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GREENSTONE OPP 7TH ANNUALSTUFF A CRUISER EVENT – A SUCCESS(GERALDTON, ON) – OnSaturday, November 28,2015, officers from theGreenstone Detachmentof the Ontario Provincial

Police (OPP) in conjunctionwith the Superior NorthEmergency Medical Serv-ice (EMS) hosted their an-nual “Stuff-a-Cruiser” eventin Geraldton and Longlac,Ontario. The 7th annual event wasonce again a success withofficers filling almost twopolice vehicles with non-perishable food donationsand toys as well as collect-ing cash donations for the

Harvest Centre in Gerald-ton.The Harvest Centre pro-vides for the Municipalityof Greenstone which in-

cludes the outlying areasof Beardmore, Caramat,and Nakina. The FoodBank has seen an influx ofneed over the past several

years, especially aroundthe holiday season. The Greenstone OPP andSuperior North EMS wouldlike to thank everyone whodonated and assisted withthe event including thestaff at More Than WordsEmployment Services whocollected and deliveredseveral boxes of food. The Greenstone OPPwould also like to send aspecial thank you to ourmajor sponsors at Pat’sNo-Frills, Valu-Mart, TheNorthern Store, Danneff’sSupermarket, AstrocomCable and the Times Star.

Recognizing volunteers in NorthwesternOntario on International Volunteer Day

Canadian Diabetes Association awards local volunteers for invaluable contributionsTHUNDER BAY, Ont. (Dec. 4,2015) - International Vol-unteer Day is a global cel-ebration of volunteerswhich takes place on De-cember 5 every year tohighlight the impact of vol-unteer efforts around theworld. Volunteers are vitalto the success of the Cana-dian Diabetes Association(CDA) in Northwestern On-tario. With a small staff as-signed to cover a regionlarger than the state ofTexas, volunteers help withoffice work, at fundraisingevents and with providingeducation programs andservices aimed at prevent-ing diabetes or helpingthose with diabetes to ef-fectively manage their con-dition.This International Volun-teer Day, the CDA ispleased to recognize sev-eral of its volunteers inNorthwestern Ontario.Michelle Brunet of theGreenstone Family HealthTeam is the recipient of theCDA’s Outstanding HealthProfessional Award. Brunet

has 25 years of experi-ence working in healthcare. At the GreenstoneFamily Health Team, sheoversees a weekly bloodsugar and blood pressureclinic. Brunet also travels toother communities inGreenstone includingAroland, Longlac andBeardmore to help edu-cate patients on how toproperly manage their dia-betes.The Hill City Kinsmen Clubis the recipient of the CDA’sOutstanding Regional Part-ner Award. For the pastthree years, the Hill CityKinsmen have hosted andorganized Fans LendingHands, which is a majordinner and auction with anentertainment theme. Todate, the event has raisedmore than $45,000 for theCDA.The CDA’s Regional Volun-teer of the Year Awardshave been presented tofour individuals: PatriciaGendreau, Henry Makiand Janet Flynn of Gerald-ton, and Nancy Veurink of

Thunder Bay.Two Young VolunteerAwards have also beenpresented to Abby Woodsand Manny Khaper.Finally, a Five Years of Serv-ice pin has been awardedto CDA volunteer LuannaCardiff of Schreiber while10-year pins wereawarded to Kelly Chisholmof Rossport, and DerekLawrence, Jim Colosimo,Marlene Crago and BillDamianakos of ThunderBay.Last year, CDA volunteersdelivered Learning Seriespresentations to more

than 700 people acrossthe region. The Northwest-ern Ontario branch of theCDA also attended 29health fairs, expos andcommunity events thathelped bring diabetesawareness and informa-tion to an additional14,700 people.None of those achieve-ments would have beenpossible without the sup-port and assistance of thevalued CDA volunteers. Tosign up as a volunteer, visitdiabetes.ca/volunteer orcall 807-577-4232, ext.224.

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The Good - And Not So Good -of A Mild Fall and Winter

It was an unseasonablymild November this year,and Environment Canadasays the average tempera-ture in the region wasabout 5 degrees warmerthan normal. That, myfriends, is a big increase inair temperature. And if youspent as much time out-

doors as I did in Novem-ber, you know just how dif-ferent that warm air madeit being in the bush. Mostof the ponds were open,the ground was largelysoft, and what snow fellhad a hard time stickingaround. Bush roads were amess. I even had mosqui-toes buzzing me at theend of November, and spi-ders climbing around inmy blind. Oddly enough,December is shaping up tobe more of the same. As Iwrite this, it's 7 degreesCelsius outside the win-dow and my lawn looks

like it could use a mow.Sure, I live in Thunder Bay,and we do have the "snowfree bubble" scenario herequite a lot. But even thelarge, far northern lakeand rivers have not frozenup properly yet and snowis not deep anywhere. It'sbarely winter and we arenearing the winter solstice!As if we don't talk aboutthe weather in this region.So what are the goodthings and not so goodthings about a potentiallymild winter?On the good side, thenorthwestern Ontario deer

herd will definitely benefitfrom a mild winter, withless snow. The past twowinters have not been kindto deer anywhere in thenorthwest. I'm not includ-ing urban deer in that sce-nario, as they don'tstruggle nearly as hard aswild "bush deer," for a vari-ety of reasons. The bigdrop in the deer herd hasbeen especially noticeableif you are an antler ori-ented hunter. The older,mature bucks in the 5 to 7year range, are in shortsupply everywhere. Manybig bucks took the pasttwo winters hard. Comingout of the rut this year, andbeing able to feed on suc-culent browse in balmytemperatures, will defi-nitely help those maturebucks, and pregnant does,make it to spring. As a deerhunter, I'm happy aboutthat.There are, however, a fewdown sides to a mildfall/winter with little snow.For starters, a mild winterallows all insects to thrive,especially those horridticks that can get onmoose and make their furfall out. Even a mild winteris deadly on a moose with-out fur. So while the ticksthrive, the tick infectedmoose die of hypothermia.A bad trade off indeed. Alack of snow in the bushmeans some creatures -like ruffed grouse - also

have difficulty protectingthemselves from preda-tors. Grouse use fluffysnow as a burrow be-tween morning andevening winter feedingsessions. Crusty, hardsnow, or no snow are trou-ble for grouse. Although it's actually beena relatively wet fall, thelack of snow pack can bebad news for lakes andriver come spring. It thereisn't a healthy run off frommelted snow, many fishspecies don't have ade-quate flow to run river andrapids to spawn. Althoughsalmonids like the rainbowtrout are especially im-pacted, other less powerfulswimmers like walleye,pike and suckers can alsobe left high and dry by lowwater flows. On top of that,a mild winter means thatsome fish species willthrive, while others maysuffer. It's well documentedthat warm water specieslike bass and walleye willhave better survival if over-all air and water tempera-tures are warm.Conversely, there is goodevidence that lake troutand brook trout do lesswell when it's unusuallywarm. Oh, and if you like ice fish-ing, this is not very goodweather for that activity ei-ther. Needless to say, it's a bitearly to be predicting howthe rest of the winter willgo. We live in the north-west, where the boot candrop very quickly. Yeteverything felt different thisfall, and if we are to be-lieve the long term fore-cast, the weirdness willcontinue. Time will tell ifabove average temps area blip, or the new normal.

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Perhaps of all the cre-ations of man, languageis the most astonishing.

