WEDNESDAY, April 9, 2014 - Vol. 69 No. 25

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GEDC Appoints new Executive DirectorGreenstone EconomicDevelopment Corpora-tion (GEDC) is a bilin-gual, non-profit,community based or-ganization led by a vol-unteer Board ofDirectors that servicesthe communities withinthe Municipality ofGreenstone. Our organ-ization supports Green-stone’s vision for aprosperous and sustain-able future through itsmany pro-business ini-tiatives.

The Directors of theGreenstone EconomicDevelopment Corpora-tion would like to an-nounce theappointment of theirnew bilingual ExecutiveDirector, Denis Cloutier.He started this engage-ment on March 3, 2014.

Denis was born andraised in Geraldton.Other than the BusinessAdministration coursetaken in Thunder Bay allother schooling wasdone in the Greenstonearea. During his thirty

five plus years of workexperience he has beenengaged in numerouslocal companies withover half of this timebeing the owner ofthese enterprises. He ex-perienced the ups anddowns of the economyin this region and has avery good understand-ing of the challengesthat our local entrepre-neurs are experiencing.“I believe that the expe-riences gained in myself-employment will bebeneficial in developingprojects and strategiesfor this Northern Ontarioregion, and to find localsolutions to problemsunique to this area.”

We welcome Denis tothe GEDC team and areconfident that he will dohis part to efficientlyguide the future devel-opment of the corpora-tion in the GreenstoneRegion.

Denis is Pictured to theright

LOCAL TEAM ADVANCES TO NATIONAL CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP!

See full story as well as other Geraldton Curling Club News on page 2!

PLEASE NOTE:Advertising Deadlinefor April 23rd edition

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www.InvestInGreenstone.caUPDATED FREQUENTLY!Municipal Economic Development Office

GERALDTON MINOR HOCKEY CASH CALENDAR

WINNERS

March 29 #1190

GuyleneLevesque

$25

March 30 #93

Remi Lebel $50

March 31 #344

Margaret Ten Hoeve

$100

April 1 #562Dilico $25

April 2 #729

Kathy Kurish $25

April 3 #754

Bernie Pietsch $25

April 4 #1274

Derek Young $25

Many of you have proba-bly heard the saying that“third time is a charm”, wellif you ask Dave Barker andhis men’s curling teamthey will say “the fourthtime is even better” as thispast weekend Barker,along with Brian Aaltonen,Ron Melhuish and KurtPristanski, won the North-ern Ontario Traveler’sClub Curling ProvincialChampionship held at theCopper Cliff Curling Clubjust outside of Sudbury, intheir fourth appearance atthis event!Six years ago Dominion In-surance – now under theTraveler’s umbrella -started an annual curlingchampionship for men’sand women’s regular clubcurling teams who enjoythe sport recreationally,and support their clubleagues on a regular basiseach year. Teams fromevery corner of the countryare given an opportunityto compete inprovincial/territorial com-petition leading to a na-tional championship – theultimate experience forclub curlers - where theteams are treated to thesame atmosphere as that

of being at the Scotties orBrier. On the last weekend ofMarch, each of the NOCA’ssix curling regions wererepresented by a men’sand women’s team whoplayed a round robin com-petition followed by finalgame between the firstand second place teams.Region 3 was representedin the Ladies division bythe team of Karen Saari-maki, Heather Dyke, TaraEvoy and Sylvie Fortierwho had a disappointingweekend and finished witha 1-4 record. In the men’s division, theBarker team played verywell and finished theround robin with a 4-1record, losing only oneclose game to the ScottSeabrook team from SooCurlers, who went throughundefeated at 5-0. Barkerand Seabrook then met inthe championship gamewith Barker coming outwith a convincing 10-4win.

Congratulations andgood luck to Dave, Brian,Ron and Kurt as “TeamNorthern Ontario” at theTraveler’s Club Curling Na-tional Championship to be

held at the Mayflower Curl-ing Club in Halifax in No-vember of 2014!

Other Geraldton CurlingClub News:

The 2nd annual MixedBusiness Challenge Bon-spiel was held on March21st and 22nd, organizedby Kurt Pristanski, with 12teams taking part. Teamswere divided into twopools, each team played 3– four end games, withpoints given for gamesand ends won, pointsscored etc. Cash prizeswere awarded to teams forwins. Each team then ad-vanced to one of the three

events based on the pointsearned and semi-final andfinal games were thenplayed. The results wereas follows:A Event1. GCC - Karen Saarimaki,Jim Smith, Donna Smith,Sylvie Fortier2. Le Chateau - ClaudeBeaulieu, Star Beaulieu,Jean-Louis Lepage, LoriBeaulieuB Event1. OPS #2 - Dave Barker,Pina Luomala, DominiqueLafrance, SuzanneLafrance2. OPS #1 - Mitch Shallow,Brandi-Jo Fortier, SerenaDavis, Andre Proteau

C Event1. TBFC - Josh Wenzoski,Nicole Moffat, TracyNadon, James Nadon2. GDH Elite - Guylaine Le-tourneau, Sylvie Du-ranceau, Tom Bull, PaulineVioletteThanks to all of the teamswho participated, to the IceCrew (Bruce Lamb, MikeHaliday, DominiqueLafrance) for the great ice,and to Sylvie Koger andher staff for the deliciousdinner!A reminder that the CurlingClub Windup is scheduledfor Saturday, May 3rd –more information will becoming shortly!

LOCAL TEAM ADVANCES TO NATIONAL CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP!

The organizing committee for the KenogamisisGolf Course Fundraiser would like to thankAndre Belzile, John O’Brien and Jim Guillenettefor the donation of their time and excellent musicat the Saturday night Fundraiser.

Letter to the EditorNational Volunteer Week, April 7-12 2014

TORONTO, April 7, 2014 /CNW/ - Volunteers are leading social change around theworld, and National Volunteer Week is a chance for communities to celebrate their ef-forts and contributions. It is an opportunity to shine a light on the impact that dedicatedand passionate volunteers have right here in Northwestern. I volunteer for the Ontario Trillium Foundation. OTF is a provincial agency that investsin the not-for-profit sector, making Ontario a better place to live, work and play. Teamsof volunteers in sixteen regions across the province select which grants will have themost impact in their communities. In fact, there are up to 200 volunteers who con-tribute 48,000 hours of service to review OTF grant applications that identify uniquecommunity needs. One out of four organizations that OTF supports is run exclusivelyby volunteers. Nearly all OTF grantees depend on volunteers in some capacity, as theywork to make their communities stronger. Here in Northwestern, OTF has invested $2 060 100 in 30 organizations. And volun-teers have invested about 68641 hours of work - and that number doesn't even rep-resent the entire voluntary sector in our community. I know that there are so many more people here in Northwestern Ontario, who givetheir time and energy to help their neighbours. Please take a few minutes today, duringNational Volunteer Week, to thank them for what they do. - Keith Nymark, Grant Review Team Chair in Northwestern Ontario

editoriaL

By Arthur Black

So there I am in thenether reaches of thethrift store siftingthrough the one-armedsunglasses and the sec-ond-hand CowboyJunkies CDs when I lookup and see a guy com-ing toward me. I knowthis guy. He's a lawyer.And he's got his littlegirl, a toddler, in tow.He doesn't see methough – or anythingelse around him. He'speering down intentlyat his hands in that all-too-familiar hunchedheron posture of some-body mesmerized bytheir HHD -- hand helddevice. Is he texting?Checking emails? Surf-ing ESPN? Whatever he's doing

he's in a distant galaxyand oblivious to his sur-roundings. Especially tohis little girl who calls tohim, tugs at his sleeve,tries to insert herself intothat invisible tractorbeam that runs be-tween his iPhone andhis eyeballs. There'sanxiety in her high, thinvoice as she employsher limited persuasiveskills to divert her pole -axed papa. But dad isbewitched; all she re-ceives are mutteredasides. 'Just a minute,dear' and 'Go play withthe toys darling.'She doesn't want to

play with toys. Shewants to be with her fa-ther.Reminds me of a pas-sage in a book I'mreading called Over-whelmed: Work, Loveand Play When No OneHas the Time. The au-thor, Brigid Schulte,

BLOW UPYOUR iPad

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writes: “I know now ex-actly how many min-utes it can take to breakyour heart: seven.That's how long it tookfor my daughter to tellme, in angry tears as Icut her too-long finger-nails in the bathroomone evening, that I wasalways at the computerand never spentenough time with her.”I wonder how many

of our kids feel that, butcan't articulate it. I won-der too, what the finalverdict will be on thisplethora of electronicgizmos we've voluntar-ily ensnared ourselveswith. On which we’vefrittered away endlessswatches of the only giftwe truly get in this life –time. How shall wename these distractions-- instruments of thedevil? Tempting, but a tad

too Old Testament formy taste. But I'm no longer mys-tified by the zombiecraze that seems tohave taken over themovies and television.That's what more andmore of the peoplelook like as I pass them

on the street or watchthem on the bus or instores. They look likezombies. Detached, un-responsive, feeding ondistant, downloadedbrains delivered tothem on their handy-dandy devices.

