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A pair of Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School students spoke about their addictions during a recent prescription drug abuse conference in Thunder Bay. “I am a Grade 11 student at DFC and I use Oxycontins,” said Anita Meekis, a student from Sandy Lake who started using codeine and Percocets three years ago when she was 16. “I’m just a teenager and I have (had) a lot of issues for the last few years.”

Meekis described problems she had with her parents, her boyfriend and her friends.

“The only support I had on my reserve was the healing camp, but I did not attend because I was ashamed of getting help,” Meekis said during the Chiefs Forum on Prescription Drug Abuse Nov. 15. “I didn’t want certain people to know what I was doing (and) what kind of drugs I was using.”

Meekis said she feels bad most of the time, explaining she loves traditional dancing and singing but cannot touch her regalia or hand drums while using prescription drugs.

“I am a fancy shawl dancer and I am a female powwow singer,” Meekis said.

“I want my traditional life back. I want to be able to dance and I want to be able to sing again.”

Meekis said she also wants a better relationship with her parents and friends.

“I want my old friends back,” Meekis said. “I want to be drug free.”

Joanne Beardy, a Grade 9 student from Bearskin Lake, also spoke about her prescription drug addiction.

“I started off using Oxy’s when they were first around,” Beardy said. “My cousins would always tell me to buy them for them and they would give me a line. They never told me about the withdrawals and the withdrawals are very brutal.”

Beardy said she wants help to get off prescription drugs.

Pelican Falls First Nations High School principal Darryl Tinney said while people may have the impression Pelican Falls is a safe school, it has the same issues any other high school has within the province.

“We do have drug issues,” Tinney said. “Some of the stories we have heard are just downright terrible, from some of their parents having sold everything (to obtain) their next pill.

Some of our students have spent more than $3,000 from the summertime to now on their drug habits.”

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From left, Elijah Harper, Kenora MP Greg Rickford, Grand Council Treaty 3 Ogichidaakwe Diane Kelly, Lac Seul Chief Clifford Bull, Janelle Manitowabi and Indian Affairs Minister John Duncan celebrate the opening of Frenchman’s Head new elementary school, Nov. 20 in Lac Seul First Nation. See more photos and story on pages 12 and 13.

ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐅᓇᓇᐣᑎᓇᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᑭᐃᔑ ᐃᐧᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐃᓯᓭᐃᐧᐣ ᕑᐃᐠ ᑫᕑᐃᐠ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ

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Prescription drug policing concerns raised Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Community or group rights do not overweigh the individual rights of prescription drug traffickers under Canadian law.

“As an officer, from my own experiences, I empathize with the communities,” said Thunder Bay Police Service Const. Larry Baxter during the Chiefs Forum on Prescription Drug Abuse Nov. 15. “But I do recognize as a police officer we are bound by ... the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.”

Baxter said although people

may feel that prescription drug traffickers should be arrested and charged by any means, Canadian law upholds the rights of all Canadians.

“They protect everybody, basically, they protect the good and protect the people that do bad things,” Baxter said.

A Mishkeegogamang band member raised questions about different ways to deal with prescription drug traffickers who are trafficking prescription drugs in her community.

“I can easily say from knowing the grassroots that 80 to 90 per cent of the people are

using prescription drugs in our community,” said Erin Bottle, a researcher from Mishkeegogamang.

“When the drugs are not there, we find that people are ongoing drinking non-stop. And now we are noticing ... prostitution is happening from outside members but also even within the community itself.”

Bottle said there has also been a sharp increase in violent behavior.

“We feel at a loss sometimes,” Bottle said. “How do you bring in the justice system to make some inroads? As you know, the

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Although Keewaywin’s drastic measures to stop prescription drug abuse have gradually dissolved over the past year, the community continues to battle prescription drug abuse.

“The task force kind of dissolved over the course of that time because there were many unanswered questions about what the law and what Health Canada and what the clinic can do to support this problem,” said Keewaywin Chief David Thompson, who won the election for chief in April over previous chief Joe Meekis.

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“If the police officers in the community relax those, then the Crown and the courts are not going to uphold the investigation and it will probably fail,” Bishop said.

“I see from my experience a lot of criminal charges and drug charges get stayed or withdrawn because there has been a real clear violation of the person’s rights, right to counsel, unlawful search and seizure.”

Thunder Bay Police Service Acting Sgt. John Walmark encouraged community members to communicate with police

about their concerns regarding prescription drug traffickers in their communities.

“Contact the OPP (Ontario Provincial Police), contact NAPS (Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service) with your concerns and tell them what you think,” Walmark said.

NAPS has previously encouraged community members to report drug offences by calling the NAPS confidential tip line at 1-888-737-3442 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or e-mailing the NAPS Drug Enforcement Unit at stopdrugs@naps.ca.

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Judge Peter Bishop said some people do change their lives around after being involved with the justice system, but others do not.

“The solution, as Chief (Connie) Gray-McKay says, has to come from the community,” Bishop said. “There has to be something to go back to so they don’t fall back into their old terrible ways.”

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“People are selling whatever they can sell, whatever is valuable.

They sell just about anything just to be able to try to get a fix.”

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The drastic measures included providing welfare benefit cards for use only at the Northern Store, checking every person arriving at the airport and checking all suspicious parcels at the post office.

“My son thought this was a good thing because his welfare lasted longer with the benefit cards and if it was established again I don’t think he would

mind it,” Thompson said. “But I think it doesn’t help the situation because I’ve had calls where people would ask me to buy their benefit cards. They would tell me there was $300 in there, ‘I’ll sell it to you for $150.’”

Thompson said the Northern Store gained the most benefit from the cards as all welfare recipients had to make their purchases at that business. He also indicated there is only so much that can be done while checking incoming bags at the airport.

“They are still checking bags, but most of the stuff being transported is on the individual,” Thompson said. “There is very little you can do to the individual.”

Thompson said the checking of parcels at the post office required the presence of chief or council members, who could ask people to open the parcels.

“But the police cannot do that unless they have a warrant,” Thompson said. “The other sad part to it is you’ve actually got parents involved; they may not know that they are actually being used to transport some of this stuff.”

Thompson said it is mainly the adults who are using prescription drugs in his community.

“It is not so much the Elders, it’s more in between,” Thompson said. “People are selling whatever they can sell, whatever is valuable. They sell just about anything just to be able to try to get a fix.”

Thompson cannot under-

stand the thoughts of the community members who are trafficking prescription drugs in the community.

“It’s really frustrating,” he said.

Thompson has been working with band council to bring in a number of changes to prevent prescription drug abuse, including cutting down on advances, loans, purchase orders and assistance for airfares.

“We are encouraging Tikinagan to get involved more and also we have asked the NAPS officers to submit incident reports with their superiors so when Ontario looks at the actual statistics they will know there is a lot happening,” Thompson said. “Without these statistics, they will just assume this is a really good community.”

According to last year’s numbers, Thompson said there are about 80 people, including about 50 hard-core users, who are addicted to prescription drugs in his community of about 386 on-reserve band members.

“Some of our (high school) students are getting into this kind of problem,” Thompson said.

He added: “It’s a real concern for us and I don’t know how we are going to address it and how we are going to deal with it because the law is there but they can only do so much, the health services are there but they can only do so much, and when we provide special assistance for individuals who are serious about seeking help we can only do so much.”

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Nishwachinoon kepiminisha-ikatekin chiwichichikateg dashikewin Eabametoong James Thom Wawatay tipachimowin

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The shell of a treatment centre in Eabametoong sits dormant. Construction began on the centre in 1998 but the project was never completed.

While the community has reapplied for funding to resurrect the project, proposals have always been turned down, community leaders said.

Treatment centre never completed in Eabametoong James Thom Wawatay News

About a 10-minute drive from Eabametoong lays the shell of a circular-shaped log building in a clearing overlooking Eabamet Lake.

It was supposed to be a treatment centre. It could yet become one.

“We’ve been trying to resurrect it,” said Eabametoong Chief Lewis Nate. “It’s a matter of money and planning it right.”

Neither Nate nor band manager Andrew Yesno would estimate what it might cost to

resurrect the project which was originally started in 1998.

Both agreed it would be good for the community, which is currently under a state of emergency due to a prescription drug abuse epidemic and other issues, to be able to offer drug treatment within the First Nation.

“It would be good for the community,” Nate said.

“We have so many people who are addicted. It is hard to get help from the outside.”

Yesno said community members need something to help them.

“This building is a big topic of discussion in our community,” he said.

“Everyone has a different opinion about what to do but people do want it open.”

As recently as this spring, proposals for funding to continue construction of the centre and housing lodges were denied, Yesno said.

If the community were to receive funding to proceed, Nate said several logistical steps will have to be addressed as well.

“We will need staff for it,” Nate said. “We will have to look at sustainability, programming,

infrastructure and overhead costs.”

He doesn’t want to see the project started and not completed, as was the case 12 years ago.

But Nate said a treatment centre isn’t the only answer when it comes to healing the community.

“We need to look at economic development, housing and other development,” Nate said.

“Are there going to be jobs at the end of the road? They need things to look forward to or they will be right back at the start ... needing help again.”

7 steps to help Eabametoong James Thom Wawatay News

Hiring an emergency response coordinator could bring more stability to his community, says Eabametoong Chief Lewis Nate.

“Hiring this person will be good for the community,” Nate said. “They will help bring other agencies (on board) with our emergency response plan.”

The position could be filled soon, Nate said.

At the present time, the community is following a sevenpoint action plan. The plan details steps community leaders feel are important to address as they react to the state of emergency declared Oct. 22.

Nate said the state of emergency was a necessary in order to secure funding to help the community address its prescription drug abuse issues and violence, including cases of arson and murder.

“Right now, we are still working on getting everyone (in the community) on the same page about the future direction of our community,” Nate said, adding the emergency response coordinator will be tasked with finding partners and agencies to help the community members heal.

Nate details the seven steps

of the action plan.

The first step was declaring the state of emergency through March 31, though it may continue past that date.

“We had to include a date because funding works on a fiscal year,” Nate explained. “If it is necessary, it will continue into spring or summer of next year.”

The second step is the creation of the emergency response plan.

This has started to come into effect, he said.

“We need to bring stability into our community,” Nate said.

“We’ve been able to bring in additional security. We have a 24 hour police presence. We didn’t have that before. It is starting to help.”

The police presence has brought an unexpected side effect.

“People are scared because there is a decrease in the amount of drugs in the community,” Nate said.

“People are going through really bad withdrawals. The cost of drugs has increased because there are less available.”

Counselling services are also expected to be part of this step.

The third step has been met.

It included political advocacy and lobbying from chiefs, tribal organizations and other leaders.

The fourth step is the development of a long-term plan for the community.

Segments of this step include rebuilding and healing the community, a prescription drug abuse strategy, crime prevention and the completion or construction of a detox or treatment centre.

Step five involves improving communication among community members and leadership.

“We’ve lost the connection to the Elders and the youth,” Nate said.

“We need to start communicating with the membership about what we are doing. A lot of decisions were made without the involvement of the community.”

The sixth step includes the ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the successes.

“People have lost trust in the leadership,” Nate said.

“We need to work with them to get their trust back.”

The final step is the community development of strategies to build a brighter future for the community. Nate said a lot of good things were planned for the community in the past.

“We need to dust off some of those plans and implement them,” he said.

Following the seven-steps will help lead the community

back to a better place, Nate said, adding it is time to focus on the future.

“We did short-term stabilizing in the community by hosting different events and activities,” Nate said.

“We need to get our lives back. You can’t think about planning ahead when we (the community) feel unstable. We need to get back to dealing with other community issues.”

One of those community activities was the first healing journey jamboree Oct. 22-24, organized by Elaine Boyce and a small group of other community members.

“We thought it was important to the community to be able to gather,” Boyce, a Native language teacher, said.

Activities and workshops were held during the day and the singing went ahead at night.

“It was something we organized from the heart,” Boyce said.

“We were all feeling pressure and emotional inside. So I figured I would start something for my people.”

More than 100 people participated in the jamboree.

Even more are expected to participate in the second jamboree at the John C. Yesno School Dec. 10-12.

Anooki-inchi chinanakachitooch mikooshkachisewin okawichitoon chiniminooseki nidashikewininan, ikito eabametoong okimaakan Lewis Nate.

“Taminoose nidashikewininan anooki-inchi a-awe otanooki,” Nate ikito. “ pepakaan anookiwinan tapintikeshikamakanoon chipiwichi-i-koyaank kaki-o-shisitoyaank anookiwin.”

Wipa ta-ontina ke-anookitank, Nate ikito.

Mekwa wiin nookom, nishwachinoon anookiwinan nipiminisha-a-min o-oma nidashigewininaning. Kikinawachipi-i-katewan chipiminisha-i-kategin onikanishkamoog oki-apachitonawaan api kamikoshkachisek Oct.22. Nate ikito api katipatotek nimikoshkachisewininan mi-ima niki-apenimoomin chitepinichi shoonia chiwichichikatek nidashikewininan chitipatotek enishiwachichikemakakin mashkikinsaan shikwa mikasowin kaye sakaawewin shikwa nitakewin.

“Nookoom, kakina o-oma nidashikewininan niwitanookimananik aniin wa-ishiwichitooyaank o-owe indashikewininan weti nikanaya-ink,”Nate ikito, miwa-a kawi-anookichi okananatone-owan chiwitanookimikoochi chiniminwa-ayawachi nitanishinaabeminaak.

“Chimaachisek aniin ke-ishiwichi-anookitatiyaank chikikentakwaak aniin e-ishianookiyaank. Kaawin kiwichitosiwaak anishinaabek api kekoon kaonechikatek mi-oma nidashikewinan.”

– okimaakan Lewis Nate

Nate owintanan nishwaaso anookiwinan kepiminishaikatenikin.

Nitam nikitipatotamin emikoshkachiseyaank pinishi March 31, ta-awashimese weti nikanaya-i.

“Ninkitakopi-owanan kiisis anshina peshiko aki pakitina shoonia,” Nate wintamake.

“Kishipin ishisek, tanitepise anisikwak kema kotak akiwaank.”

Nishwa ki-oshisichikate mikoshkachisewi-anookiwin.

Asha kimachisemakan, ki-ikito.

“Ninatawentamin kwayaak chi-ishisek o-oma nidashikewininan,” Nate ikito.

“Nikitepinamin chinakisek wachi kananakachichikewachi.

Nishtanashiniiwin dipa-ikan anookiwak takoniwewininiwak. Kaawin ki-ishisesinoon otanaank. Nisitawiinakwaan ewichi-iwemakaak.” Apane kaanookiwachi takoniwewininiwak pakan mina ishise.

“Sekisiwak anishinaabek an-shina kipitinikatewan mashkikin o-oma nidashikewininan,” Nate ikito.

“Akosiwag anishinaabek eapachitosikwa mashkikin. Ishpakinte wan mashkikin apane kakipitinikatekin.”

Takakanonawaak kaye tawichi-awak mi-owe anooki-

win.

Niswa, asha kinakishikikate.

Okimaawiwin kimaakoshkawa chiwichitoch okimaakanak, anookiwinan shikwa pepakaan onikanishkamook kiwichitowaak.

Niiwa anookiwin chi-oshisichikateg aniin ke-ishiminosek nidashikewininan pinish nikanaya-ink. Weweni ta-anookichikate chi-oshkimachitayaank shikwa chimino-ayamakaak indashikewininan, ke-ishinakachichikatekin mashkikin chikipitinikatek machitotamowin shikwa chikishichikatek wichi-itiwikamik.

Nanoo anookiwin miwiin oowe chiminosek wiitanookitatiwin anishinaabek shikwa onikanishkamook.

“Kiwanisemakan aniin keishiwichi-itiwach kichi-aya-ak shikwa oshkaya-ak,” Nate ikito.

“Chimaachisek aniin ke-ishiwichi-anookitatiyaank chikikentakwaak aniin e-ishi-anookiyaank. Kaawin kiwichitosiwaak anishinaabek api kekoon kaonechikatek mi-oma nidashikewinan.”

Niinkotwaso anookiwin, chininanakachichikatek shikwa chikikentakwaak taka chi-anookimaakak.

“Anishinaabek kaawin otepakenimaasiwawa-i onikanishkamoo-i,” Nate ikito.

“Ishinakwaan chiwichi-anookimaamkwa chitepakeniminkwa.”

Ishkwach anookiwin, chioshikapawichikatek o-owe dashikewin chiminosek pinish weti nikanaya-ink. Nipiwai kikakwe minochikate o-owe dashikewin weti otanaank.

“Ishinakwaan chi-apachitoyaank aniin ka-ishi-oshisichikatek mi-owe dashikewin,” ikito. Piminisha-amaank nishwaaso anookiwinan taniminose kidashikewinian, Nate ikito, minawaa miweti chi-inapiyaank nikanaya-i.

“Pepanki ki-ishikenaniwan chi-ontami-itwa o-oma dashikewink,” Nate ikito. “chikiwe-otapinamaak aniin ke-ishiminosek kipimaatisiwininan kaawin takashkichikatesinoon chi-onetakwaak dashikewin kishipin ochanimisek dashikewin. Ishinakwaan chianookitamaak kakinekonan ooma nidashikewinan.”

Mi-owe peshik kaki-ishiwichitoyaank o-oma nidashikewininan chi-ochiminwayaamaakak nikamoowin Oct. 22 -24, Elaine Boyce shikwa kakiwitanookimikooch chimaawachi-itiwach.

“Kichi-inentakwan kamawachi-itink dashikewink,” Boyce, anishinaabe ishikishwewin kikinwa-amake, ikito.

Kapekishik ki-anookinaniwan shikwa kikinwa-amakewinan pinish etipikaank kinikamonaniwan.

“Weweni ki-oshisichikatewan kakina kekoon ki-onchi makaan ninte-inaank,” Boyce ikito.

“Wiinke nikimoshitomin.

Mishi-i kaki-onchi machitoyaank oonchi nitanishinaabeminanik.”

Awashime ninkotwaak kiwichitowaak mi-ima nikamowinik.

Keyapi tapiwichitowaak minawa kawimawachi-itiyaank mi-oma John C. Yesno School Dec. 10 -12.

“Niminwetamin minawa ewiantokeyaank,” Boyce ikito.

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JUNE 24, 2010

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MEDIA DIRECTOR Adrienne Fox MULTIMEDIA/NEWS COORDINATOR Brent Wesley

Commentary

Will our problems persist?

A growing population could mean growing troubles Brent Wesley WAWATAY NEWS

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ne addiction to another – alcohol, gasoline, cocaine, Percocets, OxyContin.

Prescription drugs may be the substance of choice at the moment, but what’s alarming is the high rate of users.

Then there’s the violence.

And the crime. Eabametoong First Nation is just one example of a community facing problems such as these. Two murders in the community this year.

Another community member in Thunder Bay also murdered.

The city of Thunder Bay itself has had four murders this year.

All involved Aboriginal people.

There’s a problem. I’m sure it’s obvious. But can these problems be solved? I’m hopeful.

But the pessimist in me has doubts. Why? Because I have a theory that makes me worry for our people in northern Ontario.

There is a total lack of parenting skills among Aboriginal people that will only perpetuate the current state of affairs.

That means more youth growing up who don’t know their culture and the teachings that come with it.

We all know Aboriginal people are the fastest growing population in Canada. We continue to reproduce at rates higher than the rest of the country.

And consider this. One study says there are now more Aboriginal children in the child welfare system than at the height of the residential school system.

A scary thought when you think of how parenting skills were lost because of residential schools. And with so many children in care, that means more children who aren’t learning how to be parents.

That means more youth growing up who don’t know their culture and the teachings that come with it. That means more youth unsure of their identity and of themselves. That means more youth growing up in unstable environments.

Many youth today already have these problems. And they’re finding escape in drugs, in crime and in gangs.

“Their spirit is broken,” Chief Pierre Morriseau of North Caribou Lake said at the recent Chiefs Forum on Prescription Drug Abuse held through videoconferencing in the Sioux Lookout area.

He’s right. It’s why youth are finding escape in unhealthy ways. It’s why prescription drug abuse and other addictions are commonplace.

There aren’t any jobs, Morriseau said, they have nothing.

There’s not much of anything to do. And without a stable environment, without that loving support a family should provide, the problems will continue to grow.

Look at Kitchenuhmaykoosib, a community of about 1,200 people. Chief Donny Morris also spoke during the Chiefs Forum. He had some shocking numbers.

In a recent door-to-door survey of the 276 homes in the community, Morris said only four homes did not have a resident who was a drug user or seller. Four homes.

Thankfully, the community is active in treating and preventing the addictions in the community. They also have a detox centre for youth.

“We didn’t know how we were going to handle it, but we did,” Joey McKay, health director for the community, said.

With all the violence that has seemed to happen in the last year, I’m reminded of the words of another North Caribou Lake member.

Almost four years ago I interviewed Gary Quequish at a youth gathering dealing with abuse. He had a warning. He said, at the time, suicide was common in many First Nation communities. But he worried another trend would soon happen.

“I think what we will see now is a homicidal trend,” Quequish said at the time.

A short time later his words resonate in my mind as homicide rates appear to have spiked in the last year.

I paint a bleak picture, I know. But until we can stare the truth in the eye, we won’t know how to go about fixing the problems.

Eabametoong is doing it – facing the reality that prescription drug abuse has overwhelmed the community.

Healing needs to take place.

The root problems need to be addressed.

Other communities have also taken steps to face the reality of their problems and deal with it.

Perhaps there is hope after all.

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Children playing at Big Trout Lake in January, 1956

The thing that spins around Xavier Kataquapit UNDER THE NORTHERN SKY

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his past summer, I took a drive along out of the way country roads west of Englehart in northern Ontario.

I felt as though I were on an adventure driving by rolling fields of crops, grazing cows and horses standing in their corals. A sign that advertised maple syrup for sale convinced me to stop in the middle of the breadbasket of northern Ontario at a simple looking farm.

There were two things unique about this place. One was that normally maple syrup was not available this far north and the second was that this farm seemed trapped in time.

It turned out that I had stopped at a Mennonite commune of families living and working the way they did 100 years ago.

They had no running water, no electricity and no modern electronics in their home. I dealt with an older woman who was leading a group of younger girls in hand washing the family laundry on the back deck. She explained in a German accent that the syrup

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came from their relatives in southern Ontario.

The families had made the move north a year ago.

She made me feel welcome so I took a walk near the barn to see the animals. A young man saw me and he seemed curious to meet a long haired Indian who was visiting his family farm.

He had a well trimmed beard and he wore very plain work clothes. His pants were held up with suspenders and his head was shaded from the summer sun by a straw hat. As we talked, blonde-haired and blue-eyed boys and girls ran around us playing on the fertile earth in bare feet and sporting the same simple matching blue outfits.

I asked him about his horses which stood nearby tethered to an old hay wagon and full of more children. He motioned me to pet them. I stood back and let him know I was intimidated by these huge beasts.

I then explained that I was a Cree from the James Bay coast and I had never been close to a horse before. I added that we did not have farm animals in our remote northern Native community. To demonstrate to him how far my culture was from his life on the farm, I spoke my traditional Cree language.

I commented that we don't really have a direct word for

horse in Cree and in fact we call this animal Mishtahtim, which literally translates as big dog. My new Mennonite friend found this humorous and he kept repeating the word.

Happily, I headed home on the dusty country road with several bottles of Mennonite maple syrup on board.

As the farms slipped by I thought of how the Cree language has had to adapt to so many new ideas and concepts over the past century or two.

Before the Europeans, our language was simpler in describing the life, objects, animals and actions of our traditional world.

I recall as a child first learning about the word for white man, in Cree it is Mishtikoshoo. I found out later it meant man with a stick.

I never made the connection why it was related to the root word mishtik, the Cree word for wood. I was surprised when I learned that it referred to the missionaries when they first came to our land with their wooden crosses in hand.

Americans made a big impact on the James Bay coast with the construction of a military installation on the Hudson Bay coast during the cold war of the 1950s. We knew them as Meesheemookaman – which translates to big knife which seems to have originated from American soldiers, military

people and outdoors men who mostly carried oversized bowie knives into the wilderness.

They were also followed overhead by Kameenameekook, the word for airplane, which translates as the thing that flies.

The 1950s cold war soldiers also brought the helicopter, which we described as either cheekoonamoosheesh, the Cree word for dragonfly or kakeenookawanaspamik, which translates as the thing that spins around.

Even before the Americans, our grandfathers and great grandfathers who travelled south to take part in the First World War described seeing Ootahbah the Cree word for sled or tobaggon, a descriptive word they used for a train pulling a line of cars. Later on, we used the same word to describe cars and trucks as Ootahbahnish – the little sled.

Going to Europe is described as Ookamik Keeshcheekameek, literally translated as across the great ocean. When I flew to Europe, I told my parents in Cree that I was using the thing that flies to go across the great ocean. Sometimes when I imagine the words I am saying in Cree to describe a modern world with new ideas I get all jumbled up and my mind feels like the kakeenookawanaspamik – the thing that spins around.

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NAMEWAMINIKAN WATERPOWER PROJECT Environmental Assessment, Water Management Plan Resource Stewardship and Facility Development

Notice of Completion Environmental Screening

Namewaminikan Hydro Inc. is proposing to build, own and operate two runͲofͲriver hydroelectric generation stations on the Namewaminikan River, approximately 15km north of Beardmore, Ontario (see map). Namewaminikan Hydro is part of the AXOR Group which specializes in the generation of EcoLogo Ͳcertified renewable energy, and presently owns and operates similar waterpower stations.

The Namewaminikan waterpower facilities will have a combined production capacity of 10 MW and will be operated in a runͲofͲriver fashion. These facilities will be located at the Twin Falls (4.4 MW) and Long Rapids (5.6 MW) sites. Each facility will require the creation of a headpond which will not be operated as a storage reservoir.

In accordance with regulation 116/01 of the Environmental Assessment Act and as a requirement prior to construction, an Environmental Screening Report (ESR) was prepared for this project. The ESR was completed as required for a category B project under the “Guide to Environmental Assessment Requirements for Electricity projects”. The proposed undertaking will also require approval under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and an amendment to the Namewaminikan River Water Management Plan to discuss water flow and level requirements.

These amendments will be pursued in accordance with Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources’ (OMNR) planning requirements.

The proposed 34.5kV power line has been evaluated in accordance with a Category B project under the Class Environmental Assessment for OMNR Resource Stewardship and Facility Development Projects (Class EAͲRSFD). If, at the end of this notice period, MNR considers that there are no significant outstanding concerns directly related to the powerline the project may proceed without further public notice. Where concerns remain about this component of the project that cannot be resolved with Namewaminikan Hydro Inc, concerned parties may request a Part II Order requiring an individual environmental assessment under the Environmental Assessment Act. As this decision rests with the Minister of the Environment, please direct your inquiries to the Minister, Ferguson Block, 77 Wellesley St. W., 11th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M7A 2T5 by January 15, 2011, and copied at the same time to Namewaminikan Hydro Inc. at one of the addresses noted below.

Prior to making such a request, however, concerned parties are encouraged to consult Namewaminikan Hydro Inc. to seek a resolution of their concerns.

YOU ARE INVITED TO REVIEW THIS ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING REPORT The proposed project has been reviewed in a process consistent with MOE’s Environmental Screening Process for electricity projects, the results of which are described in the Namewaminikan Waterpower Project ESR (November 2010). The results of the ESR indicate that there are no significant negative effects and Namewaminikan Hydro intends to proceed with the project.

In compliance with Ontario Regulation 116/01 the ESR must be made available for a minimum 30Ͳday calendar day stakeholder review period. Thus, this ESR is being made available for review and comment for 45 days, from December 2nd, 2010 to January 15th, 2011.

Hard copies of the ESR may be found during this review period at the following public locations: Greenstone Public Library 405 Second Street West Geraldton, ON P0T 1M0

Beardmore Ward Office – Municipality of Greenstone 193 Main Street Beardmore, ON P0T 1G0

The ESR may also be viewed electronically at the following website: www.namewaminikanhydro.com . Namewaminikan Hydro must receive all comments regarding the Namewaminikan Waterpower Project and/or the ESR no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 15th, 2011. All comments and correspondence should be sent to one of the following: Normand Bergeron Tony Gallo AXOR Group – Namewaminikan Hydro Inc. KGS Consultants 1950 Sherbrooke West, 4th Floor 1001 William Street Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 6M1 Montreal, Quebec, H3H 1E7

As per the process outlined in the EA Guide, stakeholders should first attempt to resolve any outstanding issues with Namewaminikan Hydro Inc. during the 45Ͳcalendar day period. In the event that issues cannot be resolved with Namewaminikan Hydro Inc. during the review period the concerned party may make a written request, to the Director of the MOE’s Environmental Assessment and Approvals Branch at the address noted below, to elevate the project to either an Environmental Review or Individual Environmental Assessment. A copy of the elevation request must also be sent to one of the two addresses noted above.