Lytton Strachey

True. And of all of the lan-guages, few are more as-tonishing than English.That's astonishing as inconfusing.Look at food. We haveeggplant, which containsno egg; hamburger whichcontains no ham. Pineap-ple -- neither apple norpine. English muffins werenot invented in Englandbut French fries were.Boxers fight in rings, whichare square. We eat squaremeals on plates, whichare round.I am a writer: I write. How-ever fingers don't fing;

grocers don't groce andhammers don't ham.One goose; two geese...Soone loose tooth; two leeseteeth?Teachers teach andpreachers preach. Teach-ers taught -- but preachersdon't praught.Vegetarians eats vegeta-bles. What do humanitari-ans eat? A quiz can be quizzical. Soa test would be?????And 'hemorrhoid'????Surely that should be 'as-teroid'.You need a guidebook tonavigate through the con-tradictions. Fortunately wehave a few. I like Woe Is Iby Patricia O'Connor andEats, Shoots and Leavesby Lynn Truss.Now, we have a Cana-dian contender. It's calledIn a Manner of Speaking,written by Colin McNairn,who's worn more hatsthan any one man has aright to. He's already beena professor, a lawyer, anda judge (make up yourmind, McNairn!). Now he's.a writer. His book is a hu-morous romp through theminefields of phrases, ex-pressions and proverbsthat speckle our lan-

guage.Yes, I said minefield. Oneman's meat is anotherman's poisson, (a bilingualidiom) and McNairn re-minds us that unpreparedexposure to foreign ex-pressions can be down-right toe-curling. I stillremember the front deskclerk (female) at an inn inLondon, England who toldme I was welcome to'have a fag in the snug' –and then asked me if Iwanted her to 'knock meup in the morning'.McNairn acknowledgesall manner of 'Englishisms'from the merely quirky tothe flat-out outlandish. Healso features some of themasters of the genre, likeDorothy Parker andOgden Nash. In a Mannerof Speaking is a fun read,a book virtually guaran-teed to leave you feelingchipper. Or, as the English say, to'keep your pecker up'.In a Manner of Speaking,by Colin McNairn, Sky-horse Publishing.

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thermometer reading abone rattling -32C!! Asstated here previously, I re-ally don't care if we owe itto El Nino or Al Gore, it'sdefinitely easier on the JBRFirewood Inc supply of ma-terial for the winter....whichWILL arrive sooner or later.

Having said that, andwith plenty of snowfall forNakina a sure-as-shootinbet, it's tyme for a "F/N" Tipof the Winter Toque to afew local 'volunteers' whohave been hard at workdoing 'maintenance work'

From Nakina ...To Quote Ronald McDonald....

...."I'm Lovin It"! I makereference to our recentweather, and in particular,last Saturday's +8C High,+5C on Sunday, underbright sunny skies!! Andthe long range forecast in-dicates it's going to stay'unseasonably mild' forperhaps another week! Ienjoyed it even morewhen Miz. Jo went back inher journal, and a yearago Sat we were grippedin an Artic blast with the

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on the town's most popu-lar snowshoe trails offKingsland Ave across fromthe Seniors Club. It will nodoubt be appreciated bythe large....andgrowing....number of peo-ple who make use of theextensive trail routes. I ex-pect Greenstone Rec willonce more be makingsnowshoes available tothose who don't own theirown....we'll let you know.

W.O.T.W.It's been a while since

we've offered up a "F/N"Word Of The Week for thereadership, so here wego....'Yupperdoodle'. Notsure on its' origin or what

language it came from, butit's a long form for theword 'Yes'. Also, it's quitecommonly used in backand forths with my bossdown at the Times-Star.'Yupperdoodle'. Please feelfree to use it. And let usknow of YOU have aW.O.T.W. (as long as it'sprintable)

Ticketless In NakinaThe phatt guy doesn't

have too many 'vices',which I expect is quite nor-mal for a 70-yr old, but Igot rid of one last week.Buying lottery tickets. Therewas something definitely'different' at the checkoutin the Nakina NorthernStore last Saturday. I fig-ured it out in practically notyme flat! The clear plasticdisplay case containing allthe types of 'scratch andwin' tickets they sell wasGONE!! The monitorscreen was blank and themachine that dispenses649, Lotto Max, ProLine,etc. was turned off! At thispoint I'm not sure if On-tario Lottery and Gaming(OLG) did not renew theNorthern's licence to sellOLG tickets or the North-ern Stores themselves did-n't renew it? Now, Rotzyisn't a BIG gambler....I likelyspend $15 to $20 bucksweekly, usually a daily $3scratch and win, so it's athing I can likely live with-out. No panic as I calmlypaid for my other stuff andwalked out....but....I'm notsure everybody is gonna

feel that way. Of course, ifthey start selling themagain, I MIGHT buy one.But just one.

Doing Our PartI picked up a 10lb bag

of spuds last week at PTS,and it wasn't until I washome and dumping themin our potato crock that Inoticed they were from'Thunder Bay Farms', and Irecalled the items on TBTVand in the Chronicle/Jour-nal about supportinglocal/area growers. So weare! Hey Keith, how cool isthat?....potatoes from TheBig Turnip!

Unfortunately, it's not alla bed of roses down in TBay....potatoes aside. Wordwas released on severalfronts last week that T Bayis now the worst city formurders (per capita) inCanada. Hey, I guesssomebody's gotta hold the'title', but you can bet themortage that Hobbsy isdoing his damndest tochange that situation.

Say What?Ater hearing the lady

Ontario Auditor General'sVERY critical comments onTBTV News regarding theOntario Liberal govern-ment....in particular MNDMMichael Gravelle....andtheir lack of any real re-sults regarding the Ring OfFire, I sent Michael a note"From Nakina". In it I basi-cally told him it looked tome like she had almost'torn out (your) spleen', ver-bally of course. Of course,he faced a very riled upNDP Opposition in QueensPark the rest of the week.Then Rotzy faced a veryriled up Minister of North-ern Development andMines' rebuttal/explana-tion....who it appeared sawthings in an almost entirelydifferent light. Kinda likehe's wearing rosecoloured glasses? Hey, Icould have been wrong inmy assessment. Maybe theAuditor General's chastis-ing....and THAT itwas....more resembled afrontal lobotomy than aspleen-ectomy? Whatever.If it takes a kick in the assfrom the A/G to get some-thing moving on the RoF,sobeit.*Though Of The Day...Aclosed mouth gathers nofoot."From Nakina"...until nexttyme.

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GERALDTON FAITH CHAPEL1319 Main Street, P.O. Box 657

Church 854-0092Pastor Steve Woods

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9:45 am Sunday School 11:00 am Worship Service

Wednesday @ 7:00pm - Bible StudyYouth Programs

Tues 3:30 - 5:00 Gr 6-8Thurs 3:30 - 5:00 JK to Gr 5

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ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN 301 Third Avenue SW, P.O. Box 342

Telephone: 807-854-0187Email: [email protected]:00 Sunday morning worship onthe 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month

Everyone welcome

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GERALDTON DISTRICT HOSPITALWorship is held in the John OwensResidence in the Dining Room Firstand Third Sunday of each month at

2:00 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to come and

worship with friends and family

******ST. THERESA PARISHGeraldton - 854-0849Father Roger Pronovost

Monday - Friday at 10:00 amMASS: Sunday Morning - 10:00 a.m.

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ST. BRIGID'S PARISHNakina - 854-08491:00 pm - Bilingual

Father Roger Pronovost

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IMMACULATE HEART OF MARYAroland - 3:00 pm

Father Roger Pronovost

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ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISHLonglac - 876-2332

MASS: Saturday, 7:00 pmSunday, 10:00 am

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ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADAGERALDTON:

ST. JAMES’ MEMORIAL CHURCH527 Main Street, Geraldton

contacts: Bev Kolody 854-0759Michelle Ferring 854-2000

11 a.m. Sunday morning worship onthe 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month

Everyone welcome!