And that retiredlawyer ignoring hischild in favour of what-ever electronicephemera he'd sum-moned up on his cellphone screen? Thatscene has been haunt-ing me ever since I wit-nessed it. I would like torewind the tape. Iwould like to go up tohim and say “Excuseme, but that stuff you'relooking at? That's crap.You're daughter overthere? She's real. Andyou're losing her.”I want to sing him the

chorus of the old JohnPrine song. The onethat goes:Blow up your T.V. Putaway your paperGo to the country. Buildyou a home.Plant a little garden, eata lot of peaches...And while you're at it,say hello to yourdaughter.

Thank you from the Royal Canadian Legion

On behalf of the Robert Frost Branch #133, a big ThankYou to the following for all their help with:

St. Patrick’s Day BBQ and DanceTo our kitchen helpers; Antoinette MacIver, LydwineMacArthur, Johnny Dias. Our “BBQ’ers”; Darren MacIver,Aaron Murphy, Glenn MacIver. Thank you to the AirCadets, Sq. 227, Pam Leblanc, Devin Turgeon, DanielBarrett and Van Lith for doing a great job of serving,and to everyone who attended and enjoyed a greatBBQ and dance.

Curling FunspielTo the following merchants for their generous dona-tions:Pioneer Fuels, Daneff’s Food Market, Val’s Variety, Sted-man’s V & S, Wayne’s Esso, MacIver’s Auto, Marino Hard-ware, T.D. Bank, Mary Brown, Gay Murees Ladies &Men’s Wear, Angelos Auto, Errington Home Hardware,Dan’s General Store, Geraldton Pizza & Subs, JerryJohnson. To Kathy Currie and Dawn Milne for the awe-some lunch/supper. A Big thank you to all who helped make this day a

success and looking forward to next year!

Robert Frost Branch #133, Geraldton, ON

OPENING & CLOSING CEREMONIESHIKING & REFRESHMENTS

Dear BarkingHeaven Clients and Community ofGreenstone,

We wish to thank you all for your support and trustover the past 7 years and inform you that BarkingHeaven Boarding Kennel will close its doors on May31st, 2014.It was a wonderful experience to be able to take careof your 4-legged friends and it was a joy to haveworked with you.

Thank you once again for accepting us in your won-derful community.

Barbara, Nika and Niko Gregorin

ADVERTISING DEADLINEPlease note that due to the Easter Holidaythe advertising deadline for the April 23rd edition is Wednesday April 16th for

all advertising and editorials.Thank you for your cooperation

Had to smile at a TBTVNews clip last week on abunch/handfull of Lake-head University studentswho are all worked upover tuition increases. Itdidn't appear theywere/are about to be-come militant, but they'red e m a n d i n ganswers.....like ''where isthis extra tuition moneybeing spent''? Hello??They think that maybe tu-ition fees are going to godown?! Hey kids, pick upyour books and get backinto class, OK?Here's one item that

came as nosurprise....Cliffs NaturalResources got the bootfrom Forbes Top 500 List!You know....THAT list....theone with all the big, richcompanies on it. Myquestion is what now be-comes of the two dirty,sweat-stained Cliffs ballcaps I've owned sinceback when the Ring OfFire was still burning? Dothey go UP in value as in-creasingly rare 'collectorsitems'? Or are they in thetank too? Any 'takers' outthere?

Tim Harper........is a syndicated Ot-

tawa-based politicalwriter who appears quiteregularly in the SatChronicle/Journal. I reallyenjoy his writing/styleand wish he was thereevery week, but I guess'quite regularly' will haveto do. Firstly, he is NOT re-lated to that OTHERHarper in Ottawa....sothat means he MUST bea good guy, right?....and Irather doubt he and theP/M exchange Xmascards either. Nor wouldthey be seen together insome downtown BytownBar enjoying a couplecold beers after a busyday in The House. Notgonna happen. TimHarper is a straightshooter. Calls a spade aspade. Stephen Harperfires blanks and doesn'tknow spade from shade.Anyway, Tim Harper's col-umn Saturday scared thecrap outta me. Yes I'maware of King Stephen's

From Nakina ...Kenogamisis Lodge#656........is hosting a luncheon

Sat April 12 at the MasonHall, 211 Hogarth Ave. Win Geraldton. Doors openat noon, lunch.....stew,shepherd's pie, spaghetti& meat sauce....served at1:00PM, at no charge.Members urged to at-tend, and bring a friendwith you. Or you can justshow up on your own. Ofcourse, wives/girlfriendsare welcome. If you thinkthe Masons might be foryou, come on out andlearn more about them.District Deputy GrandMaster Lief Anderson willalso be on hand to an-swer any of your ques-tions. If you needtransportation/more in-formation, call Jim De-veau @1-807-329-5528. Andcircle May 10th on yourcalendar....next Masons'Sausage date.

Odds And EndsAdd one more name

to the Greenstone FallElection list....GeraldtonWard incumbent BillAssad signed in lastweek, bringing The BigWard up to three candi-dates. We'll give you acomplete update nextweek. By the bye, we'renot thrilled the voting willbe done 'electronically'again this tyme. Hey, callme 'old fashioned'....callme whatever youwant....but I've alwaysseen voting as sort of a'community event' as youmake your way to thesame polling station,maybe even chat withsome friends/neighboursyou hadn't seen since thelast election, as you exer-cise your 'democraticright'. But like Dylansang...."the times, they area-changing''. Hey, it waspointed out to me lastweek that the election forthis vast municipalitywon't likely be all that ex-citing anyway....at pres-ent, half the spots wouldbe acclaimed. Heyagain....no sweat....there'sstill another five monthsto file.

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forthcoming 'election bill'and that he fully plans tohave it in effect beforethe 2015 federal elec-tion. Maybe you wannatake a minute or two andGoogle 'Harper's electionbill' to bring you up tospeed on just how powercrazy our beloved P/Mhas become, and howmuch further this bill willtake him. T. Bay/SuperiorNorth MP Bruce Hyer hasfought this thing longand hard, to little or noavail as of yet, and re-cently First Nations lead-ers Peter Dinsdale andTeresa Edwards havevoiced serious concernsover potential loss of theaboriginal vote. However,it was former auditorgeneral Sheila Fraserwho really shook thingsup in the Capital lastweek with her com-ments....seems she'sknown for making non-partisan remarks....to a CPreporter. She called theHarper bill an ''attack ondemocracy'', adding''and we should all beconcerned about that''.Well Sheila, we are! Butafter a while 'concerned'becomes 'frustrated'when you're dealing withStephen Harper.....just askBruce.....who pretty muchruns things like yourbasic dictator. Democ-racy? I don't think so.

Our dearly belovedsenate (with a small 's') isstudying the bill at pres-ent and committee hear-ings will start by Easterbreak....King Stephen hasdecreed that it becomelaw by June. You remem-ber the senate, eh? Thathighly dysfunctionalbunch who rubber stampanything and everythingthat is to become law inCanada. You'll recall thata number of them gotcaught telling untruthssome tyme ago, with thatfiasco sending shockwaves from coast tocoast....BIG-ass wavesthat would have blownmost leaders right out ofoffice. Not Harper. Theyshould call him 'TeflonMan'. The situation stillhas not properly beendealt with, and everytyme some MP gives it ashot, the P/M jumps onAir Canada One and flies

to some far-flung foreigncountry for a coupleweeks. Anyway, gettingback to this election billagain....to quote TimHarper....''the clock is tick-ing''.

