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BY MOLLY GIBSON [email protected]

Thompson Drive in front of R.D Parker Collegiate is another step closer to be-ing 50 kilometres an hour again, due to the last city council meeting on Feb. 2.

During the meeting, Kathleen Hodgins, repre-senting the Parent Advisory Committee, spoke to coun-cil urging them to keep the zone at 30 kilometres an hour, saying it would be safer for the children. The R.D Parker students’ grand council also spoke.

The same presentation was given as a week ear-lier to the School District of Mystery Lake, except there was one difference. During this presentation the stu-dents had a signed letter from the district supporting the 30 kilometres an hour in front of the high school.

Principal Rob Fisher spoke, saying he knows there will never be a con-sensus to this subject, but council should err on the

side of safety, and not just what some drivers want. Fisher also suggested fol-lowing the Cree Road and Thompson Drive intersec-tion and putting up solar lights pedestrian lights in front of the high school.

Coun. Penny Byer moved to amend the bylaw to keep Thompson Drive at 30 kilometres an hour. Mayor Dennis Fenske agreed with Byer, saying he would like to see the reduced speed limit. “I would strongly sup-port the 30 kilometre speed zone in all schools, given the restricted time zones. As mentioned previously as the City of Thompson we pro-mote safe operations, and one of the mandates in safe operations is ALARA, as low as reasonably achiev-able. To me going back to 50 kilometres in front of the high school is not following ALARA.”

Coun. Blake Ellis agreed saying including Thompson Drive in the 30 kilometres an hour, from 8 a.m. to 5

p.m. would be a good com-promise.

The amendment was defeated in a vote of six to three.

Coun. Duncan Wong sug-gests education instead of a lower speed limit. “The best way we can help protect kids is through developing a proper education. If you want our kids to be safe, we have to show them that they need to be ready to take on more responsibility for their own safety.”

The same thing was heard from Coun. Judy Ko-lada, who said high school students are maturing into adults, so there doesn’t need to be the same speed at the high school as the elementary schools. “I do support the higher speeds at the high school. It’s older students there, and they certainly exhibited re-sponsibility this evening, and I do think when it’s a 30 speed limit at the high school the kids have a false

Thompson Citizen photo by Molly Gibson Kirby

The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre performed Armstrong’s War in Thompson on Feb. 4. Pathfi nder Halley Armstrong goes to read to Corporal Michael

Armstrong, a soldier who fought in Afghanistan. The two form a friendship that allows both people to tell their stories about how they ended up where

they did.

School speed limit bylaw

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BY IAN [email protected]

A 28-year-old Thompson man was charged in connection with a 2005 sexual assault Feb. 2 thanks to DNA evidence.

Tyson Gabriel McKay was charged with aggra-vated sexual assault and remanded into custody with an appearance in Thompson provincial court scheduled for Feb. 5.

The charges stem from an Aug. 20, 2005 inci-dent when a 28-year-old woman was violently beaten and sexually assaulted by a male suspect in a wooded area of Eastwood near Princeton Towers North in the early morning hours.

A 24-year-old woman had been attacked by a male on bush trail in the eastern part of Thompson on Aug. 14, 2005 but she managed to fi ght the at-tacker off and escaped with minor injuries.

Thompson RCMP, with the assistance of “D” Div-ision Major Crime Services, used DNA evidence to identify a suspect and investigation continues.

Anyone with information about this incident can call Thompson RCMP at 204-677-6909 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477. Secure tips can also be submitted online atwww.manitobacrimestoppers.com or by texting “TIPMAN” plus a message to CRIMES (274637).

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JOSEPH MORRISOn February 3, 2015 @ 12:42 pm Joseph Morris peacefully passed away surrounded by family at Victoria Hospital in Winnipeg.

Wake Services will be held on February 7 & 8, 2015 at TCN School and Funeral will be held on Monday February 9th at St. John’s Church in Split Lake.

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SPATES, MARGARET ANN (NEE WEIR)With overwhelming sadness we announce the passing of Marg on February 4, 2015 at the age of 63. Loving wife to Darryill Spates for 39 years and caring mother to Chris (Jess) of Barrie, Ontario, Scott (Jen) of Thompson, Manitoba, Amanda (David) of Barrie, Ontario, and Stephen (Bailey) of Hamilton, Ontario. Proud Grandma/Nana to Robyn, Hailey, Benjamin, Cooper, Jayden, Chelsea, and Pia. She was thrilled at the recent announcement of her eighth grandchild who is expected at the end of August to Stephen and Bailey. She was predeceased by her father Clifford (Bounce) Weir and father-in-law Vaughn Spates. She will be grieved by her mother Marguerite (Rita) Weir. She will be forever missed by her sisters Roberta (Jack) Carthy, Sandy (George) DeBeer, Susan (Andy) Lee, and brother Michael (Nadine) Weir and all who knew her, including long time friends Stella and Ken Thiessen, mother-in-law Norene Spates, sister-in-law Barb (James) Hennessy, brother-in-law David Spates. Marg will be sadly missed by her many loving nieces and nephews. She loved caring for others and was a kind, nurturing soul, who was happiest when she was with her grandchildren. She thoroughly enjoyed summer visits with her grandchildren from Thompson as well as her weekly visits with her grandkids from Barrie. Marg was not only excellent at caring for children but opened her arms and heart to everyone who entered her life. With her husband Darryill, she enjoyed many hours spent working in their gardens. Creative and talented, Marg continually shared her many gifts. She loved parades, music, Christmas, and creating and sculpting gurines. Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, February 11th at 10:00 AM at Guardian Angels Catholic Church (115 West Street North, Orillia, ON) of ciated by long time friend Rev. Charles Donovan O.M.I. Interment will follow at a later date. We would like to thank the medical teams at both Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital and St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto for their outstanding professionalism and support. In lieu of owers please consider donating to Heart and Stroke, St. Michael’s Hospital Research or Sick Kids Foundation.

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This summer you can expect some changes to Paint Lake Resort and Marina. Kathy and Barry Ruiter came across the sale of the resort last June, and decided this was the perfect fi t for them.

The Ruiters are origin-ally from Manitoba, but moved to Saskatchewan in 2006. Barry Ruiter came home one evening from his chemical supply company and decided he wanted to start fresh, and that included owning their own business.

The hope was to fi nd a resort, but a smaller motel in Nipawin was more in their budget at the time. “It was 13 rooms, 10 RV spots and a cabin there. We were on the edge of town and had three acres there. Our clients there were more work crew and fi shermen. Nipawin is known for fi shing, and we did packages with a local marina there,” Kathy ex-plains.