Director of Environmental Assessment and Approvals Branch Ministry of the Environment 2 St. Clair Avenue West, Floor 12A Toronto, Ontario M4V 1L5 Elevation requests must be made in accordance with the provisions set out in the MOE’s EA Guide and be received by the MOE’s Director of the Environmental Assessment and Approvals Branch and Namewaminikan Hydro Inc. no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 15th, 2011. A copy of the MOE’s EA Guide is available on their website ( www.ene.gov.on.ca/envision/gp/4021e.pdf ).

Comments and personal information regarding this proposal are collected under authority of the Environmental Assessment Act , Public Lands Act, and Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act to assist AXOR, MNR and MOE in making decisions. Comments not constituting personal information as defined by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, will be shared within AXOR and MNR, and others as appropriate, and may be included in documentation available for public review. Personal information will remain confidential unless prior consent to disclose is obtained

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NOVEMBER 25, 2010

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Many steps between exploration to mine development John Cutfeet NOOPEMIG

Continued from previous column published in the Nov. 12 edition of Wawatay News.

T

his is what the Mining Act now says about Aboriginal Dispute Resolution and the Withdrawal of lands from staking: The Mining Act says consultation may occur after a person has submitted an exploration plan, in accordance with any prescribed requirements, “including any Aboriginal consultation that may be pre-

scribed.”

This person will have had “applied for and been issued an exploration permit,” from the director of exploration, who may be appointed by the minister from the officers and employees of the ministry.

This director shall consider “Whether Aboriginal consultation has occurred in accordance with prescribed requirements, which may include consideration of any arrangements that have been made with Aboriginal communities that may be affected by the exploration.”

Bill 173 says “a dispute resolution process is established for disputes relating to Aboriginal consultation occurring under the act.”

The dispute resolution clause for Aboriginal consultation says “the minister can designate one

or more individuals, or a body, “to hear and consider disputes ... relating to consultation with Aboriginal or treaty rights or to the assertion of Aboriginal or treaty rights, including disputes that may occur.”

Once a report and recommendations are made by the designated body to the minister, the dispute resolution outlines the minister’s powers dealing with Aboriginal consultation in the permitting, advanced exploration and the mine production stage in the following manner.

The Minister may, • confirm, vary or rescind a director’s decision in respect of an exploration permit issued under 78.3 exploration permit; • provide such further direction or support as he or she considers appropriate respecting any consultation undertaken

for the purposes of advanced exploration and mine production stage; or • take any actions that he or she considers appropriate in the circumstances.

When combined with the provision that says there can be no activities during a dispute section 78.2 (7), Ontario and communities now have more tools available to them so that conflicts can’t be further inflamed or provoked during a dispute. It is also very important for communities to know that under this law, exploration permits can be rescinded.

It is no longer a foregone conclusion that all exploration must go forward. This also means we now have more checks and balances on exploration than prior to this law.

Provisions for withdrawing

lands that “meet the prescribed criteria as a site of Aboriginal cultural significance,” can be done under the authority of the minister, who can order lands be withdrawn from prospecting, staking, sale and lease any lands, mining rights or surface rights that are the property of the Crown.

The minister may, by order signed by him or her, withdraw from prospecting, staking, sale and lease any lands, mining rights or surface rights that are the property of the Crown, and the lands, mining or surface rights shall remain withdrawn until reopened by the minister.

In making an order, the Minister may consider any factors that he or she considers appropriate including: • whether the lands, mining rights or surface rights

are required for developing or operating public highways, renewable energy projects or power transmission lines or for another use that would benefit the public, whether the order would be consistent with any prescribed land use designation that may be made with respect to the Far North and whether the lands meet the prescribed criteria as a site of Aboriginal cultural significance; and • any other factor that may be prescribed.

Look for more columns about the act in coming editions of Wawatay News.

John Cutfeet is from Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug. He is the bilingual mining coordinator for CPAWS Wildlands League. His blog can be found at noopemig. blogspot.com

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LETTERS Surfing speeds up to 50 times faster with new fibre optic lines for Nishnawbe Aski communities Dear Editor, Two major events regarding First Nations connectivity, telecommunications and broadband applications in Ontario’s Far North took place last week.

One attracted media attention and the other did not.

Canada, Ontario and Bell Aliant announced a four-year, $81million dollar project that will upgrade the broadband backbone to 26 First Nation communities with fibre optics.

The other celebrated and showcased the considerable achievements of First Nations communities in Ontario’s Far North who have shaped broadband applications to create the Kuh-Ke-Nah Network, the largest First Nation broadband net-

work in Canada which supports IP-based telemedicine and digital education to name just a few of the many applications used daily by First Nation community members in the Far North.

The fibre build announcement attracted two cabinet members, a member of Parliament, senior officials from the federal and Ontario governments, the corporate sector and leaders of Nishnawbe Aski.

The other was an online event hosted by Fort Severn First Nation. It saw more than 50 First Nation broadband community champions from across Ontario’s Far North and across Canada discuss the TACs Report. The report is a document that showcases the

achievements of First Nations broadband initiatives at the community level over the past 10 years with practical recommendations for the development of a coherent First Nations broadband policy for the Canadian government.

This event did not attract any journalists, lawyers, businessmen or political leaders. Instead First Nation community members and their champions continued to do the work required to sustain their communities and protect their way of life.

Unfortunately, the two gatherings, both major milestones for First Nation community members in the North, should have included the same people.

The bridge that could have

brought together the boardrooms and the First Nations communities was Geordi Kakepetum, the tribal chair of Keewaytinnook Okimakanak, the tribal council which has buildt the Kuk-Ke-Nah Network, the largest First Nations-owned and managed broadband network in Canada. That network supports KO Telemedicine and the Keewaytinook Internet High School (KiHS), to name just a few of the many broadband applications which First Nation community members use everyday in the North to improve access to healthcare, educational and training opportunities and employment.

A visionary, Geordi began building this broadband net-

work more than 15 years ago when he took a bus load of Elders, chiefs and community members to the Ottawa Heart Institute to witness a cardiologist conduct a diagnosis on a patient using telemedicine.

When Geordi returned, the chiefs of Fort Severn, Deer Lake, Keewaywin, Poplar Hill, McDowell Lake and North Spirit gave him a mandate to bring these new information communication technologies to their communities.

In those early days, Geordi encountered many obstacles and challenges. The partnerships grew stronger. He attracted a team of technicians and community members to build and operate the Kuh-Ke-

Nah Network.

The truth is that First Nations community members use broadband so effectively that there is now a business case to replace the patchwork of microwave, satellite earth stations with fibre optic cable.

Why then, was he the only partner not invited to speak at the media conference, let alone participate in the fibre optic announcement?

Simply, there was no room in the boardroom for the communities and the people who made this $81 million investment of public dollars possible.

There never is.

Brian Walmark Thunder Bay

Writing workshop an interesting experience Nico Suggashie CO-OP STUDENT

W

hen I was first asked to attend a workshop that would give me the opportunity to work exclusively with Tomson Highway, I was so surprised I hesitated.

Tomson is a funny person who likes to joke a lot. He is also an excellent teacher. He writes plays and got his first big break with The Rez Sisters. He is from a community in northern Manitoba called Brochet.

On the first day, I learned that we, the students, would be writing a play. We were each assigned two scenes, which would end up making two acts of the play. We were also asked to write at least five monologues based on topics ranging from our favourite food to our worst nightmare.

A daily schedule was made where Tomson met with each of the students to assist in fictionalizing our monologues, bringing them to a final draft, and then using them for the scenes we were to write. That started halfway through the workshop, working on the actual play.

Although we still had to work on our monologues.

In the end, the aftermath of all our work was Thelma Steals The Key – A Play in Two Acts, Written By The Mahkwa Collective. The play was about a troubled girl whose friend

wants to release her from all her pain and suffering.

Writing a play was a lot of fun and easy. I have written plays before in my English class.

It’s different from writing essays and stories. When writing a play, I have to add constant direction. I can’t have my characters standing in one spot for a whole scene.

I am more interested in writing novels but I can use what I learned to make my writing more interesting.

The workshop was very beneficial for any writer. What we learned could be used in all types of writing. I learned many things from the renowned playwright. I learned that a “spine” is composed of a subject, a verb and an object, and that it is basically what a play will be about. I learned to convert my writing into music for the audience using the “Rhythm of The Syllable.” There are many other things I learned that I can’t remember, but they will automatically be applied to my written works.

However, being the young, naïve, rookie I am (as a writer), I did not expect having to put so much work into writing.

We, the students, also became friends and will surely remember the weekend in good thoughts.

I know I will remember the karaoke, the generous meals, the cozy accommodations, the unsavory comments made during supper that threatened to destroy your appetite, and what I learned from Tomson Highway and the fact that he took the time to work with us, The Mahkwa Collective.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2010

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ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᒋᑭᓇᑲᐢᑲᐠ ᐃᒪ ᐅᒋ ᐸᑭᑭᓂᑲᓂᐠ 1

ᑎᓂ ᐃᑭᑐ. ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᐧᐣᑕᓯᓄᐣ ᒋᑭ ᒥᑭᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐢ ᑲᔦ ᓂᑭᑫᓂᒪᐠ ᒥᔑᐣ ᐅᑎᐢᑯᓂᐠ, ᐅᒪ ᑲᐃᐢᑯᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᓇᑲᐧ, ᐁᐊᐣᒋᓇᑯᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐊᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᒋᒪᐢᑭᑭᐣ. ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᑲᑭ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᒋᒪᐢᑭᑭᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᒪᐣᑕᐃᐧᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ ᑲᐢᑲᑎᓄᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 15. ᐅᐸᓴᑎᑲᐣᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐧᓂᓇᐊᐧᑲᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᒪᐢᑭᑭᐃᐧᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᑦ ᒪᐧᕑᐃᐢ, ᐊᐧᓂᓇᐊᐧᑲᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᒪᐢᑭᑭᐃᐧᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐨ, ᐅᑭ ᓂᑲᓂᐢᑲᐣ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᔦ ᐊᐱᒪᑐᐠ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐢᐣ ᓫᐅᐃᐧᐢ ᓀᐟ, ᐅᑭ ᐊᓂᑫᐅᑎᑲᐧᓂᐢᑲᐣ ᐃᐁᐧ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᐃᐧᐣ. ᐃᒪ ᑲᑭᑕᑲᐧᐱᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᒪᐣᑕᐃᐧᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ ᑲᑭ ᐅᐣᒋ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐁᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑭᒋ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓀᐢ ᒪᐃᐠ ᒥᑕᐟ, ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ, ᐊᓂᐣᑕ ᑲᑭᐊᔭᒥᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐸᐱᑭᔑᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ, ᑲᓇᑕ ᑭᒋ ᒪᐢᑭᑭᐃᐧᑭᒪ, ᐊᐧᓂᓇᐊᐧᑲᐠ ᒥᓄᔭᐃᐧᐣ ᒪᐢᑭᑭᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ, ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐧᓭᔭ ᐱᒥᓭᐃᐧᐣ. ᐊᐧᓭᔭ ᐱᒥᓭᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᑭᓇᑲᐣ ᒐᐧᐣ ᐯᔭᑎ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐱᒥᓭᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑭ ᐅᓀᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᐊᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᔕᐸᐧᑌᐱᒋᑲᐣ ᑫᐃᔑ ᐊᐸᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᒪ ᐳᓯᑕᓯᓇᐣ ᑫᐅᐣᒋ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ,

ᐊᐧᓂᓇᐊᐧᑲᐠ, ᐅᑲᐣᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ ᒥᐢᑯᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᐱᒥᓭᐃᐧᐳᓂᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᔭᑭᐣ. ᑲᑭᓇ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐅᑲ ᐅᐣᒋ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᓇᐊᐧ, ᐱᔭᑎ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ. ᐊᒥᐦᐃ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐅᓀᐣᑕᒪᐠ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐳᓯᑕᓯᓇᐣ ᒋᓇᓇᑲᒋᑐᔭᐣᐠ ᐅᒪ ᑲᐱᐣᑎᑫᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᐊᐧᓭᔭ ᐱᒥᓭᐃᐧᐣ. ᐯᔭᑎ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐱᒥᓭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐊᓂᑲᐊᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᒪᓇᑐᐸ ᐊᔕ ᐅᒪᒋᑐᓇᐊᐧ ᔕᐸᐧᑌᐱᒋᑲᐣ ᑲᐊᐸᑕᐠ ᐳᓯᑕᓯᓇᐣ ᑲᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᔦ ᑲᐳᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᑲᓇᓇᑲᒋᐦᐃᐣᑕᐧ. ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐠ ᑲᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᐦᐊᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐳᓯᓂᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐣ ᑫᑯᓂ ᐅᑕᐸᒋᑐᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᓇᓇᔕᑲᐧᐦᐊᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᓇᓇᐣᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᐢᐱᐣ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑭᒧᒋ ᑭᑭᐊᐧᑫᐧᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᑲᔦ ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑲᒪᐢᑲᐊᐧᑲᒥᑭᐣ ᑭᓯᓂᑫᐃᐧᐊᐸᒋᑕᑲᓇᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᑲᔦ ᐁᑲ ᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᒋᐳᓭᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑐᑲᐣ ᔓᐱᑲᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ, ᐯᔭᑎ ᐃᑭᑐ. ᐊᒥᐦᐃ ᐁᐃᓀᐣᑕᒪᐣ ᓂᑫᓂᓇᐃᐧᐣᐟ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒋᐊᓂᒪᒥᑎᓀᐣᑕᒪᐣᐠ ᒋᐊᓂᑐᑕᒪᐠ. ᑭᒋᓇᒣᑯᓯᑊ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᑕᐧᓂ ᒪᐧᕑᐃᐢ ᐅᑭ ᐊᓂᒧᑕᓇᐣ ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧ ᐃᓯᓭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᓂᓯᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᒋᒪᐢᑭᑭᐣ. ᑭᓇᐃᐧᐣᐟ ᑲᐅᑭᒪᑲᓂᐃᐧᔦᐠ, ᐯᔑᐠ ᑫᑯᐣ ᒋᒪᓇ ᐊᐧᓂᑫᐣᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᐁᐧ ᓂᑲᐧᐦᐊᑲᓇᐣ ᓇᐱᐨ ᐁᒥᔑᓇᑎᐣᑭᐣ ᓂᑲᐧᐦᐊᑲᓀᓴᐣ, ᒪᐧᕑᐃᐢ ᐃᑭᑐ. ᐃᒪ ᓂᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ, ᐊᔕ ᐊᔭ ᐃᒪ ᐅᑯᓂᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᑯᓯᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ hepatitis C ᑲᐃᒋᑲᑌᐠ. ᐃᐁᐧ ᑕᐢ, ᒪᒐᐱᓀᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᓇᓇᐃᐧᓇᑲᐧᓯᓄᐣ

ᓂᑎᔑᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᑯᒥᐣ. ᒪᐧᕑᐃᐢ ᐃᑭᑐ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᐃᓯᓭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐊᔭᐊᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐊᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᒋᒪᐢᑭᑭᐣ ᑫᑭ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᓂᐣ ᒥᓇ ᒋᑭ ᐊᓂᒧᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᓂᐣ. ᐃᒪ ᔕ ᑲᔦ ᑲᐃᔑᓇᓇᑲᒋᑐᐣ, ᐊᔕ ᑲᑭ ᐃᑭᑐᔭᐸᐣ, ᑲᓄᐣᑌ ᓂᑕᐃᐧᑭᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐢᑭ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ, ᑫᑯᓀᓂ ᑲᐅᐣᒋᓯᓭᐊᐧᐨ, ᒥᓇ ᑲᔦ ᑲᐊᑕᐊᐧᑲᓂᑎᓱᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑯᓂᐠ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐊᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ, ᒋᑕᐦᐃᑲᓇᐱᑯᐣ ᑲᒪᒪᐃᐧᐊᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ, ᒪᐧᕑᐃᐢ ᐃᑭᑐ. ᒥᔑᐣ ᐃᐢᑯᓂᑲᓇᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᑌᐯᐧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᒋᑕᐦᐃᑲᓇᐱᑯᐣ ᑲᐊᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑭᒋ ᒪᒋᓭᐦᐃᐁᐧᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᔕᑯᐨ ᑕᐢ ᐊᒥᐱᑯ ᑌᐯᐧ ᐁᐃᓯᓭᐠ. ᐊᒥᐦᐃ ᐁᐃᑭᑐᐨ ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᒋᑕᐦᐃᑲᓇᐱᑯᐣ ᐁᐊᑕᐊᐧᑌᓂᑭᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ $50 ᐯᔑᐠ ᐁᐃᓇᑭᑐᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᔓᑲᐊᐧᐱᓀᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᑲᑫᐧᑌᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᐣᑎ ᐁᐊᓂᓯᓭᓂᑭᐣ ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᒋᑕᐦᐃᑲᓇᐱᑯᐣ. ᓀᐣᑲᐃᐧᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐃᐧ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐊᑕᑦ ᐱᐟᓫᐃᕑ ᐅᑭᐊᓂᒧᑕᐣ ᒪᒋᒪᐢᑭᑭᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᒥᔕᐠ ᐅᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑎᐯᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐃᐧᓂᑯ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᐅᐣᒋᓯᓭᐠ ᒪᐢᑭᑭᐃᐧᓂ ᑲᐸᑭᑎᓇᑭᐣ ᒪᐢᑭᑭᐣ, ᐃᐁᐧ ᑕᐢ ᒪᐢᑭᑭᐣ ᑲᐱᐣᑎᑲᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐱᐣᒋᐢᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐢ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᐊᓂᐊᑕᐊᐧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ. ᐊᒥᐦᐃ ᓂᓇᐃᐧᐣᐟ ᐁᐃᔑᑭᑫᐣᑕᒪᐣᐠ ᐁᑲ ᐃᐧᓂᑯ ᐁᐅᓴᒥ ᒥᓂᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐧᓴᑫᐣᑕᒧᐃᐧ ᒪᐢᑭᑭᐣ ᒪᐢᑭᑭᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ, ᐱᐟᓫᐃᕑ

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ᐃᑭᑐ. ᐃᐁᐧ ᑕᐢ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ̇ ᓯ ᓭᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᑲᐊᑕᐁᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᒋᒪᐢᑭᑭᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐃᐧᓂᐯᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᐊᓄᐣᒋᓯᓭᐠ ᑕᐢ ᐊᒥᐦᐃᒪ ᓂᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ ᐁᐦᐊᓄᐣᒋ ᐱᐣᑎᑫᒪᑲᑭᐣ. ᑲᐃᐧᓂᓂᑯ ᑫᒋᓇᐨ ᐁᐅᓴᒥ ᒥᓇᑲᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒪᐢᑭᑭᐃᐧᓂᒥᐊᐧᐣ ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᒪᒋᒪᐢᑭᑭ ᑲᐃᔑᓂᑲᑕᒪᐠ, ᐁᐧᑎ ᔕ ᓂᑲᑌ ᑕᓇᑕᐊᐧᑌᐊᐧᐣ. ᐱᐟᓫᐃᕑ ᐃᑭᑐ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᔑᓇᑲᐧᐣ ᒋᑭᑐᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᑲᓂᔑᐢᑲᑯᐨ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᒪᒋᒪᐢᑭᑭᐣ ᑲᐅᑕᐱᓇᑭᐣ. ᓂᑭᑫᐣᑕᒥᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐁᐃᓯᓭᐦᐃᐁᐧᒪᑲᑭᐣ, ᓂᑭᑫᐣᑕᒥᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᒪᒋᓭᐦᐃᐁᐧᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑎᐯᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ, ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑭᒋ ᑲᑲᐧᑕᑭᐦᐃᑫᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᓂᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ ᑲᐊᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑲᓴᑭᓂᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᒋᒪᐢᑭᑭᐣ, ᐱᐟᓫᐃᕑ ᐃᑭᑐ. ᐃᐁᐧ ᑕᐢ ᐁᑲ ᒪᔑ ᑲᑭᑫᐣᑕᒪᐠ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐊᐸᐣ ᐁᐃᓯᓭᐦᐃᑯᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᓂᔭᓂᐊᐦᑭ ᑲᐊᐸᒋᑐᐨ ᑭᐢᐱᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᑲᒧᒋᐃᑲᐧᓇᐣᑕᐠ ᓇᐣᑕ ᑲᔦ ᑲᒋᑕᐦᐅᑎᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᒋᒪᐢᑭᑭᐣ ᐁᐣᑕᓱᑭᔑᑲᓂᐠ. ᐊᓂᐣ ᑕᐢ ᑫᐃᔑᔭᐨ ᐊᐦᐸᐣ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐃᔑᓂᑲᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐃᐧᔭᐃᐧᐣᐠ? ᐱᐟᓫᐃᕑ ᑲᔦ ᐅᑭ ᐊᓂᒧᑕᐣ ᐁᒪᒥᑎᓀᐣᑕᐠ ᐃᐁᐧ ᓴᑊᐅᐠᓱᐣ ᐃᐧᒋᐃᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᐁᐧ ᒪᐢᑭᑭ ᑲᒥᓇᑲᓄᐨ ᐸᐣᑭ ᒋᐅᐣᒋ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐨ ᑲᑲᑫᐧ ᐳᓇᐸᒋᑐᐨ ᒪᒋᒪᐢᑭᑭᐣ ᑲᑎᐯᓂᒥᑯᐨ ᐃᒪ ᑲᑭ ᐊᓂᒧᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᒪᒪᐣᑕᐃᐧᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ ᑲᑭ ᐅᐣᒋ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᐊᐧᐸᐣ. ᓂᓇᐣᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᐣ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᒋᑭ

ᑭᑫᐣᑕᒪᐸᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᓴᑊᐅᐠᓱᐣ ᐃᐧᒋᐃᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑫᑯᓀᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᐁᐧ, ᐱᐟᓫᐃᕑ ᐃᑭᑐ. ᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᐃᔑ ᓄᐣᑕᒪᐣ, ᓂᒥᓴᐁᐧᐣᑕᐣ ᓂᑫᓂᐣ ᓂᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᑭᑕᔑ ᑯᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᐊᓂᒧᑌᐠ... ᐁᐃᐧ ᓇᓇᐣᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᐣᑕᒪᐣ ᑭᐢᐱᐣ ᑫᑭ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᑭᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒥᓇᐣ. ᐅᐁᐧ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᔕ ᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌ, ᑲᒥᓇᑲᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒪᐢᑭᑭ ᐁᑲ ᐃᐧᓂᑯ ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᑲᐱᐣᑎᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐃᒪ ᑲᔦ ᑐᕑᐊᐣᑐ, ᐊᓇᑲᑫᐧ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐊᑲᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᐃ ᐧ ᓴ ᑫ ᐣ ᑕ ᒧ ᐃ ᐧ ᒪ ᐢ ᑭ ᑭ ᐣ ᑲᑎᐯᓂᒥᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᒪᒋᒪᐢᑭᑭᐣ ᑲᐊᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲ ᐃᐧᓂᑯ ᓇᐱᐨ ᒋᐸᓂᓭᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐊᓂᑭᐊᐧᐨ, ᐅᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐃᒪ ᐅᑎᐯᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ. ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᑲᑭᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᒋᒪᐢᑭᑭᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᐣᒋ ᑭᐊᓂᑭᔑᒋᑲᑌ ᑲᑭ ᐃᐢᑲᐧ ᑎᐸᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᓀᐣᑲᐃᐧᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᒪᒋᒪᐢᑭᑭᑫᐃᐧ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᑲᒥᐠ ᑲᑭ ᒪᒋᑐᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐱᑲᐧᒋᔭᐦᐃᐣᐠ. ᐅᑭ ᐸᑭᑎᓇᐣ ᐅᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐢ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᒪᐢᑲᐃᐧᑕᑲᐧᐣ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᑎᓇ ᑲᑭᐱᑕᑦ -ᔕᓫᐟᐢ, ᐯᔑᐠ ᑲᑭ ᐱᒧᑐᐨ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᐃᐧᐣ. ᐅᑭ ᓇᓇᐱ ᓇᓇᑯᒪᐣ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐅᓇᔓᐁᐧᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑲᑭ ᐱᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑐᑲᐣ ᐃᐁᐧ ᐱᑲᐧᒋᐦᔭᐃᐣᐠ ᑲᐊᔭᐠ ᑲᑕᔑ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐊᑲᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᓀᐣᑲᐃᐧᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ. ᑲᑭᐱᑕᑦ -ᔕᓫᐟᐢ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐊᐁᐧ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐊᑲᓄᐨ ᐅᑕᑯᓯ ᒥᓇ ᐅᐃᐧᒋᐊᐧᑲᓇᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᓇᐊᐧᑲᐢ

ᒋᐅᐣᒋ ᑭᑫᓂᒥᑎᐊᐧᐨ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᐱᒪᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᒋᒪᐢᑭᑭ ᒥᓇ ᑲᔦ ᑲᐊᔭᒥᐦᐃᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᒥᐱᑯ ᐁᑕ ᐃᐁᐧᓂ ᑲᑕᔑᐣᑕᒪᑎᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐦᐱ ᑲᑭᔐᐸᐊᐧᓂᐢᑲᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐣᑎ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᑫᑭ ᐅᐣᑎᓇᒧᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᑫᐊᓂ ᐊᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᒋᒪᐢᑭᑭᓂ. ᐊᒥ ᑲᑭ ᐃᑭᑐᐨ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᐃᐧᓴᑫᐣᑕᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᒪᒉᓂᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑭ ᐊᐧᐸᑕᐦᐊᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᑎᐯᐣᑕᑯᓯᐨ, ᑲᑭᐱᑕᑦ ᔕᓫᐟᐢ ᐃᑭᑐ. ᐊᒥ ᑲᑭ ᐃᑭᑐᐨ ᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐅᐃᐧᒋᐊᐧᑲᓇᐣ ᐁᑭ ᐃᔕᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᐱᐊᐧᑲᒋᔭᐦᐃᐣᐠ ᑲᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᑲᑕᔑ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᑲᓄᐊᐧᐨ, ᑭᐊᐧᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᐊᐧᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐁᑐᑕᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐁᐧᓂ ᑲᐊᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᒋᒪᐢᑭᑭᐣ, ᒥᓇ ᑲᔦ ᐃᐧᔭᐃᐧᐊᐧᑲᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᐅᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᒥᓇ ᓴᐱᑯ ᑲᔦ ᐃᒪ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᐅᑎᐯᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ. ᑲᑭᐱᑕᑦ -ᔕᓫᐟᐢ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐊᐁᐧ ᑲᐊᓂᒧᒪᐠ ᐅᑭ ᐊᐧᐸᑕᐣ ᐊᐣᑎ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐊᐧᓂᔑᐣᐠ ᐃᒪ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐱᑲᐧᑕᑭᐣᐠ ᑲᑭ ᑕᔑ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑯᐨ ᑭᒋᔭᐦᐊᐣ. ᐊᒥ ᑲᑭ ᐃᑭᑐᐊᐧᐣᐨ ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑭᒋᔭᐦᐊᐣ ᐃᐧᐸᐨ ᐅᑭ ᐊᐧᓂᐢᑲᓂᔕᐦᐅᑯᐣ ᒪᐧᔦ ᓴᑲᐸᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐊᔕ ᐁᑭ ᐸᐸᒥᔭᐨ ᐃᒪ ᓂᐱᑲᐠ ᑲᐱᓴᑲᐸᓂᐠ, ᑲᑭᐱᑕᑦ -ᔕᓫᐟᐢ ᐃᑭᑐ. ᒥᐦᐃᒪ ᑲᑭ ᑭᑫᐣᑕᐠ ᑫᑯᐣ ᐁᑭ ᒧᔑᑐᐨ ᐱᐣᒋ ᐅᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐁᑭ ᑯᐢᑯᐢᑲᐨ ᐃᒪ ᐅᑕᒐᑯᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐢ ᐁᑭ ᐊᐧᐸᑕᐠ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑲᐊᐱᒋ ᒥᓇᐧᔑᐣᐠ ᑲᐱᓴᑲᐸᓂᐠ. ᐊᒥᐦᐃᒪ ᐊᐦᐸᐣ ᑲᐅᐢᑭᓭᓂᐠ ᐅᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᐣ.