Readers WriteHad a couple notes

here at "F/N"HQ lastweek from some folkswho very thoughtfully re-minded yours truly thatTHIS is the year Green-stone has to start payingfor The Taj. We do?! Well,I'll be jiggered! Aha! Sillyme....I thought we ownedit! Hey, I'm almost 70now, so perhaps myshort term memory isplaying tricks on me. Butnow it's coming back tome. "From Nakina" wasVERY much 'anti-Taj' be-fore it was built....for anumber of reasons I'll notbore you with....andspoke quite stronglyagainst it for a good yearor more it seems. Mycomplaints fell on deafears and they wentahead with it. Well, evena stubborn old guy likeme gets to a point whereyou stop banging yourhead against the wall,and I said to myself "heyToad, deal with it''. And Idid. Even went down acouple tymes when itwas under construction.Then came the Open

House. We'd hoped torun into our friend KeithHobbs, who drove upfrom T. Bay, but he waspulling out whilst wewere pulling in, but thenwe got the royal tourfrom Renald, Roy T andVicki B. Had to agree it's afine facility. But now I findout from the readershipwe gotta pay for it? I for-get how much The Tajcost, but it was a fairwhack of dough, right?And in these tough asnails economic tymes, itcould be like gettingblood from a rock. Jeez,if I were Renald and/orcouncil, I'd be 'sweatinglike Rob Ford at a crack-house raid' trying to thinkwhere's the $$ gonnacome from?! Or will it getslid over to the newmayor and council in thelate fall? How about aPay Off The Taj Lottery?Just tryin' to help.*Thought Of The Day...I'mso old, I don't even buygreen bananas. (se-niors' bumper-sticker.....and thanks to allfor the birthday wishes)

"From Nakina"...until nexttyme.

LIFESTYLe

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

Church 854-0092Pastor Steve Woods

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Pastor Keith Comer854-0028

kandtcomer@gmail.com9:45 am Sunday School

11:00 am Worship ServiceWednesday @ 7:00pm - Bible Study

Youth ProgramsTues 3:30 - 5:00 Gr 6-8

Thurs 3:30 - 5:00 JK to Gr 5Fri 7:00 - 8:30 Gr 9 & up

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

Telephone: 807-854-0765Email: mungo1948@gmail.com

11:00 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

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Geraldton - 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

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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

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

ALL are Welcome!

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LONGLAC PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLY

92 Skinner Ave. - LonglacPastor Ken Desmarais

Sunday Service 11:00amKids’ Club on Thursday from

6:00pm - 7:30pmBible Study, Youth and Women’s

group 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 WorshipService 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 am

Wednesday 7:00 pmChildren’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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Clergy SpeaksRevivalist Pastor James A. Kennedy

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WILLPOWERZech 4:6“'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,'Says the LORD of hosts.”

A woman in a diet club was lamenting that she hadgained weight. She'dmade her family's favorite cake over the weekend, shereported, and they'deaten half of it at dinner.

The next day, she said, she kept staring at the otherhalf, until finallyshe cut a thin slice for herself. One slice led to another,and soon thewhole cake was gone.The woman went on to tell us how upset she was with

her lack of willpower,and how she knew her husband would be disap-pointed. Everyone commiserated,until someone asked what her husband said when hefound out.She smiled. "He never found out. I made another cake

and ate half!"Willpower or the lack of it is what often gets us into

trouble. Ever been in the place where you knew youshouldn’t have done something but somehow throughlack of self-control you succumbed to the temptationand fell victim to failure? I’ve been thinking about thisfor the last number of months, and have come to theconclusion that willpower or ones determination is notenough. I think when we trust in our own determinationthen we are in effect saying that we don’t need God.Looking back on my life I can’t even begin to imaginehow many times my self-effort was inadequate if nothopeless.

Let’s look at what the Apostle Paul said, “For what Iwill to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that Ido.” (Rom 7:15) He went on lamenting that in his ownstrength he just couldn’t measure up and in the end hegave us the answer to living with strength of will,“O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me fromthis body of death? I thank God — through Jesus Christour Lord!” Rom 7:24-25

Yes it will be through the Lord and the strength thatwill be given to us by His Spirit.

To be dependent on the Spirit of the Lord is strengthnot weakness. In many ways it requires much more re-solve and strength to trust in Him than to trust in our-selves.

“Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of theflesh”. Gal 5:16

Until He returns, God Bless!

Hello fellow “adventures”,I am sad to announce thatit appears the winter isslowly coming to an end.To celebrate an excellentyear of snowmobiling witha great group of people,the Longlac Snow Clubwill be hosting their finalpoker run of the seasonon April 13th, 2014. Every-one will be meeting at theLonglac Pizzaria. Thepoker run will be startingat 01:00pm. At the end ofthe poker run we will allbe meeting at the LonglacPizzaria for a pizza sup-per. There will be a varietyof prizes to be won. Thecost will be $20.00 perperson that will include 3poker hands and a pizzasupper. Your beverage willbe extra. You will be ableto purchases extra handsif you wish. I would like tosay thank you to WildCountry Sport, Barino Con-struction, Longlac AutoCenter, Kal Tire, Moe’sClothing, First General andSuperior Sights andSounds for their dona-tions.

This winter has been achallenging season forthe Longlac Snow Clubwith the extreme cold tem-perature, a groomer thathas had better days andlots of snow. This has cre-ated some of the biggestobstacles this club hasever faced. The LonglacSnow club has come outon top with their little crewof volunteers by workingtogether as a team. Itwould have never beenpossible without the helpof the guy’s at the LonglacWard and the local busi-nesses in town of Longlac.We are very grateful as aclub to have a communitythat works together toachieve one goal.

A quick look at the fore-cast will remind you thatthere is still a lot of time toget out and ride beforethe snow melts awayonce again. Just a re-minder for when you areout and riding on the trailsthat the groomer could beout their at anytime duringthe day or night makingthe trails even better foryou. The groomer opera-tor doesn’t always see youright away. You will seethe groomer before thegroomer operator seesyou. So please slowdownand be safe because thefun ends the moment acollision begins.

For those kids out theirwho are just about to turn12 years old this year.Start reminding your par-ents right away becausecome the fall you will beeligible for your snowmo-bile operator licence. TheLonglac Snow club will behosting a Young DriverCourse again in the fall.There will be more infor-mation about the comingcourse later in the year.

On this snowmobilingseason the Longlac SnowClub has hosted a combi-nation of 9 poker runswith all sorts of differentstyles of riding. From trailriding, to geo catch rallyand to the most extremecross country riding youcould do in the area.

Come out and have somefun with us one last timeon Sunday April 13th,2014. We are all lookingforward to seeing you.

Ride Safe

Eric CorbinVice President of the Longlac Snow Club

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In North America, thename Staal is synonymouswith the highest levels ofprofessional hockey. How-ever, come July 2014, theStaal family -- brothers Eric,Marc, Jordan and Jared --will be associated with an-other sport popularamong NHL players andCanadians alike.PGA TOUR Canada, theStaal family and the Thun-der Bay Golf Classic tour-nament organizationannounced today that theStaal Family Foundation, acharitable trust fund with astrong focus on family,community and charity,has a three-year agree-ment to become the titlesponsor of PGA TOURCanada’s Thunder BayGolf Classic, which willnow be known as the StaalFoundation Open pre-sented by Tbaytel.The announcement was

made during a media con-ference at Tbaytel’s head-quarters in Thunder Baythat included Eric Staal,captain of the CarolinaHurricanes, who attendedvia Skype as well as PGATOUR Canada PresidentJeff Monday and StaalFoundation Open pre-sented by Tbaytel Execu-tive Director Scott Smith aswell as many local digni-taries.“When we heard PGATOUR Canada was comingto Thunder Bay, wejumped at the chance toattach our name to theevent,” said the elder Staalbrother. “It’s going to be areally exciting week ofsport and entertainmentand we think the StaalFamily Foundation is agreat fit. We love ourhometown, and just likePGA TOUR Canada, we’repassionate about family,

charity and our commu-nity.”The Staal FoundationOpen presented by Tbaytelis the sixth tournament onthe newly expanded 2014PGA TOUR Canada sched-ule. As an added bonusthe top three players onthe PGA TOUR CanadaOrder of Merit followingthe Staal FoundationOpen presented by Tbaytelwill earn exemptions intothe RBC Canadian Openset to be played at RoyalMontreal in Ile Bizard,Quebec.The PGA TOUR CanadaSeason gets underwaywith 12 events startingwith the PC Financial Openin Vancouver and culmi-nating with the TOURChampionship of Canadapresented by Freedom 55Financial in Septemberwhere the top five playerson the Order of Merit willearn their Web.com Tourcards for the following sea-son.“Anytime you can associ-ate a PGA TOUR Canadatournament with a familylike the Staal’s who exem-plify the utmost in profes-sionalism andsportsmanship we believethat is a recipe for suc-cess,” said PGA TOURCanada President JeffMonday. “The Staal Foun-dation Open presented byTbaytel is certainly settingthe bar very high and Iknow the players are veryexcited about the opportu-nity to play in the great cityof Thunder Bay and rubshoulders with some of thebest hockey players in the

world all while making apositive impact for thecommunity and local char-ities.”Since the announcementof the Thunder Bay GolfClassic in September of2013 momentum hasbeen building on a num-ber of levels. The people inthe city of Thunder Bayhave rallied around theevent and with the addi-tion of the Staal Family asthe title sponsor momen-tum and awareness of theevent is surely going to in-crease.“We are truly grateful tohave the Staal FamilyFoundation on board asthe title sponsor,” saidScott Smith, Executive Di-rector of the Staal Founda-tion Open presented byTbaytel. “Hockey and golfhave always gone hand inhand and having the Staalname attached to this mar-quee event is a great wayto raise the profile of Thun-der Bay and highlight bothPGA TOUR Canada’s andthe Staal Family Founda-tion’s charitable missions.”In addition to the StaalFamily Foundation’s titlesponsorship, Tbaytel,which is a significant eco-nomic driver and sup-porter of communityevents and initiatives inThunder Bay, was previ-ously announced as thepresenting sponsor for thetournament.As with all PGA TOURevents the net proceedsraised from the Staal Foun-dation Open presented byTbaytel will be directed tocharity. An announcement

will be made in the com-ing weeks

ABOUT THE STAAL FAMILYFOUNDATIONBorn and raised in Thun-der Bay, the Staal brothers– Eric, Marc, Jordan andJared – all of whom playhockey in the NHL, createda family foundation thatsupports families in needas well as their community.The Staal Family Founda-tion will serve to give backto the people who havebeen so supportive withinthe community they callhome.

ABOUT PGA TOURCANADAPGA TOUR Canada is a se-ries of tournaments playedacross Canada each sum-mer, where tomorrow’sstars begin the path to thePGA TOUR. The leadingfive money winners at theend of each season earnstatus on the Web.comTour for the following sea-son. PGA TOUR Canada’smission is to deliver a PGATOUR experience for ourmembers, fans, volunteersand our partners in orderto develop the future starsof professional golf & en-rich the communities wevisit.

PGA TOUR CANADA ANNOUNCES STAAL FAMILY FOUNDATION AS TITLESPONSOR FOR THUNDER BAY TOURNAMENT

INAUGURAL STAAL FOUNDATION OPEN PRESENTED BY TBAYTEL TO BE PLAYED AT WHITEWATER GOLF CLUB JULY 14 – 20, 2014

Public AnnouncementWarning about Phone Calls Asking for Donations for Health Sciences Centre

The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation has received reports thatpeople are receiving phone calls soliciting for donations on behalf of the HealthSciences Centre. We want to warn the residents of Thunder Bay and communi-ties in the northwest region that these calls are not from the Health SciencesFoundation. The Health Sciences Foundation is not making phone solicitations.People are advised to report these calls to their municipal police.

For further information, please contact:Kelly ArnoldMarketing and Communications ManagerThunder Bay Regional Health Sciences FoundationTel: 807 684 7111 Cell: 807 631 3793Kelly.Arnold@healthsciencesfoundation.ca

From Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation

regional news

7Wednesday, April 9, 2014

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Geraldton District Hospital Board of Directors Approve2014/2015 Capital Budget

The Annual Capital Budgetplanning process com-menced four months ago.At that time, managersconsulted with their staffregarding departmentalequipment and renovationneeds. Quotes and esti-mates were obtained andall items were prioritized.The Board has subse-quently reviewed the ex-tensive list and hasgranted final approval asfollows:

• Equipment $322,881• Renovation projects

$334,600

All of the funds to pay forthe $667,781 budgetcomes from the Hospital’sreserves and donations.

Some significant equip-ment purchases will be:• Bladder scanner and

ALS simulator in theEmergency Department

• Spectrum IV pumps inthe Acute Care Unit

• Hydro-sound tub andceiling lifts in the Long-Term Care Unit

• Electrocardiogram inthe Laboratory

• Ultrasound combo unitin the Rehabilitation De-partment

• Floor scrubbers for Sup-port Services

Some significant renova-tions will be :• Back-up generator for

the Northern HorizonHealth Centre

• Radiator valve replace-ment

• Overhead showers forChemical, Radiological,Radiation and Nuclear(CBRN) emergencies

Also, architects and engi-neers will be engaged dur-ing 2014/15 to developplans for 2015/16 to in-crease the size and num-

ber of washrooms on theAcute Care Unit. This willhelp improve infectioncontrol and health andsafety for patients andstaff.

The full list of equipmentpurchases and renovationprojects in the CapitalBudget can be found onthe Hospital’s website atwww.geraldtondh.com. Ifyou do not have access toa computer, please con-tact Diane Lauzon at (807)854-4102 and she willgladly mail you a copy.

Should any individuals orgroups wish to receivemore information or wishto donate towards the pur-chase of equipment, thenplease do not hesitate tocontact Kurt Pristanski, Chief Execu-tive Officer, at 854-4107.

The final concert of theGeraldton Concert Seriesfor the 2013-2014 seasonwill take place on MandyApril 14th at 8:00 pm atthe Geraldton HighSchool. Closing our 50thAnniversary Season will beJim Witter who will be mak-ing his 4th appearance inour community. His pastshows were some of themost popular we havepresented. It’s only fittingthat in our 50th Anniver-sary Season he will be per-forming the “BEST OF” hisprevious shows which fea-tured a journey through

time with the music ofSimon & Garfunkel, theBeatles, Billy Joel and EltonJohn.As in previous years at ourlast show of the year wewill be selling Spring Re-newal tickets for nextyear’s series. (Next year’sseries tickets at this year’sprices).Also, if you don’t have aticket for this show and youpurchase next year’s seriestickets you can attend thislast show for free. So youget a complete season ofentertainment plus abonus concert this year.

Jim Witter to Perform Final

Concert of 50th Anniversary Season

Ontario and the Interna-tional Institute for Sustain-able Development (IISD)have signed an agree-ment to continue vitalfreshwater research at theExperimental Lakes Area —the only freshwater re-search facility of its kind inthe world. The agreement means sci-entists and researcherscan begin important workin time for the 2014 fieldseason. Among this year’sprojects, the IISD, re-searchers and universityscientists plan to:

> Explore the ecologicalrisks associated with therelease of tiny particlescalled nanomaterialsinto the environment. Forexample, nanosilver isused in garment manu-facturing to stop bacteriaand odour.

> Monitor lake recoveryfrom mercury, commonlyfound in coal-plant emis-sions. Ontario recentlyclosed its last coal-firedenergy-generating sta-tion, which is producingsignificant health andenvironmental benefitsfor Ontarians.

The Experimental LakesArea is a world-renownedfreshwater research facilityin northwestern Ontario. Itattracts scientists fromaround the world whoconduct research that in-forms pollution reductionand climate change strate-gies, and protection of

freshwater ecosystems.This research supports ourunderstanding of themany threats to cleanwater and how we canprotect our lakes and riversright here in Ontario,across the country andaround the world. Investing in research andinnovation is part of thegovernment's economicplan that is creating jobsfor today and tomorrow.The comprehensive planand its six priorities focuson Ontario's greateststrengths — its people andstrategic partnerships.

