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Thompson resident Natashia Moodie is hosting the The Beauty Within dinner and gala Nov. 19 at the Juniper Centre to help fund maternity shoots for northern mothers. Moodie hopes to publish an album of the photos in order to promote healthy body image and pride in motherhood during preg-nancy. The event will run from 6 p.m. to 9 pm.

As the leading co-ordinator of the project, Natashia describes the goals of The Beauty Within:

“The Beauty Within Project is a maternity project that highlights expectant mothers with precious photographs. As women we need to take back our bodies and celebrate what we are capable of! Stepping in front of the camera while preg-nant we can take our power back and celebrate the creation of life! The Beauty Within Project fi rmly believes that today’s society fo-cuses way too much time on the slim beautiful women/models out there and seem to forget all about the gorgeous expecting mother.”


After nine years of regular competiton, local fi refi ghter Darrick Graff competed against fi refi ghters from around the world in his fourth Scott Firefi ghter Combat World Challenge, which ran from Oct. 19-24. The competition hosted 600 competitors from around the world, including Europe, South America, Africa, and Australia. Of the 600, only 159 made it to the fi nals on Oct. 23-24, in which Graffplaced 25th overall.

This was not Graff’s fi rst time competing at the world level; last year he fi nished the course in one minute and thirty-one seconds, qualifying him for the Lion’s Den a program recognizing the competition’s top competitors who fi nish in under 1:40. Graff was awarded his Lion’s Den letter-man jacket and certifi cate the day before the competition fi nals, where he fi nished in 1:27, beating his previous time by four seconds. Graff was one of two fi refi ghters in Manitoba to qualify for the competition, along with former colleague and fi rst-year competitor Brett Ash, currently a fi refi ghter in Winnipeg.

The competition pushes fi refi ghters to performances far beyond what most would encounter in the fi eld. But for Graff, it’s all about preparedness. “We don’t really encounter this sort of thing day-to-day, but we train for the worst. You should be

in good enough shape to do it.”The fi refi ghter combat challenge consists

of a fi ve-event course which competitors seek to complete in the shortest time pos-sible. The fi refi ghter fi rst runs a weighted pack to the top of a fi ve-story tower, then hoist a packed hose to the top of the tower using a rope. The fi refi ghter then rushes to the bottom of the tower, where he or uses a maul (like a sledgehammer) to pound a weighted piston down a short track, simulating the strength exerted during the forced entry of a building. The fi refi ghter then sprints a 140-foot slalom course, reaching a hose he or she must drag at least halfway back and spray a target roughly the size of a dinner plate. The fi nal section has the fi refi ghter dragging a 175-lb “Rescue Randy” dummy just over 100 feet, depositing the dummy at the end of the course.

The course is completed in “full bunker gear” including fi re suit, boots, and breath-ing apparatus. Having spent time with other international competitors, however, Graffnotes that this can mean different things in different places. “Some of the stuff they wear, we would never be able to get away with here. Really thin stuff. Which I guess might be an advantage on the course,” he said, laughing.

Graff plans to continue competing annually.

Thompson fi refi ghter places 25thin world fi refi ghting competition

The Beauty Within honouring expectant

mothers with fundraiser gala Nov. 19

Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Mandy Patterson

Darrick Graff, right, with his mother Jenny Graff at his

Lion’s Den induction ceremony before the fi nals.

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BY MICHELLE PRUDERSPECIAL TO THE THOMPSON CITIZEN

Grade 6 students from several elementary schools in Thompson arrived at the Thompson Regional Community Centre on Nov. 5 to pick up their “Trades & Technology Passports” and then proceeded to the various stations where they got to experience hands-on jobs in trades and technology.

Skills Canada Manitoba, in partnership with R.D. Parker Collegiate, Vale and the Northern Manitoba Sector Council, sponsored the event. The goal of the event was to get students to try out different trades or technology skills in an exciting, hands-on way and to get them thinking about some possible ca-reer choices for the future.

