Nickel Belt News Volume 61 • Issue 21
Friday, May 28, 2021
Thompson, Manitoba
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State of emergency declared in Shamattawa after suicide death May 9 and suicide attempt by a child a week later
BY IAN GRAHAM
EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
Remote Shamattawa First Nation in northeastern Manitoba declared a state of emergency May 18 after one suicide and one attempt by a child who is currently in hospital within less than 10 days. A single mother of four died by suicide on May 9, said Chief Eric Redhead, and on Monday night a 7-year-old child attempted suicide and is currently unresponsive in hospital in Winnipeg. Redhead said during an online press conference regarding the emergency declaration that the woman who died was his sister and only sibling. “The concerning thing is when we have one we often see a copycat or domino effect and we’re concerned about that,” the chief said. Keewatin Tribal Council’s mobile crisis team was arriving in the fly-in community May 18 and the Manitoba Kewwatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) crisis team was expected to arrive in the next day or two but Redhead said
Shamattawa First Nation Chief Eric Redhead speaks on Zoom May 18 about declaring a state of emergency after one recent suicide and one suicide attempt by a child in the remote northeastern Manitoba community. he has appealed to Health Canada for additional supports including child and adolescent mental health therapists. “That’s my main concern right now is the children of the community,” he said. As of May 18, Redhead said he hadn’t heard anything of substance from the
federal government. “The response that I’ve received so far is typical response of the federal government,” said Redhead. “It’s fluff. ‘We’re here for you,’ that kind of stuff. I’m not satisfied until I see results.” Part of the reason the community needs addition-
al help is because health staff have recently dealt with multiple natural deaths in the community, where one burial was happening May 18 and the bodies of two more community members were expected to arrive the following day. “That overlapping grief for our service providers
overall, it’s just overwhelming,” said Redhead. MKO Grand Chief Garrison Settee said the situation in the community is critical. “It is very troubling when I hear of a 7-year-old attempting to take their life,” said Settee. “If that doesn’t shake anybody up, I don’t know what will. Everything
at our disposal must be given to this First Nation." Assembly of Manitoba Chief Grand Chief Arlen Dumas supported Redhead’s calls for additional supports to deal with the situation. “We call upon the federal and provincial governments to help with this statement of emergency that has been called by Shamattawa and flow the necessary resources to First Nations so that they may develop community intervention plans to deal with pandemic-related stress and the deterioration of mental health of their citizens,” he said. “No one should be made to feel like they are alone. We are all in this together.” Resources for people who are dealing with mental health issues or emergencies include Kids Help Phone at 1-800-668-6868, the www.reasontolive. ca Manitoba suicide prevention and support line at 1-877-435-7170 and the First Nation and Inuit Hope for Wellness line at 1-855-242-3310.
Agreement will enable RCMP officers to enforce band bylaws at request of MKO First Nations BY IAN GRAHAM
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RCMP officers will be able to help Northern Manitoba First Nations enforce their own bylaws, including public health measures related to COVID-19, now that a protocol on the practice has been agreed to by the police force and Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO). MKOs 26 First Nations aren’t required to request RCMP assistance in the enforcement of bylaws enacted under the Indian Act, but can do so if they wish. “When these bylaws and restrictions were introduced to the communities, there was nothing that would help them enforce those,” said MKO Grand Chief Garrison Settee during a Zoom press conference May 25, noting that it has been 25 years since First Nation bylaws were enforced by RCMP or prosecuted in Manitoba. The need for enforcement help in some First Nations was made clear through their response to the COVID pandemic, when they enacted many
measures to help prevent the spread of the virus but were left on their own to enforce them. “Basically we needed help and we were told that the public health orders that the band has, the land code law that the band has, none of it was enforceable,” Misipawistik Cree Nation Chief Heidi Cook told the House of Commons standing committee on Indigenous and northern affairs earlier May 25. First Nations bylaws are considered federal regulations, said MKO policing and public safety advisor Michael Anderson. “MKP has been working for many years to try to secure the enforcement of band bylaws on reserve,” he said. The protocol establishes a way for First Nations and RCMP to agree to work together on bylaw enforcement, with prosecutions by the Public Prosecution Service of Canada also possible when charges are laid. “There was a missing mechanism to investigate and charge those who did
not respect the newly enacted Indian Act bylaws [during the COVID-19 pandemic],” said Manitoba RCMP deputy criminal operations officer Supt. Scott McMurchy. “Once the protocol is signed by an MKO First Nation community our officers will be able to investigate those offences.” The protocol is in effect until Sept. 30 unless the parties decide to extend it but Settee hopes this will lead to a longer-term solution. “The protocol is not a long-term fix,” said the grand chief. Further changes are also afoot to give First Nations Safety Officers the authority to enforce more laws, Anderson told the Indigenous and northern affairs committee prior to MKO and the Manitoba RCMP announcing the protocol. “Just within the past two weeks, Manitoba agreed to amend the safety officer operating agreement to suggest, to make it clear that they have peace officer authority when enforcing
Manitoba RCMP deputy criminal operations officer Supt. Scott McMurchy speaks during a May 25 Zoom press conference about an agreement between the police force and Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak to enable police officers to help Northern Manitoba First Nations enforce band bylaws, including those related to the COVID-19 pandemic. all band bylaws,” Anderson said. This is important because First Nation Safety Officers need peace officer status to stop people, search them,
seize property and detain them, particularly when it comes to enforcing dry reserve bylaws. “If a First Nation Safety Officer is seizing alcohol
they have to be a peace officer,” Anderson said. “It’s required by the Indian Act. It’s essential that they have the proper authority to do their jobs.”
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Federal government funding rapid creation of 46 housing units in three Northern Manitoba First Nations BY IAN GRAHAM
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More than 40 housing units will be completed on three Northern Manitoba First Nations by the end of the year through the federal government’s Rapid Housing Initiative. The northern housing units – 28 in Norway House Cree Nation, 10 in Tataskweyak Cree Nation and eight in Mathias Colomb Cree Nation – are among 80 being created in Manitoba through $15.6 million in federal funding. “The COVID-19 pandemic has only underscored and worsened the housing challenges [faced by First Nations],” said Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal during an online press conference May 18. “The reality is that populations who are at the most at risk are more likely to find themselves in precarious housing situations. We know that addressing deep and longstanding housing challenges is not a quick fix. We need to continue to keep working with First Nations communities to develop longterm solutions.” Work has already begun on the new homes in Norway House. The housing units are made from sea can shipping containers that are designed to sit directly on the ground and to be energy
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Norway House Cree Nation Chief Larson Anderson speaks May 18 during an online press conference about federal funding for 80 housing units on Manitoba First Nations, three of which are in the north. efficient, said Chief Larson Anderson, whose First Nation entered into a partnership with a company to build the homes. “Getting rid of the middleman is a big advantage for First Nations and for any community,” said Anderson. The no crawlspace design was chosen because of
northern conditions. “The trouble with Northern Manitoba is that there’s high humidity and very cold temperatures," said the chief. “We’re finding that we’re having a lot of mould issues that stem from the crawlspaces that we have.” The units will also be outfitted with solar panels
to help power some of the less energy-intensive electrical fixtures like lights. Anderson said housing was an issue when he was a band councillor in the 1990s and the problem remains today. Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Grand Chief Garrison Settee, whose political advocacy organ-
ization includes the three all levels of government, northern First Nations including First Nations among its members, said governments,” said Settee. housing is a human right “Innovation and creativity and welcomed the rapid are two of the fundamental housing initiative as one aspects of addressing the step in a long process of housing shortages of First improving First Nations Nations. The Rapid Houshousing. ing Initiative is a step in “Housing is a critical that direction, in addition and urgent need that re- to continued efforts in the quires the cooperationkelly.bindle.mla.offi of future.” ce@gmail.com Constituency Office: Unit 3-40 Moak Crescent Thompson, MB R8N 2B7 204-677-2066 Kelly Bindle
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Indigenous Manitobans who received first dose of COVID vaccines could start booking second-dose appointments May 24 Indigenous Manitobans who have had their first doses of Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines were able to start booking second-dose appointments as of May 24, the provincial government announced May 21. Those who received Moderna must have had their first dose at least 28 days before the seconddose appointment. For people who received Pfizer, 21 days must have elapsed between their first dose date and their second-dose appointment. “Throughout the second and third waves of this pandemic, we have seen First Nations people make up 40 to 60 per cent of all COVID-19 admissions to intensive care units. Of these First Nations people, currently two-thirds of them live outside of First Nations communities and mostly in urban environments. That is why it is so important to get our communities – both on and off reserve – fully
vaccinated as soon as possible,” said First Nations Pandemic Response Coordination Team public health lead Dr. Marcia Anderson. “Getting fully vaccinated will not only provide a greater level of protection to the individual, but to their family members and loved ones too.” Second doses can be received at a different clinic than the one where the first dose was administered, as long as it is offering the same vaccine as the recipient had for their first dose. Appointments at super sites, pop-up clinics and urban Indigenous clinics, including the one at the MaMow-We-Tak Friendship Centre in Thompson, can be made by calling 1-844626-8222 between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. Appointments can also be booked online at https://protectmb.ca using an email address and your health card. “This approach to second-dose eligibility will benefit all Manitobans,”
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said vaccine immunization task force medical lead Dr. Joss Reimer. “Our data has shown that First Nations people are more vulnerable to the virus for a number of systemic reasons and we’re seeing First Nations people are being admitted to hospital more frequently. The more people we can fully vaccinate, the safer our communities will be and we expect the strain will ease on our health-care system.” As of May 20, 71,326 doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been given to First Nations people in Manitoba, including 53,963 first doses and 17,363 second doses. More than 50,000 doses had been given to First Nations people living on-reserve and just under 20,000 tho those living off-reserve. In the Northern Regional Health Authority, 21,319 first doses had been given to First Nations people and 9,054 have had second doses. “This is excellent and much needed positive
news for all First Nations in Manitoba,” said Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Arlen Dumas. “This pandemic has been challenging, especially for First Nations citizens, both on and off of reserve. I cannot
underestimate how strongly sense of community in how I encourage all citizens to we work as a team. This RCMP bookThompson their next appointis something all citizens ment andDrug get fullyTip vaccinshould be proud of. GetLine ated. I am proud of and en- ting the vaccine is not only couraged by First Nations protecting yourself, but it uptake of the COVID-19 is an act that is honouring vaccine thus far. There is a your loved ones.”
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Four women charged after cocaine, oxycodone and cash seized during four searches in Oxford House
RCMP photos Four women are facing charges after Oxford House RCMP seized more than 175 grams of cocaine, more than 900 oxycodone pills and more than half a kilogram of cannabis during four separate searches May 13 and May 20.
Collision of pickup and semi near Snow Lake kills one man and hospitalizes two others
A series of RCMP searches conducted in Oxford House May 13 and May 20 resulted in four women being charged and the seizure of cocaine, oxycodone, cannabis, weapons and more than $10,000 in cash. The seizures began May 13 when Oxford House RCMP searched a Sawmill area residence with assistance from Thompson RCMP General Investigative Services and RCMP police dog services. Officers found 175 grams of cocaine, 861 oxycodone tablets, 550 grams of marijuana and $7,300 in cash. The search resulted in the arrest of 25-year-old Cassidy Harper, who is charged with possession of drugs
for the purpose of trafficking and multiple court order breaches, as well as a 47-year-old woman, who faces a charge of possessing property obtained by crime over $5,000. Harper remains in custody and the 47-year-old was released with a court date on July 21. A week later, police executed three search warrants on the same day. The first, at a Tower Road residence, resulted in the seizure of 64 flaps of cocaine, 70 oxycodone pills, two BB guns with ammunition and about $1,000 in cash. Shalane Weenusk, 31, is charged with possessing drugs for the purpose of trafficking and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000. She was released
on conditions and is scheduled to make her first court appearance on the charges in July. A second search warrant at a Central Road residence May 20 resulted in police seizing $2,300 in cash, one firearm, cell phones and money transfer slips. A 24-year-old woman from Oxford House was charged with possessing property obtained by crime under $5,000 and released on conditions to appear in court in July. The last of the four searches connected to what police say is one drug trafficking network was conducted at another Tower Road residence and resulted in the seizure of three cell phones.
Massive wildfire south of Grand Rapids shut down Highway 6 for two-plus days
A massive out-of-control wildfire closed Highway 6 for more than two full days last week, while another fire destroyed two buildings and led to the A 33-year-old man from 49-year-old man from Flin but the vehicles still collid- evacuation of residents of Brandon was killed May 19 Flon who was driving the ed. The weather was rainy Misipawistik Cree Nation when the pickup truck he semi and had to be extricat- and slightly foggy at the at Grand Rapids. A fire near Homebrook was driving collided with ed from the vehicle. Both time of the crash. that started May 12 and a semi on Highway 39 just those men suffered serious An RCMP forensic colwest of the Highway 392 injuries and were transport- lision reconstructionist and remained classified as junction. ed to hospital. The pick- the criminal collision inves- out-of-control two weeks Snow Lake RCMP were up’s driver was pronounced tigative team are assisting later grew to become 80 notified of the collision dead at the scene. the ongoing investigation. kilometres long and up around 6:20 a.m. They arPolice say it appears This is the first fatal to 16 kilometres wide at rived at the scene to find the semi was travelling traffic collision in the its widest point, though emergency medical ser- eastbound on Highway 39 RCMP north district, which it has been shrinking in vices treating a 26-year- when the westbound pickup covers from Grand Rapids size slowly since May old man from Brookdale, entered his lane. The semi up to the Nunavut border, 20 after reaching nearly 200,000 hectares in total A massive out-of-control wildfire that has been burning who was a passenger in driver tried to avoid hitting in 2021. south of Grand Rapids for two weeks after starting May 12 area burned on May 19. the pickup truck, and the it and ended up in the ditch Highway 6 was closed led to Highway 6 being shut down for two whole days and between the Highway 60 parts of two others last week. junction and the Lake St. Martin junction all day others from Little Sas- tion, Dauphin River First May 19 and May 20 and katchewan First Nation, Nation and Pinaymootang for part of the day May 18 Dauphin River First Na- First Nation, who left their LON CONSTITUENCY MLA FOR FLIN FLON CONSTITUENCY before reopening before tion, Pinaymootang First communities May 19 due noon on May 21. Nation, Skownan First to concerns about the efThe fire led to a road Nation and Lake St. Mar- fect of smoke on health REPRESENTING: Brochet, Cold Lake/Sherridon, construction camp in the tin First Nation received conditions, were returning Cranberry Portage, Cross Lake, Flin Flon, area being evacuated and assistance from the Can- home May 21 after their Herb Lake Landing, Lac Brochet, Leaf Rapids, firefighting efforts to pre- adian Red Cross through communities’ leaders deserve Manitoba Hydro’s an agreement it has with cided it was safe to do so. Lynn Lake, Norway House, Pukatawagan, Bipole I and Bipole II the federal government tp Members of Lake St. Snow Lake, South Indian Lake, Tadoule Lake transmission lines. provide disaster assistance Martin First Nation who A fire near Grand Rap- to Manitoba First Nations. evacuated due to health NOW OPEN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY ids destroyed two buildMisipawistik Cree Na- concerns were still stayConstituency Office: ings in the Beardy’s Point tion who evacuated their ing in hotels in Winnipeg B.93 Main Street, Flin Flon, MB. area of Misipawistik Cree community returned home as of May 21 while some Nation and forced about by May 21 after the First members of Skownan First pm HOURS: Mon–Fri, 9 am – 4 pm 80 households to evacu- Nation’s leadership deter- Nation were staying in PHONE: 204-687-3246 ate to Grand Rapids and mined it was safe to do so, Dauphin. The Red Cross Thompson before being the Red Cross said. said they would return FAX: 204-687-5649 contained. Evacuees from Little home when community EMAIL: anitoba.ca EMAIL:tom.lindsey@yourmanitoba.ca tom.lindsey@yourmanitoba.ca Those evacuees and Saskatchewan First Na- leaders believe it is safe.
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Half of health districts in the north lower than the provincial average for vaccine uptake BY IAN GRAHAM
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Seven of 14 health districts in Northern Manitoba are lagging behind the province as a whole when it comes to the percentage of adults who’ve been vaccinated. Only one Northern Manitoba health district has fewer than half of its residents aged 18 and up vaccinated against COVID-19. according to a provincial government vaccine uptake map. As of May 24, 45.8 per cent of adults in the Lynn Lake/Marcel Colomb/Leaf Rapdis/O-Pipon-Na-Piwin(South Indian Lake)/ Granville health district had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Five other health districts, including the one where the region’s only immunization super site is located, have uptake rates between 50 and 59.9 per cent. 50.1 per cent of residents in the Nelson House/Nisichawayasihk health district have received at least one dose of vaccine, as have 50.9 per cent of those in the Sayisi/Tadoule/Barren A provincial government map of health districts shows the percentage of residents aged 18 and up who have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The darker the shade of blue, the higher the percentage of vaccinated residents.
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Lands/Brochet/Northlands/ Lac Brochet district, while in Pukatawagan/Mathias Colomb the rate is 52.3 per cent and in Grand Rapids/ Misipawistik/Moose Lake/ Mosakahiken/Easterville/ Chemawawin it is 52.9 per cent. Thompson/Mystery Lake, home of the vaccination super site at the Thompson Regional Community Centre, has seen 58.6 per cent of residents receive at least one dose of vaccine, just ahead of The Pas/Opaskwayak/Kelsey, where 58.3 per cent have. A second northern super site is going to be established in The Pas next month the provincial government said May 21. Uptake is higher than 80 per cent in the Cross Lake/Pimicikamak (82.5 per cent), Norway House (82.3 per cent) and Island Lake (80.7 per cent) health districts. The only district with between 70 and 80 per cent of residents at least partially vaccinated is Bay Line at 71.7 per cent The Bunibonibee/Oxford House/Manto Sipi/God’s River/God’s Lake (67.2),
Shamattawa/YorkFactory/ Tataskweyak/Split Lake (64.6), Gillam/Fox Lake (64.5) and Flin Flon/Snow Lake/Cranberry/Sherridon (63.9) all have more than six in 10 adult residents partially or fully vaccinated. Vaccination uptake rates don’t have any direct discernible correlation with infections at this point. The Island Lake district leads the north in the total number of cases and current active cases despite having more than eight in 10 adults vaccinated. The Lynn Lake/ Marcel Colomb/Leaf Rapids/O-Pipon-Na-Piwin(South Indian Lake)/Granville health district is well down the list both in terms of total cases (ninth) and active cases (10th) within the Northern Regional Health Authority. Overall, about 60.3 per cent of Manitoban adults or 55.3 per cent of all Manitobans aged 12 and up have received at least one dose of vaccine. Only about 35,000 Northern Manitobans have received a first dose so far, slightly less than half the region’s population.
Board of Trustees
Success for all Dear School District of Mystery Lake Staff, Families and Community Members: On March 15, Education Minister Cliff Cullen unveiled Celebrate Education Week: April 16-20, 2018the details of Bill 64, The Education Modernization Act. The purpose of this letter is to provide our community an update from the perspective Board of Trustees. The Boardofofthe Trustees invites you to celebrate Weekabout 2018 in our schools. impacts of Bill 64: What youEducation need to know the potential Happy Education Week to all of the District staff. • Local school districts will disappear It takes everyone to support our • The School District ofinMystery Lake will be dissolved, and our schools will become part students their learning. of an approximate region, formed through amalgamation Thank you12,000 for all student that yougeographical do to with Flinenrich Flon School Division, School Division and Frontier School Division. the lives of our Kelsey students. • Parental responsibility & workload redefined “You can teach aofstudent lesson for aCouncils, day; • With the creation SchoolaCommunity parents/guardians will be asked to butinto if you can teach him to learn by creating step governance/management roles of their child’ s school, without any clarity in curiosity, he will continue the learning process the legislation about what their actual decision-making authority will be. as long as he lives.” Clay P. Bedford • Support of local businesses in question • Local business owners willyou. need to secure contracts for goods and services related to Thank schools in their community in Winnipeg, rather than locally, as they do now. • Taxation withoutBoard representation of Trustees The the School Districtofofeducation Mystery Lake • Even with phase-out property taxes, as Manitobans, you will continue to pay the taxes that support local schools, with no elected voice to ensure the money is invested locally. • Elimination of your democratic rights • The board of Trustees of the School District of Mystery Lake will be eliminated. • Decisions about your local school will lie with an appointed Director of Education, who will report to the government-appointed Provincial Education Authority. Perhaps the most important thing for you to understand, is that government has provided no details on how any of these proposed changes will benefit students or families. You are strongly encouraged to learn more about the damage that Bill 64 will create and to speak out against it. Visit www.localvoices.ca or email SDML Board Chair, Lindsay Anderson at landerson@mysterynet.mb.ca to learn more on lending your voice. Stay tuned for more details from the SDML Board of Trustees in the coming weeks. Sincerely, Lindsay Anderson, Board Chair
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RESPONSIBILITIES: • Developing, maintaining and monitoring project plans, project schedules, work hours, budgets and expenditures. • Organizing, attending and participating in stakeholder meetings. • Documenting and following up on important actions and decisions from meetings. • Preparing necessary presentation materials for meetings. • Ensuring project deadlines are met. • Determining project changes. • Providing technical and administrative support as needed. • Undertaking project tasks as required. • Developing project strategies. • Ensuring projects adhere to frameworks and all documentation is maintained appropriately for each project. • Assess project risks and issues and provide solutions where applicable. • Ensure stakeholder views are managed towards the best solution. • Chair and facilitate meetings where appropriate and distribute minutes to all project team members. • Create a project management calendar for fulfilling each goal and objective.