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COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH OFBEARDMORE

30 McKenzie AvenueRick Mikesh, Pastor

Sunday a.m. Service 11:00Kid's Sunday School 11:00 (ages 5-grade 6) Good News Club 6:30 Wed(ages 5-grade 6) Youth Group 7:30

Wed (grades 7-12)cbcbeardmore.com 875.1332

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LONGLAC PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLY

92 Skinner Ave. - LonglacPastor Adam DeMoor

Sunday Service 11:00amFamily, Youth and Bible Studies also

availableCall for more details

876-4619All are welcome.

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GREENSTONE CHRISTIAN CENTRE98 Indian Rd. LonglacPastor Mario Miousse Phone 876-9830

Services:Sunday Morning Worship

Service 11:00 am Sunday School Ages 4 - 12Sunday Evening 6:30 pm

All are Welcome

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FAITH CITY CHURCHPastors Glen & Bev Wesley

310 Main StreetCelebration Service: Sunday 10:30 amWednesday 7:00 pm

Children’s Adventures in Faith (6-12 yrs)

call for more informationTele: Church: 854-1051

Call: 853-0485Email:

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Non-denomonationalEveryone Welcome

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Le 6 décembre, dernière journée de laCampagne du ruban blanc à GreentoneSoumis par Centr’EllesCentr’Elles (Centre desfemmes francophones duNord-Ouest de l’Ontario) aorganisé, la Campagne duruban blanc à Greenstonependant la période du 25novembre au 6 décembre2015. Cette campagnevise à sensibiliser et mettredes efforts à éradiquer laviolence faite aux femmes.Elle cherche à offrir uneopportunité à la popula-tion de porter le rubanblanc afin de faire passerle message que la vio-lence faite aux femmesn’est pas acceptable et n’apas sa place dans notresociété.

Grâce à l’ouverture et lesoutient des entreprises etdes agences qui ont bienvoulu accepter de mettreune boîte avec des rubansblancs sur leur comptoir, lapopulation pouvait se pro-curer facilement et gratu-itement d’un ruban.Centr’Elles tient à re-mercier la banque NovaScotia et Ann’s Café duquartier de Beardmore,Dan’s General Store,Crown & Anchor Moteland Restaurant, South EndConvenience, Spot OnConvenience, GeraldtonPizza & Subs, GreenstoneFamily Health Team, Pop-eye’s Restaurant et Nicole’s

Variety & Gifts du quartierde Geraldton ainsi queMoe’s Clothing, Robin’sDonuts, Forestry Conven-ience, Longlac Pizzaria,Woodcrest Convenience etTNT Restaurant du quartierde Longlac. Un grand re-merciement égalementaux écoles secondairesChâteau Jeunesse etGCHS afin d’assurer queles étudiant.e.s. et le per-sonnel aient l’occasion deporter le ruban blanc du-rant les 12 jours de sensi-bilisation. La Campagne du rubanblanc se terminait le 6décembre avec une vigileaux chandelles et ce, pour

prendre un moment de si-lence et commémorer les14 jeunes femmes qui ontperdu leur vie lors du mas-sacre à l’école Polytech-nique de Montréal, 26 anspassés. Ces femmes ontmalheureusement perduleurs vies, simplementparce qu’elles étaientfemmes. Même si la campagne apris fin le 6 décembre,Centr’Elles encourage lapopulation à briser le si-lence lorsqu’elle est té-moin de violence faite auxfemmes. Tous et toutesméritent d’être respecté.e.sà part égale dans notresociété.

December 6, Last Day of the WhiteRibbon Campaign in Greenstone

Submited by Centr’EllesCentr'Elles (Centre forFrancophone women inNorthwestern Ontario) or-ganized the White RibbonCampaign in Greenstonefor the period of Novem-ber 25th to December6th 2015. This campaignaims to raise awarenessand to eradicate violenceagainst women. It seeks toprovide an opportunity tothe people to wear thewhite ribbon which is asymbol in sending out themessage that violenceagainst women is unac-ceptable and has noplace in our society. Thanks to the opennessand support of the enter-prises and agency thatwere contacted, theykindly agreed to put a boxwith the white ribbons ontheir counter so the popu-lation could easily accessthe free ribbons. Cen-tr'Elles would like to thankthe Bank of Nova Scotiaand Ann's Café in theBeardmore ward; Dan'sGeneral Store, Crown &Anchor Motel and Restau-

rant, South End Conven-ience, Spot On Conven-ience, Geraldton Pizza &Subs, Greenstone FamilyHealth Team, Nicole's Vari-ety & Gifts, and Popeye'sRestaurant in the Geraltonward; Moe's Clothing,Robin's Donuts, ForestryConvenience, Longlac Piz-zaria, Woodcrest Conven-ience and TNT Restaurantin the Longlac ward.Many thanks also to bothhigh schools—Château Je-unesse and GCHS—for en-suring that students andstaff have an opportunityto wear the white ribbonduring the 12 days ofawareness. The White Ribbon Cam-paign ended on Decem-ber 6 with a Candlelit Vigil.It was a time to take a mo-ment of silence and tocommenmorate the 14young women who losttheir lives in the massacreat École Polytechnique inMontreal, 26 years ago.These women have unfor-tunately lost their lives,simply because they werewomen. Although the

campaign ended Decem-ber 6, Centr'Elles encour-ages people to break thesilence when witnessingviolence against women.

Everyone deserves to berespected equally in oursociety.

SEARCH FOR SUSPECTOF STOLEN VEHICLE

(NIPIGON, ON) –On December 3, 2015 members of theMarathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police(OPP) assisted Anishnabek Police Service (APS) to locatea suspicious person and stolen vehicle. The vehicle wasrecovered at Pukaskwa National Park and the driver wasnot located.On December 4, 2015 a pickup truck was stolen fromthe Town of Marathon, which was later located bySchreiber OPP in the Town of Terrace Bay. The male re-sisted arrest and fled from police west bound on Hwy 17.The stolen pickup truck was recovered between theTowns of Terrace Bay and Schreiber. A vehicle was then stolen from the Town of Schreiber onDecember 5, 2015 and the suspect continued westbound on Highway 17 at a high rate of speed. The maleeventually lost control of the vehicle, left the roadway,and ended up in the ditch approximately 10 kilometreseast of the Town of Nipigon, where he fled into the bush. Members of the Nipigon OPP, North West Region K-9Unit, Emergency Response Team (ERT), Ministry of NaturalResources (MNR) Helicopter Unit, and two OPP aircraft,searched for the male suspect in the Nipigon area. On December 6, 2015 at approximately 1:30 p.m. themale suspect was observed by a member of the publicwho contacted police. After a lengthy OPP K-9 track, thesuspect was located in the Township of Nipigon, and ar-rested without further incident. Shawn JOHNSON from Winnipeg, Manitoba has beencharged with the following offences contrary to the Crim-inal Code:• Failing to Comply with a Probation Order• Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5000• Two Counts of Theft over $5000 of a Motor Vehicle • Two Counts of Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle• Resisting Arrest• Theft Under $5000• Flight While Being Pursued by Police Officer • Two Counts of Break and Enter a Place to Commit anIndictable Offence;

The accused has been remanded into custody at theThunder Bay District Jail.