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“The Experimental LakesArea is a truly significant lo-cation in the Northwestthat continues to producevital scientific and aca-demic research. I’m ex-tremely pleased that ourgovernment has taken alead role to keep the facil-ity operational and allowfor important research tocontinue.”- Michael Gravelle ,MPP Thunder Bay - Supe-rior North

"Today's announcementagain shows our Govern-ment's support for worldclass research in the north.By supporting the IISD wewill ensure a better under-standing of the environ-ment and help support agrowing research industryin the region".

- Bill Mauro, MPPThunder Bay - Atikokan

“Ontario has heard con-cerns from the scientificand academic communityregarding the closure ofthe Experimental LakesArea. Our government hasstepped up to provide thefinancial support neces-sary to keep this world-class facility operational,while ensuring the envi-ronment is protected.”— David Orazietti, Ministerof Natural Resources

“This agreement opens afresh, new chapter in thelife of the ExperimentalLakes Area and the prom-ise of many important andexciting research possibili-ties ahead of us. The storythat real-world researchcan tell us about thehuman impact on the nat-ural environment is indis-pensable in putting ourrelationship with thisplanet, on which we ulti-mately depend for every-thing, on a sustainablefooting.” — Scott Vaughan, presi-dent of the InternationalInstitute for SustainableDevelopment

Ontario Saves Experimental Lakes AreaProvincial Investment Ensures Research and In-novation will Continue in Northwestern Ontario

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8 Wednesday, April 9, 2014

MUNICIPAL ACT, 2001

SALE OF LAND FOR TAX ARREARS BY PUBLIC TENDER

THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITYOF GREENSTONE

Take Notice that tenders are invited for the purchase of landsdescribed below and will be received until 3:00 p.m. local timeon Thursday, April 17, 2014 at the Treasurer’s Office, Green-stone Municipal Office, 1800 Main Street, Geraldton, OntarioP0T 1M0.

The tenders will then be opened in public on the same day at3:05 p.m. at the Treasurer’s Office, Greenstone Municipal Of-fice, 1800 Main Street, Geraldton, Ontario P0T 1M0.

Description of Land(s):

1. Roll No.5876.740.005.34100, PIN 62413-2283 (LT)Parcel 863 SEC GF; Lot 504 Plan M108 Errington SRO;Greenstone, Being all of the PINAssessed at 18,100 (Residential)Street Address: 721 First Street West, Geraldton Minimum Tender Amount: $6,989.39

Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and mustbe accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money orderor of a bank draft or cheque certified by a bank or trust cor-poration payable to the municipality and representing at least20 per cent of the tender amount.All tenders must be in a sealed envelope with TAX SALE and ashort description of the property on the outside of the enve-lope and should be addressed to the name and addressbelow.

The Municipality makes no representation regarding the titleto or any other matters relating to the land to be sold. Re-sponsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the poten-tial purchasers.

This sale is governed by the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Mu-nicipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. The successfulpurchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plusaccumulated taxes and interest and the relevant land transfertax and HST, if applicable.

The municipality has no obligation to provide vacant posses-sion to the successful purchaser.

For further information regarding this sale and a copy of theprescribed form of tender, contact:

Lise Koroscil, Office ManagerThe Corporation of the Municipality of Greenstone

1800 Main Street, P. O. Box 70Geraldton, ON P0T 1M0

Phone: (807) 854-1100 Fax: (807) 854-1947Email: lise.koroscil@greenstone.ca

or visit website http:// www.greenstone.ca/content/sale-land-tax-arrears

THUNDER BAY – The North-western Ontario MunicipalAssociation (NOMA) pro-vided its support to theTransCanada Pipelines En-ergy East Project at the On-tario Energy Boardconsultation held today inThunder Bay.In its presentation, NOMAsited that shipping crudeoil by pipeline is by far,safer than transporting byrail or truck. Of the 37 mu-nicipalities that belong toNOMA, 28 communitiesare located immediatelyadjacent to or are dividedby CN and CP rail lines.“There is a total populationof 165,294 who live in ourmember municipalities di-

rectly impacted by raillines,” said Iain Angus,NOMA Vice Presidentadding that this number in-creases with the inclusionof First Nations communi-ties and unincorporatedareas. “We are all aware ofthe tragic events that oc-curred in Canada over thelast year. As municipalleaders, it is our responsi-bility to minimize dangersto our residents and mov-ing crude oil undergroundcertainly reduces that risk,”added Angus.The Energy East Projectwould move crude oil uti-lizing an existing naturalgas pipeline located un-derground. The only aboveground pipe is located atpump station sites, valvestation sites, metering facil-ities and tank facilities.“From our perspective, thatsignificantly reduces thethreat to the environment,”said Angus. “We do sug-gest however, that Tran-sCanada Pipelines commit

to installing valves on bothsides of significant watercrossings; ensure that thepipeline will be shut downat the first sign of a poten-tial problem and conductfrequent inspections.”NOMA also used this timeto encourage the OntarioEnergy Board to recognizethe power requirements ofthis project. Angus pointedout that once this project isapproved, it will requirenearly 110 MW of electri-cal power. “With 11 pump-ing stations located 100km apart trying to connectto the grid, that’s 110 MWof power that we do nothave here in the North-west today. Demand forpower is growing as a re-sult of the emerging min-ing industry and aresurgence in forestry. Weurge the Ontario EnergyBoard to expedite applica-tions submitted for powergeneration or transmissionto ensure that the power isthere when it’s needed.”

NOMA SUPPORTS ENERGY EAST CONVERSIONSUDOKU

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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF GREENSTONE

APPOINTMENT to the

AD-HOC COMMITTEE To Investigate Municipal Land Availability

& Development (Geraldton Ward)

Council of the Corporation of the Municipality ofGreenstone at a Regular Meeting held March 10, 2014in Council Chambers, 1800 Main Street, GeraldtonWard approved the establishment of an Ad-hoc Com-mittee To Investigate Municipal Land Availability & De-velopment (Geraldton Ward). This ad-hoc committeewill report to Council on a Regular Basis. Membershipon this Ad-hoc Subcommittee consists of 2 members ofCouncil, 3 members of the public (from MacLeod /Hardrock Townsites), 2 members of the public (all ofGreenstone) and Municipal Staff / Consultants as re-quired. An invitation is extended to interested residents of theMunicipality of Greenstone to submit their names, byletter or e-mail, to be considered for appointment tothe Ad-hoc Committee. Submissions will be receivedat the Greenstone Administration Office at 1800 MainStreet, Geraldton Ward or to any of the Ward Officesuntil 12:00 noon, Thursday April 10, 2014 or by emailaddressed to lisa.slomke@greenstone.ca.

Elizabeth (Lisa) Slomke, ClerkMarch 27, 2014

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Working with Far North De-velopments, STEEP Canadawill also demonstrate howthe construction benefits ofSTEEP panels can be inte-grated with renewable en-ergy and storagetechnology. This approachmakes STEEP panel build-ings suitable for use ashousing, schools and of-fices in rural, resourcebased communities andremote First Nation loca-tions.

STEEP Building SystemsCanada at Booth # 219will feature a constructedmock-up of the panel tech-nology, including walls, aroof and windows. Repre-sentatives will be availableto discuss: •How the STEEP panel sys-tem reduces constructiontime •STEEP panel energy effi-ciency performance prop-erties •Suitability for diesel de-

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The Far North Develop-ment' representatives willbe available to discusssmart energy technologiesand integration options. Aswell as transportation lo-gistics into remote or ruralareas and project financ-ing options for both privateand government fundedprojects.

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COMMUNITY EVENTSSUPPORTGROUPS

GROUPACTIVITIES

SENIORSCORNER

BOARDMEETINGS

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 HospitalBoard Room. 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 Search & Rescuemeetsthe 2nd Thursday of the month, 7pm at the Geraldton Legion Hall.New members welcome!----------------------- • ----------------------Caramat District School AreaBoard’s monthly meeting are thesecond Tues. of the month. Thepublic is welcomed to attend.----------------------- • ----------------------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 at4:30pm in the Greenstone FamilyHealth Team Board Room. Excep-tions - no meetings in July & Au-gust . Public Welcome.----------------------- • ----------------------Geraldton District Chamber ofCommerce meets the secondThursday of the month at 6:30pm in the meeting room at theElsie Dugard Public Library.Members 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----------------------- • -----------------------The Geraldton District HospitalAuxiliary’s meetings are now heldon the 2nd Monday of eachmonth at 6:30pm in the GD Hospital Board Room.

Exceptions: June and DecemberNo meetings in July or August

----------------------- • ----------------------St. John the Baptist CWL meetingsare the first Wednesday of themonth at 7:00 pm at the church.New members are welcome!

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 8:15pm 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----------------------- • ----------------------The Greenstone Family HealthTeam: To see Nurse Practitioner In-grid Aubry please call 807-854-0051 Ext. 221

Geraldton Hospice Northwest Pal-liative Care Support Services - Formore information, call BrendaAbraham 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. ----------------------- • ----------------------DEPRESSION SUPPORT SELF-HELPGROUP Tuesdays afternoons2:00pm to 3:30pm The Mental Ill-ness Support Network, 310 MainSt. 854-2649. Let’s work togetherto help each other.----------------------- • ----------------------If someone you love has a drink-ing problem, we care. Alanonmeets Mondays, 7:00 pm, Green-stone Family Health Team Board-room, Northern Horizons HealthCentre.----------------------- • ----------------------

- Area AA Meetings -Sunday • Open Door Group,Longlac Pentacostal Assembly, 92Skinner Ave., Longlac, 7:00 pm. Tuesday: • Starting Over Group,Thunderbird Friendship Centre,301 Beamish Ave. W, Geraldton,7:00 pm. Thursday: • Open Door Group,Longlac Pentacostal Assembly, 92Skinner Ave., Longlac, 8:30 pm. Contact 854-0201, 876-2877 or853-1036 for more information.----------------------- • ----------------------TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)Weight Loss Support Group meetsTues., Longlac Senior's Centre.Weigh-in begins 4:30pm, meeting5:00pm. Everyone is welcome.Geraldton meets on Thursdays atthe Northern Horizons Health Cen-tre - West Entrance 510 HogarthAve. W.Weigh in time 6:30pmMeeting at 7:00----------------------- • ----------------------Diabetes Support GroupOctober 7, 2013 and will run thefirst Monday of every MonthTime: 6:30 to 7:30Place: Greenstone Family HealthTeam Board Room Everyone Wel-come For further informationplease contact Michelle Brunet,Health Educator, 854-0051 Ext242----------------------- • ----------------------Caregivers Support GroupSeptember 26, 2013 and will runthe fourth Thursday of every monthTime: 1:45 to 3:30Place: Greenstone Family HealthTeam Board RoomEveryone WelcomeFor further information please contact Michelle Brunet, Health Educator, 854-0051 Ext 242

PUBLIC BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC- the third Thursday every month.at 1:15 pm. ----------------------- • ----------------------SENIORS ACTIVITIES IN NAKINA:111 Kingsland Street, Tues - Car-pet Bowling 2 pm; Wed - Bingodoors open @ 6 pm, Bingo starts@ 7 pm; Thurs - Cribbage 7 pm.Everyone welcome. ----------------------- • ----------------------QUILTING & CRAFTING:Wednesday mornings at 9:00amand Sunday afternoons at12:00pm at the Longlac SeniorsCentre----------------------- • ----------------------QUILTING & CRAFTS have nowstarted, Tuesday Mornings at9:00am. 55 Plus room in thecomplex----------------------- • ----------------------The Mun. of Greenstone's Agingat Home Medical TransportationProgram provides transportationfor ambulatory Seniors in Green-stone to medical and health re-lated appointments. This serviceis available for both local ap-pointments and appointments inthe City of Thunder Bay on a first-come, first-served basis. Thirdparty assignment of an eligibleNorthern Health Travel Grant isrequired. For more info pleasecall the Community ServicesDept. of the Municipality ofGreenstone at 854-1100.

RECREATIONNOTES

RESOURCEPROGRAMS

“A great place for you and yourchild/children to spend time.”

Playgroup is held Monday to Fri-day, every morning from 10:00 -11:30French playgroup is held onTuesday’ and Friday’.

Babysitting Training Course

If you are 12 yearsor older

and would like to register or for more info,

please call 854 – 1747

Gym Activities for children up to6 years old. Held Monday evenings from6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at St JosephSchool.Parents must be in attendanceand participate with theirchild/ren.NO COST.For more info, please call 854 –1747.

NORWEST COMMUNITY HEALTHCENTRES – LONGLAC SITE

Spring Programs 2014. Pleasecall 876-2271 or drop in formore info. All programs free ofcharge, with the exception ofCommunity Kitchen (where par-ticipants share the cost of pur-chased food).

LAB: Every Monday & Wednes-day from 8:00 to 12:00.

WALK-IN CLINIC: Tuesdayevenings 4:30-7:00.

FOOT CARE: Call 876-2271 foran appointment or for more 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’Club in Longlac; no appointmentnecessary.

HEALTHY AGING EXERCISES:Thursdays 10:00-11:00 at theSeniors’ Club, through the monthof April. All ages welcome.

TAI CHI: Promote better balance,increase circulation and jointflexibility. Tuesdays 10:00-11:00at the Seniors’ Club, through themonth of April. Open to every-one.

COMMUNITY KITCHEN: Once amonth we meet to cook nutri-tious, low-cost meals. Ideas areshared for recipes; cooking takesplace the following week at theHealth Centre. You then bringhome your meals and surplus tofreeze. Small fee, to cover cost ofgroceries purchased.

DIABETES EDUCATION AND SUP-PORT GROUP: first Wednesday ofthe month, at 7:00pm.

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POLE-WALKING PROGRAM:Tuesday and Thursday morningsfrom 11:00 to 11:30, for themonth of May; at the track of theFrench High School (poles pro-vided).

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M. RAYMOND FORGETM. Raymond Forget est décédé le30 mars 2014 à l’âge de 85 ans,à l’hôpital du district de Gerald-ton. Il laisse dans le deuil sonépouse: Monique ainsi que sesenfants: Gilles (Monique) de Inn-isfail, AB, Monique (Garry) deCapréol, ON, Michel (Joanne) deGeraldton, ON, Jacquelin(Colleen) de Innisfail, AB, Ghislain(Marjolaine) de Longlac, ON,Nicole de Le Gardeur, PQ, Joce-lyne de Montréal, PQ et Mario(Chantal) de Longlac, ON. Illaisse aussi dans le deuil sesfrères et sœurs: Juliette de St-Jérome, PQ, Ghislaine (Roger) deMontréal, PQ, Rita (Robert) deLaval, PQ, Paulo de Mont-Laurier,PQ, Orient (Noella) de Val-Bar-rette, PQ et Gaston (Suzanne) deSt-Janvier, PQ ainsi que 11 petits-enfants et 16 arrières petits-en-fants. Prédécédé par ses parents:Clodomir et Marie-Louise, sonfrère: Bernard, sa sœur: Fleuretteet son fils: Sylvain. Il a travaillépour Kimberly-Clark pendant 30ans et adorait la pêche, la chasseet le camping. La famille à reçules condoléances le jeudi 3 avrilde 10h00 à 11h00 à l’Église St-Jean-Baptiste (Longlac). Lafunéraille, célébrée par le pèreJean Morin, à eu lieu le jeudi 3avril à l’Église St-Jean-Baptiste à11h00. L’inhumation aura lieuplus tard. Vos dons à la sociétéAlzheimer seraient grandementappréciés. Pour offrir vos con-doléances, visitez le site Internetde la résidence funéraire FawcettFuneral Home: www.rfffh.com

MR. RAYMOND FORGETThe family announces with sor-row his death at the GeraldtonDistrict Hospital on March 30,2014 at the age of 85 years.Beloved husband of Moniqueand dearest father of: Gilles(Monique) of Innisfail, AB,Monique (Garry) of Capréol, ON,Michel (Joanne) of Geraldton,ON, Jacquelin (Colleen) of Innis-fail, AB, Ghislain (Marjolaine) ofLonglac, ON, Nicole of LeGardeur, PQ, Jocelyne of Mon-tréal, PQ and Mario (Chantal) ofLonglac, ON. He is survived by hisbrothers and sisters: Juliette of St-Jérome, PQ, Ghislaine (Roger) ofMontréal, PQ, Rita (Robert) ofLaval, PQ, Paulo of Mont-Laurier,PQ, Orient (Noella) of Val-Barrette,PQ and Gaston (Suzanne) of St-Janvier, PQ. He will be sadlymissed by 11 grandchildren and16 great-grandchildren. Pre-de-ceased by his parents: Clodomirand Marie-Louise, his brother:Bernard, his sister: Fleurette andhis son: Sylvain. He worked forKimberly-Clark for 30 years andloved camping, fishing and hunt-ing. Friends were received at St.John the Baptist R.C. Church(Longlac) on Thursday, April 3rdfrom 10:00am to 11:00am. Thefuneral ceremony was held at St.John the Baptist R.C. Church(Longlac) on Thursday, April 3rd at11:00am with Father Jean Morinofficiating. The interment will takeplace at a later date. Donationsto the Alzheimer Society would beappreciated. Messages of condo-lence may be placed at the Rési-dence funéraire Fawcett FuneralHome website at: www.rfffh.com

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Ontario and the OntarioProvincial Police (OPP) arereminding people to takesimple precautions thisspring to prevent attractingblack bears as they comeout of hibernation.The potential for human-bear conflicts increaseswhen there is little naturalfood available for bears. Ifthis happens, black bearswill search for other foodsources, such as garbageand bird feed, which candraw bears to populatedareas.

