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January 21, 2010 www.wawataynews.ca
Layoffs, shorter work weeks at Wasaya
Northern Ontario’s First Nation Voice since 1974
Never too young to learn ice fishing secrets
James Thom Wawatay News
Wasaya Airways will layoff 20-25 people effective Feb. 1. The remaining employees, including president and CEO Tom Morris who made the layoff announcement, will all have their hours cut to effectively a four-day work week from a five-day work week. Employees in Timmins, Sioux Lookout, Red Lake and Thunder Bay will be effected. “It was a tough decision but it had to be made to make sure the company meets its financial targets,” Morris said. “There will always be winter roads … we have to address the impact.”
“It was a tough decision but it had to be made to make sure the company meets its financial targets.” – Tom Morris
Morris said the company hasn’t been immune to the economic downturn. In addition, successful winter roads seasons the past few years has cut between 50-60 per cent of the airline’s freight business, especially in Red Lake and Pickle Lake. “The last few years, the winter roads have been good,” Morris said. “The communities that rely on air for freight are open for ground freight (for a longer period.) In addition to the layoffs, the Timmins base will be closed temporarily – for the same length as the layoffs. However, charter flights for Timmins will still be available through Thunder Bay, Morris said. A scheduled flight from Sioux Lookout to Sandy Lake, Pikangikum and Winnipeg has also been suspended as part of the cost-cutting strategy. Morris expects the laid-off staff to return in May.
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Ronan Ross, 2, learns how to ice fish during Lac Seul First Nation’s second United Ice Fishing Derby Jan. 16. Please see pages 12-13 for more coverage of the derby.
ᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᑕᓂᓯᓂᑲᑌᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑫᐃᔑᐊᔭᓄᑭᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐱᒥᑯᓇᑲᓂᐣᐠ ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᐧᓭᔭ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐠ ᒉᒥᐢ ᑕᐧᑦ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ
ᐊᐧᓭᔭ ᐱᒥᓭᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑲᐸᑭᑎᓇᐣ 2025 ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐣ ᑭᔐᐱᓯᑦ (Feb.) 1 ᒪᑕᐣᑭᓯᐨ. ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑕᐢ ᑫᐸᑭᑎᓂᐣᑕᐧ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐠ, ᐊᐦᐊᐁᐧ ᑲᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐊᓂ ᐊᓂᑫᐢᑲᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑭᒪᐣ ᑕᐧᑦ ᒪᐧᕑᐃᐢ ᑲᑭᐃᐧᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᐧᐸᑭᑎᓂᐣᑕᐧ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐠ, ᑕᓂᓯᓂᑲᑌᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐅᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐊᐧ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᔭᓄᑭᐊᐧᐨ ᓂᐅᑭᔑᐠ ᐁᐦᑕ ᒋᐊᓄᑭᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐁᐧ ᓂᔭᓄᑭᓯᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᔭᓄᑭᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐅᑕᓇᐣᐠ. ᑎᒥᐣᐢ, ᐊᐧᓂᓇᐊᐧᑲᐣᐠ, ᒥᐢᑯᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐣᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑕᐣᑐ ᐯ ᑲᐊᔭᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐠ
ᐊᒥᐦᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᓂᐣᑕ ᑫᓴᒥᐢᑲᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ. “ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᓂᑭᐊᓂᒥᐃᐧᑐᒥᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒋᐅᓀᐣᑕᒪᐣᐠ ᔕᑯᐨ ᑕᐢ ᐊᒥᐱᑯ ᑫᐃᓯᓭᐠ ᒋᑐᑕᒪᐣᐠ ᐃᐁᐧ ᐁᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᐣᑕᒪᐣᐠ ᒋᒥᓄᐢᑲᒪᑲᐠ ᔓᓄᔭᐃᐧ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑲᓄᐊᐧᐸᑕᒪᐣᐠ,” ᒪᐧᕑᐃᐢ ᐃᑭᑐ. “ᒧᔕᐠ ᑕᐊᔭᐊᐧᐣ ᐱᐳᓂᒥᑲᓇᐣ … ᓂᑲᓇᓇᑲᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᒥᐣ ᑕᐢ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᐃᓯᓭᐦᐃᐁᐧᒪᑲᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑭᐱᒥᐃᐧᒋᑫᒥᓇᐣ.” ᒪᐧᕑᐃᐢ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒪᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᑭᐃᓯᓭᐠ ᐁᑲ ᒋᑭ ᑐᑭᓂᑯᐨ ᑲᓂᐦᓯᓭᐠ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᔓᓂᔭᐣ ᑲᑲᐢᑭᐦᐊᑲᓂᐃᐧᐨ. ᐃᐁᐧ ᑕᐢ ᑲᔦ, ᐅᑕᓇᐣᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᐊᐦᑭᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑭᒥᓄᓭᑭᐣ ᐱᐳᓂᒥᑲᓇᐣ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ
ᐊᐱᑕ ᑭᑕᐸᓯᓭ ᐊᐧᓭᔭ ᐅᐱᒪᐦᐅᑕᓱᐃᐧ ᐱᒥᐃᐧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᐃᒪ ᐅᓴᑦ ᒥᐢᑯᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐣᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑲᐣᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐣᐠ. “ᐅᑕᓇᐣᐠ ᑲᐱᔭᑭᐊᐧᐠ, ᐱᐳᓂᒥᑲᓇ ᑭᒥᓄᓭᐊᐧᐣ,” ᒪᐧᕑᐃᐢ ᐃᑭᑐ. “ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᔭᐯᓂᒧᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑕᐃᓯᓭᓂ ᐊᐦᐸᐣ ᒧᑕᑲᒥᐠ ᒋᐅᐣᒋᐱᒥᐃᐧᑌᓂᐣᐠ ᐅᐳᓯᑕᓱᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ (ᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᓄᐊᐧᑲᐢ.) ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑕᐢ ᐊᓯᐨ ᑲᐃᐧᐸᑭᑎᓂᐣᑕᐧ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐠ, ᑎᒥᐣᐢ ᑲᐊᔭᒪᑲᐠ ᐊᐧᓭᔭ ᑲᑕᓇᓄᑭᐨ ᐊᒋᓇ ᑕᑭᐸᑲᐧᐦᐃᑲᑌ – ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᐃᑯ ᑫᐃᓯᓭᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐸᑭᑎᓇᑲᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐠ. ᔕᑯᐨ ᑕᐢ, ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐱᒥᓭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᔭᐸᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑭᔭᐸᐨ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑕᐣᑐᐯ
ᑕᐅᐣᒋ ᐱᒥᐃᐧᒋᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ, ᒪᐧᕑᐃᐢ ᐃᑭᑐ. ᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᑌᑎᐸᑯᑌᐠ ᐊᐧᓭᔭ ᐃᒪ ᐊᐧᓂᑲᐊᐧᑲᐣᐠ ᑲᐅᐣᒋᒪᒐᒪᑲᐠ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑲᐃᔕᒪᑲᐠ ᓀᐣᑲᐃᐧᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐣᐠ, ᐱᑲᐣᒋᑲᒥᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑲᔦ ᐃᐧᓂᐯᐠ ᑕᑭᐱᑎᓂᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ ᐱᓇᒪ ᐃᐁᐧᑕᐢ ᑲᐅᐣᒋᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐁᑲ ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᒋᐊᐧᓂᐦᐊᑲᓂᐃᐧᐨ ᔓᓂᔭ ᐅᒪ ᐱᒥᐃᐧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐣᐠ. ᒪᐧᕑᐃᐢ ᐅᑎᓀᐣᑕᐣ ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐸᑭᑎᓇᑲᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐠ ᒪᑯᐱᓯᑦ (May) ᐃᓇᐣᑭᓯᐨ ᐸᓂᒪ ᐃᐢᑲᐧ ᐊᐸᑕᐣᐠ ᐱᐳᓂᒥᑲᓇ ᒋᑭᐱᑭᐁᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐊᐧᐸᐣ. ᐊᐧᓭᔭ ᐱᒥᓭᐃᐧᐣ 345 ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐦᐊᐣ ᐊᐧᐃᔭᐣ.