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Ontario Moving Forward With Mining Act Modernization

Province Proposes Legislation to Modernize and Simplify Mining ClaimsDecember 2, 2015Today Ontario introducedlegislation as part of theongoing Mining Act Mod-ernization process that, ifpassed, would improvehow mining claims areregistered and enhancethe province’s global com-petitiveness in the miningindustry.The proposed MiningAmendment Act, 2015,would enable the onlineregistration of miningclaims as well as a mod-ernized electronic mininglands administration sys-

tem.Online mining claim regis-tration would benefit theprovince’s mining sectorby encouraging prospect-ing, claim registration andexploration, key to the fu-ture development of newmines. It would also bemore respectful of privatelandowners and eliminatethe impact on the environ-ment of ground staking ofmining claims.Ontario is continuing itsMining Act Modernizationprocess to ensure it re-mains a global leader in

mineral exploration anddevelopment.Modernizing how miningclaims are made is part ofthe government’s plan tobuild Ontario up. The four-part plan includes invest-ing in people's talents andskills, making the largestinvestment in public infra-structure in Ontario's his-tory, creating a dynamic,innovative environmentwhere business thrives,and building a secure re-tirement savings plan.

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“These proposed amend-ments to the Mining Actwill, if passed, implement amodern and efficient sys-tem to register miningclaims and enhance On-tario’s competitive advan-tage as a leading miningjurisdiction.”— Michael Gravelle, Minis-ter of Northern Develop-ment and Mines

QUICK FACTS• The Mining Act Modern-

ization process is an im-portant part of theOntario government’s

Growth Plan for NorthernOntario.

• The online registration ofclaims would makeboundaries of miningclaims precise, as li-censed prospectorswould register claims byselecting pre-set cellsfrom an online grid over-laid on a map of Ontario.

• In 2014, Ontario’s miningsector supported 26,000direct jobs, 50,000 addi-tional jobs in processingand manufacturing, andproduced $11 billion inminerals.

L’Ontario va de l’avant avec la modernisation de la Loi sur les mines

La province propose des mesures législatives pour moderniser et simplifier l’enregistrement des claims miniers

Le 2 décembre 2015Aujourd’hui, l’Ontario a dé-posé un projet de loi dansle cadre du processus con-tinu de modernisation dela Loi sur les mines. Si leprojet de loi est adopté, ilaméliorerait la façon dontles claims miniers sont en-registrés, ainsi que la com-pétitivité de la provincedans l’industrie minière àl’échelle mondiale.Le projet de loi intitulé Loi

de 2015 modifiant la Loisur les mines permettraitl’enregistrement en lignedes claims miniers et lamise en place d’un sys-tème électronique mod-ernisé d’administration desterrains miniers.L’enregistrement en lignedes claims miniers profit-erait au secteur minier dela province, car il encour-agerait la prospection,l’enregistrement des

claims et l’exploration. Cesactivités sont essentiellesau développement futurde nouvelles mines. Le sys-tème serait aussi davan-tage respectueux desdroits des propriétaires deterres privées et permet-trait d’éliminer les inci-dences surl’environnement du jalon-nement au sol des claimsminiers.L’Ontario poursuit son

processus de modernisa-tion de la Loi sur les minespour veiller à ce qu’elledemeure un chef de filemondial aux chapitres del’exploration et de l’ex-ploitation des minéraux.Moderniser l’enreg-istrement des claimsminiers s’inscrit dans leplan du gouvernementvisant à renforcer laprovince. Ce plan com-prend quatre volets : inve-stir dans les talents et lescompétences de la popu-lation, faire le plus impor-tant investissement dansl’infrastructure publique del’histoire de l’Ontario, créerun environnement dy-namique et novateur oùles entreprises prospèrent,et établir un régime d'é-pargne-retraite sûr.CITATIONS« Si elles sont adoptées,ces modifications pro-posées à la Loi sur lesmines permettront à la foisde mettre en place un sys-tème moderne et efficaced’enregistrement desclaims miniers etd’améliorer l’avantagecompétitif de l’Ontariocomme région minière

dominante. »— M. Michael Gravelle,ministre du Développe-ment du Nord et desMinesFAITS EN BREF• Le processus de mod-

ernisation de la Loi surles mines fait partie inté-grante du Plan de crois-sance du Nord del’Ontario, une initiative dugouvernement de l’On-tario.

• L’enregistrement en lignedes claims ferait en sorteque les limites des claimsminiers soient très pré-cises, car lesprospecteurs titulairesd’un permis enregistr-eraient leurs claims ensélectionnant des cel-lules prédéfinies sur unegrille en ligne super-posée sur une carte del’Ontario.

• En 2014, le secteurminier de l’Ontario asoutenu 26 000 emploisdirects et 50 000 autresemplois dans les secteursde la transformation etde la fabrication, et a pro-duit pour une valeur de11 milliards de dollars deminéraux.

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December 7, 2015 – TP15073036

Thunder Bay District Crime Stoppers and the GreenstoneOPP are asking for the public's help in finding the per-son(s) responsible for a theft in Nakina. On August 25,2015 at approximately 7:00 a.m. the Ontario ProvincialPolice, Greenstone Detachment officers were called toinvestigate a Break, Enter & Theft that occurred at theNakina Airport.

Unknown suspect(s) forced their way into the financialoffices in the airport and made off with a large quantityof money.

The Break, Enter & Theft occurred sometime between10:30 p.m. on August 24, 2015 and 6:30 a.m. on the 25August, 2015.

Crime Stoppers may pay up to $2000.00 for informationthat leads to the arrest of person(s) responsible for thiscrime.

Anyone with information about who may be responsiblefor this crime or any other crime is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit a web tip atwww.tipsubmit.com.

Make the call that helps us all…your identity will remainanonymous and you could be paid a reward for infor-mation that helps solve this crime or any other crime.You will not have to testify in court.

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New Law Ensures Strong Representation in the NorthProvince to Preserve Northern Ridings

December 2, 2015Today Ontario passed leg-islation that will helpstrengthen the province’selection system and en-sure that Northern Ontariocontinues to have a strongvoice in the provincial leg-islature.While the Electoral Bound-aries Act, 2015 will in-crease the number ofprovincial ridings in south-ern Ontario to make themconsistent with new fed-eral electoral boundaries,the existing 11 northernridings will be maintainedso that northern communi-ties continue to have effec-tive representation of theirunique interests.In 2005, the province tooklegislative action to pre-serve Northern Ontario’selectoral boundaries in-stead of mirroring the fed-eral redistribution, whichreduced the number offederal seats in NorthernOntario from 11 to 10.The Chief Electoral Officerrecommended that On-tario adjust its electoralboundaries. Ontario is alsocommitted to addressingother recommendationsmade by the Chief Elec-toral Officer, including:• Engaging more young

people in the votingprocess through pre-reg-istration of 16- and 17-year-olds (the minimumvoting age would remain18)

• Strengthening rules onelection-related third-party advertising.

The new electoral map willbe in place for the nextgeneral election sched-uled for 2018.Enhancing the fairnessand integrity of the elec-tion system is part of thegovernment's plan to buildOntario up. The four-partplan includes investing inpeople’s talents and skills,making the largest invest-ment in public infrastruc-ture in Ontario’s history,creating a dynamic, inno-vative environment wherebusiness thrives, and build-ing a secure retirementsavings plan.QUOTE“There is no question thateconomically and socially,the North is a unique andvital part of Ontario. Thisbill re-affirms our govern-ment’s commitment to pro-tect representation forNorthern Ontario and pro-vides a strong voice for theNorth, now and in the fu-ture.

- Michael Gravelle, Minis-ter of Northern Develop-ment and Mines“Increasing the number ofseats in Ontario’s legisla-ture will help ensure thereis representation that re-flects our growing popula-tion. I am pleased to seethe province continue totake steps to strengthenour democracy.”--Madeleine Meilleur, Attor-ney GeneralQUICK FACTS• The Electoral BoundariesAct, 2015 increases thenumber of provincial rid-ings in southern Ontariofrom 96 to 111. Thisaligns with the new fed-eral boundaries, and bet-ter reflects populationshifts and increases. Mostnew ridings are in areasthat have seen substan-tial population growth,such as Toronto, Peel,York, Durham and Ot-tawa

• According to the ChiefElectoral Officer, provi-sional registration couldallow Elections Ontario towork with schools andthe driver’s licensing pro-gram to encourage 16-and 17-year-olds to pre-register so they are readyto vote once they turn 18.