Eventually the local marina went up for sale, and after deliberations the couple bought the mar-ina. They ran the motel and marina for two-and-a half-seasons before sell-ing the marina.

The Ruiter family went searching for a new resort to purchase and found the northern gem of Paint Lake Resort. “We came up the fi rst week of July took a look at it, and then our season was busy so we went back and fi nalized our deal of our sale with the marina. The people took over the marina in August and then we came back up here in August, September, October,” said Barry Ruiter.

Kathy says they picked

Paint Lake Resort for their next adventure because of where it’s located. “We did look at lots down in the south but here we love the hunting and the fi shing. We both love the fi shing tournaments. Up here, it’s the wilderness, it’s gorgeous. Here there are so many cabins, there is such a big campground and there is such a big po-tential.”

Her husband agreed by saying it’s more than just a day job. “It’s a life-style. There are not too many jobs where one can wake up and look out their living room window and be at the lake all day long. Like Kathy said, we love the outdoors, we’re snowmobilers, my son and I are both avid hunt-ers, we all fi sh fi shing tournaments. It’s a spec-tacular lifestyle.”

Looking to the future, the Ruiters are excited about the possibilities the property has. They’ve al-ready decided on a list of

top priorities. “We would like to expand the store to be able to sell more everyday basic stuff that is here. You are 25 min-utes out; you have 200 plus cottagers plus all the campers. Instead of them having to run to town, why not make it avail-able here? We are looking at completely redoing the store,” says Kathy.

The store will be closed at the beginning of March to start the renovations. Barry plans to include more every-day essentials mixed with a lot of fishing gear. This includes ice-fishing equipment, which will be available for the 2016 season. Even though the store will be closed, con-cession will still be avail-able at the restaurant till during open hours.

Other renovations will include redoing the lounge, upgrading the cabins and, with the ap-proval of the province, building a few more.

For the restaurant, a new menu will be con-structed. Old favourites will stay and new wraps and salads will be intro-duced. “Wednesday will be our burger night, Thursday will be pasta, Friday we’re going to have fi sh and steak sandwich specials, Saturday has always been a rib night, we’re going to keep that. To get more people out on Sunday evenings we’re going to offer, after 3 p.m., $3 off the sandwich or the evening menu,” Kathy says.

And as for Barry, he hopes to introduce a big-ger fi shing crowd to the area, and in the future host a fi shing tourna-ment or two.

The new owners will be updating the Paint Lake Resort Facebook page regularly with in-formation. The two are asking for any feedback or comments from the public during this tran-

sition period.

Paint Lake resort under new ownership

Thompson Citizen photo by Molly Gibson Kirby

Kathy and Barry Ruiter have taken over ownerships of Paint Lake Resort and Marina. The

couple says the possibilities are endless for the business.

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Northern Manitobans who have suffered a stroke will have a better chance of receiving specialized med-ical treatment within the crucial fi rst few hours now that the telestroke program has come to Thompson General Hospital, the prov-incial health minister an-nounced Feb. 5.

“The hours after a pa-tient has had a stroke are critical,” said Health Minis-ter Sharon Blady in a press release. “This innovative service will help patients in the north receive the expert care they need as quickly as possible.”

Strokes are caused by a blood clot or a hemor-rhage (loss of blood from a ruptured blood vessel) that cuts off the fl ow of blood to the brain. In the case of a stroke caused by a blood clot, treatment with a clot-busting drug called TPA within four-and-a-half hours of the start of symptoms may enable patients to partially or fully recover. Strokes are the third-leading cause of death in Canada and one of the leading causes of disability.

The telestroke program, which is already available at two hospitals in Winni-peg and Brandon General Hospital, enables neurolo-gists and radiologists to consult with emergency physicians through video-

conferencing and sharing of CT (computer tomog-raphy) images to confi rm if a stroke has occurred, what type of stroke it is and the treatment options.

“Thompson can now provide patients with emergent stroke care by using technology to access specialists in other parts of the province,” said Helga Bryant, Northern Region-al Health Authority CEO. “Thompson is an import-ant hub for Northern Mani-toba and being able to pro-vide emergent stroke care will benefi t Manitobans in our region.”

The province plans to of-fer the telestroke program in general hospitals in each regional health authority by 2016, said Blady.

Other health-care improvements coming to Thompson in the near fu-ture include awarding a tender for a northern youth crisis centre later this year and work on a proposal to expand chemotherapy ser-vices at Thompson General Hospital.

The telestroke program is offered through a col-laboration between the provincial government, regional health author-ities, Diagnostic Services Manitoba and Manitoba eHealth.

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of a stroke and acting quickly can mean the dif-ference between life and death, or the difference between a full recovery and a lasting disability,” says Debbie Brown, Heart and Stroke Foundation CEO in Manitoba. “FAST is an easy and memorable way to remember the major signs of stroke.

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The University of Manitoba, Faculty of Social Work at Thompson is now accepting applications for the Northern Social Work Program. The deadline for submitting applications is March 2, 2015. The program is scheduled to begin September 2015. Students may complete the NSW Program as a full-time or part-time student.The program provides post-secondary education for Residents of Northern Manitoba, in particular those who have not had the opportunity due to economic and cultural reasons, lack of formal education, linguistic barriers or residence in remote areas. Relocation to Thompson will be required.Individuals can apply either under ACCESS or EXTERNAL categories. The ACCESS category is for mature students, 21 years or over, who have under 30 credit hours of university level courses. The EXTERNAL category is for regular students who have 30 credit hours or more of university level courses and are in good academic standing. For both categories, applicants must have resided in Northern Manitoba for 6 months or more prior to the application deadline or have been a long term resident of the North.For information or applications contact the Faculty of Social Work at Thompson at 204-677-1450 or No charge dial 1-866-237-5509 or visit http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/social_work/programs/northern/591.html

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Letters to the Editor

Editorial


School zone debate an exercise in democracy

In the line of fi re

To the Editor:

“Life is Complicated.” Maybe? Did you know that nothing we do in our lives will ever matter? Unless, it is about lov-ing our higher power and loving the people He has made. Complications do happen in any relationship, but when we truly care for someone, their mistakes, their failures never change our feelings about them. That’s because our minds get angry, but our hearts still care. Do we consider how hard it is to change ourselves? Yes, and we will understand what little change we have made in trying to change others. Have we reached a point in our lives where “life is complicated?” Do we now have that feeling that it’s no longer necessary to try and improve anyone? If they like me the way I am, good, and if they don’t, it’s their loss.