Michelle Pruder, the

Northern In-School Liasion Offi cer for Skills Canada Manitoba, says, “The demand for skilled workers is greater than the supply, especially here in the north. There are lots of opportunities to have good paying jobs in trades and technology, but kids need to know not only what those jobs are but how important it is to complete their education and gain the skills they need to do these jobs. They need to be exposed to the wide array of types of jobs available and see that there are several paths to fi nding a career that is fulfi lling. University is one option, but other op-tions can include college or vocational training, and apprenticeship programs. By exposing children to the opportunities now, we can help ensure that we avoid a growing shortage of well-trained employees in Manitoba and have an adequate skilled work-force for tomorrow that provides our young people with a high standard of living.”

The activities students participated in included tailoring and clothing design, food services, automotive, carpentry, cosmetology, electronics, mechanics, mineral sci-ences, and engineering. RDPC students acted as mentors at each of the sta-tions, and patiently guided the younger Grade 6 stu-dents in how to do each task. Many of the RDPC student mentors are them-selves working towards a career in one of the trades by taking related classes while in high school. Some

of them are also enrolled in the High School Ap-prenticeship Program (HSAP). This lets students start their apprenticeship while still in high school, and it combines regular high school instruction with paid, part-time, on-the-job apprenticeship training.

Two mentors from Vale were also present at the event. Yvette Sivyer is a welder by trade and has worked for several years doing many differ-ent types of welding. She has recently changed her career direction, and has graduated as a mine en-gineering technologist and will continue to work for Vale in a new capacity as a surveyor. Robert Stillie is an industrial instru-ment mechanic and has worked at Vale for over eight years. He was fi rst hired into the smelter as a third-year industrial in-strument apprentice, and while at Vale, completed his Red Seal certifi cation. Students listened atten-tively as the mentors shared information and stories about their careers, and were intrigued with all of the equipment the mentors had brought with them from Vale.

Overall, the Trades & Technology Olympics was a great success with both students and teachers ex-pressing appreciation for the opportunity to par-ticipate, and it provided a great start to the many other upcoming events that Skills Canada Mani-toba has planned for this year. Stay tuned for Ex-treme Sledding, coming soon to the Grade 7’s!

Second-annual Trades& Technology Olympics

OBITUARIES

SHAWN SILAS PITTMANWith heavy hearts but lasting memories the Pittman/Perih family announces the passing of Shawn Pittman on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at the HSC in Winnipeg, MB. His joyful spirit and compassionate nature lives on in all of us. He will be forever in our hearts.Shawn was born December 16, 1961 to Silas and Bertha in Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland, where he grew up and was the youngest of 3 siblings.In 1984 he made a permanent move to Thompson, MB calling it home. It was there he developed a passion for welding, making it his career.He deeply valued his strong family ties and throughout the years built many meaningful, long lasting friendships.Shawn leaves to mourn his loving wife Sandra Perih (nee Roney), children Jason Perih (Alison Webber) of Wawanesa, Jen Perih (Josh Marshall) of Brandon, grandchildren Adin Sy & Jaxson, sisters Viola Young (Morris) and Josephine Pittman (Max Upwards) all of Rocky Harbour Newfoundland, brother-in-law Al Roney (Cheryl) of Winnipeg, nieces, nephews and numerous extended family. He was predeceased by his father Silas, mother Bertha, stepfather Lloyd Payne, father-in-law Barry Roney and mother-in-law Connie Roney.A celebration of Shawn’s life will be held Friday, November 27, 2015 at 2:00 pm in Willmor Chapel, Glenboro, MB.In lieu of fl owers, donations may be made in Shawn’s memory to your local Humane Society or a charity of your choice.

Thompson Citizen photos courtesy of Sandra Crawford

Students (left) change a spark plug at the automotive small engines station. Students (right) at the engineering station

construct a spaghetti structure.

Gurpurb – Guru’s Commemoration

Sikh Society of Thompson will be celebrating Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurpurb

on November 22, 2015 (Sunday) as below:

St. Lawrence Hall, 114 Cree Rd (Thompson)Sukhmani Sahib Paath - 10:30 to 11:30 am

Gurbani Kirtan - Bhai Satpal Singh Birdi (Winnipeg)

11:30 to 1:00 pmArdaas and Hukamnama at 1:00 pm

Guru Ka Langar will be served from 1:15 onwards

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The Boys and Girls Club of Thompson would like to thank the following organizations for their generous donations:

• Community Places Program• Thompson Community Foundation through the

Moffat Family Fund• Employment & Social Development Canada• Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries

These donations funded Phase 1 of our ‘Accessibility Project’, which is the berm (Wheel chair ramp constructed of dirt & sod) at our front entrance.