Hearty Soup Offers a Delicious Health Boost(NC) The new <30 Daysapp from the Heart andStroke Foundation offerssimple daily challenges tohelp you live a healthierlife.One challenge suggestseating an orange veg-etable. Orange veggiesand fruit have been shownto reduce your risk of heartdisease, stroke and dia-betes, thanks to their highvitamin and mineral con-tent.This delicious soup fromthe Foundation's recipecollection includes two or-ange vegetables.

CARROT SQUASH SOUPPrep time: 10 minutesCook time: 40 minutesMakes: 7 1-cup servings

Ingredients• 4 large carrots, chopped• 3 large whole cloves garlic• 1 acorn squash, peeledand cubed (about 4cups/1 L)

• 1 onion, chopped• 2 tsp (10 mL) curry powder• 2 tsp (10 mL) dried thymeleaves or 1 tbsp (15 mL)chopped fresh

• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) groundginger or 2 tsp (10 mL)minced fresh

• 4 cups (1 L) no saltadded vegetable orchicken broth

• 1/4 cup (50 mL) lightsour cream or yogurt

• 1/4 cup (50 mL) choppedfresh cilantro

Directions1. In a large pot, combine

carrots, garlic, squashand onion. Stir in currypowder, thyme and gin-ger. Pour in broth andbring to a boil.

2. Reduce heat, cover andsimmer for about 40minutes or until carrotsand squash are verytender.

3. Ladle soup in batchesinto a blender, or use animmersion blender topuree the soup untilsmooth.

4. Ladle into bowls anddollop with a little sourcream and sprinkle withcilantro to serve.

Tip: Make this soup in theslow cooker to bring to apotluck. Put all the ingredi-ents into a slow cookerand cook on low for 6hours or on high for 3hours. Use an immersionblender to puree the soupand then serve it right outof the slow cooker, keep-ing it warm on the buffet.

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newsGravelle touts Ontario’s Proven

Progress on Plan to Support Growth At a time of fundamentaleconomic change, On-tario is supporting busi-ness by capitalizing on itsdiversified economy. TheProvince has alreadymade significant progresson its plan to grow theeconomy, create jobs andpromote a fair society in abalanced and fiscally re-sponsible manner. Goingforward, the Province willimplement its plan to helpmore businesses succeedand grow, and provide op-portunities for all Ontari-ans.

Today, Finance MinisterCharles Sousa presentedthe 2015 Ontario Eco-nomic Outlook and FiscalReview. The Province isnow forecasting reviseddeficits of $7.5 billion in2015-16 and $4.5 billionin 2016-17. This is an im-provement of $1 billion in2015-16 and $0.3 billionin 2016-17 comparedwith the deficit targets laidout in the 2015 Budget.The government remainscommitted to balancingthe budget by 2017-18.

Ontario’s economy contin-ues to grow in an increas-ingly competitive globalenvironment. Since the2009 recessionary low,the Province has created559,600 jobs, the majorityof which are full-time posi-tions and in industries thatpaid above-averagewages. The provincial un-employment rate of 6.8per cent is below the na-tional average. Ontariohas become one of thestrongest growing provin-cial economies in Canada,and private-sector econo-mists expect this growth

Province Delivering on Commitments and Beating Fiscal Targetstrend to continue over thenext two years.

The Review outlines thegovernment’s progress todate and its plans to helpthe province thrive finan-cially while maintainingvital public services for On-tarians.

Supporting a Dynamicand Innovative BusinessClimateThe government is helpingOntario businesses growand succeed so they cancreate rewarding, high-paying jobs and contributeto the province’s eco-nomic prosperity. Recentprogress includes:• Proposing to remove the

Debt Retirement Charge(DRC) from all non-resi-dential electricity bills onApril 1, 2018, ninemonths earlier than pre-viously estimated. Thiswill provide certainty onthe end date of the DRCfor non-residential elec-tricity users, loweringcosts for commercial, in-dustrial and other users.As previously an-nounced, the DRC will beremoved from residentialbills as of January 1,2016.• Launching a new Busi-

ness Growth Initiativethat will focus on sup-porting the scale-up ofsmall firms, promotingan innovation-basedeconomy and moderniz-ing regulations for busi-ness.• Proposing a down pay-ment of $325 million in2015-16 through aGreen Investment Fundthat will be targeted atreducing greenhousegas emissions while

strengthening the econ-omy. Through this initialinvestment, the Fund willsupport energy retrofitsin homes (including af-fordable housing), en-ergy efficiencyinvestments in small andmedium-sized busi-nesses and industry, sup-port for Aboriginalcommunities, and newinvestments in electricvehicle infrastructure. • Supporting the sharing

economy to harness theopportunities it presentswhile protecting Ontarioconsumers and workers.This is an emerging sec-tor that has immense po-tential to foster economicgrowth and innovation. • Establishing a steeringcommittee, co-chaired byMinister Sousa and theMinister Responsible forWomen’s Issues, TracyMacCharles, to improverepresentation ofwomen on boards andin senior executive posi-tions. • Eliminating restrictions toallow pension plans tofurther invest in busi-nesses. • Proposing to Modernize

the Mining Act in orderto implement a province-wide Online Registrationof mining claims and ad-ministration of mininglands.

Building Modern Trans-portation and Infrastruc-tureOntario has committed tomaking the largest invest-ment in public infrastruc-ture in its history. Thisinvestment, with morethan $134 billion over 10years in priorities such asroads, bridges and publictransit, will support morethan 110,000 jobs on av-erage per year. Since the2015 Budget, the govern-ment has announced sup-port for more than 200projects that will keep peo-ple and goods moving,connect communities andimprove quality of life. Re-cent progress includes:• Continuing improve-ments along NorthernHighways includingresurfacing roads, ex-panded passing lanes,replacing bridges andfour-laning of sections ofHighway 69 south ofSudbury and sections ofHighway 11/17 east of

Thunder Bay with a $560million investment in2015-16 through theNorthern Highways Pro-gram. • Reaffirming our govern-ment’s $1 billion commit-ment to invest intransportation infrastruc-ture in the province’sRing of Fire. Further-more, our government isinvesting with the federalgovernment and 4 firstNation communities in aRegional CommunityService Corridor Study,to look at ways of betterserving the transporta-tion needs of remote FirstNation communities inthe Ring of Fire. • Expanding access to

Broadband and FiberOptic internet services in-cluding to more than2,000 homes in nearbyFort Williams First Nation,and the municipalities ofShuniah, OliverPaipoonge, and Nee-bing.

Working Together To-wards a Stronger Ontarioand a Stronger Canada Ontarians are ready for anew collaborative ap-proach to federalism inCanada that is driven by aset of common goals andvalues. The Province looksforward to working to-gether with the federalgovernment on a numberof initiatives including im-plementing the OntarioRetirement Pension Plan,combating climatechange, building infra-structure, sustaininghealth care, collaboratingwith our Aboriginal part-ners and supporting inter-national relief efforts tohelp welcome and resettlerefugees in the province.

The government’s eco-nomic plan is building On-tario up. The four-part planincludes investing in peo-ple's talents and skills,making the largest invest-ment in public infrastruc-ture in Ontario's history,creating a dynamic and in-novative environmentwhere business thrivesand strengthening retire-ment security for Ontari-ans.

