The Westend WeeklyBox 66, 303 Fifth St., Rainy River, ON P0W 1L0 Ph. 807­852­3815, Email. westendweekly@tbaytel.net

Vol. 28, No. 4 Wednesday, April 25, 2018Serving the Rainy River District for a totally great 27 years! Read us on line at www.westendweekly.ca.

The Rainy River has been filled with American anglers over the last week and most are pre­fishing forSturgeon in preparation for a tournament coming up in 2 weeks. Alex Reinert was up from Williams andthis is his 70” 100 pounder. There are nine boats pictured here across from the Rainy River town dock andit was like this all up and down the river. Hundreds of vehicles and trailers lined the access roads andhighway on the US side from Baudette to Int’l Falls. This will continue till after the event.

Welcome to Dreamweaver Ranch

by Melissa FriesenWhile Spring Fever Days

was in full swing in Emo,just a few minutes outsideof town a small group ofpeople were learning allabout horses. AngelaHalverson ofDreamweaver Ranchhosted an afternoon pro­gram for 20 ticket holdersas a way for people to getintroduced to beingaround, caring for, andriding horses.

Her love of horsesstarted at a young age.She was five when she re­ceived her first horse,born on her mom anddad's farm in Crozier. Ac­cording to her memory,the popular 1970s song“Dreamweaver” came inthe car one day and whilesinging along to it withfamily friends, she de­cided that would be herhorse's name. When An­gela moved away to go tocollege, Dreamweaverfound a new home as a

therapeutic horse at JoyceYoung's farm in Devlin. Ofcourse, now the legacylives on through her ranchas well.

She's no stranger tohosting visitors at herranch. On her websitepage you'll find all kinds ofprograms for people inter­ested in interacting withhorses. She gives ridinglessons (currently bookedup), hosts birthday par­ties, a “Day at the Ranch,”she's even hosted a bach­elorette party at her placeas well. Students from thehigh school, clients fromCommunity Living, FirstNations residents, day­cares and individuals withlearning or social condi­tions have benefittedfrom Angela's services.Folks who are interestedin horses but not ridingcan take part in her“Horse Experience” pack­age, while those who areinterested in learning howa ranch operates can opt­

in for her “Ranch Experi­ence.” Her mini horseshave been the stars of afew petting zoos over theyears. There's an upcom­ing youth horse club, andwill likely be a teen one tofollow and possibly anadult introduction tohorses as well.

After pursuing highereducation and career op­portunities for roughly tenyears, Angela moved backto the area and in 2001she started rekindling herlove of horses. Shebought two horses andhad to relearn everything.She and her mom put on afew shows at the EmoFairgrounds, but she did­n't yet have a ranch. Afterpurchasing her property,it took several years ofrenovations before shewas able to open herdoors to the public. “It re­ally started out to be asmall operation, but as itturned out, as I was get­ting into it, several others

were getting out of it and Iended up busier than I ex­pect. It was a good thingbut what started out as ahobby has turned into afull summer job.” Nearlyevery weekend in thesummer is booked up withsome kind of event, whileweekday evenings are re­served for riding lessons.

When I asked her howshe managed to do this ontop of a full­time job, shelaughed. “I don't know; Ijust do it. I love my joband I love the ranch.” An­gela opts to use her vaca­tion days to spend at theranch throughout the yearinstead of taking an ex­tended trip. Also, Angelahas been receiving helpfrom volunteers for thelast few years which hasmade a big difference. “Iused to do everything. Iwould put everything to­gether for the bonfires. Iwould lead the horses.Now I don't know how Idid it. If I had to do it all by

myself, I don't know if Icould nowadays.”

Dreamweaver Ranch ishome to six horses: twominiatures, an Arabian,half Percheron (drafthorse) half Morgan, andtwo quarter horses. Be­fore opening up her ranch,Angela would take thehorses to shows in the sur­rounding area, but now,she's transitioned tospending her weekends athome on the ranch. “Ithink for me there are alot of people that wouldnever have a chance to bearound the horses if theydidn't have a chance tocome here.” She spoke tothe burdens of liability in­surance and other factorsthat sometimes keep peo­ple away from inviting thepublic to interact withtheir horses, but for An­gela, it's a burden worthbearing.

“I love to be able toshare my love of horses,especially with little kids.My horses are used to

having kids around andare so happy when theysee them because theyknow they're going to getbrushed and have lots oftreats. My joy for horsesreally comes out when I'mteaching other peopleabout them.”

Angela has a dream ofone day retiring from herjob at Rainy River FutureDevelopment and runninga therapeutic riding pro­gram. “I don't have thecertification right now,but I can definitely tell youhow much a horse canbring out of a person.”She's seen the transfor­mation of kids and adultsalike time an time againafter regularly interactingwith horses. “It's justamazing what the horsescan do for people.”

You can findDreamweaver Ranch'swebsite and Facebookpage online and inquirewith Angela if you're inter­ested in visiting the ranch.

Angela's love for horses, and for watching young kids interact with horses, is something that has grown over time and will continue to grow as she welcomespeople to Dreamweaver Ranch.

During Spring Fever Days, locals had the chance to see what the ranch was all about. Guests had the opportu­nity to learn how to brush, care for, and ride horses.

Angela's mini horses, Teaspoon and Hollywood, are abig hit with everyone, especially kids. Over the yearsshe's often brought them out to public events.

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Rainy River Hospital Auxiliary

StrawberrySocial

May 2nd at Rainy River Legion2 to 4 pm - admission $5.00

Penny Table, Draw Tables,Plant Table, HELPP Ticket Table

Door Prize and Take­Out Orders.Tickets are available for the 55”Smart TV and the draw for that

raffle will take place at the Social.

TV tickets are available now from most Auxiliary membersand at various businesses in the town of Rainy River

Everyone Welcome

Spring Cattle SaleSaturday, April 28 at 8:30 am

Stratton Sales BarnBroadcast Live through - DLMS network

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Are you interested in becominga Volunteer Board Member?

Rainy River Future Development Corporation (RRFDC)is a non-profi t Community Futures Development Corporation serving

the Rainy River District west of Mine Centre.The RRFDC works in partnership with the people of the Rainy RiverDistrict, to generate and maintain permanent employment through

the creation and support of self-employment initiatives, andeconomic based community projects.

RRFDC is looking for volunteers to stand forelection to our Board of Directors.

If you are interested in sitting on our Board of Directors please contact our offi ce at 274-3276 or info@rrfdc.ca for a nomination package.

Please submit your nomination package by4:00 pm, Monday, April 30th, 2018.

Rainy River District School Board

invites applications for the positions of:

• Human ResourcesCoordinator

• 0.6 FTE LTO Teacher,Crossroads School

For more information regarding these positionsplease visit the Employment section of ourwebsite at www.rrdsb.com

Heather CampbellDirector of Education

Birthday TeaHelen (McNally) Nelson

Saturday, April 28

1 to 3 pm at Emo Legion

Everyone Welcome!

Stan’s500 Scott St., Fort Frances

Phone 274-9249

PaintSale

Don’t delay, offer ends May 6

Friday, April 27 at 6pmRoyal Canadian Legion

The dinner is being held to gain donations to re-place the Ice Plant and aging equipment. Therewill be a Q & A session. The cost of the dinner isyour donation. Take-out dinners are available aswell for pickup with a donation.

Help Save our Recreation Centre

Fundraiser

DinnerMeatball Dinner with assorted desserts

Yay for sunshine!!! Ithink we are all feelinggreat because of thisweather. It is long over­due and it sure feelsamazing. Get out andenjoy... you won't be dis­appointed!

Emo Spring Fever Dayscouldn't have planned itany better...the weatherwas perfect! Front Streetwas booming, and every­one was in such a greatmood. A big thank yougoes out to Evie Fisher,Gail Patterson, JoeReynolds & Kids for sell­ing Catch the Ace Ticketsfor me while I was in theSales Barn! They sold alot of tickets!!! Brian Reidwas the lucky winner. Hechose envelope #48which gave him the 7 ofhearts. Next week we willbe at the Stratton SalesBarn, and our progressivepot is already up to over$2200! It has been goingwell.

While the big, busycrowd was enjoyingSpring Fever Days; therewas also a big groupdown at the StrattonSales Barn working! Mur­ray our Chair was sopleased with all the workthat was accomplished.Thanks to those who took

time out of their busylives to come and work atthe Sales Barn on one ofthe first nice days of theyear! It is great whenpeople come together likethis, a lot of work gets ac­complished, and a senseof pride is built! ThankYou!

All but one of my exten­sion cords from my milesof Christmas Lights andcords have been re­trieved! Once is stillfrozen in a pile of snowbut I am sure this week itwill find its way back tothe shed. The yard isstarting to look a bit bet­ter despite the messytimes of feeding cows andmuddy driveways. I justhave had to remind my­self that we must getthrough this to reach thenext season. Finally, therabbit cages thawed outenough to get themcleaned out. They buildup a lot over the winter.We are now ready tomake some babies. ThisFriday since it is a PD Daythe girls are off the pickup a Buck, and a monthfrom now we should havesome bunnies! This week­end is the due date for ourlambs so things could bebusy around the barn. I

am glad our lambs are alittle later this weather ismuch nicer for the tinythings. On Sunday we in­stalled our new sheephandling facility. It waschallenging figuring outwhere to install it, andnow that I have slept on itI am wondering if we didpick the right spot. I amsure my boyfriend/part­ner will be pleased to hearthat I might want to moveit. Again.

Just a reminder to giveme a call if you would liketo order trees! Onceagain, we will have WhiteSpruce or Red Pine. 20 ina bundle for $5.00!

Come on down to Strat­ton on Saturday andcheck out the cattle sale!It is a great place to havesome lunch, and we willbe doing our Catch theAce draw at 3 pm!

"The Voice of the Mar­tyrs Canada presents theone­man play entitled"Solitary Refinement," atthe Christian ReformedChurch, 18 Meadow St.,Emo, ON, on Tuesday,May 8, 2018, at 7:00 pm.Free admission; contribu­tions gladly accepted. Forages 13+. For more infocontact http://www.vom­canada.com/touring."

Moos by Kim Jo BlissNotes from a hands on farmer

A Mid-Summer Break (1962)Part I ­ Our Jackfish Lake Population Doubles

I am told on the skedthat a pack­sack drill crewis coming into Jackfish.The next day we hear theBeaver make two trips inand on our return to campwe check the shorelineand find the driller’s campabout a half mile east ofus. There are no goodcamp­sites nearer to us,and besides, their camp iscloser to their first drilltarget. I liked the resultsof our first four grids, andobviously so did Moak.They are wasting no timefollowing up.

The three­man crew isled by Alan Paupanekisfrom Cross Lake. I ask himhow Charlie is making outand he tells me that Char­lie has opened his pool­room/restaurant and isdoing OK. Allan’s twohelpers are Alec Linklaterfrom Nelson House and aburly young flat­landerfrom Saskatchewanwhose name I can't re­member. We'll call himPete.

Alan is a tall, rangy kindof guy and sharp as a tack.He has done a tour in theCanadian Armed Forces,and I am told he is the cur­rent record holder for thefive­mile run (Army­Navy­Air Force competition.) Iwill run across his trail 26years later near Bisset,Manitoba.

Alec is very reserved,taciturn, but friendly. He

was born in Nelson Houseand recently returnedhome with his family afterspending 15 years workingon a section gang on theFlin Flon/The Pas CNRline. I will soon be amazedat his talents in the wilder­ness – a true north­woodsman, as I'm sureyou will agree.

Pete is OK. This is hisfirst season in the bush.Alan tells me that he is ahard worker and as strongas an ox.

Guess what? They are allsmokers! Where werethey two weeks ago? Nowthat I have people to bummatches and tobaccofrom, I have my own.Sometimes life is justplain unfair.

So we now have neigh­bours to visit and viceversa. We soon find outthat they treat our petseagull unkindly. I don'tknow why. They teasehim, but in an unfriendlysort of way. Oscar is still inhis early developmentstage, but he is alreadywise beyond his years(weeks, actually.) Hemakes himself scarcewhen he hears their canoecoming down the lake.

One evening while trad­ing BS over a cup of cof­fee, Alan tells me thatAlec's wife is coming tovisit. When Alec heardabout Moak's plan tomove the drill into Jack­

fish, he wrote to his wife.She knew the lake andwrote back that she wouldbring their son up fromNelson House by canoe inlate July to visit. Cool. Youwill also find out, as did I,that she is one amazingwoman. (I know that I amoverusing that adjective,but I was amazed, I amamazed, and now, yearslater, I am still amazed.)

Work goes on. We arestill slow, and the drill iscatching up to us. Weshould have been out ofhere by the end of June,but it is now near the endof July and we still havetwo more anomalies tohit. At four to five dayseach plus rain days, itcould be two more weeksbefore we move and I amin need of a stress reliever.

I talk it over with Alan.Alec's wife plans to staytwo days. Two extra peo­ple in a three­man camp isnot much of a conjugalvisit, even if they throw upanother shelter. Whydon't we all accompanyher tomorrow on her re­turn to Nelson House andovernight there? Alanagrees, and tells his twomen of our plan. They areboth cool with it, so thestage is set.

Bob Durnin is co­authorof the “I Call Myself aProspector” series of bookswww.coreshackpub.com

Get ready for the SeniorGames in Fort Frances

Senior athletes (age55+) should start gearingup for the District 1A Sen­ior Games which arebeing held in Fort Francesthis year. The Games willbe held at various venuesin Fort Frances on June 5and 6.

District 1A includes thecommunities in the RainyRiver and Kenora/PatriciaDistricts. The District 1ASenior Games are heldevery two years and arecomprised of a variety ofrecreational events. Theyare open to residents ofthe Kenora/Patricia andRainy River Districts whoare 55+ years of age as ofDecember 31, 2018.

The Games focus onpromoting an activelifestyle in an atmosphereof fun, fellowship andfriendly competition. In­dividuals ranging in agefrom 55 to the mid 90’shave participated in theDistrict 1A 55+ Games.The Games are designedfor all to take part in re­gardless of skill level.

The Games will includecompetition in sanctionedevents such as Billiards,Cribbage, Euchre, Five­

pin Bowling, Bid Euchre,Floor Shuffleboard, Golf,Contract Bridge, Darts,Swimming, Pickleball,Tennis, Carpet Bowling,as well as non­sanctionedgames in Table Shuffle­board, Smear, and Horse­shoes.

This year a number ofnew events such as Ten­nis, Pickleball and CarpetBowling have beenadded.

The District 1A eventwill start with an OpeningCeremony at the FortFrances Senior Centre at8:30 a.m. on Tuesday,June 5 with games to startimmediately followingthe opening.

A banquet for partici­pants will be held at theRoyal Canadian Legion onTuesday. Additional tick­ets for non­participatingguests will be available ata cost of $25 each.

Winners of sanctionedgames will be eligible tocompete in the OntarioSenior Games which arebeing held in Mississaugafrom August 12 ­ 14.

The participation fee forthe District 1A Games is$35 which will include

lunch on both days of thecompetition as well as abanquet. Participantsmay compete in as manyas four different eventsfor the same fee. Partici­pants in golf and bowlingwill have additional costsfor green fees and bowl­ing fees.

Registration forms areavailable from senior cen­tres throughout District 1A or by calling the FortFrances Senior Centre inFort Frances at 807 274­7656. The deadline forregistration is May 29.

The Games coordinatorsare hoping for a goodturnout of senior athletesboth locally and fromthroughout the area.

Legion ChatLegion Chat by Walter Wagner, Major Hughes Br. 54 president

It was a good dance: the$1,000 dance was well at­tended and it looked likemost people were enjoy­ing themselves.

I want to take this timeto thank the volunteers

who helped set up andtake down and clean.

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Refugee Realities - Faith & Amena

by Charleen GustafsonI cannot use the realnames of the followingfamily. We are calling thewidow Amena, and I willcall her sister­in­law Faith.

I met Faith in Class. Sheasked our study group tochoose to help her sister­in­law when we were de­ciding what human rightsissue to focus on. She isquietly articulate, ex­tremely knowledgeableand so intelligent it is awe­inspiring.

Her older sister married aCanadian and lives herewith her husband and fourchildren. Here is Faith'sstory.

"I am originally fromAfghanistan. When I wasthree years or so, probablyaround 1997, the warstarted because the Tal­iban came and took overthe country. My parentsdecided we had to migrateto another country, partic­ularly because we arefrom a minority ethnicity,Hazara, and a religious mi­nority group, Shia. My fa­ther has very obviousfeatures that are different,like a flatter nose andsmaller eyes, so it was notsafe.

"We migrated to Iran fora couple of years. We de­cided to leave becauseAfghans do not have easyaccess to education there.

"We migrated to Pak­istan. I started to go toschool and started Englishclasses. I just loved study­ing and was always top ofmy class. In 2003 or so wereturned to Afghanistan[Aguanistan with a soft "g"is the proper pronuncia­tion].

"The Taliban regime hadcollapsed, so it was safe. Iwould go to school in atent with my sister. It wasvery exciting, to be able togo to school. I lovedstudying. I was very nerdy.Eventually, there was ascholarship offered in highschools which allowed cer­tain students to study inthe US. I was very inter­ested. I told my parentsabout it. They were verysupportive. I applied andwas accepted in 2008when I was 16 years old.

"I didn't know what toexpect. We were assignedhost families. Comingfrom a county where weare always attached to our

families, there is not muchopportunity to be inde­pendent, so it was all apuzzle for me.

"When living with myhost family, certainly thefirst two months was aculture shock. I didn'tknow what to do. But I ad­justed. I had taken Englishclasses before, but it is notthe same.

"But eventually I was inhigh honours and gotgood grades in a publichigh school. I wanted tostay, so I applied to board­ing schools because thefirst scholarship was foronly one year.

"Kent in Connecticut hada scholarship available butonly for Muslim boys. Imet with the admissionspeople at a fair. They likedme, and I was really inter­ested. I stayed in contact.Somehow they managedto convince the sponsor tomake an exception for me,and I was accepted for atwo­year scholarship. Ithink that was the onlyyear a girl got the scholar­ship."

Three years later, afterone year in public highschool and two years in aboarding school, Faithgraduated from highschool in 2011.

"Boarding school helpeda lot for going to a gooduniversity. I applied to 20and had offers from 2 withscholarships. I went toMount Holyoke, in Massa­chusetts, because it is verydiverse, academically rig­orous, and has good con­nections among womenfrom around the world. I

was privileged, very fortu­nate. There are many tal­ented and capable peoplewho didn't get the chance.

"In 2015 I graduatedwith a Bachelors in Inter­national Relations andJournalism. I sent an invi­tation to my parents tocome to my graduation,and fortunately, they wereable to get visas.

“However my brotherand his wife were not ableto get visas and were leftbehind.

"My parents were able tomake it to the US, and wetalked about the possibil­ity of going back, but

there was a threat to all ofus. We received a threat­ening letter.

"The letter from the Tal­iban stated that there hadbeen rumours for a longtime that I had beenstudying abroad and alsomy younger sister was inEngland. The rumour wasthat this family sentdaughters to study out­side in western countries.We were referred to asAmerican spies and infi­dels, and therefore wemust be killed.

"That was really an indi­cation that our life was indanger, and since our par­ents were now outside, wedecided not to return. Wewould save our lives andthen think about those re­maining.

“We thought about theUS but we have a sisterhere in Canada, and shehas four children, and wedecided to come here be­cause it would be an easiertransition for my parents.

“That's how we got here,in 2015."

Faith was able to get ajob. She worked for a non­profit, then the govern­ment then landed the jobof her dreams.

"I wanted to be a broaderhelp and do somethingthat would help newcom­ers. At the Immigrant Cen­tre I started as anemployee liaison, and nowI am the executive assis­tant. In this role, I prettymuch get to do human re­sources, events outreach,communications, coordi­nation, proposal writing,exactly what I had studied.It really worked out.

"We started my brother'scase. He was still alive atthe time. We workedthrough the AfghanWomen's Association.They fled to India becausetheir lives were in danger.Their case was processed,but Amena's grandmotherback in Afghanistan be­came very sick, and therewas a chance of her dying.Amena wanted to see hergrandmother once morebefore she left and therewould be no chance everto see her again. Amenawanted to see the womanwho had raised her.

"So they went back toAfghanistan with theirchild who was about oneyear old at the time. My

brother couldn't leavethem, so they all went to­gether, planning to comeback to India.

"Once in Kabul they werein hiding and living withAmena's birth family.

"The Grandmother diedshortly. Amena was ableto see her though. Theywere in the process ofleaving, getting their visabefore anything couldhappen."

[This was September2017.]

"The incident happened. "My brother was shot. "He was found outside

and recognized. No onesaw the action. In theneighbourhood there wasa doctor who checked thepulse. My brother wasbrought to Amena. Wehave lived in that neigh­bourhood for a long time,so everybody knew us.”

In Afghanistan, a marriedwoman belongs to herhusband’s family, and awidow and her childrenhave no status.

"Since then my sister­in­law knows that there isnowhere they can be safe.They have constantlybeen moving and hidingand just trying to survive.If it is essential that shehas to go out, she willwear a burka [completeface covering] so shewould not be recognized.She stays inside, makingsure to minimize commu­nication. They were sick,but they are recovering.

"It is always the issuethat she is very shockedand traumatized, trying to

stay strong for her child.That is the only reason sheis alive. She is extremelydepressed. I don't knowhow she is even alive still.

“We have been tryinghard here with our cam­paign #Rescue Afghan­WomanAndBaby. This istheir only hope for sur­vival. We have been writ­ing to the government andexplaining that we will besupporting them whenthey come. My sister­in­law speaks English andmany other languages.They just need to be safefirst.”

Faith and her family arenot terrorists. They are notdemanding millions ofdollars from Canadiansafter having been involvedwith terrorists. They justdon’t want to be killed byterrorists. They want nomoney, just support to getthe paperwork done. Formore details, please seethe Facebook page.

If you want to help,please sign the petitionthat can be found atchange.org or on theFacebook page: HelpAmena* and baby to fleeAfghanistan and Join Fam­ily in Winnipeg, or on Twit­ter:#RescueAfghanWom­anAndBaby.

If you want to help fur­ther, please write a letter.There are a form letterand addresses for the PMand Min. of Immigrationon the Facebook page.Please ask them to takeimmediate action.

The young widow whose husband was killed in September 2017, is living in hidingin Kabul. If she absolutely has to leave the house, she does so wearing a burkawhich completely covers her face, for safety. Photo: Alternate photo pseudonymsused to protect the identity of Amena* and child. Source: CNS photo/GhulamullahHabibi, Reuters

For many women living in Kabul the only sunshinethey get is on their rooftop if they have access to that.Amena* is always in great danger if she leaves herhouse because the Taliban says they should be killed.Source: CNS photo/Ghulamullah Habibi, Reuters

Amena* has to move with her two­year­old boy everyfew days to escape detection. The Taliban has labeledher family spies because her father­in­law helped hisdaughters leave the country to go to school. Photoused with permission from the photographer,Matthew Karsten.

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580B Case tractor backhoewith extend a hoe boom,newer tires & tubes, recentlyoverhauled, well main­tained, asking $14,900phone 483­5410. 5

2 yr. old Black Angus bull.Sired by QLC Quantock 51045133Y. Phone 274­2111. 4

Scottish highland bulls, purebred, not registered. 807 2763309. 4

one milking goat for sale;also 2 billy kids availailable,call 483­9606. 4

We are looking for someonewho could foster our twobeautiful loving dogs. Wehave a job contract and areunable to take the dogs withus. It would be until Novem­ber. Patch is a 7­year­oldlab/shepherd mix and Blue isa 4­year­old boxer/Americanbulldog. Theyt are verysmart and wonderful dogs.They must be kept togetherat all times. They are housetrained, need at least 2 walks(morning and night). We willprovide food. If interestedplease contact Ashley Cer­voni or Mario Cervoni onFacebook. 6

Will do interior and exteriorpainting houses fencesdecks cabins and more call 1­807­271­2758 6

Looking to hire someonewho is experienced withtrimming a hedge (about 2feet) and trimming somebushes. Call 852­3572. 6

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The Voice of the MartyrsCanada presents the one­man play entitled "SolitaryRefinement," at the Chris­tian Reformed Church, 18Meadow St., Emo, ON, onTuesday May 8, 2018 at 7:00pm. Free admission; contri­butions gladly accepted. Forages 13+. For more info con­tact http://www.vom­canada.com/touring. 4

Agassiz brand trailers will bemaking their NorthwesternOntario debut at the FortFrances Gun & Hobby showSaturday May 5th at the FortFrances Curling Club from9AM­4PM. Come see theseCanadian made, custombuilt enclosed trailers of thehighest quality. www.agas­siztrailers.com 3

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Collection of hunting andpocket knives for sale. Call852­3111. 4

4 tires, LT 235/75/15 M&S likenew; 1 alternator, call forprices & info, phone 807­271­4186. 6

Like new metal tool chest$55.00, chop saw for metal$160; Mastercraft 60 pc tapand die set $50; heavy dutymetal work table $35; 24 pcratcheting gear wrench set$125; Casio keyboard $195;call after 6 pm (807) 271­0821. 4

Hay for sale. If interestedplease call 271­0045 or 276­3931 to leave a message. 4

Small bales of mixed hay, okfor horses, $3.50/bale, ph.483­1322. 2

Pulse Strider 2600 20'' deck$25:00; 26'' CCM Ladies bike2 speed $15:00; office chair­black­swivels $20:00; call807­274­5025. 4

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Looking to buy a 60lb orlarger Anvil for bendingmetal. 274­8315. 4

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For Rent, 2 bedroom, 1 bath­room home in Rainy River,City services, country likesetting. Call 852­3623. 8

For Sale ­ Small 720 sq. ft.house in Fort Frances, 100sq. ft. tool shed & single ve­hicle carport. Appliances in­cluded. Ph. 274­3671 days or274­3912 evenings. s

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Global Methane ReductionLeaders Honoured in Canada

The inaugural Oil and Gas Methane Leadership Awards were awarded to leadinggovernment jurisdictions and other entities in recognition of actions taken to reduceharmful methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. At a ceremony coinciding withthe Global Methane Forum, the Center for Clean Air Policy, Clean Air Task Force, Envi­ronmental Defence Canada, Environmental Defense Fund and the Pembina Instituterecognized four leaders in methane reduction.

However, theyseem to have

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Store Hours: Baudette: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday to SaturdayInternational Falls: 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday

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Town ofRainy River

STATUTORY PUBLIC MEETING NOTICEProposed Official Plan, Zoning By-law and Commu-

nity Improvement Plan Amendments:1) File Numbers: OPA 18-02 & ZBA 18-02 for proper-

ties described as BROADWAY AVENUE; PLAN SM54NE PT BLK A PLAN SM82 N PT BLCK B PCL BLK A-2, as noted on the diagram below as property 1.

2) File Numbers: OPA 18-01 & ZBA 18-01 for proper-ties described as PCL 21815 SEC RAINY RIVER; PTLT 21 RIVER RANGE ATWOOD; PT LT 22 RIVERRANGE ATWOOD; PT LT 23 RIVER RANGE AT-WOOD PT 1, 48R1204; BROADWAY AVENUE,RAINY RIVER, as noted on the diagram below asproperty 2.

3) File Number: ZBA 18-03 The addition of StorageFacility and Contractors yard within the Highway Com-mercial Zone

4) File Number: CIP 18-01 - The addition of proper-ties zoned residential to the “Land Availability Pro-gram” noted in Appendix A of the CommunityImprovement Plan.

Members of the public are invited to attend and pro-vide input at the Public Meeting hosted by the Corpo-ration of the Town of Rainy River Council to be heldon:

Wednesday May 9, 2018 from 12 pm to 1 pm held inthe Town Council Chambers at 201 Atwood Avenue,Rainy River

PROPOSAL:The purpose of the above applications for File Num-

bers OPA 18-01, and OPA 18-02 is to change the cur-rent Official Plan designation from Residential toCommercial.

The purpose of the above applications for File Num-ber ZBA 18-01 and ZBA 18-02 is to change the currentZoning from Residential Holding to Highway Commer-cial.

The purpose of the application for File Number ZBA18-03 is to provide for a “Contractor’s Yard” and “Stor-age Facility” as permitted uses within the existingHighway Commercial Zone.

The purpose of the application for File Number CIP18-01 is to allow for properties zoned as residential tobenefit from the Land Availability Program within theexisting Community Improvement Plan. Both the LandAvailability Program and the Building Permit Programhave been drafted and will be available for review andcomment.

At this time there are no other applications, underAct, pertaining to the subject land.

APPEALS: If a person or public body does not make oral sub-

missions at a public meeting or make written submis-sions to the Town of Rainy River before the proposedofficial plan amendments, the zoning by-law amend-ments and Community Improvement Plan amendmentare passed:

a) the person or public body is not entitled to appealthe decision of the Town of Rainy River Town Councilto the Tribunal; and

b) the person or public body may not be added as aparty to the hearing of any appeal before the Tribunalunless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reason-able grounds to add the person or public body as aparty.

Individuals are requested to submit a written outlineof any oral submissions made at the Public Meeting tothe Town Clerk.

NOTIFICATION: If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the pro-

posed official plan amendments, zoning by-lawamendments, or community improvement amend-ment, or of the refusal of a request to amend the offi-cial plan, zoning by-law, or community improvementplan, you must make a written request to the TownClerk at the Town of Rainy River, 201 Atwood Avenue,Rainy River, Ontario, P0W 1L0.

MORE INFORMATION: The public may view planning documents and back-

ground material at the Town Office between 9:00 amand 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, or on the Townof Rainy River website at www.rainyriver.ca as of April26, 2018.

Questions or written submissions may be direct tothe Veldron Vogan, Chief Administrative Officer at 807-852-3978 or via e-mail: rainyriver@tbaytel.net.

The personal information accompanying your sub-mission is being collected under the authority of thePlanning Act and may form part of the public recordwhich may be released to the public. Questions aboutthis collection should be directed to the Records andFreedom of Information Officer at 807-852-3978.

Dated at the Town of Rainy River this 19th day ofApril, 2018

LOCATION MAP

Badiuk’s Summer Kickoff starts May 3-5

23’ Triple Tube Aurora with Suzuki 150hp274-6311 www.badiuk.com

Highway 11/71 west of Fort Frances

More detailscoming next

week!

Tbaytel strong and healthyTbaytel was pleased to re­

lease Investing in ourNeighbourhood, the com­pany’s 2017 report to thecommunity at its annualgeneral meeting held lastevening at Thunder Bay CityHall.

The report focuses on sev­eral of Tbaytel’s key accom­plishments fromthroughout 2017, as well asthe company’s strategic di­rection and key financial in­formation.

Tbaytel contributed$17.375 million through afixed annual dividend pay­ment as well as a $1 millionspecial dividend paymentand a performance dividendof $175,123. In addition tototal dividend payments inthe amount of $18.55 mil­lion made to the City ofThunder Bay, Tbaytel alsoreported $191.4 million inrevenue for the year.

“Once again, Tbaytel hasproven through its annualfinancial results that it con­tinues to be a major eco­nomic engine and anintegral part of the northern

Ontario business commu­nity,” says Tbaytel Munici­pal Services Board chairJack Jamieson. “2017 was avery strong year for Tbay­tel’s entire workforce, madeup of 429 dedicated em­ployees who are helping thecompany continue to grow,expand and explore newbusiness opportunities.”

In addition to a very ag­gressive mobility networkenhancement plan for theyear, Tbaytel also success­fully launched Tbaytel Fibreto the community of FortFrances in 2017, whichmarked the first time in thecompany’s history thatTbaytel’s wired serviceswere offered in a regionalmarket.

Tbaytel also continued itscommitment to support ef­forts made to createstronger, healthier andmore vibrant communitiesacross northern Ontariothrough its corporate socialresponsibility program. In2017, Tbaytel contributed$576,000 to 174 different or­ganizations or events in 19

different communitiesthroughout Tbaytel’s serv­ing territory.

“At Tbaytel, we continueto make investments thatmatter to our customersand our community – in­vestments in the people,technology and innovationthat improve the lives ofeveryone we share ourcommunity with,” saysTbaytel president and DanTopatigh. “Being one of thefew locally owned and oper­ated telecommunicationscompanies in the countrytoday, it is vitally importantthat this mindset extendsthe entire reach of theTbaytel organization. I amvery pleased to share Tbay­tel’s community report toshow our community ex­actly how we achieved thisin 2017.”

To view or downloadTbaytel’s full interactive re­port, “Investing in ourNeighbourhood: 2017 Re­port to the Community,”please visittbaytel.net/communityre­port

Carr’s Repairis pleased to announcethat they have a 12,000lb. overhead hoist toservice your vehicles.

Phone 487-2548or see our website at:

www.carrsrepairvintageparts.com

Fort Frances, ON – Donorsacross Northwestern On­tario continue to provideHOPE and exceptional can­cer care services thanks todonations to the NorthernCancer Fund of the ThunderBay Regional Health Sci­ences Foundation. Today itwas announced that River­side Health Care Facilities ­La Verendrye Hospital wasthe recipient of two grantstotaling $12,372.37 for aTriple Channel IV Pump andWellness ChemotherapyChair for the Cancer Pro­gram.

“This past year, RiversideHealth Care was able to pur­chase a Triple Channel infu­sion pump and a wellnesschair,” said Glenna Morand,Director, Outpatient Serv­ices, Riverside Health CareFacilities. “This pump, withnumerous safety features,allows our patients to re­ceive multiple medicationsduring their treatments.The “wellness chair” allows

our patients to sit in a chairthat offers massage andheat options for comfortand relaxation. On behalfof the patients and staff ofthe Out­patient Chemother­apy department at River­side, we would like to thankthe Thunder Bay RegionalHealth Sciences Foundationas well as all of the individ­ual donors for their gen­erosity. Your donationsmake a difference to ourpatients and help us providequality chemotherapycare.”

Glenn Craig, President &CEO, Thunder Bay RegionalHealth Sciences Foundationremarked, “Donors to theNorthern Cancer Fund trulyembody the word excep­tional. They ensure that weare able to continue tostrengthen our region’s can­cer program and provideexceptional cancer careclose to home at 13 sitesacross Northwestern On­tario. Most importantly,

they allow patients to havehope as they receive treat­ment. The new Triple Chan­nel IV Pump and WellnessChemotherapy Chair will bea fantastic addition to thealready wonderful servicesthat cancer patients canfind in Fort Frances.”

This grant represents anongoing commitment bydonors to the NorthernCancer Fund to provide ex­ceptional cancer care forpatients receiving care at LaVerendrye Hospital. Previ­ously, between 2005 and2016, $137,809.03 was com­mitted to the Hospital tofund new cancer care equip­ment, along with colorectalcancer screening. This newgrant brings the 12­yeartotal of investments to$150,181.40. None of itwould have been possiblewithout the community’scontinued support of theNorthern Cancer Fund.

New Cancer Care EquipmentFunded at La Verendrye Hospital

The Bookworm SezThe Bookworm Sez by Terri Schlichenmeyer

“My Patients and Other Animals” by Suzy Fincham-GrayLions and tigers and

bears, Oh, my!You probably don’t have

any of those in your houseright now – at least not intheir full­size versions –but the kitty and puppylying nearby might some­times seem as ferocious astheir larger cousins. Oh,my, as you’ll see in the newbook “My Patients andOther Animals” by SuzyFincham­Gray, we’re wildfor our pets!

Even at the tender age offourteen, young Suzy Fin­cham knew that shewanted to be a veterinar­ian. That was how old shewas when she began vol­unteering at a local animalclinic – the same Hereford­shire­area clinic wherelater, as a veterinarian­school graduate, she’d

“seen practice” andlearned a thing or threeabout larger animals.

While that was helpfuland Fincham was temptedto stay in Great Britain, sheknew that her heart waswith cats and dogs, notsheep and cattle. With alump in her throat and amulti­year plan in mind,she came to America to at­tend Cornell University,which led her to the Uni­versity of Pennsylvania ’sveterinary teaching hospi­tal.

It was there that shecame to understand thatthe relationship betweenpeople and their pets baf­fled her. Fincham hadn’tgrown up with pets in herchildhood household so,for better understandingand because she waslonely, she adopted a cat,then another, and a third.With her own pets in mind,it was easy to see humanconnections in pet­owner­ship, but at the same time,Fincham’s impatiencecaused conflict with co­workers. Looking for a bet­ter fit, job­wise, she movedto Baltimore where herfamily grew to include aman and a hyphen; then toSan Diego, where theygained a long­awaiteddog.

In her career, Fincham­Gray has met animals thatleft their pawprints on herheart and lessons in herhead. There was Hercules,a Doberman and her firstGSW. A wolfhound taughther that her instincts andsub­conscious were bothgood tools to rely on. Ajaundiced cat taught herthat limits can be moved;she learned that hasty de­cisions are the worst onesto make; and she discov­ered that it’s hard when apet dies, no matter whosepet it is…

Seriously, I defy you notto cry.

Nah, it’s going to be im­possible. If you’re someonewho loves a four­footedkid, “My Patients andOther Animals” won’t letyou stay dry­eyed for long.

And yet, much as you’regoing to enjoy the almost­Herriot­type beginning ofthis animal­loving delightand as much as you’ll eatup most of it, beware thatthere are things here youwon’t like. Author SuzyFincham­Gray describesold­time practices thatmay make readers gasp.She recalls dogs in pain,cats near death, injuries,abandonment, and not allthe endings are happy.Don’t cry.

The good news is thatthose cringe­worthy bitsare balanced by thoughtfulobservations on thehuman­animal bond, dogs­dogs­dogs, “moggies,” andbit of romance. For a dog­or cat­person, even despitea few shudders, thatmakes “My Patients andOther Animals” a can’t­miss book. Being without itcould be un­bear­able.

Page 6, The Westend Weekly, April 25, 2018

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The Fort Frances Chamber will be doing a food drive forthe local food bank. We encourage people to bring anon-perishable food item and drop it off at our booth.

50 years, 50 stories

After a brief hiatus, weare happy to return with50 Years….50 Stories,highlighting the careers ofvarious retired teachers inthe district as we cele­brate the 50thanniversaryof the Retired Teachers’ ofOntario. This week’s sub­ject is Harold Huntley, thePresident of District One(Rainy River) of RTO.

My name is Harold Hunt­ley. I was born in RainyRiver in 1948 and grew upon a farm in Tovell at CosyCorner Crossroads. I at­tended Tovell School forgrades 1­4. At that timeTovell was a one­roomschool, serving grades 1­8.Some early memories ofthose days include the ex­citement of having elec­tricity brought to ourhouse and barn when Iwas about five years old. Iremember the schoolChristmas concerts wehad and regretfully re­member “outing” myUncle Chester for playingSanta Claus. I also re­member getting the strapfor climbing on the wood­pile behind the school.Mrs. Morrison didn’t carethat I only climbed up toget my hat after one ofthe older kids threw it ontop to torment me.

At nine years of age, wemoved to Fort Frances.My father had beenwounded during the warand farm life was just toopainful for him. That was1957, and I attended St.Francis School in the firstfull year of its operation.In 1958, I transferred toJ.W. Walker School, also inits first year of operation.It was a rarity in thosedays, but I had the benefitof a number of maleteachers in elementaryschool; Walter Durnin, I. S.Livingstone, and AllanHaw. I’m sure this influ­enced me in my careerchoice.

I graduated from FortFrances High School in1966 at 18 years old andattended LakeheadTeacher’s College from1966­1967, and had a diffi­cult choice to make aftergraduating. Every com­munity in Ontario was hir­ing teachers, especiallymale teachers. I receiveddozens of offers to relo­cate in the province. I de­cided I wasn’t ready toface the “big world” yetand decided to returnhome to Fort Frances tostart my career. Todemonstrate how criticalthe teacher shortage was,my interview questionfrom the Fort Frances Sep­arate School Board, asthey presented me with ateacher’s contract was“Do you know how to signyour name?” Thus beganmy 33 years career. I hadno intention of staying inFort Frances for more thana couple of years but, inhindsight, nothing betterever came along and so,here I am fifty years later.

I started my career at St.Mary’s School teachinggrade 6 in a newly reno­vated corner of the base­ment, just barely largeenough to hold the 35 stu­dents in my first class. Anumber of those studentsare still in the area, allpretty much retired and Ienjoy hearing them tell

me their life stories. After teaching in St.

Mary’s, St. Francis and St.Michael’s Schools for 20years, in 1988 I was ap­pointed principal of St.Francis School. In 2000,after administering forthirteen years at St. Fran­cis, Our Lady of the Wayand St. Michael’s Schools Idecided to retire at theripe young age of 52 toenjoy life. I had a trulywonderful and exciting ca­reer thanks to the cooper­ation and hard work of allthe students, staff andparents who I came toknow and respect. Thankyou to everyone I encoun­tered.

Sadly, the euphoria of re­tirement crashed whenmy wife of thirty years andsuccessor as principal ofSt. Michael’s School, LindaHuntley, succumbed tocolon cancer that Christ­mas. Thanks to my momwho had become a widowat 52 – also my age­ and alot of friends and family, Ibecame functional againand found activities (orrather, they found me) tooccupy my free time.

One of the trustees onthe Northwest CatholicDistrict School Boardmoved out of FortFrances, creating a one­year vacancy on theBoard. The Board Chairsuggested I apply for theposition and I was ap­pointed to finish thatterm. At the same time, Iwas approached to serveas a Director, representingFort Frances, on the Boardof Northern Lights CreditUnion. Again, I was ap­pointed. After continuousre­elections, I finally re­tired from these boardsafter 13 years and tenyears respectively, andthey were good years. Itruly enjoyed the rapportand commitment of myfellow Board membersand I thank them for theirfriendship, but it was timeto move on.

I presently occupy mytime as a Director onColumbus Place for sen­iors, (since 1995) as Presi­dent of District one of theRetired Teachers of On­tario, as President of theDaytime Curling Leagueand as President of LochLa Pluie Scotch Club. Dur­ing all my busy­ness Ifound time to remarry(thank you Theresa), fishat my cottage on Lake De­spair and visit my six kids,spread out from Calgary toGatineau.

Just this week, I turned70, (that’s 21 Celsius). Mymom recently turned 91,and her dad lived to be 101so who knows, I mighthave another 25 years toshare with my family,community and church.God only knows.

Harold Huntley

One big asteroid couldruin the mining industryBy Ian Madsen

While not literally pie inthe sky, asteroid miningused to be science fiction.It's getting closer to real­ity.

Various private spacecompanies have focusedon launching satellites,with hazy side­bets on fu­ture colonization ven­tures. And now,technological advancesmake mining asteroids alegitimate prospect.

There are millions ofasteroids in space,many orbiting be­tween Mars andJupiter. Those closer toEarth tend to be car­bon­ or silica­based,like Earth's crust, withonly a few containingmore valuable miner­als.

Some asteroids areiron­based, with other ele­ments. Some scientistsspeculate that many aster­oids contain lucratively­high proportions of gold,platinum, rhodium, cobaltand even rarer metals.These are used in elec­tronics, metal alloys, per­manent magnets,batteries and electric mo­tors (importantly, the mo­tors of electric vehicles).

Identifying asteroids thathave these metals has im­proved significantly, usingradar and infrared detec­tion.

If valuable asteroids canbe identified, they couldbe captured and put intoan Earth orbit and, even­tually, brought safely

down to our planet, per­haps in pieces.

A few private companieswant to capture thesevaluable asteroids and areraising the funds from will­ing investors. PlanetaryResources, for example,plans to send probes to lo­cate water­rich asteroidsto resupply space vehicleswhile they're on their wayto other planets. Thiscompany also plans to lo­

cate and try to capturemetal­rich asteroids. Theinvestment could have atremendous payoff.

A 200­metre­diameterrock with 80 per cent ironby volume (and the rest inrarer metals) could easilybe worth an average ofUS$100 per kilogram.That's US$800 billion, pri­marily for the exotic, rareor precious non­iron ele­ments. If a spacecraftcould snag this body andmine it in space or bring itto Earth, it would be veryprofitable ­ even after theconsiderable expense ofthe process.

But just one of these as­teroids could have a less­than­heavenly effect on

the existing mining indus­try. If such an object waslanded safely and the con­tents refined, it could puta number of mining com­panies out of business bydepressing prices for pre­cious or rare elements.

The total revenues of the40 largest global metalsmining companies in 2016was about US$500 billion.The great bulk of that wasraised through non­pre­

cious metals suchas iron, aluminum,nickel, zinc andcopper.

Platinum, palla­dium, gold,rhodium, niobium,vanadium, tanta­lum and more ex­otic elements aredifficult to find onEarth and costly torecover, refine, and

transport.So the payoff of a single

space rock ­ potentially$800 billion ­ dwarfs therevenues of the world'sbiggest mining players.

No wonder companiessuch as SpaceX and BlueOrigin are developing big­ger, reusable rockets thatcould make searching forand recovering asteroidsmuch cheaper ­ and morelikely to happen in a fewyears.

Treasures may sooncome raining down fromthe skies. But not every­one will cheer.

Ian Madsen is a senior re­search fellow at the Fron­tier Centre for PublicPolicy.

The space race is on andthe payoff is an

untold cache of preciousmetals, large enough to

completely dwarf theworld's biggest mining

companies