Thank You

Notice of ElectionNotice is hereby given to the electors of the Bunibonibee Cree Nation that an election will be held to elect a chief and 6 councillors for a 4-year term on Thursday, December 3, 2015, from 9 am to 8 pm at the Youth Building, Oxford House, Manitoba.

Advance polls will be held on Monday, November 23, 2015 at the Keewatin Tribal Council Boardroom, located at 23 Nickel Road, Thompson, Manitoba, from 9 am to 8 pm and on Thursday, November 26, 2015 at the Quest Inn Boardroom, located at 367 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, from 9 am to 8 pm.

All ballots cast will be counted immediately following the close of the poll on December 3, 2015 at Oxford House.

For further information contactJack E. Grieves, the Electoral Offi ce,at the BCN Offi ce in Oxford House

or at email: [email protected]

• 1 Westwood • 2 Burntwood • 3 Riverside/Deerwood• 4 Eastwood • 5 Juniper/Southwood/BTC

AUTOMATED COLLECTION

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The automated carts must be placed along your curb no later than 8 am on the day of scheduled pickup AT LEAST one metre apart from other cart/objects. No Parking on residential streets between the hours of 8 am and 4:30 pm during Garbage/Recycle days for that area. Example: if it is Westwood’s Garbage/Recycle day there is to be no parking on the residential streets in the Westwood Area. This is to aid in the safety for both the residents of Thompson as well as City crews. Vehicles found parked on the streets will be ticketed.

PURCHASING AGENTThe City of Thompson invites qualifi ed applicants to submit a resume for consideration:

Under the direction of the Chief Financial Offi cer, the incumbent will be responsible for all aspects of procurement for the City of

Thompson. The successful candidate will have a University Bachelor’s degree or college diploma in business administration, commerce

or a related discipline, Professional Designation from a recognized supply chain organization (or enrolled in at least the second level of

a supply chain organization program), and a minimum of 3 years of progressive procurement experience and a valid Class 5 driver’s

licence. This position requires demonstrated working knowledge of computer software, including MS Word and Excel and supervisory

or management experience. The successful candidate must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and excellent

public relation skills, have an ability to establish effective working relations with client groups and vendors. The incumbent will have

strong analytical and organizational skills, be able to work accurately under pressure and within tight deadlines and adapt to quickly

changing situations. The successful candidate must have thorough knowledge of inventory control, purchasing and production

management systems, and demonstrated knowledge and experience in tenders, RFP’s and evaluation criteria.

The duties for this position include negotiating prices, terms of contracts and bulk purchases to procure the best price, anticipating

organizational needs, analyzing written quotations and tenders and making recommendations, purchasing and contracting for supplies,

equipment and services, ensuring proper purchasing procedures are followed, developing and reviewing of specifi cations for quotations

and tenders, preparation and maintenance of fi les, obtaining fl eet licencing requirements, handling liability issues and Autopac claims,

including interpretation of insurance coverage, working with legal counsel, organizing, supervising and fi nalizing an annual physical

inventory, and supervising employees.

The City of Thompson offers an extensive benefi ts package for this full-time position, with a starting rate of $30.65 per hour. Qualifi ed

candidates will be required to write and pass an internal test.

Please send detailed resumes outlining experience, education, qualifi cations and references by Friday, November 20, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. to:

Deanna Kondakor, HR Manager, City of Thompson

226 Mystery Lake Road, Thompson, Manitoba R8N 1S6

FAX: (204) 677-7981 E-Mail: [email protected]

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

The City of Thompson is committed to providing a superior quality of life and unlimited opportunities.

We are dedicated to supporting healthy growth and our northern urban lifestyle while providing our residents with high quality municipal

services and facilities.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGUNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PLANNING ACT

On the date and at the time and location described below, a PUBLIC HEARING will be held to receive representations from any person(s) who wish to make them in respect to the following matter:

THE CITY OF THOMPSON

ZONING BY-LAW NO. 1934-2015

BEING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF THOMPSON

ZONING BY-LAW NO. 1891-2012

HEARING: City of Thompson

Council Chambers

LOCATION: 226 Mystery Lake Road

Thompson MB R8N 1S6

DATE & TIME: November 30, 2015; 7:00 p.m.