QUOTE“Our government is notonly embracing change,we are driving change

particularly here in theNorth. We have a plan, weare sticking to it and weare making progress forgreater prosperity. By fos-tering an innovative anddynamic business environ-ment and investing in pub-lic infrastructure, we aremaking the province morecompetitive and produc-tive while enhancing thelives of everyone who callsOntario home.”– Michael Gravelle, MPPThunder Bay-SuperiorNorth

QUICK FACTS• The Province’s achieve-ments in combatting theunderground economyhave generated a $225million revenue increaseabove what was re-ported in the 2015Budget. • In September, the PublicAccounts of Ontario2014-2015 reported thedeficit for 2014-15 was$10.3 billion, an im-provement of $2.2 billioncompared with the pro-jection in the 2014Budget. This marks thesixth year in a row thatOntario has beaten itsdeficit target.• For the second year in arow, fDI Intelligence se-lected Ontario as thenumber one destinationin North America forglobal foreign direct in-vestment based on capi-tal spending projects.• Non-tax revenue, includ-ing the net revenue fromthe Hydro One initialpublic offering, is pro-jected to be about $1.1billion higher than fore-cast in the 2015 Budget.• Ontario’s interest on debtexpense for 2015-16 isnow projected to be$140 million less thanforecast in the 2015Budget.• Ontario’s long-term bor-rowing requirement for2015-16 has decreasedby $1 billion from the2015 Budget projection. • Real GDP is forecasted togrow at 1.9 per cent in2015 and 2.2 per centannually, on average,over the 2016-2018 pe-riod.• Ontario’s combined fed-eral-provincial generalCorporate Income Taxrate is lower than thecomparable rate in anyU.S. state.

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NewsGREENSTONE GOLD’S HARDROCK PROJECT: AN UPDATE

Part 2 – Environmental Assessments: Soil, Water, Airby E.J. LavoieStantec Consulting Ltd.,

on behalf of the company,has collected samples inthe field and incorporateddata from historicalsources. Stantec has ana-lyzed the samples anddrawn conclusions.

Stantec collected soilfrom mine sites. Historicmine site soils exceededacceptable criteria for anti-mony, arsenic, boron, andmolybdenum. The minetailings soils (from the oldMacLeod-Cockshutt andHardrock mines) exceededcriteria for antimony, ar-senic, free cyanide, iron,and manganese.In an effort to understandthe geochemistry of mate-rials that will be generatedby the Hardrock Project,Stantec collected andtested over 500 samplesof ore, waste rock, overbur-den, and tailings. Stantecanalyzed approximately8,000 more samples fortotal sulphur and carbon,and trace element concen-trations. It is not clear fromthe documents how theProject will utilize this infor-mation.More exact technical datahas been published on thePremier Gold Mines web-site, but the non-technicalmind will find the informa-tion formidable.

Stantec also collectedgroundwater samples. Itdetermined that, overall,groundwater in overbur-den and shallow bedrock

flows towards KenogamisisLake. The layman may find the

information on surfacewater quality more under-standable. Barton Baydoes have elevated levelsof toxic metals whose pri-mary source “appears tobe the MacLeod Tailingsand phosphorus from theMunicipal Sewage Treat-ment Plant”. The Hardrockmine tailings contribute ar-senic to the Central Basinof Kenogamisis Lake.Historical mining activitieshave also contributed ele-vated levels of arsenic inthe lake via Mosher Lake,Marron Creek, the SW ArmTributary (a recentlynamed creek flowing intothe Southwest Arm), andsundry creeks.Stantec concluded that

air quality is influenced bythe community of Gerald-ton, by traffic on Highway11, and by “potential longrange transport of contam-inants from other emis-sions sources”. In the lattercase, residents can recallsmoke and/or hazy skiesattributed to forest firesand even distant volcaniceruptions. An air monitoring station

was established near theProject’s main site in No-vember 2014 and oper-ated until June 2015. In acomment on the draftTerms of Reference, On-tario Parks stated that it “isconcerned that air qualitywill decrease due to open

pit mining and on site pro-cessing/crushing,” citingdust, odour, and chemi-cals.Stantec established three

monitoring stations to cap-ture sound emissions. Dur-ing daytime house,vehicular traffic accountedfor most noises, and dur-ing nighttime hours, thenatural environment did.No surprises there. Thereis no indication of how thisinformation will be utilized.

On the topic of surfacewater, the Project is pro-posing to divert a creekand construct a canal.Goldfield Creek drainsGoldfield Lake into theSouthwest Arm. The creek

runs across the area pro-posed as a tailings man-agement facility. TheProject proposes to divertthe flow northeast, acrossa low height of land, into awatercourse labeled SWTributary, which emptiesinto the Southwest Armcloser to the Project’s mainsite. The Project’s originalproposal would havemeant the diversion ofGoldfield Creek into theWintering River system.The open houses on No-

vember 18 did suggestthat the diversion was a re-

sponse to a concern fromoutside the Project. TheAboriginal community didaddress this issue duringthe draft Terms of Refer-ence process, preferringthat the Project “eliminatethe need for watercoursealignments” and “includeseparate alternative meth-ods”.

The studies referencedearlier influenced the loca-tion of proposed wasterock storage areas. The

Waste rock storage areas will occupy a major portion of the Project Development Area.Note the diversion of Goldfield Creek. Image by Greenstone Gold Mines.

Historic mine tailings still affect the quality of water in Kenogamisis Lake. Note the natural channel that Goldfield Creek uses, through the proposed tailing managementfacility. Image by Greenstone Gold Mines.

Residents are concerned about the impact of new mining on water and air quality and on noise levels. Theambiance of the MacLeod Park music jamboree in thesummer of 2005 owed a great deal to its setting. PhotoMichel Lafrance.

Project wished to avoid theproximity of numerous sur-face water occurrences. Asthe map shows, four pri-mary areas are namedWaste Rock A, B, C, and D.There are two contingencyareas, one of which (AC) islocated on the front 9holes (the historic 9) ofKenogamisis Golf Club.Waste Rock A will obliter-ate the back 9 holes (thenewer 9) behind the Inter-pretive Centre. The contin-gency areas, of course,would be used only if nec-essary.

Another consideration(primarily a financial one)was to reduce the distanceof the truck haul from theopen pit.The studies may have in-

fluenced the realignmentof Highway 11 (describedin Part 3). [Parts 3 & 4 will explore the en-vironmental assessments ofthe area’s natural and culturalheritage resources. Edgar J.Lavoie is a writer based inGreenstone, whiskyjackpub-lishing.ca.]


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2013 SUPERIOR-GREENSTONEDISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD meetsthe 3rd Monday of each month at6:30 p.m. Public access to themeetings is provided by videocon-ference from the Geraldton Com-posite High SchoolVideoconference Room. ----------------------- • ----------------------Geraldton District Hospital Boardmeetings are the first Tuesday of themonth, 5:30 pm in the Hospital BoardRoom. Public welcome.----------------------- • ----------------------Greenstone Public Library Boardmeets once a month. Please con-tact the CEO at 854-2421 for dateand time. Public welcome.----------------------- • ----------------------St. Theresa’s Catholic Women'sLeague meetings are on the 3rdTues. of the month, 7:30 pm in therectory. Members and non mem-bers are invited to attend.----------------------- • ----------------------Nakina Fish & Game Club - Meet onthe third Wednesday of Jan., March,May, July, Sept. and Nov. at the Her-itage Building at 7:00 pm.----------------------- • ----------------------Geraldton Kinsmen meet everyWednesday at the Kinsmen Hall lo-cated at 406 1st Street East at 8 pm.All men welcome. ----------------------- • ----------------------Greenstone Family Health TeamBoard meetings are the secondWednesday of the month at4:45pm in the Greenstone FamilyHealth Team Board Room. Meet-ings held in Jan., Mar., Apr., Jun.,Sept. and Nov. Public Welcome.----------------------- • ----------------------Geraldton District Chamber ofCommerce meets the secondThursday of the month at 6:30pm in the meeting room at theElsie Dugard Public Library. Mem-bers are invited to attend.----------------------- • ----------------------Longlac Chamber of Commercemeets on the 2nd Tuesday of eachmonth at 7:30pm in the LonglacTourist Information Centre. All mem-bers invited----------------------- • -----------------------St. John the Baptist CWL meetingsare the first Wednesday of themonth at 7:00 pm at the church.New members are welcome!----------------------- • -----------------------Geraldton Community Forest Inc.Board Meetings held every 3rdWednesday of the monthGreenstone Regional Skills Centre105 MacOdrum Drive at the Ger-aldton Airport 7:00 pm All Welcome----------------------- • -----------------------The Geraldton District HospitalAuxiliary meets the 3rd Sundayof each month at 2 pm in theGDH Conference Room. Nomeetings in July or August.