Follow these simple in-structions to minimize thechances of attractingbears:>Store garbage in wastecontainers with tight-fit-ting lids.>Put out garbage only onthe morning of pickup.> away bird feeders. Seed,suet and nectar also at-tract bears.> Pick fruits and berries asthey ripen — don’t letthem rot on the ground.> Clean outdoor barbecuegrills after each use, in-

cluding the grease trapunderneath. Bears willbe drawn by smells fromgreat distances, includ-ing grease and foodresidue on grills.Bears that enter a popu-lated area aren’t necessar-ily a threat to public safety.Public safety is at risk whena bear poses an immedi-ate threat to your safety.The Ministry of Natural Re-sources and OPP haveagreed on the roles andresponsibilities for both or-ganizations to help thepublic understand whichorganization to contactwhen they encounter abear.If a bear is posing an im-mediate threat to publicsafety by exhibiting threat-

ening or aggressive be-haviour, call 911 or yourlocal police. At the requestof police, during daylighthours the Ministry of Natu-ral Resources will respondto emergency situations toassist. For non-emergen-cies, the Ministry of NaturalResources operates thetoll-free, 24/7 Bear Report-ing Line (1-866-514-2327) and the Bear Wisewebsite to provide thepublic with informationand advice.

QUOTES“Nuisance bears are a veryserious public safety con-cern, and while our gov-ernment is taking steps toaddress this issue, it is alsoimportant for Ontarians to

do their part in helping tominimize bear attractants.Taking simple steps toproperly store garbage willhelp keep bears out of ourneighbourhoods.”— David Orazietti, Ministerof Natural Resources

“I urge Ontarians to takeall necessary steps to re-duce their interactions withbears. If there is an imme-diate threat to public safetyfrom a bear, the OPP willrespond in our jurisdictionto protect our citizens withthe assistance of the Min-istry of Natural Resources.”— Vince Hawkes, Commis-sioner, Ontario ProvincialPolice

Be Bear Wise This SpringOntario, OPP Remind People What to do as

Bears Come out of Hibernation

Attention aux ours ce printempsLes ours sortent de leur hibernation; l’Ontario et

la PPO rappellent les règles élémentairesL’Ontario et la Policeprovinciale de l’Ontariorappellent à la populationde prendre de simples pré-cautions ce printempspour éviter d’attirer dansles zones habitées les oursqui sortent de leur hiber-nation.Les risques de conflits avecles ours augmententquand il y a peu d’alimentsnaturels pour eux. Quandc’est le cas, les ourscherchent d’autres sourcesde nourriture. Les déchetsou les mangeoires pouroiseaux, par exemple, peu-vent les attirer dans leszones habitées.

Veuillez suivre ces con-signes simples pour ré-duire les risques d’attirer

les ours :> entreposez les déchetsdans des poubelles àcouvercle étanche;> sortez les ordures lematin de la collecte;> rangez les mangeoirespour oiseaux car lesgraines, le suif et le nec-tar destinés aux oiseauxattirent aussi les ours;> cueillez les fruits et lesbaies mûrs et ne les lais-sez pas pourrir au sol;> nettoyez la grille du bar-becue après chaquecuisson, dont le bac degraisse sous la cuve, carles ours sentent lesodeurs comme celles dela graisse et des restesd’aliments sur la grille dubarbecue de très loin etsont attirés par celles-ci.

Les ours qui pénètrentdans une zone habitée neconstituent pas toujours undanger pour les humains.Ils posent un danger im-médiat pour la populations’ils se comportent demanière menaçante.Le ministère des Richessesnaturelles de l’Ontario et laPolice provinciale de l’On-tario se sont entendus surles rôles et responsabilitésdes deux organismes pouraider les citoyennes etcitoyens à comprendreavec qui communiquer encas de rencontre avec unours.Si un ours pose un dangerimmédiat en se compor-tant de manièremenaçante ou agressive,composez le 911 ou télé-phonez aux services depolice locaux. À la requêtede la police, pendant les

heures d’ensoleillement, leministère des Richessesnaturelles aidera dans lessituations d’urgence. Dansles situations qui ne sontpas urgentes, le ministèredes Richesses naturelles aune ligne de signalementsans frais, la ligne Attention: ours, au 1 866 514-2327, qui fonctionne 7jours par semaine et 24heures par jour. Le siteWeb Attention : ours offredes conseils et des ren-seignements à la popula-tion.

CITATIONS« Les ours nuisiblescausent des inquiétudessérieuses pour la sécuritéde la population. Notregouvernement prend desmesures dans ces cas,mais il est important queles citoyennes etcitoyens fassent leur part

pour aider à minimiser cequi attire les ours. Desgestes simples commeranger les déchets demanière adéquate con-tribuent à garder les oursloin des zones habitées. »— David Orazietti, ministredes Richesses naturelles

« J’encourage fortementles Ontariennes et On-tariens à prendre toutesles précautions néces-saires pour minimiser leurscontacts avec les ours. Siun ours présente un dan-ger public immédiat, laPPO interviendra dans leslimites de son mandat,avec l’aide du ministèredes Richesses naturelles,pour protéger la popula-tion. »— Vince Hawkes, commis-saire, Police provincialede l’Ontario

The Ministry of Natural Resources is working collaboratively with the OntarioProvincial Police and local police services to protect public safety and edu-cate communities across Ontario about black bear behaviour.Black bears that come into a populated area aren’t always a threat to publicsafety. This fact sheet explains who to contact about encounters with blackbears.Emergency SituationsCall 911 if a black bear poses an immediate threat to personal safety byexhibiting threatening or aggressive behaviour, such as:� Entering a school yard when school is in session.� Stalking people and is lingering at the site.� Entering or trying to enter a residence.� Wandering into a public gathering.� Killing livestock/pets and is lingering at the site.Police are the first responder for any emergency situation. At the request ofpolice, during daylight hours the Ministry of Natural Resources will respondto emergency situations to assist.Non-Emergency EncountersCall the toll-free Bear Wise reporting line at 1-866-514-2327 (TTY 705-945-7641) if a black bear is:� Roaming around, checking garbage cans.� Breaking into a shed where garbage or food is stored.� In a tree.� Pulling down a bird feeder or knocking over a barbecue.� Moving through a backyard or field but is not lingering.This line operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week from April 1 until Nov.30. Trained staff can provide advice about black bear behaviour, how toavoid human-bear conflicts, and how to remove attractants from property.