Ken RossThompson

By this time next week, presuming several city councillors don’t experi-

ence last-minute changes of heart, the speed limit on Thomp-son Drive North in front of R.D. Parker Collegiate will be back to 50 kilometres per hour every day around the clock and the elemen-tary school speed zones will only be in effect from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday, September to June.

While the situation outside ele-mentary schools doesn’t seem to evoke strong feelings on one side or the other, when it comes to the elimination of the RDPC school zone, there are several ways in which the debate and the re-sulting change of direction by city council can be interpreted as posi-tive signs.

It’s nice to see Thompsonites, including some not yet old enough to vote, getting engaged in civic politics. Too often, it is easier just to complain to friends over coffee

or on social media than to actually take the time to get involved, start up petitions and plead your case before elected representatives.

It’s also encouraging that the newly elected council, all but two of whom – one of whom is the mayor – are new to municipal pol-itics, didn’t feel that they should be bound by the decision of the past council, which had decided to put the school zones in place 24 hours a day throughout the year, regardless of whether school was in or not. That they allowed themselves to be convinced by city residents who were opposed to the conditions of a bylaw is also a good sign, especially since, having already been elected, they didn’t stand much to gain by do-ing so. It often feels to citizens that our elected representatives are not responsive to calls for change but in his case they were.

For the high school students who wanted to keep the 30 kilo-metre per hour speed limit in place

between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., it may seem that getting involved was a waste of time, since their con-cerns were heard but not heeded. But that’s part of democracy, too, and life itself. You don’t always get what you want.

We’ve said in this space before that limiting the school zones – including the one outside the high school – to hours when students were likely to be present was the most sensible course of action. Council has gone a little further than that, but, to be fair, Thomp-son made it this far with speed limits of 50 kilometres per hour or higher in the RDPC area.

No matter where you come down on this issue, however, everyone should be able to agree that it is important for all of us – pedestrians and drivers alike, to watch carefully for each other whether near a school or not. The last thing anyone should want is an accident that proves one side or the other right or wrong.

To the Editor:

For those who walk around the city, adjacent to MacLean Park is a small sculpture paying tribute to emergency workers. These are men and women who volunteer for risky jobs, being there when tragedy strikes us suddenly in our daily lives.

Also at this memorial are two flagpoles, one bear-ing a Canadian flag. Lately, that flag has been flying at half-mast with alarming frequency. As a symbol, the flag will bring things to the public’s attention: when flown upside down, it is a distress signal; or raised on a ship when entering territorial waters, as a show of respect for the host nation. At half-mast, it tells us that a special person has passed away.

In our modern democracy, when our national po-lice force has a higher casualty rate than the Can-adian Armed Forces, it speaks volumes about the so-ciety we are living in these days, from coast to coast.

There was a time when a person in a uniform re-assured us, giving us a sense of security. Whether it is a soldier, a peace officer and an emergency work-er, why are they being murdered in the line of duty?

When young people are being wasted by criminals on a regular basis, the question I would ask of the criminal justice system is pretty straightforward.

When will they stop getting political high ground at memorials and funerals and take some concrete action to protect those who protect us?

Angus CampbellThompson

In my own

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complicated


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BY MOLLY GIBSON [email protected]

Grade 12 students at R.D. Parker Collegiate could be taking univer-sity courses prior to be-ing a university student, thanks to a partnership between the School Dis-trict of Mystery Lake and the University College of the North(UCN.)

During the School Dis-

trict of Mystery Lake’s school board meeting Jan. 27, R.D Parker prin-cipal Rob Fisher, and Chris Reddy, UCN’s vice president of strategic ser-vices and development spoke to trustees about the partnership.

“We talked talking about the possibility of dual credits. It would be in partnership with the

School District of Mystery Lake, R.D. Parker, and UCN. What dual credits are is our students will go to UCN and take first year university courses, they get university credit, and at the same time they get Grade 12 elective credits,” Fisher explained.

Since the agreement is in the final stages, the course has been picked,

Reddy told trustees. “It’s a UFW intro to psych course, so it’s a six cred-it course, at university credit level. The course itself will be transferable to all of the institutions in Manitoba and if the student goes outside of Manitoba the institutions have a process to recog-nize the course.”

The project is being done through the Institute of Urban Studies (IUS), an independent research arm of the University of Winnipeg.

Seventeen students from the high school are ready to enroll in the course, with classes tak-ing place on Wednesday evenings, Fisher says. “They will be going on Wednesdays to get the six credit hours until June 10, a week before their exams start. They’ll be do-ing three-and-a-half hour classes on Wednesdays from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and three times in that time period they have to do an extra class.”

The best part, Fisher says, is the students will not have to pay for any-thing. Through funding, UCN and IUS will be cov-ering tuition and books for the future university

students.Reddy says this is the

first time the university has dealt with the psych-ology course, so there are a few loose ends to tie up. “We’ve got our approval from Manitoba education, we have our piece togeth-er, we’re just working on the last details. We are trying to get the kids into accelerated admission, be-cause they’re not admitted as regular student at this point, because they’re in high school.”

Trustee Ryan Land mentioned an English dual credit that took place while he was principal of R.D Parker. His concern was and still is scholar-ships. “One of the issues at the time were schol-arships. We had a long list essentially but there wasn’t clarity around if that would preclude some-one from being a first-year student anymore. A lot of schools offer entrance ad-mission into university, and they couldn’t assure us that wouldn’t mean someone could qualify for the scholarships.”

Fisher says they have already thought of that concern, along with the course affecting the grade point average. “I didn’t

want any of our students to lower their grade point average, by getting a 70 per cent in this course. What I found out was it’s up to us to decide how to deal with the marks on a local basis. We’re not go-ing to include this mark in the grade point aver-age unless it increases the student’s grade point average.”

Reddy agreed saying the instructor has been informed he will be deal-ing with high school stu-dents along with univer-sity students. “For a lot of the students this is their first time in post-secondary, and the rules are somewhat different. It’s our intent that they don’t end up with a low-er grade, and they know when there’s no penalty.”

Fisher finished by say-ing this dual credit course will not only help students get an early start on uni-versity courses, but will help some students decide whether or not university is for them. “I don’t know if they know they’re going to go to university or not, but they’ll try the course, pass it, and realize they can do this.”