NAPS replacing half of its problem detachments James Thom Wawatay News

Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service will replace more than half the detachments currently in need if the winter road season co-operates.

Fifteen detachments were identified as needing replacement, explained Sgt. Jackie George. Of those, eight – Mattagami, Wunnumin Lake, Fort Severn, Cat Lake, Webequie, Peawanuck, Fort Albany and Kasabonika Lake – received funds through Canada’s Economic Action Plan. Sandy Lake was able to upgrade its detachment separately as funding also came from Ontario.

George said if it wasn’t for the Action Plan, none of the detachments would likely be being replaced.

“We are funded as a program so there is no funding for capital building,” she said. “The buildings belong to the First Nations.

We rent the buildings from the communities.”

Funding for NAPS is costshared between the federal government (52 per cent) and the province (48 per cent).

The Action Plan committed $15 million for critical policing infrastructure to address health, safety, and facility integrity issues in some First Nations and Inuit communities, explained Public Safety Canada spokesman David Charbonneau.

“This one-time funding to improve First Nations policing infrastructure was made available to communities currently receiving funding for police services under Public Safety Canada’s First Nations Policing Program,” the spokesman said in an email.

The Mattagami detachment has already been built and Wunnumin Lake is under construction. The others are waiting for delivery. They were each scheduled for construction last winter but were not able to be delivered because of the status of the winter roads.

George said NAPS tries to pri-

oritize the detachments most in need of repair based on building conditions, number of occurrences in the communities and lock-up requirements.

“The officers are very much looking forward to the completion of these buildings,” George said. “New detachments improve our presence in the communities as they are a symbol of police presence, security and safety.”

The new detachments – though prefabricated – will be a step up from some of the previous thin modular units, explained Bill Salt, maintenance supervisor with NAPS. “They are all built to the Ontario and national building code,” Salt said. “The walls are six inches thick and feature R20 insulation. These are not like the single wall trailers officers used years ago where everyone will freeze.”

They will also be more aesthetically pleasing with steel frame construction and brick exteriors, George said.

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Healthy Lifestyles Book Submissions welcome to promote culturally appropriate nutrition and life choices! Send us your teachings, legends, stories, artwork, traditional lifestyles and healthy recipes!

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Video Promotions Campaign will address Misiwe Minoyawin’s 5 target issues through awareness videos that will be available online and distributed across northwestern Ontario.

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month.

Share your stories about living with and overcoming diabetes with the Misiwe Minoyawin project online at www.wawataynews.ca/health4everyone/forum

Submissions welcome! For more info or to submit to the Healthy Lifestyles Book contact: Chris Kornacki, Project Co-ordinator chrisk@wawatay.on.ca 807-344-3022 (phone) 1-888-575-2349 (toll free) 807-344-3182 (fax) Funding provided by the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion through the Healthy Communities Fund

Ambassadors Of Health

Key Sharing Via Media

Campaign will select one representative for each of Misiwe Minoyawin’s 5 target issues. The Ambassadors will be available online in videos and forums to offer guidance to the youth and to promote a holistic healthy lifestyle.

Community driven healthy lifestyles awareness ads developed around Misiwe Minoyawin’s 5 target issues.

Ads will be judged and winners will be awarded prizes and used in Wawatay’s communication services!

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Water issues reach boiling point in Constance Lake James Thom Wawatay News

Call for Tenders The Wawatay Native Communications Society (WNCS) herewith issues a “Call for Tenders” to perform annual Audit Services for the fiscal years of 2010 and 2011.

Services required include the following activities: • Audit of WNCS’s Balance Sheet as of March 31st of each fiscal year; • Audit of WNCS’s Statement of Revenue and Expense for each fiscal year; • Provide recommendation, where required, of appropriate adjusting journal entries in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards; • Examine, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements; • Assess the accounting principles used; • Provide WNCS with 10 bound copies plus one electronic copy of the final financial statements by June 30, 2010 for publication in WNCS’s Annual Report; • Present the Auditor’s report at the Annual General Meeting; • Prepare annual income tax returns to Canada Revenue and Customs Agency; • Review the annual return for HST recovery to Canada Revenue and Customs Agency prepared by WNCS; • Prepare annual Registered Charity Return for WNCS; and • Preparation of T4 summary and T4 supplementary.

Constance Lake has had its government subsidized bottled water supply cut by 75 per cent at a time when it is still working towards finding a viable water supply for community members.

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada reduced the supplied bottled water amounts to 1.5 litres from six litres per day, person, Chief Arthur Moore said.

“I am absolutely outraged with this decision,” Moore said. “Access to a safe and useable water supply is the right of every person living in this country. Each province and territory has legislation to provide clean, safe and reliable drinking water to its citizens. Why should it be different for my community?”

INAC officials did not reply to a request for explanation as of press time.

What has Moore even more upset is the apparent lack of communication between federal ministries.

INAC cut the water ration just a few weeks after the community received a letter from

Health Canada Oct. 20 which included water supply guidelines be followed in the community.

According to Health Canada’s letter, adults require 1.5 litres of water a day for drinking while children require about one litre.

Everyone requires an additional 4.5 litres a day for personal hygiene.

“I am absolutely outraged with this decision.”

– Chief Arthur Moore

“The recent reduction, doesn’t even follow the health guidelines provided to my community just last month, with additional water needed for personal hygiene,” Moore said.

“In general, doctors recommend a healthy adult consume 2.2 litres of water per day; that doesn’t include those that are active, have poor health conditions, and pregnant women. I continue to fear that the lack of clean water will lead to despair

and ill health for the people of Constance Lake First Nation.”

The community has been without a viable source of water since early summer when a thick layer of algae formed over the lake that was the main water supply for the community. The water treatment plant was unable to filter the algae bloom.

To date, the First Nation remains under a boil water advisory.

Moore said the community has made progress in finding a new water source.

A well was drilled in the community that has enough capacity to supply the entire community, Moore said.

“It has met all the health requirements as well,” Moore said.

The only remaining issue is construction of a transport system to get the water from the well to the water treatment plant.

“The project is out for tender,” Moore said. “It will take some time.”

He is hopeful clean, potable water will be flowing through the community’s pipes in early January.

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Tenders must be received by WNCS no later than 4:30 PM CST on January 14, 2011. For further information regarding WNCS please contact Barney Turtle, Finance Director, at 1-800-243-9059 or (807) 737-2951 ext.

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Congratulations to the 2010 Addictions Awareness Week Poster Contest Winners Diondre Mamakwa (Living The Good Life); Faith Jacob (Live Your Life); Clinton Gliddy (Love Who You Are) Wunnumin Lake First Nation.

Every November communities come together for National Addictions Awareness Week.

Last year while planning our events, our community resource team thought about our kids.

We wanted them to become involved and help them feel proud of what they can do, so this was the beginning of our annual Addictions Awareness Week poster contest.

The Responsible Gambling Strategy at Nishnawbe Aski Nation supported the project and displayed all of the posters in their Thunder Bay office for everyone to see. There were so many nice comments from the NAN staff and guests that the three winning posters (pictured below), were made into a regional Addictions Awareness Week poster campaign and sent out to all NAN First Nation communities and Tribal Councils.

All of the posters were displayed in the community and on the community Addictions Awareness Week walk, where everyone was invited to join in holding up the colourful posters promoting wellness and healthy living. We are proud of each student that participated and we appreciate the beautiful artwork and efforts from all of the students which were made about “Living the Good Life”.

Photo story from Ralph Winter, NADAP Worker, Wunnumin Lake First Nation

Rick Garrick/Wawatay News

Elder Agnes Hardy shared her Anishinabe language Nov. 19 at Algonquin Avenue Public School in Thunder Bay while mixing, kneading and baking bannock with students from a number of classes.

Hardy and the students were participating in the elementary school’s Elders and Native languages programs.

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This year’s NAN Day of Prayer was held during National Addictions Awareness Week to encourage and promote a lifestyle free of addictions among individuals, families and communities.

“There has been a growing concern with prescription drug abuse in NAN’s (Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s) communities, including most recently, the state-of-emergency declared in Eabametoong First Nation,” said NAN Grand Chief Stan Beardy

during the NAN Day of Prayer gathering Nov. 15 at Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School in Thunder Bay. “As NAN leadership, we continue to advocate on behalf of the Nishnawbe Aski people for long-term assistance from both levels of government in hopes of reducing the current health and social impacts that the prescription drug abuse epidemic has in NAN territory.”

The NAN Day of Prayer began with a live radio broadcast over the Wawatay Radio Network and continued with the gathering at DFC, which included a speech by Beardy, prayers by

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“Today we acknowledge the strength, resiliency and gifts of the Nishnawbe Aski people and ask our Creator to help us overcome the challenges we face every day,” Beardy said.

The NAN Day of Prayer was first declared in 2002 by the NAN Chiefs-in-Assembly to set aside one day each year for community healing. It is designed to recognize and reaffirm the special relationship Nishnawbe Aski people have with the Creator and with the land.

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Lac Seul joyous over new school Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Lac Seul celebrated the opening of the new Obishikokaang Elementary School Nov. 20 with John Duncan, Indian Affairs and Northern Development minister, and Kenora MP Greg Rickford.

“This new school will help our youth obtain the skills and knowledge they need to grow and flourish,” said Lac Seul Chief Clifford Bull. “It will help give the students of Lac Seul First Nation the opportunity to

reach their full potential.”

INAC provided about $7 million for construction of the new school, while the community provided about $575,000. The kindergarten to Grade 8 elementary school is designed for about 112 students.

“Our government is committed to ensuring First Nation children have access to quality education and a safe learning environment that puts them on the path to success,” Duncan said.

Rickford said the government will continue to invest in school

infrastructure projects and programs to ensure First Nation students have a strong and productive educational experience.

“A good education is essential to the future success of students and their communities,” Rickford said.

The community held a ceremony Nov. 12, which included a community feast and entertainment.

Also in attendance for the ceremony was Ogichidaakwe Diane Kelly of Grand Council Treaty 3 and guest speaker Elijah Harper

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ABOVE: Lac Seul Chief Clifford Bull, followed by Indian Affairs Minister John Duncan, leads a grand entry ceremony Nov. 20 during a celebration of the community’s new school, Obishikokaang Elementary School.

FAR RIGHT: The new school is a kindergarten to Grade 8 facility that can accomodate up to 112 students. Construction was started in October 2009 and was substantially completed this Fall, allowing for classes to start.

RIGHT: Guest speaker Elijah Harper, from Red Sucker Lake First Nation in northern Manitoba, joined the community for the new school celebration. Harper is a former politician who played a major role in the Meech Lake Accord, Canada’s attempt at consitutional reform. Harper said the reforms would not have recognized First Nations as founding members of Canada.

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Attention all Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Youth! This is your chance to have one of your photographs showcased for the entire NAN territory to see and have a chance at winning a brand new digital camera! The NAN Communications Department is looking for photos of your community.

These could be photos of people (remember to get their consent), places, things or events that are taking place over the next couple of weeks or that have happened in the last year.

In your submission please include: • • • • •

where the photo is from your name your age when the photo was taken a brief description of what the photo is about • why you feel it is an important photo

submitted photo

The top 10 photos will be chosen and included in the new NAN flip calendar and each winner will receive a prize pack. One winning photographer will receive a brand new digital camera.

The completed calendars will be mailed-out to your community in late January 2011.

The Youth Photo Contest closes Friday December 10, 2010 at 4:00pm (EST).

If you have any questions or wish to submit a photo please contact Keri Cheechoo, Oshkaatisak Coordinator at (807) 625-4911, Toll Free at (800) 465-9952, or klcheechoo@nan.on.ca Good Luck!

Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund president and CEO Harvey Yesno spearheaded the organization’s inclusion in Operation Christmas Child this year. NADF filled 52 boxes with essential items such as socks, calculators, pencils and toothbrushes for underprivileged youth around the world using monies from its sponsorship fund. Fifty-one boxes represent the First Nation communities of Treaty 9, Treaty 5 (Ontario portion) and affiliated NAN communities . The final box, without a label represents all the other groups and communities NADF serves, including the Métis of northern Ontario and the First Nation communities in Robinson-Superior 1850 Treaty, and Treaty 3. All boxes were packed and donated on their behalf. Operation Christmas Child provides the shoe boxes filled with gifts to youth in need around the world in 12-20 countries in Central and South America, West Africa, and the Caribbean.

Questions arise over blanket policy at OPP detachment Rick Garrick Wawatay News

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A Mishkeegogamang elected official is questioning the Ontario Provincial Police policy against providing blankets in the Pickle Lake OPP jail cells.

“If you ask (jailed community members) if they received blankets when they asked for it, the answer is overwhelmingly no,” said Mishkeegogamang Coun.

Tom Wassaykeesic. “The OPP is trying to say it is on a case-bycase basis, that is not true at all.”

Wassaykeesic has been trying to get the OPP to provide community members with blankets while in jail because they often complain after getting out of jail that they woke up cold during the night and were not pro-

vided with a blanket even after requesting one.

OPP Sgt. Shelley Garr said the OPP has a policy to provide blankets on a case-by-case basis throughout the whole province according to a long list of official recommendations on the issue.

“The issuing of blankets is determined on a case-by-case basis,” Garr said. “It has to do with security and safety concerns.”

Garr said if there are no safety or security issues concerning an individual, they would be issued a blanket while in the OPP jail cell.

“I can’t respond to specifically what he (Wassaykeesic) is asking,” Garr said, explaining she could not respond to specific cases. “It’s all to ensure the

safety and security of the prisoners.”

Wassaykeesic said he has written to former OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino and Amnesty International about the community’s concerns.

“We don’t like seeing our people treated that way,” Wassaykeesic said. “I think if people we aware of it, the public, the OPP would change their mind.”

Wassaykeesic said people are offered dry clothing if their clothes are wet or damp when entering the Pickle Lake jail cell.

Mishkeegogamang brought the situation up with OPP Superintendent Ron van Straalen, commander of the OPP northwestern region, during an Oct. 13 meeting, but Wassaykeesic said Straalen indicated the policy will remain in place.

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Shannen’s Dream campaign launched Nov. 17 Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Shannen’s Dream is alive and well.

Six months after Shannen Koostachin died in a car accident, her dream that all First Nation children should be able to get an education in clean, “comfy” schools just as nonNative children do is being carried forward by a group of national First Nation, education, labour and children’s rights leaders who are calling for the federal government to end the double-standard that exists between First Nation schools and provincially-funded schools.

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn A-inchut Atleo emphasized this past June that First Nations students receive on average $2,000 less in educational support than other students in Canada.

“Shannen was tireless in her fight for equitable school rights for First Nation children,” said Timmins-James Bay MP Char-

lie Angus during the Nov. 17 launch of the Shannen’s Dream campaign. “She became the face of a generation of forgotten First Nation school children. We are carrying on the work she started so that other children will not be left behind.”

Angus said it is time for the federal government to fix the funding problems on reserves.

“Shannen was an inspiring young woman who has been recognized nationally and internationally for her human rights work for education,” Angus said. “I am amazed at how many people are coming forward to make her legacy a reality.”

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO), one of the organizations taking part in the campaign, is challenging elementary students and teachers across Canada to take up Koostachin’s campaign for more equitable funding and better conditions for First Nation schools.

“Shannen’s advocacy helped us see very clearly the impact of underfunding by the federal

government on schools in First Nations communities,” said Sam Hammond, president of the ETFO. “We’re challenging teachers and students in elementary schools to support the Shannen’s Dream campaign to ensure that every young Canadian — no matter where they live — realizes the same fundamental right to decent schools and education in order to reach their full potential.”

Koostachin, a young First Nation activist from Attawapiskat who was nominated for an International Children’s Peace Prize, opened the eyes of many Canadians to the inequality faced by First Nation students during her fight with the federal government to build an elementary school for 400 students who had to attend school in drafty portables in her community.

Earlier this fall, Angus introduced Motion 571 — Shannen’s Dream — in the House of Commons calling for the right of First Nations children to highquality, culturally relevant edu-

cation, transparency in school construction, maintenance and replacement, and funding that will put reserve schools on par with non-reserve provincial schools.

“I am amazed at how many people are coming forward to make her legacy a reality.”

– Charlie Angus

“Because of its fiduciary responsibilities under the Indian Act, the Department of Indian Affairs is functioning as a school board. How then can the Department justify that funding for Aboriginal students is $2,000 less than that for students in the provincially funded public and Catholic systems?”

Hammond said. “In the case of Attawapiskat, it is unacceptable that the community has waited more than 10 years for

the department to build a new school there, despite protests from First Nations and many others including ETFO.” Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Minister John Duncan said Nov. 19 there is some debate over the numbers between First Nation on-reserve schools and provincial schools.

“This goes beyond a funding issue,” Duncan said. “We’re looking at K-12 from the standpoint of trying to make the programming work in a way where we would have equivalent education whether they are in provincial public schools or whether they are in First Nation schools.”

Duncan said one of the difficulties is public school education authorities have teacher certification, school certification and economies of scale on procurement while First Nation schools are often smaller and operated independently.

“With our First Nation schools, one-quarter have 25 students or less, one-half have less than a hundred students

and they are stand-alone entities for the most part,” Duncan said. “We’ve made some real progress on that front, specifically ... in British Columbia where we have had a four-year collaboration between First Nations, the province and the federal government that can now point us to how we can make major improvements.

We’ve got a demonstrated track record now of having a seamless system between First Nations and the schools and the public schools.”

Duncan said the federal government has “put a lot of new money” into First Nation schools through the federal Economic Action Plan.

“We actually made an announcement just more than a year ago that we would be replacing the school in Attawapiskat,” Duncan said.

“We’ve allocated money this year in the capital plan. It’s anticipated the assessment, design and construction phases will all be complete by the end of 2013.”

NOTIFICATION Class Environmental Assessment 115 kV Wood Pole Replacement Hydro One Networks Inc. (Hydro One) is proposing to replace approximately 28 wood pole structures on its 115 kilovolt (kV) transmission line, that runs between Camp Lake Junction and Ignace Distribution Station.

The wood poles to be replaced are located north of the Township of Ignace, as indicated on the map below. These poles have been identified through Hydro One’s pole testing program and are part of our ongoing maintenance activities for this transmission line. This important maintenance work is required to ensure a continued safe and reliable supply of electricity to customers in the area. Work will begin during the fall of 2010 and be completed by December 2011.

In accordance with the Class Environmental Assessment for Minor Transmission Facilities, Hydro One is providing notification of its intent to proceed with this project. If no concerns are expressed, the project will be considered acceptable and will proceed as outlined in the draft Environmental Study Report (ESR). If questions or comments on the project cannot be resolved by Hydro One during the 30 day review period, the concerned parties can request a higher level of assessment referred to as a Part II Order request. Such requests must be addressed in writing to the Minister of the Environment and received no later than December 17, 2010 at the following address: Minister of the Environment 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 12th Floor Toronto, ON M4V 1P5 Please note that a duplicate copy of the Part II Order request must also be sent to Hydro One at the address noted below. If no concerns are raised during the review period, Hydro One will submit a final ESR to the Ministry of the Environment to proceed with this pole replacement project. The draft ESR will be available for download at www.HydroOne.com/WoodPole.

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The haircutting incident at a Thunder Bay school that prevented a First Nation boy from following his traditional dancing practices is going before the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. “It was traumatic for him, it was traumatic for the family,� said Julian Falconer, explaining the seven-year-old boy did not participate in traditional dancing for “some time� after his hair was cut by a teacher’s assistant at McKellar Park School in April 2009.

The family asked for accountability and were demeaned for doing it, that somehow they were in it for the money, Falconer said. “How bizarre is that? If it were anybody else’s child, I can absolutely assure you they would have asked for and gotten accountability,� Falconer, a Toronto-based lawyer known for human rights and public interest litigation, said.

Falconer, who is representing the boy’s family, said suggestions that the family is following through with the case just for the money are “pretty offensive.� “If you have a child and a teacher forces that child to submit to that teacher’s will, including having their hair cut, hair that was grown for ceremonial purposes, why wouldn’t you be entitled to hold those accountable that put your child and your family through it?�

Falconer said. “It’s just another example of how somehow First Nations are

not supposed to be entitled to accountability and others are.�

First Nation leaders had called for an investigation into the issue shortly after the haircutting incident happened, including Ontario Regional Chief Angus Toulouse, who said First Nations want to understand why and how the incident happened and ensure it never happens again. “For First Nations, this is a painful and harsh reminder of what our children suffered in the residential schools, where braids were cut as part of the overall denigration of our people and culture,� Toulouse said.

Alvin Fiddler, a Nishnawbe Aski Nation deputy grand chief at the time, called for an explanation of the circumstances that led to the decision not to lay charges against the teacher’s assistant. “What we have now is confusion as the Thunder Bay Police say the responsibility for charges rests with the Crown and the Ministry of the Attorney General saying the responsibility rests with the Thunder Bay Police,� Fiddler said. “First they claimed it wasn’t in the public interest and now for the first time, without ever having consulted with the child’s parents, they say it’s ‘to avoid revictimizing the child.’�

Falconer said each of the three organizations named in the human rights case, the Lakehead District School Board, the Thunder Bay Police Services Board and the Ministry of the Attorney General, failed the family in one fashion or another.

Representative of both the

school board and police service declined to comment. “Obviously, the teaching assistant who committed the assault on the child started the ball rolling but it’s important to understand how the system then failed the family,� Falconer said. “Far from it being the truth that the (school) board called the police, that’s just not true at all, it was the family that did it.�

Falconer said the family’s experience was that the school board was far more concerned with protecting it’s reputation and it’s own rather than providing meaningful accountability on what had happened to the boy. “Secondly, the actions of the Crown and the police in creating rules that were just different for this First Nations family than what would be otherwise the case, we say for non-Native families, they have to be held accountable for how they treated the family,� Falconer said.

Falconer said the family is looking for people to know how they were reated by the three organizations. “They want it to come out how they were completely left out of the loop on key decisions that affected their child, how the police and the Crown simply entirely ignored the family and the family’s concerns as they made decisions that ultimately immunized those responsible for the incident,� Falconer said.

Falconer anticipates a mediation date being held on the case sometime within the next year.

If the mediation is unsuccessful, a hearing will be held.

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AIDS among Aboriginals growing James Thom Wawatay News

Aboriginal people are overrepresented in the HIV and AIDS epidemic in Canada.

For cases in which ethnicity was provided, the rate of reported AIDS cases in Canada among Aboriginal people rose from 1.2 per cent in 1993 to 13.4 in 2003.

In 1998, 18.8 per cent of positive HIV tests were among Aboriginals. This rose to 25.3 per cent in 2003.

Youth made up 31.4 per cent of positive HIV tests among Aboriginal people from 1998 to 2003.

AIDS Thunder Bay education communication coordinator Bob Manson said the numbers are likely much higher now because ethnicity is not always included in paperwork.

“What we need to look at is ways to make people safe and prevent the spread of AIDS,” Manson said. “Aboriginal people have the same risk factors as everybody else.”

AIDS and HIV can only be spread through contact with five bodily fluids: blood, semen and pre-ejaculatory fluid, vaginal fluids, breast milk and rectal secretions, Manson said.

“There is not enough concentration in our fluids to get infected,” he said. “The virus

needs a host to survive.”

The two biggest factors in the spread of HIV and AIDS remain intravenous drug use, when people share needles, and unprotected sex.

“When you are looking for your next fix, you’re not thinking about making the right healthy decision,” Manson said, describing the thought-process of a drug user.

Apart from sharing syringes and needles themselves, other drug paraphernalia can actually spread AIDS, HIV and other diseases.

“When you are looking for your next fix, you’re not thinking about making the right healthy decision.”

– Bob Manson

“If you have an open sore on your lip and you and your friend are sharing the same pipe, you can spread it as well,” Manson said.

Other factors in spreading AIDS and HIV include having another active sexually transmitted disease which could produce open sores on your genitals which can act as doorways

for HIV to enter your body and using non-sterile tattoo or piercing needles.

To help prevent the spread of these diseases – Thunder Bay has a rate three times greater than the provincial average for co-infection of hepatitis C and AIDS – AIDS Thunder Bay hands out 600,000 needles a year in partnership with the local health unit.

“We have to do our part in helping prevent the spread of disease,” Manson said. “This is service without judgement. All we want to do is make sure people are safe.

For the same reason, kits are also available with needles, cookers, pipes, cotton swabs and other artifacts.

“It costs about $750,000 or more to treat an AIDS patient in their lifetime with drugs and other healthcare costs,” Manson said. “It makes economic sense to hand out needles.”

Manson said the disease can be spread even through a contaminated arm tie wrap.

“It is important to not use any of the same artifacts as someone else,” Manson said.

Condoms are also available through AIDS Thunder Bay and the health unit.

Manson said controlling the spread of AIDS is a matter of education.

“People need to be able to

talk about it,” he said.

He said it is OK for a boyfriend or girlfriend to ask their lover to get a test done to be sure they are not infected.

“Twenty-seven to 35 per cent of people that are infected in Canada don’t know they have AIDS,” Manson said. “If you knew, you would likely take precautions to protect your partner and family. Take care of yourself and empower yourself.

Don’t rely on someone else to go get tested. Put the onus on yourself to be able to say ‘I don’t have AIDS.’” There remains no cure for AIDS but because people are able to live longer, fuller lives through anti-retroviral drugs, there doesn’t seem to be as much fear of AIDS. “It used to be you would die within two years (if you contracted AIDS),” Manson said.

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Bob Manson is education commuication coordinator for AIDS Thunder Bay. He said to help prevent the spread of AIDS and HIV, AIDS Thunder Bay hands out 600,000 needles a year in partnership with the local health unit.

NOTIFICATION Class Environmental Assessment 115 kV Wood Pole Replacement Project Hydro One Networks Inc. (Hydro One) is proposing to replace approximately 50 wood pole structures on its 115 kilovolt (kV) transmission line that runs between Otter Rapids Switching Station and Onakawana Transformer Station. The wood poles to be replaced are located north of the Otter Rapids Switching Station, as indicated on the map. These poles have been identified through Hydro One’s pole testing program and are part of our ongoing maintenance activities for this transmission line. This important maintenance work is required to ensure a continued safe and reliable supply of electricity to customers in the area.

Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2011, and should be completed by the end of the year.

In accordance with the Class Environmental Assessment for Minor Transmission Facilities, Hydro One is providing notification of its intent to proceed with this project. If no concerns are expressed, the project will be considered acceptable and will proceed as outlined in the draft Environmental Study Report (ESR). If questions or comments on the project cannot be resolved by Hydro One during the 30 day review period, the concerned parties can request a higher level of assessment referred to as a Part II Order request. Such requests must be addressed in writing to the Minister of the Environment and received no later than December 17, 2010 at the following address: Minister of the Environment 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 12th Floor Toronto, ON M4V 1P5 Please note that a duplicate copy of the Part II Order request must also be sent to Hydro One at the address noted below. If no concerns are raised during the review period, Hydro One will submit a final ESR to the Ministry of the Environment to proceed with this pole replacement project.

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Fibre optics to connect 26 NAN communities Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Muskrat Dam Chief Gordon Beardy believes future generations across Nishnawbe Aski Nation will benefit from a new fibre optic broadband network set for construction.

“It will promote their communication with the outside world,” Beardy said about the $81 million Northwestern Ontario Broadband Expansion Initiative, which was announced Nov. 19 by Northern Development, Mines and Forestry Minister Michael Gravelle, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Minister John Duncan, Bell Aliant’s Peter Dilworth and Grand Chief Stan Beardy in Thunder Bay. “It will also help them to be a part of the economic development at large.”

Beardy also expressed concerns about environmental impacts from the construction of the fibre optic network over land community members hold as “very sacred,” stressing the partners in the initiative must work together to make sure the environment is protected.

“We have strong fear, but at the same time our young people, we understand, must move forward, they must have better service,” Beardy said. “When First Nations people, the government, the companies (and) industry work together, it’s for the benefit of not only First Nations people, but all people in this land.”

The Northwestern Ontario Broadband Expansion Initiative consists of five projects to be completed over four years with Ontario investing $32 million, the federal government investing about $23 million, and Bell Aliant investing $26 million.

Once the fibre optic network is completed, it will span more than 2,300 kilometres to 26 NAN communities. Red Lake and Pickle Lake will also benefit from the network.

“This fibre optic network will help provide NAN communities with improved access to

Matawa building rental homes in Thunder Bay James Thom Wawatay News

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An $81 million fibre optic network for 26 Nishnawbe Aski Nation communities was announced Nov. 19. From left, Bell Aliant’s Peter Dilworth, Indian Affairs Minister John Duncan, NAN Grand Chief Stan Beardy, Michael Gravelle, minister of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry, and Kenora MP Greg Rickford were all part of the announcement. distance education, health care, government and other business services,” Gravelle said.

