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Koper Lake blockade continues

Bumping for joy

Rick Garrick Wawatay News

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Stephanie Angeconeb, a member of the Sioux Lookout women’s volleyball team bumps the ball during Pelican Falls’ 6th annual volleyball tournament. The tournament was held Feb. 6 in the Pelican Falls gym. Please see pages 18-19 for more coverage of the tournament.

The Koper Lake blockade is still being manned by Marten Falls and Webequie protesters.

“The protest is still happening – it is still up and we will have that up until we get our demands addressed,” said Webequie Chief Cornelius Wabasse during the Matawa First Nations Mineral Exploration Mining Symposium, held Feb. 9-10 in Thunder Bay. “It’s sending a message to the government and also to the mining companies.”

Wabasse said the mineral exploration companies have been responding to the communities’ concerns since the blockade went up Jan. 18 on Koper Lake in the Ring of Fire.

“They are responding as we had thought,” Wabasse said. “We hope to get the response or get our demands addressed.”

Wabasse said Webequie and Marten Falls have been getting support from other First Nation communities.

“They know we have one common goal in mind, to start working relationships and also to benefit other First Nations as well,” Wabasse said. “If we don’t get the response we are looking for, we may have to look at other places for assistance to get the response we are looking for.”

See BLOCKADE page 15

ᑯᐳᕑ ᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐱᒥᑭᐸᑯᐡᑭᑫᐊᐧᐠ ᕑᐃᐠ ᑲᕑᐃᐠ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ

ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐊᑯᑭᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᑯᐳᕑ ᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᑭᐸᑯᐡᑭᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᓂᑲᓂᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ. ᒥᐱᑯ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐁᔑᐱᒥᓭᐠ ᑭᐸᑯᐡᑭᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᒥᐱᑯ ᑫᐃᔑ ᑭᐱᐡᑭᑫᔭᐠ ᐸᓂᒪ ᐱᑯ ᑲᐃᔑᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᒪᐠ ᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐃᑲᑌᐠ ᐣᑲᐳᓂᑐᒥᐣ, ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐁᐧᐱᑫᐧ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᑲᓀᓂᔭᐢ ᐊᐧᐸᐢ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᒪᑕᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᓯᓂᑫᐃᐧ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑐᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᑐᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ, ᑭᔐᐱᓯᑦ 9 ᒥᓇ 10 ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᐨ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ. ᒥᐦᐅᐁᐧ ᐁᔑᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᐊᐧᔭᐠ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᑲᐊᓯᓂᑫᐃᐧᑭᒪᐅᐊᐧᐨ. ᐊᐧᐸᐢ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᑯᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᓯᓂᑫᐃᐧᑭᒪᐠ ᐅᑭᓇᑫᐧᐁᐧᔑᑐᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᓄᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐁᑲ ᑲᐃᔑᓇᐦᐁᑕᒧᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᐊᑯᓇᐠ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᑭ ᑭᐸᑯᐡᑭᑲᓄᐊᐧᑭᐸᐣ ᒉᐣᐁᐧᕑᐃ ᐱᓯᑦ 18 ᐁᐧᑎ ᕑᐅᐳᕑ ᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐠ. ᐅᓇᑫᐧᐁᐧᔑᑐᓇᐊᐧ ᒪᔭᑦ ᐃᑯ ᑲᑭᐃᓀᑕᒪᑭᐸᐣ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᐊᐧᐸᐢ. ᒥᑕᐡ

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Matawa releases guidelines for mineral exploration Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Aboriginal Affairs Minister Chris Bentley said the potential of the Ring of Fire will only be realized if there is consultation and collaboration that benefits all.

“It is a potential that can be realized but will only be realized if there is a consultative, collaborative approach that will benefit all – First Nations, those of the land and those who will work on the land, industry and the communities beyond,” Bentley said during the Mineral Exploration Mining Symposium, held Feb. 9-10 by Matawa First Nations in Thunder Bay. “There is here an opportunity, an opportunity for all.”

Bentley said he has been visiting First Nation communities across the province since he was appointed Aboriginal Affairs minister about a month ago.

“You will see me in as many places as I can possibly get to,” Bentley said. “I have always believed it is stronger if I can meet people where they live, not simply have them meet me where I work.”

Bentley said he wants to continue on where former Aboriginal Affairs minister Brad Duguid left off.

“On issues like resource benefit sharing, we share a mutual goal and intention of moving that forward,” Bentley said.

“Premier Dalton McGuinty has made it clear that this is a priority. I want to work with you to move that forward in a constructive and consultative way as quickly as we can.”

First Nation leaders called for more dialogue with mineral exploration companies and government officials at the conclusion of the Mineral Exploration Mining Symposium.

“Obviously, this dialogue is needed to try to overcome certain obstacles when we deal with these industries,” said Constance Lake Chief Arthur Moore. “As with any symposium, it gets better. More people will be involved and I look forward to another symposium like this.”

Moore and many of the other leaders were pleased with the number of mineral exploration companies and government officials who attended the Mineral Exploration Mining Symposium.

“It is an important symposium because of the networking with the industry and the government agencies,” Moore said. “We discussed about dialogue, consultation and what our expectations are. So that is very critical at this stage. This is a necessary symposium – we need that for communication purposes.”

Webequie Chief Cornelius Wabasse is looking forward to working with the mining companies and government.

“It’s good for them to participate in the mining sympo-

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Nibinamik Chief Roger Oskineegish and a group of Mineral Exploration Mining Symposium participants talk about issues related to the Ring of Fire mineral exploration area. sium and trying to learn from us what we want and what we request from the mining industry,” Wabasse said. “I’m just looking forward to working with the mining companies and the government in the mining industry.”

Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund’s Alvin Fiddler called for more dialogue about the mining industry.

“There has to be more dialogue like this between communities, government and industry,” Fiddler said.

“There tends to be miscommunication or misunderstandings when people don’t talk to each other, so a symposium like this is a really good idea and there has to be more of these types of gatherings in the future.”

Fiddler was pleased to see industry CEOs at the Mineral Exploration Mining Symposium.

“You don’t want to just talk to junior mining officials,” Fiddler said. “It is important CEOs of these companies make an effort to be here and talk to leadership and hear from the leadership directly.”

Noront Resources president and CEO Wes Hanson said it was good to hear the views of the Matawa First Nations during the symposium.

“What I think it is important for development in the future of the Ring of Fire is that the communities work as one and they have a common vision and common goals and common objectives and I think that will make things easier,” Hanson said.

“Industry has to do the same thing. The individual mining companies will have to come together and start to negotiate as one group.”

Matawa First Nations presented the Interim Mineral Measures Process guidelines

during the Mineral Exploration Mining Symposium.

“The Interim Mineral Measures Process will help establish effective, positive working relationships, which will in turn provide benefits for our communities,” said Matawa CEO David Paul Achneepineskum.

“Matawa is sharing this guide in the spirit of cooperation, with the intention of removing any uncertainty that may impact the mineral exploration business and the communities in a negative manner.”

The Interim Mineral Measures Process was created by the Matawa technical committee and passed by the Matawa chiefs in Sept. 2009 to provide guidelines on how communities interact with the mineral exploration and mining industry and bring new ideas to terms like consultation and accommodation.

“Although the mining act is

being revised, development and consultation must continue,” said Brian Davey Matawa’s economic development manager.

“As a result, a technical committee of First Nations representatives and the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines was formed to work on an Interim Mineral Measures Process.”

The Ring of Fire is considered one of the largest potential mineral reserves in Ontario, covering more than 1.5 million hectares by some estimates. More than 35 junior and intermediate mining and exploration companies are now active in the Ring of Fire, making it the recent hotbed of mining activity in the Far North.

Aroland Chief Sonny Gagnon said the guidelines are meant as a starting point for dialogue between First Nations and mineral companies, and will serve as a guide to help avoid potential conflicts in the north.

“Matawa communities continue to voice that we are willing to work together to build productive and positive relationships with the mining industry, provided that we are consulted and are included in any potential benefits from projects occurring within our traditional territory,” Gagnon said.

A group of about 80 exploration industry leaders from the Ring of Fire exploration area, government officials and First Nation chiefs and representatives attended the Mineral Exploration Mining Symposium.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Stan Beardy congratulated Matawa for taking a lead role in educating the public about the challenges and opportunities in the Ring of Fire.

“In order to move forward, we must do it together,” Beardy said. “It is becoming clear to everyone that the legal duty to consult is a major issue when we are talking about exploration.”

Beardy said the Mineral Exploration Mining Symposium is only a first step and that much more work needs to be done.

“It is important that we realize early that two things need to be in place in order to move ahead with successful exploration and mining related priorities,” Beardy said. “First, First Nations need to be able to provide their free, prior and informed consent. And two, strategies need to developed early on in order to ensure the effective participation of First Nations people that live in that area.”

Beardy said free, prior and informed consent is an international standard that is used by indigenous people throughout the world and recognized by international law, even though Canada has not yet recognized the standard.

“Being able to have free, prior and informed consent is not only about human and treaty

Gull Bay breaks off negotiations with OPG Community, company had been working to settle grievances over water diversion James Thom Wawatay News

Calling a settlement offer from Ontario Power Generation “morally repugnant,” Gull Bay Chief Wilfred King has broken off negotiations with the company.

Both sides had been working to settle past grievances relating to the serious impact of water diversion and damming from 1918 to 1950.

The dams flooded Gull Bay reserve land and traditional territory used by members for fishing, trapping, hunting and gathering, King said.

Burial sites and graves have also been impacted, he said.

As a result of flooding, graves of members were desecrated and washed into Lake Nipigon.

They were not able to be recovered.

“The damages caused to our peoples’ graves are considered

“First Nations can’t be left with the scraps and no benefit.”

– Wilfred King

irreparable and can never be compensated for in monetary terms,” King said.

OPG spokesman Ted Gruetzner is hopeful the community will come back to the bargain-

ing table, saying it is important to the company to settle past grievances.

“These are issues from a different time,” Gruetzner said.

“We’d like to think we’re doing things differently now.”

Gull Bay’s decisions have cast doubt on the future of several projects.

OPG and Hydro One have plans for the development of the Little Jackfish River Project and Northwest Transmission

Project, which King said the community will vehemently oppose unless the grievances are settled.

“Under no circumstances will Gull Bay First Nation be trampled on by mega-corporations … at the expense of our impoverished community,” King said.

“Government and industry will gain from these projects. First Nations can’t be left with the scraps and no benefit.”

rights, it is also about our survival as a people. Our participation in the mining industry takes a toll on that, it also takes a toll on our responsibility to the environment and all living things.

“That is why First Nations feel they must have the option of providing their free, prior and informed consent because we have to live with the consequences of mining activities.

First Nations are looking for longer sustainable benefits and full meaningful partnerships.”

Northern Development, Mines, and Forestry Minister Michael Gravelle was impressed with the range of delegates at the Mineral Exploration Mining Symposium.

“A strong industry presence is vital and very important and makes a great difference,” Gravelle said. “There is no question that your interest, your participation in these meetings does demonstrate … a true spirit of desire for collaboration and unusual commitment to build relationships and to foster partnerships. When it comes to strengthening the north’s economy, we all look forward to seeing progress – we know how important that is.”

Gravelle said northerners must embrace the enormous potential of the resources within the Ring of Fire, and work together to eliminate the challenges that have caused so much heartache to many First Nations and their families.

“I do want to ensure you that our ministry and myself personally plan to remain closely involved as discussions progress,” Gravelle said, explaining he is planning visits to the Matawa communities and wants to make sure any mining projects in the Ring of Fire are done correctly. “It needs to be done right. It needs to be done in a way that addresses your environmental concerns and provides good economic jobs and opportunities for your communities.”

The symposium featured breakout sessions focusing on specific sections of the Interim Mineral Measures Process where industry representatives were given the opportunity to provide input and feedback on the document.

“We recognize that partnerships will provide incentives in the development of sustainable and prosperous communities that will help us overcome current challenges like high unemployment and lack of infrastructure,” said Neskantaga Chief Roy Moonias. “Matawa is sharing this guide, with the intention of removing any uncertainty that may impact the mineral exploration business and the communities in a negative manner.”

The final Interim Mineral Measures Process is expected to be officially rolled out in March of 2010.

Corrections On page B1 of the Jan. 21 edition of Wawatay News, Randall Jacob’s home community was inadvertently listed incorrectly. He is originally from Walpole Island First Nation and lives in Wabigoon Lake.

On page A16 of the Feb. 4 edition of Wawatay, the contact information for Brad Wesley was listed erroneously. The correct contact information is 807-927-1178, or by email at bwesley77@hotmail.com.

In the same edition, on page 21, Nathan O’Nabigon’s home community was listed incorrectly. O’Nabigon is a Ginoogaming band member.

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MEDIA DIRECTOR Brent Wesley EDITOR James Thom

Commentary

Has political correctness gone too far?

James Thom TO THE POINT

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here is currently uproar in a city not too far away.

A battle is brewing between students, the local school board and some members of a neighbouring First Nation over a school mascot.

No it’s not a chief in a headdress. It’s also not a Native carrying a bow and arrow.

The mascot for the aforementioned school – North Bay’s Chippewa Intermediate and Secondary School – is Joe Raider, a buckskin-wearing male with a headband, which says Chippewa.

It hardly fits the standard tomahawk-wielding caricature most Native mascot are. Many schools, most notably several in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, have voluntarily given up their arguably racist mascots in favour of lighter fare.

According to NCAA.org: “The NCAA policy on Native American mascots does not require member institutions to change their names or mascots. The actual policy precludes member schools with Native American nicknames, mascots, or imagery from hosting NCAA championships. These schools are still eligible to participate in championships, but the policy restricts them from wearing uniforms or other paraphernalia that depict nicknames or images while competing in NCAA championship events.”

Among American colleges and universities affected by the policy were the Alcorn State University Braves, Arkansas State University Indians and University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux.

Early in the implementation phase, the NCAA granted exceptions for those institutions that carried specific tribal names and received formal support for the use of those names and associated imagery from the tribe. Among those officially endorsed by their namesake tribes were the Catawba College Catawba Indians, Central Michigan University Chippewas, Florida State University Seminoles, Mississippi College Choctaws and University of Utah Utes.

Eleven other schools have changed their nickname, mascot or imagery away from terms including the Redman, Braves, Tribes, Indians and Savages.

Having seen the way some

of the mascots carried on in the past with the “Tomahawk Chop” and mocking traditional dance, getting rid of some of these questionable characters is a good thing.

But does Joe Raider fit on this list? Not according to the 1,300 people who joined a Facebook page to save their beloved mascot.

Their effort not withstanding, it sounds like Joe Raider will go the way of ‘Chief Illiniwek’ at the University of Illinois.

According to Near North District School Board, the Chippewa’s identity will be revamped in the wake of complaints.

Kelly Brown, superintendent of schools and programs for Near North District School Board, said changes will be made.

“This is being taken very seriously,” Brown told a North Bay newspaper last week, adding other schools with potentially offensive mascots will be looked at as well. “On the surface we can make quick changes, but like other schools that have animals as mascots, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals could come to them.”

The issue has touched a nerve with Nipissing First Nation Chief Marianna Couchie, who attended a meeting between the school board and school.

“We believe that this issue has provided an opportunity for dialogue and a better understanding of First Nation issues in the North Bay region,” Couchie told the newspaper.

“We also believe it was never the intention of the school, its staff or students to denigrate Nipissing First Nation or any Aboriginal people. That being said, we remain concerned about the use of stereotypical images of Aboriginal people.”

That being the case, perhaps professional sports teams should drop their questionable monikers of old.

The Washington Redskins, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Blackhawks, Kansas City Chiefs and Edmonton Eskimos all still use Native-themed mascots.

Some Natives I know support these teams because of their use of First Nation themes while others feel it’s despicable.

In this day of political correctness, it’s interesting the NBA’s Washington Bullets changed their name in 1997 to the Wizards because they didn’t want the negative press associated with gun violence.

Earlier this year, two of the team’s players were suspended and faced charges over handguns being stored in the Wizards’ locker room.

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Let’s have an evolution Xavier Kataquapit UNDER THE NORTHERN SKY

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ecently, I decided to take a short break and travel with a friend to Cuba.

I love to travel but my budget does not allow very much wandering around the world.

The great thing about Cuba is that it is the safest place I have ever been to in my life.

That probably has a lot to do with the fact that everyone in the country has access to free education, medical care and a basic food and housing allowance.

People are not allowed to own or carry guns and they don’t have a big drug problem.

The country is not perfect in terms of freedom of speech and people are not well off but they are generally happy and kind.

In Cuba, I met people from all over the world. One night in a cafe, while I listened to music with my friend, we became acquainted with other tourists. Soon we found ourselves chatting about every issue you could imagine.

We all had to struggle to

communicate but most people had some knowledge of English. It felt great to be sitting and listening to an incredible Cuban band while we talked with our new friends from France, Germany, Italy, Finland, Holland, Chile, Mexico, Sweden, China, Russia and other Canadians.

At one point, the band leader convinced us to get up and dance to the Latin beat of the salsa. Here we were laughing and dancing in a long conga line cooled by a salty breeze from the Caribbean.

Laughter needs no translation.

Music is a language that everyone understands. I am normally a very shy person but I admit that it really felt good to be up and dancing with all my new friends. Just about everyone I met expressed an interest in the fact that I was a First Nation person from Canada.

They all had preconceived Hollywood ideas about Native Canadians. I did my best to tell them about my people the Mushkegowuk Cree of the James Bay coast. I talked about my culture and traditions and they all seemed interested.

They shared their culture and traditions with me and I learned a lot.

The most important learning for me that night has to do with the realization that

people in general just want to be able to get along together.

