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Weather and market a tough combination for trappers at fur tables BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

With warm weather persisting into December through much of Manitoba, including the north, and the worldwide market for fur softer than it’s been in the past couple of years, it was literally and figuratively tough sledding for fur trappers who bring their pelts to the annual Thompson fur tables, which were held Dec. 18-19 this year at St. Joseph’s Hall in Thompson. “It’s the lowest turnout we’ve ever had in the past many years,” said Ron Spence of Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, president of the Manitoba Trappers Association, which organizes the event, on the morning of Dec. 18. One of the reasons was the weather. “It’s not that they don’t want to get out, it’s the safety factor,” says Spence. “For me, personally, I have to go three traplines to get to mine. If the first trapper can not get out on his trapline the rest of us can’t get out and we don’t want to risk our lives with the dangers of the travel with the lack of ice.” The weather also impacts the quality of the fur, he says. “The primeness of the fur is not the greatest either,” said Spence. “If we get cold weather earlier in late fall, of course, freeze-up, travel is good, the fur is very prime early and the guard hairs, the under hairs, it’s a fine product and the market is really good. That plays a big factor.” Trapper Ron Thomas attested to the tough conditions. “It’s been hard on the ice,” said Thomas, who’s from Brochet but lives in Lynn Lake and did his trapping on a friend’s trapline near Wolverine Lodge, not far

Nickel Belt News photo by Ian Graham David Bewick of North American Fur Auctions, right, inspects furs during the Thompson fur tables Dec. 18. from Lynn Lake. “It’s barely frozen, kind of dangerous. I didn’t trap that much this year, just a tiny bit. Then my skidoo broke down and it’s still out there in the lake.” Thomas, who traps mainly to earn some extra money to buy Christmas gifts for his grandchildren, said his prey wasn’t taking the bait, either. “There’s a lot of fur signs out there, marten tracks and whatnot, but they’re not going in for some reason,” he said, having harvested just 22 marten this year along with a few foxes and mink. “They just go there and

run away. They’re coming around but they’re not hungry or it’s too warm. I don’t know.” Compounding that is a soft market, says David Bewick of North American Fur Auctions, one of the buyers in Thompson. “We’re relying on Russia right now and Russia’s pretty much, I wouldn’t say nonexistent, but a very small participator in the market this year,” Bewick said. “China’s slowed down. There’s lots of inventory sitting in China. Retail’s been a little slow. North America actually has

probably picked up a little bit. It’s getting a little better but it’s not a huge player yet. They’re more into the trimming than into the garments. Western Europe is actually a little better than it has been and that’s more trimming. Korea’s probably slowed down a little bit. It all just kind of adds up.” That said, the outlook was not all gloom and doom. “The market has softened quite a bit since last year, although this section of marten should do OK,” Bewick said. “We should be able to get fairly good prices. We also

have the advantage of the exchange [rate] this year, which is probably another 10 per cent over last year. That’ll help us a bit. The bundles are smaller, guys don’t have as much fur as they had a year ago and it’s all a reﬂection of the conditions and the market conditions right now.” Despite the fact that the trapping is tougher and the returns aren’t as great as they were a few years ago, Bewick says its important that trappers continue to get out in the bush. “The worst thing that can happen is if guys think,

‘Well, the prices are bad I’m not going to trap this year,’” Bewick says. “If everybody had that attitude we wouldn’t have any fur to sell. What would happen then? You’ve got to trap it to promote it and then hopefully get the market stimulated. It’s important that they don’t lose that thought. They’ve got to keep trapping if they want to be able to promote it and get the prices back.” Spence says that for him, trapping isn’t so much about money as it is about tradition, so he’ll do it regardless of prices. “I was raised by my grandparents in the trapline, ﬁsh camps and that’s why I do it,” he said. “I don’t make money. My helpers that go out, they make money because I’m the one that has all the equipment and they don’t so I do it for them. For me, I just do it for the lifestyle, the love of it and being out there in the wilderness and the bush, that’s the key.” Thomas says he probably wouldn’t do the small amount of trapping he does if he couldn’t make a proﬁt off it. “It’s all for the money,” he said, laughing, before admitting that he does have a sentimental side. “I do love trapping. I was born and raised in the bush. My dad always did that for a living. He’d be gone in the fall and never see him until before Christmas. He’d be out there all winter.” Still, Thomas, who’s trapped every year for the past 30 years, will likely be the last one in his family to continue the tradition. “My kids are all full-grown now,” Thomas says. “They don’t know how to work the trap. I never taught them how to trap. They were always in school.”

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Christmas is God’s challenge and encouragement to us

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LIVING WATER CHURCH Pastor Archie McKay ST. JAMES ANGLICAN Ph: 677-2469 Rev. Jean Arthurson-Ouskan Sunday services @ 7:00pm. 10 Caribou 677-4652 Light of the North Church 11 am Sundays 32 Nelson Road also 7 pm 1st & 3rd Sundays GATEWAY BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH ST. JOSEPH UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC 159 Cree Rd. 340 Juniper Drive 778-7547 Pastor Dave Cook ST. LAWRENCE ROMAN CATHOLIC 204-679-9000 Fr Subhash Joseph and Fr Guna Sekhar Sunday School 10:00 114 Cree R. 677-0160 AM Service 11:00, PM Service 7:00 Sat. 6:30 pm & Sun. 10 am Prayer Meeting- Wednesday 7 PM THOMPSON PENTECOSTAL THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF Pastor Dan Murphy LATTER-DAY SAINTS Youth Pastor Lawrence Stratton EVERYONE WELCOME SUNDAYS AT 10 AM Children’s Pastor Miranda Murphy 83 COPPER RD 126 Goldeye 677-3435 For more information, church tours or Service at 10:30 am home visits call the Missionaries at ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN 204-939-4382 or visit Mormon.org 249 Thompson Drive 204-677-2799 THE SALVATION ARMY, Pastor Murat Kuntel Thompson Corps (Church) Regular Hours: 11 am Church Service 305 Thompson Dr. CHRISTIAN CENTRE FELLOWSHIP Worship services every Sunday at 11:00 am Pastor Ted Goossen 204-677-3658 328 Thompson Dr. N. 677-4457 APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH Sun. School 9:45 am • Service 11 am 111 GOLDEYE CRESCENT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Service Schedule 456 Westwood Dr. S. Sunday 11:00 am Worship Service Ph. 778-8037 Service @ 11 am 3:00 pm Sunday School LUTHERAN - UNITED CHURCH OF 7:00 pm Evening service Wednesday: 7:00 pm Bible study THOMPSON congregations worship at followed by prayer time. Contact us at 52 Caribou Rd. at 10:30 am Sundays. 204-679-2693 or 204-677-5003 Phone 204-677-4495

Hello my friends; It has been some time since I’ve written and a lot has happened in my life and in yours. Some changes we can see. We have a new government in Canada which we hope will be more respectful and positive because all of us have had enough of rudeness and fear. These aren’t the preserve of any particular political party. They slice though our whole society, even the whole world. On any given day I can be rude; all of us can be. And on any given day any of us can frighten someone or be frightened. But that’s no way to live and all of us know it. I received a Christmas card from a friend with just her name signed next to a brief note: “No Christmas letter this year. No reason why.” It got me thinking. I haven’t received any of those Christmas letters this year. Cards yes. The Christmas letters no. No news of aunts and second cousins I don’t know anyway. No news of trips and the achievements of grandchildren either. Maybe people just don’t have the heart for it this year. Maybe our hearts are too heavy with fear that our grandchildren may never get a job and be independent,

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Rev. LeslieElizabeth King or even have a planet they can live on. Maybe future fear about rising oceans and all the other doom and gloom has just made it impossible to write about the tops of the things that have happened in our lives. Maybe it’s time to write about serious things. Friends say to me: “Leslie there you go again. Lighten up. It’s Christmas!” Yes, it’s Christmas. The church didn’t always celebrate Christmas. In the earliest years it was Jesus’ life, work and teaching that was most important. It was the Memorial of his death and risen presence experienced by his followers that people gathered to remember. They needed this to gain strength and courage to resist the wars, exploitation, abuse and oppression that was so common. Even more difﬁcult was that the Romans made it illegal to be a Christian and

the penalty was often death. It was a couple of hundred years before much attention was paid to a celebration of the birth of Christ. That’s one reason for the vagueness about the date. And really, when we think about it the date doesn’t matter. What matters is that we each take some time to remember that we are not alone. We live in God’s world and God isn’t a superhero who kills all the bad people and gives presents to the good ones. God is the lifegiving force that lives our lives with us, from birth to death and beyond death. God is the force, energy, creative power of life who has created us to be participants in this life - Life - to nurture it, protect it and cherish it, just as parents of a newborn do. Christmas is a celebration of God’s choice to live our human life with us. It is also

a reminder of how we are supposed to live. All these feelings a newborn babe arouses within us? Those are the feelings we must express every day if we are ever to be what we are meant to be. There is love and joy. There is also fear because we know what can happen. But it is different from the fear that is poisoning our world. The fear at the birth of a baby, Christmas fear if you like, is one we can handle because God has said “I trust you to take care of this baby, the baby Jesus:” God vulnerable and helpless in our human hands. Christmas is God’s challenge to us and God’s encouragement to us “Come on, you can do it. I trust you.” We know the way to live. Let’s get on with it. So, my friends, I look forward to seeing you around town or hearing from you. There won’t be a “Christmas letter” in my card this year. It’s time to talk about serious things. May the blessings of Christmas rest on you. - Leslie Rev. Leslie-Elizabeth King is the retired minister of the Lutheran-United Church of Thompson.

Breakfast Club of Canada and Minute Maid provide juice to northern schools with the help of the North West Company BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Schools in Northern Manitoba communities including Garden Hill, St. Theresa Point, Wasagamack, Red Sucker Lake and Churchill are among those who receive free products from Minute Maid via the North West Company and the Breakfast Club of Canada. The North West Company’s partnership with Minute Maid ﬁrst began in 2013. “Our logistics expertise in moving product to remote areas and access to the communities allows for a smooth transition from the supplier to the community” stated Christine Reimer, the North West Company’s vice-president

of sales and operations. Shipments are made two to three times a year and air freight fees are paid by North West Company. “It’s just one of the ways that we contribute to the breakfast programs in the communities served by our Northern stores.” The Breakfast Club of Canada co-ordinates the program by ordering apple and orange juice from Minute Maid, which is then shipped to the North West Company’s Winnipeg warehouse. The juice is shipped to the communities by the North West Company and picked up at Northern stores. Some schools receive as many as 300 cases of juice and Northern stores provide temporary storage for the products if the school does not have adequate storage space.

“In aboriginal communities, one in four kids is at risk of starting the school day on empty stomach due to a lack of access to nutritious food. When you realize that 60 per cent of learning happens before lunch, it becomes clear why breakfast is indeed the most important meal of the day’’, said Josée Desjardins, senior director of operations at Breakfast Club of Canada. ‘‘It is the expertise, commitment and dedication of partners like the North West Company and Minute Maid that make it possible to reach those students living in remote areas. Together with North West, we can truly say we are pursuing our mission of giving an equal chance of success to all kids, one breakfast at a time.’’

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THOMPSON? WHITEWATER KAYAKING PROGRAM: Introduction to whitewater kayaking at the Norplex Pool, taught by certified kayak instructors. Kayak rolling clinics are also offered. Introduction courses cover paddling strokes, upside down exit techniques, rescue skills and the kayak roll. Courses begin in October 2015, but you can join at any time. All equipment is provided. Ages 8 and up. Contact Ben at (204) 778-9940 to sign up. THE NRHA PROVIDES FREE EVENING PRENATAL CLASSES throughout the year. Please do not miss out on this opportunity to learn about labor, breastfeeding, newborn care and tour our hospital. Classes are facilitated by a public health nurse. All pregnant women in their third trimester of pregnancy and a support person are welcome to attend. Please telephone Michelle at (204) 677-5382 or PHN Angela at (204) 778-1550 to register or for more information. ARE YOU PREGNANT? STRUGGLING WITH USE OF EITHER ALCOHOL OR DRUGS? InSight Mentoring can help. This is a free service available to women that are pregnant or may have given birth in the past year. InSight Mentoring can help you identify your goals and help you achieve them. Please call 204-677-5372 or 204-778-1521 between 8:30-4:30 pm for more information. THE CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY is promoting Radon testing in your home. Radon is an invisible, odourless and tasteless radioactive gas that occurs when the uranium in soil and rock breaks down. For information on Radon, visit the Health Canada website: www.healthcanada.gc.ca/radon or call Judy your local Canadian Cancer Society rep at 204-677-3464. IF YOUR LOVED ONE or friend has a problem with alcohol, and you need help, join the Alanon group meeting at 1079 Cree Rd at the Nickel Group trailer, across from Co-op Gas, Wed at 8 pm. Call Barb at 204-778-6494 for information. SUFFER FROM ANXIETY/DEPRESSION? A support group will be starting again, can you give an hour or two of your time to get some help? Learning and helping each other does work. Let’s join together and get back our health. Phone Barbara at 204-778-6306 at Anxiety Disorders of Manitoba.

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Islanders and North Stars fall to King Miners and Huskies in midget AA hockey BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

The Pas Huskies continued their hot streak in the Norman Minor Hockey Association midget AA league Dec. 19-20, hitting double digits offensively in road wins over the Norway House North Stars and Cross Lake Islanders 2. Bryson Werbicki-Mallet had a hat trick for The Pas in a 10-3 win over Norway House Dec. 19, with Cameron Knutson adding a pair of goals and Noah Butler, Brayden Munroe, Rowan O’Toole and Corbin Umpherville notching singles.

Brandon Sawchyn made 26 saves for the Huskies, who outshot the North Stars 48-28. Lenny Balfour stopped 18 of 22 shots in 30 minutes for Norway House while Liam Hutchings made 20 saves on 26 shots in the game’s other half. Roman Muminawatim and Matthew Robertson had the goals for the North Stars. Logan MacDonald had the hot hand for the Huskies the following day in Cross Lake, scoring ﬁve goals in an 11-2 win. Knutson and Werbicki-Mallet each had

a pair of goals, with Butler and Sean Hrabowich adding singles. Cross Lake 2 got goals from Dallas Muskego and Damian Ross as they were outshot 41-32, with Peter Ross making 32 saves in the Islanders’ net compared to 30 by Sawchyn for The Pas. Norway House and Cross Lake 2 both lost to the Thompson King Miners over the weekend. Alex Murray led the way with four goals in a 10-2 Thompson win over Cross Lake 2 Dec. 19, while Jerome Linklater and Trent North each added a pair. Chase

Gurniak and Emerald Spence had singles for the King Miners, who outshot the Islanders 61-37. Kruz Mitchell made 35 saves for the win. Magnum MacMillan and Damian Ross had the goals for Cross Lake while Peter Ross stopped 51 shots in net. Murray was again the offensive leader for Thompson Dec. 20 in Norway House, scoring six goals in an 11-6 victory over the House North Stars. Linklater scored twice while North, Tanner Pilon and Spence added singles. Kenton Brass made 35 saves for

the King Miners, who outshot the North Stars 64-41. Marshall Mowatt had a hat trick for Norway House, with Blake Saunders scoring twice and Ronald Muskego adding a single. Hutchings made 53 saves in goal. Thompson is ﬁrst in the league with 22 points from a 10-2-2 record. Cross Lake Islanders 1 are second with a 9-5 record for 18 points, the same total as Huskies, who are 9-2 and have a leaguebest ﬁve-game winning streak. Norway House is fourth with a 7-10-1 record for 15 points.

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Snow Lake’s Health Auxiliary celebrates 40 years with unique boutique… With the dawn of December comes a host of sales and teas. However, one that is anticipated more than many is the annual Snow Lake Health Auxiliary’s Boutique! This year’s event took place on the afternoon of Saturday, Dec. 5th and started at 2 p.m. With the hall decorated for the season, the penny parade was well underway, crafts were being sold and the cakewalk was in progress shortly after the doors opened. The tables were situated uniquely and adorned with decorations as well as all types of sandwiches and baking. Also, in what has become fundamental to this event, the Snow Lake ﬁreﬁghters were in their dress uniforms and serving coffee and tea for the auxiliary. While people enjoyed the fare the ladies of the auxiliary had set out, Snow Lake Health Auxiliary president Agnes Hornyak walked the stairs to the stage and gathered everyone’s attention. She welcomed the crowd to the tea, noting that 2015 marked the auxiliary’s 40th year in Snow Lake. She

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My Take on Snow Lake mjaxon@gillamnet.com then asked the charter’s first president, Mona Forsyth, and two other charter members –Sharon Stubbs and Janice Becking – to stand and be acknowledged. Hornyak then advised that prior to their “real” fashion show getting underway, there would be a bit of a primer show put on by the “Brentwood Diva Designers.” The “Brentwood Ladies” – made up of Millie James, Janice Becking, and Iona Gaudet – modelled three outfits of their own design. The first was Millie’s, which took a bit of a step back into the

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DUCHESNE April 1978 - December 2000 In loving memory of our awesome son and brother It’s lonely here without you We miss you more each day For life is not the same for us Since you were called away To hear your voice, to see your smile To sit with you and talk awhile To be together in the same old way Would be our dearest wish today

Forever loved & dearly missed. Dad, Mom, Michelle, Courtney and Brooke

Nickel Belt News photo by Marc Jackson Snow Lake’s Health Auxiliary 1960s and featured hot pants (with oven mitts hung from them) and “go-go” boots. “Janice (Becking) says that she wore this as a goingaway outﬁt after her wedding,” said Hornyak. Next was Janice Becking wearing the Diva version of a tie-dye dress. Basically a dress with a bunch of ties hanging from it! Finally, Iona Gaudet modeled her garden party outﬁt, which had been redesigned Hornyak told us, to feature the new high/low hemline. The dress was calf length in the front and when Gaudet turned, the back had been cut out of it! The “real” fashion show was made up of a number of local models: Sadie Stabback and daughter Farrah Galloway, Val Foord, Cathy Stabback, Cheyenne and Mason Lethbridge, Tara and Ricki Lee Semanuik, and Violet and Dillon Trudeau. They

all modelled clothes from the Second Glance and looked fabulous in doing so! Subsequent to the fashion shows, SLHA president Hornyak returned to the stage and spoke of the fundraising that the auxiliary does within the community, before she asked Snow Lake Family Resource Centre (SLFRC) ofﬁce manager/program co-ordinator, Jo Traill, to come up on stage. Once there, she presented Traill with a cheque for $15,000 to help with the SLFRC’s programming and operations. (All totalled since 2002, the auxiliary has donated $185,600 to the SLFRC!) Trail graciously thanked the auxiliary prior to Mrs. Hornyak asking Fire Chief Cory Anaka to also join her on the stage. She presented the ﬁre department with a cheque for $500, which the chief promptly donated back

to the auxiliary. Hornyak said that the auxiliary would donate the amount to the Children’s Burn Fund on the department’s behalf. Closing off this portion of the program, Hornyak cited how the SLHA had raised and donated $48,230 to area initiatives and causes this year. This amount was raised through their boutique and a yard sale they hold in the spring; however, the lion’s share comes from the Second Glance. This, of course, has slowed down somewhat as a result of many people using local online postings to sell their unwanted goods, rather than donating them to the Second Glance. This reality - as well as increased operational costs - has affected the store’s bottom line. In other news, the 50th anniversary Boxing Day hockey game will take place in the Wilfred T. Lipton Arena be-

tween 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 26. Former Snow Lakers from across the north are invited to take part. Additionally, Snow Lake in general and the north in particular were served notice of the loss of two longstanding advocates in the past weeks. Flin Flon MLA Clarence Pettersen and Hudbay president and CEO David Garofalo. Pettersen lost in a challenge to his NDP nomination for the Flin Flon constituency to well-known labour activist Tom Lindsey, and Garofalo stepped down, taking a position with Gold Corp. He will be replaced by Hudbay senior vice-president and chief operating ofﬁcer Alan Hair. Both men were friends of the community and strong promoters of the mining industry … they will both be truly missed.

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The Cross Lake Islanders went 1-1 on the road in the Keystone Junior Hockey League (KJHL) Dec. 19-20 while the Norway House North Stars were walloped Dec. 16 in OCN. Seven different players scored first period goals for the Cross Lake Islanders after the Fisher River Hawks got on the board first in a 12-5 game Dec. 19. Darryl Thaddeus put the Hawks up 1-0 before Quinton Scatch, Brandon McKay, Tyrell Armstrong, Joshua Mallet and Austin Ross put the Islanders well ahead in the first period. The Hawks cut the lead to two with goals by Josh Bealieu and Keenan Mason but Kenley Monias and Garrison Garrioch added

goals for Cross Lake to restore their four-goal advantage before the ﬁrst intermission. Monias added two more goals, one with one second left in the second period, before the end of the game and Braedan Boschman also had one in each of the second and third periods, with Jameson Scott scoring the Islander’s other. The Hawks got goals from Gavin Mason in the second and third periods. Shots in the game were 63-41 for Cross Lake, which got 36 saves from goaltender Brendan McLeod. The game was much tighter in Selkirk Dec. 20 when the Selkirk Fishermen edged the Islanders 3-2. Grifﬁn Steeves scored two goals, including the gamewinner, for Selkirk in the second period.

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Arnel Evans cut the lead to one in the middle frame but that was as close as the Islanders got. Tie Braun of Cross Lake opened the scoring in the ﬁrst period before Corbin Pasternak tied things up just 25 seconds before the intermission. The North Stars got their only goal against the OCN Storm Dec. 16 from Elvis Balfour Jr., who scored on a third period power play in an 18-1 loss. Jarred Gore made 65 saves as Norway House, which dressed just nine skaters for the game, was outshot 83-23. The Islanders remain third in the KJHL’s North Division with 24 points, six behind the Peguis Juniors. Norway House is last in the division with two points, losing 19 of 20 games so far.

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Nickel Belt News photo courtesy of Kathleen Downton The Students Offering Support (SOS) youth group at R.D. Parker Collegiate just completed Lights of Hope, their thirdannual school-wide event. BY KATHLEEN DOWNTON SOS MEMBER SPECIAL TO THE NICKEL BELT NEWS

The Students Offering Support (SOS) youth group at R.D. Parker Collegiate just completed Lights of Hope, their third-annual schoolwide event. Every year, SOS asks the students to provide some positive comments regarding their peers. Then SOS takes all this information collected to create a small paragraph regarding each student. The statements were then put onto handmade paper ornaments for each student to have prior to the holiday

break. These ornaments were put up with beautiful decorations in the forum until just this past Tuesday and were ﬁnally being distributed in the last few days of classes for the students to take home. We also created a PowerPoint display that we set up in the forum that included all the students’ names with their comments so that everyone could read what their peers said about them. SOS’s goal is to help students recognize how truly special and signiﬁcant each and every youth in our school is at an unusually stressful time of year. SOS has heard feed-

back from students and staff alike that it has a positive and memorable impact on the students. Although a lot of time and energy goes into this activity every year, it is so worth it! Almost 1,000 ornaments were painstakingly decorated to ensure each student had something to take home during the holidays. Great efforts were made by SOS and the student services department to ensure this huge project was completed on time. Thank you to all the staff and students that supported us and lent a hand to ensure this project was a success.

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PARTS ASSOCIATE LUBE BAY TECHNICIAN SERVICES TECHNICIAN JOURNEYMAN TECHNICIAN YOU are looking for a rewarding career! YOU have a valid driver’s license! YOU want to benefit from factory training! YOU want to work in the most modern facility in the north! YOU want a competitive pay plan! START 2016 OFF RIGHT! Please apply in person to John Lougheed or to jlougheed@mckaygm.com

Eagles still flying high in Norman bantam hockey league BY IAN GRAHAM EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

The Split Lake Eagles built on their strong start in the Norman Minor Hockey Association bantam AA league in Cross Lake Dec. 18-20, winning three of four games for the second weekend in a row to remain second in league standings behind the Thompson King Miners. Split Lake’s Keenan Keeper scored multiple goals for the ﬁfth game

in a row in an 11-7 victory over the Norway House North Stars Dec. 18, tickling the twine six times for the Eagles. Albert Sinclair added a pair of goals for Split Lake while Tidiwano Gumbe, Austin Kirkness and Alex Walker added one apiece. Karson Neckoway made 23 saves to get the win, allowing four goals by Henry Muchikekwanape and two by Theorin Folster as well as one by Tim Folster. Edward McLeod made 30

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AWASIS AGENCY OF NORTHERN MANITOBA REGIONAL CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES WORKERSHAMATTAWA UNIT LOCATION: THOMPSON CENTRAL OFFICE, THOMPSON, MB Position: Regional Child & Family Services Worker One (1) Full-Time Permanent Position Reporting to a Unit Supervisor the Regional Child & Family Services Worker is responsible to implement the policies, procedures and specific directions/directives of the Awasis Agency of Northern Manitoba when working with families and children in the field of child protection. The duties would include managing a case load, conducting interviews and assessments, compiling case particulars for Court, investigating/ follow up on allegations of child protection issues, maintaining regular visits, ensuring accurate and timely documentation, developing long/ short term case plans, developing/facilitating workshops, community education/networking with collateral resources/services. The Regional Child & Family Services Worker will be working with the Shamattawa Unit out of the Thompson Central Office and will be required to travel to the community at the request of the supervisor. Qualifications: • • • • • • • • • • • • •

BSW Degree with experience in child welfare Combination of experience in a related field along with the completion of 2 years in the BSW program may be considered Knowledge of CFS legislation, issues and standards Knowledge of Child & Family Services Information System (CFSIS) Excellent assessment, interviewing, and counselling skills Excellent written and oral communication skills Demonstrated crisis intervention and conflict resolution skills Good organizational, time management and prioritizing skills Demonstrated ability to prioritize workloads and meet deadlines Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook Must be self-motivated with the ability to work independently as well as a team setting Sensitivity to and an understanding of First Nations culture and values Ability to speak and/or understand the Cree language would be considered an asset

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Must be able to work in a fast paced environment Must demonstrate a strong work ethic and be reliable Must be able to travel Must have satisfactory Prior Contact, Child Abuse Registry Check and Criminal Record Check Must possess a valid driver’s license and have access to a vehicle

Salary: Salary will commensurate with education and experience

Location: Thompson, MB www.asapsecured.com Join An Exciting, Growing Team! Do You Have What It Takes To Be Part Of Our Team? Earnings between $42,000 and $55,000 per year Positions: Security Guard and Security Supervisor F/T and P/T positions available ASAP Secured Inc. is committed to providing client organizations with highly-trained, motivated, and dedicated security professionals for results-oriented protection and the security of people, property, evidence, brand, and information. Successful candidates will perform a variety of duties including: resolving conflict situations; providing access control to restricted areas, performing highly detailed patrols for both interior/exterior areas of the facilities, and monitoring CCTV systems. Why Join ASAP Secured Inc? What we offer: • Starting Salary $12.50 to $16.50/hr based on experience + Overtime • Full Medical and Dental benefits available for full time employees • Relocation cost assistance available for those who do not currently live in Thompson • Opportunities for growth and advancement • On-going training and career development provided What you bring: • Valid MB Security Guard Licence or the ability to obtain a Manitoba Security Guard Licence which includes a Criminal Background Screening and Child Abuse Registry Check (We will assist those who do not have a security licence with the application process) • Ability to work shift work (days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays as required) • Willingness to display a professional demeanor, attitude and presentation at all times while working for ASAP Secured • Excellent and effective English written and verbal communication skills • Driver’s licence is preferred but not required ASAP Secured will provide Security Guard Licensing training FREE OF CHARGE to all candidates interested in receiving their full Security Guard License Interested candidates can send their resume to manitobacareers@asapsecured.com, apply online through www.asapsecured.com or fax their resume to 1-905-875-1997 (Attention Recruitment Manager) ASAP Secured Inc is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all interested parties

saves on 38 shots in 38 minutes while Hailey Dixon allowed three goals on 16 shots in 12 minutes in the Norway House net. The Eagles and Keeper were at it again on the morning of Dec. 19, beating Cross Lake Islanders 1 9-5 paced by four goals from Keeper, a hat trick from Sinclair and two goals by Jason Ouskan, with 26 saves from Winston Beardy. Drayden Garrick, Morgan McKay, Braeden Monias, Dredyn Robinson and Julius Scribe had the goals for the Islanders, while Arlo Muskego made 31 saves in the loss. The Eagles suffered their only loss of the weekend and the second of the season later that day when Thompson knocked them off 8-6. Keeper led the Eagles with four goals, while Zachery Kitchekeesik and Sinclair had one apiece. Neckoway made 31 saves in the Eagles’ net. Drayden Spence led Thompson with four goals, while Jacob Enns, Murphy Krentz, Jayden Paul and Curtis Shymanski had one each. Thomas King stopped nine of 14 shots in 30 minutes in goal for the King Miners while Szocs stopped five of six. Split Lake finished the weekend on a high point Dec. 20, outscoring the Cross Lake Islanders 2 13-4. Keeper was held to a single goal for the first time this season, but Sinclair stepped up in his place, potting five for the Eagles, while Ouskan had a hat trick, Jaden Osborne a pair and Charlton Spence and Gabriel Storli one apiece. Winston Beardy made 37 saves in Split Lake’s net, while Marcus Ross made 34 saves on 47 shots for Cross Lake 2. Charlton Beardy had two goals for the Islanders, while Ethan Halcrow and Dixon Thomas had one goal each. Norway House got its second win of the season Dec. 19, prevailing 7-1 over Cross Lake 1. Henry

Muchikekwanape had two goals for the North Stars, while Richard Ducharme, Theorin Folster, Tim Folster, Troy Muswagon and Alex Walker all added singles. Dixon made 22 saves in 41 minutes of play, allowing a goal by the Islanders’ Morgan McKay, while Edward McLeod played nine minutes and stopped all four shots he faced. Arlo Muskego made 39 saves in 42 minutes for Cross Lake 1, with Derek Beardy stopping four of seven shots he faced in eight minutes of play. Charlton Beardy had three goals for Cross Lake 2 in a 9-9 tie with Norway House Dec. 19, while Halcrow added a pair and Harlon Monias, Christian Ross, Abel Scatch and Dixon Thomas had one goal each. Muchikekwanape had four goals for Norway House, Theorin Folster a pair, and Iverson Ettawacappo, Cooper Menow and Norma Queskekapow had one apiece. Dixon made six saves on eleven shots in 20 minutes for the North Stars, while Edward McLeod stopped five of nine in 30 minutes. Marcus Ross made 32 saves on 38 shots in 30 minutes for Cross Lake 2 and Darrell Dorian stopped nine of 12 shots in 20 minutes. Drayden Garrick had the only goal for Cross Lake 1 and Dixon Thomas the only goal for Cross Lake 2 in a 1-1 tie Dec. 20. Arlo Muskego stopped nine of 10 shots through the first two periods for Cross Lake 1 with Derek Beardy making 18 saves in the third. Marcus Ross made 37 saves for Cross Lake 2. Thompson is fi rst in league standings with a 7-0-1 record and 15 points, three ahead of the Eagles, who are 6-2, their only losses coming against the King Miners. Norway House is third with a 2-51 record for fi ve points, the same total as Cross Lake 1, which is 1-4-3. Cross Lake 2 is 0-5-3 for three points so far.

Closing date: Open until ﬁlled A cover letter indicating the position applying for, an updated resume and three references can be sent to: Human Resources Awasis Agency of Northern Manitoba 100-701 Thompson Drive Thompson, MB R8N 2A2 Fax: (204) 778-8428 Email: hr@awasisagency.ca Awasis Agency provides continuous training and a great beneﬁts package to employees. We thank all applicants who apply, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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.

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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.

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Classification: Administrative Assistant 2 Full-Time Regular Position: A.S.A.P. to June 15, 2016 (with the possibility of extension) Thompson, Manitoba Competition No. 16-004 Closing Date: January 12, 2016

Classification: Educational Assistant 2 Full-Time Regular Position: A.S.A.P. to June 24, 2016 (August to June annually thereafter) The Pas, Manitoba Competition No. 16-003 Closing Date: January 11, 2016

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Child and Family Services Worker 1 Regular/Full-Time Manitoba Family Services, Rural and Northern Services, Northern Region, Flin Flon, MB Advertisement Number: 31233 Closing Date: January 11, 2016 Salary Range: $51,765 to $71,794 per year plus remoteness allowance, if applicable For more information about Flin Flon, Manitoba, please visit the website of the City of Flin Flon at www.cityofďŹ&#x201A;inďŹ&#x201A;on.ca. Relocation allowance may be considered. An eligibility list may be created to ďŹ ll similar part time and full-time, term and regular positions within Thompson, The Pas and Flin Flon and will remain in effect for 12 months. The Child and Family Services Worker is responsible for the full range of statutory child welfare services to families and children within the designated geographical area. This dynamic position requires effective social work case management skills as well as establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with individuals, families, services providers and agencies.

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An old-fashioned Christmas Koch Fertilizer Canada, ULC is a nitrogen-based fertilizer production facility located in Brandon, Manitoba, a growing city of close to 60,000 residents with a trading area of about 150,000 people, just 200km west of Winnipeg and 100km north of the United States border. Brandon is the second largest city in Manitoba and offers sporting, arts and outdoor attractions, a variety of shopping amenities, university and college, and boasts a high quality of life and a diverse population, ranking 26th on the MoneySense top best cities to live in Canada. We are a leading manufacturer with a team of approximately 300 employees, offering nationally competitive salaries, full extended beneﬁts packages, pension and subsidized investment options, and performance-based bonuses in an environment committed to success! Relocation assistance is also available for selected roles. We’re looking for top performers who can embrace our guiding principles and want to make a difference as part of a winning team. If you have the qualiﬁcations that put you above the rest, apply for a rewarding career with us today! We are seeking candidates for roles including: • • • • • • • •

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Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Donna Wilson Thompson residents and a few visitors from Sesame Street like Big Bird ﬂocked to the Letkemann Theatre at R.D. Parker Collegiate for the old-fashioned Christmas concert Dec. 17.

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Mines Inspector Regular/Full-Time Manitoba Labour and Immigration; Workplace Safety and Health Branch, Thompson, MB Advertisement Number: 31354 Closing Date: February 5, 2016 Salary Range: $58,668 - $75,066 per year (plus remoteness allowance) The Mines Inspector conducts inspections and investigations in mines (and other sectors) related to workplace fatalities, right to refuse situations, discriminatory actions, serious incidents, and related complaints. The successful candidate must have extensive underground mining experience, knowledge of mining industry terminology, processes, equipment and procedures, as well as knowledge of occupational health and safety fundamentals, principles, rights, duties, and responsibilities. Candidates require strong analytical and problem solving skills, the ability to exercise sound reason, judgment and discretion, the ability to lead others in difﬁcult situations, as well as excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills. The position conducts inspections and interviews, prepares reports, issues and determines compliance with improvement orders and stop work orders, reviews the use of diesel equipment underground, monitors air quality and ventilation requirements, inspects shafts, escape ways, mine rescue and ﬁre protection systems, and tests mine hoist operators.

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• If you live east of the Rocky Mountains, you’ve probably spent summer evenings watching the flashing green or yellow lights of those beetles we call fireflies. You might be surprised to learn, though, that different species have different colored lights. For instance, the Paraguayan railway beetle can show both green and red lights (like a railway lantern; hence, the name). • Those who study such things say that Roman emperor Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus was more than 8 feet tall.