Duncan said the fibre optic network will cover an area about the size of the Maritime provinces when it is completed.

“For the individual families and businesses that will soon have access to broadband and Internet, important economic and social benefits will be at their fingertips, including tele-

health, business opportunities, distance learning and everything else the wired world has to offer,” Duncan said. “More broadly, it will encourage economic development and spur innovation in the 26 communities of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation through increased access to e-government and other online services, a chance for members of these First Nations more fully to partici-

Communities getting connected Deer Lake Kasabonika Lake Keewaywin Kingfisher Lake Neskantaga North Caribou Lake Sachigo Lake Cat Lake Marten Falls Nibinamik Mishkeegogamang North Spirit Lake Poplar Hill

Sandy Lake Slate Falls Wunnumin Lake Wawakapewin Wapekeka Pikangikum Ojibway Nation of Saugeen Muskrat Dam Kitchenuhmaykoosib Eabametoong Koocheching Bearskin Lake Webequie

pate in the digital economy and an enhanced quality of life in general.”

Duncan said the federal government is proceeding with the Northwestern Ontario Broadband Expansion Initiative because all Canadians should have access to broadband wherever they live in Canada.

“Broadband Internet is increasingly a must have,” Duncan said. “Access to highspeed Internet coverage for isolated and remote First Nation communities in northwestern Ontario is a top priority for this government.”

Kenora MP Greg Rickford said the new fibre optic network will make technology far more reliable for the communities as current services are just not reliable enough.

“Improving your technology isn’t just about improving communications technology, it’s about economic development, it’s about advancing health sciences and health services in the

isolated north,” Rickford said.

“On so many fronts this stands to benefit such a vast area and communities that are very near and dear to my heart.”

Grand Chief Beardy said his home community of Muskrat Dam currently has satellite Internet service.

“There is an echo because the time it takes that signal to travel is about two seconds,” Beardy said. “It’s not very reliable – every so often the signal will go out. If it snows too much, the signals will go out. If there is a thunderstorm, the signals go out, so it’s not very reliable.”

Beardy said the new fibre optic network will make a complete difference in how the NAN communities are linked to the outside world.

“That’s what is so exciting,” Beardy said. “Where we are at today, the pace of life, people need to be kept informed and the only way you can keep them informed is to make sure they have access to information.”

Matawa First Nations plans to triple the amount of rental homes it has available for offreserve members in Thunder Bay. Thanks to $3.37 million in funding from Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services, Matawa will construct 24 rental units in various locations across the city.

Twelve are currently under construction while the others will begin in the spring. Matawa currently has four two-bedroom units and eight three-bedroom units it rents. The geared to income housing waiting list in Thunder Bay exceeds 1,000 families.

“Affordable, available and appropriate housing is difficult to find right across the country,” said Matawa First Nations NonProfit Housing president Wayne Moonias. “These new units will provide essential housing support for many low-income families who need a supportive environment to live in.

“Every family which moves to the city has a different reason for doing so. For some it is medicals, others for education.

There is a critical need for these homes.”

Rather than sign a sheet of paper to signify the deal, the stakeholders signed a piece of lumber.

“This isn’t just an ordinary two-by-four…with all of these signatures, it symbolizes what can be achieved when we work together,” said Matawa First Nations CEO David Paul Achneepineskum. “It also signifies our mutual commitment to building strong foundations for families and children.”

The wood will be included in one of the homes.

NOTIFICATION Class Environmental Assessment 115 kV Wood Pole Replacement Hydro One Networks Inc. (Hydro One) is proposing to replace approximately 110 wood pole structures on its 115 kilovolt (kV) transmission line, that runs between Ear Falls Transformer Station, Selco Junction and Slate Falls Distribution Station. The wood poles to be replaced are located between the communities of Ear Falls and Pickle Lake, as indicated on the map. These poles have been identified through Hydro One’s pole testing program and are part of our ongoing maintenance activities for this transmission line. This important maintenance work is required to ensure a continued safe and reliable supply of electricity to customers in the area. Construction is scheduled to begin in early in 2011, and will be completed by December 2011.

In accordance with the Class Environmental Assessment for Minor Transmission Facilities, Hydro One is providing notification of its intent to proceed with this project. If no concerns are expressed, the project will be considered acceptable and will proceed as outlined in the draft Environmental Study Report (ESR). If questions or comments on the project cannot be resolved by Hydro One during the 30 day review period, the concerned parties can request a higher level of assessment referred to as a Part II Order request. Such requests must be addressed in writing to the Minister of the Environment and received no later than December 17, 2010 at the following address: Minister of the Environment 135 St. Clair Avenue West, 12th Floor Toronto, ON M4V 1P5 Please note that a duplicate copy of the Part II Order request must also be sent to Hydro One at the address noted below. If no concerns are raised during the review period, Hydro One will submit a final ESR to the Ministry of the Environment to proceed with this pole replacement project.

The draft ESR will be available to download at www.HydroOne.com/WoodPole. To provide comments on this project or obtain a copy of the draft ESR, please contact: Andrea Caban Environmental Services and Approvals Hydro One Networks Inc. 483 Bay Street, South Tower, 4th floor Toronto, ON M5G 2P5 Toll Free: 1-877-345-6799 Email: Community.Relations@HydroOne.com

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Communities looking for treatment options from page 1 Tinney said prescription drug awareness and help for those who are addicted is provided at Pelican Falls.

“Once we offer them the help, that seems to be one of our biggest challenges,” Tinney said. “It’s hard to get that help and go through it because the withdrawals are just too great for them.”

Tinney said alcohol and marijuana incidents among students have “dropped sharply” this past year at Pelican Falls.

“Our biggest challenge is you can’t smell the pills,” Tinney said. “They are not as easy to find and I know a number of our students, in talking to the student body, are switching that to their drug of choice.”

The Chiefs Forum on Prescription Drug Abuse was held Nov. 15 through videoconference. It was facilitated by Poplar Hill and the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority with Jim Morris, SLFNHA executive director, as chairman and Eabametoong Chief Lewis Nate as co-chairman.

Videoconference participants included Nishnawbe Aski Nation Deputy Grand Chief Mike Metatawabin, a number of NAN chiefs and representatives from a number of tribal

Lodge gets facelift James Thom Wawatay News

Wequedong Lodge is currently renovating a new building where it will be able to better serve its clients under one roof.

Work has already begun on the 435 Balmoral St. building, which was previously a school and adult education centre in Thunder Bay. Renovations will be finished in April or May allowing for 50 beds at the site.

Construction of a new building on the same site will begin in March or April.

“What you’re seeing is the result of the single building committee’s work,” said Wequedong Lodge executive director Charles Morris.

The new site, once renovations and new construction are done, will be able to accommodate 110 users. It means the end of days when Wequedong operated four lodges at once. It currently operates two, serving as a home away from home from northern First Nation members in Thunder Bay for medical appointments.

Being in a centralized location and able to offer all its services including lodging, meals and translation under one roof, will benefit the clients, Morris said.

“We’ve had a significant increase in clients,” Morris said.

“Our client volume has doubled in the past five years. Now they won’t have to run from site to site to site.”

The lodge assists up to 200 people a day with 140 being the average, Morris said.

Morris and other Wequedong officials opened up the new location for a tour Nov. 12 where $4-million in funding was announced. Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services provided $3-million and the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund provided $1-million.

councils, Health Canada, Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre, Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, Thunder Bay Police Service, and Wasaya.

Wasaya Airways’ John D. Beardy described the airline’s plans to install baggage and cargo screening machines to screen baggage and shipments at the Thunder Bay, Sioux Lookout, Pickle Lake and Red Lake airports.

“The plan here will affect all the communities we service,” Beardy said. “We plan to screen every bag and every shipment that goes through the airline.”

Beardy said airlines serving northern Manitoba are now beginning to screen passengers as well.

“The security personnel screen passengers using technology to detect metal or chemicals or dangerous goods,” Beardy said. “I think we will be looking at that as well.”

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug Chief Donny Morris brought up health issues and deaths due to prescription drug abuse.

“As chiefs, one of the things we can’t overlook is in our cemetery we have quite a large (number of) small graves,” Morris said. “In my community, there are confirmed cases of

hepatitis C. With those, HIV is not far behind as we’re told.”

Morris said there are other issues besides the people who are using prescription drugs that need to be looked at and discussed.

“You have to look at, as I said, premature births, what’s triggering them, and prostitution and hepatitis C, needle sharing,” Morris said. “A lot of these communities don’t believe needles are an issue but they are.”

He said syringes are being sold in his community for $50 each and the diabetics are asking where all the needles are going.

Sandy Lake Chief Adam Fiddler emphasized the prescription drug abuse issue in the NAN region is not due primarily to prescribed drugs, but due to prescription drugs being illegally brought into and sold in the communities by community members.

“The problem is not that our people are being over-prescribed with Oxys and Percs,” Fiddler said. “The problem is people are buying it on the streets in Winnipeg and Thunder Bay as a street drug in bulk quantities and it’s getting into our community. It’s not necessarily over-prescribing, it’s being sold on the black market out there.”

Fiddler said research needs to be carried out on the affects of long-term prescription drug abuse.

“We know the social implications, we know the effects it has on families, the devastation it is causing in our community when people are addicted to these drugs,” Fiddler said. “What we don’t know yet is the physical effect after five years if somebody is either snorting or injecting Oxys every day. What is the long-term effect physically?”

Fiddler also expressed interest in the Suboxone treatment for prescription drug abuse brought up during the videoconference.

“I’d like to learn more about this Suboxone,” Fiddler said.

“From what I’m hearing, I’m interested in being one of the pilot sites ... to see if it can help out our people.”

The treatment is available, on an out-patient basis in large centres in Canada including Toronto, to treat pain killer addiction and abuse of opiates with minimal disruptions to work, social and family life.

The Chief’s Forum on Prescription Drug Abuse concluded with the testimony of a Sandy Lake prescription drug healing camp client.

“He gave a testimony and it was so powerful,” said Tina

Kakepetum-Schultz, one of the organizers of the forum. “He just kept thanking the chief and council for bringing a program like the healing camp to Sandy Lake.”

Kakepetum-Schultz said the client and his wife had only known each other while under the influence of prescription drugs and their daily conversation from the time they got up was where could they get their next fix.

“He said he brought so much pain and shame to his family,” Kakepetum-Schultz said.

“He said when he and his wife attended that healing camp, they were taught to understand how the drugs were affecting them, their bodies and their lives and the whole family.”

Kakepetum-Schultz said the client saw the light one day while out on the land with the Elders.

“He said the Elders made him get up early in the morning before daylight and he said he was on the lake when the sun came up,” Kakepetum-Schultz said.

“That was when he felt something stirring inside him. He said his spirituality had woken up and he could see the beauty of the sun coming up. He said that is when his life began again.”

Why it’s dangerous According to Health Canada, Oxycodone is a narcotic used to relieve pain in patients who are experiencing moderate to severe pain.

It produces an opiate-like effect similar to morphine.

In recent years, a long acting dosage form of Oxycodone has been introduced to the market and contains between 10-80 milligrams of oxycodone per tablet. This long acting tablet is marketed under the brand name OxyContin and is made to release the pain reliever Oxycodone over a long period of time.

But, when the tablet is crushed or chewed and either inhaled by the nose, injected or swallowed, oxycodone is released and rapidly absorbed producing a heroin-like effect euphoria.

For this reason OxyContin is often referred to as “Hillbilly Heroin.”

“Health Canada is aware of increasing concerns about the possible misuse and abuse of oxycodone-based products.”

Invitation to Participate Little Grand Rapids and Pauingassi First Nations Draft Community Based Land Use Plans Little Grand Rapids and Pauingassi First Nation are pleased to invite you to participate in our Community Based Land Use Planning processes and the review of Draft Community Based Land Use Plans. In planning, our communities are working together with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources as part of the Ontario Far North Planning Initiative.

Pauingassi and Little Grand Rapids First Nations are Manitoba communities with trapline areas in the Far North of Ontario.

Land use planning areas in Ontario have been dened by the community-held traplines and the communities’ historical and current relationship to the land. In planning, the communities and the province share objectives to respect and sustain traditional knowledge and traditional land uses, protect lands and resources, support existing land uses and pursue new sustainable economic development opportunities.

Draft Plans have been prepared that recommend land use areas, permitted activities, and strategic direction to guide the manner in which permitted activities will take place. A public consultation opportunity is being provided to share the Draft Plans. Dialogue with partners and stakeholders who have expressed interest in planning is ongoing throughout the process.

Based on input received through the Draft Plan consultation, Final Plans will be prepared in the Spring of 2011. An amendment to the Crown Land Use Policy Atlas (CLUPA) is also required to add new land use areas to the Atlas. The Draft Plan consultation and the amendment consultation required by CLUPA is being carried out concurrently. A further public notice will be provided upon plan approvals and decisions on the CLUPA amendment.

Little Grand Rapids’ and Pauingassi’s preparation of land use direction in partnership with Ontario will also contribute to preparation of the submission for the ‘Pimachiowin Aki’ Boreal World Heritage Site (WHS) nomination. Information regarding the nomination will be available at the open house, and is also available online at www.pimachionwinaki.org/.

We welcome and encourage you to participate. The open house/information centre will be held at the following time and location.

December 9th, 2010

Red Lake, ON, Red Lake Heritage Centre – 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Contacts and Information Sources Information about the Little Grand Rapids and Pauingassi Community Based Land Use Planning processes, including both Terms of Reference and Draft Community Based Land Use Plans can be found on the Environmental Bill of Rights Registry at www.ene.gov.on.ca.

Little Grand Rapids First Nation and Pauingassi First Nation are working with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources which is collecting comments and information for the purposes of land use planning under the Far North Act. Your comments and opinions will be kept on le during the planning process and may be included in documentation, which is made available for public review.

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 planning exercise. If you have questions about use of your personal information, please contact Leah Gold at (807) 727-1358.

You can contact the following individual with questions or comments related to this initiative: Lee Gerrish Far North Planner Min. of Natural Resource PO Box 5003 Red Lake, ON P0V 2M0 Tel: (807) 727-1334

Joe Owen Land Use Planning Coordinator Pauingassi First Nation General Delivery Pauingassi, MB R0E 1M0 Tel: (204) 397-2371

Augustine Keeper Land Use Planning Coordinator Little Grand Rapids First Nation General Delivery Little Grand Rapids, MB R0B 0V0 Tel: (204) 397-2264

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Endorsement of UN declaration welcomed by First Nations Brent Wesley Wawatay News

Canada is now on board with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

The federal government has fully endorsed the declaration in a manner, it says, is consistent with Canada’s Constitution and laws.

“We understand and respect the importance of this United Nations declaration to Indigenous peoples in Canada and worldwide,” said Indian Affairs Minister John Duncan Nov. 12.

Duncan said the endorsement is a means to further reconcile and strengthen Canada’s relationship with Aboriginal people.

Shawn Atleo, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, shared a similar statement. He said Canada’s endorsement is a positive development that sets the stage for a new approach for stronger First Nations and a stronger Canada.

“Now is our time to work together towards a new era of fairness and justice for First Nations and a stronger Canada for all Canadians, guided by the declaration’s core principles of respect, partnership and reconciliation,” Atleo said in a press release shortly after the announcement.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Stan Beardy said he was pleased Canada is living

up to its obligations, both internationally and nationally.

Although the declaration is not legally binding, Beardy said it contains language that will be useful in discussions involving development in NAN territory.

“We congratulate Canada for taking this important step,” Beardy said.

“Now is our time to work together towards a new era of fairness and justice for First Nations.”

– Shawn Atleo

However, Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee, of the Anishinabek Nation, believes Canada’s endorsement is “too little and almost too late.”

“In supporting the UN declaration, Canada took a step forward in its relationship with First Nations,” said Madahbee in a Nov. 17 press release, “but when it added conditions to the main components of the declaration, Canada took two steps backwards.”

One of four countries that voted not to adopt the declaration in 2007, Canada said it had concerns with the wording of the document. In its explanation of the vote, Canada said the declaration failed to give clear practical guidelines for member states of the UN.

The government addressed those concerns in its endorsement statement Nov. 12. The concerns are with certain sections of the declaration that deal with lands, territories and resources, free, prior and informed consent, self government without recognition of negotiations and intellectual property.

“These concerns are wellknown and remain,” the statement reads. “However, we have since listened to Aboriginal leaders who have urged Canada to endorse the declaration and we have also learned from the experience of other countries.

We are now confident that Canada can interpret the principles expressed in the declaration in a manner that is consistent with our Constitution and legal framework.”

Mahdahbee can’t understand why Canada waited so long to offer a “lukewarm” endorsement.

“They could have been one of the first countries in the world to sign on and call the declaration ‘aspirational’ and ‘nonbinding’, instead of waiting until they are the second-last nation in the world to do so and say the same thing,” Mahdahbee said.

Since the 2007 vote, New Zealand and Australia have endorsed the declaration. The United States – the only country now left to not endorse the declaration – is reviewing its decision.

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North West LHIN

Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) are a key component of Ontario’s plan to make the health care system more patientcentred and responsive to local health care needs. LHINs respond to local population needs by planning, coordinating, integrating and funding the delivery of health services in each of the fourteen regions.

Board Chair (Part-Time) and Board Directors (4 Part-Time Positions Available) The Government of Ontario is seeking candidates to serve as Directors and Board Chair on the Board of Directors of the North West Local Health Integration Network (NW LHIN).

As a member of the NW LHIN Board of Directors, each Director is responsible for directing the affairs of the LHIN in accordance with applicable legislation, constituting documents, approved strategic and business plans, and government policies established and communicated by the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care.

Previous Board experience, combined with knowledge of the many diverse communities within the NW LHIN, and experience in at least one of the following areas is required: • Health Care • Business • Information Management • Governance/Strategic Planning • Law • Systems Perspective Candidates from the Region, rather than the City of Thunder Bay, will be considered for the current vacancies.

Directors are appointed by Order-in-Council for a term of up to three years and are subject to renewal.

Responsibilities and Qualifications for the position of Board Chair for the North West LHIN are available for viewing at www.pas.gov.on.ca.

Full details and a downloadable application form are available at www.pas.gov.on.ca. Signed applications, quoting file number PAS-1098 (for Board Director) and PAS-1097 (for Board Chair) must be received by November 30, 2010, addressed to: Public Appointments Secretariat, Room 2440, Whitney Block, 99 Wellesley Street West, Toronto, ON M7A 1W4.

Fax: 416-327-2633. Alternatively, you can apply online. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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The Aboriginal Health Human Resources Initiative (AHHRI) Coordinator oversees the coordination and implementation of the health human resources project and Health Careers initiative at Nishnawbe Aski Nation.

The AHHRI Coordinator assists NAN on issues that include preparation of health human resources planning, promotion, research, strategy outlines and briefings for NAN’s elected officials.

The deadline for applications is 4:00pm EST December 10, 2010. For complete information, including job description, qualifications and submission information, please visit www.nan.on.ca or contact Ian Beardy, Human Resources Coordinator, at (807) 625-4941 or Sabrina Marion, Human Resources Director, at (807) 625-4948.

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SIOUX LOOKOUT FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITY INTERNAL/ EXTERNAL POSTING Prenatal Nutrition Worker Permanent Full Time Location: Sioux Lookout, Ontario The Prenatal Nutrition Worker will provide culturally appropriate and community specific nutrition education to women planning to become pregnant, are currently pregnant and mothers of young children. The Prenatal Nutrition Worker is also responsible for providing breastfeeding promotion, education and support to new moms in hospital and at the community level.

QUALIFICATIONS • Minimum Grade 12 or GED: • Experience working in a health field; • Experience working with families; • Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills; • Possess excellent team building and networking skills; • Must be willing and able to travel extensively to designated communities.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY • Ability to communicate in one or more of the First Nation dialects in the Sioux Lookout Zone a definite asset; • Experience and understanding of the Native cultural issues, the geographical realities and social conditions within remote Northern First Nation communities; • 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) 737-1076 Email: Human.Resources@slfnha.com Closing Date: December 8, 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 Web-site at www.slfnha.com

SIOUX LOOKOUT FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITY Primary Health Care Unit

MEDICAL SECRETARY Internal/External Posting Permanent Full Time Location: Sioux Lookout, Ontario Reporting to the Operations Supervisor, the Medical Secretary is responsible for performing a variety of medical secretarial duties to Physicians and the Primary Health Care Unit staff.

QUALIFICATIONS • Diploma or certificate in Medical Office Assistant or equivalent; • Previous experience (minimum 1- 2 years) in a Medical Office; • Previous experience in medical terminology and medical transcription an asset; • Possess excellent dicta-typing skills; • Proficient keyboarding skills (50 wpm) is required; • Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written); KNOWLEDGE & ABILITY • Working knowledge of medical office procedures; • Ability to maintain effective working relationships with patients, medical and clinic staff and the general public; • Must have experience and understanding of Native culture, and the geographic realities and social conditions within remote First Nation communities; • Superior time management and organizational skills; • Ability to work independently in a high paced work environment.

Please send cover letter, resume, three most recent employment references and an up-to-date Criminal Reference Check to: Charlene Samuel, Human Resources Manager Human Resources Department Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority 61 Queen Street, P.O. Box 1300 Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8 Phone: (807) 737-1802 Fax: (807) 737-1076 Email: Human.Resources@slfnha.com Closing Date: December 3, 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 Web-site at www.slfnha.com

Obituary

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had visited many many times over the years, sometimes in southern Ontario, sometimes in Alberta, wherever Mary was residing. After Sophia married, she moved to Bearskin Lake and resided there before moving to Sioux Lookout in 1988. Sophia had worked at a few part time jobs before starting to work for Windigo First Nation Council in 1990 as a casual receptionist. In 1991 she got the full time job as the receptionist.

She moved to the Education department where she worked for education for many years, meeting many teachers, students, a well as educators from all over. In the fall of 2002 Sophia decided to move from the Education department to Resource Development Assistant.

Sophia did enjoy the challenges of her new profile and eagerly attended meetings with Chiefs, Provincial Representatives from various government departments and other community members.

Still with enthusiasm, in 2006 she moved again. This time to Office Manager at W.F.N.C. She really enjoyed that position until her passing. The only thing Sophia loved more than her professional work was time with her family.

She always wanted to go fishing in the spring, blueberry picking in the summer and hunting in the

fall. She did like the occasional ice fishing trip, or skidoo ride in the winter. Despite a few medical problems, like breast cancer, Sophia challenged them with good humor and determination.

She would always look forward to the next day, with happiness as long as she could see her boys go out the door… to school or whatever. Sophia was predeceased by her grandparents Mimie and Jonas Quequish, Noah Quequish, Peter and Margaret Keash and Albert Williams. Her father Mike Williams, her sisters Ella Beardy, infant sisters Kanita Williams and Mary Williams.

Mother in law Majorie Trist. Left to mourn Sophia is her brothers Saul (Anne) Williams, Charles Williams (Emma) George Williams (Jerephine) Sisters Ida Williams, Tinea Kanate (Richard) Mary Petawanick (Ronald) Jesse Williams (Wayne) and mother Annie Williams. She also has many aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews. Sophia also leaves behind her loving husband George, sons Michael Angel, Jordan Trist, and Jonathon Trist.

Sophia had her special way of touching our hearts. She will be sadly missed by all her family, as well as her friends and coworkers. God bless her.

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Sophia Trist November 13, 1953 – October 7, 2010 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of our Daughter, Wife, Mother, Sister & Aunt. Sophia was born at the hunting/fishing camp at North Caribou Lake, Ontario.

She lived there with her parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters until 1963. The family then moved to Weagamow Lake where the kids could attend school. Sophia, however, continued to enjoy the traditional life of fishing, or snaring rabbits with her grandparents as she did when she was yonger.

She always enjoyed the trips back to North Caribou to go hunting or fishing with the family. In the late summer of 1969, Dr. E.S. Rogers and Mary Black Rogers, whom were anthropologists, met Sophia and her brother Saul. Sophia used to translate for Mary from Oji-Cree to English as they did their studies into native culture. In the fall of 1969 Mary gave Sophia some notebook paper on which to record their annual fall hunt at North Caribou. Sophia kept notes of the hunt while Saul drew pictures. The notes were then compiled and were published in 1978 entitled Weagamow Notebook. Sophia continued to do translation work for Mary Black Rogers till mid 2008 and was a lifelong friend. Sophia

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Fort William to vote on specific claims Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Fort William First Nation will soon be voting on two specific claims, the Fort William First Nation boundary claim and the Neebing surrender specific claim.

Fort William band members are scheduled to vote Jan. 22 on a joint federal-provincial settlement offer of about $154 million for the Fort William First Nation boundary claim and Dec. 4 on a federal draft settlement agreement that includes about $22 million for the Neebing sur-

render specific claim.

“Like all negotiations, there have been ups and downs, but we have worked tirelessly towards a resolution that will benefit present-day members and future generations, which our forefathers expected when they signed the Treaty in 1850,” said Fort William Chief Peter Collins about the boundary claim. “The settlement will also provide the resources that our First Nation needs to create businesses, employment and other opportunities for the long-term which will benefit our members and the entire

Thunder Bay area.”

The proposed boundary claim settlement includes about $154 million in total financial compensation and the transfer of provincial Crown lands on two islands located in Lake Superior, Flatland Island and Pie Island, to Canada to be set apart as reserve for the Fort William First Nation.

“Today, we are taking a decisive step forward towards the resolution of a longstanding claim,” said Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Minister John Duncan.

“It is clear that working in

partnership we can find common solutions that will deliver real results for the Fort William First Nation, create economic initiatives for northwestern Ontario and balance the interests of all Canadians.”

The boundary claim dates back to the Robinson Superior Treaty of 1850.

The Robinson-Superior 1850 community, which is located along the southern limits of Thunder Bay, claims the boundary of the Fort William reserve, as surveyed in 1853, does not reflect the First Nation’s understanding of the location and

size of the reserve that was supposed to be set apart for their use under the Robinson Superior Treaty of 1850. The boundary claim was submitted to Canada in 1986 and to Ontario in 1987.

After extensive research and legal reviews of the claim, Canada accepted the claim for negotiation in 1994 under its Specific Claims Policy. Ontario accepted the claim in 2000.

The Neebing specific claim relates to surrender of about 6,400 acres of the western portion of the Fort William First Nation reserve in 1859.

The lands were surrendered with an understanding that the property would be surveyed and sold for the use and benefit of the First Nation.

The basis of this claim is that when the lands did not sell, Canada should have asked if the First Nation wished to have the lands returned.

The Neebing specific claim was submitted in 2000 and negotiations began in 2007.

If a favourable vote is reached on the boundary claim, the next step would be for Ontario and Canada to approve the settlement agreement.

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Making strides to achieve NHL dream Philip Paul Martin Special to Wawatay News

To say Jordan Nolan’s hockey career has been a roller coaster ride in the last six months would be an understatement.

Nolan’s junior career ended in controversy when the Ontario Hockey League suspended him for 20 games for an on-ice incident in March.

It was the beginning of a long summer for Nolan who wasn’t sure about where he would end up this season. His future as a pro hockey player in doubt, Nolan decided to put the incident behind him and get to work.

After a summer of training, Nolan went to training camp with the Los Angeles Kings, the team who drafted him.

“I went to camp with no contract and worked really hard

OWNA upset Sister’s funding cut James Thom Wawatay News

Five years of research under the Sisters in Spirit initative has essentially been thrown out when it was not allowed to continue, according to the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC).

A $10-million funding announcement Oct. 29 was expected to carry the research into missing and murdered Aboriginal women across Canada through its next phase.

Instead, NWAC and the Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) were blindsided when the funding went to the RCMP instead to essentially “reinvent the wheel,” said Lorene Rego, communications officer for ONWA. “The RCMP will receive these funds,” Rego said. “They will start their own research into missing and murdered women in 2013.

“We have all the research. We have spent five years building the database. We have nearly 600 names.”

The funding was part of the 2010 budget which said it would “address the disturbingly high number of missing and murdered Aboriginal women.

Concrete actions will be taken so that law enforcement and the Justice system meet the needs of Aboriginal women and their families.”

Rego said the funding was necessary because Aboriginal women are the highest at risk group. Aboriginal women make up three per cent of the population but have been 10 per cent of the murder victims the past 20 years.

“That equates to about 600,000 non-Aboriginal women being murdered,” Rego said, if applying the same statistics to non-Aboriginal women in Canada.

Rego said ONWA and NWAC haven’t given up hope that the Sisters in Spirit could be restored.

Irene Matheson, the federal NDP critic for the status of women, has launched a petition to have the funding restored.

She was in Thunder Bay Nov. 19.

Sisters In Spirit is a research, education and policy initiative driven. Its goal is to research and raise awareness of the high rates of violence against Aboriginal women and girls in Canada.

over the summer so it worked out,” Nolan said.