The course is set to begin this month.

UCN partners with R.D. ParkerCollegiate for a dual credit course

TENDER INVITATIONTenders will be received by the undersigned up to 11:00 am local time, Wednesday, February 18, 2015 and will be

opened in public at that time and date at City Hall, 226 Mystery Lake Road, Thompson, MB. R8N 1S6.

Tender #11015 - Purchase of 3 each ½ ton trucks

Tender #11215 - Supply/Installation of Four-Post General Service Shop Hoist

Tender #10915 - Sale of 1989 1 ton truck with dump box

Tender #11115 - Sale of 1994 Bombardier Walk Plow

RFP #11315 - Lease of Folder/Inserter for Mail Management

Tender forms and specifi cations may be obtained from the offi ce of the Purchasing Agent, 120 Seal Road, Thompson,

MB., phone 204-677-7974 between the hours of 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.

The City shall have the right to disqualify the Bidder from tender process if they Thompson or has been involved in

litigation with the City.

The lowest/highest or any tender need not be accepted by the City of Thompson. The City shall have the right to

evaluate competing bids in accordance with its own criteria for evaluation applied to the specifi c item or work being

tendered, whether or not such criteria has been expressly related to the Bidders. The City of Thompson reserves the

right to award the Tender which it deems to be in the best interest of the City.

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• Dogs/Cats over the age of four months must be licensed.

• If your pet isn’t old enough to be spayed/neutered you can still receive the lower cost of licensing your pet. You

will need to provide a receipt from a veterinary clinic that you have prepaid for your pet to be spayed/neutered,

and then you will be entitled to the lower cost of licensing your pet.

Benefi ts to licensing your animal:• If your dog/cat goes missing, having them licensed drastically improves your chances of getting them back. A

license tag helps animal control quickly identify your pet and get him back to you safely.

• Licensing lets people know that your pet is up to date on its rabies vaccinations. A dog/cat cannot be licensed

unless it is properly vaccinated. Animal control or a Good Samaritan will be much more likely to want to handle

and care for your missing pet if they know that it is vaccinated.

• The cost of the license is far less than the penalty for being caught without one. If a City Offi cial fi nds your pet without

a license,the owner shall be liable to a fi ne as specifi ed in the City of Thompson Fee and fi ne Schedule as it exists.

Annual Registration Fees

Due January 2015

Spayed/Neutered: $24.00

Non Spayed/Neutered: $71.00

To register your pet, please contact City of Thompson Animal Control

226 Mystery Lake Road, Thompson, MB R8N 1S6

Phone 204 677-7903

City Hall hours: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm (Mon to Fri)

Continued from Page 1sense of security.”

Coun. Colleen Smook wants adults to teach the children road safety, and believes Thompson drive should revert back to 50 kilometres. “We preach safe operations, I do not believe we do anyone any favours by being overprotective. It is up to the parents, grandpar-ents, teachers, employ-ers, citizens, trustees, and councillors to ensure the rules are being followed. Whether that be on the

road, in the work place or in everyday living by set-ting an example by others to follow.”

In a vote of six to three the second reading of the bylaw was passed. The bylaw would see all elementary schools at a speed limit of 30 kilo-metres an hour, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday, September to June, and Thompson Drive be reverted back to 50 kilometres an hour at all times.

Deputy mayor Byer

was disappointed the students’ voices weren’t heard. “People made some good comments and some good thoughts into this on both sides. I think one of the things that strikes me that is new is this evening’s conversa-tion. While we ask for the youth involvement, the youth came, they gave us their opinions, and we are totally ignoring it, and that bothers me.”

The third and final reading will be at coun-cil’s next meeting Feb. 16.

Third reading of bylaw on Feb. 16


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Wouldn’t it be fun if everyone in Thompson read the same book and got together to talk about it? The Thomp-son Public Library and Steps to Suc-cess from the YWCA would like to try just that. We are currently looking for suggestions for our first (potentially) annual Thompson Reads, a book that represents the readership in Northern Manitoba. The criteria for suggestions are: a book written by a Northern Mani-toba author, a book about Northern Manitoba, a book set in Northern Mani-toba or a book that reflects a society similar to Northern Manitoba. Sug-gestions can be made until Feb. 21 in several ways: on the pinned post on our Facebook page (facebook.com/Li-brary.Thompson), in an email to [email protected], by phone – 204-677-3717 – or in person at the library. We will be voting for the book we will be reading from Feb. 24 to March 3. After March 3, we will announce the winning book and a book discussion will take place in October during Can-

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In a recent study, it was found that about 20 per cent of adults in North America did not read a single book in

2014, and here at the library we are more than equipped to help you up your reading in 2015. Library cards are free to all Thompson residents; we just need to see something with your Thompson address, so it’s pretty easy! We can also help you set up your device for eLibraries, or bring books in from other libraries if we do not have the book you are looking for in our collection.

February is “I Love to Read Month” and the library has a variety of other events going on, with guest readers and activities at each story time, on Thurs-days and Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. We will once again have our “Blind Date with a Book” display; find your new literary love during February with the Thompson Public Library. For “Freedom to Read Week” (Feb. 22 to 28), you can come into the library and get your mug shot taken for being caught reading challenged works in Canada.

We hope to see you in the Thomp-son Public Library to help us celebrate “I Love to Read Month,” and to set up your library card, and be part of Thompson Reads.

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The solar-powered pe-destrian crossing lights were installed in the fall and became operational this week after the activa-tion buttons arrived and were installed, says city communications offi cer Dawn Sands.

The crossing lights, which were manufactured in the United States by TAPCO and bought from Airmaster in Winnipeg, cost $20,000 to install. And while the city can’t say how much such a light will save in electricity costs over the course of a year, Sands said it’s already more economi-cal than a conventional crossing light.

“The real cost savings is the pedestrian cor-ridor hard wired versus solar-powered,” Sands

said. “There is about $75,0000 difference in cost.”

It hasn’t been decided if solar-powered pedes-trian lights will be in-stalled in other locations in the city, either to re-place existing pedestrian crossing lights or to add lights to places that pre-viously didn’t have them.

“That would be a dis-cussion for the public works committee regard-ing future planning,” said Sands.

