribed and Indigenous cultural burns is about 5,000 hectares per year. A provincial web page shows just over 2,200 hectares were treated in 23 burns last year, and 61 burns were planned for 2024. With the cost of such burns ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 per hectare, Donaldson says B.C. needs to look at "innovative economic models" to reduce forest fuels.

Concert in the Park happens Sunday May 19 at 5:30pm. With a great line up of Musical Artists. (Veterans Park, 1799 Fourth Line Rd. Ohsweken) Ken & Sonya Sault have hosted the annual bread and cheese concert in the park for over the last 20 years. Dating back over 60 years, to the late 50s-1960, the Clause Family of Six Nations would gather the community in the old hall in Ohsweken for gospel music. The Clause family later became The Antone Family and continued the concert for many years which later moved into the arena. The Antones had delegations from many areas in those early years to the concert including the seminole nation of Florida. Now Ken & Sonya Sault who Pastor the New Credti Fellowship Centre have hosted the Concert in the heart of the community every Bread & Cheese. "We call it music that inspires the soul," says Sault. "We love our communities & love bringing the community together simple for a time of laughter, caring & of course some food & music!" Ken & Sonya have stood with many families going through grief and loss and feel now more than ever it’s a good time for a positive note. Pastor Ken says, "as a community we support one another through songs music and prayers. To stand with families to offer support during their toughest times is really our greatest privilege and bringing the this concert to our community has always been a highlight throughout the years!" SUBMITTED

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As the Student Office Assistant you will be responsible for assisting in delivering programs and services to achieve organizational goals and targets by assisting clients in meeting employment and training objectives.

As the Student Office Assistant you will be responsible for assisting in delivering programs and services to achieve organizational goals and targets by assisting clients in meeting employment and training objectives.

'It came from the sky:' farmer finds space junk

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As the Student Office Assistant you will be responsible for assisting in delivering programs and services to achieve organizational goals and targets by assisting clients in meeting employment and training objectives.

As the Student Office Assistant you shall possess the followings skills; proficiency in Microsoft Office, client service oriented, and great public relations. In addition to these skills, you must possess the following qualifications:

As the Student Office Assistant you shall possess the followings skills; proficiency in Microsoft Office, client service oriented, and great public relations. In addition to these skills, you must possess the following qualifications:

As the Student Office Assistant you shall possess the followings skills; proficiency in Microsoft Office, client service oriented, and great public relations. In addition to these skills, you must possess the following qualifications:

 Currently enrolled in Post Secondary School (or equivalent)

 Currently enrolled in Post Secondary School (or equivalent)

 Currently enrolled in Post Secondary School (or equivalent)

 Working towards and have an interest in social service/business administration or related discipline with a desire to continue education/training in social service or business administration

 Working towards and have an interest in social service/business administration or related discipline with a desire to continue education/training in social service or business administration

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If you have a strong desire to help clients in meeting employment and training objectives, tell us who you are by submitting the following:

If you have a strong desire to help clients in meeting employment and training objectives, tell us who you are by submitting the following:

If you have a strong desire to help clients in meeting employment and training objectives, tell us who you are by submitting the following:

1. Cover letter stating how you meet the demands of this position

1. Cover letter stating how you meet the demands of this position

2. Up to Date Resume highlighting your qualifications and

1. Cover letter stating how you meet the demands of this position

2. Up to Date Resume highlighting your qualifications and 3. Three (3) work related references (letters not required)

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3. Three (3) work related references (letters not required)

Please submit a covering letter and resume that demonstrates how you meet the requirements, GRETI cannot make assumptions about your education and experience. We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Please submit a covering letter and resume that demonstrates how you meet the requirements, GRETI cannot make assumptions about your education and experience. We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Please submit a covering letter and resume that demonstrates how you meet the requirements, GRETI cannot make assumptions about your education and experience. We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Mission Statement: Eyagoyadagęn:ha˺ – Helping the People. Our Mission is to create pathways to wellness and prosperity through employment and training.

Mission Statement: Eyagoyadagęn:ha˺ – Helping the People. Our Mission is to create pathways to wellness and prosperity through employment and training.

