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"Magic" and good memories for the cast and crew of Mary Poppins

by Melissa FriesenAfter months of memo­

rization, hours of choreog­raphy practice, and a fewtrips gliding through theair, the FFHS production ofMary Poppins has come toan end. As I filed out of thedimly lit theatre on Satur­day night with hundreds ofothers, we were greeted bythe cast and crew ­ allsmiles and rosy cheeks.They were elated, grateful,and a little disappointed itwas over. By Mondaymorning, life was back tonormal for the cast andcrew. No more sweatydance numbers, no morequick backstage changes,no more British accents.So I spent some time withMary Poppins, nanny extra­ordinaire (aka Emma Dyk­stra), Bert the ChimneySweeper (aka Brenden

Laur), and Jane Banks theSpoiled Brat (aka CarmenHebert) to tell us about themusical from their perspec­tive.

"We were all very sad andvery emotional on the finalnight. It was a difficulttime, but we're smiling thatit happened," said Emma,full of positive enthusiasm." A lot of stress is taken offthe shoulders but I gottasay, it is quite sad. I don'tknow what to do with my­self," admitted Brenden.Where Sunday afternoonswere normally dedicated torehearsals, there was nolonger anything to practicefor. The show was over. "Ijust slept all day," laughedCarmen, who finally caughtup on some much neededrest.

The cast have been at­tending two practices

every week since the end ofJanuary. Daily practiceswith the full crew beganlast week in order to tie uploose ends. This kind of ex­perience tends to knit peo­ple together, as individualsmust rely on each other fora collective success. "Imade a lot of good friends,and we made some prettygosh darn strong bonds,"said Brenden of his experi­ence. He was part of thetech team in last year's mu­sical, but this year, hewanted to challenge him­self. "I learned I could sing!I learned I could dance a lit­tle bit," he says with asmile. Emma, having beenthrough two musicals priorto this knows how senti­mental the whole processcan be. "These are peopleand moments you willnever forget. Being up

there is so fantastic ­ mak­ing people laugh, and en­joying yourself, thecostumes, everything. I justthink you'll never meet afiner group of people thanthose who are working inthe musical." For new­comer Carmen, her experi­ence surpassed all herexpectations. "I was toldhow fun musical was and itturned out to be really,reeeeeally fun," she em­phasizes for clarity. Makingnew friends seems to be anatural consequence ofparticipating in the musi­cal. While team sports andband are often separated inJunior and Senior levels,the musical combines allgrades together. As such, itunites people who other­wise may not have inter­acted together.

But despite a final show

that suggests otherwise,bringing together a castand crew of high schoolstudents and professionalmusicians, seamstresses,artists (who created abeautiful, dynamic, andversatile set), and teachingstaff isn't easy ­ or seam­less. At least not initially. Iasked these three if therewas any doubts in theirmind that the show mightnot come together beforeopening night. "Sunday'stech rehearsal ­ just daysbefore the opening night ­made us realize we werenot ready," Emma makes abewildered face andlaughs. "Stress gets aholdof you and you know knowyou need to step up yourgame and everyone doesit. All of a sudden, it justcomes together," she says,with a sweet kind of relief

in her voice. The result is atypical kind of last minutemagic that many shows ex­perience.

The whole show was in­deed quite magical, but notwithout minor blundersthat the cast and crew hadto overcome each night ofperformance. For instance,before the "Spoonful ofSugar" scene, the scriptcalls for Carmen to crackeggs rather carelessly intoa bowl. During one per­formance she accidentallycracked an egg directlyonto the table. "It wenteverywhere!" Carmenlaughs, as she couldn'tclean the egg up in themiddle of the scene. Withno time to clean it betweenscenes, it accidentallyended up in the next scene.For Brenden, a few subtle

The show begins with the Banks family in desperateneed of a new nanny. Leave it up to the children, Janeand Michael played by Carmen Hebert and ChristianWiedenhoeft, to come up with their own advertise­ment ­ and leave it to Mary Poppins to answer it!

A boring walk in the park with the children's new nanny Mary Poppins turns into a "Jolly Holliday" where stat­ues come to life and everyone knows the same dance routine.

Poor Mr. Banks, played by Macarthur Wilde, can't seem to find any relief from hisstress at work. The only thing he puts his hope in is "Precision and Order."

Callahan Wiedenhoeft plays the revolu­tionary Mrs. Corry, the woman with all thekeys to conversation. She and her payhomage to their new word creation, "su­percalifragilisticexpialidocious," in a dancesequence that is nearly as fun and outra­geous as the word itself.

A duel of the two nannies, played byEmma Dykstra as Mary Poppins andMaria Gilbert as Miss Andrew.

Please turn to page 2

Never underestimate the amount of fun a group ofchimney sweepers can to get into! Cartwheels, click­ing heels, and an impromptu percussion solo is justthe half of it.

One of the quintessential moments of the productionhad to have been when the Bank Charmain, played byJaykob Ryll, shook his face like a raging cartoon bull­dog. Was he angry? Was he excited? Maybe a littlebit of both.

Like the cast sang, "Anything can happen if you let it."As the story would have it, two bratty children in oneunhappy family could begin to love each other,thanks to a little help and imagination from theirnanny.

Hardly ever stopping to stay still, Emma Dykstraproved she had the chops (and the lung capacity) tokeep Mary Poppins bright, quick­witted, and "Practi­cally Perfect."

Just like that, Mary ascends into the sky as the windschange, leaving behind the Banks family.

And just like that, the show is finished, complete witha standing ovation for the actors, the orchestra mem­bers, the tech crew, the backstage crew, the costumedesigners, the sponsors, the set construction workersand artists, and everyone who helped make this showpretty magical.

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I think we will all agreethat our weather has beenvery pleasant. Everyone isrushing around with gar­dens, lawns and of courseyou will see the farmersgetting out on their land byspreading fertilizer, fencingand getting some seed inthe ground. It is a verybusy time of the year andsometimes it can be a bitstressful as we tend to rusharound here worrying thatour good weather will end.We have all been on theside of missing the windowof a few good days andthen it ends in a month ofrain and wet. It sounds likeour neighbours to thesouth are experiencing thatthis year. Though I feel forthem I am happy it is notus. Of course we are fortu­nate to be working withtiled land at the ResearchStation so this gets us onthe land earlier than somefarms without tile. In somecases in can be as much astwo week’s difference. Justa reminder to be patient ifyou get behind a tractor onthe road trying to get to afield, it may slow you downfor bit but just take time tobreath and appreciate thatthe farmer is growing foodfor all of us.