Everyone in that circle of friends at the cafe in Havana that night merely wanted to have a good time. We all seemed to come from the same place in that our default was to reach out and try to understand each other.

I am sure there have been meetings like this all over the world through history. I know there have been because I have read about them in books like ‘A Moveable Feast’

by Ernest Hemingway. People have always managed to get along and to accommodate each other when meeting as tourists, even though their countries have been in conflict in one way or another.

This really makes me wonder. If average people seem to get along well and tolerate each other when they meet while travelling, why is there so much conflict in the world?

It is obvious to me that all of this conflict of war and tension between countries and people has to do with money and power. A small percentage of our planet’s population belongs to the powerful and wealthy corporate or ruling class and they control the leadership in most countries. These groups are constantly playing a vicious monopoly game

that uses all kinds of terrible violence to dominate or control areas of the world where valuable natural resources are located.

I am amazed that ninety five percent of the people of the world can not find the voice or the strength to tell their leaders and the wealthy that control governments that enough is enough. I have always felt low self esteem because I am from a visible minority. I have had to struggle for anything I have achieved. As part of a minority, I understand what it feels like to come from a conquered, used and abused people.

When I look around the world at the various conflicts that Canadians are involved in these days, I feel very sad.

I see the same old story replayed where the powerful and the elite invade other countries or regions under the disguise of good intentions.

I realize that every time I travel and meet people from other parts of the world that it is entirely possible that we can all get along based on a survival instinct of merely being good to each other.

Somehow we must have an evolution rather than a revolution. My night in the cafe in Havana with my new friends could be a new world reality.

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LETTERS Governments not complying with treaties which have relevance to mining in NAN territory As what has been dubbed ‘chromite fever’ catches on in the Ring of Fire area, Nishnawbe Aski Nation is pleased to see more interest, on the part of the mining industry, in Treaties No. 9 and 5.

Recently, Frank Smeenk, president of KWG Resources Inc., submitted a letter to Wawatay saying: ‘The treaty promised to respect their (First Nations) traditional ways.’

He made this reference to

support his argument that the methods of using the traditional ways as sustenance in the Ring of Fire area are no longer appropriate and that First Nations now need to find different ways to improve socio-economic conditions.

Again in another media outlet, an individual expressed a view that the ‘government is using the mining industry as pawns to avoid forcing treaty compliance.’

outside of government frameworks and laws. The manner in which the treaty making process took place in Canada was unjust and that in order to achieve true reconciliation, we also have to look at the context in which the treaty was signed and go beyond the words that were put before a nation of people whose mother tongue was inherently different.

When the 100 year commemoration of James Bay

I wholeheartedly agree with the statement that the government is not complying with the treaty and that it is crucial for government to settle outstanding differences. It is truly unfortunate that the exploration and mining industry have to bear the brunt of our treaty partner’s inability to do so.

In saying that, the First Nations in NAN want to have an honest two-way look at the ‘spirit and intent’ of the treaties

Treaty No. 9 took place in 2005, the governments of Ontario and Canada refused to sign on to a Treaty Affirmation Statement that would acknowledge their role in the treaty making process.

If we are ever to achieve the stability that the exploration and mining industry so naively expect to be in place without first resolving the spirit and intent of the treaties, then the Crown should reconsider its

unwillingness to interpret the treaty (and the treaty making process) outside of the current colonialist mentality.

Over the next few months, NAN will be taking the time to develop a strategy with its leadership on how to address this issue so that there could be better certainty for all.

Stan Beardy Grand Chief Nishnawbe Aski Nation

Many factors to consider with business start up Ted Scollie, Etienne Esquega IT’S THE LAW

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he recession is over. Or so they say. Whether it is or it isn’t, our economy is on the upswing.

Do you have a business idea that has been brewing? Do you think you can start your own business and contribute to our strengthening economy?

The entrepreneurial spirit in Canada is alive and well, but all budding entrepreneurs need to do their homework to avoid unnecessary hurdles and delays. Here are some important things to think about if you are planning to turn that great idea into a business: • Will you purchase an existing business or start your own business? What about a franchise? If you are purchasing a business you will need to consider whether you want to buy everything associated with the business or just the assets.

If you are looking at buying into a franchise you will have to review the requirements that are associated with such an arrangement which should be thoroughly set out in writing.

• You will need a business plan. The plan will be necessary if you are going to a bank or other financial institution for financing. The plan also gives you a road map to grow your business, market your products, and plan for the future.

• Before you begin to operate you will need to ensure you have the proper business license. You may have to register for GST (and HST soon) depending on the amount of money you will expect to generate. It is important to have an experienced bookkeeper who knows how to handle payroll

and any other government sanctioned remittances such as WSIB. • There are four business models in Ontario: sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation and co-operative. You will need to decide which model suits your needs. It is important to know that incorporating is a way to limit legal liability.

Depending on the nature of the business and your income level, incorporation may be a way to go. Many government funding programs will require your business to be incorporated and it would be a good idea to check with your funders to determine if this is a prerequisite.

Some other things to remember include: • Do your research first.

This is part of the business planning. Know your market, product, and customer needs in your area. Remember to be flexible too as customers and markets change over time. You should not “put all your eggs in one basket” and forecast some risks associated with operating a business. For example, you should leave some room in your budgets for the late payment of accounts.

• Make sure that you have adequate insurance at all times.

You never know when disaster could strike. There are a number of insurance products that you should speak to your broker about including, but not limited to, disability insurance, liability insurance, directors and officers insurance, and business interruption insurance.

• Do not ignore government requirements and filings. On this point, you should consider any tax consequences that may arise out of your business activities. For example, you may want to benefit from the taxation exemptions that may be personally available to you but you will need to ensure that your operations and business are structured in a manner so you

can avail yourself of this. You should note that a corporation is not an “Indian” in accordance with the Indian Act and therefore is not entitled to the tax exemptions. However, if you are employed by the corporation and the corporation operates on reserve lands your income may be exempt from taxation.

• Always have a succession plan. Train more than one person to perform tasks important to the continuing operations in the event you or a staff member becomes ill, terminated, or retires.

• Do not be afraid to ask for advice. Do not let pride get in your way while developing your business. There are agencies such Aboriginal Business Canada that have resources or who can point you in the right direction.

• You may have a bookkeeper or accountant but make sure you learn to understand your

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financial statements and ensure that financial information is updated regularly.

• Take time to learn about human resource issues such as WSIB and the Employment Standards Act or the Canada Labour Code.

There are other matters to consider. If you are thinking of starting up your own business remember to consult a professional. This article is intended to provide you with a list of items to consider when you decide to pursue your dream.

Etienne Esquega and Ted Scollie are lawyers with Erickson & Partners in Thunder Bay, Ont., and practice in the areas of commercial law and provide legal advice and representation to First Nation individuals, communities, and organizations.

This article does not constitute legal advice.

ONTARIO COURT OF JUSTICE NOTICE TO: Ronald Harper A CASE HAS BEEN STARTED AGAINST YOU IN COURT at 479 Government Street, DRYDEN, ON The next court date is February 26, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. or as soon as possible after that time.

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If you answered yes to any of these questions, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), the Kenora Local Citizens Committee (LCC), and the Red Lake Resource Management Committee need your input to develop the 2012-2022 Forest Management Plan (FMP) for the Whiskey Jack Forest.

The FMP will outline the long-term management strategy for the Whiskey Jack Forest and you will have the opportunity to provide details on: • • • •

What kind of forest and benefits the plan should strive to provide; Where harvest, planting and tending operations will take place; Where access road construction will take place during the first five-year term from 2012-2017; The proposed areas of operations for the second five-year term from 2017-2022.

Your comments and input will help us develop a balanced, well informed FMP for the Whiskey Jack Forest. We encourage public involvement as early as possible in the planning process. The background information that will be used to develop the FMP will be available for public review throughout the planning process. Any additional background information that you can provide would be appreciated.

How to Get Involved Maps showing information about fish and wildlife habitat, parks and protected areas, tourism facilities as well as many other features on the Whiskey Jack Forest are available upon request. These maps, known as “values maps”, will be useful for anyone with a general or specific interest in this forest management unit.

Kurt Pochailo, R.P.F., Area Forester, MNR, Plan Author Stephen Duda, MNR, Planning and Information Management Supervisor, Planning Team Chair Shawn Stevenson, Area Supervisor, MNR Hassan Mohamed, R.P.F., Resource Analyst, MNR Mary Duda, Area Biologist, MNR Abby Anderson, R.P.F., District Planner, MNR Henry Dribnenky, Kenora LCC Representative Laurent Tetreault, Red Lake Resource Management Committee Representative Dale Munro, R.P.F., Kenora Forest Products Bob Boyce, R.P.F., Weyerhaeuser Ltd. Norm Hissa, Aboriginal Community Liaison, MNR Greg Lloyd, R.P.F., Area Forester (Red Lake), MNR Debora Henry, Ochiichagwe’babigo’inning (Dalles) First Nation Joel Henley, Kenora Métis Council Doug Riffel, Wabauskang First Nation Marvin McDonald, Wabaseemoong Independent Nations Conrad Tom, Naotkamegwanning (Whitefish Bay) First Nation The planning team members, the Ministry of Natural Resources District Manager and the LCC are available during the planning process to meet and discuss your interests and concerns.

There is an opportunity during the forest management planning process to seek resolution of issues with the plan author, the Ministry of Natural Resources District Manager or the Ministry of Natural Resources Regional Director (in accordance with the process described in the Forest Management Planning Manual, 2009). A formal issue resolution process, as described in the Forest Management Planning Manual (2009), is available on written request. A summary of all comments collected throughout the planning process will be made available for public review during the planning process and for the duration of the approved ten-year plan.

Stay Involved In addition to this invitation to participate, there are four other formal opportunities for you to be involved, tentatively scheduled as follows (these dates are subject to change): Review of the Long-Term Management Direction Information Centre: Review of Proposed Operations Information Centre: Review of the Draft Forest Management Plan Inspection of Ministry of Natural Resources-Approved Forest Management Plan

October 2010 March 2011 August 2011 January 2012

If you would like to be added to a mailing list to be notified of public involvement opportunities, please contact Lil Anderson at lil.anderson@ontario.ca or at 807-468-2578.

The general information regarding the FMP process as well as the information described in this notice, will be available at the Ministry of Natural Resources office, at the locations shown below, during normal office hours. As well, an appointment with the Ministry of Natural Resources District Manager or with a planning team member during non-business hours may be made by calling 807-468-2501.

For more information, please contact: Kenora Local Citizens Committee Mr. Henry Dribnenky c/o 42 Ryerson Ave. Winnipeg, MB R3T 3S2

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any people want to know how much money they can expect when they retire. The question I am often asked is: “How much will I get?” Previously, we discussed reasons to begin saving as early as possible and why some people delay saving. This week, we will discuss the last three questions and the importance of each.

1) Begin saving as early as possible 2) How much do I spend each month?

3) Do I use a budget to control my spending and saving?

4) Do I stick to my budget?

The plan will be prepared by the following planning team members:

Kurt Pochailo, R.P.F. Management Advisory Committee Ministry of Natural Resources 808 Robertson St., Box 5080 Kenora, ON P9N 3X9 Tel.: 807-468-2597 E-mail: kurt.pochailo@ontario.ca

know that people who can state exactly how much they spent on each of the categories listed above for last year are likely to be at least four times richer than those who cannot and who earn a similar income.

Once you have an idea of how much money you spend in each of the categories each month simply multiply by 12 to get an idea of how much you spend in each category. Then, I would compare your spending patterns to what financial experts consider to be optimal.

See the Budget Chart for what I believe is an excellent target budget.

Simply tracking and being aware of how and where you are spending your money on will give you very valuable insights that most people don’t have. It is important to remember, though, that a budget is only a tool that must be carried out with commitment and discipline.

How is this related to retirement planning? First of all, for those who are saving for retirement, a budget allocates money for retirement purposes ensuring that savings are occurring.

Second, knowing your monthly expenditures and income helps financial advisors estimate the monthly income you will require in retirement – about 60 to 70 per cent of pre-retirement expenses should be considered.

Third, a budget will reveal how you can change your spending patterns to increase your savings rate and thus improve your retirement benefits. Perhaps, you could limit some of your miscellaneous expenses and redirect unnecessary expenses to savings. The possibilities are endless, but it must begin with a thorough understanding of where you are currently and a budget can help with that.

Gord Keesic

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Red Lake Resource Management Committee Laurent Tetreault Box 264 Balmertown, ON P0V 1C0

The Ministry of Natural Resources is collecting your personal information and comments under the authority of the Crown Forest Sustainability Act. Any personal information you provide (address, name, telephone, etc.) will be protected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, however, your comments will become part of the public consultation process and may be shared with the general public. Your personal information may be used by the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) to send you further information related to this forest management planning exercise. If you have questions about the use of your personal information, please contact Stephen Duda at 807-468-2543.

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What is a budget? A budget is a tool used by people and businesses to control and direct spending according to their needs and goals. While there are different ways to budget, you can begin by asking yourself whether you know how much you spent on food, housing, electricity, heating, transportation and clothing costs last year. Most people could not answer that question for the simple reason that they do not keep track. This is really what budgeting is all about. If you do not do this already, I encourage you to keep track of all expenses for one month. I would bet you would be surprised how and where your money is spent.

This task can be made much easier by online banking. If you bank online, you can download your monthly statements onto a spreadsheet and from there, you can easily organize the various expenditures by cutting, pasting and using the Autosum feature. This is my preferred method.

The weakness of this method is that it does not show what you spent cash withdrawals on, but it can be a good place to start. You may be interested to

This article is supplied by Gordon Keesic, an Investment Advisor with RBC Dominion Securities Inc in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Member CIPF. This article is for information purposes only.

Please consult with a professional advisor before taking any action based on information in this article.

Budget chart Category

% of Net Income

Housing

45

Utilities

5

Food

15

Transportation

7

Medical

3

Clothing

4

Invest/Savings

10

Debt Payments

15

Charitable Giving

10

Miscellaneous

6

Total:

100

Gordon J. Keesic Investment Advisor RBC Dominion Securities Inc. 1159 Alloy Drive, Suite 100 Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 6M8 gordon.keesic@rbc.com www.gordonkeesic.com

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Reading nutrition labels like a pro Wendy Trylinski FOCUS ON FOOD

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ere is a quick guide to reading the little box found on all food packaging. I have started reading labels diligently and am surprised at what I find: cereals, can soup, dry soup mixes can be very high in sodium and saturated fats. Even so called healthy foods have items that are not healthy at all.

What’s in your milk? Reading the label on a carton of 2% milk.

1. Serving Size- All of the information on the label relates to this number. This is important to know.

This label indicates 1 cup 2. % of Daily Value means the percentage of the daily recommended allowance of certain nutrients. This is based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Percent of daily value greater than 20 means the food is high in that nutrient; a value lower than five means the food is low in that nutrient.

The 2011-2021 Lac Seul Forest Management Plan road use management strategies are currently being developed.

• • • • • •

Do you use forest access roads to hunt, sh, pick blue berries or collect rewood?

Do you canoe, hike or snowmobile in the area?

Are you a trapper, logger, camp owner, outtter or prospector?

Are you interested in how we manage the habitat needs of sh, woodland caribou, moose, marten and other wildlife?

Are you a rural private land owner in the Municipality of Sioux Lookout?

Are you an Aboriginal person living in or around Sioux Lookout?

The Sioux Lookout Local Citizens Committee would like you to attend an Information Centre to review and provide your input on the Proposed Forest Operations for the 2011-2021 Lac Seul Forest Management Plan.

Location: Sunset Suites Sioux Lookout on February 25, 2010, 2-8pm.

Your comments and input will contribute to balanced and well informed decisions as we advance through the planning process. Any additional background information that you can provide would also be greatly appreciated. Comments on the proposed operations for the Lac Seul Forest must be received by Arne Saari at the Ministry of Natural Resources Sioux Lookout District Ofce, by April 26, 2010.

If you are unable to attend but would like further information, please contact one of the individuals listed below.

Bob Starratt, LCC Representative

John Carnochan, District Planner MNR Sioux Lookout District Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1A6 Phone (807) 737-5060 Fax (807) 737-1813

P.O. Box 115 Hudson ON P0V 1X0 Phone (807) 582-3535

3. Calories: The number of calories is based on a single serving so be sure to multiply the number of calories with the number of servings.

If you drink two cups of milk the calories will be 260 and you need to double the other items on the label. For example, there would be 10 grams of fat in two cups.

Nutritional Facts

Per 1 cup (250 ml) serving 1.

Amount % of Daily Value

2.

3.

Calories/130 Total Fat 5.0 g

8%

Saturated Fat 3.0 g + Trans Fat 0.1 g

Avoid Labels that have high amounts of saturated fat and trans fat and high sodium.

Always check the serving size because some labels have a small serving size, like 1/3 cup or two tablespoons which is usually less than the average person would eat.

16%

Cholesterol 20 mg Sodium 120 mg

5%

Carbohydrate 12 g

4%

Fibre 0 g Sugars 12 g

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Protein 9 g Vitamin A

10%

Vitamin C

0%

Calcium

Submitted by Wendy TrylinskiCommunity Program Manager, Nishnawbe Aski Nation Tel: 807625-4931 Fax; 807-623-7730 Email: wtrylins@nan.on.ca

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Iron

0%

Vitamin D

45%

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Ontario announces bursaries Chris Kornacki Wawatay News

John Milloy, minister of training, colleges and universities and Chris Bentley, minister of Aboriginal affairs announced new bursaries and enhanced programs and services for postsecondary Aboriginal students in Ontario.

The Ontario government’s new bursary program is aimed at helping Aboriginal students in financial need.

The government is also funding a wide-range of Aboriginal student support services, including career counseling, mentoring, and Elders in residence (a program that enables Elders to share their wisdom and experience with students).