GENERAL INTENT: To add “Social Services Facility” to Figure 9 (pg.14) of By-law

1891-2012, Permitted/Conditional Uses in the R2 Zone

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Boscariol,

Director of Planning and Community Development

City of Thompson

Phone: (204) 677-7922

A copy of the above proposal and supporting material may be inspected at the

location noted above during normal offi ce hours, Monday to Friday. Copies may

be made and extracts taken there from, upon request.

Please indicate which committee you wish to participate along with information detailing your knowledge and experience relating to that committee.

For more information about the Standing Committees of Council, please visit our website at thompson.ca

Deadline Date is 4:30 p.m. on Monday, November 30th, 2015

WE WANT YOU!

A Proud Northern City with Unlimited Opportunity

The City of Thompson is receiving applications for citizen representatives to the Standing Committees of Council for a period of one year.

Public Works and Infrastructure

Recreation and Community Services

Public Safety

Development Review

Finance and Administration

Please submit your application to:Angela English, Executive Assistant, City of Thompson, 226 Mystery Lake Road, Thompson, MB R8N 1S6

BY IAN [email protected]

Churchill-Keewatinook Aski MP Niki Ashton has been named the NDP’s shadow cabinet critic for jobs, workforce and eco-nomic development, the party announced Nov. 12.

Ashton is in her third term as an MP, having twice been elected to rep-resent Northern Manitoba’s Churchill riding and beat-ing Liberal challenger Reb-ecca Chartrand by less than 1,000 votes to capture the expanded Churchill-Keewa-tinook Aski riding in the

Oct. 19 election.““There are many re-

gions like Northern Mani-toba that face high rates of unemployment and there is a growing concern about unemployment in many areas across Canada,” said Ashton, who was the Op-position Aboriginal and Northern Affairs critic in the previous Parliament. “We need to make sure that the new Government acts now to create good jobs and real economic opportunities for Canadians.”

Ashton said the NDP will be fi ghting against

the Trans-Pacifi c Partner-ship and focusing on ap-prenticeships, training and

Employment Insurance in the upcoming Parliament, which opens Dec. 3.

BY IAN [email protected]

November is a big month for council members attending out-of-town meet-ings, with Mayor Dennis Fenske in Ottawa Nov. 24-26 and four councillors and the city manager in Brandon for the Association of Manitoba Munici-palities (AMM) convention Nov. 23-25.

Council unanimously approved reso-lutions approving the attendance of the mayor and councillors at the meetings on Oct. 19. Fenske was originally sup-posed to attend the AMM convention with councillors Colleen Smook, Dennis Foley, Penny Byer and Duncan Wong as well as city manager Gary Ceppetelli before the opportunity to for the mayor to attend the Federal and Provincial Territorial Contract Management Com-mittee meeting in Ottawa came up.

The total cost for the councillors to attend was pegged at $10,101.57, broken down into $1,921.50 for regis-tration fees, $2,316.03 for return fl ights from Thompson to Winnipeg,

$1,424.60 for mileage reimbursement for transportation costs, $3,314.40 for hotel accommodations and $1,125 for meals. These prices included the costs for Fenske to attend, so the actual totals will be lower. As a northern assistant director with the AMM, Wong’s accom-modation, travel and meal expenses are covered by the association, with the city only paying for his $262.50 registration fee. Ceppetelli’s travel costs of approximately $1980.14 are paid for out of his departmental budget.

The cost for the mayor to at-tend the meeting in Ottawa is about $2,679.57, including $1,478.66 for airfare, $870.91 for hotel accommo-dations, a $250 per diem and $80 for cab fare. The city will be reimbursed by the AMM for Fenske’s airfare, taxi fare, hotels and meals.

Kolada voted in support of sending the four councillors and city manager to Brandon, though she thought the ori-ginal contingent of six representatives including the mayor was too many.

“Certainly it’s wise to have two or three people there, but six people?” said Kolada. “The only person who will be attending who hasn’t attended before is Coun. Foley so I would see Coun. Foley as certainly a priority and of course Coun. Wong is our northern rep but I do believe that six is exces-sive. I’m going to support it but I will probably question it again in the future if there are that many attending one event.”