He did well, as L.A. signed him to a three-year entry level deal and assigned him to the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League.

“It’s been pretty good here so far,” said Nolan, who recently scored his first AHL goal. “The speed and size of the players took a few games to adjust to but I know now that I can play here so I’ve enjoyed it.”

A power forward in junior hockey, Nolan’s coach Mark Morris has told him what he needs to work on at the AHL level to be successful.

“His main thing with me is developing my game, controlling the puck down low and being good at playing defensive hockey and to keep my feet moving,” Nolan said.

While he’s been making

the on-ice adjustment to pro hockey, he is a true rookie in one area of his life.

Since he played for the Soo Greyhounds the last two seasons, he was able to stay at home on the nearby Garden River First Nation, just outside Sault Ste Marie.

This is the first time he has truly been on his own, but he does have a place in Manchester with two other teammates.

“It’s the little things that I’m learning,” he said. “How to cook, laundry. I just watched what my roomies were cooking, they know how to cook lots of things and that’s been good for me.”

There are other things as well.

“Just living on my own, paying bills and being professional about the game is a lot to do.

My approach to the game is

different now,” Nolan said. “It’s a job now. If I don’t do things right I may be in the stands. You can’t take a night off here.”

But if there is someone he can lean on when things get tough it’s his dad Ted, who went through his share of adversity in his quest to make the NHL. “We talk a lot,” Nolan said of his relationship with his father Ted. “He’s been pretty good. He keeps his distance on certain things; he tries not to coach me too much. He gives me little tips.

“I’m going to have a ways to go to get a call-up but you have to get better and pay your dues.”

Philip Paul Martin is editor-inchief of Native Hockey News, an online Native hockey news source found at www.nativehockeynews.com.

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Jeph Tait, centre, playing for the Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School team, reaches for the puck against a pair of defenders, during Aboriginal Hockey League action at Fort William First Nation Arena Nov. 20. DFC lost to RW Transport 9-4. Both teams will be participating in the third annual Sportsman Cup Nov. 26-28 at Fort William First Nation Arena. Fourteen teams will participate.

Tikinagan Child & Family Services recognizes

National Addictions Awareness Week Nov. 14-20, 2010

Tikinagan is also proud to announce that as of Nov. 1, 2010, we have implemented a drug and alcohol testing policy, approved by the board of directors. The policy applies to Tikinagan board members, staff, volunteers and foster parents. It follows the direction given by the chiefs at the Tikinagan Annual Chiefs Assembly this past August.

The policy was implemented because of growing social problems associated with drug- and alcohol-related activities in our communities and because of our mandate to protect children and support families. The policy allows Tikinagan and its staff to lead by example.

The following individuals have been tested to date, with clean result Board of Directors Harvey Kakegamic, chairman Chief Lorraine Crane, co-chair Ronald Angeconeb, secretary-treasurer Chief Matthew Kakekaspan Chief Sonny Gagnon Chiefs of the Tikinagan 25-Year Review Chiefs Committee Chief Donny Morris Chief Connie Gray-McKay Chief Clifford Bull Chief Adam Fiddler Senior Management Micheal Hardy Arlene McClendon Barb Hancock Thelma Morris We commend you for your leadership

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NOVEMBER 25, 2010

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Cheechoo still looking for another shot at NHL Philip Paul Martin Special to Wawatay News

Jonathan Cheechoo has almost come full circle in his hockey career.

From humble beginnings on the tip of the mighty James Bay in his tiny community of Moose Cree First Nation, to the heights of a National Hockey League career, winning the Rocket Richard trophy as top goal scorer in the league in 2005/06, to a minor league franchise today, his prospects of playing again in the NHL fading.

He knew early in life that he had to listen to his heart and it told him if he wanted to give hockey a truly serious shot he would have to leave.

That he did as a teenager, his father sitting him down and working on a five-year plan with him. He moved up to Midget when still of bantam age, his dream just a sliver of light much like when Kookum left the bedroom door open just a smidgen.

He then played junior hockey with kids who were older before being drafted into the Ontario Hockey League.

While even making that level of hockey would have been an accomplishment, it wasn’t enough for Cheechoo, he knew he had more in him but he missed the familiarity of home. “Definitely, the biggest thing was the tight knit community,� he said. “Being close with my grandparents, aunts and uncles.

The hunting and fishing. It was tough to move away from home. “It was almost like moving into a different country. Everything was fast paced, cities are a lot bigger than Moose Factory.

You can’t walk two minutes to go and see your family.�

But making the NHL has its price.

Making it back home became a rarity for a few years. “During the lockout I got to go home and moose hunting, you miss it and you grow up doing it. I was going to trap with my grandfather if things didn’t work out. The way things worked out was good,�

Cheechoo said.

He said he still loves the game and wants to go back to the NHL. “I feel I can still play at a high level. As long as that desire is there for me I’ll play. For sure I’ll know when I’m done. You sense it anyways and my biggest supporters will let me know.�

He added: “I want to have the passion to contribute at the level I expect of me.�

But that remains the challenge, getting another chance.

Never known as a great skater, Cheechoo will have to convince NHL scouts and general managers that he not only still has the ability to play in the NHL, but at the right price.

He feels he still has a chance, but with the salary cap system, it’s all about timing. “They way it’s set up some teams have overspent. Chicago had to dismantle half of their team and that may continue regardless if the CBA teams have been handing out big contracts,� Cheechoo said.

What that means is teams are saving cap space for playoff runs in the second half of the season and Cheechoo will be available at a bargain price, but he has to be ready and that’s what he’s doing every day he spends in the American Hockey League (AHL). Cheechoo has rewound the tape back to when he was looking for his first NHL chance.

He works hard, but it’s his outlook that is impressive. “I think you got to look at it like there’s only 700 or so spots open in the NHL. How am I going to set myself apart from others? The same way I did when I was breaking in. Physical fitness, extra drills, shoot some more pucks, work on my release. It’s those little extras you can do will help you where you want to go and that’s not just in hockey, but in life.�

Right now he’s working on his foot speed. “I’m putting in a lot of work with foot speed drills and I need to move my feet a little more.

It’s a good place to work on it and my coaches are willing to do that with me.�

So far this season that means playing in the AHL for the Worcester Sharks, the primary affiliate for the San Jose Sharks, a team he once reached the pinnacle of his career with.

The season he won the Rocket Richard trophy for scoring 56 goals in 2005/06, the fans would chant, “Choooooo!� after every goal. But after that glorious season his production was cut in half as injuries took their toll on him.

A sports hernia and medial collateral ligaments on both knees slowed him down considerably and Cheechoo, an adequate but never considered a great skater by NHL standards, was slowed by those injuries.

Eventually his ice time dwindled and he was traded to the Ottawa Senators.

His time as a Senator didn’t go so well.

Cheechoo was released after one season in Ottawa, never really given an opportunity to succeed. “I think I could have been

given a better opportunity for sure, but they play the guys they feel they want to go with,� he said. “It was a little setback.�

He spent a lot of time analyzing what he used to do to score.

It was a humbling experience but necessary to move forward. “I spent a lot of time watching tape, going back and forth what had changed in my game.

I’m putting in a lot of work.�

His presence in the AHL has not gone unnoticed. Players are saying he’s washed up, but he doesn’t let it bother him. “Sure there’s a few guys who say things every now and then.

You just kind of got to stick to what you are doing. “This year I feel pretty good everything seems to be going alright physically,� he said.

His numbers reflect that. He leads the Worcester Sharks in scoring with 16 points through 17 games as of Nov. 23.

He said the game has changed in the AHL since he last played there. New rules have made it faster. He hopes he can still make another run at the NHL. “You never know, I got to stay sharp down here and be ready.

You know it’s one of those things, hopefully some team sees me and needs the type of game I bring. “But if I don’t make it I can leave the game knowing I did everything I could and I’m okay with that. My family, community and wife support me. I still talk to my dad at least once a day. If I didn’t have that I wouldn’t have anything.�

Philip Paul Martin is editor-inchief of Native Hockey News, an online Native hockey news source found at www.nativehockeynews.com.

photo courtesy of Native Hockey News

Moose Factory’s Johnathon Cheechoo is currently playing for the Worcester Sharks in the American Hockey League. He leads the team in scoring.

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and diabetes,” he said. “I think we’re changing the way of living for future generations.”

Manoakeesic said the program’s success wouldn’t be possible without partners including the school, health authority, chief and council and outside agencies which have helped with fundraising.

The school has a healthy breakfast and snack program, diabetes curriculum for Grade 3-4 class, and a running club and track team.

The community’s diabetes camps have also been quite successful.

The camps, usually held every August, cover things such as hiking, traditional medicines, roots, cough remedies, swimming, checking blood sugar levels and nutrition.

“The kids seems to love it,” he said.

“They want to come back. It is something they look forward to.”

ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᑭᐱᒋᒪᑲᐠ ᔓᓂᑲᐊᐧᐱᓀᐃᐧᐣ, ᐊᒥ ᐯᔑᑲᐧᐣ ᐁᐣᑐᑕᐠ ᑫᕑᐃ ᒪᓄᐊᐧᑭᔑᐠ. ᒧᔕᐠ ᓂᒥ̇ ᑲ ᑕᒥᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐃᓇᐱᓀᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᒪ ᓂᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ, ᒪᓄᐊᐧᑭᔑᐠ ᐃᑭᑐ, ᑲᓂᑲᓂᐢᑲᐠ ᔓᑲᐊᐧᐱᓀᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ ᓀᐣᑲᐃᐧᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ. ᐊᒥᐦᐃ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᑲᑫᐧᑐᑕᒪᐣ ᒋᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᔭᐣ ᒋᐊᐧᑲᐃᐧᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᐃᓇᐣᒋᑫᐨ. ᐅᐁᐧ ᐃᓇᐱᓀᐃᐧᐣ ᒧᔕᐠ ᐅᒪ ᐊᔭᒪᑲᐣ 24/7. ᔓᓂᑲᐊᐧᐱᓀᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐯᓭ ᐊᒥ ᑕᐢ ᐁᑲᑫᐧᑐᑕᒪᐣ ᐅᐢᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᒧᔕᐠ ᒋᐊᐧᐊᐧᑲᐃᐧᐊᐧᐨ. ᒪᓄᐊᐧᑭᔑᐠ ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᐅᐊᐧᐸᐣᑕᐣ ᐁᐸᑲᓂᓭᑭᐣ ᐅᒪ ᓀᐣᑲᐃᐧᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᐊᐦᐱ ᑲᑭ ᐱᑭᐁᐧᑯᓯᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐅᑎᐯᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐃᐧᓂᐯᐠ ᑲᑭᑲᐯᔑᐸᐣ ᑫᑲᐟ ᓂᓴᐧᓯᐊᐦᑭ ᐅᑕᓇᐣᐠ. ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᓂᑭ ᐊᓂᒥᐦᐃᑯᒥᐣ ᐃᐁᐧ ᓂᔕᐧ ᑲᐊᐱᒋᐢᑲᒪᑲᐠ ᔓᑲᐊᐧᐱᓀᐃᐧᐣ, ᒪᓄᐊᐧᑭᔑᐠ ᐃᑭᑐ, ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐁᑭᐱᒋᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᔓᑲᐃᐧᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑎᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᑲᐢᑲᑎᓄᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 17. ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᐃᔑᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒋᐅᐣᒋᔭᑭᐣ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᑫᐃᔑ ᐅᐣᑕᒥᐦᐊᑲᓄᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐊᐱ ᑲᐱᑭᐁᐧᔭᐸᐣ. ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐸᐣᑭ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑲᑐᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᓂᐣ ᑲᒧᑕᓂᑭᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᑭ ᐱᒧᑐᓇᐊᐧ. ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᓇᐧᑲᐢ ᒋᐅᐣᒋᓯᓭᓂᐠ ᒪᓄᐊᐧᑭᔑᐠ ᒋᐊᓂᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᐨ ᐃᔑᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐢ ᐃᐧᐸᐨ ᑭᐊᓂᓯᓭᓂ ᒋᐊᓂ ᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᐨ ᔓᑲᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᐃᐁᐧ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᐧᑐᑕᒪᐸᐣ ᐅᐢᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᒋᑭ ᑭᒋᐊᐊᐧᑲᐃᐧᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐸᑲᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᒋᑭ ᐊᓂᑲᑫᐧ ᑐᒋᑲᑌᑲᐧᐸᐣ, ᒪᓄᐊᐧᑭᔑᐠ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ, ᐁᑭ ᐃᐧᐣᑕᐠ ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐅᐢᑲᑎᓯᓴᐠ ᐁᐃᓇᓀᐤ ᐊᑯᓇᐠ ᓂᔓᔕᑊ ᑲᑕᓱᐱᐳᓀᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑭ ᒪᒥᑎᓀᓂᒪᐨ. ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓄᑲᓄᑫ ᓂᐢᑕᑦ ᑲᐊᓂᒪᒋᓭᑭᐸᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ. ᓂᐢᑕᑦ ᑲᑭ ᑭᑫᐣᑕᒪᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᑭᑐᑕᐊᐧᑲᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᓂᑭᐦᐃᑯᒪᐠ ᒋᑌᐸᑫᓂᒥᑯᔭᐣᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᑲᑫᐧᑐᑕᒪᐣᐠ, ᐃᑭᑐ. ᒣᑕᐁᐧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑭᐊᓂ ᑲᐦᑭᐱᑎᓂᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ (ᐁᑲ ᑲᑭ ᐅᐣᒋ ᐊᔭᐊᐧᐨ ᑫᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᒧᑕᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ) ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐢ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᒪᒉᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᐢᑲᑎᓴᐠ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐦᐱ ᑲᑭ ᐅᐣᒋ ᐱᑕᑕᑯᔑᓂᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐢᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐸᐢᑲᐧᓂᐠ ᑭᐃᑐ, ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑲᒣᑕᐁᐧᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᒋᐅᐣᒋᐊᔭᓂᐨ. ᒥᐦᐃᐁᐧ ᓂᑲᐣ ᑲᑭ ᐊᓂᑲᑕᒪᐣ ᒋᑭ ᑌᐸᑫᓂᒥᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᓂᑭᐦᐃᑯᒪᐠ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᓂᒐᓂᔑᐊᐧᐣ ᒋᐱᐊᐧᐣᑐᐃᐧ ᒣᑕᐁᐧᓂᐨ. ᒋᑭᑫᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᐢᐱᐣ ᑫᑯᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᔑᒋᑲᓂᐊᐧᐣᐠ, ᐊᒥᐱᑯ ᑌᐯᐧ ᒋᑐᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ.

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Gary Manoakeesic, diabetes prevention coordinator for Sandy Lake, is a busy man. He organizes year round activities for youth. He believes being active is key to preventing the disease that has become a major concern for the community. He also has a costumed character, Chief Sugar Daddy (pictured), that talks to kids about being healthy.

Activities at the heart of diabetes prevention: Manoakeesic James Thom Wawatay News

Because diabetes doesn’t take a break, neither does Gary Manoakeesic.

“It is a constant battle for our community,” Manoakeesic, the diabetes prevention program coordinator in Sandy Lake, said. “So I try to specialize in physical activity and healthy eating. The disease is there 24/7. Diabetes is ongoing so I try and keep the youth moving just as much.”

Manoakeesic has seen huge changes in Sandy Lake since he brought his family back home to the community from Winnipeg nearly seven years ago.

“We had a big problem with type 2 diabetes,” he said, during a break at a diabetes conference in Thunder Bay Nov. 17. “There were no activities for the children when I came home. Anything that was happening was done by volunteers.”

It didn’t take long for Manoakeesic

to get involved and he quickly joined the community’s diabetes program.

“What I really wanted to do was be able to get the youth more active and bring about change,” Manoakeesic said, explaining a focus was put on youth eight to 12 years of age.

He fondly remembers the early years of the program.

“The first thing I had to learn was how to build the trust of the parents,” he said. “Activities were getting cancelled (when they were volunteer driven) so there was a lot of heartbreak among the youth.”

He said when youth showed up at the field, volunteers wouldn’t be there.

“I had to build the trust of the parents so they would allow their children to come and play. They needed to know if an activity was planned, it was going to go ahead.”

The trust factor was slowly building when Manoakeesic’s organized sporting activities hit another snag, he said,

breaking into a chuckle.

“Our first baseball league was almost a disaster,” Manoakeesic said.

“Everyone only wanted to play for the winning team.

But he said he now tells everyone who participates there are no winners or losers.

“Everyone is a winner because everyone did the same amount of physical activity. The point is to get moving and get active.”

From those humble beginnings, the program has grown to the point where Manoakeesic believes nearly every youth in the community has participated in some of his programming.

The youth who were involved when he started are getting older and some have started families. Manoakeesic takes solace in seeing those young adults make good decisions for their family’s health.

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Serious disease There are several keys signs and symptoms of diabetes: • unusual thirst • frequent urination • weight gain or loss • extreme fatigue • blurred vision • slow healing cuts and bruises • tingling or numbness in hands and feet • trouble getting or maintaining an erection The Canadian Diabetes Association reports if left untreated or improperly managed, diabetes can result in a variety of complications including: • heart disease • kidney disease • eye disease • impotence • nerve damage

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Jeff Meekis (922) is encouraged by Gary Manoakeesic, Sandy Lake diabetes prevention program coordinator, during a track meet in Thunder Bay in the spring. A Sandy Lake track club participated in the track meet as part of keeping youth active.

Year round activities keep youth busy from page B1 Activities are planned year round. In the summer, there is running and baseball. Spring brings dodgeball tournaments and vegetable growing contests.

This year, a pumpkin growing contest was held.

“Only one little bitty pumpkin grew so the winner got a prize.”

Next year, Manoakeesic wants to hold a potato growing contest. He said community members won’t realize they are starting a garden.

“But some day, everyone in the community will have a garden and it will have started with the pumpkin contest.”

In the winter, there is sliding, skating, hockey and broomball.

The youth know what activities to expect by the season now, Manoakeesic said.

With winter on hand, he’s usually building outdoor skat-

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ing rinks. It’s something the youth have come to expect.

“If I build them, the youth will come,” Manoakeesic said, paraphrasing the famous Field of Dreams movie line. “As soon as they are ready, the youth will start skating. When that starts, I’ve really done my job.”

Manoakeesic tries to include anyone who wants to be involved in an activity. If youth don’t have equipment, he’s always looking for donations.

The youth of Sandy Lake respond quite well to Chief Sugar Daddy, a cartoon character costume who talks about health.

“I used to be in the suit but the kids started to recognize my voice so we switched,” he said. “The kids get so excited when they see him come out.

They pay really good attention to him.”

Manoakeesic also has a faith-

ful following for his weekly radio show in the community every Wednesday afternoon.

“I try to talk about awareness and health promotion. Every Wednesday morning, I sit down and just think about diabetes.”

It may be the only time he sits down and keeps still all week.

“I can’t stand being stuck behind a desk,” he said. “I need to be out in the community doing activities for the youth.

I’m a hands-on guy.”

If it sounds like Manoakeesic works a lot, it is because he does.

“I got used to working 16 hours a day in construction,” he said. “I’m just applying that to this job. It is so important to me and the community, I can’t not give everything I have to fighting diabetes. I’m in this for the youth. This is not a job. This is the way we should be living our lives.”

ᐱᓂᐢ ᑭᐊᓂᓯᓭ ᒋᐊᓂ ᐸᑭᑌᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑕᐯᑫᓂᒧᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᒪᓄᐊᑭᔑᐠ ᑲᐊᓂ ᒪᒋᑐᒋᐣ ᒣᑕᐁᐧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᔕᑯᐨ ᑕᐢ ᑯᑕᐠ ᑫᑯᐣ ᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᒧᐦᑭᓭ, ᐃᑭᑐ, ᐁᐸᐱᓭᐨ. ᓂᐢᑕᑦ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᑭ ᒪᒋᑐᔭᐣᑭᐸᐣ ᐸᑲᐦᐊᑐᐁᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᑫᑲᐟ ᑭᑭᒋᒪᒋᓭᐸᐣ, ᒪᓄᐊᑭᔑᐠ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ. ᐊᒥ ᑲᑭᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᐁᑕ ᐁᐃᐧᐃᔑᒣᑕᐁᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐸᑭᓇᑫᓂᐨ ᑲᐃᔑ ᒣᑕᐁᐧᓂᐨ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐢ ᓄᑯᑦ ᐅᑐᑕᐣ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐁᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᐊᐧᒋᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐃᐧᓂᑯ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᒋᐸᑭᓇᑫᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑲ ᒋᐸᑭᓇᐊᐧᑲᓄᐨ. ᑲᑭᓇ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᐁᐸᑭᓇᑫᐨ ᑕᐱᓇᑲ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᒪᒪᐤ ᐃᓂᑯᐠ ᐁᑭᐃᔑ ᐊᐧᑲᐃᐧᐨ. ᐊᒥᐦᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒋᐊᐧᐊᐧᑲᐃᐧᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ. ᓂᐢᑕᑦ ᑲᐊᓂᒪᒋᑐᔭᐣᑭᐸᐣ, ᐅᐁᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᐊᓂ ᒪᐣᑫᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᒪᓄᐊᑭᔑᐠ ᐁᐃᓀᐣᑕᐠ ᑫᑲᐟ ᑫᒋᐣ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐅᐢᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᐁᑭ ᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᒪᒋᑐᒋᐣ ᒣᑕᐁᐧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ. ᐅᐢᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᓂᐢᑕᑦ ᑲᑭᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᔕ ᐊᓂᑭᒋᔭᐦᐊᐃᐧᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐢ ᐊᑎᐟ ᐊᔕ ᐅᑕᔭᓇᐊᐧ ᑎᐱᓇᐁᐧ ᐅᑎᐯᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ. ᒪᓄᐊᑭᔑᐠ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐣᒋ ᒥᓄᑌᐦᐁ ᐁᐊᐧᐸᒪᒋᐣ ᐅᐢᑲᑎᓴᐣ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᐁᐃᔑᒪᒥᑎᓀᐣᑕᒧᓂᐨ ᐅᑎᐯᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐃᒪ ᐅᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᐣᓂᐣ. ᐊᒥ ᐁᐃᓀᐣᑕᒪᐣᐠ ᐸᐣᑭ ᐁᑭ ᐅᐣᒋ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐊᑲᐧ ᒋᐅᐣᒋ ᑭᑫᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓄᔭᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᔓᑲᐊᐧᐱᓀᐃᐧᐣ, ᑭᐃᑐ. ᐊᒥ ᐁᐃᓀᐣᑕᒪᐣ ᐁᐦᐊᓂ ᐊᐣᒋᓭᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᐃᔑᐱᒪᑎᓯᔭᐠ ᐁᐧᑎ ᓂᑲᐣ ᑫᐊᓂᐱᒪᑎᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᑫᐊᓂᓯᓭᐊᐧᐨ. ᒪᓄᐊᑭᔑᐠ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑕᑭ ᐅᐣᒋ ᑲᐢᑭᒋᑲᑌᐸᓯᐣ ᑭᐢᐱᐣ ᐁᑲ ᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᔭᑭᐸᐣ ᐃᐢᑯᓄᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐣ, ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐠ, ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐅᓇᔓᐁᐧᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᒪᒋᑕᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑲᑫᐧ ᔓᓂᔭᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᓂᒣᑕᐁᐧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ. ᐃᐢᑯᓄᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᐅᑭ ᒪᒋᑐᓇᐊᐧ ᑭᔐᐸᓀᑫᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᓇᑲᐁᐧᐢ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᔕᑲᒧᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐊᔕᑫᐊᐧᐨ, ᔓᑲᐃᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᓯᐣ

ᐊᑯᓇᐠ ᓂᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐊᑯᐢᑲᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᑲᓇᐠ, ᒥᓇ ᑲᔦ ᑲᑯᒋᐸᐦᐃᑎᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑕᔭᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᐃᐢᑯᓄᐊᐧᑲᒥᐠ. ᐃᒪ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᐊᔭᐊᐧᐨ ᔓᓂᑲᐊᐧᐱᓀᐃᐧ ᑲᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᑲᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓄᓭᐊᐧᐣ. ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᐊᑲᐢᐟ ᐱᓯᑦ ᐃᔑᑐᒋᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ, ᐊᒥ ᐁᑐᑕᒪᐣᐠ ᐁᑲᑫᐧᑕᐦᐊᑐᐊᐧᐨ, ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᒪᐢᑭᑭᐣ, ᐊᐧᑕᐱᔭᐱᐣ, ᐅᑕᑯᑯᒥᐃᐧ ᒪᐢᑭᑭᐣ, ᑲᐸᔑᒧᐃᐧᐣ, ᑲᓇᓇᑲᒋᐦᐊᑲᓄᐨ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑲᐊᐱᒋᐢᑲᐨ ᔓᑲ ᒥᓇ ᐃᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ. ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᐅᑭ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓀᐣᑕᓇᐊᐧ, ᐃᑭᑐ. ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᐃᐧᐱᑭᐁᐧᐱᔕᐊᐧᐠ. ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐱᑐᓇᐊᐧ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᑐᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ. ᐊᒥᐱᑯ ᐁᔑᑲᐯᓭᑭᐣ ᒣᑕᐁᐧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ. ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᓂᐱᐠ, ᑯᒋᐸᐦᐃᑎᓇᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐸᑲᐦᐊᑐᓇᓂᐊᐧᐣ. ᑲᓯᑲᐧᐠ ᑕᐢ ᑐᐦᐊᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑲᒪᐃᐧᓀᐦᐅᑎᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑭᑎᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᒪᐃᐧᓀᐦᐅᑎᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ. ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᐊᑭᐊᐧᐠ, ᐸᑦᑭᐣ ᑲ ᓂ ᑕ ᐃ ᐧ ᑭ ᐦ ᐊ ᑲ ᓄ ᐨ ᑲᒪᐃᐧᓀᐦᐅᑎᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᑐᒋᑲᑌ. ᐯᔑᐠ ᐁᐦᑕ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑭᒋ ᐊᑲᒉᐣᒋᐨ ᐸᑦᑭᐣ ᑭᓂᑕᐃᐧ ᐊᒥᑕᐢ ᐊᐁᐧ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᓇᑫᐨ. ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᐦᑭᐊᐧᐠ, ᒪᓄᐊᑭᔑᐠ ᐅᐃᐧᑐᑕᐣ ᐊᐢᑭᐸᐤ ᑲᑭᑎᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᒋᒪᐃᐧᓀᐦᐅᑎᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐧᑐᑕᒧᐃᐧᓂᑫ. ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑲ ᑭᑫᐣᑕᓯᓇᐊᐧ ᐁᐅᔑᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐁ ᐊᐢᑭᐸᐤᐃᐧ ᑭᑎᑫᐊᐧᐨ. ᐯᔑᑲᐧ ᑭᔑᑲᓂᐠ, ᑲᑭᓇ ᐅᒪ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ ᑕᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐅᑲᔭᓇᐊᐧ ᑭᑎᑲᓂ ᐃᒪ ᑕᐢ ᑲᑭ ᐅᐣᒋ ᒪᒋᓭᐠ ᐸᑦᑭᐣ ᑭᑎᑫᐃᐧ ᒪᐃᐧᓀᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐢ ᔑᐣ ᑲᐱᐳᐣᐠ, ᔓᐢᑲᐧᑕᐦᐊᓂᐊᐧᐣ, ᐱᒪᑕᐦᐊᓂᐊᐧᐣ, ᐱᒪᑯᐁᐧᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐁᐧᐸᐦᐃᑲᓂᐊᐧᐣ. ᐅᑭᑫᐣᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᑕᐢ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑫᑯᓀᓂ ᑫᐱᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐢᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᑲᐊᓂᔑᐊᔭᐣᒋᐁᐧᐸᐠ, ᒪᓄᐊᑭᔑᐠ ᐃᑭᑐ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐢ ᑲᐊᓂᐱᐳᐣᐠ, ᐊᒥ ᐁᑐᑕᐣᐠ ᐁᐅᔑᑐᒋᐣ ᑫᑕᓇᑕᐦᐁᓂᐨ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐣᐨ ᐊᒥᐱᑯ ᐁᐦᐊᓂᔑ ᐱᐦᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᐊᓂᑐᑕᒪᐃᐧᐣᑕᐧ. ᑭᐢᐱᐣ ᐅᔑᑐᔭᐣ, ᐅᐢᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᑕᐱᔕᐊᐧᐠ, ᒪᓄᐊᑭᔑᐠ ᐃᑭᑐ, ᐃᒪ ᐁᑭ ᐅᐣᒋ ᓇᐱᐦ ᐃᑭᑐᐨ ᒪᓯᓇᑌᓯᒋᑲᓂᐠ ᐃᑭᑐᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑭᐅᐣᒍᑕᐱᓇᐣᐠ. ᐊᐦᐱ