The government’s goal with these new bursaries and pro-

grams is to ensure that more Aboriginal students in Ontario not only pursue, but also succeed in their post-secondary education.

Bonnie Patterson, CEO and president of the Council of Ontario Universities said: “Ontario universities are strongly committed and engaged in ensuring the success of Aboriginal students and we welcome initiatives like this one, which help to advance this goal. We look forward to continuing our work with the Ontario government in improving Aboriginal people’s access to, participation in, and completion of post-secondary education.”

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Last year, nearly 11,000 Aborig-

inal students were enrolled in Ontario post-secondary institutions.

“By helping Aboriginal students get the skills and knowledge they need to succeed, we can help them reach their full potential and we can build the highly skilled workforce we need to make our province more competitive and ensure that all Ontarians prosper,” said Minister John Milloy.

“This funding will create opportunities, support services and remove barriers for Aboriginal students to pursue post-secondary education. It will help to close the education gap that exists between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students and provide greater success and opportunities for future generation of Aboriginal students,” said Minister Chris Bentley.

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From CN to creating MOUs Adolph Rasevych now working for his home community of Ginoogaming First Nation Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Ginoogaming’s Adolph Rasevych has been working to develop his community’s future since retiring from Canadian National in 1993.

“I came to Longlac to retire,” said the president and project developer with Ginoogaming’s Rocky Shore Development Corporation, explaining his chief encouraged him to work for the community after he retired with 37 years of experience at CN to

develop a partnership agreement for the Longlac sawmill.

“Now we have four partnership agreements.”

Rasevych described the four partnerships his community has developed over the past few years during the Matawa First Nations Mineral Exploration Mining Symposium: the Longlac sawmill, which is scheduled to start up in May 2010 after closing down a couple of years ago due to the forest industry slowdown, a wind-power project, a mining project and a water-

“Partnerships are important.You have to look for a fifth and a sixth and a seventh.”

– Adolph Rasevych

power project.

“In February we signed an MOU with Geilectric (Inc.) wind-farm people in Quebec,” Rasevych said. “May 2010 is our anniversary to look at the wind

data. You’ve got to have good wind data to take to the bank – they won’t finance anything unless you have good wind.

Hopefully that will get off the ground so we will be making 10 megawatts of power. That is a $30 million project.”

Raschevych said he first began working in the railway industry in 1956 during construction of the rail line between Hillsport and Manitouwadge, where he witnessed steam engines being left behind after sinking into the swamp along

the railway line.

“During the steam engine era, I used to drive a steam engine,” Raschevych said. “I’m a Morse telegrapher. We had no phones, we had no satellites, we had no teletypes, we had no typewriters. We’ve come a long way.”

Raschevych is now working to develop additional partnerships with a number of companies to build a better future for his community.

“Partnerships are important,” Raschevych said. “You have to look for a fifth and a sixth and

a seventh. You can’t sit behind.

We are pro-development. We love to get into anything. We are right now into waterpower.”

Rasevych said his community also signed a MOU with Premier Gold Mines Ltd. in 2009 to develop gold resources in the community’s traditional territory.

“Don’t stop progress,” Rasevych said, stressing cooperation, understanding and working together. “You can’t do that, because what will happen is you will be left behind.”

Matawa addresses community’s education needs Slow Internet among factors hurting opportunities for youth Rick Garrick Wawatay News

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Matawa is looking to encourage youth on reserve to pursue education opportunities so they are better prepared for future opportunities.

“We want to establish the learning centre to develop programming for on-reserve youth and adults,” said Matawa First Nations education advisor Murray Waboose.

“We want to take advantage of the technologies that are out there.”

Waboose said educators within the Waboose communities often complain about the slow Internet services available within most of the communities due to the microwave satellite systems not being able to handle the amount of traffic during peak hours.

“Sometimes we are having to get up at three or four in the morning when the traffic within the community is very low,” Waboose said. “Otherwise, we have to wait up to three hours to download a simple document.”

Waboose said Matawa wants to work with industry to get broadband fibre into the community.

“Our schools rely on technology in order to deliver programs and services,” Waboose said.

Waboose said Matawa wants to strengthen relationships with post-secondary institutions that have experience working with the mining industry in northern Ontario.

“There are a lot of institutions that will play a key role where we won’t be able to because of a lack of infrastructure and a lack of expertise,” Waboose said.

“We also want to strengthen relationships with alternative transition programs.”

Waboose said there is a need to prepare youth and adults for the mining industry jobs that will likely be available over the next few years.

“As mining development

within our region transpires, it is our goal to grow with that and create those opportunities and seize those opportunities for our members to get adequate training and adequate employment opportunities,” Waboose said. “We also recognize there is a great need to acquire Grade 12 in order to have access to apprenticeship programs or preapprenticeship programs.”

Waboose said future goals include focusing on the Grade 12 graduates over the next two or three years.

“We see opportunities in the area of guidance and career education,” Waboose said.

“Career pathing students not only at the secondary level but also career pathing younger adults who are out of school so they have career options.”

Waboose said cooperative education is the key.

“In order for our youth to really benefit from the educational opportunities, we need to create job shadowing opportunities,” Waboose said. “We need to create mentorship programs, also summer camps for those students who are in high school.

We benefit greatly.

“In order for our youth to really benefit from the educational opportunities, we need to create job shadowing opportunities.”

– Murray Waboose

“We sent a number of our youth to the University of Toronto for summer mentorship programs where they were able to acquire a credit in civics.

They’ve been able to understand what it is like to live as a student for a month in the largest city in Canada. I think that was a great opportunity for our youth.”

Waboose said Matawa also has an e-learning strategy in place that is currently in the infancy status.

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Important to recognize symptoms of depression News Canada

While most Canadians have experienced a period of sadness at some point in their lives, real depression is a serious medical condition that can profoundly affect a person’s life and the lives of those around them How can you tell the differ-

ence between a case of the blues and major depressive disorder?

There is no blood test or x-ray to diagnose depression, but there are symptoms that you can watch out for: Emotional Symptoms • Extremely sad or very bad tempered — or both; • Despairing, guilty or

Pikangikum creating Indigenous knowledge, forest stewardship Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Pikangikum’s Elders will soon be developing and teaching indigenous knowledge curriculum alongside Confederation College professors.

“We’ve worked on the Whitefeather Forest initiative for 14 years,” said Alex Peters, president of the Whitefeather Forest Management Corporation. “As part of this, the Elders told us to train the youth for these jobs in the community (as) a community-driven process instead of everything coming from the outside.”

The community of about 2,500 on-reserve band members recently received a threeyear $445,000 Future Fund Grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to develop and incorporate indigenous knowledge and forest stewardship into Confederation College’s Forest Eco-System Management Technician program, which will be a substantial change in the way resource management is taught and carried out in northern Ontario.

“It all started with our Elders, they wanted to go a different path, they wanted to give their youth a different path than what was happening in our community,” Peters said.

The Whitefeather Forest Generative Curriculum Project is designed to train and qualify First Nation youth to work as forestry technicians in the Whitefeather Forest and in local forest products industry businesses. The youth may also choose to pursue a university forestry degree after completing the Forest Eco-System Management Technician program.

“The Elders are very grateful the Trillium Foundation gave us this funding to work on this project for the next three years which will enable the Elders to teach alongside the professors from the college to teach our youth indigenous knowledge about the land and also western science,” Peters said. “Once this is finished, I believe this will be the first in Canada. The Elders are very grateful and give their chi-meegwetch to the Trillium Foundation.”

Peters said the program will be taught in classes held in both English and Ojibwe in Pikangikum with a focus on western science and indigenous teachings about forestry management for both local students and those from the south.

“Through out the years we’ve had maybe two or three of our youth go on to university,” Peters said. “But Elders wanted our youth to stay in the community. We plan to bring the college to the community and Con College obliged. The Elders are excited.”

The program will provide qualified people to take on as

many as to 300 forestry related jobs in PIkangikum and surrounding communities, where unemployment rates run around 70 per cent.

“Last year we got a twostory building for a classroom … where the training will be held,” Peters said. “We are starting on GED. We have about 40 young people going through that process, taking their GED tests before the end of the fiscal year. So we hope to have 40 graduates moving on to college courses in August and September (such as) Forest Tech, Heavy Equipment, Business Management.”

Peters said the Whitefeather Forest Initiative was developed within the community after a drastic loss in commercial fishing and trapping opportunities.

“The Elders saw what was happening,” Peters said. “We used to have families go out for the commercial fishing season in the summer time and spring – that all dropped. We used to have over three-quarters of the population of the community go out trapping – ever since the ban on fur started the industry collapsed within our community. Some of our trappers last year went in the hole.”

Peters said the Elders were not against development; they wanted an alternative life for their youth and looked at their surrounding forests for potential opportunities.

“They wanted somebody to look at the value of their forests,” Peters said, explaining the community searched the country and found a company that would research opportunities. “When they came up and looked at our forests from the air, they said it was a jewel. So that was when it started – 14 years ago. Fourteen years I’ve been at this.”

The Future Fund grants were announced Feb. 5 at the Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund boardroom in Thunder Bay

by OTF chair Helen Burstyn, Thunder Bay-Atikioan MPP Bill Mauro and Northern Development, Mines and Forestry Minister Michael Gravelle.

“We are moving into a time when innovation in the forestry sector is so important,” Gravelle said. “What could be more innovative and more significant than having our young First Nations youth being trained with the help and assistance of the Elders from their communities, teaching them from an indigenous point of view about forest stewardship.”

Gravelle said the program will provide the youth with the opportunity to work with the Whitefeather Forest Initiative and other forest companies in the future.

“This could be the start of what really should be the trend all across the country,” Gravelle said.

unworthy feelings; • Suicidal — expressing thoughts and sometimes, making plans.

Physical Symptoms • Appetite or weight changes; • Sleep changes; • Fatigue and overall loss of energy;

Functional Symptoms • Unable to concentrate and make decisions; • Lack of motivation; • Loss of interest in daily activities; • Detachment from life and key relationships.

According to the Mood Disorders Society of Canada (mood-

disorderscanada.ca), depression is diagnosed when a person has been experiencing at least five of these symptoms for a period of two weeks or more.

The good news is that eventually, researchers estimate 80 per cent of people do respond well to treatment, which can include:

• Psychotherapy, or “talk therapy”, which can include cognitive behavioural therapy, interpersonal therapy, family therapy or group therapy.

• Peer support • Lifestyle changes such as proper sleep, a structured exercise regime, and realistic goalsetting.

Participate Kenora Forest 2012 -2022 Forest Management Plan We Need Your Input Do you…

• Have an interest in natural resource management of the Kenora Forest?

• Have an interest in the long-term management strategy for the Kenora Forest ?

• Want to receive further updates on the planning process and development of the Kenora Forest Management Plan?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), Weyerhaeuser and the Local Citizens Committee (LCC) need your input to develop the 2012 - 2022 Forest Management Plan (FMP) for the Kenora Forest.

The FMP will outline the long-term management strategy for the Kenora Forest and you will have the opportunity to be provided details on: • • • •

What kind of forest and benefits the plan should strive to provide; Where harvest, planting and tending operations will take place; Where access road construction will take place during the first five-year term from 2012 - 2017; The proposed areas of operations for the second five-year term.

Your comments and input will help us develop a balanced, well informed FMP for the Kenora Forest. We encourage public involvement as early as possible in the planning process. The background information that will be used to develop the FMP will be available for public review throughout the planning process. Any additional background information that you can provide would be appreciated.

How to Get Involved Maps showing information about fish and wildlife habitat, parks and protected areas, tourism facilities as well as many other features on the Kenora Forest are available upon request. These maps, known as “values maps”, will be useful for anyone with a general or specific interest in this forest management unit.

The plan will be prepared by the following planning team members: Bob Boyce, Weyerhaeuser, Plan Author Stephen Duda, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Planning Team Chair Ian Pyke, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Leo Heyens, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Hassan Mohamed, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Bruce Ranta, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Norm Hissa, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Abby Anderson, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Susan Jarvis, Consultant on behalf of Weyerhaeuser Henry Dribnenky, Kenora Local Citizens Committee Dale Munro, Kenora Forest Products Debora Henry, Ochiichagwe’babigo’inning First Nation (Dalles) Marvin McDonald, Wabaseemoong Independent Nations Joel Henley, Kenora Metis Council Conrad Tom, Naotkamegwanning First Nation (Whitefish Bay) Mahengun Goodsky, North West Angle #37 First Nation The planning team members, the Ministry of Natural Resources District Manager and the LCC are available during the planning process to meet and discuss your interests and concerns.

There is an opportunity during the forest management planning process to seek resolution of issues with the plan author, the Ministry of Natural Resources District Manager or the Ministry of Natural Resources Regional Director (in accordance with the process described in the Forest Management Planning Manual, 2009). A formal issue resolution process, as described in the Forest Management Planning Manual (2009), is available on written request. A summary of all comments collected throughout the planning process will be made available for public review during the planning process and for the duration of the approved ten-year plan.

Stay Involved In addition to this invitation to participate, there are four other formal opportunities for you to be involved, tentatively scheduled as follows (these dates are subject to change): Review of the Long-Term Management Direction Information Centre: Review of Proposed Operations Information Centre: Review of the Draft Forest Management Plan Inspection of Ministry of Natural Resources-Approved Forest Management Plan

October 2010 March 2011 August 2011 January 2012

If you would like to be added to a mailing list to be notified of public involvement opportunities, please contact Lil Anderson at lil.anderson@ontario.ca or at 807-468-2578.

The general information regarding the FMP process as well as the information described in this notice, will be available at the Weyerhaeuser office and at the Ministry of Natural Resources office, at the locations shown below, during normal office hours. As well, an appointment with the Ministry of Natural Resources District Manager or with a planning team member during non-business hours may be made by calling 807-468-2501.

For more information, please contact: Bob Boyce Plan Author Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd. P.O. Box 1930 Kenora, ON P9N 3X8 Tel.: 807-548-7249 Fax.: 807-548-7200 E-mail: bob.boyce@weyerhaeuser.com

Ian Pyke Ministry of Natural Resources Kenora District Office P.O. Box 5080 808 Robertson St. Kenora, ON P9N 3X9 Tel.: 807-468-2559 Fax.: 807-468-2736 E-mail: ian.pyke@ontario.ca

Henry Dribnenky Kenora Local Citizens Committee c/o 42 Ryerson Ave. Winnipeg, MB R3T 3S2

The Ministry of Natural Resources is collecting your personal information and comments under the authority of the Crown Forest Sustainability Act. Any personal information you provide (address, name, telephone, etc.) will be protected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, however, your comments will become part of the public consultation process and may be shared with the general public. Your personal information may be used by the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) to send you further information related to this forest management planning exercise. If you have questions about the use of your personal information, please contact Stephen Duda at 807-468-2543.

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Chris Kornacki/Wawatay News

Students, teachers and OPP officers all participated in Pelican Falls’ first ever ice fishing derby. More than 60 people participated in the derby.

Comment Information Centre to Review Major Amendment Lake Nipigon Forest 2006-2011 Forest Management Plan We Need Your Input The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), Lake Nipigon Forest Management Inc. (LNFMI) and the Nipigon East Area Local Citizens Committee, as part of the ongoing forest management planning process, would like to invite you to attend a public information centre to help us in the development of a major amendment to the 2006-2011 forest management plan for the Lake Nipigon Forest.

The purpose of the forest management plan amendment is to establish a primary road corridor (32.1km) from kilometre 6 on the Camp 81 Road north of Highway 17 up to the Hanson Lake area and then west to Highway 11. Within the current operating term (April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2011) LNFMI is proposing to construct the initial 13.8 kilometres from the Camp 81 Road. The Hanson Lake corridor was initially presented to the public as part of the Long-Term Management Direction for the Lake Nipigon Forest 2011-2021 forest management plan that is currently in development. LNFMI has proposed an acceleration of road planning to gain primary access to timber in both the current plan and future plans for improved hauling efficiencies and access for completing silviculture treatments during the current operating term.

How To Get Involved To assist in your review of the proposed major amendment for the Lake Nipigon Forest Management Plan, related information and maps will be available at the information centre to be held at the following time and location: March 11, 2010

Nipigon Community Center

4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Can’t Make It? The information and maps described in this notice will also be available for review from March 12 to April 12, 2010 after the information center at the LNFMI office and Nipigon Ministry of Natural Resources office by appointment during normal office hours. For an appointment please contact Chris Leale, Ministry of Natural Resources Area Forester or Ed Clemmer, LNFMI SFL Forester (contact and location information below).

An appointment with the Ministry of Natural Resources District Manager or with a planning team member during nonbusiness hours may be made by calling Chris Leale (contact information below).

Comments on the proposed major amendment to the Lake Nipigon Forest must be received by Chris Leale at the Ministry of Natural Resources Nipigon District Office, by April 12, 2010. A formal issue resolution process, as described in the Forest Management Planning Manual (2009), can be initiated upon written request.

Stay Involved Following this opportunity to review the proposed operations, there is one remaining consultation opportunity, tentatively scheduled as follows: Inspection of the Ministry of Natural Resourcesapproved Major Amendment to the Forest Management Plan: May 4, 2010 to June 3, 2010 (tentative).

If you would like to be added to our mailing list and be notified of these consultation opportunities, please contact Chris Leale at 807-887-5042.

The Ministry of Natural Resources is collecting your personal information and comments under the authority of the Crown Forest Sustainability Act. Any personal information you provide (address, name, telephone, etc.) will be protected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, however your comments will become part of the public consultation process and may be shared with the general public. Your personal information may be used by the Ministry of Natural Resources to send you further information related to this forest management planning exercise. If you have questions about the use of your personal information, please contact Peggy Bluth at 807-854-1829.

