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September 17, 2009
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Expressing postal concerns
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Community members from Constance Lake held a protest at the Hearst Canada Post outlet Sept. 4. About 50 people attended the protest and sent parcels and letters to the president of Canada Post because they are upset over the lack of postal service in their community. Members must drive about 80 kilometres roundtrip to collect their mail.
A long road to mail Constance Lake upset with Canada Post James Thom Wawatay News
Upset over the lack of postal service in their community, nearly 50 Constance Lake members held a friendly protest at the nearest Canada Post outlet to them – 40 kilometres away in Hearst. As part of the Sept. 4 protest, community members shipped a package, each containing a letter to the president of Canada Post demanding a meeting to take place to discuss a solution to bring postal service back to Constance Lake. “Letters and parcels can be sent to almost any country in the world so easily… why can’t they be mailed to Constance Lake First Nation?” said Constance Lake Chief Arthur Moore. “This is an insult to my community and First Nations people. “We want service in our community. It’s not acceptable to expect our people to drive 80 kilometres to pick up their mail.” Moore said the community has gone without a Canada Post outlet since December when the store that has housed the outlet was forced to shut
down. The community and Canada Post are currently at odds over funding to facilitate opening a new outlet, Moore said. “Right now, the funding (Canada Post is offering) is insufficient,” Moore said. “We can’t fund the facility ourselves; not with the lights, heat, insurance and salaries. They want us to subsidize their service.” The lack of community mail service has taken its toll, Moore said. “Canada Post refuses to provide sufficient funding to operate a post office in my community and this is completely unacceptable,” Moore said. “With no transportation available, some of my community members can’t even get to Hearst to pick up their mail, and as a result have had their hydro turned off.” Timely mail service is key, he said. “I’ve heard of cases where mail has been sent back to sender because people haven’t been able to go and pick it up in Hearst,” he said. “It’s hard to get mail timely. Most people, myself included, go about once a week to pick up their mail.” see COMMUNITY page 7
ᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌ ᐃᓀᑕᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐁᓇᐦᐁᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᐱᒪᓄᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐳᐢᐟ ᒉᒥᐢ ᑕᐧᑦ
ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ
ᑫᑲᐟ ᓂᔭᓄᒥᑕᓇ ᑕᓱᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐃᔑᑕᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐧᐣᐢᑕᐣᐢ ᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᒥᓀᐧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓂ ᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂ ᓇᐱᐨ ᐁᓇᐃᐧᓇᑲᐧᓂᐠ ᑫᐃᔑ ᓇᒋᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓀᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ 40 ᑎᐸᐦᐊᑲᐣ ᐊᐱᓯᓇᑲᐧᓂ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐦᐃᕑᐢᐟ ᑲᐃᔑᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᑌᓇ. ᒥᑕᐡ ᑲᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐊᐧᑌᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 4 ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᓂᐨ ᐁᐃᐧᑭᑫᑕᑯᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲ ᑲᐃᔑᓇᐦᐁᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑭᐃᔑᓂᔕᐦᐊᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᓇᐱᒋᑲᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᑭᐱᓇᐦᐊᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᑐᔑᐱᐦᐃᑲᓂᐊᐧ ᐁᑲᑫᐧᒋᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐳᐢᐟ ᑲᐅᑭᒪᐅᓂᐨ ᐁᐸᑯᓭᓂᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᓇᑭᐡᑲᐊᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᑭᑐᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᒋᑭᑭᐁᐧ ᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓂ ᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐧᐃᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᓇᐱᐨ ᐁᐧᑕᐣ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒪᑐᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐃᔑᓂᔕᐦᐊᒪᑐᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐊᐣᑎ ᐱᑯ ᐁᐃᔑᓂᔕᐦᐃᑲᑌᑭᐣ, ᐊᓂᐣ ᑕᐡ ᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐅᒪ ᓂᓇᐃᐧᐟ ᐣᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᓇᓂᐠ, ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᑲᐧᐣᐢᑕᐣᐢ ᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐊᕑᑐᕑ ᒧᕑ. ᓇᐱᐨ ᐃᑯ ᒪᒋᓇᑲᐧᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᐃᓯᓭᐠ ᐣᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐃᓯᓭᐊᐧᐨ ᐣᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒪᐠ. ᓂᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᒥᐣ ᒋᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑐᑲᓂ ᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ. ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᔦ ᐃᓯᓭᓂᐸᐣ ᒋᑭᐃᔑᐃᐧᓂᑎᓱᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐣᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒪᐠ 80 ᑕᓱᑎᐸᐊᑲᐣ ᒋᓇᓯᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ
ᐅᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ. ᒧᕑ ᐃᑭᑐ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᐱᐣ ᐅᑕᔭᓇᐊᐧᓯᐣ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᑕᑐᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑯᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᑯᓇᐠ ᒪᑯᔐᑭᔑᑲᐣᐱᓯᑦ ᐊᐱᐣ ᐅᑕᑕᐁᐧᐃᐧᐁᒥᑯᐊᐧ ᑲᑭ ᑭᐸᐦᐃᑲᑌᓂᑭᐸᐣ ᒥᐊᑯᐃᒪ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒪᑐᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐁᑕᓇᓄᑲᑌᑲᐧᐸᐣ. ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑕᐡ ᒋᑭᑲᐧᔭᑫᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᐣᑎ ᒪᔭᑦ ᑫᑭᐅᒋ ᐱᒥᐊᓄᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᐃᐧᐅᐡᑭ ᐅᓇᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒪᑐᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᒧᕑ. ᐊᒥ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓄᑯᑦ ᐁᓯᓭᐠ ᐊᐧᐁᐧ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐳᐣᐟ ᑲᑭᐃᓇᔓᑕᒪᑫᐸᐣ ᒋᐃᔑᐱᒥᑎᐸᐊᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᑌᐱᓭᐃᐧᓇᑲᐧᓂᐠ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᒧᕑ. ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᔦ ᓂᓇᐃᐧᐠ ᐣᑌᐱᓭᒥᐣ ᒋᑭᐅᒋ ᐱᒥᑎᐸᐊᒪᐠ ᐳᐢᑕᐧᐸᐢ, ᑐᑲᐣ ᐊᐧᐢᑌᓂᑲᐣ, ᑭᓯᓯᑲᐣ, ᐃᐣᔓᕑᐊᐣᐢ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑕᓄᑭ ᐅᐱᒥᑎᐸᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᐣ. ᐣᑲᑫᐧᒋᒥᑯᒥᐣ ᓂᓇᐃᐧᐟ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᒋᐅᒋ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᑕᒪᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ. ᐊᔕ ᑕᐡ ᐊᐱᐣ ᐅᒋᒋᓭ ᐁᑲ ᐁᑭᐃᔑᓇᑲᐧᐠ ᐊᐧᓴ ᒋᐅᒋ ᓇᓇᒋᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓀᔭᐠ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᒧᕑ. ᑲᓇᑕ ᐳᐣᐟ ᐣᑭᐊᓀᐧᑕᑯᒥᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᐃᐧᐱᒧᑐᐨ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᐣᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᓇᓂᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᓇᐦᐃᓇᑲᐧᓂ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᑲᑐᑕᐠ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᒧᕑ. ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᔦ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᐊᔭᐊᐧᐨ ᑫᑭᐅᒋ ᐱᒥᔭᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᓇᓇᒋᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓀᐊᐧᐨ, ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑕᐡ ᒋᑭᑐᑕᒪᓱᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᑭᓇᒋᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓀᑕᒪᓱᐊᐧᐨ, ᒥᑕᐡ ᐊᐱᐣ ᐁᔑ ᑭᐡᑲᐱᑫᓂᑕᐧ ᐅᐊᐧᐢᑌᓂᑲᓂᔭᐱᒥᐊᐧ.
ᐊᓂᐡ ᑭᒋᓀᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᐃᐧᐸᐨ ᒋᐊᓂᑕᑯᔑᓄᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒧᑐᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᐃᑭᑐ. ᐣᑭᓄᑕᐣ ᑲᔦ ᐁᑭᑐᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᔭᓂ ᓇᓄᑌᑭᐁᐧᓂᔕᐦᐃᑲᑌᓂᑭᐣ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᐡ ᐁᐸᐧᑕᐧᐃ ᓇᓯᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐦᐃᕑᐢᐟ, ᐃᑭᑐ. ᐊᓂᒪᐣ ᑕᐡ ᐃᐧᐸᐨ ᒋᑭᔭᓂ ᓇᓯᑭᑫᑕᒪᓱᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓂᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᔑᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ, ᑫᓂᐣ ᑕᐡ, ᐯᔑᑲᐧ ᐯᔑᑯᐱᒥᑯᓇᑲ ᐁᑕ ᐃᓯᓭ ᒋᑭᐊᐃᔕᔭᐣ ᒋᓇᒋᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓀᔭᐣ. ᑲᓇᑕ ᐳᐢᐟ ᐅᑭᒪ ᒐᐧᐣ ᑫᔾᐣᐢ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᑕᓇ ᐸᑯᓭᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐁᐃᐧ ᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᐁᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᓇ ᐃᐁᐧᓂ ᑲᐅᒋ ᐃᓯᓭᓂᐠ ᐁᑲ ᒪᔑ ᑲᑭᐅᒋ ᐊᔭᒪᑲᓂᐠ ᐳᐢᐟ ᐊᐸᐢ ᐃᒪ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᑲ ᐁᑭᒥᑲᐊᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐣ ᑫᑭᐅᒋ ᐱᒧᑐᓂᐨ. ᐱᓇᒪ ᑕᐡ ᐅᑲᑐᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐳᐢᐟ ᐅᑲᐊᑐᓇᐊᐧ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒪᑐᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐅᒋ ᐱᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐧᐣᐢᑕᐣᐢ ᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐠ. ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓂᓇᓇᑐᓇᒥᐣ ᐊᐣᑎ ᑫᑭᐃᔑᐊᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᐁᐧ ᐱᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑲᐣ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᑫᔾᐣᐢ. ᐊᒥ ᑲᔦ ᑫᐃᔑᓇᑯᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᐧᐁ ᐱᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑲᐣ ᒋᑌᐸᐡᑭᓀᑭᐣ ᐃᔑᓂᔕᐦᐊᒧᑐᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᑫᔾᐣᐢ. ᔕᑯᐨ ᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᑫᑯᐣ ᐃᐧᒪᒋᓂᔕᐦᐊᐠ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐅᑲᐃᔑᐃᐧᑐᐣ ᐦᐃᕑᐢᐟ ᐳᐢᐟ ᐊᐸᐢ.