ᑭᑭᔑᑲᐧᔭᐣᒋᔭᐣ, ᐅᐢᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᑕᒪᑕᑕᐦᐁᐊᐧᐠ. ᐊᐱ ᐦᐃᐁᐧ ᒪᒋᓭᐠ, ᒧᔕᐦᐃ ᐊᔕ ᐁᑭ ᑭᔑᑐᔭᐣ ᓂᑕᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ. ᒪᓄᐊᑭᔑᐠ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐣ ᐅᑲᑫᐧᑕᑯᓇᐣ ᑲᒥᓴᐁᐧᐣᑕᒧᓂᐨ ᐁᐃᐧ ᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᓂᐨ ᒣᑕᐁᐧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ. ᑭᐢᐱᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐁᐅᑕᐸᒋᒋᑲᓂᓂᐨ ᐅᐢᑲᑎᓴᐣ, ᐅᓇᓇᐣᑕᐊᐧᐸᑕᓇᐣ ᐸᑭᑎᓂᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ. ᓀᐣᑲᐃᐧᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᐅᐱᓯᐣᑕᐊᐧᐊᐧᐣ ᐃᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᒣᑕᐊᐧᓂᑲᓇᐣ ᑲᐊᓂᒧᑕᒧᓂᐨ ᒥᓄᔭᐃᐧᓂ. ᓂᓂᐦᑕ ᐱᑕᐱᓯᓇᐸᐣ ᐊᐦᑯ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐢ ᓂᑭ ᐊᓂ ᑭᑫᓂᒥᑯᐸᓂᐠ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᑲᐃᓂᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᒥᑕᐢ ᑲᑭ ᐊᓂ ᐊᐣᒋᑐᔭᐣᑭᐸᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ, ᐃᑭᑐ. ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒋ̇ ᑫ ᐣᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᑲᐊᐧᐸᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐱᔕᓂᐨ ᐅᑫᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ. ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐧᔭᐠ ᐅᐱᓯᐣᑕᓇᐊᐧ. ᒪᓄᐊᑭᔑᐠ ᐊᐣᑎᑕᒧᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᑲᑭᑐ ᐃᒪ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑕᓴᐧ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐃᐢᑲᐧᓇᐊᐧᑫᐠ. ᓂᑲᑫᐧ ᐊᓂᒧᑕᓇᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᑭᔑ ᒥᓄᔭᐸᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᐅᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᑕᓴᐧ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᐁᐧᓭᐠ ᑲᑭᔐᐸᔭᐠ, ᐱᓇᒪ ᐊᑯ ᓂᓴᑲᒪᑕᑊ ᐁᒪᒥᑎᓀᐣᑕᒪᐣ ᐃᐁᐧ ᔓᓂᑲᐊᐧᐱᓀᐃᐧᐣ. ᒥᐱᑯ ᑫᒋᐣ ᐁᑕ ᐃᒪ ᑫᐃᓯᓭᓂᐠ ᒋᓴᑲᒪᑕᐱᐨ ᑲᐯᐱᒧᑯᓇᑲ. ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᒥᓀᐧᐣᑕᓯᐣ ᒋᒧᒋ ᐊᐱᔭᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑲᑕᓇᓄᑭᔭᐣ, ᐃᑭᑐ. ᐊᒥᐱᑯ ᐁᐃᔑ ᓇᐣᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᒪᐣ ᐁᐧᑎ ᓂᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᒣᑕᐁᐧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒋᑐᒋᑫᑕᒪᐃᐧᑲᐧ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ. ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᐱᐦᐊᓯᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᒋᑐᑕᐠ ᑫᑯᓂ ᓂᐣ ᐱᑯ ᓂᑕᓂᑐᑕᓇᐣ. ᑭᐢᐱᐣ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᒋᐊᓂᑭ ᒪᓄᐊᑭᔑᐠ ᐃᓂᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᐣ, ᐊᒥᐱᑯ ᑌᐯᐧ ᐁᐃᓯᓭᓂᐠ. ᓂᑭ ᓇᓇᒪᔦᐣᑕᓇᐸᐣ ᓂᑯᑕᐧᓯᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ ᐁᐊᐧᑲᐦᐃᑫᔭᐸᐣ ᐊᐦᑯ, ᐃᑭᑐ. ᐊᒥᐱᑯ ᐃᒪ ᐁᑐᑕᒪᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᓄᑭᔭᐣ ᓄᑯᑦ. ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᓂᑭᒋᓀᐣᑕᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᔦ ᐅᐁᐧ ᓂᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᑲᐊᑯᓭᔭᐣ ᓂᐊᐧᑲᐃᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᒥᐱᑯ ᑫᑐᑕᒪᐣ, ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᓂᑭ ᑐᑕᓯᐣ ᐁᑲ ᓇᐣᑕ ᑫᑯᐣ ᒋᑭᐃᔑ ᑲᑫᐧᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᔭᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᔓᓂᑲᐊᐧᐱᓀᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᒥᒋᑲᑌᐠ. ᐅᐢᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᑲᐅᐣᒋᑐᑕᒪᐣ. ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᓂᑎᔑᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᑕᓯᐣ. ᒥᔕ ᑫᑭ ᐃᔑᓇᑯᑐᔭᐣᑭᐸᐣ ᑭᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᓂᓇᐣ.

Difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes With type 1 diabetes, much of the food you eat becomes sugar (glucose). The pancreas cannot make insulin so the glucose stays in the blood. Your body requires insulin by injection. Without insulin, your body cannot use the glucose for energy. Your body tries to get rid of the extra glucose through urine.

With type 2 diabetes, much of the food you eat becomes sugar (glucose). The pancreas can make some insulin but it works poorly. Much of the glucose stays in the blood. Your body cannot use all of the glucose for energy. Your body tries to get rid of the extra glucose through urine, according to the Canadian Diabetes Association.

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Be aware of what food labels say James Thom Wawatay News

Reading is an important skill to learn as a child.

But reading novels, magazines and comics should play second fiddle to reading the labels of the food you eat, especially if you suffer from diabetes. “Label-reading is increasingly important,� explained diabetes dietician clinician Frances Raine, of Diabetes Health Thunder Bay. “When someone has diabetes, you have to have to think about sweet things. Grain, starches, fruit and milk all put sugar in the blood. If you overindulge at once, your sugars will go up.�

For example, a can of juice could put eight or nine teaspoons of sugar into the blood.

A can of regular cola could put seven or eight teaspoons of sugar into the blood, Raine said.

For a diabetic, it is a good

practice to avoid liquids with the words punch, beverage and drink on the packaging. “It generally just means sugar,� Raine said.

Instead, people should focus on consuming naturally sweetened beverages and those which contain only fruit and water.

If iced tea, pop or lemonade is more your thing, Raine suggests buying the light or diet varieties of popular mixes. “It is important to look for alternatives to cut your sugar intake ‌ so it doesn’t spike,â€? she said.

When it comes to meal planning, diabetics need to focus on their carbs – food that contain sugar to fuel the body.

There are six sections in the Diabetes Food Guide – vegetables, grains and starches, fruits, milk and alternatives, meat and alternatives, and fats and oils.

The four in the middle are the key, she said. “Try and eat a variety of

foods,� she said. “Try and choose three of the four food groups.�

Example of meals could be toast with peanut butter and fruit or cereal with a banana and milk.

Each contain a balance of healthy foods and carbs.

However, a meal of homemade soup, dumplings and bannock would likely spike the blood sugar if the soup contained potatoes, rice and macaroni while the dumplings are flour-based. “None of those foods on their own are bad but together as a meal, they are bad,� Raine said.

While vegetables are healthy, most contain little sugar, so there is less emphasis on them when sugar consumption is the main focus. “You’d have to eat 7.5 servings of some vegetables to get the same amount of sugar as a small piece of fruit,� Raine said.

People also need to consider

the way the foods are prepared.

Deep-fried fries are less healthy than a baked potato or mashed potatoes, depending on how the latter are served.

As well, fruit served in syrup is not as healthy as fresh or flash frozen varieties. “Your best choice is fruit in a water pack or in pear juice which is much healthier than syrup,� she said. “You can still eat a syrup fruit cup but it would have to be more of a dessert.�

When it comes to desserts, Raine said the label reading – looking at the ingredients and carbs and starch levels – becomes ever important. “People get excited when they see no-sugar-added cookies or pies,� Raine said. “They think they can eat whatever they want. You can’t have as much as you want.

Cookies are still made of flour.

They still add sugar into your bloodstream.�

Eating guide for diabetes The importance of food and being aware of what you eat is very important to diabetics, according to Diabetes Health Thunder Bay. The agency recommends a six step approach. • Eat at least three meals a day; breakfast, lunch and supper.

Space the meals four to six hours apart. • Eat all meals and snacks around the same time each day. • Eat a variety of foods at each meal. Choose at least three of the four food groups at each meal. • When taking insulin or pills for diabetes, eat a snack before bedtime. • Limit foods and drinks high in sugar such as candies, chocolate, icing, honey, sugar, jam, jelly, non-diet soft drinks, cake, doughnuts, pie, pastries and powdered drink mixes. A dietician can instruct you on how these foods may be worked into your foodplan when blood sugars are under control. • Avoid drinking fruit juice and milk to quench your thirst between meals. When thirsty, drink water, sugar-free pop or sugar-free drink mixes.

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LEFT: Portion control is one of the keys to eating healthy and controlling sugar intake as a diabetic. Foods should come from each of the food groups to prevent sugar spiking.

BOTTOM LEFT: A four-ounce glass of unsweetened orange juice, right, puts three teaspoons of sugar into the blood, the same as this eight-ounce glass of milk.

BOTTOM RIGHT: Two slices of whole-wheat brown bread contain the equivalent of six teaspoons of sugar. The fries, besides being fried and less healthy, contain the same amount of sugar through their starch content.

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Training opportunities impress Junior Rangers Peter Moon Special to Wawatay News

One of the highlights of a sixday trip for nine Junior Canadian Rangers from northern Ontario was a visit to the Royal Military College of Canada at Kingston, where they met Aboriginal officer cadets and learned about several educational programs offered by the Canadian Forces to people of Aboriginal descent.

“They showed us there’s lots of opportunities,” said Junior Ranger Kyle Bottle, 16, of Mishkeegogamang. “It’s made me think about my education. I’m going to go to school and work harder now.”

In addition to the Royal Military College, the Junior Rangers visited Toronto, Ottawa, and Canadian Forces bases at Trenton, Kingston and Borden, near Barrie.

“One of the good things about the week was the exposure the Junior Canadian Rangers had to some of the major cities in southern Ontario and some of the key people in those cities and what they actually do in them,” said Capt. Caryl Fletcher, the officer commanding the 600 Junior Rangers in northern Ontario.

“They got to interact with Junior Rangers from different northern communities. You could see the bonding that took place as the week went on. You saw how they lost their shyness and became more confident.

“A key thing was that they had an opportunity to learn in detail about some of the programs offered by the military to Aboriginal peoples without any commitment to join the Canadian Forces. They were interested in the programs and I got

Sgt. Peter Moon/Canadian Rangers

Junior Canadian Rangers from across northern Ontario visit Royal Military College with their Canadian Ranger escorts. lots of questions from them as they realized the importance of education, of staying in school, and graduating from high school.”

They met with Aboriginal officer cadets in the Aboriginal Leadership Opportunity Year program at the Royal Military College.

They learned about the seven-week Bold Eagle, Black Bear and Raven programs, and a three-week course offered to Aboriginal students. Students are paid in all the courses.

Successful graduation offers

opportunities to join the military but without any obligation to do so.

Other highlights of the sixday trip were meeting David Onley, the lieutenant-governor of Ontario, Brigadier-General Fred Lewis, commander of Land Force Central Area, Deputy Toronto Police Chief Peter Sloly, Mayor John Williams of the City of Quinte West, which includes Canadian Forces Base Trenton, and Commodore William Truelove, commandant of Royal Military College.

They attended the Remem-

brance Day observance in Ottawa; shot C7 assault rifles on an indoor video range; saw a parachute drop, military transport aircraft and rescue helicopters at CFB Trenton; and improvised explosive device explosions at CFB Kingston.

“It’s been an enjoyable trip,” said Junior Ranger Elsie Linklater, 18, of Attawapiskat.

“The training courses they told us about are interesting possibilities. They’ve made me think about school if I want to do something like that.”

Despite a fear of heights, she

went 50 feet into the air in a bucket on a Joint Signal Regiment communications vehicle’s extendable hoist.

“It was a test for me,” she said. “I said I wanted to do it.

I was excited to go up there, pushing myself, and it was scary, but I did it – and now I’d do it again.”

The other Junior Rangers on the trip were Peter Echum, 15, of Moose Factory, Ashley McKay, 17, of Kitchenuhmaykoosib, Myra Mekanak, 18, of Webequie, Conrad Nakogee, 17, of Attawapiskat, Pamela

Noon, 16, of Sandy Lake, Brendan Sawanas, 17, of Sandy Lake, and Dylan Whiskeychan, 17, of Moose Factory.

The escorts were Capt.

Fletcher and Sgt. James Doherty from 3rd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group headquarters and Master Corporals Ryan Kaminawash of Sachigo Lake and Priscilla Nakogee of Fort Albany.

Sgt. Peter Moon is the public affairs ranger for 3rd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group at Canadian Forces Base Borden. See www.canadianrangers.ca.

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Having fun with Anishinabemowin revival program Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Fort William’s Beverly Bannon is putting fun into her Anishinabemowin revitalization program.

“That’s how all my classes are, every class I have ever done, I go there and just have fun,” Bannon said about her twice-a-week language revitalization program, which is funded by Fort William First Nation. “I learn the language myself more fluently — like I’m starting to think Ojibwe and speak better Ojibwe by having these classes.”

Bannon said everyone is welcome to attend the language revitalization program, which is held Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6-7 p.m. at the Fort William First Nation Community Centre.

“There are six or seven people who speak fluent Ojibwe (in the community),” Bannon said. “It’s like a dying language. I think it’s because we are so close to town, but that is no excuse. We need to put excuses aside and just do it.”

Fort William First Nation is located along the southern side of Thunder Bay’s city limits.

Bannon said the language

Whitesand man’s 1992 murder solved Rick Garrick Wawatay News

The 1992 murder of a Whitesand First Nation band member has been solved and the suspect charged with first degree murder.

“It was a relief for some of the families here because they never knew what ever happened, whether they had ever caught the killer,” said Whitesand Chief Allan Gustafson, explaining he received a call from an Ontario Provincial Police inspector who was looking into the case after receiving a call from the murdered man’s sister. “He looked into it and that’s when he broke the case.”

The initial investigation into the death of Lawrence Kitakijick began in 1992 when human remains were found by a passing motorist in the area of the Tecumseh monument near Thamesville in southern Ontario.

Kitakijick left his community in 1988 to find work in Tillsonburg, and later moved in with his father in London. Police believe Kitakijick was fatally shot in London near the Horton Street Bridge.

“They went tobacco picking, actually a lot of our people here went tobacco picking years ago,” Gustafson said. “The father came back in later years but he ended up passing away too.”

A DNA profile of the accused was developed through forensic testing of exhibits by the Centre of Forensic Sciences in Toronto.

Roshan Norouzali, a 47-year-old inmate at the Collins Bay Institute, has been arrested and is scheduled to appear Nov. 5 at the Ontario Court of Justice in London.

NAPS investigating drug and alcohol seizures Brent Wesley Wawatay News

No charges have been laid after a package containing drugs was found at the Deer Lake airport Nov. 4.

Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service is investigating the incident after 83 grams of marijuana and a number of Oxycontin prescription pills were seized. The street value of the drugs is about $14,500.

Airport security noticed the package and called in NAPS to investigate. The package was sent from Winnipeg, Man., and was addressed to a Deer Lake resident.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477 or through www.tipshelp.com.

The NAPS drug unit can also be emailed at stopdrugs@naps.ca.

NAPS is also investigating an incident in Fort Albany First Nation after a large amount of alcohol destined for the community was seized Nov. 11.

Around $19,000 of alcohol was brought into the community by airplane. Charges are pending as police continue to look into the matter.

revitalization program requires a lot of hard work, but she enjoys every second of it.

“It started with just Tuesday nights from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.,” Bannon said. “But I was finding the two hours too long and the week went by too long, so I broke the two hours up during the week.”

Bannon focuses on song and play during her classes.

“They are learning through play and hands-on,” Bannon said. “Anishinabe people, they’re visual learners as well as hands-on learners, so that is why I have everything handson, because that is how I learn

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the best.”

Bannon even posts Anishinabemowin words all over her home because she finds that is the way she learns best.

“That is why we are doing labels,” Bannon said. “We’re labelling everything and inviting Elders in, the ones that actually speak fluent Ojibwe.”

Bannon is currently planning field trips to give her students an opportunity to visit with Elders who speak the language fluently.

“They want to raise money and go on field trips,” Bannon said. “They could immerse themselves (in Anishi-

teacher, but I didn’t know I could be an Ojibwe teacher,” Bannon said, explaining her father Richard Bannon was a teacher in Thunder Bay for about 26 years.

Although Bannon didn’t learn Anishinabemowin when she was a child, she now teaches her grandchildren Anishinabemowin as much as possible.

“I talk Ojibwe to my grandsons all the time,” Bannon said.

“And they stop whatever they do and their little eyeballs look right at me when I speak Ojibwe and they understand. They know exactly what I’m saying.”

nabemowin) that way — that’s how I did it.”

Bannon is also considering a gathering of fluent Elders and Anishinabemowin students to encourage more sharing of the language.

“I can bring a lot of people together, Elders, youth,” Bannon said. “Gatherings, I go to them all the time.”

Bannon began the language revitalization program this past July and is looking to apply for further funding to keep going after her current funding ends this upcoming March.

“I wanted to do this since I was three, I wanted to be a

Commission de l’énergie de l’Ontario

NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND HEARING FOR AN ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION RATE CHANGE HYDRO ONE REMOTE COMMUNITIES INC. Hydro One Remote Communities Inc. (“HORCI”) filed an application with the Ontario Energy Board (the “Board”) on October 15, 2010 under section 78 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c.15 (Schedule B), seeking approval for changes to the rates that HORCI charges for electricity distribution, to be effective May 1, 2011. The application was filed under the Board’s guidelines for 3rd Generation Incentive Regulation, which provides for a mechanistic and formulaic adjustment to distribution rates between cost of service applications. The Board has assigned the application File No. EB-2010-0092. The Board’s decision on this application may have an effect on all of HORCI’s customers.

Any change to HORCI’s distribution rates will cause HORCI’s delivery charges to change. Delivery charges are one of four regular items on residential and general service customers’ electric bills and vary depending on the amount of electricity consumed.

Remotes indicates that if the application is approved as filed, year-round residential customers (R2) consuming up to 1,000 kWh per month would experience a 0.38% or $0.38 increase in their total bill. General Service Single Phase customers consuming up to 13,000 kWh per month would experience a 0.38% or $5.45 increase in their total bill.

The proposed changes to the delivery component of the bill are separate from other potential changes to the electricity bills, which could include changes to the electricity component and other charges included on the bill. This application deals only with the potential change in the delivery component of the bill that may result from changes in the delivery rates.

How to see HORCI’s Application Copies of the application are available for inspection at the Board’s office in Toronto and on its website, www.oeb.gov.on.ca/OEB/Industry, and at HORCI’s office and may be on its website.

How to Participate You may participate in this proceeding in one of two ways: 1. Become an Intervenor You may ask to become an intervenor if you wish to actively participate in the proceeding. Intervenors are eligible to receive evidence and other material submitted by participants in the hearing. Likewise, intervenors will be expected to send copies of any material they file to all parties to the hearing.

Your request for intervenor status must be made by letter of intervention and be received by the Board no later than November 29, 2010.

Your letter of intervention must include a description of how you are, or may be, affected by the outcome of this proceeding; and if you represent a group, a description of the group and its membership.

The Board will not award costs in this proceeding as the applicant has not made any proposals that deviate from the Board’s guidelines for rate adjustments.

You must provide a copy of your letter of intervention to HORCI. Note that as an intervenor, everything you file with the Board will be placed on the public record, including your name and contact information. This means that it will be available for viewing at the Board’s offices and it will be placed on the Board’s website and available to anyone with internet access.

The Board intends to proceed with this application by way of a written hearing. If you object to the Board proceeding in this fashion, your letter of intervention must state the type of proceeding you believe to be necessary and the reasons why.

Interrogatories and Submissions Board-approved intervenors or Board staff wishing information and material from HORCI that is in addition to the evidence filed with the Board and that is relevant to the hearing shall request it by written interrogatories filed with the Board and delivered to HORCI on or before December 9, 2010. HORCI shall file with the Board complete responses to the interrogatories and deliver them to all intervenors no later than December 23, 2010.

Written submissions by an intervenor or Board staff must be filed with the Board, and copied to all other parties, by January 25, 2011. If HORCI wishes to respond to the submissions, its written response must be filed with the Board and delivered to all other parties by February 15, 2011.

If you already have a user ID, please submit your intervention request through the Board’s web portal at www.errr.oeb.gov.on.ca. Additionally, two paper copies are required.

EB-2010-0092 If you do not have a user ID, please visit the Board’s website under e-filings and fill out a user ID password request. For instructions on how to submit and naming conventions please refer to the RESS Document Guidelines found at www.oeb.gov.on.ca/OEB/Industry, e-Filing Services.

The Board also accepts interventions by e-mail, at the address below, and again, two additional paper copies are required. Those who do not have internet access are required to submit their intervention request on a CD in PDF format, along with two paper copies.

2. Send a Letter with your Comments to the Board If you wish to comment on the proceeding without becoming an intervenor, you may write a letter of comment to the Board Secretary clearly stating your views. A copy of your letter of comment will be provided to the Hearing Panel.

A complete copy of your letter of comment will also be provided to the applicant (which means it will include your name, contact information, and everything written in the letter).

All letters of comment will become part of the public record in the proceeding. This means that it will be available for viewing at the Board’s offices and it will be placed on the Board’s website and available to anyone with internet access.

Before placing the letter of comment on the public record, the Board will remove from the letter of comment any contact information for the individual writing the letter. This includes the address, fax number, phone number, and e-mail address of the individual. However, the name of the individual and anything written in the letter of comment will become part of the public record.

All other parties to the proceeding will receive the version of the letter of comment that has been placed on the public record.

Your letter of comment must be received by the Board no later than December 10, 2010. The Board accepts letters of comment by either post or e-mail at the addresses below.

How to Contact Us In responding to this notice, please reference Board file number EB-2010-0092 in the subject line of your e-mail or at the top of your letter. It is also important that you provide your name, postal address and telephone number and, if available, an e-mail address and fax number. All communications should be directed to the attention of the Board Secretary at the address below, and be received no later than 4:45 p.m. on the required date.

Need More Information?

Further information on how to participate may be obtained by visiting the Board’s website at www.oeb.gov.on.ca/OEB/Industry or by calling our Consumer Relations Centre at 1-877-632-2727.

IMPORTANT IF YOU DO NOT FILE AN OBJECTION TO A WRITTEN HEARING OR DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE HEARING BY FILING A LETTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS NOTICE, THE BOARD MAY PROCEED WITHOUT YOUR PARTICIPATION AND YOU WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO FURTHER NOTICE IN THIS PROCEEDING. Addresses The Board: Ontario Energy Board P.O. Box 2319 27th Floor 2300 Yonge Street Toronto, ON M4P 1E4 Attention: Board Secretary Filings: https://www.errr.oeb.gov.on.ca/ E-mail: boardsec@oeb.gov.on.ca Tel.: 1-888-632-6273 (Toll-free) Fax: 416-440-7656 The Applicant: Hydro One Remote Communities Inc. 483 Bay St. 8th Floor, South Tower Toronto, ON M5G 2P5 Attention: Ms. Anne-Marie Reilly E-mail: regulatory@HydroOne.com Tel.: 416-345-6482 Fax: 416-345-5866

Counsel for the Applicant: Michael Engelberg Assistant General Counsel Hydro One Networks Inc. 15th Floor, North Tower 483 Bay Street Toronto, ON M5G 2P5 E-mail: mengelberg@HydroOne.com Tel.: 416-345-6305 Fax: 416-345-6972 DATED at Toronto, November 3, 2010.