Fenske said part of the rationale behind having Smook and Wong go to Brandon was the fact that they did attend a previous Federation of Can-adian Municipalities (FCM) meeting.

“That was some of the justifi cation as to sending people to AMM, those that didn’t attend FCM,” he said.

Coun. Kathy Valentino spoke out in favour of Fenske’s trip to Ottawa.

“Go with a strong voice and repre-sent our concerns from our city and I look forward to your report back,” she said.

Mayor and council hitting the road in November

Ashton named NDP’s economic critic

Churchill-Keewatinook Aski MP Niki Ashton

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To the Editor:

“Sitting on the Sidelines.” Often we sit back, pout and complain about the nation or country assets and for-get there is a reason for all of this. We feel rejected at times because we are afraid to give to ourselves the little things which sometimes are visionary in everyday life. Observations are diffi cult to overcome because we want something in life in which we never had, but we fear of doing something we have never done. Dependability, in “sitting on the sidelines” too much in today’s world can leave our shadows darkened forever. This way we may become too self-dependent which we may hurt us in the future.

Ken RossThompson

Editorial

In my own

words: sitting

on the sidelines

The Syrian

refugee crisisTo the Editor:

I have viewed endless hours of the European refugee crisis unfolding and there is one aspect of events that I fi nd especially disturbing.

Rather than criticizing postage stamp-sized countries such as Slovenia, Hungary and Romania, why don’t they focus on events which caused the upheaval? I’d like to see what I call balanced courage.

The two nations remarkably quiet about this human hor-ror are both the United States and Great Britain.

The former prime minister of England Tony Blair and president George W. Bush should be held accountable for the fallout of “Operation Iraqi Freedom.” The responsibility for these members of our human family lies squarely on the shoulders of the persons whose military intervention cre-ated the chaos in what used to be Iraq.

The United Nations charter was arrogantly ignored on two counts: (1) self-determination of nations which means respect for a country’s borders and its inhabitants; and (2) non-aggression, to invade somebody else’s country.

The real truth is that we are making a habit of bombing helpless little countries, rich in resources, into submission for the unquenchable thirst for cheap oil.

This is clearly a case for a United Nations intervention, but nations like Canada, the United States and Russia are positioning themselves to be the “great guys” while not a person has suggested a ceasefi re at negotiations.

Aside from the political positioning, winter is coming in Europe and where’s all the aid from our democracies who are once again killing for “stabilizing” the region? What an absurd concept.

Withdraw our forces and let Turkey, Iraq and Serbia settle their own problems. It’s the last time I’ll ever write a sen-tence on this issue, but the protectors and champions of human rights, freedom and justice (us), are looking pathet-ically hypocritical on this issue.

Angus Campbell Thompson

Throne speech long on commitments, shorter on details

With the next p r o v i n c i a l election less

than six months away, it’s hardly surprising that the NDP government’s Nov. 16 throne speech offered a little bit of something for everyone, from more child care to better cancer treatment to craft brewing and tourism, without be-ing overly specifi c about how exactly those goals will be met or measured.

The residents of the province’s north are probably glad to see com-mitments to promoting Churchill as a tourism and research destina-tion, the establishment of a trades training cen-tre with the University College of the North and efforts to promote more sustainable production of healthy foods across the north. And everyone with kids will be happy to hear that there are going to be 12,000 new child care spaces created, although the speech didn’t spell

out exactly where those spaces will be or a dead-line for their creation.

Really, though, the throne speech isn’t about specifi cs. It’s a way for the government to point out some of the areas it will be focusing its legis-lative efforts on and to signal to various sectors of society that it listening to their concerns and tak-ing concrete steps to ad-dress them, with the lis-tening and acting taking on particular importance in an election year.

Clearly, the provincial NDP have taken notice that Canadians responded a little over a month ago to promises of larger defi -cits in exchange for put-ting money into infra-structure by handing Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a healthy majority. Manitoba’s cur-rent government is now pledging to expand its core infrastructure plan to see $10 billion spent on building and repairing

roads and bridges and fl ood protection by the year 2020.

It is also certain that they took notice of what happened to Canada’s previous federal govern-ment, which seemed to have run out of steam after nearly 10 years in power as both a minor-ity and a majority and was no longer offering a big-picture vision for the country as a whole so much as boutique tax cuts for various slices of the population that the Conservatives thought could benefi t them elec-torally.