Prenatal Classes in Geraldton andLonglac. To register call 854-0454Thunder Bay Health Unit ----------------------- • ----------------------Clothing Exchange for Infants atThunderbird Friendship Centre. Anyinfants clothing (0-36 mos.) you arewilling to donate, or free to take whatyou need. For more info call 854-1060.----------------------- • ----------------------Centre de Ressources du ClubCanadien Français de Geraldton:Est maintenant ouvert du lundi aumerredi, de 13h à 17h et le jeudide 13h à 16h. Lucille Dumais (Co-ordonnatrice) 854-1170. ----------------------- • ----------------------#227 Squadron Air Cadets -Wednesday nights at G.C.H.S. Startsat 6:15pm Contact: Lt. LeBlanc854-1996. ----------------------- • ----------------------Geraldton Karate Club - Contact:Lynnea Zuefle (854-0015), Tues-day and Thursday 6:00pm to7:00pm for the Junior Belts and7:15pm to 8:45pm for the SeniorBelts/Adult Class, G.C.H.S. ----------------------- • ----------------------Longlac Martial Arts Club (Karate)- Contact: Sean Berard 876-4774or 876-9572. Chateau JeunessGym, Mon & Wed. 6:30pm-9:00pm. ----------------------- • ----------------------Tsuruoka Karate Club classes,downstairs at Longlac Seniors Cen-tre, Monday, Wednesday not fri-days. 6:45 - 9:00. Person tocontact- Andre Courtemanche @876-4404----------------------- • ----------------------Girl Guides of Canada, Geraldton:Contact Liz Brown, 854-0708.Adult volunteers welcomed.----------------------- • ----------------------Workshops/On-line TrainingMTW Employment Services offers avariety workshops, free of charge,available Mon – Fri every week ofevery month. Computers and en-rollment assistance are availablefor online training certification.Please call or visit the locationnearest you. 876-4222 or 854-1234----------------------- • ----------------------

Geraldton Hospice Northwest Pal-liative Care Support Services - Formore information, call CandiceBottle at 854-1862 ext. 138.----------------------- • ----------------------Do you, a family member or friendsuffer from depression, manic de-pression, panic attacks, schizo-phrenia or other mental illness? Tofind out how we can help, pleasecall the Mental Illness Support Net-work at 854-2649. ----------------------- • ----------------------

- Area AA Meetings -OPEN DOOR GROUP, Long Lac Pen-tacostal Assembly, 92 Skinner Ave.Long Lac, Sunday’s 7:00 pmContact: 854 6891

STARTING OVER GROUP, GeraldtonThunderbird Friendship Centre, 301Beamish Ave.W. Geraldton, Tues-day’s 7:00 pm. Contact 853 1036

IN GERALDTON, 1st Tuesday ofevery month is an Open MeetingWelcome to the General Public. ----------------------- • ----------------------TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)Weight Loss Support Group meetsTues., Longlac Senior's Centre.Weigh-in begins 4:30pm, meeting5:00pm. Everyone is welcome.

PUBLIC BLOOD PRESSURE CLINICthe 3rd Thurs every month at 1:15 ----------------------- • ----------------------SENIORS ACTIVITIES IN NAKINA:111 Kingsland Street, Tuesday & Thursday Carpet Bowl-ing 1:00 P.M.Friday Night Bingo Doors Open @6:00 P.M. Bingo Starts @ 7:30 P.M.General Meetings : 2nd Thursdayof each month @ 7:00 P.M.Pot Luck Dinners : 3rd Thursday ofeach month @ 5:00 P.M.Curling every Monday andWednesday @ 1:00 p.m.All members welcome----------------------- • ----------------------QUILTING & CRAFTS have nowstarted in the Seniors Room atthe Geraldton Complex. Tues-days from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. ----------------------- • ----------------------

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Fall Programs 2015. Please call876-2271 or drop in for more info.All programs free of charge, withthe exception of CommunityKitchen (where participants sharethe cost of purchased food).

LAB: Every Monday & Wednesdayfrom 8:00 to 12:00.

WALK-IN CLINIC: Tuesday evenings4:30-7:00.

DIABETIC FOOT CARE: Call 876-2271 for an appointment or formore info.

BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC: EveryWednesday from 9 to 4; no ap-pointment necessary.

SENIORS’ BLOOD PRESSURECLINIC: Second Tuesday of everymonth, at 1:30. At the Seniors’ Clubin Longlac; no appointment neces-sary.

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TAI CHI: Promote better balance, in-crease circulation and joint flexibil-ity. Tuesdays 10:00-11:00 atNorWest Community Health Cen-tre. Open to everyone. (October-April)

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COMMUNITY KITCHEN: Once amonth we meet to cook nutritious,low-cost meals. Ideas are sharedfor recipes; cooking takes place thefollowing week at the Health Cen-tre. You then bring home yourmeals and surplus to freeze. Smallfee, to cover cost of groceries pur-chased.

DIABETES EDUCATION AND PREVEN-TION: first Wednesday of themonth, at 7:00pm.

GERALDTONNAKINA PARENTS & TOTS / parents et bambins: Nakina Kids N’Us/Petit Chez Nous in Nakina at301 Algoma Street. Tues. and Thurs.morning from 9:30am - 11:30am atthe EDDC.

Nakina Kids N'US / Petite ChezNous - Childcare for ages 0-12years, open 7-5 on a daily basis, butif care is need before 7 or after 5can be opened as early as 6 and aslate as 6. Call Cassie at 329-8592.

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newsLancement du livre de La Joie de VivreLe 14 novembre dernier,au Centre culturel fran-cophone de Geraldton,c’était tout un événement :le lancement du livre del’organisme des aînés fran-cophones intitulé « La Joiede Vivre de Geraldton : De1987 à nos jours ». Plusde 90 personnes se sontrassemblés pour célébrerce moment historique.Fondé le 22 novembre1987, l’année 2015 mar-que le 28ième anniver-saire de fondation. Lesaînés francophones serassemblent pour vivre desleurs activités dans leurlangue et pour partagerleur culture. On y compte139 membres!Après avoir célébré le27ième anniversaire en2014, l’édition du livre meten valeur l’histoire de l’or-ganisme, les gens qui ontœuvré, les bénévoles quisont essentiels au bonfonctionnement de l’or-ganisme, les efforts dé-ployés pour obtenir desservices pour les aînés ettoutes les activités socialeset culturelles organisées.

Un chapitre est spéciale-ment dédié à l’histoire dutissage grâce à notre mag-nifique salle de métiers. (7métiers). Le livre se veutun héritage communau-taire dans Greenstone etune histoire vécue à dé-couvrir.Dans son discours, la prési-dente, Mme Claudette Pel-letier, a tenu à remercier legouvernement pour sonappui financier grâce auProgramme NouveauxHorizons pour Aînés deServices Canada qui a per-mis de mettre en œuvre ceprojet. Elle a aussi saluéles recherches, le travaild’écriture et le temps al-loué de Monique Per-reault, l’appui et lesconseils précieux del’AFNOO par l’intermédi-aire d’Élodie Bedouet etAudrey Debruyne. Un tra-vail magnifique au pointde vue graphismes a étéeffectué par ArianeThibault. Les Éditions duNord-Ouest ont fait l’im-pression du livre et grâceau numéro ISBN, notrelivre sera répertorié dans

les bibliothèques na-tionales d’Ottawa et duQuébec. Après la présentationPower Point sur l’histoirede La Joie de Vivre de Ger-aldton réalisée par AustinBull, le souper spaghetti asuivi avec la participationmusicale du guitariste M.Jim Guillemette. Puis ce fut au tour desélèves de l’école St-Josephqui ont présenté unechorégraphie de danse enligne avec la chanson deAchy Breaky Dance enfrançais. Il s’agit de GracieGardiner, CatherineKennedy, Gabrielle Horan,Brooklyn Deroy, etChanelle Anctil sous la su-pervision de Monique Per-reault. Bravo les filles! Le plaisir a été rajoutéquand Irène Haslam a di-verti l’assistance en lesfaisant participer à seschansons à répondre.Bravo Irène! Dans le cadre de l’anniver-saire des 400 ans de laprésence française en On-tario, l’AFNOO a exposé lekiosque interactif au sujetde Samuel de Champlainpour sensibiliser les Cana-

diens au rôle qu’il a jouédans l’essor de l’Ontario etdu reste du Canada. Deuxdélégués de l’AFNOO,Miguel Lachance et Paula

Haapanen, ont tenu cekiosque. Mme Jeanned’Arc Gosselin estl’heureuse gagnante dupanier offert par l’AFNOO.Merci à tous les bénévolesqui se sont impliqués dansLa Joie de Vivre depuis1987 et ceux qui continu-ent de s’impliquer pour lemieux-être des aînés etégalement à tous ceux quisupportent l’organisme.Les aînés contribuent àune communauté saine etdynamique. Merci auxbénévoles qui ont con-tribué au succès de cettefête! Merci également auxinvités de l’extérieur quisont venus célébrer etpartager notre joie!Le livre est en vente.Veuillez contacterMonique Perreault pourplus d’informations. Sivous avez pris des photosde l’événement, svpveuillez les faire parvenir à[email protected]

Discours de Claudette Pelletier et présentation du livrepar Monique Perreult

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All claims against the Estate ofALEXANDER JAMES NORD, late ofLonglac, Ontario, who passedaway an August 19, 2014, mustbe filed with the undersigned So-licitors by January 4, 2016, afterwhich date the Estate will be dis-tributed having regard only toclaims which the undersignedthen has notice.Dated at Thunder Bay, Ontariothis 25th day of November, 2015.

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JOE BENWELL

In loving memory of a dear Husband, Dad and Papa Joe onthe first anniversary of his passing.

You are lovingly remembered,sadly missed and

forever in our hearts

With all our LoveSue, James/Jenn,

Jesse/Liane, Barb/Ray,Cole, Ami, Ava, Skye, Jace, Elkin and Esper

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WILLIAM “BILL “ ENNISApril 19 1948 - Dec. 8, 2012

Those we hold most dearnever leave us ...They live on in the

kindness they showedThe comfort they shared

and the Love theybrought into our lives.

~Always remeberedby your family

M. FERNAND DUMAIS

M. Fernand Dumais est décédé le1er décembre 2015 à l’âge de77 ans, à l’Hôpital du district deGeraldton. Il laisse dans le deuilson épouse: Gisèle ainsi que sesenfants: Danny (Betty Turega) deThunder Bay et Stéphane(Stéphanie Wiggins) de Gerald-ton. Il laisse aussi dans le deuilses frères: Jean-Guy de Montréal,Normand (Ginette) de Lac-aux-Saumons et Magella (Lucille) deGeraldton ainsi que 3 petits-en-fants. Pré-décédé par ses par-ents: Léon Dumais et ElmireGagné et sa soeur: Marie-ClaireLafrance. La famille recevra lescondoléances le vendredi 4décembre de 19h00 à 21h00 àla Résidence funéraire Fawcett.Les funérailles, célébrée par JeanMorin, ptre, aura lieu le samedi 5décembre à l’église Ste-Thérèse à11h00. L’inhumation aura lieu aucimetière Pinegarove de Gerald-ton et une réception suivra aucentre culturel francophone deGeraldton. Vos dons à l’hôpital dudistrict de Geraldton seraientgrandement appréciés. Pour offrirvos condoléances, visitez le siteInternet de la résidence funéraireFawcett Funeral Home au:www.rfffh.com

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informativeBook launching of «La Joie de Vivre»

Geraldton’s French Seniors’ ClubSpectacular event at theCentre culturel francoph-one de Geraldton on EastSt. last November 14th Official launching of book«La Joie de Vivre de Ger-aldton – 1987 à nos jours»Over 90 persons gatheredto celebrate this historicmomentEstablished on November22 1987, the year 2015marks the 28th anniver-sary of founding. TheFrench Seniors gather tocelebrate together andmaintain their traditions.There are presently 139active members. Following the 27th an-niversary celebrations in2014, the book highlightsthe organisation’s history,those who worked, the vol-unteers essential to its op-eration, the efforts requiredto obtain senior servicesand all associated socialand cultural activities. Achapter is especially de-voted to the history ofweaving due to our mag-nificent looms room (7looms). This book is aGreenstone CommunityHeritage with history in themaking.Mrs. Claudette Pelletierpresident, made a point, inher speech, to thank Serv-ice Canada New Horizonsfor Seniors for their finan-cial support to this project.

She also noted the hoursof research and time spentcomposing text byMonique Perreault as wellas the precious guidanceprovided by ElodieBedouet and Audrey De-bruyne of AFFNO. Themagnificent graphic de-sign was provided by Ari-ane Thibault. Printing of thebook is by Les Éditions duNord-Ouest. Thanks toISBN registration our bookwill be listed with the na-tional libraries of both Ot-tawa and Quebec. A Power Point presentationby Austin Bull on the his-tory of «La Joie de Vivre deGeraldton» was followedby a spaghetti dinner withmusical participation byguitarist Mr. JimGuillemette. Then camestudents from «école St-Joseph» with a line danc-ing interpretation of thesong Achy Breaky Dance inFrench. Participants wereGracie Gardiner, Cather-ine Kennedy, GabrielleHoran, Brooklyn Deroy andChannele Anctil super-vised by Monique Per-reault. Job well done girls!Further enjoyment wasprovided when IreneHaslam added some goodold French Canadian singalongs.In the spirit of 400 yearsFrench presence in On-

tario, Miguel Lachanceand Paula Haapanen ofAFNOO presented an in-teractive kiosk of Samuelde Champlain to remindCanadians of the part heplayed in the developmentof Ontario and Canada.Mrs. Jeanne d’Arc Gosselinwas the happy winner of abasket of goodies offered

by AFNOO.Many thanks to all the vol-unteers involved with «LaJoie de Vivre» as well as allthose who continue tosupport the organisation.All seniors contribute to ahealthy and dynamic com-munity. Thanks also to allthe volunteers who con-tributed to the success of

these festivities. Finally,thank you to all out oftown visitors who came tocelebrate our joy.The book is on sale. Pleasecontact Monique Perreaultfor more information. Wewould appreciate if youwould forward any photostaken of the event [email protected]

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