Ontario Energy Board Original signed by Kirsten Walli Board Secretary

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ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ

Commission de l’énergie de l’Ontario

ᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᑫᐧᐃᓐ ᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌ ᐁᑲᐧᑫᐧᑌᓇᓂᐧᐊᒃ ᒋᐊᓐᒋᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓐᑌᒃ ᐃᔥᑯᑌᐧᐃᔭᑉ ᐊᔾᑦᕈ ᐧᐊᓐ ᐃᔥᑯᑌᐧᐃᔭᑉ ᐊᓄᑭᐧᐃ ᐱᒥᐧᐃᒋᑫᐧᐃᓐ ᑭᐧᐁᑎᓄ ᑕᔑᑫᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᑲᐅᒋᐊᓄᑲᒋᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᐊᔾᑦᕈ ᐧᐊᓐ ᐃᔥᑯᑌᐧᐃᔭᑉ ᑭᐧᐁᑎᓄᒃ ᑕᔑᑫᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᑲᐅᒋ ᑎᐯᓐᑕᒧᐧᐊᒡ ᑭᑲᐧᑫᐧᑌᐧᐊᒃ (“HORCI”) ᑭᐃᔑ ᑲᐧᑫᐧᑌᐧᐊᒃ ᐅᓐᑌᕆᐅ ᐃᔥᑯᑌᐧᐃᔭᑉ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ (ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ) ᐁᑯ ᑕᔥ ᐅᑭᐧᐊᐸᓐᑕᓇᐧᐊ 15 ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᒡ ᐅᐱᒪᐊᒧᐧᐃᑭᓯᔅ, 2010 ᐅᐅᒪ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᐸᑕᒃ ᐸᑫᐱᐃᑲᓐ 78 ᐅᓐᑌᕆᐅ ᐃᔥᑯᑌᐧᐃᔭᑉ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᑲᐃᓇᑯᓂᑲᑌᒃ, 1998, ᑲᑭᐅᔑᓯᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᓐ 1998, ᑭᑭᓇᐧᐊᒋᐱᐃᑲᓐ (ᐅᔑᓯᒋᑫᐧᐃᓐ B), ᑭᑲᐧᑫᐧᑌᐧᐊᒃ ᒋᐊᓐᑎᓂᑲᑌᒃ ᑲᐃᓇᑭᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᐃᔥᑯᑌᓂ, ᐊᐱ ᑕᔥ ᒪᑯᑭᓯᔅ 1, 2011 ᑕᐃᔑᐅᔥᑭᓭ. ᐅᐅᐧᐁ ᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑲᓐ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᒃ ᑭᐅᒋᐱᒥᓂᔕᐃᑲᑌ ᑕᐱᔥᑯ ᑲᑭᐃᔑ ᐅᔑᓯᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᓐ ᓂᐧᓴ ᐁᐊᓂᑫᐱᒥᐊᓄᑲᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᑲᐱᒥᓂᔕᐃᑲᑌᒃ ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐧᐃᓐ, ᑫᐅᒋ ᐱᒥᐧᐃᒋᑫᒪᑲᒃ ᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᑲᒪᒥᓄᓯᒋᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᐃᓇᑭᓐᑕᒪᑫᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᑲᐱᒥᐊᐸᒋᑐᐧᐊᒡ ᐃᔥᑯᑌᓂ. ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᒃ ᐃᑕᔥ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓇᒧᐧᐊᒡ ᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑲᓂ ᐁᐃᓇᑭᑕᓱᓀᔭᓂᒃ EB-20100092. ᒥᑕᔥ ᑫᐃᔑᓭᒃ ᐃᐧᐁᓂ ᑲᐧᐃᐃᔑ ᐅᓀᓐᑕᒧᐧᐊᒡ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᒃ ᑲᑭᐱᐃᔑᑲᐧᑫᒋᒥᐧᑕ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐊᐸᓐ ᑕᔑᑫᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᑕᐃᔑᑕᑯᓭᐧᐊᒃ ᐅᐅᒪ ᑲᐱᒥᐊᐸᒋᑐᐧᐊᒡ ᐃᔥᑯᑌᓂ. ᑲᐧᐃ ᐊᓐᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᐃᓇᑭᑕᒪᑫᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᑕᒪᔭᑭᓭᓂᐧᐊᓐ ᑭᐧᐁᑎᓄᒃ ᑲᐊᔭᒪᑲᑭᓐ ᑕᔑᑫᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᐱᒪᓄᑭᑕᒪᐧᐃᐧᑕ ᐃᔥᑯᑌᐧᐃᔭᐱᓂ ᑲᐱᒥᐊᐸᒋᑐᐧᐊᒡ. ᐯᔑᒃ ᐃᑕᔥ ᐃᐃᐧᐁ ᒪᒪᐤ ᓂᐧᐊᔦᒃ ᑲᐱᒥᑎᐸᐃᑫᐃᐧᑕ ᑲᐃᔑᑕᐧᐊᒡ ᑲᔦ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᓐ ᐊᓄᑭᐧᐃᑲᒥᑯᓐ ᑕᒪᔭᑭᓭᓂ ᐁᑯ ᑕᔥ ᑕᑎᐸᐸᒋᑲᑌᓂ ᒥᓂᑯᒃ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐱᒥᐊᐸᒋᑐᐧᐊᒡ. ᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᐃᑕᔥ ᐅᑕᐱᓂᑲᑌᓂᒃ ᑲᑭᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᑲᑭᑲᐧᑫᐧᑌᐧᐊᒡ, ᑲᑭᓇ ᑲᐱᒥ ᐊᐸᒋᑐᐧᐊᒡ ᐃᔥᑯᑌᓂ ᐅᐧᐊᑲᐃᑲᓂᐧᐊᒃ ᑫᒪ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐧᐃᑲᒥᑯᐧᐊ ᐃᓂᑯᒃ 2,500ᑭᓗᐧᐊᑦ ᑕᓱᑭᓯᔅ 0.38 % ᑫᒪ $0.38 ᐃᓂᑯᒃ ᑕᓇᓐᑭᓭᓂ ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓐᑕᒪᐧᐃᐧᑕᐸᓐ. ᑯᑕᑭᔭᒃ ᐃᑕᔥ ᑲᐱᒥᑎᐸᐊᒧᐧᐊᒡ ᐃᔥᑯᑌᓂ 13,000 ᑭᓗᐧᐊᑦ ᑲᐱᒥᐊᐸᒋᑐᐧᐊᒡ ᐃᔥᑯᑌᓂ ᐯᔑᑯᑭᓯᔅ 0.38% ᑫᒪ $5.45 ᐃᓂᑯᒃ ᑕᓇᓐᑭᓭᓂ ᑕᓱᑭᓯᔅ ᒋᐱᒥᑎᐸᐊᒧᐧᐊᒡ ᑕᓱᑭᓯᔅ ᐃᔥᑯᑌᓂ. ᐅᓄ ᑲᑭᑲᐧᑫᐧᑌᓇᓂᐧᐊᒃ ᑲᐧᐃᐊᓐᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᐃᓇᑭᓐᑕᒪᑫᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᑕᐱᑭᔑᓭᐧᐊᓐ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᓐ ᑲᐧᐃᐃᔑ ᐊᓐᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᐃᔥᑯᑌ ᐃᓇᑭᓐᒋᑫᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᑲᐃᔑᒪᒪᐧᐃᐱᐃᑲᑌᑭᓐ, ᑕᑯ ᑲᔦ ᑕᑭᑕᐧᑲᑭᓐᒋᑲᑌᐧᐊᓐ ᐧᐊᓴᑯᓀᒋᑲᓐ ᑲᔦ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᓐ ᐃᓇᑭᓐᑕᒪᑫᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᑲᑕᑯᐱᐃᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᒪᓯᓇᐃᑫᐧᐃᓂᒃ. ᒥᐁᑕ ᐅᐅᐧᐁ ᑲᑭᑲᐧᑫᐧᑌᓇᓂᐧᐊᒃ ᑲᐧᐃᐊᓐᒋᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᒣᐧᑲ ᑲᐱᒥᐃᓇᑭᓐᑕᒪᐧᐃᓐᐧᑕ ᑲᐊᐸᒋᑐᐧᐊᒡ ᐃᔥᑯᑌᓂ ᑲᐃᓇᐱᑫᓇᒪᐧᐃᐧᑕ ᒋᐅᒋᐃᔥᐸᑭᓐᑕᒪᐧᐃᐧᑕ. ᑫᐅᒋ ᐧᐊᐸᓐᑕᒪᓐ ᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑫᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑲᓇᓐ ᐊᔭᐧᐊᓐ ᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᐧᐃᓇᓇᑲᑕᐧᐊᐸᑕᒪᓐ ᐧᐁᑎ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᐅᑐᔑᐃᑫᐧᐃᑲᒥᑯᐧᐊ ᑐᕋᓐᑐ ᑲᔦ ᐱᐧᐊᐱᑯᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑲᓇᓐ ᐊᔭᐧᐊᓐ ᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᐧᐃᓇᓇᑲᑕᐧᐊᐸᑕᒪᓐ ᐧᐁᑎ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᐅᑐᔑᐃᑫᐧᐃᑲᒥᑯᐧᐊ ᑐᕋᓐᑐ ᑲᔦ ᐱᐧᐊᐱᑯᒃ ᐅᐅᒪ, www.oeb.gov.on.ca/OEB/Industry , ᑲᔦ ᐃᔥᑯᑌ ᐊᓄᑭᐧᐃ ᐊᓄᑭᐧᐃᑲᒥᑯᒃ ᑲᔦ ᐱᐧᐊᐱᑯᒃ.

EB-2010-0092

ᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᐊᔭᓯᐧᐊᓐ ᑭᑭᓇᐧᐊᒋᒋᑲᓐ ᐱᐧᐊᐱᑯᒃ, ᐃᓇᐱᓐ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᑌᓂᒃ ᐱᐧᐊᐱᑯᒃ ᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᑫᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᑲᐃᔑ ᑭᑭᓇᐧᐊᒋᐱᐃᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑲᓇᓐ ᒋᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐊᒪᓐ ᑭᑭᓇᐧᐊᒋᒋᑲᓐ ᒋᐅᓐᑎᓇᒪᓱᔭᓐ. ᑫᑐᑕᒪᓐ ᒋᐅᒋᐃᔑᓂᔕᐊᒪᓐ ᑲᔦ ᐧᐃᐱᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᓐ ᒪᐧᐊᒋᐃᑎᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᒋᐃᓇᐱᔭᓐ RESS ᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᓂ ᑭᑭᓄᔥᑭᑫᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᐅᐅᒪ www.oeb. gov.on.ca/OEB/Industry, ᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑫᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᑲᐅᒋᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᐱᐧᐊᐱᑯᒃ. ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᐅᑐᒋ ᐅᑕᐱᓇᓇᐧᐊ ᐱᐧᐊᐱᑯᒃ ᐅᔑᐱᐊᒪᑎᐧᐃᓂᒃ ᑲᐅᒋᐱᒋᓂᔕᐊᒪᐧᐃᐧᑕ ᐅᑐᔑᐱᐊᒪᑯᐧᐃᓂᐧᐊ ᒐᐸᔑᔥ ᑲᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᑌᒃ ᑫᐃᔑᓂᔕᐊᒪᓐ ᑲᔦ ᑕᔥ ᓂᔑᓐ ᑲᑭᓇᐱᐱᐃᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᐊᓐᑕᐧᐁᒋᑲᑌᐧᐊᓐ. ᑭᓇᐧᐊ ᑲᐊᔭᓯᐧᐊᓐ ᒪᒪᑕᐧᐃᐱᐧᐊᐱᒃ ᐱᓇᐊᓇᓐ ᐱᑌᐧᐁᓯᒋᑲᓇᐱᑯᓯᒃ ᑭᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ, ᑕᑯ ᑕᔥ ᓂᔑᓐ ᑲᒪᓯᓇᐃᑲᓂᐧᐊᑭᓐ ᑲᑭᓇᐱᐱᐃᑲᑌᑭᓐ.

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ᐃᔑᓂᔕᐊᒪᐧᐃᒃ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᑭᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ ᐊᓂᓐ ᐁᐃᓀᑕᒪᓐ

ᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᐧᐃᐸᑭᑎᓇᒪᓐ ᑭᑎᑭᑐᐧᐃᓐ ᑲᐧᐃᐊᓂᑐᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᑲᔦ ᑕᔥ ᑲᐧᐃᓄᓐ ᐁᐧᐃᓇᑲᔥᑭᑫᑕᒪᑫᔭᓐ, ᑲᑭᐃᔑᓂᔕᐊᒪᐧᐊ ᑭᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᐅᑐᔑᐱᐃᑫᐧᐃ ᐊᓄᑭᐊᑲᓂᒪᓐ ᒋᐸᔭᑌᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᓐ ᑲᐃᓀᓐᑕᒪᓐ. ᑫᐧᐃᓇᐧᐊ ᑲᐱᓯᓐᒋᑫᐧᐊᑦ ᑕᒥᓇᐧᐊᒃ ᑲᑭᓇᐱᐱᐃᑲᑌᒃ ᑭᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ. ᒥᓯᐧᐁ ᑲᑭᐅᔑᐱᐊᒪᓐ ᑭᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ ᑲᑭᐧᐊᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᓐ ᑲᐃᓀᓐᑕᒪᓐ ᑕᒥᓇᑲᓂᐧᐃᐧᐊᒃ ᑲᑭᓇ ᑲᐅᓐᑎᓂᑫᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᐧᐊᓴᑯᓀᒋᑲᓀᔭᐱᓐ (ᒋᑕᑯᐱᐃᑲᑌᒃ ᑭᐧᐃᓱᐧᐃᓐ, ᑫᐃᔑᑲᓄᓂᑯᔭᓐ, ᑲᔦ ᑕᔥ ᑲᑭᓇ ᑫᑯᓇᓐ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᐱᐃᑫᔭᓐ ᑭᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓂᒃ). ᑲᑭᓇ ᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᓇᓐ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᓂᔕᐊᒪᐧᐃᐧᑕ ᑕᐃᔑᐊᒋᑲᑌᐧᐊᓐ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐊᐧᐃᔭᒃ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐧᐊᐸᓐᑕᒧᐧᐊᒡ ᒣᐧᑲ ᐱᒥᑕᔑᑕᒪᑎᓇᓂᐧᐊᒃ. ᒥᑕᔥ ᐃᐃᐧᐁ ᑲᐃᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᒋᐧᑲᔭᓐᑕᒋᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐧᐊᐧᐊᐸᓐᒋᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᐅᑐᔑᐱᐃᑫᐧᐃᑲᒥᑯᐧᐊᒃ ᑲᔦ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᑐᐧᐊᒡ ᐅᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓂᐧᐊ ᒪᒪᑲᑕᐱᑯᒃ ᑕᐃᔑᐊᒋᑲᑌᐧᐊᓐ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐧᐊᐸᓐᑕᒧᐧᐊᒡ ᐱᑯ ᐊᐧᐁᓀᓇᒃ ᒪᒪᑲᑕᐱᑯᓂ ᑲᐊᔭᐧᐊᑦ. ᒋᐧᐸ ᑕᔥ ᐊᒋᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᓇᓐ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐧᐊᐸᓐᒋᑲᑌᑭᓐ, ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᑕᐃᔑᒋᑫᐧᐊᒃ ᒋᑲᓯᐱᐊᒧᐧᐊᑦ ᑲᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᑌᒃ ᑲᑭᐱᐅᓐᒋᒪᑲᒃ ᑲᑭᐱᒋᓂᔕᐊᒃ ᐅᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ. ᒥᐅᓄ ᑲᐃᒋᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᑲᐃᔑᐱᐃᑲᑌᓂᒃ ᑲᐃᔑᓂᔕᐃᑲᑌᓂᒃ ᐅᑐᔑᐱᐊᑲᒧᐧᐃᓐ, ᐸᒃᔅ, ᐅᑭᑭᑐᐧᐃᓐ, ᑲᔦ ᒪᒪᑲᑕᐱᑯ ᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ ᑲᐃᔑᐱᐃᑲᑌᓂᒃ. ᔕᑯᒡ ᐃᑕᔥ ᑲᐃᔑᓂᑲᓱᒡ ᑲᔦ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᐱᐃᑫᒡ ᐅᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓂᒃ ᑕᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᓂ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐊᐧᐃᔭᒃ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐧᐊᐸᓐᑕᒧᐧᐊᒡ. ᑯᑕᑭᔭᒃ ᐸᑲᓐ ᑲᐅᒋᑕᐧᑭᐧᐊᒡ ᐅᐅᒪ ᑲᐱᑕᐧᑭᐧᐊᒡ ᑫᐧᐃᓇᐧᐊ ᑕᐃᔑᓂᔕᐊᒪᐧᐊᑲᓂᐧᐃᐧᐊᒃ ᐅᐧᐁᓂ ᐅᔑᐱᐊᒪᑫᐧᐃᓂ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᒃ ᒥᓯᐧᐁ ᐱᑯ ᒋᐅᒋᐧᐊᐸᓐᒋᑲᑌᒃ.

ᑫᑐᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᐧᐃᑕᐧᑭᓇᓂᐧᐊᒃ

ᐊᔕ ᑕᔥ ᒋᐅᑎᓯᑯᐧᐊᒡ ᑭᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓂ ᒋᐧᐸ ᑭᒋᐊᓇᒥᐁᑭᔑᑲᓂᑭᓯᔅ 10, 2010. ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᒃ ᐅᑲᐅᑕᐱᓇᓇᐧᐊ ᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᓇᓐ ᑲᐅᒋᑕᑯᐱᑌᑭᓐ ᐅᔑᐱᐊᒪᑎᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᑫᒪ ᐱᐧᐊᐱᑯᒃ ᑲᐅᒋᒪᒋᓂᔕᐃᑲᑌᒃ ᒐᐸᔑᔥ ᑲᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᑫᐃᔑᓂᔕᐃᑲᑌᑭᓐ.

ᑭᑕᑭᑕᐧᑭ ᐅᐅᒪ ᑲᐧᐃᑐᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᐯᔑᐧᑲᔦᒃ ᐃᐃᒪ ᓂᐧᔕᔦᒃ ᐃᓇᑫ:

ᑫᐱᔑ ᓇᓇᑐᔥᑲᐧᐃᔑᔭᒃ

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ᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᐧᐃᓇᐧᑫᑐᔭᓐ ᐅᐅᐧᐁ ᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᑫᐧᐃᓐ, ᑕᑯᐱᐊᓐ ᐊᑭᓐᑕᓱᓐ EB-2010-0092 ᑭᒋᓀᑕᐧᑲᓐ ᑲᔦ ᒋᑕᑯᐱᐊᒪᓐ ᑭᑎᔑᓂᑲᓱᐧᐃᓐ, ᑭ ᑭᑭᑐᐧᐃ ᐊᑭᓐᑕᓱᓐ ᑲᔦ ᑭᑐᔑᐱᐊᒪᑯᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᑲᐅᒋᑕᑯᐱᑌᑭᓐ ᑫᒪ ᑲᔦ ᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᐊᔭᐧᐊᓀᓐ ᒪᒪᑕᐧᐃᐱᐧᐊᐱᑯᒃ ᑲᐅᒋᐅᔑᐱᐊᒪᑯᔭᓐ ᑲᔦ ᐸᒃᔅ ᐊᑭᓐᑕᓱᓐ. ᑲᑭᓇ ᐅᔑᐱᐊᒪᑎᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᒋᐃᔑᓂᔕᐊᒪᐧᐊᔦᒃ ᑲᐸᒥᓇᒃ ᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᓇᓐ ᐅᐅᒪ ᒐᐸᔑᔥ ᑲᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᑌᒃ ᑫᐃᔑᓂᔕᐊᒪᓐ, ᐊᔕ ᑕᔥ ᒋᐧᐊᐸᑕᒧᐧᐊᒡ ᒋᐧᐸ 4:45 ᑎᐸᐃᑲᓀᔭᒃ ᐅᓇᑯᔑᒃ ᐃᐃᐧᐁ ᐁᑭᔑᑲᒃ ᑲᐊᓐᑕᐧᐁᑕᐧᑲᑭᓐ ᒋᐃᔑᐧᐊᐸᓐᑕᒧᐧᐊᒡ.

ᐃᔑᒋᑫᓐ ᒋᓇᑲᔥᑭᑫᑕᒪᑫᔭᓐ

ᐱᓴᓐ ᐃᑯ ᑭᑕᐱᑲᐧᑫᐧᑌ ᑫᑭᓐ ᒋᐱᑕᐧᑭᔭᓐ ᐅᐅᒪ ᑲᐧᐃᐃᔑ ᒪᑕᓄᑭᐧᐊᒡ. ᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᐧᐃᑕᐧᑭᐧᐊᒡ ᑕᐱᒋᓂᔕᐊᒪᐧᐊᑲᓂᐧᐃᐧᐊᒃ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᒥᑭᑲᓂᐧᐊᒃ ᑲᔦ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᓐ ᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᑫᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᑲᑭᐱᐸᑭᑎᓇᒧᐧᐊᒡ ᐅᐅᒪ ᑲᐧᑫᐧᑌᐧᐃ ᓇᑭᔥᑲᑎᐧᐃᓂᒃ. ᐊᓐᑕᐧᐁᓐᑕᑯᓯᐧᐊᒃ ᐅᐅᒪ ᑲᐱᑕᐧᑭᐧᐊᒡ ᒋᐃᔑᓂᔕᐊᒧᐧᐊᒡ ᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᓇᓐ ᑲᑭᓇ ᑲᐧᐃᐃᔕᐧᐊᒡ ᑲᐧᑫᐧᑌᐧᐃ ᓇᑭᔥᑲᑎᐧᐃᓂᒃ. ᑲᑭᐅᔑᑐᔭᓐ ᑭᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ ᐁᐧᐃᓇᑲᔥᑭᑫᑕᒪᑫᔭᓐ ᐊᔕ ᒋᐅᑎᓯᑯᐧᐊᒡ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᒃ ᒋᐧᐸ ᑲᔥᑲᑎᓄᑭᓯᔅ 29, 2010. ᑭᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ ᒋᐸᔭᑌ ᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᓐ ᐊᓂᓐ ᐁᔑᔥᑲᑯᔭᓐ ᑫᒪ ᑲᔦ ᑫᑐᑕᑯᐧᐊᓀᓐ ᑲᐧᐃᒪᑕᓄᑲᒋᑲᑌᒃ, ᑫᒪ ᑲᔦ ᐁᐅᒋ ᑲᑲᓄᑕᒪᐧᐊᐧᑕ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᒃ ᐊᐧᐃᔭᒃ, ᒋᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᓐ ᐊᓂᓐ ᐁᔑᐸᐸᒥᓯᐧᐊᒡ ᑲᔦ ᐊᓐᑎ ᐁᔑ ᑕᐧᑲᑭᓐᓱᐧᐊᒡ. ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᒃ ᑲᐧᐃᓐ ᑕᐃᑭᑐᓯᐧᐊᒃ ᒋᑎᐸᐃᑫᐃᐧᐁᐧᐊᒡ ᐅᐅᒪ ᒣᐧᑲ ᑭᐱᒥᐃᔑᒋᑫᓇᓂᐧᐊᒃ ᐊᓂᔥ ᐧᐊᐊ ᑲᑭᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑫᒡ ᑲᐧᐃᓐ ᑫᑯᓐ ᐅᓐᒋᐃᑭᑐᓯ ᐃᐃᒪ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐸᑫᔥᑲᒪᑲᓯᓄᒃ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᒃ ᑲᐃᓇᑌᓂᒃ ᑫᐱᒥᓂᔕᐃᑲᑌᓂᒃ ᑲᐧᐃᐊᓐᒋᒋᑲᑌᒃ ᐃᓇᑭᓐᑕᒪᑫᐧᐃᓇᓐ. ᑲᔦ ᑕᔥ ᒋᒥᓇᒻ ᐯᔑᒃ ᑭᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ ᐧᐊᐧᐁ ᑲᑭᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑫᒡ. ᑭᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᑯ ᒋᑭᑫᓐᑕᒪᓐ ᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᐧᐃᓇᑲᔥᑭᑫᑕᒪᑫᔭᓐ, ᑲᑭᓇ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᓂᔕᐊᒪᐧᐊᐧᑕ ᑭᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓇᓐ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᑕᐧᐊᐸᓐᑕᐃᐧᐁᐧᐊᒃ, ᑕᑯ ᑲᔦ ᑭᐧᐃᓱᐧᐃᓐ ᑲᔦ ᐊᓐᑎ ᑲᐅᓐᒋᔭᓐ. ᑕᓇᑯᒋᑲᑌᐧᐊᓐ ᑲᔦ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᐅᑐᔑᐱᐃᑫᐧᐃᑲᒥᑯᐧᐊᒃ ᑲᔦ ᐃᐃᒪ ᒪᒪᑲᑕᐱᑯᒃ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᑐᐧᐊᒡ ᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᑫᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᐱᑯ ᐊᐧᐁᓀᓇᒃ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐧᐊᐸᓐᑕᒧᐧᐊᑦ ᒪᒪᑲᑕᐱᑯᒃ ᑲᐅᒋᐃᓇᐱᐧᐊᑦ. ᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᐱᓴᓂᑯ ᐧᐃᔕᐳᓇᒧᐧᐊᑦ ᐅᐧᐁᓂ ᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑲᓂ ᐅᑲᐸᑭᑎᓇᓇᐧᐊ ᐅᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓂᐧᐊ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ. ᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᐃᑕᔥ ᐊᓐᑕᐧᐁᓂᒪᓯᐧᑲ ᐅᐅᐧᐁ ᒋᑐᑕᒧᐧᐊᒡ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ, ᑭᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ ᐁᐧᐃᓇᑲᔥᑲᒪᓐ ᐅᐅᐧᐁ ᐃᔑᒋᑫᐧᐃᓐ ᒋᑕᑯᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᓐ ᑲᐅᒋᐃᓀᓐᑕᒪᓐ ᒋᑭᑐᑕᓯᐧᑲᐸᓐ ᑲᔦ ᐧᐁᑯᓀᓐ ᐅᒋ. ᑲᐧᑫᒋᑫᒧᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᑲᔦ ᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᓇᓐ ᑲᐱᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᒃ ᑲᑭᐅᑕᐱᓇᐧᐊᒡ ᐊᐧᐁᓀᓇᒃ ᓇᑲᔥᑭᑫᑕᒪᑫᐧᐃᓂᒃ ᒋᐃᔑᑕᐧᑭᐧᐊᒡ ᑫᒪ ᑲᔦ ᐊᓐᑕᐧᐁᓐᒋᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᐅᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᑫᐧᐃᓂᐧᐊ ᑲᔦ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᐃᑲᓂᐧᐊ ᑲᑭᑲᐧᑫᐧᑌᐧᐊᒡ ᒋᐊᓐᒋᑐᐧᐊᒡ ᐅᑎᓇᑭᑕᒪᑫᐧᐃᓂᐧᐊ ᑕᑯ ᑲᔦ ᐊᔕ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᑭᐸᓂᓐ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᒃ ᑲᐃᔑᑲᓇᐧᐁᑕᒧᐧᐊᒡ ᑲᔦ ᑲᐊᐸᑕᑭᓐ ᓇᑭᔥᑲᑎᐧᐃᓂᒃ ᑕᑭᐃᔑᒋᑫᐧᐊᒃ ᒋᐱᐅᔑᐱᐊᒪᐧᐊᐧᐊᒡ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᓐ ᑲᔦ ᐊᔕ ᒋᐅᑎᓯᑯᐧᐊᒡ ᐊᔾᑦᕈ ᐧᐊᓐ ᐊᐱ ᑫᒪ ᒋᐧᐸ ᑭᒋᐊᓇᒥᐁᑭᔑᑲᓂᑭᓯᔅ 23, 2010. ᐊᔾᑦᕈ ᐧᐊᓐ ᐃᑕᔥ ᐅᑲᑐᑕᓐ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓇᑭᓐ ᐅᓇᐧᑫᐱᐃᑫᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᐧᐁᑎ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᒃ ᑲᑭᓇ ᒋᓇᐧᑫᑕᑭᓐ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᑲᐧᑫᒋᒪᑲᓂᐧᐃᒡ ᑲᔦ ᒋᐃᔑᓂᔕᐊᒪᐧᐊᒡ ᑲᓇᑲᔥᑭᑫᑕᒪᑫᓂᒡ ᒋᐧᐸ ᑭᒋᐊᓇᒥᐁᑭᔑᑲᓂᑭᓯᔅ 23, 2010. ᑲᓇᑲᔥᑭᑫᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᐅᓇᐧᑫᐱᐃᑲᓂᐧᐊ ᐊᔕ ᑫᐧᐃᓇᐧᐊ ᒋᑲᐧᑫ ᐸᑭᑎᓇᒧᐧᐊᒡ ᐧᐁᑎ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᒃ ᐅᑐᔑᐱᐃᑫᐧᐃᑲᒥᑯᐧᐊᒃ, ᑕᑯ ᑲᔦ ᒋᐃᔑᓂᔕᐊᒪᐧᐊᐧᐊᒡ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᒃ ᑲᐅᒋᑕᐧᑭᐧᐊᒡ, ᒋᐧᐸ ᒉᓐᐧᐁᕆ ᑭᓯᔅ 15, 2011. ᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᐊᔾᑦᕈ ᐧᐊᓐ ᐃᔑᐊᓐᑕᐧᐁᑕᒃ ᒋᓇᐧᑫᑐᒋᓐ ᑲᑭᐱᐅᔑᐱᐃᑫᐧᐊᒡ, ᑕᐃᓇᑲᓂᐧᐃ ᐊᔕ ᒋᓇᐧᑫᐱᐃᑫᒡ ᑲᔦ ᒋᐃᔑᐸᑭᑎᓇᑭᓐ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᒃ ᐅᑐᔑᐱᐃᑫᐧᐃᑲᒥᑯᒃ ᑲᔦ ᒋᐃᔑᓂᔕᐊᑭᓐ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᒃ ᑲᐅᒋᑕᐧᑭᐧᐊᒡ ᒋᐧᐸ ᑭᑕᐧᑲᑭᓱᒡ ᑭᓯᔅ 15, 2011. ᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᐊᔭᐧᐊᓀᓐ ᑭᑭᓇᐧᐊᒋᒋᑲᓐ ᐱᐧᐊᐱᑯᒃ, ᐃᔑᓂᔕᐊᓐ ᑭᑐᔑᐱᐃᑲᓐ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᔭᓂᒃ ᑲᐃᔑᒪᒪᐧᐊᑌᑭᓐ ᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᑫᐧᐃᓇᓐ ᐱᐧᐊᐱᑯᒃ ᐅᐅᒪ www.errr.oeb.gov. on.ca. ᑕᑯ ᑲᔦ ᓂᔑᓐ ᑲᑭᓇᐱᐱᐃᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᐊᓐᑕᐧᐁᒋᑲᑌᐧᐊᓐ.

ᑫᔭᐱ ᓇ ᑭᑕᓐᑕᐧᐁᑕᓐ ᒋᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᑯᔭᓐ. ᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᑫᔭᐱ ᐊᓐᑕᐧᐁᑕᒪᓐ ᒋᐧᐃᑕᒪᑯᔭᓐ ᐊᓂᓐ ᑫᐃᔑᒋᑫᔭᐸᓐ ᒋᐱᑕᐧᑭᔭᓐ ᑭᑕᐅᓐᑎᓇᓐ ᒋᐃᓇᐱᔭᓐ ᐃᐃᒪ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᑲᐊᐸᒋᑐᐧᐊᒡ ᒪᒪᑲᑕᐱᑯᒃ www.oeb.gov.on.ca/ OEB/Industry ᑫᒪ ᑭᑭᑐᐧᐃᓂᒃ ᐧᐃᐅᒋ ᑲᓄᓇᐧᑕ ᐧᐁᑎ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᓄᑭᐧᐊᒡ 1-877-6322727. ᑭᒋᑫᑯᓐ ᐅᐅᐧᐁ ᑭᔥᐱᓐ ᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐊᓯᐧᐊᓐ ᑲᐃᔑᓇᓇᑲᑕᐧᐁᓐᑕᒪᓐ ᐃᐃᒪ ᐅᔑᐱᐊᒪᑫᐧᐃᓂᒃ ᑲᐧᐃᐅᒋ ᐅᓀᓐᒋᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᑲᐧᐃᐃᔑ ᑭᔑᐅᓯᒋᑲᓂᐧᐊᒃ ᑫᒪ ᐧᐃᐧᐃᒋᓯᐧᐊᓐ ᐅᐅᒪ ᑕᔑᓐᒋᑫᐧᐃᓂᒃ ᑲᐧᐃᐃᒪᑕᓄᑭᓇᓂᐧᐊᒃ, ᒥᐱᑯ ᐱᓴᓐ ᑫᐃᔑᒪᑕᓄᑲᑕᒧᐧᐊᒡ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᒋᐧᐃᒋᐧᑕᓯᐧᐊᓐ ᑲᔦ ᑲᐧᐃᓐ ᒥᓇᐧᐊ ᑲᐱᐧᐃᓐᑕᒪᑯᓯᒃ ᐊᓂᓐ ᑲᐧᐃᐃᔑ ᒪᑕᓄᑭᓇᓂᐧᐊᒃ.

ᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᓇᓐ ᑫᐃᔑᓂᔕᐃᑲᑌᑭᓐ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᒃ:

ᑲᑭᑭᑐᑕᒪᑯᒡ ᑲᑭᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑫᒡ:

Ontario Energy Board P.O. Box 2319 27th Floor 2300 Yonge Street Toronto ON M4P 1E4 Attention: Board Secretary Filings: https://www.errr.oeb.gov.on.ca/ E-mail: boardsec@oeb.gov.on.ca Tel: 1-888-632-6273 (Toll free) Fax: 416-440-7656

Michael Engelberg Assistant General Counsel Hydro One Networks Inc. 15th Floor, North Tower 483 Bay Street Toronto, ON M5G 2P5 E-mail: mengelberg@HydroOne.com Tel: (416) 345-6305 Fax: (416) 345-6972

ᑲᑭᒧᔥᑭᓀᐱᐃᑫᒡ: Hydro One Remote Communities Inc. 483 Bay St. 8th Floor, South Tower Toronto, ON M5G 2P5 Attention: Ms. Anne-Marie Reilly E-mail: regulatory@hydroone.com Tel: (416) 345-6482 Fax: (416) 345-5866

ᒣᐧᑲ ᐊᐱ ᑲᔥᑲᑎᓄᑭᓯᔅ 3, 2010 ᑲᑭᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᑌᒃ ᐅᕋᓐᑐ ᑭᒋᐅᑌᓇᒃ ᐅᓐᑌᕆᐅ ᐃᔥᑯᑌᐧᐃᔭᑉ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐊᒡ ᑲᑭᐅᔑᐱᐅᑎᓱᒡ ᑭᕐᔅᑎᓐ ᐧᐊᓕ ᑲᐅᔑᐱᐃᑫᐧᐃᑭᒪᐧᐃᒡ ᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐧᐃᓂᒃ

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Wawatay News

Ontario Energy Board

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ

Commission de l’énergie de l’Ontario

ᐃᐧᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌ ᐁᑲᑫᐧᑌᐧᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᐊᐣᒋᓭᐠ ᑲᐃᓇᑭᑕᒪᐃᐧᐣᑕᐧ ᑲᐱᒥᔭᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᒥᑭᐃᐡᑯᑌᐃᐧᔭᐱᓂ ᑲᐅᒋ ᐊᐧᐢᑌᓇᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᐦᐊᔾᐟᕑᐅ ᐊᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᒥᑭ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐊᔭᑭᐣ ᐦᐊᔾᐟᕑᐅ ᐊᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᒥᑭ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᓂᑲᓂᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ (“HORCI”) ᑭᐃᔑ ᒧᐡᑭᓀᐱᐦᐃᑫᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐃᐡᑯᑌᐃᐧᔭᑊ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ (ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᐠ) ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᑭᐅᑎᓯᑯᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᐱᒪᐦᐊᒧᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 15, 2010, ᐃᒪ ᐃᓀᑫ ᑲᐊᐸᑕᐠ ᐸᑫᐱᐦᐃᑲᐣ 78 ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐊᓂᒥᑭ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᓇᔓᐊᐧᑌᐠ, 1998, ᑲᑭᐅᓇᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ 1998, ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᒋᐱᐦᐃᑲᐣ 15, (ᐅᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ B), ᐁᑲᑫᐧᑌᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᒥᐡᑲᐧᑕᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᐃᓇᑭᑕᒪᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᓂᒥᑭ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐱᐣ ᒪᑯᐱᓯᑦ 1, 2011 ᐊᐦᑭᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᐅᐡᑭᓭᐠ. ᐅᐁᐧ ᔕᑲᐡᑭᓀᐱᐦᐃᑲᐣ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᑭᐅᒋ ᑎᐸᐸᐣᒋᑲᑌ ᑐᑲᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᔑ ᐅᓇᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᓂᐦᓴᐧ ᐁᔭᓂᑫ ᐱᒥᔭᓄᑲᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐃᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᐃᓇᔓᐊᐧᑌᐠ, ᑫᐅᒋ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᒪᑲᐠ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᑲᒪᒥᓇᐧᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐃᓇᑭᐣᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐱᒥᐊᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᒥᑭ ᐃᐡᑯᑌᓂ. ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᑕᐡ ᐅᑭᐸᑭᑎᓇᓇᐊᐧ ᔕᑲᐡᑭᓀᐱᐦᐃᑲᓂ ᐁᐃᓇᑭᑕᓱᓀᔭᓂᐠ EB-2010-0092. ᐃᐁᐧᓂ ᑲᑭᐃᔑ ᐅᓀᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᐠ ᒧᐡᑭᓀᐱᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᓂ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐃᑐᐠ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑕᐃᔑᐊᔑᒋᓭᐊᐧᐣ ᐅᒪ ᑲᐅᒋᔭᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᒥᑭ ᐃᐡᑯᑌᓂ. ᑲᐃᐧ ᒥᐡᑲᐧᑕᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐃᓇᑭᐣᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑕᐅᒋᐸᑲᓂᓭᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᑲᐊᔭᑭᐣ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐱᒥᐃᐧᑕᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᐊᓂᒥᑭ ᐃᐡᑯᑌᓂ ᑲᐱᒥᐊᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ. ᐯᔑᐠ ᐃᐁᐧ ᒪᒪᐤ ᓂᐊᐧᔦᐠ ᑲᐅᒋ ᐱᒥᑎᐸᐦᐃᑫᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᑲᐃᔑᑕᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐣ ᑕᐸᑲᓂᓭᓂ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐅᒋ ᑎᐸᐸᒋᑲᑌᓂ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᑲᐱᒥ ᐊᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ. ᑭᐃᑭᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᔕᐳᓂᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᐅᒧᐡᑭᓀᐱᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᑲᑫᐧᑌᐧᐊᐧᐨ, ᐅᑯᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑭᓇ ᑲᐱᒥ ᐊᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᒥᑭ ᐃᐡᑯᑌᓂ ᑲᐃᔑᑕᐊᐧᐨ ᓇᐣᑕ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐊᐧ ᐃᒪ ᓇᐣᑕ ᐊᑯᓇᐠ 1,000 ᑭᓫᐅᐊᐧᐟ ᑕᓱᐱᓯᑦ ᑕᐅᒋᐃᓯᓭᓂ 0.38% ᓇᐣᑕ $0.38 ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᑕᐃᐡᐱᓭᓂ ᐅᑎᓇᑭᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ. ᐃᒪ ᑕᐡ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐣ ᐊᑯᓇᐠ 13,000 ᑭᓫᐅᐊᐧᐟ ᑲᔭᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐡᑯᑌᓂ ᑕᓱᐱᓯᑦ ᑕᐅᒋᐃᓯᓭᓂ 0.38% ᓇᐣᑕ $5.45 ᑕᓴᐧᐱᐠ ᑕᓇᐣᑭᓭᓂ ᑕᓱᐱᓯᑦ ᑲᐱᒥᑎᐸᐦᐊᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐡᑯᑌᓂ. ᐅᓄᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᓇᑐᑕᒪᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐃᔑ ᐊᐣᒋᒋᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᓇᑭᐣᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑕᐱᑭᓂᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᑲᐃᐧ ᐊᐣᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ ᐃᓇᑭᐣᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐃᔑ ᒪᒪᐊᐧᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᑌᑭᐣ, ᐊᔑᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑕᑭ ᐊᔑᑕᑭᐣᒋᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ ᐊᐧᐢᑌᓂᑲᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐣ ᐃᓇᑭᐣᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐊᔑᑕᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᒥᐁᑕ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᑭᓇᑐᑕᒪᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐃᔑ ᐊᐣᒋᒋᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᐱᒥ ᐃᓇᑭᐣᑕᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᑲᔭᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᑭᒥ ᐃᐡᑯᑌᓂ ᑲᐃᓇᐱᑫᓯᑕᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᒋᐅᒋ ᓇᐣᑲᑭᑕᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ. ᑫᐅᒋ ᐊᐧᐸᑕᒪᐣ ᒧᐡᑭᓀᐱᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐊᔭᐊᐧᐣ ᒧᐡᑭᓀᐱᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᐃᐧᒪᒣᒋᑲᑐᔭᐣ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᐠ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐊᐧ ᑐᕑᐊᐣᑐ ᒥᓇ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ ᐅᒪ, www.oeb.gov.on.ca/OEB/Industry , ᒥᓇ ᐊᓂᒥᑭ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ. ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᑐᑕᒪᐣ ᐅᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᔭᐣ ᐅᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᔭᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᑫᐧᑌᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐯᔑᐠ ᑲᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐊᐣ ᓂᔕᐧᔦᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᒋᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ: 1.

ᒋᐃᓇᑭᓯᔭᐣ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᐱᒥᑲᓄᑕᒪᐣ ᐃᐁᐧ ᐊᓂᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ

ᑭᑕᑲᑫᐧᑌᑕᒪᐢ ᒋᐃᓇᑭᓱᔭᐣ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᐱᒥᑲᓄᑕᐠ ᐊᓂᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᐢᐱᐣ ᓇᐣᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᒪᐣ ᑫᒋᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᔭᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐊᓂᒧᒋᑲᓂᐊᐧᐠ. ᐊᐁᐧ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᐱᒥᑲᑲᓄᑕᐠ ᐊᓂᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑕᒥᓇᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᒥᑭᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᐸᑯᓭᐣᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᒪ ᑲᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᐃᔑᓂᔕᐦᐊᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᓇ ᑲᐃᐧᐃᔕᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑫᐧᒋᒥᐁᐧᐃᐧ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑐᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᑭᐅᔑᑐᔭᐣ ᑭᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᐣ ᐁᐃᐧᔭᓂᒧᑕᒪᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᑫᐧᑌᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᔕ ᒋᐊᐧᐸᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᐠ ᐁᒪᐧᔦ ᑲᐡᑲᑎᓄᐱᓯᑦ 29, 2010. ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑭᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᐣ ᒋᐯᑌ ᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐁᔑᔭᓂᒥᐦᐃᑯᔭᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᒥᓇ ᑫᐃᔑᔭᓂᒥᐦᐃᑯᔭᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᐃᔑ ᑲᑫᐧᑌᐧᐊᐧᐨ, ᓇᐣᑕ ᒥᓇ ᐁᐅᒋ ᐊᔭᒥᑕᒪᐊᐧᑕᐧ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ, ᒋᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐁᓇᓄᑭᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐣᑎ ᐁᔑ ᐊᔑᑕᑭᓱᐊᐧᐨ. ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᑕᐃᑭᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᑎᐸᐦᐃᑫᐦᐃᐁᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒪ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᐱᒥᔭᓂᒧᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐊᓂᐡ ᐊᐁᐧ ᑲᑭᑲᑫᐧᑌᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᒋᐅᒋᐃᑭᑐᐨ ᐃᒪ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐸᑫᐡᑲᒪᑲᓂᐠ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᐠ ᑲᐃᓇᑌᓂᐠ ᑫᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐃᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᔭᐣᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᓇᑭᐣᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ.

EB-2010-0092 ᑭᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᐣ ᐃᒪ www.errr.oeb.gov.on.ca. ᐃᐁᐧ ᑕᐢ ᑲᔦ ᓂᔑᐣ ᑲᓇᐣᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᒪᑯ ᔕᐯᐧᑭᐱᒋᑲᓇᐣ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓇᒪᓂᐣ. ᑭᐢᐱᐣ ᐁᑲ ᒪᔑ ᑫᑯᐣ ᐊᔭᐊᐧᓀᐣ ᑫᔭᐸᒋᑐᔭᐣ ᑫᐱᐣᑎᑫᐱᐦᐅᑎᓴᐧᑫᔭᐣ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ, ᐃᒪ ᐃᓇᐱᐣ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᐠ ᑲᔭᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ e-Filing ᑲᐃᔑᐱᐦᐃᑲᑌᐠ, ᒥᐦᐃᒪ ᑕᐢ ᑲᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᑯ ᑫᑐᑕᒪᐣ ᒋᒥᓂᑯᔭᐣ ᐃᔑᓂᑲᓱᐃᐧᐣ ᑫᐱᐣᑎᑫᐱᐦᐅᑎᓴᐧᑫᔭᐣ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ. ᑭᐢᐱᐣ ᓇᐣᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᒪᐣ ᒋᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᔭᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᑐᑕᒪᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ, ᐃᒪ ᐃᓇᐱᐣ RESS ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ ᑲᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐃᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐃᔑ ᒥᑲᐣ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ www.oeb.gov.on.ca/OEB/Industry, ᑲᐃᔑᐱᐦᐃᑲᑌᐠ. ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᐠ ᐅᑐᑕᐱᓇᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᔦ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᔕᑲᐢᑭᓀᐱᐦᐃᑲᑌᑭᐣ, ᑲᔦ ᒋᐱᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᔭᐣ ᑕᐸᔑᐢ ᑲᐊᓂ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᑌᐠ ᑫᐃᔑᓂᔕᐦᐊᒪᐣ, ᒥᓇ ᑲᔦ, ᓂᔑᐣ ᔕᐯᐧᑲᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ ᑲᓇᐣᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᒧᑯ. ᑭᐢᐱᐣ ᑕᐢ ᑭᓇᐊᐧ ᐁᑲ ᑲᔭᒣᐠ ᒪᒪᐣᑕᐃᐧᐱᐊᐧᐱᐠ, ᑲᓇᐣᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᑯᓯᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᐱᒋᓂᔕᐦᐊᒣᐠ ᑭᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓂᐊᐧ ᐃᒪ ᒋᑕᒋᑲᓇᐱᑯᓯᐠ ᒋᐃᔑᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒪᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᑲᔦ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ ᐃᔑ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒪᐣ PDF ᑲᐃᔑᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᑐᑕᒪᐣ.

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ᐃᔑᓂᔕᐦᐊᐣ ᑭᑎᓀᐣᑕᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᐳᐊᐧᐨ

ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᐃᐧᐸᑭᑎᓇᒪᐣ ᑭᑎᓀᑕᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐊᓂᑐᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑲ ᑭᔭᑦ ᒋᐃᓇᑭᓯᔭᐣ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐱᒥᑲᓄᑕᒪᐣ, ᑲᑭᐃᔑᓂᔕᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧ ᑭᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᐣ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᓇᑲᓂᒪᐣ ᒋᐸᔭᑌᐃᐧᑕᒪᐣ ᑲᐃᓀᑕᒪᐣ. ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᑕᐡ ᑲᐱᒥ ᓇᓇᑲᓯᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑕᒥᓇᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑭᓇᐸᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᑌᐠ ᑭᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᐣ. ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᑲᑭᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒪᐣ ᑭᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᐧᑕᒪᐣ ᐁᐃᓀᑕᒪᐣ ᑕᒥᓇᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐊᐧᐢᑌᓂᑲᓀᔭᐱᐣ ᑲᐃᓇᐱᑫᓯᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ (ᒋᐊᓯᑕᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᓂᑲᓱᔭᐣ, ᑫᐃᔑᑲᓄᓂᑯᔭᐣ, ᒥᓇ ᑲᑭᓇ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᓇᓯᓇᐃᑫᔭᐣ ᑭᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ). ᑲᑭᓇ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᒥᓇᑕᐧ ᑕᐃᔑᐊᒋᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐊᐧᐸᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐱᒥᐊᓂᒧᑕᒪᑎᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ. ᐃᐁᐧ ᑕᐡ ᑲᐃᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒋᑲᐧᔭᑎᓂᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᐸᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐊᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓂᐊᐧ ᒪᒪᑕᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ ᑕᐃᔑᐊᒋᑲᑌᐊᐧᐣ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐊᐧᐸᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐱᑯ ᐊᐁᐧᓀᓇᐠ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᓂ ᑲᐊᔭᐊᐧᐨ. ᐁᒪᐧᔦ ᐊᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐊᐧᐸᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ, ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑲᑐᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᑲᓯᐱᐦᐊᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑲᑭᐱᐅᒋᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᑲᑭᐱᒋᓂᔕᐦᐊᐠ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᐣ. ᒥᐦᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᐃᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑲᐃᓇᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᓂᔕᐃᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᐣ, ᐸᐠᐢ, ᐅᑭᑐᐃᐧᐣ, ᒥᓇ ᒪᒪᑕᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒪᑐᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᐃᓇᓯᓇᐦᐃᑌᓂᐠ, ᔕᑯᐨ ᑲᐃᔑᓂᑲᓱᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑲᑭᐃᓇᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐨ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᑕᐊᐧᐸᑕᐦᐃᐊᐧᓄᐊᐧᓂ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᐊᐧᐸᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐸᑲᐣ ᑲᐅᒋᐸᐸᒥᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒪ ᑲᐱᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᑕᐃᔑᓂᔕᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓂ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᐊᐧᐸᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ. ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᐣ ᑲᑭᐅᔑᑐᔭᐣ ᐊᔕ ᒋᑕᑯᔑᓄᒪᑲᐠ ᐁᒪᐧᔦ ᒪᑯᔐᑭᔑᑲᐣᐱᓯᑦ 10, 2010. ᑲᔭᐱᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑲᐅᑕᐱᓇᓇᐊᐧ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ ᑲᐅᒋᑕᑯᓭᓂᑭᐣ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒪᑐᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᐃᔑᓂᔕᐦᐃᑲᑌᐠ ᒐᐸᔑᐡ ᑲᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑫᐃᔑᓂᔕᐦᐃᑲᑌᑭᐣ. ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᑐᑕᒪᐣ ᐃᐧᐱᑲᓄᓂᔑᔭᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐅᐣᒋ ᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᐣ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫᐠ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓇᒧᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐊᐣᑭᑕᓯᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐅᐣᒋ ᔕᑲᐢᑭᓀᐱᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᐣ EB-2010-0092 ᐃᒪ ᒋᐅᐣᒋ ᑭᑭᓇᐊᐧᑌᐣᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᑫᑯᓀᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᔦ ᐃᒪ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᔭᐣ. ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᒋᓀᐣᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᒋᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒪᐣ ᑭᑎᔑᓂᑲᓱᐃᐧᐣ, ᐊᐣᑎ ᑲᐅᐣᒋᔭᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑭᑕᑭᑕᓱᐣ ᒥᓇ, ᑭᐢᐱᐣ ᐊᔭᔭᐣ, ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ ᑫᐃᔑᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒪᑯᔭᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐸᐠᐢ ᐊᐣᑭᑕᓯᐣ. ᑲᑭᓇ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ ᐃᒪ ᒋᐃᔑᓂᔕᐦᐃᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᔑᐢ ᐃᒪ ᑕᐸᔑᐢ ᑲᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᑌᐠ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐢ ᒪᐧᔦ 4:45 p.m. ᑕᓱᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᓀᔭᐠ ᐊᔕ ᐃᒪ ᒋᐱᐣᑎᑫᓭᐠ. ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᓇ ᑫᑯᐣ ᑯᐃᐧᑭᑫᐣᑕᐣ. ᐃᐧᑭᑫᐣᑕᒪᐣ ᑫᑐᑕᒪᐣ ᐃᐧᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᔭᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐊᓂᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ www.oeb.gov.on.ca/OEB/ Industry ᓇᐣᑕ ᑲᔦ ᒋᐱᑭᑐᔭᐣ ᐅᒪ ᑲᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯ ᑲᓇᓇᐣᑕᐃᐧᑭᑫᐣᑕᒪᐣ ᑫᑯᐣ 1-877-632-2727. ᑲᑭᒋᓀᐣᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ

ᐅᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᔭᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᑫᐧᑌᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐯᔑᐠ ᑲᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐊᐣ. ᑭᐃᐧᑕᒪᑯ ᒋᐅᒋᑭᑫᑕᒪᐣ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᐅᒪ ᐃᐧᐃᔑᑕᐧᑭᔭᐣ, ᑲᑭᓇ ᑲᑭᒥᓇᑕᐧ ᑭᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᑕᐃᔑᐊᐧᐸᐣᑕᐦᐃᐁᐧᐊᐧᐠ, ᐊᔑᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐃᔑᓂᑲᓱᔭᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐣᑎ ᑲᐅᒋᔭᐣ. ᑕᐊᐧᐸᑕᐦᐃᐊᐧᓄᐊᐧᐣ ᑲᔦ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐃᒪ ᒪᒪᑕᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐃᑯ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐊᐧᐸᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᒪᑕᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᐃᓇᐱᐊᐧᐨ. ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᓀᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᔕᐳᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᔕᑲᐡᑭᓀᐱᐦᐃᑲᓂ ᐅᑲᐸᑭᑎᓇᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓂᐊᐧ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐃᐧᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ. ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᑕᐡ ᐁᑲ ᐸᑭᑎᓂᑕᐧ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒋᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ, ᑭᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᐣ ᐁᐃᐧᐊᔭᒥᐣᑕᒪᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐃᔑᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᐊᔑᒋᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᐣ ᑲᐅᒋᐃᓀᑕᒪᐣ ᐁᑲ ᒋᑭᑐᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑫᑯᓀᐣ ᐅᒋ. ᑲᑫᐧᒋᑫᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ ᑲᐱᒋᓂᔕᐦᐃᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑲᔭᐱᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᐅᓀᓂᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐁᐧᓀᓇᐠ ᑫᒥᐱᑲᓄᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᐃᔑᑕᑭᐧᐊᐨ ᓇᐣᑕ ᒥᓇ ᑲᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᑲᐧᑭᐣ ᐅᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓄᐊᐧ ᑲᑭᑲᑫᐧᑌᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᐊᐣᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᓇᑭᐣᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᔑᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐊᔕ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᑲᐧᐸᐣ ᑲᔭᐱᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᔑᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑲᔭᐸᑕᑭᐣ ᒪᐊᐧᒋᐦᐃᑐᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑕᑭᑐᑕᒧᐠ ᒋᐱᒪᓂᓯᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᔭᐱᑕᒪᑫᓂᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐊᔕ ᒋᐊᐧᐸᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐦᐊᔾᐟᕑᐅ ᐊᐧᐣ ᐊᐱ ᓇᐣᑕ ᐁᒪᐧᔦ ᒪᑯᔐᑭᔑᑲᐣᐱᓯᑦ 23, 2010. ᐦᐊᔾᐟᕑᐅ ᐊᐧᐣ ᑕᐡ ᑕᐃᔑᒋᑫ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓇᐠ ᐅᓇᑫᐧᑕᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐧᐁᑎ ᑲᔭᐱᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᓇ ᒋᓇᑫᐧᐁᐧᔑᑐᐨ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᑲᑫᐧᒋᒥᐨ ᒥᓇ ᒋᔭᓂᔑᓂᔕᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐱᒥᑲᓄᑕᒥᓂᐨ ᐁᒪᐧᔦ ᒪᑯᔐᑭᔑᑲᐣᐱᓯᐨ 23, 2010. ᑲᐱᒥᑲᓄᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᓇᑫᐧᐱᐦᐃᑲᓂᐊᐧ ᐊᔕ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᔭᓂ ᐸᑭᑎᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑲᔭᐱᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐊᐧᐠ, ᐊᔑᐨ ᒥᓇ ᒋᐃᔑᓂᔕᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᐸᐸᒥᓯᐧᐊᐨ, ᐁᒪᐧᔦ ᒉᐣᐁᐧᕑᐃ ᐱᓯᑦ 15, 2011. ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᐦᐊᔾᐟᕑᐅ ᐊᐧᐣ ᐃᔑᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᐠ ᒋᓇᑫᐧᐁᐧᔑᑐᐨ ᑲᑭᐱᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐊᐧᐨ, ᑕᐃᓇᑲᓄ ᐊᔕ ᒋᓇᑫᐧᐱᐦᐃᑫᐨ ᒥᓇ ᒋᔭᓂᐸᑭᑎᓇᑭᐣ ᑲᔭᐱᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐊᐧ ᒥᓇ ᒋᐃᔑᓂᐦᐊᑭᐣ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᐸᐸᒥᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᒪᐧᔦ ᑭᔐᐱᓯᑦ 15, 2011. ᑭᐢᐱᐣ ᐊᔕ ᐊᔭᐊᐧᓀᐣ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᔭᐸᒋᑐᔭᐣ ᒋᐱᐣᑎᑫᐱᐦᐅᑎᓯᔭᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ ᑫᐃᔑᓂᔕᐦᐊᒪᐣ

ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᐁᑲ ᔕᑲᐡᑭᓀᐱᐦᐃᑫᔭᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᒪᒥᑎᓀᑕᒪᐣ ᐃᒪ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐅᒋ ᐅᓀᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᔑ ᑭᔑᐅᓇᒋᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᓇᐣᑕ ᐁᑲ ᐃᐧᑕᑭᐧᔭᐣ ᐅᒪ ᐊᓂᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᔭᓂᔑ ᑲᑫᐧᒪᑕᓄᑲᑌᐠ, ᐊᒥᐱᑯ ᑭᔭᑦ ᑫᐃᔑ ᒪᑕᓄᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲ ᑭᐡ ᐃᒪ ᐊᔭᔭᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑫᑯᐣ ᑲᒥᓂᑯᓯᐣ ᐃᐧᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐃᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᒋᑲᓂᐊᐧᐠ. ᑫᐃᔑ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᔭᐱᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ:

ᑲᐊᔭᒥᑕᒪᑯᐨ ᑲᑭᔕᑲᐡᑭᓀᐱᐦᐃᑫᐨ:

Ontario Energy Board P.O. Box 2319 27th Floor 2300 Yonge Street Toronto ON M4P 1E4 Attention: Board Secretary Filings: https://www.errr.oeb.gov.on.ca/ E-mail: boardsec@oeb.gov.on.ca Tel: 1-888-632-6273 (Toll free) Fax: 416-440-7656

Michael Engelberg Assistant General Counsel Hydro One Networks Inc. 15th Floor, North Tower 483 Bay Street Toronto, ON M5G 2P5 E-mail: mengelberg@HydroOne.com Tel: (416) 345-6305 Fax: (416) 345-6972

ᑲᑭᔕᑲᐡᑭᓀᐱᐦᐃᑫᐨ: Hydro One Remote Communities Inc. 483 Bay St. 8th Floor, South Tower Toronto, ON M5G 2P5 Attention: Ms. Anne-Marie Reilly E-mail: regulatory@hydroone.com Tel: (416) 345-6482 Fax: (416) 345-5866

ᑲᐃᔑᑭᔑᑲᐠ ᐅᒪ ᑐᕑᐅᐣᑐ ᑲᐡᑲᑎᓄᐱᓯᑦ 3, 2010 ᑲᑭᐅᔑᐱᐃᑲᑌᒃ ᐅᕋᓐᑐ ᑭᒋᐅᑌᓇᒃ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐃᐡᑯᑌᐃᐧᔭᑊ ᑲᐊᐱᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᓂᑲᐣ ᑲᑭᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᐠ ᑭᕑᐢᑎᐣ ᐊᐧᕑᐃ ᐅᑕᐱᑕᒪᑫ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᔑᐢ