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In Conversation With Chris Wray Article by Ken Warwick I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Chris Wray, CAO-Clerk-Treasurer, for the Municipality of Wawa.

His schedule and board obligations keep him tight for time and he has been on the road aggressively promoting the town, so I appreciated getting the chance.

I was curious about a recent trip he made to Japan in his capacity as President of AMCTO, the Association of Municipal Mangers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario.

Furthermore, I was interested in getting his perspective on some of the issues facing the town as well as some of the opportunities he believes Wawa has. Finally, I wanted to get his outlook for the next year and his thoughts on the year past.

Here is what he had to say.

Ken: Tell me about your recent trip to Japan.

Chris: The trip was put on

by AMCTO. AMCTO has participated with the Japan Local Government Centre over the last 4 or 5 years by putting on these trips for leaders to exchange ideas and information. Each year the President of AMCTO attends. The trip was paid for entirely by AMCTO and the Japan Local Government Centre, not local taxpayers

here in Wawa.

Ken: What was the focus of the trip?

Chris: The focus was really on exchanging ideas regarding Emergency Management and Response. This is particularly relevant to Wawa given the flooding we had a few years ago. The Japanese had their own flood experience from a tsunami and earthquake in 2011, so there were many lessons to learn from them, especially given the issues around Fukushima and the nuclear meltdown that occurred there.

Ken: Can you pass along a couple of key takeaways from the exchange?

Chris: One of the key ideas in my mind is how the Japanese rebuilt their infrastructure following the tsunami. Instead of rebuilding infrastructure to the same standard it had been, they are building the new infrastructure to a much higher standard. New buildings will be able to withstand significantly greater tsunamis in the future without being destroyed. In Wawa, following the flood in 2012, we received money from the Province to rebuild our bridges and install new culverts. However, the money we received only allowed us to install the new culverts to the current code. So, there

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was no allowance to improve them. Ideally, you would want to install larger culverts to handle more water.

Ken: Where will the money come from to improve infrastructure, so when it is replaced in the future it will have a higher damage threshold?

Chris: An option is to have some sort of Climate Change Reserve Fund. If natural disasters continue to grow in size and frequency as a result of climate change, we should be setting aside some extra money to enhance the strength and durability of our infrastructure when we replace it. It is an idea that needs to be hashed out, but I think it makes sense.

Ken: It certainly sounds as though you got some useful ideas from the trip. I would like to change pace and talk about things here at home now. Tell me about some of the main challenges facing the town?

Chris: One issue that Mayor Rody is working on, is our housing issue. We have many vacant houses at the lower end of the price scale, however we have virtually no availability for low income rentals. Many lower income folks don't have the resources to buy a house and there is no social housing for them at this time. It will be a long process to get this addressed.

Ken: Hydro rates are a major concern for rental property owners. Hydro is a cost that needs to be passed on to tenants and that is the primary reason rental rates are soaring. What are you doing about it?

Chris: From a hydro perspective, every time Algoma Power applies for a rate increase, the Municipality has

been at the hearings making its case to keep rates the same. However, the Board doesn't agree with our position and inevitably, rates continue to increase. We are trying to fight the hydro rates.

They are extremely high.

Ken: How are the Municipality's finances? Are they in good order?

Chris: We are holding our own. The town has approximately $4.8 million in debt. $2.3 million is related to the Community Center and about $2.5 million is related to the water treatment plant.

Getting the issue around taxation of power dams resolved in our favour would greatly strengthen our financial position. The Municipality's reserves are actually increasing now but we are seeing a modest increase in tax arrears.

Ken: Population decline certainly puts strain on a local economy. What is being done to incentivize people to live, work, and play in Wawa?

Chris: The Economic Development Corp is working to attract new businesses and capital to the town every day. Gold mining is a definite strength for Wawa, and two of the newest gold companies in the area, Argonaut Gold and Red Pine are showing promising results. This could

be huge for the town. We are already seeing an increase in economic activity as a result.

Ken: Could you offer a grant or tax relief for a period of three years for people who relocate to Wawa as a way to incentivize people to move here?

Chris: Unfortunately we cannot do that. The Municipal Act does not allow for that to happen. One thing I do want to mention, is that only nine cents of every dollar of tax a Canadian resident pays goes to their municipality. The rest goes into Federal or Provincial coffers. This has to change. Municipalities need more of this money to invest in themselves.

Ken: How do you feel about the year we are ending and can I have your prediction on 2016 for Wawa?

Chris: 2015 was a better year for sure. I am more neutral on the regional economy heading into 2016 given the sharp industrial slowdown in Sault Ste. Marie. Historically, as the Soo goes, the whole area goes. I am not downbeat by any means, but I think we will feel what is happening down there.

Ken: Thanks for taking the time to speak with me Chris.

I appreciate it.

Chris: My pleasure. Thank you!

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Stephen Harper’s government was charged with a to-do list from CAPP. It was the contents of a single letter from CAPP that lead to Finance Minister, Jim Flaherty downgrading Canada’s environmental regulations in his subsequent budget. The Fisheries Act, Environmental Impact Assessment regulations, and the challenges related to consulting First Nations were all ear-marked for action in that latter.

Another appointment that raised eyebrows is that of Jeffrey Copenace who is said to be taking the role of senior advisor to Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister, Carolyn Bennett. Although his resume is also loaded with political work, Copenance’s last job was with Pacific

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Will Big Oil Be Running This Government Too? What began an isolated e-mail controversy during the last week of the election is turning into a pattern of top Liberals surrounding themselves with individuals who have energy company ties. It was in the waning days of the campaign when change seemed certain that senior Liberal staffer, Dan Gagnier abruptly resigned over an e-mail he sent his employer Trans Canada Corp - the corporation behind the Energy East pipeline proposal. His resignation was downplayed

at the time, but some recent staffing announcements are raising questions about the direction of the new government and advice they will be receiving.

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The appointment must be a disappointment for the Coastal First Nations who oppose the project. They are now being asked to work with a Minister whose ear will be filled with pro-refinery and pipeline advice.

Even before a Speaker had been elected and a Throne Speech delivered, we have learned about who this government will be listening to and it doesn’t represent the change in direction that Canadians hoped for. One can only hope that the Liberals are not just Conservatives in sheep’s clothing when it comes to the environment, especially for energy projects.

Past iterations of the party in

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That spotty history is why the prominence of staff with energy-sector pasts is troublesome. Platitudes won’t address our environmental challenges and the history of groups like CAPP having too much influence in Minister’s offices can help explain our stagnant progress on this front. In Stephen Harper’s time, energy companies were the top lobbyists of the government. In the Justin Trudeau government, they are right in the offices.

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Comrade Joan Page, on behalf of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 429, would like to thank our Comrades, our outstanding Ladies Auxiliary, our friends and our families for the wonderful job of baking for (The Second Annual Cookie Walk).

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A Night Out In The Sault We don’t drive to Sault Ste. Marie very often other than an obligatory run once every six or eight weeks for a regular procedure I undergo to preserve what vision I have left.

My wife, Debra, is not a natural driver. She does drive, but it’s not by choice, particularly not in winter weather.

However, if she must drive, this is, by far, a far better year for it what with the absence of bad weather. And here it was again, appointment time a couple of weeks ago. This one was scheduled for early morning which means we go down to the city the day before (Sunday).

“Well, if we have to go overnight”, Debra said, “let’s make a day of it and go see a movie.

The new James Bond picture is showing at Station Mall.

Let’s go see that”.

“Sounds like a plan to me”, I answered. “In fact, let’s go have a nice dinner after we check into our motel”.

And that’s just what we did. We checked into a Bay Street motel and headed out to eat somewhere on Great Northern Road, we knew not where. There was a vague plan for maybe Swiss Chalet, but we were still discussing where we wanted to eat when Debra said, “Steak and Lobster” which I answered with an immediate, “Yeah!” She made the unusual sudden turn into North of 82 Restaurant which sported a banner informing us of the treat.

We had been at this very spot some weeks before when we saw the same banner. We had fought our way into a crowded parking lot, lined up for entry at the door, to find out we were barred entry because the place was all set up that night for a private party. I guess they knew we didn’t belong because we kind of stood out among the tuxedos and gowns in our travel clothes. I thought they might very well drive us off with sticks if we didn’t go willingly.

But it was nothing like that this time. We were escorted to a private alcove (Would you like us to light the fireplace for you?) We were wined and dined with great skill and careful and regular attention.

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Following a long leisurely meal we exited after assuring everyone we were with had a wonderful meal, including the hostess who gave Debra a hug.

I don’t know why I didn’t get one. Perhaps because I had dribbled dipping butter down the front of my shirt.

We returned to Station Mall for our movie and finally found out where to buy our tickets.

(Things have changed positions there in the past couple of years.) And off we go to see James Bond’s Spectre. After a half hour into the movie there was an intense scene where all the bad guys are sitting at a conference table while one of them kills another, (a bad guy who appeared to be badly bad) when a bell began to ring. Short ring, fifteen second pause, short ring … and on and on!

I thought it was part of the movie. It seemed to fit. But, after it went on for a while I guessed maybe someone had pushed open an emergency exit. You know, one of those doors that says, “Exit” and a sign hangs below that says, “Do not exit. Alarm will sound”. And of course, everyone has to give it a shot just to see if it really will.

The alarm went on and on. I thought next of fire, but no one was running away. I thought of screaming, “Fire!” to see if anyone would move.

Debra asked me, “Should I go ask someone what the bell is all about?”

I said, “Sure. I’ll just wait here and watch the fire”.

She came back shortly to tell me it was some kind of alarm from somewhere else in the mall and there wasn’t anything the theatre people could do about it.

The bell rang on for another twenty minutes and finally stopped. I shall never really know what happened in the movie for over forty minutes.

There was a young man passing out passes for another movie of our choice at some time as we left.

It was not your usual night out, but interesting and mixed in content. I don’t suppose the same movie will be on for our next trip to the Sault in January.

A Little Red Canoe’s Interrupted Journey To The Sea

Article by Joan Brooks. Photo of Wendy Smith with the ‘battle scarred’ canoe by Joan Brooks. All other photos provided by High School student Douglas O’Hagan.

A little ‘battle scarred’ wooden canoe was found recently on the sandy beach at Old Woman Bay. Wendy Smith was there fishing… the fish weren’t biting, so she decided to take a walk. She discovered this little wooden canoe and her curiosity clicked in. “I just wanted to know where it was from,” she said. “I know there was a child involved, and I wanted him to know where the boat was”. The canoe had a telephone number and initials D.O. “I went on the computer found the area code, punched in the rest of the phone number and it was Judy Smith. I told her the initials and she looked up her notes and said it was Douglas O’Hagan.”

This story begins in June 2007 with a grade two class in Marquette, Michigan, and a wonderful teacher in her last year

before retirement. “The book is a 1930’s book by Hollings C. Hollings. “There are 28 chapters in the book. It took pretty much a year,” an enthusiastic Judy Smith offered. “We would read a chapter a week, and do something with that chapter. I chose this book the last year because I wanted to do all the fun things in my last year… The idea is that a little Indian boy carved the canoe up in Canada and sent it to the sea by a big hill down into Lake Nipigon and then it goes into Lake Superior and then it travels through the Great Lakes all the way to the St. Lawrence Seaway out to the sea. And because he can’t travel, he has to stay at home with his father to help with the trapping. the kids throw their boats in hoping their boat makes it to the sea.

“A dad, Pat Shinners, actually made the boats, put the weights in it, and put the little Indian

person in it. They were always lost in the lake. The kids would paint them, and then I’d spray them with polyurethane. I had another dad who would carve in my phone number and the child’s initials so when the boat was found people would call me, they’d tell me the initials then I would say which child it was.”

“We would take a bus to Munising – about a 45 minute ride, and then the class and a ‘gazillion’ adults including tourists, would come along. They would go out about an hour into

Wendy. “Doug wants me to let him know when I put it back in the water.”

Paddle-To-The-Sea Paddle-to-the-Sea is a 1941 children's book, written and illustrated by American author/artist Holling C. Holling. It was recognized as a Caldecott Honor Book in 1942. The film Paddle to the Sea, based on this book, was produced by the National Film Board of Canada in 1966, directed by Bill Mason. It was nominated for an Oscar.

At Lake Nipigon, Canada,

Lake Superior and then they would cut the engines, and we’d count down from 10 and the kids who wanted to would throw their boats into the water. It always gave me the chills…over the years I’ve had about 50 boats found and people are always amazing…

Most want their boat back in the water to continue its journey to the sea.”

The student, Douglas O’Hagan, sends an email to Wendy and says, “These are the pictures of the paddle to the sea project we did back in second grade (also a few from recently to show how time has passed over these eight years). We launched the boats off the back of the Pictured Rocks boat cruise in Munising, Michigan in the first week of June, 2007. I am now a junior (11th grade) in high school. It has been years since these boats have crossed my mind and it was quite a fun surprise to come home from school today and find this waiting for me. Thank you so much for making contact with my old teacher even when the phone number didn’t work, it means a lot!” ‘’In the spring I will put it back in Saint Mary’s River and hope it will get to the ocean,” adds

a native boy carves a wooden model of an Indian in a canoe and sets it free to travel the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. The story follows the progress of the little wooden Indian on its journey through all five Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River, finally arriving at the Atlantic Ocean.

Each movement of the canoe is celebrated by a short chapter, suitable for reading aloud to a child and decorated with blackand-white sketches and at least one full-page watercolor. The sketches accompany the larger story and tell smaller narrative stories of their own: for example, one sketch demonstrates how a sawmill works by visually outlining the progress of a log of timber towards a mechanical saw. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

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to the staff at École Saint- Joseph and Superior Children’s Centre for their support. All the funds will stay in our community.

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All funds raised will go towards the purchase of Telemetry Unit for the Lady Dunn Health Centre. For more information about the Foundation or how to donate today contact Irene Armstrong at 705-856-2335 extension 3219 or foundation@ldhc.com.

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Article & photos by Ashley Omolida It is that time of year again for the Unifor Local 1359 Women's Committee. Every year for the last 9 years, the Women's Committee of Unifor Local 1359 have set up their decorated collection bin by the cafeteria at the Lady Dunn Health Centre in hope to collect some purses for those women in need. The purses are collected and then brought to the Chadwic Home in Wawa to be distributed to those women in need.

The new or gently used purses given can be filled with useful items that some women are in need of. Items like shampoo, conditioner, soap, make up, deodorant, nail files, lotion and personal items. Not only are they collecting toiletries, but also pyjamas, slippers, socks and new or used Christmas decorations.

Michelle Smith, a member of the Unifor Local 1359 Women's Committee, has been busy getting the word out about this worthy cause and is very proud of what has been collected over the years.

"We have distributed about 50 purses to those in need over the years. It is a very good cause that we hope will carry on" said Michelle.

Unifor Local 1359 has nearly

1500 members in Elliot Lake, Sault Ste. Marie and Wawa which includes RPNs, service workers and clerical workers.

Every year, they hold the Stuff A Purse event for those in need in our communities. So far this year there are about a dozen purses that will be distributed within Wawa through the Chadwic Home. Unifor Local 1359 will be donating children's socks and underwear to the Chadwic Home as well.

There is still time to bring in a beautiful purse full of items that are in need by women in our community.

The beautifully decorated collect bin is located outside of the cafeteria at the Lady Dunn Health Centre. The deadline is December 11th and the purses will be delivered to the Chadwic Home on December 16th. If you cannot make it to the Lady Dunn Health Centre cafeteria, Michelle is more than happy to pick up and deliver it to the bin for you.

To contact Michelle Smith for pick up or more information, call 705-856-2335 or 705-8520414.

Do you have a purse that you haven't used in a while?

Don't want it anymore? Fill it up and bring it over. It can make its way to a woman in need.

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The 'Kidnapping Of Santa Claus' Mystery This story started back in the fall of 2015 at the North Pole.

There were two elves vying for the same time off for the last week of October. That was when their compensating time off from Christmas 2014 had to be used up, or they would lose it. Santa called them into his study on this particular morning in early October, to talk to them about it.

He began talking to the first elf, Docker. “I see you both want the same time off. I can't have you both gone at the same time. So one of you will have to take next week off, and the other can take the last week off. You are the more senior elf than Bowler, so I will give you first choice.”

Of course he chose the last week, which is what he had requested.

Bowler objected naturally, and stormed out of the room in a real snit. No one knew where he disappeared to for his week's time off, just that he was not at the North Pole. He came back the next week, in a seemingly nervous mood. He was very shorttempered with everyone. That was just not like him. All his elf friends were especially worried about him as the Christmas season approached. But whenever any of them tried to talk to him to find out what was bothering him, they got snapped at, and so they backed off.

A mystery developed into the disappearance of Docker. He never came back from his vacation at the end of October. He had planned to go to his farm in Lappland, in northern Norway to tend to the reindeer. He was the one who supplied the deer for Santa's sleigh. So in a sense it was a working vacation. There were two reindeer that needed to be replaced, due to old age. So that was the main reason why he headed there. But he also wanted to spend the time visiting with his older brother, Elfil, who tended the farm all-year round.

In mid-November of this 2015, Santa got a very upsetting letter from Elfil, informing him that Docker was found dead out in the fields behind their house on Halloween afternoon. He had been trampled to death, apparently from the hooves of the reindeer. Elfil added that it was unlike them, as they were such gentle, calm creatures. In all his years of farming, he had never seen such behaviour.

Santa gathered all the elves in the assembly hall, and told them the bad news. There was a lot of commotion and whispering from them, except for one. Santa watched Bowler, especially since he was sitting on a bench at the back of the room, away from the others. He thought he saw a small smirk or grin on his face, although he could not be sure, since his eyes were not that sharp anymore, even with his glasses on.

He decided that he needed to take him aside, and find out what was really going on.

The next morning he called him into the study. “Come in, Bowler, and sit down. I want to

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have a little chat.” He shuffled in, head down, as he went over to one of the chairs next to the fireplace.

He began,“This is such a tragedy about Docker, isn't it.” Bowler just nodded, looking down at his hands, fidgeting with his pant legs. Santa continued, when he didn't get a response. “I don't know what is the matter with you.

Ever since you came back from your time off in October, you have been behaving very badly to everyone. It's just not like you.

What's the matter? You know you can tell me anything. It won't go out of this room.”

Bowler looked up, and glared at Santa. “If you must know, I am mad at you for making me change my time off. I had a vacation planned at a resort down in Barbados for three days, and I lost my deposit. My friend also lost his deposit. You cost us a lot of money, and you forced us to cancel our trip and make other plans.”

Santa responded. “Oh, my, I'm sorry, Bowler. I didn't know. Why didn't you say something? I would have let you go if I had known that. Please forgive me. I'll see what I can do to repay you. Please don't take it out on everyone else.

C'mon now, how about it?”

Bowler replied, “Okay, I'll try.”

Then Santa continued. “Now for the other matter that I called you in for. Since Docker won't be back, I need another Head Elf for the Sleigh Department. I was going to appoint you to replace him. Would you be willing to do that for me?”

He jerked his head up at that, and replied, “Oh, Santa would I ever. Thank you.”

Santa concluded, “So, that's settled then. You can start tomorrow. But please bring your old self to the job. I need all the co-operation that we can muster, in order to get everything built and ready for December 24th. Can you do that?” “Yes, Santa, I can.” The meeting broke up, with everything seemingly all patched up.

The next day he did indeed seem to be back to his old self, as he settled into his new position.

Everyone was happy to find him back to his old self. However, Santa did sense a hidden current of discontent, or something that he could just not put his finger on.

But the operation was running smoothly, so he never pursued his feeling.

Then on Saturday, December 5th, all hell broke loose here at the North Pole. Mrs. Claus saw Santa heading out to the barn to check on the reindeer just before bedtime. That was about nine p.m. When he didn't come to bed at ten, his usual time, she began to worry. She went downstairs, and looked all over the complex.

Then she got her coat on, and went out to the barn to see if he was still there. It was in darkness, and obvious that nobody was there. She headed back to the main building, and was just going to open the front door when she say a piece of green paper pinned to the wooden door. She pulled it off, and rushed inside, as it was

getting very cold outside. She went to the light along the wall of the hallway that lead to the kitchen. Once she had read the note written inside, she gasped and screamed. Some of the elves were still wandering around, as some had just finished their shift, or were heading into the work hall to start theirs. After all, at this time of the year, they were busy enough that they needed to work 24 hours a day to get ready for the December deliveries.

It just so happened, or was it, that Bowler was the one who stopped to see what Mrs. Claus was so upset about. She blurted out, “Santa's been kidnapped, and they are threatening to hold him until after the night of December 24th, so no gifts could be delivered by Santa., except to them.

They will let us know a drop off location on the morning of the 24th. It's signed, 'The Grinch Gang'. Have you ever heard of them? Oh what are we going to do? Oh, dear, oh dear.” He comforted her, “There, there, Missus, you just leave everything to me.

We'll get Santa back long before that, I assure you. Can I see the note? I want to read it thoroughly back in my room. We better keep this quiet for now, though. We don't want to upset everyone else, do we?” He smiled nervously as he pulled the note from her hand.

“Now why don't you go back to bed. I'll work on this overnight, and talk to you in the morning We can't do anything tonight anyway.” Mrs. Claus was in such a state that she meekly did as she was told.

He took the note back to his office, and put it on his desk. He had the full intention of destroying it, but he was interrupted by one of the elves. He had a problem in the sleigh barn that needed his immediate attention.

Unfortunately for him, one of the other elves came in just after he left, looking for a file. The unusual green paper caught his attention. Being nosy anyway, he went over to the desk and picked it up. He was horrified with what he read. He ran out and began telling every elf what he read about Santa being kidnapped. Well, by midnight, the whole place was in an uproar.

Even Mrs. Claus came down to join in. Bowler just sat back, amused at what was happening.

“Such a weak silly bunch of elves.

It's a wonder anything gets done around here,” he commented to himself. That turned out to be the case for that night.

The next morning one of the elves was heading to the barn when he saw sleigh tracks heading away from the North Pole complex. He went to Mrs. Claus with this information, and suggested they follow the trail and see where it leads. She agreed, and rounded up 2 elves who she knew to be good trackers. They got to use Santa's sleigh. They were so excited about this honour.

Normally Santa was the only one who could be in it.

The two assigned for this search traveled far and wide until they successfully found Santa tied up in a small cabin on the coast of Greenland, and rescued him.

They were also able to capture the 'Grinch Gang', and brought them back with Santa, where they were sure he would mete out a severe punishment on them. They

got back to the North Pole on Wednesday, December 23rd. All the elves were waiting just outside the front door. Santa waved his hands, and thanked them all for their concern. He assured him that he was okay. Then he urged them to get back inside. One of the elves, Roland, suggested pulling the gang's green ugly face masks off to see who they really were. Santa agreed, but said it would be done privately.

Santa brought them into the study. Once their faces were revealed, Santa was stunned at who they were. He recognized them all. He remembered delivering presents to them many years ago when they were still small children. It was a real global gang that confronted him. The ring leader was from Canada, and the others were from England, France, the U.S., Norway, Germany, Argentina, Mexico, South Africa, and Australia.

Santa asked them who had been in touch with them, and so expose the inside elf. One of the gang broke down and revealed the elf's name. Santa sighed when he learned the name. He also learned from this same member that they had planned and killed Docker. They beat him to death in the field, and got the reindeer to stampede, trampling him in the process. That made it look like an accident, he explained.

That shocked and saddened Santa immensely.

Then he told them to leave and urged them to disband the gang, and move on to do some good with their lives instead. He suggested giving gifts to the needy through local Food Hampers or Food Banks, or whatever organization they could find in their own country as a start and then doing some volunteer work throughout the rest of the year. That would repay him for their crimes. The two elves in the study were disappointed, but went along with his wishes. Each member of the gang thanked him profusely for letting them go as they headed out on foot, relieved that they had escaped punishment. Santa stopped the rescue crew, and told them to tell no one who the perpetrator was. He would deal with him on his own. They reluctantly agreed, and went back to their jobs.

Mrs. Claus came in just then, and gave him a big hug, and fussed about, not wanting to show her emotions. After a bit, he told her to go back to whatever she was doing, and he would see her later.

Then he called on Bowler to come to his office. He became terrified of what was going to happen to him. He knew that he had been found out. When he went in, Santa was sitting in his big desk chair, smoking his pipe, and cleaning his glasses. “Why did you do it, Bowler? I never expected you were this mad at me to do something so evil. Do you hate me that much to want to ruin Christmas Eve? Think – it is just not me you are hurting.

What about all the children you would be depriving of their gifts.

Surely not!”

He paused, and shook his head.

Then he looked up into Santa's face, and said in a quivering voice: “You are right. But I had no way to get in touch with those guys to stop the plan we had agreed to back in October when I was so

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mad at you. I spent my week off planning it all. Then when you gave me the new job, I felt guilty. I just didn't know what to do. I had hoped to see them that night they kidnapped you, but I didn't know exactly what time they were coming. I missed them by minutes.

Then all the commotion erupted when the elves learned of the note. It just got out of hand. So I had to hope that the rescue party would find you in time. Thank goodness they did. I'm so sorry.”

He hung his head again.

Santa replied, “Oh Bowler, why did you not come to me. We could have done something to stop the plan, I am sure. Well, at least it didn't work. Thank goodness for that. That being said, I must admit it was a superb plan, and your sense of timing was perfect. Imagine the damage to my reputation when no presents would be delivered on Christmas Eve. And what a news story it would make on Christmas Day and beyond. Talk about shaking things up, eh, Bowler, all over the world. Obviously you had this planned out very well. I give you full credit for that. With that in mind, I am willing to forgive you, and re-assign you to Manager of Operational Planning for the entire North Pole. How about it?”

Bowler stared at him, with his mouth agape. He didn't know what to say. But he blurted out, “I can't take the credit for all the planning. I just got in touch with them through Facebook, and they came up with the plan.” He blushed, and hung his head.

Santa guffawed, as his stomach jiggled. “Well, at least you are honest about it, Bowler. Good for you. But I am still willing to give you the job, if you want it. I just ask that you come to me if you have any problems or disagreements with what I am doing. Don't hold it inside. You have always been one of my most favourite elves, with lots of promise, as I have watched you over the years. Don't tell any of the others.

Let that be our little secret, eh!”

Bowler looked up at him, and grinned. Santa saw him shed that black shadow that had enveloped over him since October. He said, “Sure, our little secret, and yes, I would really be honoured to accept this new position here.

Thank you, thank you for not sending me away with that gang.

But what about the others? They will hate me for what I tried to do to you.” “Now, don't you worry about them. The ones who rescued me will not say anything, and the rest will never need to know. Or if they do find out, I will persuade them to forgive you too. After all, we are all family up here, and it will stay that way, I assure you.” He made a quick pause before concluding this conversation.

“So, we have a lot of work to do before tomorrow night, so we better get busy, right?” “Yes, sir, Santa,” Bowler replied. They got up, and headed out of the office to get on with the tasks ahead of them.

So I am delighted to write in our official journal that it looks like Santa's visit tomorrow night is a go. The Christmas and Santa tradition continues Thank goodness.

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“Carrying the message of Love” with Joan Brooks

Achieving States Of Awareness This morning I asked myself this question – Who Am I? Wow, it seems as if I have wandered into another dimension of consciousness.

And if I hadn’t known of this possibility, I would be afraid of what my future might hold.

I have an awesome little book called Managing Evolutionary Growth – How to Create Deep Change Without Falling Apart - by Bill Harris. And so I read this book again and my world is right again.

I received Ted Murray’s ‘From the Heart’ post this morning. Very interesting, as I’ve used various meditations over these many years and experienced many ‘out of body’ encounters. Often I would go through a period of drought that would cause me to question the validity of any type of meditation or the ‘out of body’ events. And yes, I know that there are many different stages of growth just as there are many ways to meditate – the ebb and flow of Life. They are all valid and a part of my spiritual growth.

Here is a bit of what Murray wrote: “How do you achieve states of awareness that allow you to experience different dimensions of consciousness? These states can potentially lead to out of body experiences that allow access to higher realms of being and greater spiri-

tual insight,” he writes and I’ve certainly experience this.

“The most common and natural tool to achieve this is meditation, and masters like the Buddha have used rigorous forms of meditation to achieve their enlightenment.

Native Americans use vision quests with no food and water to receive information from realms beyond, similar to Jesus’ 40 day fast in the wilderness.” Murray goes on to speak of the many different forms of plants and drugs including marijuana that have been used for millennia then he asked the question: “Are these legitimate aids to spiritual progress, or are they merely crutches to help people avoid the heavy internal work needed?” YES! And NO! My path of discovery over these many decades had led to some painful experiences.

One that comes to mind was when I was studying the Life of Jesus. I practiced as much as I could understand about his teachings. This one evening I called Judy, whom I considered a good friend to share my most recent discovery – that Jesus was a ‘crutch’.

Well, how to win friends and influence enemies. She hung up on me, and that was the end of that relationship.

Ouch! And folks I have done some pretty darn heavy mental and spiritual lifting. The

Truth of the matter is that I’ve learned so much about Who I Am through the teachings of Christ and many other tools available to help me become the best I can Be. The beauty of this Life is that I have my own Path and my own free will to follow whatever I feel will help me grow my own personal and spiritual evolution.

I’m once again rising from the ashes of another period of what I’ve called a drought.

I’ve allowed myself to experience deep pain and anguish over what is happening within our crazy world. At the same time I’ve used Colin Tipping’s Radical Forgiveness to help me rise above the carnage and instead concentrate on the wonderful things happening Canada wide – the Refugees escaping war torn countries and coming to a peaceful country. There are so many people opening their hearts and their homes to help those precious souls who have lost everything except their need for Love. If you ever have the opportunity to read some of their Life stories, please read them. We are so truly blessed to live in Canada. Yes, we can always find negativity no matter where we might be, I choose instead to find the positivity and Love in all things. It is there my friends.

Every cloud has a golden lining. Love is all there is. ‘til next time…this is joan

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The Congregation welcomes everyone to Worship At First United Church.

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There are now two candles alight on the Advent wreath, the candle of Hope & the candle of Peace.

Thank you very much to the many, many people who helped in so many ways to make the recent Bazaar & Luncheon a success.

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Thurs. Dec. 10th, Service of Quiet & Comfort - 7 p.m.

• St. Paul’s Anglican Church Sat. Dec. 12th, Prayer Shawl Ministry - 3 p.m.

This will be the last meeting until the New Year.

• Sun. Dec. 13th, White Gift Sunday.

• Thurs. Dec. 24th, Family Christmas Eve Service - 7:30 p.m.

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Coca Cola's Inept Attempt To Change Public Thinking Regarding Sugary Drinks Here is an article from the New York Times showing how this company tried to direct public perception away from the known dangers of consuming sugary drinks:

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD OF THE NYT Dec 4, 2015.

The Coca-Cola Company has finally been shamed into backing away from a research program that sought to deflect attention from the role of sugary soft drinks in the nation’s obesity crisis.

The research was conducted by a nonprofit organization Coke helped found to emphasize exercise, not calorie-reduction, as the best way to control obesity. The organization returned a big grant to Coke early this month and announced this week that it was discontinuing operations because of “resource limitations.” Coke also announced the retirement of its chief science and health officer, Dr. Rhona Applebaum, who was involved in the creation of the group, the Global Energy Balance Network.

This was a remarkable turnabout for a company that had claimed to be seeking only

the best scientific evidence on obesity by financing academic studies through the network. When The Times first reportedCoke’s financial support of the network in August, academic scientists who led the group said the company would have no control over what they studied or reported. However, it is clear from emails obtained by The Associated Press that Coke was instrumental in shaping the group and its agenda.

Dr. Applebaum and other Coke executives helped pick the group’s leaders, create its mission statement and design its website. Dr. Applebaum said the group would “inject sanity and reason” into the debate over the causes of obesity. In one of the disclosed emails, the group’s president, a professor at the University of Colorado, told a Coke executive: “It is not fair that CocaCola is singled out as the #1 villain in the obesity world.”

He added, “I want to help your company avoid the image of being a problem in people’s lives and back to being a company that brings important and fun things to them.

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NOTICE OF SURPLUS LAND

Take notice that the Corporation of the Township of Dubreuilville has declared the following property as surplus to its needs: PART 2 OF REFERENCE PLAN 1R-8786, GEOGRAPHIC TOWNSHIP OF DUNPHY, DISTRICT OF ALGOMA

And take further notice that the Corporation of the Township of Dubreuilville proposes to allow for the SALE of the lands by public tender, subject to Township of Dubreuilville By-law No. 2015-40.

The Corporation of the Township of Dubreuilville is now accepting Expressions of Interest for sale and development of the property. Instructions for submissions are summarized in the Request for Expressions of Interest, which is available on the Township website www.dubreuilville.ca or in person at the Township office 23 Pine Street, Dubreuilville, Ontario.

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University of Colorado returned a $1 million gift it had received from Coca-Cola as seed money to establish the network. The University of South Carolina plans to keep about $500,000 that it got from Coke. The public should cast a skeptical eye on any research supported by that money.

Another email showed Coke expressing hopes that the group would “quickly establish itself as the place the media goes to for comment on any obesity issue.” That would have put a scientific veneer on what amounted to a marketing campaign by the company with the help of academic scientists. Fortunately, the facts have come out, and the marketing campaign has turned into a public relations nightmare.

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Hawk Junction New Years Eve Dance Thursday, December 31st, 2015 Time: 8:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.

Where: Hawk Junction Community Hall Buffet will be provided Sponsored by the Hawk Junction Local Services Board

Tickets - $25.00 per person Tickets can be purchased from any LSB member (Bill Valois 705-889-2011, Steve & Rose Ann Turyk 705-889-2143 or at the Big Bear Hotel)

Dance into 2016

Michipicoten First Nation Community Trust NOMINATIONS AND ELECTION NOTICE

The M.F.N. Community Trust will be holding nominations / election for Two (2) Trustee Positions: two (2) off-reserve

Saturday, December 12, 2015

Nominations are from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. and voting will take place from 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. at the Michipicoten First Nation Community Trust Administration Office located at 16 Whitesands Drive.

Please be advised that two (2) positions are available, with each position being a three (3) year term.

The Trustees encourage all voting M.F.N. band members to participate and to note the following regulations pertaining to the Saturday, December 12, 2015 election date: 1. No mail-in nominations or votes are permitted.

2. Electors must be 18 years of age or older in order to vote.

3. You are required to bring applicable identification (ie. status card).

4. Potential Trustees must be 25 years of age or older to be eligible.

5. All nominees must be present and sign an Acceptance Form prior to 11:30 a.m.

If you have any questions and/or concerns, please contact Christine Lewis at the Michipicoten First Nation Community Trust Office. M.F.N. Community Trust Toll-free #: 1 (888) 818-4417 or 1 (705) 856-9559 or by e-mail: mfnctadmin@xplornet.ca

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