Thompson Citizen photo by Ian Graham

A solar-powered pedestrian-activated crossing light at Cree Road and Thompson Drive

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THOMPSON CITIZEN

Five gymnasts from the Thompson Tumblers Gymnastics Club travelled to Neepawa Jan. 30 to compete in their fi rst competition of the season. Charlotte Ham and Nadia Wilson for intermediate age 9, Kennedy Courvoisier and Morgan Johnson for advanced age 10 and Shailey Toporowsky for advanced age 13-plus.

This was the fi rst competition for Char-lotte Ham as she is new to the competitive

program this year. She has proven to be a strong competitor placing fi rst on beam, fi rst on fl oor and second on bars. Due to a bit of a scare on vault, she did not receive credit for this apparatus placing her seventh all-around. Nadia Wilson placed fourth on beam, second on fl oor, second on bars, sixth on vault and fi fth all-around. This was Nadia’s fi rst time do-ing vault on her own. We were all very excited to see her make it over the vault table and accomplish this new skill. Both girls did exceptionally well and should be

very proud. This is the fi rst year in the advanced

level for Kennedy, Morgan and Shailey. All three girls have been training on new skills since September. Their hard work proved to be successful. Kennedy Cour-voisier placed second on beam, third on fl oor, second on bars, second on vault and second all-around. Morgan John-son placed sixth on beam, sixth on fl oor, third on bars, third on vault and fourth all-around. Shailey Toporowsky placed second on beam, fi rst on fl oor, fi rst on

bars, fi rst on vault and fi rst all-around. Not only did Shailey score well, she left this competition having accomplished a personal goal. She did a back handspring in her fl oor routine for the fi rst time with-out assistance from a coach. We knew she could do it.

This was an extremely successful com-petition for the Thompson Tumblers. Thank you to all fi ve gymnasts for repre-senting Thompson so well. Thank you to the coaches for your dedication and hard work.

King Miners sweep homestand cut short by chaosBY IAN [email protected]

The Thompson King Miners got two wins at home against the Norway House North Stars in Nor-man Regional Minor Hock-ey Association midget AA league action Feb. 7-8 de-spite playing less than fi ve periods of hockey.

The King Miners were leading 4-2 with 8:53 left in the second period Feb. 8 when the North Stars, who had already had a player and coach ejected, left the ice following an altercation between their goaltender and a Thompson player at the same time that a scuf-fl e erupted in the stands, prompting someone to call RCMP to the arena.

The King Miners scored about a minute before the game was abandoned, when Gordon Reuther put in a rebound with his team on a 4-on-3 power play to extend Thompson’s lead to two.

Keith Blacksmith had

scored on a penalty shot for a player closing his hand on the puck in the crease dur-ing a goalmouth scramble about 40 seconds earlier to give Thompson its fi rst lead of the game. Drake Zimmerman had tied the game less than a minute before that, capitalizing on a rebound while the King Miners’ enjoyed a 5-on-3 power play. Thompson had a goal disallowed earlier in the period when a shot knocked off Norway House goaltender Jared Gore’s hel-met and play was called dead before the rebound was put it.

Kelton Queskekapow scored on a shot from the point to give the North Stars a 2-1 lead late in the fi rst period. Theoren Munroe of Norway House scored near the midway mark of the opening period to tie the game after Chase Gurn-iak opened the scoring for Thompson less than three minutes into the match, jamming in the puck from

a scrum in front of the net.The King Miners scored

fi ve times in both the second and third periods the previ-ous day on their way to a 10-3 victory.

Matthew Robertson had the only goal of the fi rst period, which also saw Gore turn aside a penalty shot attempt after a North Stars player closed his hand on the puck in the crease.

Evan Ritchie, with a pair, Bryce Parson, Jadeon Duke and Justin Spence scored for the King Miners in the second period, while Robertson’s second was the only goal for Norway House.

Drew Tait-Reaume cut the lead to two with the North Stars’ third goal early in the third period before the King Miners scored fi ve unan-swered through the rest of the period, chasing Gore from the net when Zimmer-man scored to make it 8-3 and then beating replace-ment goalie Lenny Balfour on the fi rst shot he faced,

a breakaway tally by Oscar Lafreniere a little before the midway point of the period.

The wins put Thompson atop the midget AA league

standings with a 13-4-3 record for 29 points, the same as the second-place The Pas Huskies, who have played one more game than

Thompson. The King Min-ers’ next scheduled game is Feb. 12 when they are due to play the Split Lake Eagles in Split Lake.


Thompson King Miners goaltender Cruz Mitchell sprawls to get a stick on a Norway

House North Stars’ attempt on net during a 4-2 win at the C.A. Nesbitt on Feb. 8 that

ended partway through the second period.


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Trojans girls fi rst and third at latest tournamentsBY IAN [email protected]

R.D. Parker Collegi-ate’s varsity and junior varsity girls’ basket-ball teams finished first and third respectively at tournaments Feb. 6-7.

The varsity girls won all three of their games to capture the cham-pionship at the Sanford Sabres Varsity Girls Classic tournament, de-feating the University of Winnipeg Collegiate Wesmen 66-59 in the final. They knocked off Linden Christian School 55-51 in the semifinals after opening with a 52-21 victory over Stein-bach Regional Second-ary School. The Trojans’

Adrianna Proulx was named tournament MVP and her teammate Caitlin Fennel was picked as a tournament all-star.

The junior varsity girls beat the Swan Val-ley Tigers 49-41 in the third-place game at the Dauphin Junior Varsity Girls Clipper Classic after losing to the Grandview Spartans in the semi-finals. RDPC opened the tournament with a vic-tory over the Hapnot Collegiate Institute Kop-per Kweens from Flin Flon.

All four RDPC basket-ball teams were on the road Jan. 30-31 and all four finished in the top four of their tour-

naments, with two re-turning home as cham-pions.

The varsity girls’ team was one of the big win-ners, going undefeated at the Zone 11 varsity girls’ pre-zone tourna-ment in Flin Flon, where they defeated Margaret Barbour Collegiate Insti-tute (MBCI) of The Pas 41-28 in the final. That was a closer score than in the round robin, when the Trojan girls beat the Spartans 59-22. RDPC scored 80 points in both their other round-robin matches, knocking off the host Hapnot Col-legiate Institue Kopper Kweens 80-21 and the Otter Nelson River School (ONR) Nikiks from Cross Lake 81-19. The varsity girls’ dominance was recognized by the Mani-toba High Schools Ath-letic Association, which ranked them first over-all among the province’s AAA schools in its Jan. 29 and Feb. 5 rankings, up from their previous second-place ranking.