Inaugural ice fishing derby held at Pelican Falls Chris Kornacki Wawatay News

For the first time ever Pelican Falls First Nation High School held an ice fishing derby Feb. 13.

Students, teachers and councilors from Pelican Falls and Sioux Lookout area OPP officers all participated to try and catch the biggest fish and win the first place prize, a brand new laptop. Other prizes included a new Play Station, X-Box, an iPod Touch and hockey jerseys.

There were 64 holes manned for the inaugural event.

“We’re going to try and make this event annual because it’s an event where the kids can have fun and enjoy themselves,” Clinton Kejick, one of the event organizers, said.

“We tried to simulate the big tournaments like they have up north for the kids. We have lots of prizes,” Kejick added.

The sign up fee was $5 for students and $25 for anyone else who wanted to cast their line in the icy water.

The OPP program, Fun With Cops, donated a lot of the prizes and some of the fishing rods for the event.

“Every Tuesday we do Fun with Cops where we do things like play floor hockey with the kids and we’ve always talked about having an ice fishing derby. When we found out that Pelican was going to have one

we decided to get involved,” Mark Gaudet, community services officer with the OPP, said.

Along with Gaudet half a dozen other OPP officers participated in the ice fishing derby.

“All the holes are drawn at random, so you have three kids and then a police officer then two more kids and another officer all fishing together. Having officers intertwined with the kids gives the kids an opportunity to mingle with the police and show them that we’re people too.

“It’s a good way to build a good rapport with each other,” Gaudet added.

The motivation to hold an ice fishing derby was from all the other derbies in Lac Seul, Wabigoon Lake and communities north of Sioux Lookout. “Most of the time the students can’t get home to participate in the fishing derbies in their home communities, so we wanted to have one for them,” Eunice Kakekayash, an organizer for the Pelican Falls derby, said.

William McKay, a student at Pelican Falls said he’s ice fished a lot in his home community of Bearskin Lake First Nation.

“There’s a big derby in Bearskin where lots of people get involved. I almost won it once,” McKay said. “But, today I’m just fishing for fun. It’s really just about the experience of ice fishing and having fun with your friends.”

For further information, please contact any of the following individuals during normal office hours: Chris Leale Area Forester Nipigon District Office Ministry of Natural Resources 5 Wadsworth Drive P.O. Box 970 Nipigon, ON P0T 2J0 Tel.: 807-887-5042 Fax: 807-887-2993 E-mail: chris.leale@ontario.ca

Ed Clemmer SFL Forester Lake Nipigon Forest Management Inc. 78 Salls Street P.O. Box 449 Red Rock, ON P0T 2P0 Tel.: 807-886-3024, ext. 2 Fax: 807-886-2641 E-mail: ed.clemmer@lnfmi.ca

Dennis Lemon LCC Representative P.O. Box 187 Beardmore, ON P0T 1G0 Tel.: 807-875-2174

Renseignements en Français : (807) 887-5000.

Chris Kornacki/Wawatay News

Pelican Falls student Kayla Chickekoo participates in Pelican’s first ever ice fishing derby Feb. 13. Prizes for the derby included a new laptop, PlayStation Portable (PSP) and an iPod touch.

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DeGagné earns Order of Ontario James Thom Wawatay News

Mike DeGagné was recently recognized for his tireless work with Aboriginal people.

DeGagné was named one of 29 new members of the Order of Ontario Jan. 25. The awards were presented Jan. 28 at Queen’s Park.

DeGagné is the founding executive director of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation which supports Aboriginal community healing projects that address the legacy of physical and sexual abuse arising from Canada’s Aboriginal Residential School system.

Prior to joining the foundation, DeGagné held roles with

the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, Health Canada, and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.

The Order of Ontario is the province’s highest official honour.

It was created in 1986 to recognize individual excellence and achievement in any field.

PUBLIC NOTICE All band members of Sandy Lake First Nation A General Band Election has been called for the offices of Chief, Deputy Chief and eight Councillors of Sandy Lake First Nation to be held on Friday, March 26, 2010.

Toll-free phone-in voting will be permitted for off-reserve band members at 1-866-450-8399. Number only operational on Election Day Friday, March 26, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Rick Garrick/Wawatay News

CBC Radio’s Wab Kinew, originally from the Kenora area, spoke to youth during the lunch break at the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation’s Blueprint for the Future Youth Career Fair.

Offering career advice Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Danny Cutfeet encouraged youth to prepare themselves for future careers during the Blueprint for the Future Aboriginal Youth Career Fair.

“I encouraged them to not only think about it but to prepare themselves for either medicine or anything else,” said the fourth-year Northern Ontario School of Medicine medical student whose path to medical school included a four-year arts degree with honours and a general bachelor of arts degree with a science background.

“I just talked to a young lady who is planning to go into culinary arts. It is great talking to somebody like that. They might not be thinking about medical school right now, but it’s great encouraging them along their educational path. They are excited, and we are excited for them. It’s about encouraging them and giving them this idea that there is an open road for them in the future.”

Cutfeet, a Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug band member, said medical school requires completion of a four-year university degree with good grades.

The Blueprint for the Future Aboriginal Youth Career Fair was held Feb. 10 by the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation at the Valhalla Inn in Thunder Bay, with students attending from schools as far away as Chapleau.

Destiny Pahpasay, a Grassy Narrows student, said she is interested in pursuing a career as a veterinarian.

“They might not be thinking about medical school right now, but it’s great encouraging them along their educational path.”

– Danny Cutfeet

“I like animals,” Pahpasay said, explaining she found out during the Youth Career Fair she should volunteer at a veterinarian office to prepare for her career. “I have a dog and cat at home – I love them both.”

Stacey Indian, a St. Patrick High School student, said she is interested in a medical career.

“I learned what classes you have to take to be a dentist,”

Indian said.

Bryce Lands, a student from Grassy Narrows, said he is interested in either a medical or police career.

“The police officer told me the fitness test is easy and the medical person told me to just get a university degree,” Lands said, explaining he is planning to go to college for one year before he decides which career to pursue.

Sebastian White, a St. Ignatius High School student, said there were lots of career choices and post-secondary booths to attend at the Youth Career Fair.

“Business is probably my biggest interest right now,” White said, explaining he is planning to go to college and university.

“Hopefully to get a business degree. It’s pretty cool here.”

Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Stan Beardy said it is important to encourage youth to stay in school.

“When you look at NAN, there are tremendous opportunities – but in order to capitalize on those opportunities, our young people must be highly educated,” Beardy said. “We will work with you – we want you to stay in school. We are trying to provide support and role modelling for them.”

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Diabetes funding being ignored: NDP New Democrat MPs are calling on the Harper government to support sustaining funding for the Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative and other First Nations diabetes treatments in the wake of the case of Marvin Blackbird, who was denied critical diabetes care because he lives on the Keeseekoowenin Reserve in Manitoba.

“Canadians don’t believe lines on a map should dictate who has access to affordable health care. Universal, portable drug coverage is a must, but the Harper government won’t act.

It’s when we get down to the personal level that the tragedy of that inaction becomes most obvious,” said New Democrat Health Critic Judy WasylyciaLeis (Winnipeg North).

“The health deficit in First Nations communities is profound and unacceptable. Yet, this Conservative government, like those before it, continues to fail.”

Blackbird’s urgent need underlines the problems with diabetes care for First Nations, Inuit and Métis people across Canada, who are three to five times more likely to develop the disease and at a much younger age.

“With the Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative funding coming to an end this year, this case highlights the need to keep that funding flowing,” said Aboriginal Health Issues Critic Carol Hughes (Algoma-ManitoulinKapuskasing).

She sad too many First

Nations are forced to leave their homes because Health Canada offers a different standard of care than the province they live in.

New Democrat Aboriginal Affairs Critic Jean Crowder (Nanaimo-Cowichan) says she hears from many families wondering why their residence on a reserve means less access to services.

“Once we passed Jordan’s Principle, that said when a child was in need of care, that child should receive the care and then governments or departments could argue over who pays the bill, I started receiving calls from across Canada saying the situation with children was the tip of the iceberg,” said Crowder. –JT

We are in the process of gathering youth from Sioux Lookout to be part of an exciting new project that will explore the milticultural backgrounds of our community.

Are you interested in being in a documentary or learning the art of film making? Then sign up now and be part of something that will be shown across Canada.

This exciting new project is open to all youth ages 13-20. If you are interested email dfraser@slarc.ca, or sign up at the youth centre! Call 737-1501 for more information.

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Actor Marsha Knight playshigh five with Grade 9 students at Pelican Falls First Nation high school as part of the literacy events held in the community.

Breaking through layers Debbie Mishibinijima Wawatay News

They are young, shy and quite far from the familiarity of their families and friends.

As part of the Literacy events, about 100 students participated in youth empowerment workshops facilitated by two actors from Magnus Theatre.

Marsha Knight and Cathy Elliott visited Pelican Falls First Nation High School to engage the youth to break out of the norm.

With the Grade 9 English class, Knight led several interactive games.

Bit by bit, the subdued, young teenagers let go of their shyness.

For instance, there was one student who initially kept his head tilted downward – his eyes remained unseen.

At the end of the second game, his head was lifted higher and he had a smile on his face.

Knight used improvisation techniques to bring out the spirit of the youth.

“My goal all of this week is to find out from each group where their comfort level is and take it a little step further,” Knight said.

“When I go work with groups, it really does vary. I work with all levels, all interests

– it’s across the board.”

The first game involved the students catching a soft cloth bag, and then answering a personal question.

Next, a game of high five was played. The game of rhythm and co-ordination brought out laughter and encouraged group effort.

The one game that really bonded the group together was the trust game.

“I end up finding the dynamic of the group in the trust circle.

You trust each other -- you can either be strong with each other or you can cause something to go in a non helpful way,” Knight said.

A volunteer in the middle would free fall, putting his or her trust with the circle of participants to provide a safety net.

Within the hour, there was laughter and smiles on the faces of all the students within Ms. Bowes’ class.

At the end of the workshop, students were given an opportunity to have a sharing circle to express their feelings.

One female student said, “We should do more things like this.”

Meanwhile, in another classroom, a group of students were exploring literacy through music with facilitator Cathy Elliott – who brought along her

guitar.

The students contributed lyrics for a song, as well as a melody.

The song, “Home is where the heart is” was written and composed by the ENG 2P, BBI 20 and ENG 1P classes.

Elliott shares how one quiet student had lyrics written on her hand that she wanted to contribute.

“She stretched out her hand to show me what she had written,” Elliott said.

Another quiet student composed the bridge portion of the song, as follows: “School is where I was taught to get by; And a place where you have no need to cry; You just need to keep going and continue to try; School is where my dreams can take me far; Where our future is brighter than any star.”

Elliott video-recorded the song and intends to upload the song to Youtube in the future.

At the end of the day, Elliott and Knight were delighted with the transformation of the students from being shy to happy.

The actors were grateful for the chance to use drama and music to bring out the spirit of the students.

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Oskineegish back in the driver’s seat Debbie Mishibinijima Wawatay News

Roger Oskineegish was recently elected as Chief of Nibinamik First Nation.

It’s not the first time his peers have chosen him to lead.

This is the fourth time that Oskineegish will lead his community of about 400 members.

Over the next two years, he has three priorities for his community—self-healing, economic development and teaching life skills to the youth.

Oskineegish was the chief of Nibinamik when Wasaya Flight 125 crashed Sept. 11, 2003.

All eight people on board died in that fatality.

“My priority has been to heal the community. We have been through a lot. That has always been my priority to see if we can do something for our members.”

He encourages people to reach out by talking with someone from the clergy or talking to a traditional healer.

Oskineegish also suggests that people seek out good listeners such as a parent, grandparent, or a friend.

“Our grandparents, they have a lot of life experience, so they are usually the ones you can talk to.”

For those unable to share their feelings, he points out that there is self-help books that address anger, spite, and grief.

“People can go look for books and read books, and people also can go to reading the bible.”

In terms of economic development, Oskineegish would like for the leadership of his community and other First Nation communities to be in the drivers’ seat when it comes to negotiations.

“The other priority that I have also is – as chief and council – to be in the drivers seat for these companies that are coming in our areas, such as mining companies and exploration companies.”

Rather than being told by mining companies ‘this is what we want to do,’ Oskineegish would like First Nations to be able to express what they want to be included in the negotiations.

“We would like them (mining exploration companies) to come to us so that way we can also write the agreements instead of them writing them all the time.

That is one of the other things I would like to see.”

The third priority for Oskineegish is to teach the youth in his community proper life skills.

“As for the youth, I know

Meiyette Mishibinijima/Special to Wawatay News

Roger Oskineegish was elected chief of Nibinamik First Nation Jan. 15. there is a lot of struggles with drugs and alcohol coming into

the communities.”

His approach would be for

the collective leadership to teach the youth about life skills

on a regular basis.

He has goals of developing greater recreation for youth, such as hockey and broomball.

Communication is essential to helping the youth, Oskineegish stressed.

During his two-year tenure as chief, Oskineegish is joined by four councillors.

Stanley Oskineegish is the head councillor. It is Stanley’s fourth term as a council member.

Capainis Wabasse is also a councilor.

“I worked with Capainis in the past. We were councilors back in the 1990s. That is when I started politics also.”

“He (Capainis) was a chief two times, and a deputy chief – and also a council member -so he has been there for sometime.”

Coun. David Wabasse has been re-elected for a third term.

Mary Wabasse brings a female voice into the administration as a councillor. This is her second term.

“What I’d like to share in terms of other community members in my area – we should try to work with each other, and be there for each other, and to show respect amongst ourselves,” Oskineegish said.

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The presents are long-gone open, the champagne has flowed, the holiday parties are over and so is Valentine’s Day. Now what? For many Canadians, the New Year meant it was time to start fresh – and that meant setting resolutions.

Whether they were determined to exercise regularly, eat a healthier diet or quit smoking, it’s not too late. Take stock of where you are and where you started from. Don’t give up yet on your resolutions.

Here are a few tips and tricks to help you re-achieve your resolutions in 2010: 1. Eat your way to a slimmer waistline. If you’re looking to follow a healthy diet this year, start by taking simple steps to change your eating habits that are both friendly on your waistline and that keep your stomach happy. Indulge in sweets moderately, limit the number of helpings you take, reduce portion sizes and eat until you are satisfied, rather than uncomfortable.

2. Celebrate your successes!

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Blockade could end Feb. 18 if conditions met from page 1 Wabasse was pleased to see the number of mineral exploration companies that took part in the Mineral Exploration Mining Symposium.

“It is good for them to participate in the mining symposium – trying to learn from us what we want and what we expect from the mining industry,” Wabasse said.

“I’m just looking forward to working with the mining companies and the government in the mining industry.”

Noront Resources CEO Wes Hanson said his company is currently negotiating with the communities over the blockade.

“We have had a dialogue ever since the protest started,”

Hanson said during the Mineral Exploration Mining Symposium.

“Both sides are still active at the negotiating table, trying to find a solution.”

Hanson said the drillers have left his company’s camp but the geologists and support staff are still working at the camp.

“Most of our people in camp are geologists and our support staff,” Hanson said.

“They are keeping the tents warm and the snow shovelled, doing a little bit of high brow work – geology stuff and interpretation.”

Hanson said his company had planned the largest program in the Ring of Fire for this January, February and March.

“I think some of the other companies were planning a later

start to their work program,” Hanson said. “I don’t think it is impacting them as much as it is us, but I still believe it is important as a show of good faith Noront not break the spirit of the protest or blockade and we adhere to the wishes of the community until we can find a settlement.”

Marten Falls has presented a memorandum of agreement to the major players in the Ring of Fire outlining the 10 issues that need to be resolved before the blockade will end: expedition of airport construction, expedition of both band and business interests, elimination of extensive lake usage as landing strips, enforcement of accommodation and compensation, enforcement of environmental accountabil-

ity, establishment of a consistent environmental assessment process, establishment of protocol for mutual business development, enlistment of the winter road corridor, establishment of land-use planning and clawback and compensation for the corridor.

“We are against development where we have no input,” said Marten Falls Chief Elijah Moonias. “We want to ensure longterm benefits from development in our treaty-protected territory.

“If all parties involved agree to settle our issues in the next six months, we will end the blockade on Feb. 18.

“If there is not agreement and we are forced to continue with the blockade, we will ask other experienced people to help.”

Participate Review of Long-Term Management Direction Nagagami Forest 2011- 2021 Forest Management Plan Wawatay News file photo

Actor Adam Beach is featured in one of the films being screened during the imagineNATIVE tour of northern Ontario.

Reel Injun touring with imagineNATIVE Rick Garrick Wawatay News

A film featuring Adam Beach, Clint Eastwood and Graham Greene is the highlight of imagineNATIVE’s Feb. 3 to March 9 tour of northern Ontario.

“The feature screening is Reel Injun, which depicts the history of Indians from when they were first (introduced in the 1920s) to today,” said imagineNATIVE spokesperson Sage Paul, explaining that Reel Injun documents the portrayal of First Nations people throughout the history of Hollywood, from the 1920s to today. “It’s being released (Feb. 19) in major theatres across Canada. I’m happy we got it.”

The film by Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond takes the audience on a journey across America to look at how the myth of the Injun has influenced the world’s understanding and misunderstanding of Natives; it features candid interviews with directors, writers, actors and activists, including Clint Eastwood, Jim Jarmusch, Robbie Robertson, Sacheen Littlefeather, John Trudell and Russell Means, and clips from hundreds of classic and recent films, including Stagecoach, Little Big Man, The Outlaw Josey Wales, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and Atanarjuat the Fast Runner.