Le ministère des Richesses naturelles collabore avec la Police provinciale del’Ontario et les services policiers locaux afin de protéger la population et édu-quer les collectivités de tout l’Ontario au sujet du comportement des ours noir.Les ours noirs qui pénètrent dans une zone habitée ne constituent pas toujoursun danger pour la population. Cette feuille de renseignements indique avec quicommuniquer en cas de rencontre avec des ours.Situations d’urgenceTéléphonez au 911 si un ours pose un danger immédiat en se comportant demanière menaçante ou agressive, par exemple :� en pénétrant dans une cour d’école pendant les heures de classe;� en suivant quelqu’un et en s’attardant sur les lieux;� en entrant ou en tentant d’entrer dans une résidence;� en errant dans des lieux publics;� en tuant du bétail ou des animaux domestiques et en s’attardant sur les lieux.Les services de police sont les premiers à intervenir dans n’importe quelle situ-ation d’urgence. À la requête de la police, pendant les heures d’ensoleillement,le ministère des Richesses naturelles aidera dans les situations d’urgence.Situations non urgentesTéléphonez à la ligne de signalement Attention : ours, au 1 866 514-2327 (ATS705 945-7641) si un ours noir :� vagabonde en inspectant les contenants d’ordures;� entre dans une remise contenant des déchets ou de la nourriture;� se trouve dans un arbre;� abat une mangeoire pour oiseaux ou renverse un barbecue;� passe dans une cour arrière ou dans un champ, mais ne s’y attarde pas.Cette ligne fonctionne 24 heures par jour, 7 jours par semaine, du 1er avril au30 novembre. Le personnel formé peut vous conseiller au sujet du comporte-ment des ours noirs, des moyens d’éviter les conflits avec eux et d’éliminer cequi les attire sur votre propriété.

Bear Encounters — Who Do I Call? Rencontres avec des ours; à quitéléphoner?

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Hyer's Nuclear Road Show part 2 of 3On March 21, 2014 BruceHyer had a public (45 at-tendees) to discuss hisconcerns with the currentnuclear waste repositorysite selection here in NWOntario. A number of greatquestions were asked andthis is a continuation of thequestion/answers as pro-vided by the NWMO repre-sentative as well as myown observations/opin-ions in italics.

Another topic that hasbeen recurring has beenthe small earthquakes ex-perienced in the region - arecent 2.3 earthquake in2013 "rattled" quite a fewpeople it seems. As a geol-ogist I am actually quite inmy right to comment (andI havehttp://mybackyard.ca/sur-viving-the-great-earth-quake/).

We DO NOT live in a geo-logically active area - weare in the middle of theCanadian shield, some ofthe most stable, non-activerocks on earth. Other thanerosion not much has hap-pened to the rocks here ina very long time (Billions ofyears in some areas, hun-dreds of millions in the"newest" areas).

Small micro quakes occurevery so often in the re-gion as a direct result ofglaciers during the lastglaciation period. Theypushed the crust down,now that the ice is gone(8000 years later), thecrust is still "rebounding" orpushing back up. This willcontinue for some time.The resulting quakes aretiny in comparison, Noth-ing larger than what maybe caused by a train driv-ing through town. But whatif a big one comes?

Although I don't know ex-

actly how big of an earth-quake a nuclear waste de-pository could withstand,its very construction anddirect connection withinthe rock itself implies likelya category 9 or better. Acategory 2 earthquake isequivalent to 15kg of TNTbeing detonated, a magni-tude 9 is equivalent to480,000,000,000 kg ofTNT. A mag. 9 Earthquakewould mean total destruc-tion and the only waysomething like this hap-pening here in NW Ontariowould be a meteor orcomet impact. At whichpoint nuclear waste wouldbe the least of our prob-lems.

A third major issue perme-ated the meeting as well -that of water. The potentialfor nuclear waste to pol-lute the great lakes water-shed. This probably themost important issue withhousing a nuclear wasterepository in NW Ontarioas a whole. I will not com-ment on this as there isample information in re-gards to nuclear waste inwater (spent nuclear wasteis held in ponds of water,around which you canwalk with no protectiveclothing at all. In generalradiation stays with thesource of the radiationand cannot penetratewater easily and for veryfar. Understanding the wayradiation behaves inwater, as well as the geol-ogy of the site selectioncoupled with the multipleengineered containmentsystems are the importantfactors in the water issues.

Some of the other ques-tions brought up in re-gards to the transportationof waste through our re-gion (No matter where therepository goes, nuclearwaste will come through

NW Ontario). I do knowthat nuclear waste hasbeen transported in Eu-rope for decades, with nosingle incident of a trans-portation pod breaking orreleasing its cargo.

The transportation of nu-clear waste occurs onhighways or by train andthe nuclear waste is en-cased in an engineered"flask". These are multi-bar-rier encasement systemsdesigned to withstandeven the harshest of anyaccident related damageimaginable. They have un-dergone rigorous tests,they have had 160km/htrains smash into them,they have been exposedto intense fire, droppedfrom large heights, They tryto break these things. Onething I can admit I am notconcerned about is thetransportation aspect. I ammuch more concerned ofthe oil/gas on trains goingthrough the center of mytown everyday.

Google: Operation SmashHit (1984) for an interest-ing video from 1984 onthe subject.

In addition to the physicalconcerns expressed, thereis definitely an opinion that"We didn't make or benefitfrom the nuclear waste sowhy put it here?".

Well if you live in Canadaor have lived in Canada inthe last few decades, youhave benefitted from Nu-clear power. How may youask? Well electrical powerin Ontario today is over50% nuclear generated.The biggest usage of elec-tricity is by farindustrial/manufacturing.Nearly 40% of Canada'spopulation lives in Ontario(over 50% when you addin Quebec). Canada'seconomy coast to coast isintertwined. Everyonebuys/deals and does busi-ness with someone directlyor indirectly tied to On-tario. Since we all live in

this country, we have allbenefited from nuclearpower. Maybe it doesn'trun our lights, but it didhelp build that car in thedriveway, or powers thosegreat office towers whereour financial wealth comesfrom. Nuclear power, if itdisappeared tomorrowwould not be a goodthing. Imagine 40-50% ofour population withoutenough power for lights,heat....So yes, we have all bene-fited from Nuclear powerand morally we as peo-ples of Canada need to beinvolved in the solution.

For More information:www.nwmo.ca: All thetechnical information youcould want

Visit the local communityCLC offices (funded byNWMO, operated by thetowns) and websites formore questions and an-swers.www.clcinfo.ca

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The meeting agenda includes special presentations and speakers including: SarahCampbell, MPP (Kenora/Rainy River), Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation, Pre-mier Gold Mines, Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation, and the North SuperiorWorkforce Planning Board. There will also be many opportunities for networking forthe delegates and guests in attendance.

Several new resolutions will also be debated/discussed that, if approved will becomeNOACC policy for the next two years. NOACC is committed to the preservation anddevelopment of our unique communities to ensure a healthy economic future and asuperior quality of life for our member Chambers, regional businesses and the citizensof Northwestern Ontario.

Michael Nitz, NOACC President states, “It is important for Northwestern Ontario to worktogether to strengthen our communities. Collaboration increases our ability to accom-plish goals and enhances our credibility when lobbying the government for proactivechange in the region”.

Registration information and the detailed agenda are available at www.noacc.ca.NOACC has been the Voice of Business in Northwestern Ontario since 1931, and rep-resents every active Chamber of Commerce stretching from Marathon to the Manitobaborder. The membership represents nearly 2000 businesses in the region.

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GEDC Appoints new Executive DirectorGreenstone EconomicDevelopment Corpora-tion (GEDC) is a bilin-gual, non-profit,community based or-ganization led by a vol-unteer Board ofDirectors that servicesthe communities withinthe Municipality ofGreenstone. Our organ-ization supports Green-stone’s vision for aprosperous and sustain-able future through itsmany pro-business ini-tiatives.

The Directors of theGreenstone EconomicDevelopment Corpora-tion would like to an-nounce theappointment of theirnew bilingual ExecutiveDirector, Denis Cloutier.He started this engage-ment on March 3, 2014.

Denis was born andraised in Geraldton.Other than the BusinessAdministration coursetaken in Thunder Bay allother schooling wasdone in the Greenstonearea. During his thirty

five plus years of workexperience he has beenengaged in numerouslocal companies withover half of this timebeing the owner ofthese enterprises. He ex-perienced the ups anddowns of the economyin this region and has avery good understand-ing of the challengesthat our local entrepre-neurs are experiencing.“I believe that the expe-riences gained in myself-employment will bebeneficial in developingprojects and strategiesfor this Northern Ontarioregion, and to find localsolutions to problemsunique to this area.”

We welcome Denis tothe GEDC team and areconfident that he will dohis part to efficientlyguide the future devel-opment of the corpora-tion in the GreenstoneRegion.

Denis is Pictured to theright

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