RDPC’s junior boys’

team also returned home triumphantly after beat-ing Shaftesbury High School 59-53 in the final to win the Gimli Lakers junior boys’ invitation-al. The JV Trojan boys qualified for the final by defeating one of the two Gimli teams 53-47 in the semifinal after opening with a 65-34 win over the Warren Wildcats.

The senior boys Tro-jans were also on the court in Flin Flon, where they fell 51-48 in the final against Hapnot after recording their first win of the season in a 65-59 decision over MBCI in the semifinals. RDPC’s varsity boys lost 58-40 to Hapnot, 53-48 to MBCI and 57-43 to ONR in the round robin.

The junior varsity girls’ team won their first matchup in an AAAA tournament at Elmwood High School in Winnipeg, defeat-ing Steinbach Regional Secondary School 62-35 before falling to the St. Norbert Celtics in the semifinals and 48-38 to the St. James Jimmies in the third-place game.

Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Dolores Proulx

R.D. Parker Collegiate’s varsity girls’ basketball team showed why it is ranked fi rst in the

province among AAA schools by winning the championship at their latest tournament in

Sanford.


Christine Sheppard and Kali Cummings had third period goals to lead the Norman Wild to a 5-2 victory in their fi nal regular season Manitoba Female Midget Hockey League game in Thompson Feb. 8, capping off a weekend that saw them take two of three games from the visiting Winnipeg Avros.

Sheppard tipped a shot by Kendra Hanson for what proved to be the game-winner with about 11 minutes to go in the game after Jordyn Zacharias had tied it 2-2 with a backhander past Wild goaltender Kerigan Dow-hy. Five minutes later, Cummings put the rebound of Sheppard’s wrist shot into an open net. Cummings then put the result beyond doubt with an empty-netter 41 seconds before the end of the game.

Alyssa Bertholet game the Wild a 1-0 lead early in the fi rst period before Zacharias tied it up after picking off a clearing attempt and putting her shot just inside the post behind Dowhy. Ashley Murphy restored the Wild’s lead with a shot from the blueline while her team was on a power play with 1:48 left in the opening period.

Dowhy made 19 saves in the scoreless second period alone as the Wild were outshot 41-22 in the game.

Murphy had two goals on Feb. 7 as the Wild edged the Avros 4-3, with Sheppard and Bertholet adding one apiece.

Sheppard was the only Wild player to beat Avros netminder Anna Kulas in a 4-1 loss on Feb. 6, while Zacharias and Kelli Rowswell each had a pair for the Avros. Dowhy made 41 saves for the Wild, who were outshot 45-13.

The Wild are sixth in league standings with 10-19-1 record for 29 points, with two of their wins coming in overtime.

Wild win two


Christine Sheppard’s third period defl ection was the

game-winner for the Norman Wild in a 5-2 win on Feb. 8.

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The Norman North-stars suffered an offen-sive power outage on their fi nal road trip of the Manitoba AAA Midget Hockey League season Feb. 6-8 getting shut-out in three consecutive games.

Vaughn Dupre, in the fi rst period, and Devon Skoleski, in the second, had the goals for the Eastman Selects in a 2-0 victory in Beausejour on Feb. 6 to start the North-stars’ scoring skid, while Selects goaltender Bailey Funk turned aside all 22 of the Northstars’ shots. Mark Steeves was almost twice as busy in net for Norman, stopping 39 of

41 pucks directed his way in the loss.

Connor Faulkner faced fewer shots as the start-er for the Northstars the following day, making 23 saves in a 5-0 loss to the Pembina Valley Hawks that was a scoreless tie until the second period. Ty Enns, Nikko Morin, Brady Pouteau, Eli Carels and Jeremie Goderis got the goals for the Hawks, all in the middle frame and all except Pouteau’s at even strength. The Northstars were unable to beat Pembina Valley goalie Aaron Brunn with any of their 18 shots.

The trip ended with the most lopsided score of the weekend, as the Winnipeg Wild scored

six times in the second period to break a score-less tie en route to a 9-0 victory. Josh Curtis had three goals for Winni-peg and Justin Metcalf had two, with four other Wild players contributing singles. The Wild score fi ve power play goals in the game and outshot the Northstars 44-17. Steeves made 35 saves for the Northstars.

The last-place North-stars, who have fi ve wins in 42 games, will face a tough test in their fi nal pair of home games of the season Feb. 14-15, when they host the Bran-don Wheat Kings, who are second in the league with 58 points and 29 wins so far.

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AWASIS AGENCY OF NORTHERN MANITOBA

THOMPSON SERVICE DELIVERY OFFICE

CASUAL CUSTODIAN

Positions: Casual Custodian, on-call basis

Responsibilities:

The Custodian will be reporting to the Human Resources Coordinator

– North. To carry out the normal duties and responsibilities of a

Custodian.

Qualifi cations:

• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in related fi eld

• A combination of education and experience in a similar work

setting can be considered

• Ability to adhere to confi dentiality when working with sensitive

information

• Analytical problem solving and conceptual skills

• Must have good verbal and written communication skills

• Must be available on short notice to fulfi ll vacancy

Salary: Salary will commensurate with education and experience

Awasis Agency must conduct a Criminal Record Search, Prior Contact and Child Abuse Registry Check prior to fi nalizing the appointment of the successful candidate.

Closing Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2014

A cover letter and resume can be sent to:

Human Resources Department

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100-701 Thompson Drive

Thompson, MB R8N 2A2

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FAMILY AND COMMUNITY

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Emergency Duty Worker – Thompson 1 FTE

Job Summary

The After Hours EDW worker is responsible for gathering and screening information to determine whether Child & Family Services are necessary or appropriate. The EDW Worker applies procedures when there is a request for services or a report that a child is or might be in need of protection. This includes assessments, crisis intervention, supportive counseling, assistance with basic needs, advocacy and referral.

Demonstrated Skills & Abilities

• Providing emergency services to families as part of a family services team

• Investigating child abuse and neglect referrals• Assessing the risk for child safety• Determining NCN-CFS involvement and a safety plan for families

in crisis• Transporting families and supervising access/visits with children• Plan and conduct interviews with people who display a broad range

of emotions• Organize, present and record information in a clear, concise and

timely manner which allow others to understand the reason for a decision and need for further action

• Work independently and participate as a contributing member in a variety of team

• Recognize risks to safety of clients and take timely actions to respond or de-escalate crisis situations

• Hours of Work are 4:30 – 8:30 (on call) 7 days on 7 days off

Qualifi cations:

• The On Call Worker position prefers a Bachelor of Social Work , Bachelor of Indian Social Work or an alternate bachelor level social work degree from an accredited university of a commitment to take provincial training modules.

