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Now president will take USW Local 6166 reins just months before impending shutdown of Vale smelter and refinery

BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

A pair of candidates are looking to become United Steelworkers (USW) Local 6166’s first rookie president since 2006 at a time when their members and the company that is their biggest employer are going through an unprecedented transition, with layoff notices anticipated later this month in preparation for the permanent shutdown of Vale’s smelter and refinery in the summer.

Both candidates are longtime Thompsonites, one of them a second-generation Thompson miner, who’ve worked at the mining operations since they were still owned by Inco and bring with them a decade or more of union activism under their belts.

Warren Luky has lived in Thompson for nearly 25 years after arriving, as so many residents did, on the “two-year plan” before ultimately settling down in the Hub of the North for good.

“We really just kind of fell in love with living in the north,” says Luky, who

Nickel Belt News photo by Ian Graham Warren Luky currently serves USW Local 6166 as its recording secretary and lives at Paint Lake.

“It ’s a wonderful community and we’re very fortunate to be here, very fortunate to enjoy a lot of things we do here in Thompson. There’s peace and quiet. There’s a lot of advantages living up north. That’s what’s really kept us here and having a good job that’s working towards a good pension, I think, is what everybody strives to be able to do.”

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The other choice on the ballot is James Crawley, currently the union’s treasurer, who was born in Thompson and has lived here most of his life, with both a father and a stepfather who worked for Inco as well as numerous other relatives.

“I always wanted to be a miner like my dad,” said Crawley in a campaign pamphlet regarding his candidacy. “Most kids dreamed of being things like a fireman, doctor or astronaut.

Not me. Miner only.”

Luky has 22 years of seniority with Inco and, subsequently, Vale, while Crawley has worked for the company since 2003, after earlier working underground with Mid-West Diamond Drilling. Both candidates say they got involved with unionism as a result of the dangers that mining poses and a desire to ensure that they and their fellow workers are as safe as possible.

For Crawley, the catalyst was an incident during the first shutdown of his career with the mine, when a friend of his was seriously hurt do-

ing a job that Crawley was supposed to be working with him on, but Crawley didn’t do it, though he was unaware at the time that he had the right to formally refuse the assignment.

“So that made we want to get involved with the union,” he said.

The dangers of the smelter were the motivation for Luky to get involved in union activities in Thompson, though he had other union involvement before arriving in Thompson.

“It was a very active industrial environment and there was a lot of hazards out there,” he says. “There was a lot of risk to myself and other employees and I got involved because, if I didn’t get involved and I didn’t try to help ensure the safety of myself and the fellow workers there, I knew we could be putting people at risk,” Luky says. “There are so many things there that can hurt people and it’s very difficult for the management team to manage all that. I got on the joint health and safety committee to work together towards ensuring

everyone gets home safe at the end of the day.”

Despite similarities in their past activities for the union – both candidates were members of the bargaining committee that negotiated the last collective agreement with Vale in 2014 (which runs until September 2019) – Crawley and Luky have different ideas when it comes to how they envision themselves as union president.

“I think for any president the term is a challenging period of time,” said Luky.

“It’s very busy this time, we have a lot going on. We have a paradigm shift in how we’re going to mine.

We’re going to be a minemill operation. We’ve always been a fully integrated mining operation that provided a lot of work and a lot of stability for the Thompson area and the Thompson workforce. Changing to a mine-mill operation is going to be quite different. There’s a substantial upset to the workforce which is going to resonate throughout town.

We’ll navigate this next time ahead of us with due

diligence and be careful so all the members are treated with dignity and respect and that we can move ahead towards a future that we can have a successful operation and have a good contract and have strong understandings and commitments from the employer towards the employees working here, which for the town of Thompson will of course be beneficial.”

As for Crawley, he views the upcoming transition and the willingness of governments to help mitigate some of its impacts as an opportunity to expand the training available in Thompson as a way to help retain some of the workforce with less seniority so that they are still around town and available to return to work when more senior union members begin retiring not too far in the future.

“We’re going to have a plant closure that we’ve never seen before,” said Crawley, noting that, as an underground worker for his entire career with Inco and Vale, he understand mines Continued on Page 3

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Conference keeps talks about truth and reconciliation alive

BY KYLE DARBYSON KYLE@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

A national conversation about Indigenous rights and history took centre stage in Thompson March 21–22, as the University College of the North played host to the Truth, Reconciliation and the Road to Wellness Conference.

While this two-day event featured a variety of speakers, ranging from a Canadian senator to a former member of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the overarching theme that permeated most sessions was the importance of talking about past injustices and how they manifest in today’s society.

Senator Mary Jane McCallum knows about this phenomenon all too well.

Even though she was appointed to the upper house of Parliament on Dec. 4, 2017, Senator McCallum spoke on Thursday about how memories of surviving residential school followed her into one of the highest rungs of the federal government.

Less than three months after her appointment, McCallum was forced to speak up after fellow Senator Lynn Beyak posted approximately 100 letters on her official government website that supported her stance on the residential school system.

This followed on the heels of a speech Beyak made

to the Senate on March 7, 2017, where she went into detail about the “positive” effects and “joy” that came as a result of this system that took around 150,000 Indigenous children out of their homes, including McCallum.

“I felt fear and shame as I started to read the 100 letters posted on the senator’s website,” she said. “I realized that Canada was ready to have this conversation about racism and the best way to deal with these letters would be to address the issues described in the letters.”

While diving into the middle of this cultural exchange was painful, McCallum closed her speech on Thursday by telling everyone in attendance that starting this kind of dialogue is the only way to guarantee that reconciliation is headed in the right direction.

This sentiment carried over into the conference’s business panel later that morning, which featured representatives from Vale, the Northern Regional Health Authority and the Communities Economic Development Fund.

These panellists talked about how they are actively trying to incorporate the wants and needs of Indigenous communities into their corporate strategy, which lines up with the Truth and Reconciliation Commis-

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Nickel Belt News photo by Kyle Darbyson Senator Mary Jane McCallum served as the keynote speaker for the second day of the Truth, Reconciliation and the Road to Wellness Conference. Dr. McCallum was appointed to the Senate of Canada on Dec. 4, 2017. sion’s 92nd call to action.

Ryan Land, manager of corporate affairs for Vale, mentioned how the mining company’s rebranding in 2006 afforded them the rare opportunity to get a “second chance at a first impression.”

“Because I don’t think we got it entirely right at all for the first 50 years or so of our history,” he said. “It only is in the past several years that we’ve really gone through a transformation.”

According to Land, this

transformation was made possible thanks to input from the likes of former Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation chief Jerry Primrose, current deputy chief Ron Spence and other residents of surrounding communities like Nelson House.

“That helped us understand what the barriers were.

And it turned out that there were cultural barriers, but they were mostly about our culture as a company.”

As a result of these con-

versations, Land said that they’ve managed to make Vale a much more inclusive place in 2018, having attained around 50 per cent self-indentified Indigenous employees when it comes to their process operators and labourers.

However, Janet Head, a member of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation, closed out Thursday’s festivities by mentioning that there is still plenty of work to do, since unpacking decades

of intergenerational trauma and lateral violence in the Indigenous community is not easy.

Thankfully, through putting an emphasis on maintaining the family unit at home and continuing the conversation about past injustices, Head told the audience that she remains hopeful for the future.

“We are here. You are here. And we can tell Canada that they didn’t kill the Indian in us.”

Second-degree murder charge in 2015 PUBLIC HEARING killing of Gods Lake Narrows woman

As per Section 162 (2) of The Municipal Act, the Council of the Town of Gillam will be holding a public hearing to present the 2018 Financial Plan.

The purpose of the hearing is to allow any interested person to make a representation, ask questions or register an objection.

The Public Hearing will take place on: Wednesday, April 18th, 2018 5:30p.m.

Town of Gillam Council Chambers 323 Railway Avenue Gillam, Manitoba Copies of the proposed financial plan will be available, upon request.

Questions or remarks regarding the proposed Financial Plan can be directed to the Chief Administrative Officer.

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RCMP have laid a charge of second-degree murder in connection to the death of 22-year-old Crystal Andrews in Gods Lake Narrows in November 2015.

Michael William Okemow, 37, from Gods Lake Narrows, was charged March 21, about two-anda-half years after Andrews’s body was found on a trail in a wooded area after she left a party and didn’t make it home alive. He remains in custody.

Investigation by RCMP Major Crime Services, Forensic Identification Services and Police Dog Services determined that Andrews died from injuries sustained in a serious assault. They zeroed in on Okemow through a combination of witness statements and DNA evidence, RCMP said in a March 22 news release.

“Charging the man who killed Crystal won’t bring her back,” said Chief Superintendent Mark Fisher, officer in charge of criminal operations for the Manitoba RCMP. “But it is one way we can honour her memory. She has not been forgotten. She will never be forgotten. I hope her family and her community can rest a bit easier now that the man responsible has been held to account.”

Crystal Andrews

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Change at the top of USW Local 6166 executive team

BY KYLE DARBYSON KYLE@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

This year’s mass exodus of senior members from the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 6166 executive doesn’t just include president Les Ellsworth, since Gord Medwid is vacating his position as vicepresident as well.

This is significant because not only is the vicepresident required to serve a major supporting role within the union’s executive, but they are also expected to fill in for the president when he or she is out of town or otherwise occupied.

Following the group’s upcoming election on Monday, Medwid will be replaced by either Tony Colbourne or Luke Robinson, who have each worked in the mining industry for around two decades.

While Colbourne is relatively new to the world of politics, he told the Nickel Belt News that he was encouraged to take on this new responsibility after realizing the serious spot the union

Nickel Belt News photos by Kyle Darbyson USW Local 6166 members Tony Colbourne, left, and Luke Robinson, right, are both running for the position of vice-president in the union’s upcoming election. will be in now that longtime members like Medwid and Ellsworth are retiring.

“Because we were losing a lot of experienced leaders in our union, I felt there was something I should do, step up to the plate and represent workers that sometimes don’t have a voice for themselves.”

On top of serving as an executive trustee for the

past six years and worker safety representative for the past four, Colbourne has also been a part of the union’s grievance committee and Young Workers of Tomorrow program.

“If I didn’t do this, there’s no way I would be able to run for vice-president,” he said. “Because you can’t talk about it in a room if you don’t know what the

Time of transition Continued from Page 1 “100 per cent.” Crawley says that government money could be available to help establish an underground mining certification school in Thompson whose graduates would be qualified to work anywhere in Canada, including Ontario, which has a required certification process that all underground miners must complete before completing work. Offering this sort of training to surface workers who are losing their jobs as a result of the smelter and refinery shutdown would position them to step into underground jobs as senior miners retire and also have the potential to provide training to potential miners throughout Northern Manitoba. Crawley says the Mining Industry Human Resources Council predicts that the Canadian mining industry will need to hire as many as 145,000 miners

by 2023.

“If we lay off junior guys now and let senior guys retire we’re going to have to hire back junior guys,” he says.

As a side benefit, Crawley says that training miners could be a cost-efficient way for Vale Manitoba Operations to deepen its shafts and access new ore bodies. Crawley also envisions Thompson becoming a cannabis-growing hub if mined-out areas are converted for horticultural uses, including both marijuana and other crops. “If I get elected, I would be able to help push some of these ideas. I believe that this is important. I want our community and the people at the mine to succeed. I think Thompson could be a great place again.”

Luky says his experience could help USW Local 6166 and the community weather the storm of uncertainty

approaching due to the changing nature of Thompson mining operations.

“I have a very vested interest in bringing everybody to a good position here going forward,” he said. “I’ve had a lot of experience in the union. I’ve done a lot of negotiations. I’ve done a lot of activities and I’m very much a community person.

I want to protect our future, that’s why I’m running. I want to be able to maximize our membership’s strength in that regard. I have a lot of experience and the membership needs experience moving forward. Unprecedented times are coming and I think that they have to be met and they have to be dealt with.”

Advance polls are taking place at the Steel Centre April 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. with the official election day April 9 at the same location during the same hours.

discussion is.”

Meanwhile, Robinson also brings a lot of experience to the table. Outside of being a union steward and health and safety rep, he’s also sat on the trades committee and been a part of the comparative wage study since 2009.

Unlike Colbourne, Robinson has held elected office outside of the union, having served on Thompson city council for four years, after which he ran for mayor in 2014.

“So being in a management role … it helps [you]

see things in a different light,” he said, “Especially if you have a group of people who have never been on that kind of role, it helps clarify things. It makes things a lot more manageable and understandable.”

Robinson also makes no illusions about how difficult the next couple years will be for USW Local 6166, but maintains that the organization will prevail as long as they “stand united.”

“There will be a refinery, smelter closure, which will be a major workforce reduction, and also we’re

coming up for a contract [negotiation] in 2019,” he said.

“So we’re looking at some hard times ahead, and I believe that I’m a good choice for [vice-president] because I care about the membership. I have no hidden agenda. My agenda has always been for the membership. My brothers and sisters always come first.”

Voting will officially take place April 9 at the USW Steel Centre on 19 Elizabeth Drive, from 8:30 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. Advance polls are also open April 6.

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Can forest fires be a good thing?

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BY JUSTIN HODGE There is no way a forest fire could actioned if there is any value at risk be a good thing, you may say. Well, such as cabins, lodges, or communthere are many benefits of forest fires ities. Within the agricultural zone within our boreal forest ranging from there are no forests to burn so it is forest renewal to habitat creation. not monitored.

What is a good solution to this Fires are a natural thing within our forests, which have adapted to this problem you may ask? Within the priover many millennia. Forest fires are mary protection zone we can’t let the uncontrollably because an essential part of our boreal forest forests Nickel burn Belt News • www.thompsoncitizen.net ecosystem. Trees such as the jack pine there are too many values such as have what is called a serotinous cone. cabins, hydro lines, road ways, timber Serotinous cones are covered with a etc. But what we can do is harvest the resin that must be melted for the cone forests in a way that emulates natural to open and release seeds. When a fire disturbances and we can controllably moves through the forest, the cones burn the area after harvesting is comopen and the seeds are distributed by plete, jump starting the regeneration winds and gravity. When we prevent of the forest and reducing fuel loading n March fires says, love of God eventually all ofIt Ireland in an area. will createMarch habitat 17, for 461 and was from“The burning through an area ebrate St. thisand his fear in me was converted to Chrisburied at one of the birds and mammals that need young prevents the grew succession of jack growth to succeed.

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Sustainable Christ in hearts een both three leaves on its stem, about God, about his Development in all who love me nd badly to explain the Trinity. A love for them, how to Christ in mouth of any refu- legend says that Patrick pray and how to make friend and stranger.

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your own behaviour listen, love and be humble. Next reach out to your neighbours. Invite them to come with you to church on Sunday or ask them to pray with you. Be joyful in your encounters with others. Let Christ within you, shine through you. Celebrate St. Patrick and learn from him.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Enjoy the celebration of his life!

Sister Andrea Dumont is a member of the Sisters of St. Jo-

seph of Toronto Roman Catholic religious order.

She spent 14 years in Guatemala and since returning to Canada has lived in Grand Rapids, Easterville and Thompson. The main focus of her work in adult education, which includes training lay presiders for times when there is no priest available, organizing and instructing in the various ministries, sacramental preparakelly.bindle.mla.office@gmail.com tion and RCIA (Rite of Constituency Office: Christian InitiationUnit of3-40 Moak Crescent Adults).

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PUB changes order approving water treatment plant ownership transfer to reflect cost-sharing formula

BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

The Public Utilities Board of Manitoba (PUB) altered the wording of its Jan. 10 order approving the transfer of the water treatment plant ownership and operation from Vale to the City of Thompson “to provide clarity, of the transfer arrangement between the Vale and the City, for the ratepayers.”

PUB Order 42/18, issued March 23, changes the wording of four sections of Order 6/18.

The first change is to section i) of the executive summary on Page 3 which

outlines how costs would be shared between Vale and the city, which previously read: ‘’2017: 25% City, 75% Vale. Calculated based on 25% of the actual cost of operating the WTP and 25% of the actual cost of operating the Pump House.” The new wording says, “2017: 25% City, 75% Vale. Calculated based on 25% of the actual cost of operating the WTP and 25% of the pro rata portion of the actual cost of operation of the Pump House, based on the volume of raw water supplied to the WTP.” Section ii) of the executive summary, also on Page

3, is changed from, “2018: 50% City, 50% Vale. The City will charge Vale for 50% of overall costs of operation of the WTP and Vale will charge the City for its pro rata portion of the costs of operation of the Pump House, based on volume of water supplied.”

The new wording says, “2018: 50% City, 50% Vale.

The City will charge Vale for 50% of overall costs of operation of the WTP and Vale will charge the City for its pro rata portion of the costs of operation of the Pump House, based on volume of water supplied to the WTP.”

The next change is to the first bulleted item on Page 6 in the Application section of the order. It previously said, “2017 – Vale will continue to own and operate the WTP and the Pump House, but will charge the City for water. Vale will charge the City’s 25% of the total cost of producing water (WTP costs) and 25% of raw water system costs (Pump House costs). The cost sharing arrangement would be 25:75 between the City and Vale.” After the change, the section now reads, “2017 – Vale will continue to own and operate the WTP and the Pump House, but will

charge the City for water.

Vale will charge the City 25% of the total cost of producing water (WTP costs) and 25% of the pro rata portion of the actual raw water system costs (Pump House costs) based on the volume of raw water supplied to the WTP. The cost sharing arrangement would be 25:75 between the City and Vale.”

The last change is to the first sentence of the Application section of the order on Page 5, which previously said, “Vale owns and operates a private water distribution system servicing one customer, the City.” It now reads, “Vale

owns and operates the water treatment plant that feeds the City’s water distribution system and connects directly into Vale’s private water system that is used for its operations.”

The first three changes reflect the fact that the city pays costs for the operation of the pump house according to the percentage of pump house water that is sent to the water treatment plant, and not according to the total costs of operating the pump house, which Vale continues to own and which also supplies raw water for Vale’s Manitoba Operations.

Rolls-Royce testing low-emission jet combustion system in Thompson Jet engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce began testing a new low-emissions combustion system for future products at the GLACIER engine testing facility in Thompson March 23.

The Advanced Low Emissions Combustion System (ALECSys) demonstrators, which is being used in a Trent 100 “donor” engine, successfully began the tests at a temperature of -20 Celsius one month after being tested for the first time ever in Derby, United Kingdom.

Technology from the sytem, which monitors environmental conditions and the pilot’s thrust requirements to alter the mixture of fuel and air delivered to various injection points to minimize nitrogen oxides and othe emissions, features in both the Advance3 and the UltraFan demonstrator engines.

“This is another significant step for the ALECSys program,” said Rolls-Royce chief engineer and head of technology programs Andy Geer in a March 23 press release. “Our computer models have given us an in-depth understanding of how the system works in extremes of cold and this series of tests will physically validate that.

We are confident that this will offer significant benefits for our customers.”

Rolls-Royce says that tests conducted to this point have shown that the system halves the amount of nitrogen oxides emitted at cruising power.

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Time for action on housing crisis PUBLIC HEARING: 2018 FINANCIAL PLAN

** CHANGE IN DATE – PLEASE READ ** PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to subsection 162(2) of The Municipal Act that the Council of the Town of Snow Lake intends to present its Financial Plan for the fiscal year 2018 at a public hearing to be held on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 7:30 PM in the Town of Snow Lake Council Chambers (113 Elm Street). Council will hear any person who wishes to make a representation, ask questions, or register an objection to the Financial Plan, as provided.

There is a housing crisis in many communities in our region.

It is time for action.

That’s the clear message I took to the House of Commons this past week.

It is a message I heard repeatedly in my recent visits throughout the riding.

There is a shortage of housing. There is overcrowding in existing housing units. Many existing houses are in poor shape

MP Report Ashton.N@parl.gc.ca Niki Ashton often contaminated by mould.

It’s also increasingly clear that things are get-

ting worse rather than better. Despite talk from the federal government, waiting lists are increasing year

after year.

The time for talk is over.

It is time for action.

I raised the issue in committee and in Question Period. I pointed out that there are many communities trying to make a difference. What is lacking is leadership from the federal government.

My message was clear.

Our message was clear.

It is time to act to end the housing crisis.

Friday, April 6, 2018

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up to the blowhole and with the wind blowing and waves pounding, I spent more time protecting my camera than I did shooting photos. Nevertheless we got some great shots and a couple of videos of this majestic geographical phenomenon... we also got really wet! Two other pretty cool things from this excursion were a heart shaped rock and another labyrinth.

I imagine everyone has at onetime seen a rock shaped like a heart, but this one is a hole in a standing formation that is shaped like a heart.

The labyrinth was at the trail head. Not as intricate as the one at Kapalua, but interesting and enjoyable to walk, nonetheless. We bid farewell to our provisional tour

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took it upon himself to be our resident spotter. There were some pretty high seas that day, but this guy was agile and although he didn’t go down or take a header overboard, he came close.

I realized my assumption of his state of inebriation was a bit presumptuous, when I got up to use the head and ended up sitting in my wife’s lap. I feigned being overly amorous, then got up and staggered from table to table towards the washroom.

Two more things before I close for this week: the ‘Road to Hana’ (haw-na) and the Kehei Forth Friday Festival. Leading up to our trip here, everyone we knew, who had visited Maui, told us the Road to Hana was a

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must. We planned to do it last week, but portions of the road had been washed out by heavy rains, so we put it off till yesterday. It was still very wet at most stops; however, the panoramas and sheer beauty was undeniable!

It was a restful drive... from the passenger’s seat. Leone, who was at the wheel, might differ in opinion. The drive is about 51 miles; it features 59 single lane bridges, 600 wicked curves, about 27 waterfalls, several amazing beaches... and a few mosquitoes. There were bamboo forests that made you think you were inside a wind chime, a black sand beach, mango, guava, tangelo, and pomelo trees and all variations of vegetation. It was amazing to see where a lot of our northern houseplants live and thrive in nature... I already know where they go to die! Anyway, it was worth the wait and a definite must to for any visit.

I close with our attendance at the Kehei Forth Friday Festival, only because we saw a Reggae Band there – ‘Lambs Bread’ – that had, what have to be the oldest groupies I’ve ever encountered! At least eight of the people up dancing around the front of the stage had to be in their eighties. I was just happy it wasn’t a metal band and these folks weren’t slam dancing. There wouldn’t have been enough ambulances on the island!

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said. She got on the phone, talked to the agent and 10 minutes later, she rolled our bags up to customs. Funny, Page 6 • Columnists Nickel Belt News • www.thompsoncitizen.net she wasn’t quite as chatty upon seeing us again!

Nevertheless, things only got better from there. It was a smooth and uneventful flight that, believe it or not, Nickel Belt News photo by Leone Jackson landed 58 minutes ahead of Marc Jackson on the Lahaina Pali Trail in Maui. schedule!

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This will be the final of five columns I’ve done while away from Snow Lake on a Hawaiian vacation. I’d like to apologize to anyone who may have felt they had to suffer through it on the off chance there was some Snow Lake news therein ... and I assure you; that news will resume with my column on April 13. However, I felt one more submission wrapping up the adventure was required – and I’m still not

back in Snow Lake yet, so there’s also that.

I’m sure anyone who is away from their regular setting for a period takes notice of the good, bad, and the ugly within their new surroundings. I did and I wanted to flesh it out a bit in this last offering on Maui.

I will begin as one always should ... with the good.

I believe I mentioned it in my first column of this series, but the first thing

that I took notice of upon landing on the island was that everyone you meet says hello. I don’t know whether folks are just so happy to be in paradise while the snow swirls at home, or they are genuinely friendly. But without word of a lie, people walking the sidewalk, head down, are an exception.

There were numerous people walking in Kehei at Continued on Page 12

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Northern residents become province’s first female Indigenous medevac team

BY KYLE DARBYSON

KYLE@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Captain Robyn Shlachetka and first officer Raven Beardy never intended to make history.

In fact, the pair became Manitoba’s first female Indigenous medevac team entirely by accident.

On March 5, the two weren’t scheduled to fly together for Missinippi Airways, but Shlachetka’s usual first officer took some unexpected time off and Beardy volunteered to take that empty spot.

After snapping a photo to commemorate this occasion, the pair sent the image to Shlachetka’s mother, who quickly posted it to Facebook.

Over the next couple days, the post garnered plenty of attention beyond their usual circle of family and friends, having been shared almost 12,000 times by March 8.

“I wasn’t expecting it at all, but it was really cool to see all the positive feedback that we got from it,” said Beardy, who received her pilot’s licence five years ago.

“Everyone’s being supportive,” said Shlachetka, who’s been flying for over a decade. “People are saying really nice things to you, strangers come up to you and congratulate you.”

Outside of serving as an inspiration to women and Indigenous people, Shlachetka and Beardy’s story is also very unique to the north, since they hail from Wabowden and Shamattawa, respectively.

For Beardy, growing up in a fly-in community really exposed her to how important these medevac services are, especially when she was personally airlifted as a little girl due to complications with her appendix. This experience also taught her how Indigenous representation was really lacking in

Nickel Belt News photo courtesy of Raven Beardy.

Robyn Shlachetka, left, and Raven Beardy, right, pose for a photo during their history-making flight on March 5. the aviation industry at that point.

“As a kid I kind of questioned ‘why aren’t there people from our community in jobs like that?’ So that kind of just stuck with me.”

Meanwhile, Shlachetka said she wanted to be a pilot from as far back as she can remember, since her father worked as a bush pilot, which gave her plenty of exposure to flying as a kid.

However, even with built- in passion and experience, Shlachetka said it was extremely difficult to break into the industry, since flight school is expensive and resources in communities like Wabowden are usually hard to come by. Thankfully, Shlachetka said those obstacles have become less and less insurmountable in the age of the Internet.

“That’s kind of one of the

things that’s shifting with social media, people are realizing that there actually are support groups, that there are support networks up here and people you can talk to.”

To really drive this point home to northern youth, Beardy and Shlachetka said they are in the middle of trying to open up a flight training program in Thompson. While the finer details of this program haven’t been finalized yet, the pair is hoping to put something online in the

upcoming summer months.

“We’re just in the talking stages right now, so that people from smaller communities don’t have to go so far to get their pilot’s licence,” said Beardy.

“Because that’s a challenge too, being so far away from home.”

While Shlachetka is keen to tell all their would-be recruits that being a medevac pilot in Northern Manitoba is very rewarding, she also warns that it is not for the faint of heart.

Unlike a lot of commer-

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cial airways like Air Canada and West Jet, medevac pilots are expected to complete their assignments regardless of the flying conditions they encounter.

“It’s a totally different type of flying because there’s no such thing as cancelling for bad weather,” said Shlachetka. “No matter what, the person’s still sick. You still need to get them from point A to point B, regardless.”

In terms of Shlachetka and Beardy’s status as a flight crew, the pair said

they are back in their usual rotations and don’t know when they will be flying together again.

However, with Missinippi Airways planning to expand their operations, who knows what the future will hold for these two trailblazers.

“So there’ll be more planes and, therefore, they’re going to hire more pilots, and hopefully Robyn and I can get on the same schedule, because that would be pretty neat,” said Beardy.

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The program provides post-secondary education for Residents of Northern Manitoba, in particular those who have not had the opportunity due to economic and cultural reasons, lack of formal education, linguistic barriers or residence in remote areas. Relocation to Thompson will be required.

Individuals can apply either under ACCESS or EXTERNAL categories. The ACCESS category is for mature students, 21 years or over, who have under 30 credit hours of university level courses. The EXTERNAL category is for regular students who have 30 credit hours or more of university level courses and are in good academic standing. For both categories, applicants must have resided in Northern Manitoba for 6 months or more prior to the application deadline or have been a long term resident of the North.

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Colleges review recommends more contract training for UCN, which may have to cut costs to prevent deficits this year and beyond

BY IAN GRAHAM

EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

The provincial government’s college education review recommended that University College of the North (UCN) should strengthen its policy governance, work to provide more contract training activities and increase graduation rates, among other things.

The section of Higher Education Strategy Associates’ (HESA) 200-page review report that deals with UCN covers approximately 40 pages and looks at institutional governance, programs, student success rates, financial management, stakeholder observations and plans for improvement.

The complete list of recommendations to improve the institution includes making sure that UCN offers the right mix of university and college programs, that it plays as strong a role as it can in co-ordinating economic development activities in Northern Manitoba and that it consults with stakeholders to ensure that it is taking their training needs into consideration.

HESA’s report also says that UCN should reinvigorate the entrepreneurial spirit that enabled it to bring in nearly $3 million in revenue from contract training activities in the 2007-2008 school year and that it should work together with other postsecondary institutions in a way that helps them meet northern training needs in the best way possible.

Other recommendations include strengthening its pipeline of potential students, allowing its facilities to be used by other organizations and for the province to create voting and non-voting members of the Governing Council, as well as clarifying the role of the Council of Elders to focus on ensuring that the institution embraces Aboriginal and northern culture and values, rather than serving as a third decision-making body alongside the Governing Council and the Learning Council.

“University College of the North welcomes the colleges review and accepts its recommendations,” said UCN president and vice-chancellor Doug Lauvstad in a provincial government news release.

“UCN looks forward to

Nickel Belt News photo by Kyle Darbyson University College of the North, which has main campuses in Thompson, seen here, as well as The Pas, is facing a projected deficit of $1.2 million this school year, $1.8 million next year and $2.3 million the year after. As it cannot run deficits, it will likely have to cut costs, says a provincial review of college education in Manitoba. working cooperatively with government and other colleges to help strengthen applied trades and technical-vocational education in Manitoba.”

In the 2015-16 school year, UCN had a full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolment of 604 university and 564 college students for a total of of 1,168. University program enrolment has grown 47 per cent since the 2011-12 school year, while college student enrolment grew 17 per cent over the same period and overall enrolment by 31 per cent. The number of college graduates in 2015 was 266, 33 higher than in 2010, with all of the intervening years being lower. The number of university graduates, including bachelor of nursing graduates, has doubled over the same period, from 56 in 2010 to 114 in 2015.

UCN’s annual budget has increased from about $25 million in the 2005-6 school year to about $47 million in 2015-16, with the amount it receives from the provincial government rising 101 per cent over that period. Revenue from tuition and student fees has gone up 79 per cent in the same period, while contract training revenue has dropped from a high of $2.9 million in 2007-8 to $615,000 in 2015-16, the lowest over the 10 years.

The three years before that

were the only other ones in the 10-year period when contract training revenue was less than $1 million annually. Together, the provincial grant and tuition account for about 80 to 85 per cent of UCN’s revenues. Salaries and employee benefits account for about 65 per cent of UCN’s expenses and although it has had a surplus in nine of the 10 years the report examined, totalling nearly $10 million combined, current projections have it in a deficit position of $1.2 million this school year, $1.8 million in 2018-19 and $2.3 million in 2019-20.

“As UCN recognizes that it is not able to run a deficit, management decisions may be needed to reduce expenditure,” notes the report, adding that, since no new programs are planned, UCN is focusing on increasing enrolment in its current programs.

Since 2005-6, the number of college-level programs has dropped from 44 to 28, and its certificate program graduation rates have ranged from a low of 49 per cent to a high of 76 per cent, while the rate in diploma programs has varied from as low as 40 per cent to as high as 67 per cent.

As the number of FTE students has fluctuated at UCN, so has the cost of educating them, from an

average of $28,000 per student at The Pas campus when enrolment was highest to $48,000 per student when it was lowest. The Thompson campus has spent an average ranging from about $21,000 per year when FTE enrolment was highest, in 2005-6, to $52,300 in 2015-16, when FTE enrolment was near its lowest point.

Within individual programs, per-student costs have ranged from as much as $200,000 for the dental assisting program in 201516 to as little as $10,000 per student for part-time general studies and preemployment programs in Cross Lake, though the cost for the same program in St. Theresa Point, when there were only two students was $78,000 per student.

“UCN is committed to working with the government of Manitoba and other colleges to address the review’s recommendations, said Governing Council chair Tom Goodman in a UCN news release. “UCN will make changes to strengthen our responsiveness to communities and to industry and will make the changes necessary to ensure that we continue to provide the highest quality education to northerners. We will be taking immediate steps to begin to implement these

recommendations.”

HESA said many people it talked to about UCN felt that it was becoming university-focused and saturating the market with people with the same skills by offering the same programs year after year. Some stakeholders also felt that UCN was unresponsive. However, the review noted that that changing economy of Northern Manitoba means it is no longer certain that the region needs college education more than university education and said that it is students themselves that are driving the change. The majority of UCN students are Indigenous and the rate was higher in university programs in the 2015-16 school year at 74 per cent than it was in the college programs, where it was 68 per cent.

“This report makes clear that UCN has much work to do,” said Lauvstad in the UCN news release.

“UCN is a young institution that has grown quickly since it was first established in 2004. We need to consider the findings of the review, and take the necessary steps to ensure that we can continue to support social and economic development in the north.”

“We thank the consultants, Higher Education

Strategy Associates, for their careful and thorough assessment of UCN,” said academic and research vice-president Dan Smith.

“Their thoughtful and inclusive approach ensured that the report reflects their expert understanding of UCN’s context and the pressures it faces.”

For the province’s colleges as a whole, the review recommends increasing participation rates and graduation rates for all students, establishing a performance-based funding formula, developing college-specific mandate letters, increasing rural and regional co-ordination to meet local needs, streamlining the program approval process, introducing an external quality assurance mechanism and focusing capital funding priorities to make strategic improvements.

“The Manitoba Colleges Education Review highlights several opportunities to enhance and modernize college education in our province by building on existing strengths,” said Education and Training Minister Ian Wishart.

“Many of its recommendations are in line with this government’s strategic direction, and we look forward to working with stakeholders to create a more robust education system for all Manitobans.”

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THE CHURCH JESUS Sunday schoolOF9:45 am, CHRIST coffee time at OF am LATTER-DAY SAINTS 10:40 Church Service at 11:00 am everyone welcome Sundays ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN 249atThompson 10 AM 83 Drive Copper204-677-2799 Rd Pastor Murat Kunteltours For more information, church Regular Hours: 11 am Church service or home visits call the missionaries at CHRISTIANorCENTRE FELLOWSHIP 204-939-4382 visit Mormon.org 328 Thompson Dr. N. 677-4457 THE SALVATION ARMY Sun. School 9:45 am • service 11 am Thompson Corps (Church) FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 305 Thompson Dr. - 204-677-3658 456 Westwood Dr. S. Worship services every Sunday at Ph. 778-8037 service @ 11 am 11 am LUTHERAN - UNITED CHURCH BURNTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH OF THOMPSON 39 Beaver Crescent Congregations worship at Thompson MB R8N 1C5 52 Caribou Rd. at 10:30 am Sundays.

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Matthew Lamontagne and Drayden Spence and two QUALIFICATIONS: league finals. ers on the roster. Isaak Applicant should be motivated, well organized, and from Hale while Dallas Curtis Shymanski, com• The Completion of Payroll Certificate Program interest ofthe all highly applicants is appreciated, only The Islanders took theManagement Weenusk madebut21 saves Muskego, Christian Ross peting with only 12 playor Minimum of Grade 12 and completion of a recognized possess excellent people skills.

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As I was growing up, the school system told me to always do what was best for myself or to make something great out of myself. The heroes of my educational system were David Thompson, Samuel de Champlain and Martin Frobisher.

Men who were driven

to achieve their goals and dedicated their lives to exploring and mapping out North America.

They truly accomplished something great in the eyes of their countries.

They are heroes because they were able to focus singlehandedly on what they were after. They

Macdonald Youth Services requires an experienced Program Manager (PM) within the Kisewatisiwin (KISE) Service area in Thompson, MB. The PM is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day treatment services that are delivered to clients and to provide for the direct supervision of staff in Northern residential unit settings. These responsibilities include all activities necessary to ensure a safe, uninterrupted, day-to-day, monthly and yearly operation of the homes.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS: • University undergraduate degree in Social Sciences or a Child and Youth Care Worker Certificate or a suitable combination of education and experience Formal training or experience in Program Management • Some management or supervisory training or experience • Sincerity/commitment to providing the best care possible for clients with the resources available • Valid Class 5F MB driver’s licence with driver’s abstract (subject to approval) • Willingness to obtain training as per MYS policy If you are interested in this job opportunity, please see our website at www.mys.ca for more information.

Applications must be received by noon on April 16/18 and can be sent via email to northern.careers@mys.mb.ca or by fax to 204.778.7778 Please indicate competition no. 3064.03.18 in your email/fax.

made history; Frobisher mean? How do we store I remember many places.

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laid up in bed for a few form of service a person days following a medical could give. And as he procedure, I was heartily has loved me Iofwill love Faculty blessed when a few close others. It is a privilege Social Workin my friends of mine brought to serve, to follow me some food. It was a Master’s footsteps. When small thing and I could we treat each other with Northern Program have managed Social without Work the kindness that God has it,The yet I was incredibly shown us, we becomUniversity of Manitoba, Faculty of Social Work atare Thompson blessed and thankful for ing more like Him and is now accepting applications for the Northern Social Work the thought and food spreading His fragrance Program.

The deadline for submitting applications is March that theyTheshared. in to this world.

1, 2017. program They is scheduled begin September 2017. helped when I was Harms serves Studentsme may complete the in NorthernTravis Social Work Program as a need andor they loved me locally with InterAct fulltime part-time student. through that action and Ministries of Canada and Theaction programbuilt provides post-secondary education for Camp.

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of Northern Manitoba, in particular those who have not had the opportunity due to economic and cultural reasons, lack of formal education, linguistic barriers or residence in remote areas. to Thompson will be required.

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After attending a Brandon Chamber of Commerce stakeIndividuals can apply either under ACCESS or EXTERNAL holders meeting during AgDays in Brandon this week, I was Electrician categories. The ACCESS category is for mature students, 21 present at the Legislative Building in Winnipeg on Wednesyouties ready to joinour us at this exciting time regrowth?

Dounder 30 credit hours of university level years or of over, who have day for an exciting announcementAre that in with new you wanteconomy. to challenge yourself and build yourThe career with a courses.

EXTERNAL category is for regular students who government’s rebuilding of the Manitoba Premier company that encourages you to behave part 30 of the rebuilding credit hours or more of university level courses and are Brian Pallister and Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler made process as we become a strong, independent Kraft Paper in good academic standing. For both categories, applicants must the announcement that Roquette,company a France-based continuingbio-food to produce High Performance PaperManitoba for 6 months or more prior have resided in Kraft Northern company, is making a $400-million in Manitoba forinvestment Global distribution?

If so, we want to be part ofdeadline our to you the application or have been a long term resident through construction of a pea-processing facility the Ruralwhere everyone team! We offer ainworkplace plays an essential of the North. roleproject in the success of our Company and where individual efforts Municipality of Portage la Prairie. The will create about areand acknowledged.

350 jobs during its two-year design construction phase For information or applications contact the Faculty of Social and 150 permanent, well-paying jobs when the plant is up Work at Thompson at 204-677-1450 or No Charge Dial 1-866Responsibilities: and running. This is the largest single private-sector invest237-5509 or visit http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/social_work/ ment in Manitoba’s history, and will be Roquette’s launching programs/northern/591.html • Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, the electrician is point for its product in North America.accountable to: To further rebuild our economy, our government • provincial Operate within a multi-skilled environment to maintain has been in consultations with the tourism to develop theindustry plant’s machinery and equipment, while improving processes to minimize disruption to the production line a strategy for improved promotion and investment and in Licensed Technician: PUBLIC NOTICE • Perform preventative maintenance on electrical in December, the Department of Growth, Enterprise and Trade • Licensed Heavy Equipment Technician. accordance with standardized procedures approved a Manitoba Star Attraction enhancement grant of • Perform shop and field repairs to all Surface and U/G Epiroc • toTroubleshoot repair electrical equipment $17,639 for the Thompson Spirit Way replace andand upgrade • Maintain a preventative maintenance program for plant Equipment as required. display panels along the Millennium Trail. equipment • Machine audits as required.

Separately, I want to thank Chief •Ted Bland and band Perform work in acounmanner consistent with plant safety, ublic notice is hereby given that Manitoba Housing • Developing and maintaining a positive relationship machine cillorswith Louisa Constant, Leroy Constanthousekeeping and Frank Wastesistandards and quality checks intends to conduct the following pesticide-control coot from York Factory First Nation for braving bitterly cold operators and customer representatives. programs in and around their housing units during 2017.

Qualifi cations:to meet with weather last week and travelling to Thompson • Daily time entry.

Public notice is hereby given that Manitoba Housing • community.

Strong work ethic andan proven safety record me to discuss issues affecting their It was intends to conduct the following pesticide-control • Daily shift reports.

• Factory’s Valid Electrical Trade Qualification insightful discussion regarding York history,Journeyperson current programs in and around their housing units during 2017.

• Other duties as assigned and required to maintain the contract.

• Proven problem solving and trouble shooting skills situation and potential regarding sustainable development.

• Ability to read blueprints, diagrams schematic 1. Toand control rodents from January 1, 2017 to It was also my pleasure last week to congratulate Laura drawings to assemble and repair equipment and December 31,follow 2017 using the following pesticides: Schedule: Brass, Justin Mallet, Vincent Meredith, Daniel Stevens, Darryl work procedures & processes s #HLOROPHACINONE s "ROMADIOLONE • 5 days a week ,Monday to Friday Moose, Corey Munroe and Darien•Munroe-Massan for their Ability to work independently and take initiatives s :INC 0HOSPHIDE s $IFETHIALONE hard work and dedication in completing the 50-week Youth • Strong interpersonal skills; both verbal and written s 3ULFUR s $IPHACINONE communication required Build Program with the Thompson Boys and Girls Club.

I wish Skills and Experience: s "RODIFACOUM them all the best in their current and future job placements.

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LIVING PAS: with 2. To control insects from January 1, 2017 to Our new government continues to work IN in THE partnership • Great communication and problem solving skills.

The Pas community is one of the oldest and most striking December 31, 2017 using the following insecticides: Manitobans, so we can make our province better together.

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Proven and motivated self-starter who is able to work with minimal supervision but can take direction.

Strong team player.

Driven to obtain 100% customer satisfaction

Country and City description Thompson, Manitoba Application Details: Recruiting Manager: Henri Beck HR Manager: Nathalie Gaudet Send your application to: careers@epiroc.com with samuels@epiroc.com and henri.beck@epiroc.com Deadline: March 16 , 2018

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Boasting one of the three true blue lakess ,AMBDA CYHALOTHRIN in existence, its raw s #YFLUTHRIN natural beauty attracts visitors from around the world. s 0ROPOXUR Learn more from the website at www.townofthepas.com about the wonders of The Pas, where the Northern Lights shine years "ENDIOCARB round. s (YDRAMETHYLNON s !BAMECTIN To apply: s !VERMECTIN "

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HEAD COACH • ASSISTANT COACHES MANAGER • EQUIPMENT MANAGER TRAINER • SAFETY APPLICATION WILL BE TAKEN: APRIL 30TH APPLICATION FORM CAN BE FOUND AT OUR WEBSITE www.normannorthstars.com FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL BRAD SALAMANDYK @ 204-679-2251 or JOHN McNEVIN @ 204-307-3197

The Pas, Manitoba Heavy Duty Mechanic Canadian Kraft Paper offers a work environment that promotes diversity, embraces change, and encourages continuous growth and development for every team member. We offer a workplace where everyone plays an essential role in the success of our Company and where individual efforts are acknowledged. If you thrive in a dynamic and challenging environment, we want you to be a part of our team! We are seeking a highly skilled professional to help take us even further as we continue to produce High Performance Kraft Paper for globally distribution.

Our structure and culture encourages innovation, growth and change in an open environment, and we believe in and practice environmental sustainability.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

CAREER OPPORTUNITY • Competitive Salaries • Relocation Assistance • Continuing Education • Remoteness Allowance • Excellent Benefits

>Newborn Audiology Screener Part-Time (0.8 FTE) NRHA Services Building – Thompson, Manitoba The Newborn Audiology Screener under the clinical direction of the supervising audiologist is responsible for performing hearing screening assessments on newborns according to established guidelines. In addition, the Screener will be responsible for various administrative duties as per the needs of related rehabilitation services for Flin Flon or Thompson. The majority of the work will be provided on the Obstetrical Unit of the hospital.

The position includes scheduling appointments and reception duties in addition to general rehabilitation services office functions. The incumbent functions as a member of a multi-disciplinary team and provides input into department goals and objectives. The incumbent is expected to show exemplary customer service and flexibility to deal with fluctuating workload demands.

Qualifications: • Grade 12 education or equivalent • Recognized training program as a Rehabilitation Assistant/Health Care Aide • Recognized course in Medical Terminology preferred • Successful completion of in-house training provided by supervising Audiologist within one (1) month • Rehabilitation Assistant/Health Care Aid experience preferred; a combination of education and experience may be considered • Experience working with infants/children an asset • Ability to speak Cree an asset • Excellent knowledge of Windows based program (Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Internet) • Accurate word processing at 40 words per minute For complete list of qualifications please visit our website www.northernhealthregion.ca.

Please submit resume by April 12, 2018 to: Lori Rasmussen, Recruitment Officer 867 Thompson Drive South, Thompson, MB R8N 1Z4 Fax (204) 778-1477 Email: recruiteast@nrha.ca Call us today! Local (204) 778-1455 Toll Free 1-877-677-5353 Northern RHA has a Representative Workforce Strategy, we encourage all applicants to self-declare. Criminal Record, Child Abuse, & Adult Abuse Registry Checks are required. We thank all candidates for applying. Only those selected for interview will be contacted.

www.northernhealthregion.ca

The Heavy Duty Mechanic will be responsible for preventive maintenance, repair and overhauling of all mobile equipment.

QUALIFICATIONS: • • • • • • • • • •

Qualified Heavy Duty Mechanic with Interprovincial Journeyman ticket Superior Troubleshooting Skills Excellent Organizational Skills Desire to work in a team environment Commitment to working safely Strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills Ability to work independently with little supervision; Experience with Sennebogens, Volvos, Cats, Lyndes, John Deeres would be considered an asset Level A welding ticket would be an asset Able to work shift work.

LIVING IN THE PAS:

The Pas, Manitoba Millwright Canadian Kraft Paper offers a work environment that promotes diversity, embraces change, and encourages continuous growth and development for every team member. We offer a workplace where everyone plays an essential role in the success of our Company and where individual efforts are acknowledged.

If you thrive in a dynamic and challenging Prepared by the REP. environment, we want you to be a part of our Team!

HR ADWORKS Service Our Team structureDESIGNER and culture encourages innovation, growth and change in anPROOFED open environment, and we believe in and practice environmental sustainability.