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POSITION SUMMARY The Project Coordinator will lead a team of regional and local personnel to engage the First Nations of Keewatin Tribal Council for the development of a First Nations child and family services law, secure a coordination agreement and confirm an implementation plan for the First Nations child and family services law.
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DESCRIPTION: Keewatin Tribal Council is seeking to hire a Project Coordinator to lead the development of an Indigenous Governing Body for Child and Family Services within our region. This work will include the development and ratification of a Child and Family Services law and regulations. Under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer, the Project Coordinator will lead the development and scope of the child and family services law; define how services will be delivered and by whom; confirm that the Indigenous governing body is authorized to act on behalf of the Indigenous group, community or people; confirm the mandate of Indigenous governing body; and project further workplans and budgets for the Coordination Phase and implementation of the law.
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May 19. The biggest beneficiary of the federal government funding is the Gods Lake Narrows airport, which is receiving $12,872,635 for rehabilitation of airside surfaces and electrical systems. $6,282,716 is going to the Shamattawa airport for rehabilitation of airside surfaces. The Lac Brochet and Red Sucker Lake airports are getting $1,156,265 and $1,000,203, respectively, for installation of wildlife control fencing. The Thompson airport is getting $355,680 for the purchase of a sweeper to assist with clearing ice and snow
from airside surfaces. The Flin Flon airport is getting $303,159 for replacement of its sand storage shed and relocation of the airport’s beacon to better identify its location to pilots at night. “We know how vital airports are to urban centres and remote communities,” said Winnipeg South centre MP Jim Carr. "The investment our government is making will help ensure continued safe and reliable airport operations for residents, many of whom depend on their local airports not only for personal travel and business, but also for community resupply of
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essential goods and access to routine and emergency medical care in larger centres. This is part of how we build stronger more resilient and inclusive communities across Canada.” “In addition to supporting personal travel, local airports are key connectors for business, health care, social services, and emerging resource development sectors,” said Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra. “These investments will improve access to safe, reliable and efficient air transportation options, and will help us deliver our promise to build safer, healthier and stronger communities across Canada. This is more important than ever as we work towards reopening our economies affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.”
WAR LAKE FIRST NATION – WASTEWATER TREATMENT LAGOON SYSTEM – FILE: 6104.00 An Environment Act Proposal has been filed by War Lake First Nation for the construction and operation of an aerated wastewater treatment lagoon system to be located within NW 36-81-12 WPM and to serve War Lake First Nation and the Community of Ilford, Manitoba which are located approximately 64 kilometers southwest of Gillam. The proposed wastewater treatment system will be comprised of two aerated wastewater treatment lagoon cells, a two-cellNotice Submerged Attached Growth Reactor, and of Environmental Act Proposal associated components. Treated wastewater will be discharged Sustainable Development has received a proposal pursuant to continuously to aManitoba natural wetland area adjacent to the Butnau The Environment Act regarding the following operation and invites public participation in the review process: An existing sequencing River via an existing outfall pipeline. batch reactor wastewater plant near the site will be THOMPSONtreatment REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY –WATER decommissioned.TREATMENT PLANT – FILE: 5964.00 proposal has beenby filedthe by theabove Thompsonoperation Regional Airportand Authority Anyone likely to Afor be affected who the construction and operation of a water supply system to service wishes to comment on the proposal should the Thompson airport. The system would consistcontact of two wells,Robert a reverse osmosis water treatment plant, and a reject water pipeline from the water Boswick, Environmental Engineer, in writing or by email at treatment plant running southwest across airport property to PR 391, and then northwest along PR 391 to Birch Tree Lake.June The system have Robert.Boswick@gov.mb.ca not later than 26,would 2021. a treated water capacity of 1.7 litres per second, and would reject 0.34 litres Further information available fromwould thebegin Online Public per second.isConstruction of the system in the summer of 2018. Registry: www.gov.mb.ca/sd/eal/registries Anyone likely to be affected by the above operation and who wishes to
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