• Must possess a valid Manitoba Driver’s License & complete and pass a Child Abuse Registry Check & Criminal Record Check to successful acceptance standard upon hire.

SALARY RANGE: Negotiable

CLOSING DATE: 4:30pm February 19th, 2015

Submit All Applications to:

Amanda LeDrew, Director of Human Resources

Family & Community Wellness Centre

[email protected]

Nelson House, MB.

Phone: 484-2341

Fax: 484-2351




for the following


Designated Intake Worker -Thompson Amalgamated Offi ce

(SP4)

Job Summary The Intake worker is responsible for gathering and screening information to determine whether Child & Family Services are necessary or appropriate. The Intake Worker applies procedures when there is a request for services or a report that a child is or might be in need of protection.


• Assessing complaints of children alleged to be in need of protection as defi ned by the Child & Family Services Act, specifi cally including areas of sexual and physical abuse, neglect and parenting capacity:

• Providing protection services to clients, including apprehending children and bringing matters before the court where necessary

• Undertaking family and individual assessments• Providing therapeutic intervention to parents and children• Developing partnerships in the community and collaborating with

other social services in a community based model of service• Preparing reports, correspondence and documents for internal and

external use• Participating in case conferences, staff meetings and professional

development opportunities both within and outside the agency

Qualifi cations:

• Bachelor of Social Work, other combinations of education and experience will be considered

• Demonstrated ability to conduct investigations, assess risk and to formulate and carry out service plans in collaboration with the family and other community resources

• Willingness to learn skills associated with child protection• Knowledge and experience in applying therapeutic approaches with

children and families• Excellent oral and written communication skills• Excellent crisis intervention skills• Basic computer literacy• Proven ability to work as an integral member of a team• Strong time management skills and ability to work effectively under

pressure• Demonstrated experience and skills in working with various ethnic/

racial backgrounds with specifi c focus on the aboriginal issues • Must possess a valid Manitoba Driver’s License & be able to provide

a clean Child Abuse Registry/Prior Contact & Criminal Record Check upon hire

SALARY RANGE: 54,365 – 72,647 Inclusive of NLA

CLOSING DATE: 4:30 p.m Wednesday February 18th, 2015



Family & Community Wellness Centre

Nelson House, MB.

[email protected]

Phone: 484-2341 Fax: 484-2351

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYAdministrative Assistant

Nikan Awasisak Agency Inc. is seeking One (1) Full Time Administrative Assistant in our Cross Lake Offi ce. A satisfactory Criminal Record Check and Child Abuse Registry Check are conditions of employment.

Qualifi cations:• Minimum Grade 12 and/or post-secondary education in

clerical/receptionist fi eld• Three (3) Years Direct experience in a clerical/receptionist

capacity;• Excellent verbal, communication, grammar, organizational &

computer skills;• Must be punctual, self- motivated & multi task oriented• Exceptional Work ethic & Flexibility;• Ability to take direction, Willing to train;• Ability to work as a team member;• Self motivated;• Profi cient in Microsoft Offi ce, Word, Excel & Outlook• Ability to speak & understand Cree will be considered an asset;• Must possess a valid driver’s license• Must be willing to travel;

Responsibilities:• Provide administrative support to various departments

(Associate Director & Human Resources);• Scheduling & Coordinating meetings, interviews, events and

other similar activities;• Coordinating between departments and operating units in

resolving day-to-day administrative and operational problems;• Managing inventory of assets & supplies;• Managing fi les;• Preparing Correspondence using various Microsoft Offi ce

Software Programs;• Preparing meeting minutes, meeting notes and internal

support materials;• Operation of Various Offi ce Equipment• Be professional, exercise initiative and independent judgment

in determining work priorities.Your cover letter and résumé must clearly indicate how you meet the qualifi cations. Please submit three references at time of application.Salary: Based on qualifi cations.Deadline for Applications: February 13, 2015 @ 4:00 p.m.Apply to: Or for more information contact:Advertisement # NAA64 Noelle Halcrow, HR CoordinatorAttention: Hiring Committee Fax: 204-676-3251Nikan Awasisak Agency Inc. Email: [email protected]. Box 388 Phone: 204-676-3902Cross Lake, MB. R0B 0J0“We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.”Employment Equity is a factor in selection. Applicants are requested to indicate in their covering letter or resume if they are from any of the following groups: women, Aboriginal people, visible minorities and persons with disabilities.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Wholesale Plumbing

Warehouse PersonDuties: accurately receive and ship product, enter customer orders into computer and maintain a neat and orderly warehouse. Must have a valid driver’s license.

Excellent bene ts package, pension plan, and pro t sharing program as well as opportunity to work for one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies. Please apply to:

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While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

DIABETES INTEGRATION PROJECT

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT - PART -TIME Employment Opportunity in Thompson, MB

0.4 FTE (16 hrs/wk) – 6 Month Term with possibility of extension to March 31, 2016

Under the auspices of the Diabetes Integration Project Inc., the

administrative support position will work collectively with the

Diabetes Integration Project staff in the Thompson offi ce.

Job Summary:

The Administrative Support will be responsible for administrative

offi ce duties to support all staff. The incumbent will be responsible

for coordinating travel arrangements; completing travel claims,

communicating with community health care providers, faxing/

mailing correspondence, maintenance of administrative and

client fi les, ordering clinical and offi ce supplies, arranging vehicle

maintenance appointments and performing other related duties to

support operations.

Communication

• Greets the public with courtesy and respect at all times

• Communicates and relays messages and inquiries

• Maintains effective lines of communications with communities

Work Environment

• Provision of administrative support to the Diabetes Integration

Project staff

• Maintains an inventory of offi ce supplies/equipment

• Maintains a clean, well-organized work environment

Qualifi cations/Education/Experience:

• Administrative Support Certifi cate or equivalent education/

experience

• Relevant experience in an offi ce environment

• Profi ciency in computer software programs

• Must be professional and must maintain confi dentiality at all

times

• Must possess excellent verbal/written communication skills

• Must possess excellent organization and time management

skills

• Must have valid Manitoba Drivers License

• Knowledge of First Nation customs, values and traditions

Salary: Based on qualifi cations, education and experience.