My summer studentshave started; Kayla Stanghas returned and ClaireHyatt is joining us! I lookforward to a good year thatwill be very “girl powered!”Our biggest challenge willbe repairs since none of us

specialize in this depart­ment. We are currentlywaiting on our two newJohn Deere tractors sinceour lease was up on the lastones so everyone is gettingtheir training done on theolder tractors which is agood thing! Kayla had aprior commitment on Fri­day so Claire and I tackled abunch of planting. Thoughthings didn’t go perfectlyfor us, we had a successfulday. I certainly could haveworked at EARS all week­end but I couldn’t spare thetime from home. April wassuch a busy month that Iam really struggling to getback on track. My cattleneeded to have theirbooster vaccine and bullsneeded to get moved outto cows. We tackled thatjob on Saturday and it wentquite well. As always assoon as you start movingthe bulls they start fight­ing. Roxee tried to getthem broken up when oneof the bulls tripped andnearly fell on her. Shemanaged to get out of theway with just a bit of mudon her. She gets a little tooclose to the action at timesbut she really tried to helpout. You can imagine that Iwas freaking out. Wemoved most of the sheepout of the barn to our big­ger shed attached to thebarn. This way it is a lot lessmess. They are ready to goright outside but we arewaiting for them to besheared first. It looks like

that won’t happen untilnext week now. It is alwaysa good job to get finished.The ewes are finding itpretty warm on these nicespring days. I had bighopes of cutting grass andfinishing income tax, butthat didn’t happen. We hada 4­H training night on Sat­urday and we started ourBeef Club on Sunday night.Our club has 20 mem­bers!!!! It is going to bepretty busy. We are en­couraging our members tostart thinking of 4­H steerbuyers since with an in­crease in members we aregoing to have to look fornew buyers as well.

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Major traffic at Gun & Hobby Show

The space might look empty in this photo, but this weekend's Gun & Hobby Showat the Fort Frances Curling Rink saw more than 700 people come through the doorfor its 10th anniversary.

Payton Bragg won thedraw for the Kids Corner.Other door prize winnersincluded Gloria Seid,Peter Olson, Mike Gurski,David Strain, KelvinCroswell, Calvin Staffordand Karl Lipinski.

Mary Poppins continued from page onelyric mix ups were about

the only trouble he gotinto. "It was very minor,but a lot of my songs soundthe same so sometimes Iforgot which one I wassinging." An unexpectedand mistimed curtain closebefore the end of a scenealso caught the cast offguard. "You're almost soscared that you have tostay calm," said Emma. Allin all, any blunders werelargely unnoticed by theaudience, but it didn'tmean that the performersweren't sweating.

The entire show itself wasparticularly physical.Whether gliding throughthe sky, climbing up chim­neys, or leading a dancenumber as a statue cometo life, people were mov­ing. The dance numbers, ofwhich there were several,were often fast paced,sometimes frenzied. Ontop of that, everyone stillhad to sing. "I didn't havethe choreography for 'Su­percalifragilisticexpialido­cious' until the weekbefore!" Carmen admits."It was a stressful dance. Ittook us months to learn,"added Emma before Car­men chimed in again, "­butit was my favourite!" Theyall agree, having felt apretty significant sense ofaccomplishment once theymastered the moves.

Beyond that, each of theactors had the British ac­cent to contend with. Al­though the studentsreceived a workshop be­fore auditions regardingsome basic pronunciationskills (and the differencebetween British and Cock­ney accents), Emma reliedon her own personalsources of inspiration."When it came to singing, Ithought of Julie Andrews.When it came to speaking,I thought of Mary Crawley[from Downton Abbey]."Both girls credit the copi­ous amounts of DowntownAbbey they watched ascritical research for the mu­sical.

But the show wouldn'thave been quite what itwas if not for Emma's sassyrelationship with the audi­ence. With a pivot of herbody and a quick look orraised eyebrow after azingy one liner, we in­stantly became her co­con­spirators, always on theinside of her jokes. Hermagic was our magic. Igush to Emma about herexceptional comedic tim­ing, how the audience col­lectively vibrated withlaughter every time shelooked our way. I naturallyassumed she had practicedthese quick looks in themirror at home until theybecame as choreographedas the dance routines. In

reality, the signature looksonly became a part of hercharacter once she hadsomeone to look at. "It's sofunny because I never did itin rehearsal! Once we hadan audience, I looked out atthem once and peoplestarted laughing ­ and I did­n't know why! I was veryconfused, but I thought,'Whatever it takes for alaugh!" And so, we toolaugh when she says this."After hearing the music sooften, you just know rightwhen to do it. It was fun,but I never planned ondoing it."

But that is perhaps whythe role unfolded itself toher in stages. Having neverbeen in a leading role, audi­tioning for the main char­acter was intimidating initself. "I was nervous. Wehave a really talentedgroup of kids here and Irecognize that. Once I gotthe part I was, of course, re­ally excited, and then as itwent on I realized howmuch this was the role Iwanted to play." The role ofMary Poppins required a lotfrom Emma, including theability to sing a high C (afull two octaves above mid­dle C on the piano).

But that's not all ­ Emmaalso had to learn to fly. Iask the three of them toshare with the public whatkind of contraption Emmarode on as she famously as­cended and descendedwith her raised umbrella."It's magic," they say al­most in unison. The girlslook at each other as ifthey're tempted to con­fess, but Brenden standshis ground. "It's magic," herepeats and they shrugtheir shoulders with asmile.

But the magic for the castand crew will be the littlemoments they recall, theones the audience mem­bers will likely never have

been a part of. I talk aboutthe production as a gift,with the audience only everwitnessing the outsidewrapping paper. Every­thing inside ­ the longhours, the hard laughs, thestress, the pranks, the hairand makeup ­ that's the giftthey get to keep. Herethey give us a peek intotheir inside world.

"Just before the kids and Iwould go onstage, we werealways hiding and laughingat each other. It was sohard to come on, especiallyduring 'Brimstone andTreacle' when we had to bedead serious," said Emma,before adding anotherthought. "Also, a lot of peo­ple don't know that insideMary Poppins' locket thereactually was a silly pictureof the three of us. It wasfun knowing it was in thereand opening it up everynight." Carmen also men­tions the times with hertheatrical nanny andbrother as her highlights."Being backstage withEmma and Christian[Michael Banks] was theabsolute best," she says,with a grin that mightstretch from ear to ear. "Allof it was pretty amazing,but I gotta say, getting tosee Mr. Jaykob Ryll's jowlswas a highlight," he says,referring to the hilarious fa­cial gesture Jaykob madeevery time his characterappeared.

So, anything else youguys want to say about theshow? I ask before leaving."It was 'Supercalifragilistic­expialidocious,'" smilesEmma. "It was 'PracticallyPerfect,'" echoes Carmen."Spit spot," concludesBrenden in his tried andtrue Cockney accent. If youwere fortunate enough tohave a seat at any of theperformances, you knowthey weren't kidding.

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It has been difficult to find the words to express howthankful I am for all of the kindness and support my lovedones and I have received since Josh’s passing. It has been sooverwhelming and humbling to see how many people knewand cared for Josh. Each kind word, hug, meal, donation andprayer has been so appreciated. It is hard to say howgrateful I am for all of the generosity and support.

I am so thankful for Josh and my families and friends whowith their own grief have been there for my son Vincent andme. To Josh’s coworkers, some who knew him well andsome who didn’t, thank you so much for your kindness andgenerosity. Josh loved his job and respected the people heworked with. What has left me struggling to find the rightwords of gratitude is for the support and donations receivedfrom our community. Even the support from outside of thiscommunity has been overwhelming. I can’t believe howmany people were touched by his life and his loss and howso many showed their compassion for his loved ones leftbehind.

Josh will be missed dearly by those who loved him. He wasan amazing husband and father and is the love of my life. Iwill spend the rest of my life grateful for my time with himand will ensure our son grows up knowing about the loveand happiness Josh shared with us. This grief has beencrushing, but as my grief changes, I will remember Josh’sbeautiful life and all those who have helped me, our son,and all his loved ones feel some comfort during this difficulttime. Thank you.

Always loved, never forgotten, forever missed.Sincerely Katie and Vinny Sigurdson

With Sincere Thanks

Josh

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The second Flag Day inRainy River drew a smallcrowd to Forest LawnCemetery in Rainy River.Rainy River Legion Presi­dent Walter Wagner spokeand thanked all the veter­ans buried there. Threewreathes were laid at theLegion cairn located in thecemetery.

Wagner decided last yearto start the Flag Day to rec­ognize all the veteransburied in Forest Lawn whoserved in the First, Secondor Korean War. A list ofnames was started andService Officer MarjorieStintzi began researchingthe graves there of men ofan age to have served inthe First, Second or KoreanWar. Government privacydoesn't allow the public ac­cess to the names of Sec­ond World War Veteransand later. Two local veter­ans Les Ivall and Len Riccihelped with the SecondWorld War and Korea vet­erans' names.

So far about 163 wartimeCanadian veterans areburied there with 158 inmarked graves. Most ofthe graves have now beenmarked with permanentflag holders that are essen­tial to remembering ourveterans and should not bemessed with, said Stintzi,so future generations canrealize who our veteransare and remember theirsacrifices.

This year the AmericanLegion Post in Baudettegave 13 US flags to theRainy River Legion to markthe graves of the US veter­ans buried there. There are11 known US veterans,from the Spanish AmericanWar to Vietnam, buried ineither the Rainy RiverCemetery or the McInnesCreek Cemetery.

The flags were put up thenight before the Flag Dayceremony by RuthBynkoski, Gail Crackel, JudiHelgeson, Marjorie Stintzi,Walter and Deb Wagner.The flags stay up about aweek due to mowing. Fourgraves remain perma­nently marked with flagsfrom the legion; three con­sidered among the wardead from the SecondWorld War and the fourthdue to his isolated locationin the cemetery.

Stintzi has made a book­let showing where the vet­erans are in the ForestLawn Rainy River ceme­tery. Copies are at theTown Hall, Library and Le­gion. If you have a veteranand are not sure he/she isknown about, please con­tact the Legion with bothyour name and contact in­formation and the name ofthe veteran.

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Town Councilor Pat White lays a wreath at the Cairn

May Highlights at OLOW

by Charleen GustafsonThe events just keep

coming at Our Lady of theWay. Just before the hugeconference, Mental HealthMatters, they had com­pleted their lenten project,the Altzheimers quilts. Im­mediately after the hugeconference, the studentsplunged into three othermajor activities.

The lap quilts are made ofsquares of material frommany different textures,and include interesting fea­tures such as buttons or ap­pliqués. They are thendistributed to long termcare units for use by resi­dents. "I would like to in­clude something about allthe work our students didon the Alzheimer touch/fid­get quilts that were on dis­play. It was their Lentenproject. It involved a lot ofcutting machine sewing,

ironing and hand tying.Braxton Huziak was theyoungest on the sewingmachines. He is only ingrade 1. The quilts aremade up of 36 6 inchsquares of various texturedmaterials and then embel­lished with zippers, beads,buttons etc. The quiltswere on display for theMental Health Matters day,The CWL tea and our teayesterday," said Lori Cress.

Meanwhile, Science FairProjects were being built.They were set up whilepreparations were madefor the Spring Tea andVoyageur Day, the nexttwo big events.

The day of the Spring Tea,on May 3rd, students cameinto the canteen at theirbreak to prepare thesnacks. "I get to be picklecutter!" Trays of veggieswere put on the table,

sandwiches were cut anddesserts were drooled over.The Tea opened with songsfrom the Chirpy Chicks thatwere fairy tale themed.Draws were made. Snackswere munched. The Teaended with a performancefrom the students display­ing how musical composi­tion begins in primarygrades, by adding verses tofamiliar songs. "It was thrillto see them sing on stage,"said Lori Cress, teacher.

Two days later, it wasVoyageur Day. Anne MarieAnderson came again.What did we do before her?She had introduced us tothe significance of beadingat the conference. OnVoyageur Day, alongwith Kelly Caul and DebbieHebert from the Metis As­sociation, they providedthe bannock and jam aswell as yogurt and fruit.They brought pictureframes for the students tolearn how to do “dot “ artthat mimics beading. Theytaught the students how tojig, do the Virginia Wheeland how to play thespoons.

The students had beenencouraged to dress up asvoyageurs. In the morningthey were divided intothree teams and they cameup with a team name andmade a banner. (MightyMikinaak (snapping turtle),Amazing Amik (beaver)and Mightly Ma’iingan(wolf)) Some made sashes.The teams rotated amongthe three outdoor activitiesthat included making ban­nock over a fire, a log relayand portaging a canoe.

Sarah Hunter and Char­maine Hunter preparedbannock dogs. Colette Fa­fard prepared a deliciousrice casserole and a Caesarsalad.

"The students enjoyedlearning how to jig and dothe Virginia Wheel. Every­one tried their hand atplaying the spoons. Wehad a wonderful day. It wasa great day to be outside,"said Lori Cress.

Students, families and friends watch the perform­ance, while eating delicious snacks at the Spring Tea.

Voyageur Day at Our Lady of the Way School. Fromleft to right: Zoe Asselin, Brooklyn Callaghan, Dae­vion Phillips, Kolton Asselin, Faron Morrison. Holdingthe banner is Lexi Wood and Angel Medicine. Theirteam chose the Mighty Mikinaak (snapping turtle) fortheir name.

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SERVICES AVAILABLE

SERVICES WANTED

LOST

GARAGE SALES

MISC. FOR SALE

$65. phone 274_7143. 7

I would like to purchase agood used laptop with discdrive. I have a new tablet asa possible trade. Text orphone 276­8792. 8

Wanted to buy a used Be­larus rear tractor tire size13.6 x 12 x 38. call 274 8315.8

a newer model 10 inch tablesaw, with or without stand.Please contact 807­275­8315. 8

Royal Albert Bone China, OldCountry Roses dishes. Likemugs or other things of thatmake ph. 483­1322. 7

Firearms in any condition,need not be complete orworking. Also interested inparts, scopes and sights, am­munition, reloading compo­nents or any firearm relateditems. Fair prices paid. 274­0472. s

For Sale: Small (720 ft) cen­trally located home in FortFrances, single car port, stor­age shed, ph. 274­3912 or3671. 10

Located near Fort Frances,Ontario. (20 min. West)3000 sf 4+ bedroom, 2 bathhome on 20 acres (approx. 5acres lawn and 15 bush) New(2years) metal roof and sun­room. Beautiful kitchen withwalk in pantry. Comes withstainless fridge, stove, dish­washer, microwave andwhite stacking washer dryer.New hot water tank (rental)and water softener with re­verse osmosis, pool table,Wet bar, 50” flat screen tvand surround sound/ De­tached 2 stall garage (withwalk in cooler) and shed.Taxes 2100 (2016) Currentlyrented but can be shownanytime with notice. Call807­271­2281 for more infor­mation. 10

5 BR 2 Bath, H.ef. gas fur­nace central air, App in­cluded, 1 1/2 car garage,price reduced $155,000 ph.274­6405. 8

For rent 3 bedroom house,2car garage,east end,1000.00plus utilities,water paid bylandlord.washer,dryer,fridge,stove included.Newly re­modeled bathroom.807­274­0315 available June 1/2017.7

For Sale: House at 609 3rdSt. W., FF, $160,000, 3 BR, 1bath completely renovated.1 BR main, 2 BR 2nd floor,928 sq. ft. plus lower level.Updated eat in kitchen, gor­geous tile back splash, backalley parking, updated elec.service 100 amp., shinglesupdated 2014, lot 52x120,finished basement, appli­ances included, large backdeck, new central air,screened gazebo, storageshed, ph. 275­8414. 7

Hunting cabin for sale 85acres, 20 cleared Cabinwired and insulated Greatquiet serene spot Ontario,old homestead with mineralrights, asking $95,000, con­tact me Carol Wardman 514­755­1009 s

Celebration of life service tobe held in the Honour of thelate Mrs. Geraldine VeronicaByington (Thompson) atMclnnes Creek chapel on the13th day of May on a satur­day morning at 11:00 am.;lunch to follow all are Wel­come, officiating Rev. John RThompson. 6

There will be a Men's Break­fast, Saturday May 20th @08:00 am. Come for deli­

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cious breakfast and enjoyfellowship with old and newfriends at the Emo Legion.Sheldon Savage, new pastorat Off Lake Covenant Churchwill be speaking. Men andboys of all ages are wel­come, cost per person is$12.00. 6

The St.Mary’s youth areplanning a garage sale to as­sist with the Discovery Campbudget and other needs. Thesale will start at 4pm on Fri­day May 12th and on Satur­day, May 13th from 8:00am– 1pm at St.Mary’s Church. Ifyou have items to donateplease drop them off onThursday May 11th after6pm. 6

Retired Nurses Dinner atFort Frances Legion May16th.Call Carol 487 2572 orJean 274 2286 for further in­formation. 6

I Call Myself a Prospector, athree­volume set coveringmany years of one man’s un­usual life. Dealing with min­eral exploration back in theday, with many amusingside stories, it was fun towrite and is an enjoyable,fast­paced read. Try it. Avail­able at coreshackpub.com

Free, 1965 Dowty jet boat,383 intercepter motor,motor is seized, must takeboat with motor, please call486­1110. 7

2000, 29’ Coachmancamper, used very little,sleeps 6, good cond. open tooffers, ph. 487­2274. 8

15’ Crestliner aluminumboat, windshield, new seats,new floor, on trailer, $600phone 807­481­9873. 7

18ft bass boat ,baylinercobra,2 casting seats,2 livewells 75 mercury motor andfactory trailer 6500.00 obo274 0315. 6

2000 Arctic Cat 500 with ablade and chains, runs good,open for offers ph. 274­7914.

6

21 foot camper trailer, hasfurnace, hot water tank,shower, stove, fridge &sleeps 6. Ph. 486­3305. 6

2 place folding kayak $75.486­3624. 7

1999 fleetwood Wilderness5th wheel. Used as a huntingbunk house. Front has twosingle beds (where doublebed was) Back has 2 sets ofbunks where the bathroomwas. Did not use the waterand converted the bathroominto another bunk. Mi­crowave, furnace, air fridge,stove all works. Has a livingroom slide out. Does needwork. comes with hitch.Please only message me ifyou are interested. Call 1­807­274­2121. 6

1988 Prowler 5th wheelcamper. 25.5 feet long. Fur­nace, hot water tank, fridge,stove, shower, bathtub, air.Sleeps 5 comfortably.Comes with hitch. $5500.00.274­7565 after 6pm. 7

Camping gear: 10X10 Co­lumbia tent­$40, Thermo­Rest air mattresses (twosizes) $20&35, Childs foldingchair­$5. 486­3624. 7

1994 Cadillac white, goodshape 105,000 miles $2,500ph. 852­3650. 8

2005 Chevy Impala­4 door,power windows & doorlocks, 161k, vgc, asking$3000.00 as is 852­3659.8

PLANES, BIKES & OTHER

VEHICLES

RECREATIONAL ITEMS

Coffee table with lift uptable top 50.00 274 0315.6

12 kw Isuzu generator withnew Murphy shut downGauges. $4450 OBO. 20 kwPto generator with two 20amp receptacles, one 50amp welder receptacle, andone 100 amp direct connectbreaker. $1750 OBO. No Sun­day calls. 807 271 0442. Textfor photos. 7

Adult 3 wheel bike, Schwinn,good condition $200; ph.852­1644. 6

Grey Crane bathroom sinkwith faucets $20; Minolta8mm movie camera withcase $40; new spa Ozoneconverter reduce mainte­nance and chemical usage inspa/hottub $25, ph. 274­5532

TV stand with shelf and 2side doors $30; 2 used vac­cum cleaners, both work $30and $20 ph. 852­1644. 6

Selling my entire cabinetshop machinery. Cabinetmakers table saw; spindleshaper; jointer; planner; allattachments for the above,molding heads etc. Manyother tools along with spareparts. Cash sales only. CallDon Tauer 483­7745. 6

Invacare Comet Scooter inexcellent condition; SingerSewing machine good work­ing condition; Hand pushfolding golf cart good condi­tion. Phone 807­274­5448.6

Hay for sale, round bales487­1623. 7

approximately 250 ft. 1/4 ingalvanized cable­$25,Weight Distribution hitchhead­$45. 486­3624. 7

dining table with leaf ­4chairs 150.00 obo 274­0315.8

Coby 19" flat screen tv withdvd and wall mount 100.00firm.274­0315. 8

Half Price Shingles ­ 20 bun­dles of 30 year Yukon SilverGrey, $300.00. Call 852­1695. 6

maytag washing machine­$75.00, admiral dryer­$125.00, 27" toshiba tv (notflat screen) 274­5299 after5pm. 6

Round compost bin, barreltype $25; wood cook stove inV.G. cond. asking $450.00;Browning canoe 17’ asking$700, call Fran 852­3192.7

Absolutely perfect newnever used Ibanez ArtcoreF85 full hollow body elec­tric/acoustic guitar C/W SGHSkorpion 55 Pro Guitar Amp,fitted hard body case, widesuede strap. Pictures avail­able by email. Asking $1000.Call Rick at 274 4157. 8

Sidewalk plow on rubbertracks open for offers, ph.274­7914. 6

2 hockey nets; tool cart onrollers; car top carrier; 2 highback bucket seats withbases; Grey/tan slate sub tilefor kitchen; desk & Printertable; ph. 274­6639. 8

Lift for scooter to lift intoback of van, new, neverused, open for offers ph.274­7914. 6

Double bed, slept in twice,asking $250 ph. 274­7914.6

Kitchen island open for of­fers, open for offers ph. 274­7914. 6

For sale: approximately 23bales of last year's hay ­phone 276­4668 or 276­3931. 7

1967 fender bassman guitaramp. has guitar channel andbass channel. cabinet has 212" fender speakers. allorginal and in very goodcondition. $1200. phone274­7143. 7

20­ 10 ft. x 3 in. heavy gagesteel pipe. good for fences.$60. sears automatic woodheater, brick lined, auto­matic draft. comes withselkirt chimney. $165 . mas­tercraft 10" table saw withstand and 10" carbide blade.good working condition,

Office Space for rentFort Frances (Old CN Station)

• Multiple offices• Available immediately• Affordable pricing• Central location• Free parking• Hall access included

Call 274-9555for more information

LIDKEAOptometry ServicesDr. Robert E. Lidkea Dr. Bruce A. Lidkea

221 Scott Street Fort Frances, Ontario

(807) 274-6655

Lorelei Locker

OPTOMETRIST314 Scott Street, Fort Frances

274-0510

808 Scott St., Fort Franceswww.drcousineau.com

274-8551

DR. THOMAS COUSINEAU- O P T O M E T R I S T -

Alcoholics AnonymousRainy River AA

Please call for meeting time and locationPh. 1-807-276-1074

Rainy River DistrictWomen’s Shelter of Hope

If you are a woman who has experienced violence or abuse,staff at the Atikokan Crisis Cen-tre are available 24 hours a dayto listen and provide support to

you. Call

1-800-465-3348

NORTHERN SPORTS & MACHINE

Randy Orton • 651 Cty Rd 1 SW,Baudette

3/4 mile S. of Baudette Motel

(218)634-1089

ATVs & Snowmobiles• We service & repair all

makes & models• Complete Automotive &

Diesel Machine Shop• Complete line of Sled

Bed Trailers

Polaris ATVs may not be ridden by anyone under 16and all riders should take a safety course. For safetyand training information see your dealer or callPolaris at 1-800-342-2764. ATVs can be hazardous tooperate. For your safety always wear a helmet, eyeprotection, protective clothing and never carrypassengers. ©1998 Polaris Industries Inc.

Your outdoor furnace dealer!

•Stoves•Parts•Accessories•Installation

Mallard Creek Mechanicalmallardcreek@tbaytel.net - Daryl Meck

691 Barwick Road, Phone 487-1395 or 1-807-271-2201

Your local H&L Motors rep

See us for your farmequipment needs!

McCormick, Landini,Hesston, Valtra,

Kuhn, MacDon andFarm King

Check out the website:www.hlmotors.ca

Need used parts? Call or stop at

NORTH AUTOon the highway, west of Fort Frances 274-7243

NORTH AUTO for used parts!North Auto is your local recycler for used parts.

We can also find new after market parts at reasonable prices.

We are now scrapping for parts the following vehicles:2004 GMC Sierra 2500 2009 Vibe 2005 GMC Sierra 1500

2010 Fusion 2006 F150 2011 Ram15002007 Caliber 2013 Taurus 2009 Explorer2013 Journey 2009 Lancer 2016 Caravan

emphillHeatingVance Hemphill

Natural Gas & Propane Appliances

Sales, Services & InstallationProfessional Duct Cleaninghome, commercial & cottage

maintenance available

807-271-3516vhemphill@live.com

• Home Renovations

• New Construction• Lake Work

Windows ~ Doors ~ DecksDocks ~ Drywall ~ Kitchens

Baths and more!Call Randy 807-276-0263

If your water doesn’tdrain...

Ease the strain! Call

RomynPumpingWaste Water Service

Portable toilets available

483-5339

brown1958@sympatico.cawww.noblemonuments.ca

• Custom-orderedmonuments & markers• In Home Consultation

• Design Proof forApproval

• SatisfactionGuaranteed

482-3778276-3648

Mavis St. Hilaire

Noble Monument Sales

Contact me for aNo Obligation Quote

Blue’sPaintingService

Quality Paintingwith Care

* Call for Free Estimate *Hugh “Blue” Barrett, Rainy River and surrounding area

807-861-0272 hughbarrett46@gmail.com

Friendly Quality Service!

Bookingnow forSpring

Yearling CharolaisBulls for Sale

We have a good selec-tion of yearling Charolaisbulls for sale at the farm.Good genetics and struc-ture. Ready to go to workfor you!

Please contact Cliff 204-427-2589

Warren 204-427-3906. Walking Plow Charolais,

Woodmore, ManitobaCANADA

NOTICE TO

CREDITORS

AND OTHERSAll persons having claimsagainst the Estate ofMARGARET EDITHPETERSON, late of theTown of Rainy River, in theDistrict of Rainy River, whodied on or about the 3rd day ofMarch, 2017, are herebynotified to file same, dulyverified, with the undersignedSolicitor for the EstateTrustee, on or before the 24thday of May, 2017, after whichdate the Estate will be distrib-uted having regard only toclaims of which notice hasbeen received.

Douglas Merle Moen,Estate Trustee With a Willby his Solicitor,Amy Lee RuffBarrister and Solicitor306 Fourth StreetP.O. Box 834Rainy River, ONP0W 1L0

2 Full-Time Summer Student PositionsGolden Age Manor, Emo - Columbus Place, Fort Frances

June 5, 2017 to August 25, 2017• These positions involve working with

senior/disables residents.• Students must be enrolled in, or preparing to

study areas that complement this position.• Students must prove enrollment in or returning

to Post Secondary School.For more information and to apply, email:GoldenAgeManor@bellnet.ca and/or

Columbusplace@shaw.caAttention: April Szpara

Melanie’s Footcare& Reflexology

REFLEXOLOGY:

Touch Therapy...

A natural Healing Art

FOOTCARE:

Reduction of corns, calluses and nails

(Veteran’s Affairs Provider)

Footcare Clinics in

Emo, Rainy River,

Morson and Fort Frances

Call for appointment: Melanie Murray 852-3308

or cell 1-807-271-4190

Carr's RepairIS PLEASED TO

ANNOUNCE!That they do Antique

Tractor, Car, andPickup Restoration.

Bring that TreasuredPiece of History. And letCARR'S REPAIR make

it look like NEW.No Sunday calls please.

Phone 487 2548or see our website at:

www.carrsrepairvintageparts.com

NOTICE TO

CREDITORS

AND OTHERSAll persons having claimsagainst the Estate ofROBERT JAMESHEBERT, also known asBOB HEBERT, late of theTown of Fort Frances, in theDistrict of Rainy River, whodied on or about the 7th dayof December, 2016, arehereby notified to file same,duly verified with the under-signed Solicitor or EstateTrustees on or before the 10thday of June, 2017, after whichdate the estate will be distrib-uted with regard only toclaims which have been re-ceived.

DATED at the Town of FortFrances, in the District ofRainy River, this 5th day ofMay, 2017.

BRIAN LEONARD HEBERTEstate Trustees Without a Will

by their Solicitor; LAWRENCE G. PHILLIPS

406 Church StreetFort Frances, Ontario

P9A 1E2

We’re here tocover

ALL YourSharpening

Needs!!“If it cuts we can sharpen it!”We do it all...Woodworking tools,Veterinary & Hairdressing needs as

well as sewing.Drop off locations at:

Great Bear, Busch’s Auto and

Tompkins Hardware plus pickup and

delivery on large orders.

807-707-0750 or 807-481-9980pjmatt@bell.net

Carr’s Repairis pleased to announce

they are a certified repair

shop and do heavy truck

and trailer, bus

and car safties.

Phone 487-2548or see our website at:

www.carrsrepairvintageparts.com

Page 5, The Westend Weekly, May 10, 2017

Join us for Mother’s Day BuffetSunday, May 14th

Starters: Wild Rice Soup & Salad BarMain: Breaded Walleye,

Tomato Basil Stuffed Pork LoinWild Rice Meatballs

Sides: Scalloped Potatoes & Baked BeansWild Rice Hot Dish, Pan Fried Potatoes & Onions

Oven Roasted Vegetables & Glazed CarrotsBannock & Fry Bread

Dessert: Wild Rice Pudding,Crown Jewel

Cheese Cake BarsAdults $22.95, Seniors 55+ $17.95

Children 3-12 $10.95 Children under 3 FreeReservations only

483-1163 or mounds.rrfn@bellnet.caEnjoy a complimentary golf cart tour

through the grounds

Dine Daily ~ 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.www.thunderbirdrainylake.com

10 miles east of Int'l Falls on Hwy. 11218-286-3151

ON BEAUTIFUL RAINY LAKE

OurSpecialThis Friday &

Saturday is

Steak Marsala10 oz. New York Strip toppedwith a marsala cream saucewith tarragon, mushrooms,

and green onion. Served withyour choice of salad and side.

May 14th: Our Mother’s Day Special is our ChickenAlfredo Bruschetta. We will be serving our

dinner menu from 3:00pm - 8:00pm.Reminder: Reopening May 13th for

breakfast and lunch!

Rainy River District School Board

invites applications for the position of:

1.0 FTE Accounting Clerk IV - Purchaser,Education Centre

For more information regarding this positionplease visit the Employment section of ourwebsite at www.rrdsb.on.ca

Heather CampbellDirector of Education

TOWNSHIP OF DAWSON REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

TAKE NOTICE Council is requesting proposals for thefollowing three items.1) Proposal 17-01 Municipal Drain Brushing2) Proposal 17-02 Roadside Cutting and3) Proposal 17-03 Load Haul & Spread Crushed

Gravel.Proposals are to be received by 4pm June 5th 2017. The lowest nor any proposal not necessarily accepted.

Patrick W GilesClerk-Treasurer 807 852-3529

PO Box 427 Rainy River ON P0W 1L0

A far away Birthdaywish for a far awayWestend Weeklyreader...Jacob, Hunter, Nickand Valerie wouldlike to wish the

best Grandma evera very, very

HAPPY BIRTHDAYon May 15th.

Thank you for beingso awesome, we loveyou, and we wish wewere there!

Happy BirthdayFar AwayGrandma!!!!

Town ofRainy River

Summer OpportunityThe Corporation of the Town of Rainy River isseeking applications for the operation and man-agement of the concession stand in HannamPark for the 2017 summer months. Duties wouldinclude the operation of the concession boothand some custodial duties in relation to thewashrooms and pool area.

Individuals or organizations that are interestedare encouraged to forward a letter of applicationto the address below on or before 1:00 p.m.Wednesday May 24, 2017:

To: “Hannam Park”Town of Rainy RiverPO Box 488Rainy River, OntarioP0W 1L0Phone (807)852-3978Fax (807) 852-3553Email: rainyriver@tbaytel.netWeb: www.rainyriver.ca

Borderland Community Orchestra

.....in ConcertFort Frances Public Library

May 16th at 6:30 pmBarwick Community Centre

May 30, 2017 at 7:00 pmRainy River High School

with Rainy River High School BandJune 6 at 7:00 pm

PerformingTheir Favourite Playlist

Annual General MeetingRainy River District Social Services

Administration Board

Thursday, May 18 at 6:00 pm

Copper River Inn - Ballroom700 Stewart Road, Fort Frances

The public is invited to attend.

Rainy River Hospital Auxiliary Strawberry Social

by Charleen Gustafson

Pictured from left, Nancy Schaak, Elsie Gerula whooperates the Tuck Shop, Donna McDonald Treasurerand Dawn Jarvis are all dedicated members of theRainy River Hospital Auxiliary. They are selling ticketson the draw for the train quilt behind them. It was do­nated by Reg and Margie Weeks, from the estate ofLloyd Gallatin. The winner will be drawn at RailroadDaze. These volunteers and the others do an incredi­ble amount of work to organize this event and they alldo it with enthusiasm, laughter and skill.

Jessie Bodnarchuk and Bev Langner have alwaysdone well at the plants table. This year they had awide variety that sold out quickly. Attendance wasdown a bit for the Annual Strawberry Social held lastWednesday but that was probably because of thehuge dump of rain that fell just before the doorsopened at the Legion.

Anne Mailloux and Gill Stamler cheerfully hawkingtickets for the penny table. There was quite a varietyof great stuff and everyone waited anxiously for thedraws to see if they had won something. Joyce Pen­ner, president of the Auxiliary said that they usuallydeliver between 80 and 100 strawberry shortcakesthat you see in front of Anne.

Everyone walked away with something atthe Spring Hiring Fairby Melissa Friesen

Be it an inspirationalpiece of advice, a new job,or something in between ­no one left the Hiring Fairempty handed. Rainy RiverFuture Development Cor­poration, Northern Com­munity DevelopmentServices, and NorthwestTraining & AdjustmentBoard were partners in thisyear's Spring Hiring Fair. Itall went down at the Cop­per River Inn, where poten­tial job seekers had achance to speak withprospective employersone­on­one. In the largeconference room, rows androws of employers werestationed at booths. Jobseekers were greeted atthe doors by a representa­tive from Rainy River Fu­ture Development, giftedwith a swag bag of good­ies, and entered in to win adoor prize. Then, theycould walk around theroom to pick and choosewhich business booths in­terested them most. Rep­

resentatives from eachbusiness offered a taste oftheir business's culture, val­ues, and current openings(and in some cases ­ cook­ies!). Businesses like TDBank, Flint House, Town ofFort Frances, Seven Gener­ations Education Institute,New Gold, M&M FoodMarkets, Community Liv­ing, Dairy Queen, McDon­alds, Fort Frances TribalArea Health Services and avariety of others were onsite to establish new rela­tionships with the commu­nity. To be able toeffectively talk to handfulsof the town/district's mostprominent employerswithin a few hours is other­wise unheard of. All aroundthe room, people ex­changed information, setup interviews, and startedthe process of a potentialworking relationship.

Even if there was nothingthat piqued the interest ofa job seeker in the firstroom, there was plentymore to investigate nextdoor. The adjacent roomwas NCDS's headquarters,which housed their exten­sive job board. They actedas a stand­in for businesseswho didn't have the capac­

ity to send someone to theHiring Fair, but are stilllooking for employees.Staff were also busy mak­ing appointments to seecase managers, and gener­ously giving on­the­spotadvice. Next to them, theNorthwest Training & Ad­justment Board was onhand to relay critical infor­mation about labour mar­kets and training programsfor interested clients. Theywork with individuals tohelp them understandwhat's needed to get theminto their ideal career. Par­ticipants could also interactwith a certified MyersBriggs Type Indicator prac­titioner to discuss the ben­efits of knowingpersonality types in theworkplace. For the ab­solute cherry on top, any­one who walked throughthe doors had access toprofessional head shotscourtesy of Shine Photog­raphy.

Now imagine walkinginto a room where all thesepotential employers cansee you at the same time.A lump begins to form inyour throat before youeven say your first hello.You want to appear com­petent and kind, but by thetime you've given your bestintroductory smile a dozentimes, you start to secondguess yourself. Did I men­tion my background in ac­counting? Was I clear aboutall the volunteer hours Ispent tree planting? Whenthey said I should definitely

apply, did they mean Iwould probably be hired?The whole process can feelkind of intimidating for jobseekers, but really, thefair's intention is to elimi­nate the stress by provid­ing an informal place forindividuals to ask lots ofquestions. Sarah Maruyskfrom NCDS reminded methat not only the employer,but also the employee, areseeking out a best fit.Given the kind of stress jobsearching can invoke,agencies like NCDS be­come imperative. "It's al­ways nice to havediscussions with peopleoutside of NCDS because Ithink a lot of people feelthey might not need ourhelp. I've been there my­self when I was job search­ing. We're one of thoseplaces where the extra helpwill never hurt you!"

She was pleased with theage range of job seekerscoming through the doorsat the fair. So often peopleassume that these types ofevents, or even the NCDSoffice itself, is specificallyfor youth or first time jobseekers. "We do try toreach out to professionalswho are job searching inde­pendently because wehave really strong relation­ships with employers in thedistrict." NCDS works tobridge the gap betweenemployee and employer ina trusted partnership. Inthat sense, NCDS shouldbe viewed as more of a net­working hub for the adultprofessional.

But for those who could­n't make it to the HiringFair, or who haven'tstepped through the doorsof NCDS recently, there'sno reason not to give it atry. First of all, the jobpostings on the website arejust a fraction of what you'llfind at their office. Second,they focus on creating anatmosphere devoid ofadded tension or stress.The staff are friendly andfun. If you don't believe it,take note of the popcornmaker in their lobby! "Wealways want to wow ourclients plus we're neverjudgemental and we'rebound to confidentiality.People should never be shyto stop in."

Natasha Gaudio of Rainy River Future DevelopmentCorporation was on hand at the front doors to greeteveryone who attended the Hiring Fair.

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Sunday, May 1410:30 am to 1:30 pm

Mother’s Day

BrunchCarvery of Stuffed Pork Loin

Blackberry BBQ Glazed ChickenHouse Smoked Salmon

Mac & CheeseCreamy Turkey Wild Rice Soup

Green BeansDeviled Eggs

A Variety of SaladsScrambled Eggs

Bacon, Sausage, & Pan FriesAssorted Pastries

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable PlattersHouse-baked Red Velvet Cake & other Sweet TreatsAdults $22.50 Seniors $19.50 Children 5-10 $13.50

Mother’s Day Evening FeatureServed 5:00 to 9:00

Salmon en Croute: Salmon, mushroom and spinach wrapped inpuff pastry baked golden and finished with an orange hollandaise

sauce. $27.00

Thursday, Friday, Saturday, May 11, 12, 13Suzuki Outboards ON SALE

with factory rebates & 6 year warranty

ATVs ON SALEwith factory rebates & 5 year warranty

Boat Pkgs ON SALEGet Free Stuff plus In-House Financing

Shirts & Jackets 20% OffRods & Reels ON SALE too!

MowersSaws & Trimmers

ON SALE

274-6311 www.badiuk.com Highway 11/71 west of Fort Frances

FREE DRAW Enter to win a $250.00Lithium Ion Stihl Trimmer

Burger FundraiserFriday 11 to 2

To help theEmo Abattoir

ThisWeekend

ThisWeekend

Happy Birthday to Riverside Foundation for Health Care!

by Melissa FriesenIt may be this year's best

birthday party yet! Morethan 150 women from thecommunity, plus a host ofvolunteers, gathered in theRobert Moore School gymto tip their hats and theirwallets to local healthcare.As with any theme eventhosted by the RiversideFoundation's SpecialEvents Committee, it wasover the top. No detail isleft untouched. Whetherit's the colour coordinatedtable top balloons, napkins,and cupcakes or the festiveand creative activities,they've thought of every­thing for their guests. Andtheir guests deserve it! Col­lectively, the birthday partygoers gave an incrediblygenerous gift of $10,248.38

to local health care."As you may know it's a

super special year for theFoundation," says Founda­tion Director SamanthaManty. "We are turning 20!Oh to be 20 again," shesays and the ladies breakinto a wave of laughter.The announcement wasfollowed by a joint sing­a­long of "Happy Birthday" toanyone in the crowd whowas celebrating a birthdayduring that week. "As youknow, we're here to cele­brate our special birthdayand raise money for healthcare!"

This year's proceeds arebeing earmarked for apiece of medical equip­ment called a MolecuLight.The wound assessment de­vice, the first of its kind, vi­

sualizes bacteria distribu­tion at the point of care.The handheld device usesfluorescent imaging to notonly detect bacteria but toautomatically measure thewound size as well. Theequipment's websiteboasts an 89% cost reduc­tion and 9 x faster woundhealing with the use of theMolecuLight. That's goodnews for people sufferingfrom poorly healing bedsores, diabetic wounds ­and good news for the en­tire district. "It will ensurethat infections are beingeffectively treated and de­tected," she tells the audi­ence, before adding, "It'sgoing to be a really, reallygreat piece of equipmentfor us to have in this dis­trict."

With that, she lists a vari­ety of ways in which thewomen can spend theirmoney for a good cause. Itmight be bidding on aunique piece of local art, agoodie basket from a localbusiness, or purchasingsome elegant jewelry thatwas donated. Of course,there are other, smallerways to chip in as well. Thetwo hour luncheon alwaysfeatures a variety of inter­active games, table draws,a silent auction, a very pop­ular penny table, boutiqueand buffet lunch courtesyof the hospital food serv­ices staff. As you can imag­

The Riverside Foundation for Health Care's spring luncheon birthday party was infull swing ­ complete with party hats.

Arlene Georgeson was one of many who celebratedthe Foundation's 20th anniversary in her own specialway, complete with fabric candles atop her head.

Jane Hayes opted for a delicious looking birthdaycake hat, while Margie Gibson's hat said it all, "Happy20th Birthday Riverside Foundation . . . Made by Hall­mark"

Sometimes it pays to hold onto things! This was Sil­via Gunderson's first year attending the spring lunch­eon but when she was told she could wear a fancyhat, she dug through her closet to find just the per­fect one!

Strawberry Shortcake anyone? The La Verendrye General Hospital Auxiliary joinedforces to spread the word about their upcoming fundraiser in June.

Riverside Foundation Special Events Committeemembers Livia Lundon and Lynne Savage did theirpart by selling lots (and lots) of penny table tickets.

ine, accomplishing all thisin just a mere two hourscreates for a high energyafternoon. But you mightbe surprised to know that itnever feels chaotic orcramped. Everything isquick, but orderly, elegantbut fun. Perhaps the mis­sion of the Foundation issummed up in no betterway than to look at its Di­

rector. She is their 'fearlessleader,' always wearing abright smile and hoping forthe best. "Spoil yourself,you deserve it, and youdon't have to feel bad be­cause it's all for charity,"she encourages the ladies.

With a final word of appre­ciation for the businesses,the community residents,and everyone who takespart, she dismisses them tograb lunch, enjoy eachother's company, and cele­brate.

$12 Billion in Corporate Welfare but Zero TransparencyThe Canadian Taxpayers

Federation (CTF) today re­leased access­to­informa­tion documents showing atroubling lack of trans­parency and accountabilitysurrounding corporate wel­fare handed out by the fed­eral government, withvirtually no informationavailable regarding thenumber of jobs createdfrom nearly $12 billion intaxpayer subsidies dis­pensed since 1967.

“We are constantly toldby governments that cor­porate welfare createsjobs,” said CTF Federal Di­rector Aaron Wudrick.“And yet there is often norequirement that the recip­ients of the taxpayer subsi­dies report back togovernment on the num­ber of jobs created as a re­sult of these handouts.”

Wudrick noted that infor­mation obtained throughthis access­to­informationrequest, which sought de­tails regarding all loans,grants and other assistanceof at least $25 million of­fered by Industry Canada(now Innovation, Scienceand Economic Develop­ment Canada) since 1967,underscores the failure ofsuccessive governments toproperly measure and trackthe effectiveness of tax­payer subsidies to privateindustry.

“We don’t know howmany jobs are created. Wedon’t know the terms ofloans. We don’t know howmuch interest is charged.In most cases, we don’teven know if money is everrepaid,” said Wudrick.“How can governmentsknow if these programs are

working if they don’t evenmeasure the results? Andis it reasonable to ask tax­payers to blindly acceptthat a large number of jobswill be created with thesekinds of subsidies?”

Wudrick noted that therecent fury over executivecompensation at Bom­bardier highlights the needfor greater transparencywhenever taxpayer dollarsare given to private busi­nesses.

“Corporate welfare is abad idea, for many rea­sons,” said Wudrick. “But ifgovernments are going toengage in it, surely theminimum expectationCanadians should have istransparency and account­ability from both the gov­ernments offering themoney, and the companiesreceiving it.”