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All prices exclude taxes Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, the Journeyman Prices do not include 5% GST Millwright’s responsibilities will include: home for all those that love the outdoors with an abundance of Section Insertion Price Performing corrective and preventative maintenance on outdoor activities such as skiing, hiking, ATV andDate skidoo trails;Ad Size • and camping, boating, hunting and fishing are at their finest! 2 col x 4.0736” industrial equipment in a production environment Careers Mar 30/18 • Maintaining pumps, conveyors, compressors, mechanical Boasting one of the three true blue lakes in existence, its raw systems, rollers & chains, bearings and hydraulics natural beauty attracts visitors from around the world. involved in the manufacturing process of Kraft Paper • Working as part of a team to troubleshoot and repair Learn more from the website at www.townofthepas.com about equipment, including disassembling and reassembling the wonders of The Pas, where the Northern Lights shine yearmachinery and overhauling gearboxes, etc. round.

• Maintaining a preventative maintenance program for plant TOTAL PRICE equipment To apply: • Performing work in a manner consistent with plant safety, housekeeping standards and quality checks If you are interested in exploring this opportunity and being a

part of our team, please submit your resume to careers@ckpi. com University College of the North (UCN) is committed to building a workforce that is representative of the populations we serve.

Applications are invited from individuals who have a demonstrated interest and ability to work with Aboriginal learners and mature students.

Preference will be given to Aboriginal candidates.

GENERAL STUDIES INSTRUCTOR

Tadoule Lake, Manitoba Full-Time Term Position: August 27, 2018 to June 21, 2019 Competition No: 18-034 Closing Date: April 30, 2018, will remain open until filled Please visit our website for more detailed information about UCN and this employment opportunity. At http://www.ucn.ca, select “UCN Careers”, and select from the list of positions to view. Thank you for your interest in UCN.

Qualifications: • Journeyman Industrial Mechanic (Millwright) Certification required • Proven mechanical and trouble shooting skills • Prefer 3 years’ experience with hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical maintenance • Ability to read blueprints, diagrams and schematic drawings to assemble equipment and follow work procedures & processes • Ability to work independently and take initiatives • Strong work ethic and safety record • Strong interpersonal skills; both verbal and written communication required LIVING IN THE PAS: The Pas community is one of the oldest and most striking settlements in Northern Manitoba. It is truly a place to call home for all those that love the outdoors with an abundance of outdoor activities such as skiing, hiking, ATV and skidoo trails; and camping, boating, hunting and fishing are at their finest!

Boasting one of the three true blue lakes in existence, its raw natural beauty attracts visitors from around the world.

Learn more from the website at www.townofthepas.com about the wonders of The Pas, where the Northern Lights shine yearround.

To apply:

Thompson (866) 677.6450

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MANITOBA KEEWATINOWI OKIMAKANAK INC. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

NORMAN NORTHSTARS AAA MIDGET HOCKEY IS NOW TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2018/19 SEASON

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If you are interested in exploring this opportunity and being a part of our team, please submit your resume to careers@ckpi. com

MOBILE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM MEMBER CAREER OPPORTUNITY

Full time (2 Positions) in Thompson or Winnipeg Sub-Office Are you a Psychologist, Social Worker or Psychiatric Nurse who is seeking • Competitive Salaries • Relocation Assistance an opportunity to make a real• Remoteness difference Allowance in the lives• Excellent of Indigenous • Continuing Education Benefitspeople at times of crisis? Are you willing to travel to remote fly-in First Nation Records Clerk >Health communities throughout Manitoba? If so, let’s talk!

Full-Time (1.0 FTE) YOUR OPPORTUNITY: Thompson General Hospital • You will be part of a Mobile Crisis Response team.

As partwith of the health care team, the Health Records Clerk performs • an Youessential will work others like yourself who are dedicated to work which thehas functions of health clerical support.

The Health Records Clerk real value andrecords meaning in the lives of others. performs functions pertaining to health records including record organization, • You will apply your education, skills,astalents, and passion the benefi security of records, Release of Information per guidelines, and isfor a member a t of others while learning from Records the expertise of your team.demonstrate multi-disciplinary team.

The Health Clerk will effectively core competencies including teamwork collaboration, adaptability, • You will enjoy the satisfaction thatand comes from knowing your initiative work is and pro-activity, diversity awareness, development of self and others, and much more than just a job. customer/ client focus.

AS A MOBILE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM MEMBER, YOU WILL: Qualifications: • Provide culturally sensitive and safe crisis intervention and trauma support • Grade 12 diploma supplemented by completion of clerical/ office in the priority area ofexperience suicide orinother tragicbusiness loss of life. certificate or recent an office/ setting • may Deploy remote fly-in communities throughout Manitoba, usually up be to considered • Recognized to three daysMedical and onTerminology short notice course • Knowledge of window based programs (Microsoft Word, Excel, • Outlook Provide an organized crisis response with support services to those and Internet) impactedoffice in theexperience community.

• Previous • • Knowledge legislation Work as partofofPHIA a dedicated regional team • • Knowledge Electronic Medical Record preferredand provide Contribute toofaAccuro broaderorstrategy to strengthen relationships • Accurate word processing at 40 words per minute (typing test greater capacity within First Nations communities to respond locally will be required) to crisis.

For complete list of qualifications please visit our website YOU BRING: www.northernhealthregion.ca.

• A Degree in psychology, social work, psychiatric nursing or health related Please submit resumeeducation.

by April 12, 2018 to: post-secondary Lori Rasmussen, Recruitment Officerin a mental wellness crisis response • 3-5 years’ experience working 867 Thompson Drive South, Thompson, MB R8N 1Z4 environment Fax (204) 778-1477 • Profirecruiteast@nrha.ca cient computer skills Email: Call today!

Local license (204) 778-1455 Toll Free 1-877-677-5353 • Ausvalid driver’s • A sensitivity and understanding of culture, language and issues relevant Northern RHA has a Representative Workforce Strategy, we encourage all applicants to to Indigenous communities self-declare.

Criminal Record, Child Abuse, & Adult Abuse Registry Checks are required. We thank all for applying.

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PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY OKIMAKANAK INC. FOOT CARE NURSE (RN/LPN) – FULL TIME

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Currently looking for a qualifi ed Registered Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse with foot care certification and experience to provide foot care to our clients located in Tataskweyak Cree NationSUPERVISOR (Split Lake).

PROGRAM POSITION SUMMARY: TRADITIONAL HEALER PROGRAM foot care Full services, ankle-brachial • Provide basic Permanent timeincluding in Winnipeg Sub-Officepressure index (ABPI) and medication reviews Are you are an experienced Administrative Program leader with a good • Manage of and of foot careBenefi clinicsts?operation and foot knowledge theconduct deliveryall of aspects Non-Insured Health Are you intrigued careopportunity visits according to the care standards ofprogram practice by the to set up andestablished supervise aquality newly transitioned NIHB • Works collaboratively with the for Indigenous Manitobans?

If so,health let’s care talk! team to help meet positive client care outcomes consistent with the plan of care and the nursing process.

YOUR OPPORTUNITY: • Co-ordinate and ensure all supplies and related equipment are secured, • You will support the implementation and on-gong delivery of the Traditional sterilized, properly set up and fully operational Health program • Provides accurate, detailed, and timely documentation in accordance with • You will work with a team of others like yourself who are dedicated to work set guidelines, including collection and submission of evaluation data which has real value and meaning in the lives of Indigenous Manitobans.

• Teach and educate on foot-care related topics • You will apply your experience, education, skills, talents, and passion • Determine and carry out appropriate foot care nursing interventions for the benefit of others.

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Friday, April 6, 2018

Trail signs hard to find Continued from Page 6 any hour of the day, and practically everyone catches your eye, nods or says hello.

This is also the case if you are perched on a bench or at a sidewalk café ... people just strike up a conversation with, “Where are you from?”

When the answer comes back, “Northern Manitoba, Canada.” The reply is always, “Wow, you must really be loving this!” Then the opportunity is wide open to regale them with tales of 20-foot snow banks and fighting off polar bears, wolves and the odd beaver in order to haul home the moose you shot for supper.

Another thing in the “good” column would have to be the beaches. They are plentiful and their amenities are numerous. Professional lifeguards at each one, beautiful sand as far as you can walk out, showers and washroom facilities every 200 metres or so, and in our case, we stayed not 50 metres from Kamaole II Beach. There are also several others within a short walk/drive, including Kamaole I and III, Sugar Beach, Kalepolepo Beach, and Big and Little beaches (Makena Beach). I guess I should note that Little Beach is a nude beach ... although we didn’t visit it, we did ponder why a nude beach would be called “little.”

Mile markers are something that is common on Maui and as there are so many interesting out-of-the-way attractions, locating them by the nearest mile marker is handy.

Then again the opposite is true on the Hanson Lake Road in Northern Saskatchewan.

Being constantly reminded that you have only travelled a measly 10 kilometres on the 300-kilometre journey from Flin Flon to Prince Albert is infuriating to say the least.

A couple more observances that classify as good are the ordering/serving system in many restaurants and road maintenance. In many of the restaurants we visited on the island have you queue to order from a person who is situated at a counter; they forward the order to the kitchen and you gather your own beverage, utensils, condiments, then seat yourself. The order is brought out within five minutes, in most cases, and you are then settled in to eat. It just seems so much more efficient and timely. Not to mention, by doing all the work yourself ... you keep the tip!

The majority of road work in Maui is done at night. I noted the odd crew busy doing ditch work, or cutting along shoulders during daylight hours, but it seems anything to do with the roadway itself is done between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. During the day, all equipment and lighting is neatly lined up on the sides of the road and piles of gravel and asphalt are left on liners next to it. Everything is amazingly tidy and although I never did see anyone using any of it ... I slept soundly assuming they were hard at it and would be done before I woke.

Now the bad: beach and

Nickel Belt News photo by Marc Jackson Beautiful hidden Black Sand Beach on the road to Hana trail signage was a major annoyance to us. We would Google a trail we hoped to tackle, only to arrive at the stated destination and search high and low for the trail head. Assuming we were able to locate it at all, sometimes there would be a small hand painted sign, but most times there would be three or four entry points and you were left to guess which to use.

Luckily, there was always a local who would point you in the right direction ... at least I think it was the right direction – sometimes the grass would get pretty thick and the inclines really steep! Beaches

were hardly ever marked ... but then you just followed your ears.

Still on the bad and on signage as well. There were basically no signs denoting medical services. We actually didn’t see a sign for a hospital till the last week of our visit.

Apparently there are only two hospitals on the island and I’m glad we didn’t need either of ‘em!

Prices would also sit high in the “bad” category. $7.60 (American) for a loaf of multi-grain bread and $4 on average for a coffee made me really happy I could live without one. I do admit, I

grabbed some toast as soon as we touched down again in Canada. But really, prices are likely high because most everything must come in by boat or air ... along with being geared to the tourist trade.

It just seems unfair that locals had to suffer the costs along with the folks there on holiday.

Now the “ugly.” As with most places, cars outlive their roadworthiness and are junked. In Canada we take them to a wrecker ... in Maui they just park them on the street and walk away. Everywhere you go, there are two or three with smashed win-

dows and doors wide open.

As well, the garbage on or near beaches is really depressing. This isn’t garbage just randomly thrown around, but bags of it.

People go to the beach, stay all day and place the garbage from everything they bring along into bags, and then leave it at their campsites. I can’t for the life of me understand how you’d think enough about the environment to pick up and bag all your trash, but not enough to haul it away.

Anyway, we’ll talk again next week, when My Take on Snow Lake returns.

Stop what’s hiding behind healthy: What’s in your drink?

BY: AMANDA NASH, RD HEALTH PROMOTION AND NUTRITION MANAGER, HEART & STROKE

Choosing a healthy beverage can be hard. Juices, sports drinks, vitamin waters are loaded with sugar just like pop and these products are being marketed as healthy, putting our children at risk for heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, and tooth decay.

What is sugar?

Sugar is a carbohydrate that provides energy to the body. Some sugars occur naturally in dairy products, fruit, vegetables, and other plant-based foods like legumes and nuts. These foods

are also loaded with vitamins, minerals, and fibre so eating them helps us feel full and satisfied. Added sugars include glucose, fructose, sucrose, brown sugar, honey, syrups, and juice.

Added sugars provide extra calories but few or no nutritional benefits, and consuming them doesn’t lead to satiety. The main source of added sugar in our diet is sugary drinks. They are consumed quickly, delivering a large volume of sugar to the body in a short amount of time. Consuming too much added sugar is associated with health risks. The good news is, 80 per cent of early heart disease and stroke can

be prevented by adopting healthy behaviours, like reducing your intake of added sugars.

How much is too much?

Heart & Stroke recommends that Canadians limit their consumption of added sugar to just five to ten per cent of their total daily calories. Added sugar does not include naturally-occurring sugars found in whole, natural foods. For an average 2,000 calorie-a-day diet, ten per cent is about 48 grams, or 12 teaspoons of sugar each day. To put this into perspective: • One bottle flavoured water: 9 tsp added sugar • One can of pop: 10 tsp

Reduce the amount of sugar you drink Sign up today at:

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Funding breakthroughs. Saving lives., and the heart and / Icon on its own or followed by another icon or words in English are trademarks of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.

Concept originated in PEI through provincial government funding.

added sugar • One medium flavoured latte: 11 tsp added sugar • One energy drink: 19 tsp added sugar How much sugar do you drink?

This April, Heart & Stroke, with support from the Carolyn Sifton Foundation and Cando Rail Services, wants to help you reduce sugary drink intake through the Count Your Cubes challenge. Take part in Heart & Stroke’s four-week Count Your Cubes challenge this April to learn what happens when you take action to reduce the amount of sugar you drink! Visit www.countyourcubes.ca to participate on your own, as a family, or as a team.

Why take the challenge: 1. You may lower your risks for cardiovascular disease.

• Among adolescents, soft drink intake is associated with lower intakes of calcium and other essential nutrients.

• Sugary drinks deliver a lot of calories but consumers don’t feel full afterwards like they would if they had eaten the same number of calories in food. Making the problem worse, consumers don’t compensate by eating less, leading to excessive calorie intake.

2. Your teeth and mouth will love you!

• “Limiting the sugar that you and your children drink is one easy way to keep your teeth healthy and cavity free. The bacteria in your mouth that cause cavities feed on sugars. By limiting sugar in your diet, you can limit cavities as well. There can be as much sugar in natural fruit juice as there is in pop. Sugar content of some drinks is obvious, but other drinks contain hidden sugars in the ingredients.

• “The Manitoba Dental Association and Manitoba Dentists support the Heart and Stroke Foundations sugary drink challenge.

Count Your Cubes and you may be surprised at how much sugar you and your children actually drink.The best drink for the health of your teeth and your children’s teeth is water.” – Dr. Carla Cohn, dentist 3. You will feel better by drinking more water and feel proud of doing something positive for your health.

• Water, plain milk, and unsweetened milk alternatives are the best choices to stay hydrated. Water also helps you digest food by carrying nutrients to different parts of the body.

• If you don’t have access to

clean, safe drinking water, look for a beverage that offers the greatest nutritional value and the least amount of sugar.

To help you get started, here are a few tips to consider: • Add nutmeg or cinnamon to your coffee or tea instead of sugar or honey • Choose whole fruit over fruit juice • If you’re thirsty, drink water • Flavour your water with herbs or berries like basil and strawberry • Try carbonated water with a splash of citrus instead of pop The Manitoba Dental Hygienists Association offers the following tips to maintain a healthy mouth and body: • Eat lots of fruits and vegetables instead of drinking them to help to stimulate saliva production to wash away food and neutralize acid in the mouth.

• Brush your teeth twice a day for two minutes each time.

• Clean between your teeth using floss or other interdental aids.

Visit www.countyourcubes.ca to learn more about the Count Your Cubes challenge and for more tips on making better beverage choices for your health.