What the NDP is try-ing to do in winning a fi fth consecutive election is not unprecedented in Manitoba history – the Conservative party ac-complished that feat around the turn of the 20th century and the Lib-erals held power for more than 20 years straight from 1932 to 1953 – but neither of those strings

consisted solely of ma-jority governments. The weakness of the Liberals, who have not achieved a double-digit seat total since 1988, improves the NDP’s chances of making that sort of electoral his-tory, but the well-known tendency of voters to throw out governments who’ve had a long grip on the reins of power can not be discounted. When a party has been in power a long time, it’s not enough to run on its record, as Stephen Harper and his Conservative party re-cently found out. At a certain point, they have to make the case for vot-ers to give them another turn, while the Oppos-ition can just sit back and hope that the winds of change are blowing. The throne speech marks the start of this government’s closing arguments in the court of voter opinion and the jury has a long time to deliberate before handing down its verdict.


The Thompson Playhouse will be performing it s latest production - Rex’s Exes – Nov. 27-28 at R.D. Parker Col-legiate’s Letkemann Theatre.

The play is directed by Donna Wilson and produced by Wally Itson, starring returning cast members Coral Ben-nett, Sandi Knight, and Angela Wolfe, with newcomers Ryan Land, Amanda Fulton, Shannon Ethier and Melissa Harris. It follows Gaynelle, Peaches, and Jimmie Wyvette, the same characters as the Playhouse’s previous produc-tion The Red Velvet Cake Wars. But while fans of the fi rst play can look forward to some familiar faces, newcomers

won’t be left out in the cold.“The stories stand on their own; you won’t be lost if you

didn’t see the fi rst play,” said Itson. Gaynelle struggles to come to terms with turning 50, but as Peaches and Jimmie try to throw her a surprise party, Peaches’ suppos-edly dead husband emerges alive and in his own world of trouble, and a love polygon of strange proportions begins to emerge.

Set design is by Serena Puranen, while lighting is organized by MusicMakers Production.

Fifty per cent of the proceeds will go towards the RDPC drama department. The Thompson Playhouse says it was thanks to RDPC, the drama department and the

choir program that they were given rehearsal time in the Letkemann Theatre.

This is the third play the Thompson Playhouse has performed that was written by playwrights Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten. “We fi rst saw one of their plays performed in Winnipeg – The Dixie Swim Club and we really wanted to do it ourselves,” said Itson. “They write great plays for community theatre. We had the audience laughing as well as crying, and I think if we can do that, we’re doing pretty well.”

Tickets are $15, available at Quality Inn & Suites, Thompson Co-Op, as well as 102.9 CHTM, and at the door the night of the performance.


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The Road to Fitness: How to stay in shape

while travellingBY CHRIS & MITCH BYRNE

Our normal routines get completely thrown out the window when travelling. It might be a quick trip to the next town for a business conference or across the seas for a tropical getaway. If you work out in a gym, suddenly you might not have access to any equipment. If you usu-ally prepare your own meals, suddenly you don’t have a kitchen or fridge. When we start travelling, absolutely nothing is familiar and the slightest speed bump can be enough to mess with your daily nutrition and exercise routines.

At home, most have very clear eating routines – wake up, cook a healthy breakfast, and prepare their meals and snacks for the day. At work, eat the morning snack pre-pared earlier and eat a pre-made meal for lunch, eat another pre-made snack or have a protein shake in the afternoon. After work, go to the gym then go home and cook a healthy dinner and a couple of hours later have a fi nal snack and get to bed at a reasonable hour.

Whenever we travelled, it was diffi cult to maintain our fi tness levels. The tempta-tion of all the different res-taurants was overwhelming, hotel gyms are usually less than standard, we were al-ways “too busy” to exercise or were always rushing to work out. Not surprisingly, our fi tness progress would either stall completely or backpedal during these trips, and we’d have to spend two weeks after coming home trying to get back into a rhythm.

Your exercise needs to become your constant while travelling. Make a commit-ment to yourself that you will fi nd at least one hour every other day to exercise. No ex-cuses! Add it to your calen-dar, make a fi tness training appointment with yourself, set up an email reminder, do whatever it takes, but don’t take “no” for an answer. You might need to exercise in the late evening or earlier in the morning ... whatever it takes, get it done!