“It’s going quite well,” Paul said about the tour, which began in Wikwemikong and Manitowaning on Manitoulin Island and Parry Sound in early February and is scheduled to run through Sault Ste. Marie Feb. 19, Geraldton Feb. 22, Timmins feb. 26, Fort Albany March 2, Moosonee March 4, Moose Factory March 5, North Bay March 8 and Temagami March 9. “We just finished our youth program in Parry Sound.”

Paul said the youth usually ask questions about how they can make their own video projects.

“It’s really exciting to see them,” Paul said, noting this was the sixth year imagineNATIVE has done the tour. “Every year they are getting more encouraged.”

The youth program features imagineNATIVE’s 2009 Youth Program: Shout Out Loud, which features the following films which were made for or by youth.

Bollywood Dreaming, directed by Cornel Ozies, features 16-year-old Jedda Rae Hill, an Aboriginal Afro-American skater, boxer and actor who dreams of starring in a Bollywood movie.

This is Me, directed by David Sam, features a young man speaking about his experience of being bullied as a teenager and the story of who he really is.

Memories, directed by Joel George, features a young boy’s attempts to open up to a stranger while struggling with profound loss.

Our World, directed by Keifer Collison, explores the power and vitality of future Indigenous leaders.

Kir Otci Ntcotco (For You, Mom), directed by Mariana Niquay-Ottawa, features a visual portrayal of a letter intending to reconcile the past and apologize for a turbulent adolescence and misdirected angst.

Go Get Dad, directed by Adam Garnet Jones, features an unwanted reunion between a son and father that forces the youth to find the strength to change their relationship forever.

Grounded in Tradition & Moving with the Times, directed

by Gwaliga Hart, features a young Haida boy who is transported into a miraculous world of language and tradition.

How People Got Fire, directed by Daniel Janke, follows twelve-year-old Tish in an animated work that brings to life the metaphor and magic of her grandmother’s story.

We Need Your Input Do you…

• Have an interest in the natural resource management in the Nagagami Forest?

• Want to know more about the proposed long-term management direction in the Nagagami Forest?

• Want to take an active role in the planning process and development of the Nagagami Forest Management Plan?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), Jackfish River Management and the Local Citizens Committee invite you to review the proposed long-term management direction for the 2011-2021 forest management plan (FMP) for the Nagagami Forest. The proposed long-term management direction includes the proposed management strategy, which will provide for sustainability of the Nagagami Forest by balancing social, economic and environmental considerations, consistent with legislation and policy.

You will have the opportunity to review and comment on: • Levels of access, harvest, renewal and tending activities; • Preferred harvest areas and areas which could be reasonably harvested during the ten-year term of the plan; • The analysis done of alternative corridors for each new primary road for the next twenty years.

Your comments and input will help us develop balanced and well informed decisions as we continue with the planning process. Any additional background information that you can provide us with would be greatly appreciated.

How to Get Involved A summary of the long-term management direction, which includes a map summarizing proposed harvest areas and primary road corridors, has been prepared and is available for review on request. As well, “value maps”, which provide information such as fish and wildlife habitat features (e.g., lake trout lakes, heronries), parks and protected areas, tourism facilities as well as many other features on the Nagagami Forest are available on request.

Comments on the proposed long-term management direction for the Nagagami Forest must be received by Zachary White of the planning team at the Ministry of Natural Resources Wawa District Office, by March 12, 2010.

The plan is being prepared by the following planning team members: Marie Ditner, Chair and Project Manager Boris Michelussi, R.P.F., Jackfish River Management Limited, Plan Author Zachary White, R.P.F., MNR Area Forester Tom Newport, Columbia Forest Products Limited David Haavaldsrud, Haavaldsrud Timber Steve Lebel, MNR A/Nagagami Area Biologist Paul Gamble, MNR Resource Planner/Aboriginal Liaison Margaret Zajac, Nagagami Forest Local Citizens Committee Vacant, First Nation Representative(s) The planning team members, the Ministry of Natural Resources District Manager and the LCC are available during the planning process to meet and discuss your interests and concerns.

A formal issue resolution process, as described in the Forest Management Planning Manual (2009), can be initiated upon written request. A summary of all comments collected throughout the planning process will be made available to the public in a summary form during the planning process and for the duration of the approved ten-year plan.

Stay Involved In addition to this opportunity to review, there are three other formal opportunities for you to be involved, tentatively scheduled as follows: Information Centre: Review of Proposed Operations Information Centre: Review of the Draft Forest Management Plan Inspection of Ministry of Natural Resources-Approved Forest Management Plan

June, 2010 September, 2010 February, 2011

If you would like to be added to a mailing list to be notified of public involvement opportunities, please contact Zachary White at 705-856-4715.

The general information regarding the FMP process as well as the information described in this notice, will be available at the Jackfish River Management office and at the Ministry of Natural Resources office during normal office hours for a period of thirty (30) days (February 10, 2010 – March 12, 2010). As well, an appointment with the ministry’s Wawa District Manager or with a planning team member during non-business hours may be made by calling 705-856-4715.

For more information, please contact: Zachary White, R.P.F. MNR, Wawa District P.O. Box 1160, 48 Mission Road Wawa, ON P0S 1K0 Tel.: 705-856-4715 Fax: 705-856-7511

Boris Michelussi, R.P.F. Jackfish River Management Limited P.O. Box 780, 10 Becker Road Hornepayne, ON P0M 1Z0 Tel.: 807-868-2370 Fax: 807-868-2594

Margaret Zajac Nagagami Forest LCC Tel.: 807-868-2832

The Ministry of Natural Resources is collecting your personal information and comments under the authority of the Crown Forest Sustainability Act. Any personal information you provide (address, name, telephone, etc.) will be protected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, however, your comments will become part of the public consultation process and may be shared with the general public. Your personal information may be used by the Ministry of Natural Resources to send you further information related to this forest management planning exercise. If you have questions about the use of your personal information, please contact Paul Gamble at 705-856-4701.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF SCREENING DETOUR GOLD CORPORATION DETOUR LAKE TEMPORARY POWER PROJECT This Notice of Commencement is provided to inform the public and interested parties that an environmental study is being initiated to determine the potential environmental effects of the installation and operation of diesel generation (between 1 MW and 5 MW - the Detour Lake Temporary Power Project) at the Detour Lake Project site, located approximately 185 kilometres northeast of Cochrane in northern Ontario.

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Detour Gold Corporation intends to advance the development of the Detour Lake Project towards production (a brownfield site - previously operating mine). Development of the proposed open pit gold mine requires reliable power supply for the construction phase. Diesel power is being proposed to meet the power needs, until a transmission line connected to the provincial electrical grid is established.

The study will be carried out in accordance with the Ministry of the Environment’s Environmental Screening Process for Category B Projects set out in Ontario Regulation 116/01 (the Electricity Projects Regulation). On completion of the studies, an Environmental Screening Report will be completed and made available for a 30-day public review period. A Notice of Completion will advise interested parties of the locations where the reports can be reviewed.

Public input is encouraged throughout the study. The public, agencies and other interested persons are encouraged to actively participate in the planning process. For more information about the Detour Lake Project visit our website at: www.detourgold.com.

Please direct any inquiries, comments or requests regarding the Project to: Derek Teevan Vice President Aboriginal and Government Affairs Detour Gold Corporation Royal Bank Plaza, North Tower 200 Bay St, Suite 2040, Box 23, Toronto, ON M5J 2J1 Tel: (416) 304-0800 E-mail: dteevan@detourgold.com

Sheila Daniel Head, Environmental Management AMEC Earth & Environmental 160 Traders Blvd. E, Suite 110 Mississauga, ON L5N 7A3 Tel: (905) 568-2929 E-mail: sheila.daniel@amec.com

Under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Environmental Assessment Act, unless otherwise stated in the submission, any personal information such as name, address, telephone number and property location included in a submission will become part of the public record files for this matter and will be released, if requested, to any person.

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McIntyre Community Centre 85 McIntyre Rd, Timmins, ON

Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 7 to 9 p.m.

Tim Horton Events Centre Third Street, Cochrane, ON

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ABOVE: Nathan Brown (left) of the Sioux Lookout Flyers rushes the puck past Fort Frances Lakers’ Matt Caulfield. The Flyers hosted the Lakers at the Memorial Arena in Sioux Lookout Feb. 10. The Lakers won 5-4.

BELOW: Sioux Lookout Flyers’ Clayton Lewis (left) and Troy Dumais (centre) try to get the puck away from Fort Frances Lakers’ Henry Gutierrez.

Detour Gold Corporation (Detour Gold) invites you to the above public information sessions for the Detour Lake Project, a proposed mine to be located at the site of a previously operating mine in the Sunday Lake Area, approximately 185 kilometres northeast of Cochrane, Ontario.

The Detour Lake Project is a proposed 50,000 to 60,000 tonne per day, open pit gold mine with related facilities, including: processing plant, storage and maintenance buildings, waste handling and water treatment facilities, accommodations, tailings storage area, stockpiles and a transmission line. The planned open pit will enlarge the existing historic open pit and cover approximately 300 hectares.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSIONS DETOUR GOLD CORPORATION DETOUR LAKE PROJECT

Timmins Monday, March 1, 2010, 7 to 9 p.m.

McIntyre Community Centre 85 McIntyre Rd, Timmins, ON

Cochrane Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 7 to 9 p.m.

Tim Horton Events Centre Third Street, Cochrane, ON

Detour Gold Corporation (Detour Gold) invites you to the above public information sessions for the Detour Lake Project. The Detour Lake Project is a proposed 50,000 to 60,000 tonne per day, open pit gold mine with related processing facilities and infrastructure, to be located at the site of a previously operating mine, approximately 185 kilometres northeast of Cochrane, Ontario. The Project is anticipated to contribute substantially to the local economy during the construction and operation phases (totalling approximately 17 years or more).

Consultation on the Detour Lake Project was initiated in 2007. These current public sessions will provide information regarding the Detour Lake Project and environmental approvals processes being conducted under the requirements of Ontario Environmental Assessment Act:

The Project is anticipated to contribute substantially to the local economy during the construction and operation phases (totalling approximately 17 years or more). Construction is proposed to start in 2010 with mine production scheduled for the end of 2012 (both pending environmental approvals).

Consultation on the Detour Lake Project was initiated in 2007. The public information sessions will provide information regarding the Project and environmental approvals processes being conducted under the Ontario Mining Act and Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. The Company will display posters summarizing the existing conditions, proposed project design, planned progressive and final reclamation measures, and expected conditions at closure.

Representatives of Detour Gold and their consultant will be available to listen and record your comments and to answer questions.

Your feedback is encouraged and valued over the life of the Project. We want to hear from you either at the Public Information Sessions or at any time through correspondence. Direct notification of future involvement activities will be provided to those who express an interest in being involved. Please direct any inquiries, comments or requests regarding the Detour Lake Project to: Derek Teevan Vice President Aboriginal and Government Affairs Detour Gold Corporation Royal Bank Plaza, North Tower 200 Bay St, Suite 2040, Box 23, Toronto, ON M5J 2J1 Tel: (416) 304-0800 E-mail: dteevan@detourgold.com

Sheila Daniel Head, Environmental Management AMEC Earth & Environmental 160 Traders Blvd. E, Suite 110, Mississauga, ON L5N 7A3 Tel: (905) 568-2929 E-mail: sheila.daniel@amec.com

Please visit our website at: www.detourgold.com for more information about the Detour Lake Project.

With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record. Under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Environmental Assessment Act, unless otherwise stated in the submission, any personal information such as name, address, telephone number and property location included in a submission will become part of the public record files for this matter and will be released, if requested, to any person.

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Detour Lake Temporary Power Project: An Environmental Screening is being carried out for the provision of between 1 MW and 5 MW diesel generation for the construction phase of the Detour Lake Project, in accordance with the requirements set out in Ontario Regulation 116/01 (Electricity Projects Regulation). On completion of the study, an Environmental Screening Report will be completed and made available for a 30-day public review period. A Notice of Completion will advise interested parties of the locations where the reports can be reviewed.

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Detour Lake Power Project: An Individual Environmental Assessment is being conducted for the proposed installation of a 230 kV transmission line to connect the Detour Lake Project site to the Provincial electrical grid. The transmission line will provide the permanent power supply for the proposed Detour Lake Project. A Proposed Terms of Reference was available for public review and is currently under review by the Ministry of the Environment. If approved, the Terms of Reference will provide the framework for the preparation of the Environmental Assessment. There will be further consultation opportunities during the preparation and submission of the Environmental Assessment as described in the Proposed Terms of Reference.

The public information sessions will include a general presentation about the Detour Lake Project. Poster displays will provide more details regarding: proposed designs, alternatives considered, anticipated environmental impacts and mitigation strategies.

Representatives of Detour Gold and their consultant will be available to listen and record your comments, to answer questions and to discuss the project with you. Your feedback is encouraged and valued over the life of the Project. We want to hear from you either at the Public Information Sessions or at any time through correspondence. Direct notification of future involvement activities will be provided to those who express an interest in being involved.

Please direct any inquiries, comments or requests regarding the Detour Lake Project to: Derek Teevan Vice President Aboriginal and Government Affairs Detour Gold Corporation Royal Bank Plaza, North Tower 200 Bay St, Suite 2040 Box 23, Toronto, ON M5J 2J1 Tel: (416) 304-0800 E-mail: dteevan@detourgold.com

Sheila Daniel Head, Environmental Management AMEC Earth & Environmental 160 Traders Blvd. E Suite 110, Mississauga, ON L5N 7A3 Tel: (905) 568-2929 E-mail: sheila.daniel@amec.com

Please visit our website at: www.detourgold.com for more information about the Detour Lake Project.

With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record. Under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Environmental Assessment Act, unless otherwise stated in the submission, any personal information such as name, address, telephone number and property location included in a submission will become part of the public record files for this matter and will be released, if requested, to any person.

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Erik Charlie fitting in with Kings James Thom Wawatay News

Erik Charlie is the youngest player on his hockey team.

He’s the only 13-year-old on the Thunder Bay Bantam ‘AAA’ Kings.

It’s not something the Fort William First Nation member takes lightly, but when he’s on the ice and is focused, they are all teammates regardless of age.

“My teammates have made me feel very welcome,” Charlie said. “From the first practice we had as a team, it’s been great.”

Added his father Ryan: “He came home that first day with a beaming smile. I couldn’t help but be happy for him. I knew this was going to be a great year.”

To date, it has been, he said.

The team has had much success winning about three times as many games as its lost.

They’ve also won two tournaments, Erik said, including one in Minnesota just days prior to his interview with Wawatay.

“He handles himself well out of town,” Ryan said. “There’s a lot of tournaments where most of the parents don’t go watch.”

Erik admits it can be difficult to be away from his dad and siblings but he makes due.

“It’s not as fun,” he said. “I like having my dad at the games watching.”

Despite being away from his family, Erik has enjoyed the season, which includes one or two out of town tourneys a month.

“I like seeing new cities, playing different teams and having a higher level of competition,” Erik said. “There are a lot of good players at this level of hockey.”

Erik is most at peace when he’s on the ice.

Sometimes prior to games, he can feel a little bit of pressure but once he hits the ice and gets a lift from the crowd cheering, that pressure disappears.

At this point, he feels his best hockey assets are skating and puck movement.

“I’m learning how to hit better,” Erik, who’s been playing hockey since he was five, said.

“I’m working on it.”

While hockey takes a lot of his time, school success is just as important in the Charlie home.

“The coaches follow up with the players about school and their report cards,” Ryan said.

“I’ve been impressed with that.”

During team road trips, there is designated homework time to make sure students keep up with their studies.

“It doesn’t affect me as much since I’m in Grade 8 and don’t have as much homework,” Erik, whose favourite team is the Philadelphia Flyers, said. “The high school kids have more and I see them working on it.”

Between games, five practices a week and school, Erik doesn’t have much free time.

What time he does have is spent playing video games, meeting friends and playing pick-up hockey.

James Thom/Wawaatay News

Fort William First Nation’s Erik Charlie handles the puck prior to a Thunder Bay ‘AAA’ King Bantam practice at Fort William First Nation Arena. Charlie is the youngest player on his team.

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Casey Aysanabee spikes the ball over the head of Deer Lake team member Jeremy Sawanis during a men’s division match between Deer Lake and Pelican Falls at Pelican’s sixth annual volleyball tournament Feb. 6.

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Teams traveled from as far as Thunder Bay and even Deer Lake to participate in Pelican Falls First Nation High School’s sixth annual volleyball tournament.

Thirteen teams, with six players to a squad, participated in the annual event, which took place at Pelican Falls Feb. 6.

“This year is the biggest tournament we ever had,” Duane Ogemah, organizer of the tournament, said. Ogemah is also a house councillor at Pelican Falls. “We’re really happy with the turn out … and there’s lots of really skilled teams here so that’s nice to see.”

This year’s tournament had divisions for both men’s and women’s teams. In previous years the teams were mixed gendered.

Casey Aysanabee, a student from Pelican Falls playing on the Pelican men’s team, was glad to be part of the tournament.

“I play middle position and I love to spike and block the other people. I like to fly, I just love playing volleyball,” Aysanabee said. “I just want to have fun with my friends and teammates.”

In the men’s division the team from Sioux Lookout won, defeating Deer Lake 2-1.

In the women’s division Onigaming defeated the Scum Bay Bumpers, 2-0.

Cash prizes were awarded to winning teams. The winners of the men’s division received $800 and $200 was given to the second place team. In the women’s division $600 was awarded to the first place team, and $150 for second place.

The proceeds from the tournament will support recreational programs at Pelican Falls.

“Next year we’re going to try and do the tournament over two days and even try to get a second gym in town (Sioux Lookout)” Ogemah said. “Because the tournament is getting really crowded with a lot of volleyball.”