Please submit a resume with three references and a cover letter to

the attention of:

Ms. Caroline Chartrand

Executive Director

Diabetes Integration Project

301 - 338 Broadway

Winnipeg, Manitoba

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Application Deadline: February 25, 2015

We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for

further consideration will be contacted.

HELP WANTEDAre you looking for work? Are you looking for a change?

Juniper Centre is looking for staff to support femalesin our residential programs.

FULLTIME POSITIONS AVAILABLEIf you are looking for a ful lling and gratifying career,

come join our Juniper Centre Team.We offer a rewarding work environment with competitivepay and bene ts. We are willing to train, so no previous

experience is necessary. If you are compassionate and hardworking this might be the place for you!

Prior to employment: must have clean criminal record check, positive reference checks and not be on the Child Abuse

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Cultural Support Worker (CSW)

Keewatin Tribal Council Health Department is currently seeking a Cultural Support Worker to provide direct support services to Indian Residential Schools (IRS) Survivors and their families in Northern Manitoba.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Liaise/network with Northern Aboriginal communities and other stakeholders in raising awareness about the Indian Residential School Survivor Assessment (IRSSA) process;

• Conduct information sessions, presentations and workshops on the common experience payments process, Independent Assessment Process, Commemoration events, and

• Truth and Reconciliation and Commemoration events;• Identify Survivor support needs, provide for these needs

and refer as necessary to the appropriate resources as well as existing community services and supports;

• Attend hearings, workshops/conferences and other events related to the IRSSA;

• Respond to calls from all stakeholders involved in the IRSSA and IRSRHSP;

• Prepare activity reports and participate in regular IRS program planning activities;

Qualifi cations:

• Applied Counselling Certifi cate or equivalent education and experience;

• Knowledge & sensitivity of each community’s cultural practices;

• Knowledge of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) Program

• Knowledge of the IRS Survivors and intergenerational impacts;

• Computer skills: Microsoft Offi ce, Word, PP, Excel etc.• Excellent verbal and written communication skills• Ability to speak Cree or Dene would be an asset• Must have strong Organizational skills and ability to work

independently or in a team environment;• Knowledge of the Keewatin Tribal Council (KTC)

geographical communities and demonstrated respect of the Cree and Dene culture and traditions

Additional Requirements:

• Possess valid driver’s licence, own or have access to vehicle;

• Willingness and ability to travel extensively;• Willingness and ability to work after hours and/or

weekends when required.Position will be subject to a Child Abuse Registry Check

and Criminal record Check

Closing Date: February 20, 2015 at 4:00PM

Late applications will not be accepted

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Lisa Beardy, Offi ce Manager

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Email: [email protected] Fax: 204 677-0256

We thank all applicants, however, only those candidates

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At the Quality Inn & Suites we pride ourselves on customer service.

We are looking for a housekeeper to join our team. Must be friendly, honest and reliable.

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“The interest of all applicants is appreciated, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.”

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As the ideal candidate for this role, you possess knowledge of payroll processing, accounts payable/receivable, coding expenses knowledge of FACTS, administrative policy and procedures; have superior organizational skills and an ability to work effectively under deadlines. You possess excellent problem solving, communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills; are able to work independently, and with a high degree of accuracy, initiative, discretion and good judgment. This position reports to the Director of Finance


• Experience in supervising the work of junior accounting clerks or other staff within a fi nancial or accounting environment

• Thorough knowledge of accounts payable, child maintenance billing and other general ledger procedures in a computerized environment

• Experience performing reconciliations, resolving account discrepancies and generating accounting reports

• In depth knowledge of FACTS • Experience interpreting and applying guidelines, policies and procedures.• Experience reviewing fi nancial documents for accuracy, completeness

and/or compliance.• Ability to facilitate good working relationships and interact effectively with

vendors, internal and external clients and various stakeholders• Ability to work with minimal supervision while exercising sound judgment,

initiative and independent decision-making• Knowledge of CIC Tracking and Requests • Ability to arrange and Coordinate staff travel • Filing/Pulling • Billing Reconciliation assistance• Admin Purchase Orders/ordering• Simple A/P entry• Accrued Vacation Payable Reconciliation• Petty Cash Reconciliation• Staff travel arrangements• Finance Clerk - Maintenance• Mtce A/P Entry• Billings ( submission & reconciliation)• Maintenance Purchase Orders

Qualifi cations:

Two years’ experience in a fi nance support capacity, grade 12 plus a one-year accounting course is preferred. Intermediate level computer skills in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel are required. Please attach a cover letter with your resume indicating the position of interest.

SALARY RANGE: 46,221 – 53,982

CLOSING DATE: 4:30pm Wednesday February 18th, 2015



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Deputy Progressive Conservative party lead-er Heather Stefanson, MLA for Tuxedo, will be speaking to the Thomp-son Chamber of Com-merce Feb. 18 about the party’s northern strategy framework, which was released last June.

Northern Lights: A Progressive Conserva-tive Framework for a Northern Strategy, says a plan for the province’s north will be developed through two years of consultation with north-ern residents and others with an interest in the region’s future and that what the party has heard so far has led to identi-fication of five priority areas: jobs, training and the economy; mining and mineral resources; healthy living; infra-structure; and tourism.

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The PC party is also keen to restore Manitoba to a place of prominence as a base of operations for mining and mineral resource exploration, noting that the province, once among the top 10 jurisdictions for min-ing in the world, was ranked 21st by the Fra-ser Institute in 2012/13 and that spending in-tentions on mineral ex-ploration dropped 13 per cent – from $140 million to $121.6 million – from 2011 to 2012. According to the northern strategy framework document, there are now 40 com-panies active in mining and mineral exploration in Manitoba compared to 60 in 1998. The PC party also notes strained rela-tions between govern-ment, industry and First Nations leaders and says

that the lack of a process for natural resources consultations with First Nations creates uncer-tainty. Another impedi-ment for the sector is the need to bring in em-ployees from outside the province and deal with the retention problems this entails, with 80 per cent of such transplants leaving within two years, compared with a 75 per cent retention rate for employees from

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Improving health in the north is also import-ant, says the PC party, as the Northern Health Re-gion and remote northern districts of the province have premature mortal-ity rates three times the provincial average, a substance abuse preva-lence rate of 9.2 per cent compared to a provincial average of five per cent, and self-inflicted injury

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PC deputy leader will talk northern strategy with chamber

Progressive Conservative

deputy leader

Heather Stefanson

February 11 2015

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