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Human Resources, P.O. Box 69, 16 Sunrise Court, Ohsweken, Ontario N0A 1M0 Applications may be also faxed and emailed to (F) 519-445-4777 or kristen.smith@gretisn.org until 4:00 PM on May 17, 2024. Late applications will not be considered. GRETI is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you are contacted by GRETI regarding a job opportunity, please advise if you have any restrictions that need to be accommodated. All information received in relation to a ccommodation will be kept confidential We welcome all applications; preference will be given to Six Nations members to provide services for the Six Nations community; based on the need to provide professional services, only those applicants meeting the min imum qualifications will be contacted for an interview.

Applications may be also faxed and emailed to (F) 519-445-4777 or kristen.smith@gretisn.org until 4:00 PM on May 17, 2024. Late applications will not be considered.

Human Resources, P.O. Box 69, 16 Sunrise Court, Ohsweken, Ontario N0A 1M0 Applications may be also faxed and emailed to (F) 519-445-4777 or kristen.smith@gretisn.org until 4:00 PM on May 17, 2024. Late applications will not be considered.

GRETI is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you are contacted by GRETI regarding a job opportunity, please advise if you have any restrictions that need to be accommodated. All information received in relation to a ccommodation will be kept confidential We welcome all applications; preference will be given to Six Nations members to provide services for the Six Nations community; based on the need to provide professional services, only those applicants meeting the min imum qualifications will be contacted for an interview.

GRETI is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you are contacted by GRETI regarding a job opportunity, please advise if you have any restrictions that need to be accommodated. All information received in relation to a ccommodation will be kept confidential We welcome all applications; preference will be given to Six Nations members to provide services for the Six Nations community; based on the need to provide professional services, only those applicants meeting the min imum qualifications will be contacted for an interview.

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The Student Office Assistant – Summer Student will work under the direction and supervision of the Programs & Services Team Lead (2).

A. PURPOSE & SCOPE:

The Student Office Assistant (Summer Student) is responsible for assisting the Team Leader in delivering programs and services to achieve organizational goals and targets by assisting clients in meeting employment and training objectives. Under the direction of the Team Leader, the Student Office Assistant (Summer Student) will assist with the daily operations of the Student Office.

The Student Office Assistant (Summer Student) shall promote GRETI’s goals and objectives, maintain the level of professionalism expected by GRETI as outlined in the Policies and Procedures Manuals, and uphold the ethics of the position.

B. CORE COMPETENCIES:

 Client Service Oriented

 Public Relations

 Critical Thinking

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 Decision Making  Ethics and Integrity

The Student Office Assistant – Summer Student shall currently enrolled in Post Secondary School (or equivalent). Working towards and have an interest in social services/business administration or related discipline with a desire to continue education/training in social service or business administration

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 Good interpersonal communication skills

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Barry Sawchuk doesn’t usually concern himself with space or the final frontier.

The 66-year-old Saskatchewan farmer is much more focused on seeding. But when he found a giant piece of debris in his fields, Sawchuk said he was shocked to learn it was likely part of a rocket. “Not every day you go out in your field and find space junk,” Sawchuk said with a laugh in an interview from the front seat of his tractor.

Sawchuk, who farms with his three sons near Ituna, northeast of Regina, was checking out the moisture in his fields at the end of April when he spotted the item.

As he got closer, he became confused.

It looked like a burnedup piece of carbon fibre with aluminum honeycombed in between, he said. There also appeared to be a hydraulic cylinder

in the debris. It didn’t look like anything his family has ever come across on their property before.

“We knew it came from the sky, because it couldn't get there by itself,” Sawchuk said.

He said one of his sons did some research and figured it must be space debris.

The family thought it was a fun conversation starter. They did an interview with a local newspaper about the find and its possible connections to infinity and beyond.

Photos of the discovery made their way to Samantha Lawler, an associate professor of astronomy at the University of Regina.

“That's definitely space junk,” Lawler said.

Lawler sent the photos and information about where it was found to her colleague Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist at Harvard who tracks space launches.

Looking at data, he determined that the farmer’s

find was likely linked to a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft that had returned to Earth in February with four passengers from the International Space Station.

McDowell posted on social media that the re-entry trajectory for the trunk section of the spacecraft passed within a few kilometres of where the large object was found in the field.