See next page for another photo.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

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SIOUX LOOKOUT FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITY

SIOUX LOOKOUT FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITY

Short Term Assessment and Treatment (STAT) Unit

Nodin Child and Family Intervention Services (NCFI)

CLINICAL CASE SUPERVISOR

PROJECT MANAGER

Internal/External Posting 1 Year Term Employment Location: Sioux Lookout, Ontario

Are you interested in making a difference in the lives of First Nation Youth? The Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority can provide you with that unique opportunity.

We are currently seeking a Clinical Case Supervisor to manage the operations of a six bed Assessment and Stabilization Treatment Center in Sioux Lookout, Ontario.

QUALIFICATIONS • Degree in Child and Youth Work, Social Work or related discipline; • Prior case management experience and education is an asset; • Minimum of four years direct work experience in Residential Services with children, adolescents, and families; • Demonstrated Clinical Mental Health skills preferably in the area of children and adolescents; • Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills; • Must have experience and understanding of Native culture, and of the geographic realities and social conditions within remote First Nations communities; • Experience in staff supervision is an asset KNOWLEDGE & ABILITY • A thorough understanding of the Child & Family Services Act, Mental Health Act and awareness of current issues within Northern and remote Native communities; • Ability to communicate in one or more of the First Nations dialects of the Sioux Lookout District will be an asset; • Ability to coordinate a specialized team as per the direction of the Director of Treatment Services; • Possesses excellent team building and networking skills; • Innovative problem solving and decision making skills; • Excellent time management and organizational skills, as well as the ability to work independently.

Please send cover letter, resume, three most recent employment references and an up-to-date Criminal Reference Check with a Search of the Pardoned Sexual Offender Registry to: Charlene Samuel, Human Resources Manager Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority P.O. Box 1300, 61 Queen Street Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8 Phone: 807-737-1802 Fax: 807-737-2969 Email: Human.Resources@slfnha.com Closing Date: February 19, 2010 The Health Authority wishes to thank all applicants in advance. However, only those granted an interview will be contacted.

ABORIGINAL HEALING AND WELLNESS STRATEGY

Internal/External Posting One (1) Year Term Full Time Position Location: Sioux Lookout, Ontario

Nodin CFI has received funding from the Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Strategy (AHWS) to implement a communities-based, non-residential family healing program. The overall responsibility of this position is to coordinate community development activities and frontline team training at the community level in support of the family healing program.

QUALIFICATIONS • Preferred Bachelor of Arts degree in a recognized mental health, health care or social services profession; • Minimum of three years experience in mental health services; • Minimum of three years experience in a management or supervisory position; • Proven understanding of and experience in community based project management related mental health duties; • Ability to speak and understand one of the First Nations dialects within the Sioux Lookout Zone an asset.

• Travel is a requirement of the position.

KNOWLEDGE & ABILITY • Knowledge of Microsoft Office XP Pro (Office Pro 2007 an asset); • Ability to develop funder reports, work with funders and stakeholders to ensure project support; • Demonstrated community development skills, (e.g. facilitation, mediation, strategic planning, project evaluation); • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Please send cover letter, resume, three most recent employment references and an up to date Criminal Reference Check with a Search of the Pardoned Sexual Offenders Registry to: Charlene Samuel, Human Resources Manager Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority P.O. Box 1300, 61 Queen Street Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8 Phone: 807-737-1802 Fax: 807-737-2969 Email: Human.Resources@slfnha.com Closing Date: February 26, 2010 The Health Authority wishes to thank all applicants in advance.

However, only those granted an interview will be contacted.

For additional information regarding the Health Authority, please visit our website at www.slfnha.com

For additional information regarding the Health Authority, please visit our website at www.slfnha.com

KWAYACIIWIN EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE in Sioux Lookout, Ontario is seeking a

KWAYACIIWIN EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE in Sioux Lookout, Ontario is seeking a

Booshoo 2 You! with Lewis Wesley & Lance Moskotaywenene Every Tuesday & Thursday at 3:00PM CST On WRN 89.9 or Bell ExpressVu Channel 962

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AH-SHAWAH-BIN SIOUX LOOKOUT/ LAC SEUL VICTIM SUPPORT SERVICES invites applications for the position of: ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT WORKER The Administrative Support Worker is responsible for providing effective administrative support services to the Victim Services Coordinator as well as the Board of Directors of Ah-shawah-bin Sioux Lookout/Lac Seul Victim Support Services.

Qualifications: • Diploma in Office Administration an asset • Minimum of 2 years experience working in secretarial and/or receptionist capacity • Preference given to someone with bookkeeping background • Proficient in word processing and database programs • Excellent oral and written communication skills • Competent in upholding and maintaining strict confidentiality at all times • Cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity Terms: • Permanent, part-time position • Approximately 15 hours per week, schedule negotiable • Rate of pay: $18.50/hour Please apply with resume and cover letter, including references, by Monday, February 22, 2010 to: Shiela Tennant, Victim Services Coordinator Ah-shawah-bin Sioux Lookout/ Lac Seul Victim Support Services Box 1327, 56 – C Front Street Sioux Lookout, Ontario. P8T 1B8 Telephone: 737-1700 Fax: 737-1701 E-mail: ahshawbin@sioux-online.com

KWAYACIIWIN EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE in Sioux Lookout, Ontario is seeking a

NUMERACY SPECIALIST

STUDENT ASSESSMENT RESOURCE WORKER

The Student Assessment Resource Worker acts as a support in the development of the student assessment system for the Sioux Lookout district as part of the First Nation Student Success Program (FNSSP).

RESPONSIBILITIES • Establish a student learning assessment framework • Lead and coordinate the process to develop the system for student learning assessments • Development of a set of performance measures • Management and coordination of the cycle of assessment and assessment methodology • Coordination of training for teachers and administrators • Administration of testing cycle • Analysis of results and development of corrective strategies • Collation and analysis of data from communities QUALIFICATIONS • The position requires an experienced individual who has comprehensive experience in elementary education and specifically student learning assessment and performance measures.

• BA/B.Ed. degree • Administrative experience • An in depth knowledge of the development of student learning assessment and performance easurement systems, processes and tools.

• Strong planning, organizational and coordination skills • A demonstrated ability to work with First Nations or in a culturally diverse community setting • Self-motivated, organized, able to lead a team of professional staff • Excellent interpersonal, communications and computer skills • Fluency in Ojibway, Oji-Cree or Cree an asset

The Numeracy Specialist will work with district communities as part of the First Nation Student Success Program (FNSSP) and is responsible for providing expert advice and in-school support to teachers and administrators on strategies to improve numeracy skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES • Provide expert numeracy advice in the development of programs and initiatives related to the improvement of numeracy across the Sioux Lookout District.

• Develop and maintain effective linkages with First Nations school administrators, teachers and parents • Participate on committees, study groups and work groups within the District related to improving numeracy • Develop strategies, approaches and supporting materials to assist teachers and administrators improve the teaching of numeracy skills within their schools • Provide guidance and expertise to communities and administrators in the development of numeracy improvement plans as part of their school improvement planning process • Develop and deliver training for teachers and administrators.

• Conduct regular visits to communities to monitor issues, support implementation strategies and monitor progress.

QUALIFICATIONS • Teaching experience in elementary or secondary schools • Bachelor of Education degree • Expertise in the development, monitoring and implementation of numeracy programs • Experience as advisor to teachers on teaching of numeracy • Sound and current knowledge of current trends and research in numeracy and options for program development and delivery • A demonstrated ability to work with First Nations or in a culturally diverse community setting • Fluency in Ojibway, Oji-Cree or Cree an asset • Able to travel to district First Nations communities

The Student Assessment Resource Worker acts as a support in the development of the student assessment system for the Sioux Lookout district as part of the First Nation Student Success Program (FNSSP).

RESPONSIBILITIES • Conduct research on the assessment of student learning to encompass both classroom assessments and standardized system wide testing • Develop elements of the student assessment framework including processes, instruments and protocols • Provide ongoing monitoring of student assessment processes across the District and suggest strategies for improvement • Develop assessment materials specific to the immersion and Bilingual/Bicultural curriculum • Organize the development and delivery of training for teachers, administrators and others as required • Coordinate the cycle of assessment and assessment process QUALIFICATIONS • BA/B.Ed. degree • a working knowledge of student learning assessment and the development of student learning assessment systems and tools • Administrative and project management experience • Planning, organizational and coordination skills • A demonstrated ability to work with First Nations or in a culturally diverse community setting • Interpersonal, communications and computer skills • Fluency in Ojibway, Oji-Cree or Cree an asset • Able to travel to district First Nations communities

To apply: Please submit a resume, two references with written permission to contact, and a covering letter to:

To apply: Please submit a resume, two references with written permission to contact, and a covering letter to:

STUDENT LEARNING ASSESSMENT & PERFORMANCE MEASURES LEAD

Margaret Angeconeb, A/FNSSP Coordinator Mail: Kwayaciiwin Education Resource Centre Box 1328 Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8 e-mail: margareta@nnec.on.ca Fax: (807) 737-2882

Margaret Angeconeb, A/FNSSP Coordinator Mail: Kwayaciiwin Education Resource Centre Box 1328 Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8 e-mail: margareta@nnec.on.ca Fax: (807) 737-2882

To apply: Please submit a resume, two references with written permission to contact, and a covering letter to: Margaret Angeconeb, A/FNSSP Coordinator Mail: Kwayaciiwin Education Resource Centre Box 1328 Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8 e-mail: margareta@nnec.on.ca Fax: (807) 737-2882

A job description may be obtained by calling Charlotte at (807) 737-7373 ext 21. Criminal Reference and Child Abuse Registry check required.

A job description may be obtained by calling Charlotte at (807) 737-7373 ext 21. Criminal Reference and Child Abuse Registry check required.

A job description may be obtained by calling Charlotte at (807) 737-7373 ext 21. Criminal Reference and Child Abuse Registry check required.

Closing date for applications: Monday, March 1, 2010 by 4:00 p.m.

Closing date for applications: Monday, March 1, 2010 by 4:00 p.m.

Closing date for applications: Monday, March 1, 2010 by 4:00 p.m.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ

SIOUX LOOKOUT FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITY

SIOUX LOOKOUT FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITY

Short Term Assessment and Treatment (STAT) Unit

Nodin Child and Family Intervention Services (NCFI)

CLINICAL CASE SUPERVISOR

PROJECT MANAGER

Internal/External Posting 1 Year Term Employment Location: Sioux Lookout, Ontario

Are you interested in making a difference in the lives of First Nation Youth? The Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority can provide you with that unique opportunity.

We are currently seeking a Clinical Case Supervisor to manage the operations of a six bed Assessment and Stabilization Treatment Center in Sioux Lookout, Ontario.

QUALIFICATIONS • Degree in Child and Youth Work, Social Work or related discipline; • Prior case management experience and education is an asset; • Minimum of four years direct work experience in Residential Services with children, adolescents, and families; • Demonstrated Clinical Mental Health skills preferably in the area of children and adolescents; • Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills; • Must have experience and understanding of Native culture, and of the geographic realities and social conditions within remote First Nations communities; • Experience in staff supervision is an asset KNOWLEDGE & ABILITY • A thorough understanding of the Child & Family Services Act, Mental Health Act and awareness of current issues within Northern and remote Native communities; • Ability to communicate in one or more of the First Nations dialects of the Sioux Lookout District will be an asset; • Ability to coordinate a specialized team as per the direction of the Director of Treatment Services; • Possesses excellent team building and networking skills; • Innovative problem solving and decision making skills; • Excellent time management and organizational skills, as well as the ability to work independently.

Please send cover letter, resume, three most recent employment references and an up-to-date Criminal Reference Check with a Search of the Pardoned Sexual Offender Registry to: Charlene Samuel, Human Resources Manager Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority P.O. Box 1300, 61 Queen Street Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8 Phone: 807-737-1802 Fax: 807-737-2969 Email: Human.Resources@slfnha.com Closing Date: February 19, 2010 The Health Authority wishes to thank all applicants in advance. However, only those granted an interview will be contacted.

ABORIGINAL HEALING AND WELLNESS STRATEGY

Internal/External Posting One (1) Year Term Full Time Position Location: Sioux Lookout, Ontario

Nodin CFI has received funding from the Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Strategy (AHWS) to implement a communities-based, non-residential family healing program. The overall responsibility of this position is to coordinate community development activities and frontline team training at the community level in support of the family healing program.

QUALIFICATIONS • Preferred Bachelor of Arts degree in a recognized mental health, health care or social services profession; • Minimum of three years experience in mental health services; • Minimum of three years experience in a management or supervisory position; • Proven understanding of and experience in community based project management related mental health duties; • Ability to speak and understand one of the First Nations dialects within the Sioux Lookout Zone an asset.

• Travel is a requirement of the position.

KNOWLEDGE & ABILITY • Knowledge of Microsoft Office XP Pro (Office Pro 2007 an asset); • Ability to develop funder reports, work with funders and stakeholders to ensure project support; • Demonstrated community development skills, (e.g. facilitation, mediation, strategic planning, project evaluation); • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Please send cover letter, resume, three most recent employment references and an up to date Criminal Reference Check with a Search of the Pardoned Sexual Offenders Registry to: Charlene Samuel, Human Resources Manager Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority P.O. Box 1300, 61 Queen Street Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8 Phone: 807-737-1802 Fax: 807-737-2969 Email: Human.Resources@slfnha.com Closing Date: February 26, 2010 The Health Authority wishes to thank all applicants in advance.

However, only those granted an interview will be contacted.

For additional information regarding the Health Authority, please visit our website at www.slfnha.com

For additional information regarding the Health Authority, please visit our website at www.slfnha.com

KWAYACIIWIN EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE in Sioux Lookout, Ontario is seeking a

KWAYACIIWIN EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE in Sioux Lookout, Ontario is seeking a

Booshoo 2 You! with Lewis Wesley & Lance Moskotaywenene Every Tuesday & Thursday at 3:00PM CST On WRN 89.9 or Bell ExpressVu Channel 962

Check it out!

AH-SHAWAH-BIN SIOUX LOOKOUT/ LAC SEUL VICTIM SUPPORT SERVICES invites applications for the position of: ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT WORKER The Administrative Support Worker is responsible for providing effective administrative support services to the Victim Services Coordinator as well as the Board of Directors of Ah-shawah-bin Sioux Lookout/Lac Seul Victim Support Services.

Qualifications: • Diploma in Office Administration an asset • Minimum of 2 years experience working in secretarial and/or receptionist capacity • Preference given to someone with bookkeeping background • Proficient in word processing and database programs • Excellent oral and written communication skills • Competent in upholding and maintaining strict confidentiality at all times • Cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity Terms: • Permanent, part-time position • Approximately 15 hours per week, schedule negotiable • Rate of pay: $18.50/hour Please apply with resume and cover letter, including references, by Monday, February 22, 2010 to: Shiela Tennant, Victim Services Coordinator Ah-shawah-bin Sioux Lookout/ Lac Seul Victim Support Services Box 1327, 56 – C Front Street Sioux Lookout, Ontario. P8T 1B8 Telephone: 737-1700 Fax: 737-1701 E-mail: ahshawbin@sioux-online.com

KWAYACIIWIN EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE in Sioux Lookout, Ontario is seeking a

NUMERACY SPECIALIST

STUDENT ASSESSMENT RESOURCE WORKER

The Student Assessment Resource Worker acts as a support in the development of the student assessment system for the Sioux Lookout district as part of the First Nation Student Success Program (FNSSP).

RESPONSIBILITIES • Establish a student learning assessment framework • Lead and coordinate the process to develop the system for student learning assessments • Development of a set of performance measures • Management and coordination of the cycle of assessment and assessment methodology • Coordination of training for teachers and administrators • Administration of testing cycle • Analysis of results and development of corrective strategies • Collation and analysis of data from communities QUALIFICATIONS • The position requires an experienced individual who has comprehensive experience in elementary education and specifically student learning assessment and performance measures.

• BA/B.Ed. degree • Administrative experience • An in depth knowledge of the development of student learning assessment and performance easurement systems, processes and tools.

• Strong planning, organizational and coordination skills • A demonstrated ability to work with First Nations or in a culturally diverse community setting • Self-motivated, organized, able to lead a team of professional staff • Excellent interpersonal, communications and computer skills • Fluency in Ojibway, Oji-Cree or Cree an asset

The Numeracy Specialist will work with district communities as part of the First Nation Student Success Program (FNSSP) and is responsible for providing expert advice and in-school support to teachers and administrators on strategies to improve numeracy skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES • Provide expert numeracy advice in the development of programs and initiatives related to the improvement of numeracy across the Sioux Lookout District.

• Develop and maintain effective linkages with First Nations school administrators, teachers and parents • Participate on committees, study groups and work groups within the District related to improving numeracy • Develop strategies, approaches and supporting materials to assist teachers and administrators improve the teaching of numeracy skills within their schools • Provide guidance and expertise to communities and administrators in the development of numeracy improvement plans as part of their school improvement planning process • Develop and deliver training for teachers and administrators.

• Conduct regular visits to communities to monitor issues, support implementation strategies and monitor progress.

QUALIFICATIONS • Teaching experience in elementary or secondary schools • Bachelor of Education degree • Expertise in the development, monitoring and implementation of numeracy programs • Experience as advisor to teachers on teaching of numeracy • Sound and current knowledge of current trends and research in numeracy and options for program development and delivery • A demonstrated ability to work with First Nations or in a culturally diverse community setting • Fluency in Ojibway, Oji-Cree or Cree an asset • Able to travel to district First Nations communities

The Student Assessment Resource Worker acts as a support in the development of the student assessment system for the Sioux Lookout district as part of the First Nation Student Success Program (FNSSP).