SpaceX did not respond to a request for comment. The Transportation and Safety Board of Canada confirmed there were no reports of aircraft that could explain the object. Lawler said the SpaceX Dragon is a capsule used to send people to the space station. Its trunk, an unpressurized cargo space, is attached to the capsule and provides power during the flight and while it's on the station. The trunk is ejected before the ship enters the atmosphere, where it’s expected to burn up. But it doesn’t always.

GANE’ YOHS UPDATE

as of May 14, 2024

The Gane’ Yohs Health Centre remains closed until further notice, and does effect the Ohsweken Pharmasave or Six Nations Mental Health. The following services are operating at the White Pines Wellness Centre NOT (1745 Chiefswood Road):

Ohsweken Lab & Gane’ Yohs Medical Clinic

Lab Services are Monday-Friday from 8am-12pm & 1-2:30pm.

Those seeking info about Lab Services, or patients of the medical clinic can call (519) 761-2251.

Internal Medicine Rapid Access Clinic

IMRAC can be contacted at (519) 445-4019.

Public Health & Sexual Health Clinic

Public Health and the Sexual Health Clinic can be contacted at (519) 761-9053.

NOTE: There may be longer wait times for these services; we apologize for any inconvenience.

The Dental Office remains closed until further notice. Patients can call for direction & support. (519) 717-6456

Patients of Gane’ Yohs services can call Six Nations Public Health at for more info. (519) 761-9058

Further updates can be found on sixnations.ca, SNGR social media, or the SNGR App.

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Community Awareness Booklets and extra Stamp Sheets are available at Central Administration (1695 Chiefswood Road) or online at

We hope everyone is enjoying this year’s Community Awareness events! Events will continue until May 31st, ending with the SNGREC BBQ!

Reminder: Continue attending events and complete your stamp sheet to be eligible for the Grand Prize draw.

50/50 Tickets are available at all Community Awareness events, and Grand Prize and 50/50 Winners will be drawn on livestream at 2pm on May 31st.

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Video Game Review CorelliGG - EP 32: Cyberpunk 2077

In the bustling streets of Night City, where neon illuminates the cybernetic skyline and technology shapes every facet of life, one game reigns supreme this week: "Cyberpunk 2077." Developed by CD Projekt Red, this immersive experience continues to captivate players with its dynamic portrayal of a world where humans coexist with advanced machinery.

As players step into the shoes of V, a mercenary navigating the labyrinthine streets of Night City, they embark on a journey shaped by their decisions. From forging alliances to confronting adversaries, every action leaves its mark on the city's fate and the protagonist's destiny.

What distinguishes "Cyberpunk 2077" is

its expansive gameplay. Whether engaging in combat, hacking systems, or delving into the city's rich lore, players find themselves immersed in a world where agency reigns supreme. Enhanced by its striking visuals and atmospheric sound

design, the game transports players to a future teetering on the edge of chaos and innovation.

Critics and players continue to laud "Cyberpunk 2077" for its depth and ingenuity, establishing it as a cornerstone in interactive storytelling. With

its nuanced portrayal of a dystopian future, the game invites players to explore themes of power, identity, and the blurred lines between humanity and technology.

As players navigate the neon-lit streets of Night City, they become part of

a narrative where every choice carries weight.

"Cyberpunk 2077" offers an immersive adventure where players shape their own destinies and uncover the secrets of a city in flux.

So, gear up and prepare to dive into the world of

"Cyberpunk 2077" once more. With its richly crafted world and engaging gameplay, it continues to captivate audiences, proving itself as a timeless classic in the realm of gaming.

Explore the Vibrant Streets of Night City in Cyberpunk 2077 - Where Neon Dreams Come Alive! BROWN

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UN says over half a million people flee fighting in Gaza

The Canadian Press

More than half a million Palestinians have been displaced in recent days by escalating Israeli military operations in Rafah and northern Gaza, the United Nations says.

Israelis celebrated their Independence Day on Tuesday with barbecues in parks across the country, although the normally raucous parties were smaller and quieter this year because of the war in Gaza.

No food has entered the two main border crossings in southern Gaza for the past week. Some 1.1 million Palestinians face catastrophic levels of hunger — on the brink of starvation — according to the United Nations. A “full-blown famine” is taking place in the north.

Around 450,000 Palestinians have been driven out of Rafah in Gaza's south over the past week, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Tuesday. Israeli forces are pushing into the city, which they portray as the last Hamas stronghold.

In northern Gaza, Israeli evacuation orders have displaced at least 100,000 people so far, U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters Monday.

Israeli forces are battling Palestinian militants in areas the military said it had cleared months ago.

Seven months of Israeli bombardment and ground offensives in Gaza have killed more than 35,000 people, most of them women and children, according to local health officials.

The war began Oct. 7 when Hamas attacked southern Israel, killing around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting about 250 others. Israel says militants still hold around 100 hostages and the remains of more than 30 others.

Currently:

— Palestinians mark 76 years of dispossession as a potentially even larger catastrophe unfolds in Gaza.

— Misery deepens in Gaza’s Rafah as Israeli troops press operation.

— Israelis mark a subdued Independence Day under

the shadow of war in Gaza.

— Amsterdam university cancels classes after violence erupted at a pro-Palestinian rally.

— Harvard students end protest as university agrees to discuss Middle East conflict.

“For people in Gaza, nowhere is safe now,” Haq quoted Guterres, who is in Oman, as saying.

“The families being displaced from Rafah are arriving at sites that lack shelter, latrines, and water points,” Haq said. “However, it is impossible to improve the situation at displacement sites if supplies can’t enter Gaza – and if we lack the fuel to transport them inside Gaza to the families who need them.”

The U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, estimated that as of Monday nearly 450,000 people had fled Rafah within the previous week, Haq said. Before the incursion began last week, Rafah was housing some 1.3 million Palestinians, most of whom had fled fighting elsewhere.

B.C. First Nation surveys school site as it hosts meeting on unmarked graves

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A First Nations community in B.C.'s northern Interior that is hosting a gathering of Indigenous groups involved in the search for unmarked graves says it's conducting a geophysical survey for such sites on the grounds of a former residential school.

The Nadleh Whut'en Indian Band, whose territory is about 900 kilometres north of Vancouver, says surveyors are using ground-penetrating radar and magnetometry to detect anomalies at the site of the former Lejac Residential School that closed in 1976.

The building was razed in 1990, and the band says as many as 7,850 Indigenous children from 74 First Nation bands attended the school during its 54 years of operation.

The announcement comes as the Nadleh Whut'en band hosts the fifth gathering of First Nations that are investigating potential grave sites across the province.

A joint statement by the Nadleh Whut'en band, the

Stellat’en First Nation and the B.C. Assembly of First Nations says representatives from communities surveying 18 former residential schools and three former hospitals will share what they have learned in the process of trying to identify unmarked graves.

The Nadleh Whut'en band says it will share details of the geophysical survey at Lejac Residential School as they become available. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 14, 2024.

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organized process, will accept, validate and investigate complaints of suspected violations. The Commission shall also impose penalties for non-compliance and proven violations.

The Commission will therefore advise and educate members of Council, and include the community in this process, to seek, advance and maintain open, honest and accountable governance.

The term of service is to be four (4) years (renewable) with, ideally, no more than one -half of the qualified Integrity Commission members being replaced on an annual basis, to ensure continuity.

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Canadian swimmers McIntosh, Harvey finish 1-2 in women's 200 free at Olympic Trials

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Canadian swimming sensation Summer McIntosh earned her second straight victory at the Olympic & Paralympic Trials on Tuesday night. The 17-year-old from Toronto finished first in the women's 200-metre freestyle in one minute 53.69 seconds.

"I'm ecstatic about it obviously," McIntosh said. "But it's important to keep pushing forward."

Mary-Sophie Harvey of Trois-Rivières, Que., also finished inside the Olympic qualifying time in 1:55.44 to book her ticket for the Paris Games in the discipline.

Seven-time Olympic medallist Penny Oleksiak of Toronto had a strong first half but tailed off

over the last 100 metres. She finished ninth in 2:00.18.

In other races, Saskatoon's Blake Tierney (53.48) and Toronto's Javier Acevedo (53.55) secured spots in the men's 100 backstroke. Tristan Jankovics of Guelph, Ont., was the lone qualifier in the men's 400-metre medley in 4:11.74.

McIntosh secured a return trip to the Summer Olympics a night earlier with a victory in the 400 freestyle.

Harvey also locked up a spot on Monday when she finished second behind Maggie Mac Neil of London, Ont., in the 100 butterfly.

Competition continues through Sunday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 14, 2024.

Bruins captain Brad Marchand is out for Game 5 against the Panthers

CANADIAN PRESS

editor@tworowtimes.com

TWO ROW TIMES

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) —

Bruins captain Brad Marchand will not play in Game 5 of Boston’s Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night, coach Jim Montgomery said.

Marchand travelled with the team to Florida but is “not an option tonight,” Montgomery said after the team’s morning skate.

Marchand, the team’s leading scorer in this year’s playoffs before he

was injured, was staggered on a hit to his head from Panthers forward Sam Bennett in the first period of Game 3. Bennett, who was not penalized on the play, has denied punching Marchand intentionally.

Florida has won three straight games to take a 3-1 lead in the best-ofseven series. Montgomery said the Bruins are hopeful of extending the series, in part to give Marchand the time to return.

“Giving him an opportunity is extra motivation,” Montgomery said.

2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs

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2024 NHL STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS

All Times Eastern Second Round

DIVISIONAL FINALS

(Best-of-7)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

ATLANTIC DIVISION

Florida (1) vs. Boston (2)

(Florida leads series 3-1)

Tuesday's result

Boston at Florida

Sunday's result

Florida 3 Boston 2

Friday's game

x-Florida at Boston, TBA

Sunday, May 19

x-Boston at Florida, TBA

METROPOLITAN DIVISION

N.Y. Rangers (1) vs. Carolina (2)

(N.Y. Rangers lead series 3-2)

Monday's result

Carolina 4 N.Y. Rangers 1

Saturday's result

Carolina 4 N.Y. Rangers 3

Thursday's game

N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 18

x-Carolina at N.Y. Rangers,

TBA

WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION

Dallas (1) vs. Colorado (3) (Dallas leads series 3-1)

Monday's result

Dallas 5 Colorado 1

Saturday's result

Dallas 4 Colorado 1

Wednesday's game

Colorado at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Friday's game

x-Dallas at Colorado, TBD

Sunday, May 19

x-Colorado at Dallas, TBA

PACIFIC DIVISION

Vancouver (1) vs. Edmon-

ton (2)

(Vancouver leads series 2-1)

Tuesday's result

Vancouver at Edmonton

Sunday's result

Vancouver 4 Edmonton 3

Thursday's game

Edmonton at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Saturday, May 18

Vancouver at Edmonton, TBA

Monday, May 20

x-Edmonton at Vancouver, TBA

x _ played only if necessary

Bruins captain Brad Marchand will not play in Game 5. FILE

THOMAS: Debra Jean

Debra passed away on May 8, 2024 in her home in Simcoe, ON. Debra was born in Cleveland Ohio on July 18, 1954. She was an amazing mother and grandmother. She is survived by her two beautiful granddaughters Brianna Thomas (Sam) and Hailey Thomas (Aidan), and daughters Lindsay Thompson (Shelton), Vanessa Douglas (Jeff) bonus grandchildren Jai-lyn, Thomas and Myla Bentley, Braxton and Ezra Thompson, Jenson Douglas, sister Brenda (Rich) Piraino nee McClelland, nieces Meghan Scanlon, Crystal and Candice Piraino, nephews Micheal and Matthew Scanlon. She was predeceased by her parents Shirley and William McClelland and beloved daughter Tina Thomas, late husband James Jr. Thomas and sister Pam McCelland. Debra faced many personal and health challenges in her life. She will be remembered as a stubbornly independent woman who gave the gift of love and laughter to everyone she knew. Her family and friends always knew how much she loved them.

The family will honour her life with a visitation at Hyde & Mott Chapel of R.H.B. Anderson Funeral Homes, 60 Main St. S., Hagersville on Friday May 10, 2024 from 4pm - 8pm. Cremation to follow. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to a GoFundMe for Hailey going to college. https:// gofund.me/50d5174d www.rhbanderson.com

HILL: Damion Memphis Caine April 19, 2001 - May 5, 2024

Damion will be greatly missed by his parents Alison La Forme & Benjamin Hill, his sisters Drailyn (Nic) Sylan, Shayna, his nephew Truman & predeceased by his big sister Delahvae. Grandson to Bill & Darlene La Forme, & Harry and

Marjorie Henhawk also honorary grandparents Michele & the late Jeff Furlong. Special nephew to Chris (Tammy), Bill (Jim), Jamie (Nona), Jordan (Lindsy), Bec, Jon (Bailey), Adam, Paige and little cousin Myles. Damion will also be missed by many great aunt, uncles, cousins and friends.

Dami will be remembered as a gentle giant who always had a smile on his face.

The family will honour his life with a visitation at Hyde & Mott Chapel of R.H.B. Anderson Funeral Homes, 60 Main St. S., Hagersville on Thursday from 7-9 p.m. where funeral service will be held in the chapel on Friday May 10, 2024 at 11 a.m. Cremation to follow. www.rhbanderson.com

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CLUES ACROSS

1. Geological time

4. Ooze

9. A set of eight

14. Obstruction

15. Swiss mathematician

16. Philosophy

17. The night before

18. A timid person

20. Unifies

22. Gangs

23. Alternative name

24. Acumen

28. Cathode-ray tube

29. Tantalum

30. Soluble ribonucleic acid

31. Humiliate

33. Earthy pigment

37. Air Force

38. Adult males

39. Stiff untanned leather

41. Before

42. Atomic #18

43. Beer mug

44. Nostrils

46. Type of chef

49. Midway between north and east

50. They __

51. Splits

55. Walk in a timid manner

58. Preserved animal skin with hair

59. Popular donut shop item

60. You smear it on bagels

64. Don’t know when yet

65. Equal to 10 amperes

66. Synthetic acrylic fiber

67. One point south of due east

68. Of mixed ancestry

69. Home of the Pyramids

70. A way to change color

CLUES DOWN

1. Excessive fluid accumula-

tion in tissues

2. Untangle

3. One from the U.S.

4. Academic terms

5. San __ Obispo, in California

6. Not healthy

7. Self-assessment questionnaire (abbr.)

8. Arugula genus

9. VIII

10. Makes a monarch

11. Tormentor

12. Commercials

13. Sprinkle

19. Make a mistake

21. Freshwater fishes

24. Vermont town

25. Man-made device

26. Entrap

27. Places to store important things

31. Accumulate

32. Greek mythological nymph

34. Gregory __, American dancer

35. Denotes past

36. Becoming popular again

40. Indicates position

41. Came before

45. An extra seed-covering

47. Cheerful

48. Deli sandwich staple

52. Skateboarders love them

53. Mandela’s party

54. Sierra lake

56. Nickname for Elizabeth

57. Remove from record

59. Employee stock ownership plan

60. Former NFLer Newton

61. Relative biological effectiveness (abbr.)

62. Work unit

63. Town in Cambridgeshire

SUDOKU

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, a friend of has made steady progress and exhibited significant personal growth. Continue to support this person’s pursuits and act as a source of encouragement.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21

Your happiness can bring joy to many other people this week, Taurus. Spread all of your positivity among those people who can use it the most. You will reap rewards as well.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21

The people around you may be behaving in interesting and unexpected ways, Gemini. You don’t know what to make of this just yet, so sit back and watch the show.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22

Cancer, it is challenging to keep up with all of the comings and goings of the people in your social circle. It may take a little while for you to reconnect.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23

Let others see a side of you that you don’t often share, Leo. It is alright to be vulnerable at times, and this vulnerability actually may appeal to some new people in your life.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22

Virgo, you have a tremendous amount of power at your disposal this week. You should use all of it wisely and not waste a drop. Others will be affected by your presence.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23

Libra, expect to spot trouble on the horizon before other people around you. This gives you a head-start to take action and prepare yourself and others for what’s to come.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22

Pay careful attention to any and all financial transactions you make this week, Scorpio. You want to keep tabs on where your money is going and avoid as many mistakes as possible.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, a situation may arise this week in which you are expected to do more than you feel comfortable. Don’t let others bully you into action. Explain your hesitation carefully and respectfully.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20

What is the point of power struggles if it alienates all of the people closest to you, Capricorn? Sometimes you must forego ego to maintain personal relationships and family harmony.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18

Aquarius, try to interact this week with the people who may not necessarily agree with you or share your beliefs. It could be good to see things from different perspectives.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20

Positive energy is circling around you this week, Pisces. Those good vibes will put you in a mood to reach out to some people in your life who may have drifted away.