RESPONSIBILITIES • Conduct research on the assessment of student learning to encompass both classroom assessments and standardized system wide testing • Develop elements of the student assessment framework including processes, instruments and protocols • Provide ongoing monitoring of student assessment processes across the District and suggest strategies for improvement • Develop assessment materials specific to the immersion and Bilingual/Bicultural curriculum • Organize the development and delivery of training for teachers, administrators and others as required • Coordinate the cycle of assessment and assessment process QUALIFICATIONS • BA/B.Ed. degree • a working knowledge of student learning assessment and the development of student learning assessment systems and tools • Administrative and project management experience • Planning, organizational and coordination skills • A demonstrated ability to work with First Nations or in a culturally diverse community setting • Interpersonal, communications and computer skills • Fluency in Ojibway, Oji-Cree or Cree an asset • Able to travel to district First Nations communities

To apply: Please submit a resume, two references with written permission to contact, and a covering letter to:

To apply: Please submit a resume, two references with written permission to contact, and a covering letter to:

STUDENT LEARNING ASSESSMENT & PERFORMANCE MEASURES LEAD

Margaret Angeconeb, A/FNSSP Coordinator Mail: Kwayaciiwin Education Resource Centre Box 1328 Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8 e-mail: margareta@nnec.on.ca Fax: (807) 737-2882

Margaret Angeconeb, A/FNSSP Coordinator Mail: Kwayaciiwin Education Resource Centre Box 1328 Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8 e-mail: margareta@nnec.on.ca Fax: (807) 737-2882

To apply: Please submit a resume, two references with written permission to contact, and a covering letter to: Margaret Angeconeb, A/FNSSP Coordinator Mail: Kwayaciiwin Education Resource Centre Box 1328 Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8 e-mail: margareta@nnec.on.ca Fax: (807) 737-2882

A job description may be obtained by calling Charlotte at (807) 737-7373 ext 21. Criminal Reference and Child Abuse Registry check required.

A job description may be obtained by calling Charlotte at (807) 737-7373 ext 21. Criminal Reference and Child Abuse Registry check required.

A job description may be obtained by calling Charlotte at (807) 737-7373 ext 21. Criminal Reference and Child Abuse Registry check required.

Closing date for applications: Monday, March 1, 2010 by 4:00 p.m.

Closing date for applications: Monday, March 1, 2010 by 4:00 p.m.

Closing date for applications: Monday, March 1, 2010 by 4:00 p.m.

Wawatay News

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

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DFC ends girls volleyball season with close games James Thom/Wawatay News

The Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School Thunderhawks ended their senior girls volleyball season against the Churchill Trojans Feb. 11. The team dropped three close sets 25-18, 25-15, 25-17.

LEFT: Jamie Keeash (17) backsets for a teammates spike.

FAR LEFT: Correen Kakegamic (11) hammers down a spike as a Churchill blocker attempts to stop the ball.

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Double-header between Sandy Lake, Lac Seul at Little Bands Chris Kornacki Wawatay News

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Lac Seul’s bantam A-side team celebrates their 3-2 victory over Sandy Lake. Lac Seul won the bantam A-side championship for the 2010 Little Bands hockey tournament, which was held at Sioux Lookout Memorial Arena Feb. 10-14.

Teams from Lac Seul and Sandy Lake played back-to-back in both the bantam and midget A-side finals at this years’ Little Bands Native Youth Hockey Tournament in Sioux Lookout Feb. 14.

Lac Seul was triumphant over Sandy Lake in both games.

In the bantam final, Sandy Lake opened the scoring early in the first period. But, Lac Seul would answer back and quickly tied it up.

In the remaining minutes of the first period Sandy Lake scored again taking a one-goal lead.

The second period had lots of power play chances by both teams, which Lac Seul took advantage of by once again tying the score.

Then early in the third period Lac Seul’s Jared Binguis took a shot from the point that went in. Lac Seul would hold onto their one goal lead and win the bantam championship 3-2.

“Playing in this tournament is usually a tradition for me.

This is the sixth time I’ve played in it,” Binguis said, who scored the game-winning goal for Lac Seul.

“It feels good when you score a goal,” he said. “And scoring the game winning goal feels astonishing and phenomenal.

I’m feeling a lot of pride for my reserve.”

This is the first year that Lac Seul’s head coach Howard Meshake has coached in the bantam league. But, he’s been coaching hockey since 2002.

“I’m proud of my boys and girls and proud to see that they always work as a team,” Meshake said. “Whether they

win or lose they always come out of the game with their heads up because having fun is most important.”

Unlike the bantam game, the midget A-side championship was not as close. Lac Seul’s midget team netted 11 goals and with the 10-goal mercy rule at the Little Bands tournament would end the game early with an 11-1 victory over Sandy Lake.

Lac Seul’s scoring frenzy began in the second period after Sandy Lake’s starting goaltender Dylan Brunton got thrown out of the game for fighting. At this point Lac Seul only had a three-goal lead. Over the next 20 minutes Lac Seul put another seven pucks in the Sandy Lake net to earn the midget A-side championship title for the second year in a row.

Lac Seul’s head coach Rodney Howe said the Lac Seul midget team is full of speed and talent and their secret to winning is having the kids play high school level hockey outside of the midget team.

“Playing a lot of hockey helps them stay organized when they are on the ice playing in tournaments like this,” Howe said.

“I kind of had a feeling that we were going to win,” Lac Seul’s starting goaltender Michael Bridgewater said.

Lac Seul’s midget team beat every team they faced by the 10-goal mercy rule. They played five games.

But for Bridgewater winning isn’t the best part of the Little Bands tournament.

“The best part of the tournament is all the people coming down from up north,” Bridgewater said. “You get to see and hang out with people that normally aren’t around you.”

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Four-year old Jade Windigo Jr. from Michikan Mighty Mites gets a helping hand from the referee. Windigo Jr. was a goalie for the first portion of the game.

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After much deliberation, Jeremiah McKay Kabayshewekamik is the name chosen for the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (SLFNHA) Hostel. “Jeremiah McKay was a respected Elder who contributed to health services over the years, including his role on the Chiefs Committee on Health,� said Darryl Quedent, director of client services at SLFNHA. McKay also sat on the chiefs negotiating team with the Four Party Agreement to include the new hostel in the bargaining process.

The word kabayshewekamik means a place to sleep/rest in the Anishinabe language. “We wanted to ensure the name of the hostel was something the chiefs felt reflected their communities and our services,� Quedent said.

The lengthy process of selecting a name and logo for the hostel began last May when a contest was held.

More than 35 entries were submitted from many of the communities in the Sioux Lookout area.

The SLFNHA Board of Directors selected three logo designs and then presented those to the Sioux Lookout Zone Chiefs at the SLFNHA Annual General Meeting in September.

The SLFNHA, client services staff and Elders made the final decision.

Janae Tinney’s logo design was selected to represent the new hostel.

She won herself the first place prize – a Toshiba laptop.

Tinney explained where her inspiration for the logo came from. “I just thought of everything I could in the Ojibway culture that represents healing and tried to incorporate them

(NC)—Many Canadians associate smoking with lung cancer, heart disease and premature death. But did you know that lighting up can also lead to a whole host of other health concerns for women, regardless of their age?

Women may not realize that from first puff, they are impacting their overall health and wellness, specifically putting themselves at major risk for effects they can trace on their faces – premature ageing and deep wrinkling.

Smoking can cause your hair to do more than just smell – it can potentially lead to baldness and premature grey hair.

all together in a circle,� Tinney said. “I am very proud to be able to experience this. Thank you for the opportunity! I was so excited to hear I won,�

Tinney added.

Second place went to Wava Fox. Fox nabbed a digital camera for her design.

The third place prize was an MP3 player, which was presented to Pelican Falls High School student Andra Meekis from Deer Lake.

Jeremiah McKay Kabayshewekamik is now in the final stages of construction and is scheduled to open in July.

In fact, a recent survey conducted

by Angus Reid on behalf of nicotine replacement therapy brands, Nicoderm and Nicorette, revealed fewer than two in 10 female smokers surveyed were actually aware of the link between lighting up and increased risks of developing health issues such as infertility, early onset of menopause, menstrual irregularities, osteoporosis, baldness or premature greying of hair, weight gain, hearing loss and incontinence.

Here are some eye-opening facts on some of the lesser-known effects of long-term smoking: • Smoking can cause your hair to do more than just smell – it can potentially lead to baldness and premature grey hair. According to an in-depth report on smoking published in the New York

Times, certain chemicals in smoke break down hair cells, leading to hair damage. • According to a British Medical Association Report, teenage girls and women who smoke may be more likely to have painful and irregular periods.

Smoking can also reduce chances of conceiving a baby by 10 to 40 per cent per cycle. • Information from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that smokers are one and a half times more likely to lose their teeth. Cigarette smoke interferes with the mouth’s chemistry, creating a build-up of plaque on the teeth and yellow discolouration. • Information from the WHO also shows that smokers can lose their hearing earlier than non-smokers and are more susceptible to hearing loss caused by ear infections or loud noise. • After the age of 35-40, every year of continued smoking loses three months of life expectancy. • Postmenopausal women who smoke one or more packs of cigarettes a day are five times more likely to develop breast cancer than others who do not smoke.

The good news is it’s not too late to reverse the ill-effects of smoking – the sooner a woman quits, the greater the benefit. There are many options available to help smokers kick the habit, including one Health Canada approved quit strategy, Reduce-to-Quit.

This approach can give smokers the extra push they need to quit and helps address nicotine addiction by substituting cigarettes with nicotine replacement therapies like Nicorette gum. The Nicorette Reduce to Quit program may increase the chances of quitting by over 4 times.

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Neskantaga Education Centre celebrated Family Literacy Day Jan. 27 with community members joining youth for a book fair, reading corner, craft center, puzzle centers, many different language arts and math games including a Scrabble challenge. Students and their families rotated to various centers in order to enjoy the many activities.

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Robert Horton continues Two firearms incidents in Mish political activism journey James Thom

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Nishnawbe Aski Police Service investigated a pair of firearm related incidents in late January and early February.

Officers responded to a call about an armed suspect who threatened to shoot another person and fled in a motor vehicle Jan. 30, according to police.

A suspect and vehicle were located with the help of OPP officers.

Police said when apprehended, the suspect was still armed with a shot gun.

A male youth who can’t be

Andrea Ledding Special to Wawatay News

It has been said that a candle loses no light by lighting other candles and that education is merely passing the spirit of progress and hope to the next generation.

Regarded by many as a rising leader, Robert Animikii Horton (“Bebaamweyaazh”), a member of Rainy River First Nations, is one of Turtle Island’s indigenous scholar-activists working for such outcomes.

Horton, an Anishinaabe of the marten clan, has built a reputation as a progressive and outspoken activist and respected orator on an international scale, speaking on topics such as community organizing, political/social/economic justice, and youth empowerment.

“It’s incumbent upon our generation to deliver not only who we are, but the spirit of leadership, continuity, and legacy to our People of tomorrow,” Horton said.

A recognized political philosopher and supporter of social justice organizations and Turtle Island’s Warrior Societies, he is currently completing his Masters of Sociology; advocating bringing First Nation youth voices forward to increase educational and cultural support towards academic success through support of families, communities, and educators.

Horton is considering a doctoral degree to utilize for the betterment of coming generations and has stated possible interest in educating and governance.

Horton moved to the Twin Cities at a young age. Discovering the value of educational opportunities, choosing to return to the area where his family is rooted. Majoring in Sociology at St. Cloud State University, Horton was inducted to Alpha Kappa Delta’s International Honours Society for sociologists. His recent article, ‘Irony of our Time,’ was published in “Protecting the Circle: Aboriginal Men Ending Violence Against Women.”

A wake-up call to Indigenous men, Horton’s main assertion in the article is: “One cannot respect the future, our future, or Seven Generations forward without truly respecting those that make the future, our future, and Seven Generations forward

identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act was charged with five gun-related charges, theft over $5,000 and uttering threats.

The second incident occurred Feb. 4.

On that date, officers received a report about two individuals carrying firearms in the immediate area of the Missabay Community School located on Sandy Road.

Further investigation revealed two males had walked in and out of the school while carrying firearms and had departed to a nearby bush, according to police.

Police secured the school, local roads and area and began a search for the two male suspects.

Two individuals were located and arrested by police.

Several pellet style firearms were seized.

A 19-year-old Mishkeegogamang First Nation man faces 10 gun-related charges.

A male youth was also charged with eight gun-realted charges and mischief.

Both were released from custody under conditions including not to be in the possession of any weapons and not to be within 400 metres of the school.

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Shirley Horton-Kampa and Robert Animikii Horton are both activists. possible; our women.”

Awarded the National Aboriginal Role Model Award and the Assembly of First Nations Heroes of our Time Award in 2008, he has been recently involved with the Treaty 3 Language Revitalization Project, assisted with Grand Council Treaty 3 federal coordination, and keynoted the Chiefs of Ontario Leadership Summit alongside Ontario Grand Chiefs and Kenora’s mayor, and he continues his work as a sociologist and spoken-word poet.

“Before we are defined or define ourselves by program, policy, or protocol; we must remember we are Indigenous first.”

– Robert Animikii Horton

Horton will be speaking Feb. 23 at Lakehead University’s “Catch Your Dream” conference and the National Aboriginal Youth Violence and the Changing Times Conference in Victoria, March 10-12. Horton will serve as the keynote and master of ceremonies at the upcoming Ontario Native Educators and Counselling Association (ONECA) Conference in Sault Ste. Marie from May 18- 20 and for the Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers (CANDO) conference in Niagara Falls from Sept. 2730.

Horton stresses that progressive and pro-active leadership, follow-through, social and polit-

ical awareness, community solidarity, strengthening cultural identity foundations at every level (family to political representation), empowering youth, self-sufficiency, embracing education and opportunities, and building bridges of understanding will yield positive results.

“In honouring our ancestors, we must hold our historical and inherent rights as sacred, to not forget that those rights do continue to be violated, and to hold those who do so, accountable,” Horton said. “Before we are defined or define ourselves by program, policy, or protocol; we must remember we are Indigenous first. It must reflect who we are rather than the other way around. If it does not, we can become co-architects in our own further colonization and assimilation; hands that pull our future generations away from who they really are.

We have the spirit and strength to maintain legacy; but also the means to be counterproductive by letting our own community or federal policies supersede who we are as Anishinaabe. If we choose.”

Horton’s family, a legacy of leadership, has been his inspiration. His mother, a 20-year Native family advocate and educator, was born and raised in Manitou Rapids.

His uncle Delbert, an educational leader, created an education institute. His aunt Laura is a director of post-secondary education. The Horton family roots stem from Chief Mawedopenais, prime spokesperson of Treaty 3 at Northwest Angle in 1873.

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‘Modern day warrior’ from previous page Horton was greatly influenced by political leaders such as Paul Wellstone, Robert Kennedy, Malcolm X and a diversity of writers such as Vine Deloria, Taiaiake Alfred, Chomsky, Parenti, Locke, and Brzezinski.

“From a young age, progressive and socially-conscious visionaries, activists, free-thinkers and revolutionaries, as well as social-critics like Christopher Hitchens, Bill Hicks, George Carlin, Bill Maher, and Zach de la Rocha really inspired me to

use my voice and speak truth.”

Chief Carol Copenace, of Big Grassy First Nation, regards this Indigenous scholar-activist and others like him as “modern day warriors.”

Virginia Handorgan, (Naongashiing) expressed similar sen-

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Following the deadly earthquake in the country earlier this month, support has begun to pour in to the country.

After students at Pic River Elementary School raised $2,258.45 in a fundraiser for the troubled country, chief and council of Pic River decided to match the donation. It will be presented to the Canadian Red

Cross Jan. 29.

“This is a very important lesson that our young children learned in humanity and in life,” said Chief Roy Michano.

“The caring and the hearts of our children showed immense compassion in wanting to contribute to this tragic situation happening in Haiti.

The students organized a four-hour skate-a-thon Jan. 22.

Students canvassed the community for pledges and received donations of hot dogs, hot chocolate and wood from community groups.

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From left to right, Deana Marion, Wayne Zimmer, Aboriginal Affairs Minister Chris Bentley, Terry Favelle and James Kroker particpate in the ribbon cutting of the small business centre at Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation.

Wabigoon Lake open for business Debbie Mishibinijima Wawatay News

Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its small business centre Feb. 9.

On hand for the official opening was Chris Bentley, Minister of the Attorney General and Minister of Aboriginal Affairs.

“I look forward to working with you and other First Nations to build a stronger future for all which must be based on mutual respect and understanding.

A future that is good for all of us, for our children, and for our children’s children – with respect for all.”

Terry Favelle is the director of economic development for Wabigoon.

She said the centre has several tenants in place already.

Those tenants are: WLON Distribution, 2 Feathers Forest Products, Wabigoon Lake Training and Employment, Value Pack Consulting, Wabigoon Lake Land and Resource Department and Seven Generations Education Institute – Wabigoon Campus.

Due to the proximity of the city of Dryden to Wabigoon Lake, an invitation was extended to Mayor Ann Krassilowsky.

“I believe we have a great friendship with Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation, so it is really exciting to be a part of this opening,” she said, Krassilowsky is happy the centre has been built.

“I think this has been a long journey for Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation, but they had a vision, and they had a goal and

today we see that.”

“I have to applaud the chiefs who had believed in this, the council who had believed in this, and the families from Wabigoon Lake who absolutely believe that they have a future in economic development. So this is a great day.”

As part of the celebration of the community, guests were invited to the community centre to take part in a pipe and smudging ceremony.

Several young dancers also exhibited pride in the Ojibway culture by showcasing some exhibition dancing.

To conclude the festive celebration, a feast was held.

“It’s a very forward thinking initiative, and it’s a very impressive achievement on behalf of the community,” Bentley said.

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Matawa partners with Great Slave Helicopters Rick Garrick Wawatay News

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Darlene Angecooneb, project co-ordinator for the Better Care Giving program leads a cultural sensitivity workshop at the Sunset Suites in Sioux Lookout Jan. 31. The workshop was put on by the Better Care Giving program and the Equaywuk Women’s Group. It included four sessions on topics including residential schools, gaining cultural competence and Elder’s beliefs.

Five Matawa First Nation communities have partnered with Great Slave Helicopters Inc. to provide air charter services in the Ring of Fire.

“We are optimistic about the potential of this partnership with Great Slave Helicopters, particularly considering the amount of mineral and mining activity that is in our traditional territories,” said Neskantaga Chief Roy Moonias, one of the four Matawa chiefs who signed the memorandum of understanding Feb. 12 in Thunder Bay. “By providing helicopter services to these companies who wish to enter the remote north,

our First Nations can begin to benefit from the growing presence in this sector.”

Aroland Chief Sonny Gagnon, Ginoogaming Chief Celia Echum and Long Lake 58 Chief Veronica Waboose also signed the memorandum of understanding, while the chief of Eabametoong was not present.

Great Slave Helicopters will act as the operator of the business, providing aircraft, crews, engineering support and other necessary management services, while the five Matawa communities will be largely responsible for marketing the helicopter services to potential clients within their traditional territories.

“Great Slave Helicopters has enjoyed mutually beneficial

partnerships with several other First Nations over the past 20 years and this latest agreement brings forward many exciting benefits for all parties including profit sharing, training opportunities and youth scholarships,” said Anthony Margarit, spokesman for the Northwest Territories-based company, which is one of the largest helicopter companies in Canada.

Echum said her community is not afraid to go into business with partners who will provide benefits to the community.

“There are a lot of benefits coming back to educate the youth,” Echum said, noting opportunities in pilot and aircraft engineer training, youth grants and scholarships.

Waboose said her community

is pursuing the partnership to prepare the youth for future job opportunities.

“Our children are our future,” Waboose said. “This is what we have to teach our children – there are risks in this life that you have to take. Even if it fails, it’s all right.”

Moonias said the partnership negotiations took about two years, but he expects this to just be the beginning.

“This is an opportunity in terms of business engagements with any exploration companies that are in the Ring of Fire in our traditional territories,” Moonias said.

“This the first of many – there will be many, many more to come.”

Equaywuk teaches cultural sensitivity Chris Kornacki Wawatay News

The Equaywuk Women’s Group and the Better Care Giving project hosted a Cultural Sensitivity workshop for caregivers of Aboriginal clients at the Sunset Suites in Sioux Lookout.

The workshop took place over two days (Jan. 30-31) and was broken up into four sessions. There were more than 40 participants in the two-day workshop.

Darlene Angecooneb, project co-ordinator for the Better Care Giving program said the main purpose behind the workshop is to let people who are attending medical school or who are already working within the northern communities or organizations that deal with those communities know some of the cultural differences between Aboriginal people and nonAboriginal people.

“We teach about the ethics of Aboriginal people and some of the health concerns of Aboriginal people; whether it’s physical, mental, emotional or spiritual,” Angecooneb said.

“We’re hoping to give insight into the life of Aboriginal people and some of the issues with Aboriginal people also. Like the high costs of healthy food for example and the high diabetes rate in the north.”

This is the second time a workshop has been done by Equaywuk and Better Care Giving to provide awareness about Native issues for non-Native people.

“The workshop is supposed to be geared to non-Aboriginal professionals working with Aboriginal clients working mostly in a hospital setting, but this year we have extended it to the general public because we think that cultural differences and understanding them is very important,” Jennifer Derosier, program director of Equaywuk said.

“It’s hard to recruit people to come because everyone is so busy, so we tried a weekend workshop this year. And it’s a nice turnout, people are willing to come and listen and raise awareness within themselves, and that’s a good thing.”

Derosier said that some other topics being addressed at the workshop were Native ethics, the history of the residential schools and the effects of the residential school system on the Aboriginal population and the work that is currently being done to address those effects.

Also, the struggles communities have in the north because of high costs of living.

Other topics discussed over the weekend were contrasting communication styles being Native and non-Native peoples and how to deal with these differences, Elder teachings, understanding the clan system, and understanding the Anishinaabe worldview.

“Understanding is important and we are talking a lot about respect. And if we lived in a world were everybody had respect for themselves and for each other what a good world we would live in,” Derosier said.

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For most adult Canadians, the winter months not only bring cold temperatures, but the looming task of completing taxes and evaluating financial responsibilities. For many, these activities can also cause increased stress and anxiety.

“Stress and anxiety has a huge impact on our health,” says Dr. Gary Shapero, a Torontobased family physician with a special interest in headache and pain management. “It can cause increased aches and pains in our bodies, especially the likelihood of headache and migraine. The good news is there are ways to

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How to Get Involved The Ministry of Natural Resourcesaccepted minor amendment (sequence #35) will be available for review for a 15day period February 17 to March 3, 2010 at the following locations: • The Ministry of Natural Resources public website at https://ontario. ca/forestplans • AbitibiBowater Ofce, 2001 Neebing Ave., Thunder Bay, ON, Tom Ratz, R.P.F. (807) 475-2701 Interested and affected persons and organizations can arrange an appointment with MNR staff at the Ministry of Natural Resources Sioux Lookout District ofce to discuss the minor amendment. To arrange an appointment please contact Tara Pettit, R.P.F. at (807) 737-5040.

Comments and/or concerns with respect to this MNR-accepted minor amendment must be received within the 15-day review period and no later than March 3, 2010 by Tara Pettit, R.P.F. of the Ministry of Natural Resources Sioux Lookout District Ofce. Further public consultation may be required if signicant concerns are raised. If no signicant concerns are raised by the end of the 15-day inspection, the minor amendment will be approved. After approval the amendment will be posted to the Ministry of .Natural Resources website noted above.

During the 15-day inspection period, any person may make a written request to initiate a formal issue resolution process, following the process described in the 2009 Forest Management Planning Manual (Part C, Section 6.1.4). Further information about this process may be obtained from the Ministry of Natural Resources contact identied above.

The Ministry of Natural Resources is collecting your personal information and comments under the authority of the Crown Forest Sustainability Act. Any personal information you provide (address, name, telephone, etc.) will be protected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, however your comments will become part of the public consultation process and may be shared with the general public. Your personal information may be used by the Ministry of Natural Resources to send you further information related to this forest management planning exercise. If you have questions about use of your personal information, please contact Glen Niznowski at (807) 737-5037.

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Sandy Lake’s Rhonda Goodman believes her commitment to Oshki-Pimache-O-Win’s Native Early Childhood Education program sets a good example for her nine children.

“For me to continue my education after having all my children was the best thing,” Goodman said, explaining that although the process was challenging with her responsibilities at home and her full-time job at the community Head Start program, it was also very exhilarating. “I’m about being a mother, but I realize I am also about something else too – I want to help people.”

Goodman began the program in Sept. 2008 when she was six months pregnant and brought her son out to Oshki’s Thunder Bay campus a few weeks after he was born in Dec. 2008.

“That was the hardest thing I ever did,” Goodman said.

Goodman brought her son with her for three two-week sessions over the second and third semesters, but eventually left him home this past fall after he began exploring the world around him.

“My husband and I decided it was best for the baby because he was starting to explore,” Goodman said.

Goodman said it is important to be an inspiration to others.

“Growing up in the community has a lot of challenges,” Goodman said. “A lot of time we don’t feel good about ourselves.”

Goodman wants to change that perception in her community, and especially in her children.

“I believe my kids will remember this time,” Goodman said. “We all had to sacrifice as a family, but I believe I am giving them something important.

Education is important – they’ll have that. This is what keeps me going.”

Goodman said her husband Jason has been very supportive in looking after the family while she is attending classes at Oshki’s campus in Thunder Bay, usually two weeks at a time twice every semester for the past three semesters.

“He takes very good care of them because he knows I am a worrisome mother,” Goodman said.

“When he is doing that, I can concentrate on my work.”

Goodman, who has achieved almost straight A’s in her classes, is scheduled to complete the Native Early Childhood Education program this upcoming June.

“It works out,” Goodman

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Sandy Lake’s Rhonda Goodman has persevered with her studies in Oshki-Pimache-O-Win’s Native Early Childhood Education program even though she gave birth to a baby boy just before the beginning of the second of four semesters. said, explaining she attends classes at Oshki for 12 hours every day while in Thunder Bay. “It’s just two weeks of go-gogo. Be on top of your chores, be organized.”

“Growing up, I didn’t know my identity. I get to experience these things here.”

– Rhonda Goodman

Goodman said the program requires her to put in two hours of classes most days of the week while back in her own community.

“They know we have full-time jobs,” Goodman said.

Goodman said she has always been conscientious and appreciates what she is learning at Oshki.

“I love what I am learning,” Goodman said. “I just go into class and make sure I listen because this is what I want to

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Goodman said if you help the child, you help the family and help the community.

“That is why I work hard,” Goodman said. “That is why I get all that information.”

Goodman said her time at Oshki has also been a healing journey for herself.

“Growing up, I didn’t know my identity,” Goodman said. “I get to experience these things here – I never knew about my culture and I feel so special now that I had that exposure to it. I feel proud in myself and I am starting to feel happy about myself. This is an added bonus.”

Goodman said she is planning to continue working at the Head Start program once she finishes the Native Early Childhood Education program, but she is also thinking about continuing her education in the future.

“I want to keep going, keep continuing to learn,” Goodman said.

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Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School student Darren Meekis, left, accepts movie passes from director of student services Larry Howes, right, and principal Jonathan Kakegamic. Meekis, of Sandy Lake, and Chantal Keeash, of Weagamow Lake, were named Student Achievement Award winners for the two-week period ending Feb. 5 at the school. Said DFC vice-principal Greg Quachegan: “It is important to recognize student accomplishments and give them further incentive to succeed.” The students were recognized for good attendance and academics.

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Weight loser wins Bowflex exercise equipment Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Onigaming’s Lois Kelly won a $1,200 Bowflex exercise machine in a diabetes initiative weight loss contest.

“She lost 18 per cent of her body weight,” said Healthy Baby, Healthy Children co-ordinator Joanne Copenace about the Onigaming Biggest Loser Contest, which she organized as part of the Northern Ontario Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative (NOADI). “The second place person lost 15 per cent of their body weight.”

Copenace said about 53 people entered the contest, but only about 20 continued to the end of the 12-week program.

“Every month we have a nutrition bingo,” Copenace said, explaining the bingo initiative encourages people to eat foods low in sugar and high in fibre.

“Lots of fruits and vegetables.”

Copenace also holds community kitchen sessions for community members where they usually cook up to five or six healthy recipes per session.

“It encourages people to try new foods,” Copenace said.

“When we’re finished cooking, everyone takes the food home.”

Kids in the Kitchen sessions are also held to encourage children and their parents to choose healthier foods that will help prevent chronic diseases, such as diabetes.

“We also have talks on what is a chronic disease,” Copenace said. “These are the things you can do to prevent diabetes. We make sure they are aware of the high rates of diabetes within the First Nations population.”

Copenace also shows the children how sugar affects their circulation system.

“We show them how your blood flows through your body,” Copenace said. “When you have a lot of sugar in your body, your blood doesn’t flow as fast.”

“We also show them what five pounds of fat looks like. It’s a real eye-opener for them.”

NOADI was implemented in

2007 after the Aboriginal Diabetes Education and Management Needs Assessment for Northern Ontario 2006 study was completed with the main goal of improving access to locally-relevant and culturally-appropriate diabetes initiatives for northern Ontario’s Aboriginal people.

Since its inception, 81 of northern Ontario’s 110 First Nations and 47 off-reserve Aboriginal organizations have participated in a variety of NOADI initiatives, including enhanced access to local health care, such as foot care and traditional medicines, improved infrastructure for healthy living and food security, such as community gardens and walking trails, and culturally appropriate initiatives for locally determined priority groups, such as children’s community kitchens and exercise groups for women.

The different initiatives have been summarized in “Sharing Initiatives: Community-Based Aboriginal Diabetes Projects,” which can be found at the www. ndhn.com website.

Dorothy Copenace, the community’s referral clerk, has also organized weekly exercise groups and family days to get people out of their homes and moving about the community.

“We have monthly foot-care clinics, and every three months we have a chiropodist come to the community,” Joanne said.

“Anybody who has diabetes or is high risk has priority.”

Copenace said some diabetics may eventually develop neuropathy, which involves a loss of sensation in their feet.

“You have to be careful with your feet,” Copenace said. “You don’t want to cut your nails too short.”

Copenace said about 60 people out of the 400-450 people in her community have been diagnosed with diabetes.

“Our youngest is nine or 10,” Copenace said. “A lot of my peers (late 30s) have diabetes already.

“Usually grandmothers in their 70s have diabetes.”

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Integrated Community Sustainability Planning 101: Education to Engagement – Please Join Us!

The Workshops are scheduled for:

March 3, 2010 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. at the Best Western Inn, 2 Sturgeon River Rd,

Sioux Lookout

March 4, 2010 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. at the Lost Lake Drop-in Centre, 21 Second Street, Hudson

The Municipality’s Economic Development Commission and Environment Committee will be hosting community workshops to provide information on the ICSP development process and to encourage community involvement.

For more information, please contact Brian MacKinnon, Community Development Coordinator at (807) 737-2700, ext. 2243 or by e-mail at bmackinnon@siouxlookout.ca. Or visit the Municipality’s website - www.siouxlookout.ca - and click on the ICSP icon on the homepage.

The ICSP will be a long term plan providing direction for the community to realize sustainability objectives for the cultural, economic, environmental and social dimensions of its identity for many years to come. Please come out to learn about and contribute to this pivotal initiative.

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Pie pounding Pelican Falls teachers, students fundraise for Haiti Debbie Mishibinijima Wawatay News

The staff and students of Pelican Falls First Nations High School took turns having pies smooshed into their faces for a good cause.

Vice-principal Darlene Pike said the school council organized a pie in the face auction fundraiser.

“We thought it was really important for our students to reach out to others who are suffering in other parts of the world – there are no boundaries,” Pike said.

The good-natured event was held Jan. 22 and raised $760 for the Red Cross Haiti Relief fund.

Students pooled money

together for the chance to smoosh a pie into the face of either a staff member or another student.

“We thought it was really important for our students to reach out to others who are suffering in other parts of the world.”

– Darlene Pike

The bid on teacher Solomon Kakegamic raised the most funds, with an impressive $175 to see him get creamed.

Likewise, staff bid for the chance to smoosh pie into the face of a student.

Jared Sugarhead nabbed the highest bid of $60 amongst the students.

Desta Buswa, teacher representative of the student council, said they were teaching the students the concept of ‘me’ to ‘we’.

“When this earthquake happened in Haiti, I went to the student council and teacher’s council to raise money for Haiti relief.

“I was so happy that student council helped out, and that empathy has been extended. It was excellent.”

Please see facing page for photos from the event.

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Point-of-sale exemption was the biggest concern NDP candidate Tania Cameron encountered during her mid-January anti-HST tour.

“We were calling for the federal and provincial governments to stop the HST (Harmonized Sales Tax),” said the Ochiichagwe’Babigo’Ining councillor and band administrator whose dad was a Beardy originally from Sachigo Lake. “It has a huge negative effect – we all Cameron know, everyone knows that northern communities, remote communities are already paying through their nose for every good and service they receive.”

Cameron said one of the Sandy Lake councillors told her many families pool as much money as possible when one of their relatives has a medical appointment so they can shop while out at the regional medical centre.

“These people shopping will not be able to buy as much because you have to factor in the HST,” Cameron said. “It’s going to be hard on a lot of our people that already struggle with high unemployment rates.

A lot of us are already living on social assistance.”

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be applied on the reserve, Cameron said the HST will affect the price of goods on-reserve once it comes into affect on July 1 because higher costs offreserve due to the new tax will be passed on by suppliers.

“If I’m going to have to pay HST on everything I buy (in Kenora), I might as well do shopping trips to Winnipeg,” Cameron said. “The message we try to get out here in Kenora, it’s going to affect the local economy. The local chamber has a big Buy Kenora campaign going on, and Kenora is surrounded by 14, 15 First Nations. If we’re in close proximity to either Thunder Bay or Winnipeg, where do you think we’ll go – we’ll go to Winnipeg.

“If we’re going to end up paying taxes anyway, it’s lower in Manitoba.”

Cameron completed tours to Dryden, Sioux Lookout and Kenora in mid-January during a number of HST Town Hall meetings with Thunder BaySuperior North MP Bruce Hyer and Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP John Rafferty. They also visited a number of First Nations, including Sandy Lake, during a tour with former Ontario NDP leader and current KenoraRainy River MPP Howard Hampton.

“We’re calling on both the federal and provincial governments to stop the HST,” Cameron said. “We are constantly being told by our local MP (Kenora MP Greg Rickford) that it’s a provincial issue, but

the message we are giving out is that, no, there has to be amendments in federal legislation in order to pass through the HST.” Hyers said many politicians are afraid to consult their constituents publicly about the new HST, or even talk about how they voted for it.

“If I’m going to have to pay HST on everything I buy (in Kenora), I might as well do shopping trips to Winnipeg.”

– Tana Cameron

“But public input is important on the largest single sales tax hike the federal and provincial governments have ever conspired to impose on us,” Hyer said. “It’s important to know the HST can still be stopped. I’m very pleased to join NDP candidate Tania Cameron to consult local residents on the HST, even while the government refuses to do so.

“New Democrats have been strong and clear in our opposition to this tax hike. We’re proud to stand up for northerners who will be disproportionately burdened because we already pay more for things that will cost more under the HST like home heating, transportation, and snow removal, to name just a few.”