If you can’t fi nd a gym that is suitable, do some body weight functional exercises. Find space to work out. Work out in your hotel room, do lunges in the hall-way, or maybe fi nd a park or school playground some-where. (Careful not to make too much noise though, we once received a knock on our hotel door from a very tired traveler ... oops, we thought we were quiet, now we know that the fl oors weren’t soundproof). Go for a walk, pick a direction, and try to fi nd a small patch of land to do your push ups, squats and jumps.

Whenever travelling for a short time (up to a week), we always prepare our meals ahead of time. In the fi tness industry it’s called meal prep. We would have all our meals prepared and placed in freez-er bags. When you get good at it, it may only take you less than a couple of hours to meal prep for a whole week of travel for two. Always plan ahead if you know you are going to be traveling for a certain number of days. When driving long distan-ces, it is so important to pack your meals and snacks and avoid the high-sugar and high-fat convenience foods found at all the gas stops.

For those trips longer than a week, choose your meals carefully. Enjoy the variety of healthy foods available while you are on tropical holidays, like fresh coconut water, fresh fruits and vegetables, and all the amazing fi sh and seafood. Eating well and keeping active while away can only lead to a stronger, healthier you. Most times, Chris and I would come back from trop-ical holidays in better shape than when we left, because of all the available fresh food and keeping active under the sun. You can, too! Remem-ber, be better today than you were yesterday!

Chris and Mitch Byrne of LABAN Fitness are strong believers in wholesome and healthy cooking, drinking water, an active lifestyle, and helping others on their road to fi tness.

Thompson Playhouse performing

ninth local production: Rex’s Exes

‘Gorgeous while you’re expecting’

Continued from Page 1Originally from Nelson House,

Moodie was inspired by her own ex-periences as an expectant mother: “This is my third pregnancy. I’m a singer, and the fi rst time I was preg-nant, I was told by someone high up, very recognized in the industry, ‘Oh, you’re never going to be beautiful again, your career is basically over.’ I always felt like when you’re pregnant, you get pushed to the side, and people don’t expect you to do anything! We wanted to acknowledge and hon-our the expectant mother, and prove

that you’re gorgeous while you’re expecting.”

To take the photos, Moodie enlist-ed the help of photographer Robert Dearden, whom she met when she was doing her own maternity shoot in Peguis. Dearden has offered to donate his time to the project and has not charged any of the participants.

At the gala, the participants will be presented with an 8-by-10 print to thank them for their collaboration in the project.

Moodie hopes the gala will help fund further projects, including travelling

with Dearden to Nunavut and captur-ing images of aboriginal mothers and traditional northern motherhood.

Guests expected at the gala include Nisichawyasihk Cree Nation Chief Marcel Moody and Churchill-Keewa-tinook Aski MP Niki Ashton.

Thanks to the support of Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak, admission is free for all attendants, but donations will accepted. For more information, visit The Beauty Within Facebook page, or contact Moodie by phone at 204-308-2365 or by email at [email protected].


Arts&*Entertainment


Thompson will be blessed with three concerts Nov. 21-22, with performances from Scott Cook, Tom Jackson, and the Jesse Peters Trio.

A self-described “hobo,” Scott Cook has a love for life on the road that is power-fully evident in his music, and from early experiments in drum-and-bass to roots-reggae grooves in the hot and sticky climes of Taiwan, his musical talents are as varied as the soil he’s walked on. Today, Cook has returned to a more North American tradition of music, with heartwarming and intimate ballads that straddle the fi ne line between folk and country. But despite adopting a more homegrown vibe, Cook continues to travel and tour enthusi-astically, and will be bringing the sound of Canadian campfi res as far as Holland, Taiwan, and Australia.

Cook is no stranger to the Home Routes circuit, though this will be his fi rst visit to Manitoba. Cook has found the house concert format indispensable to his career as a musician: “This is only my second Home Routes tour, but I book a lot of these shows on my own. When I started I was playing in bars a lot, and being ignored. I probably would have quit if it wasn’t for house concerts coming along. You can really speak directly with people, make a connection.” Tickets are $20 per person, with children 12-and-under free. While Home Routes typically avoids direct pub-lishing of addresses, the host can be con-tacted anonymously through the Home Routes web page, at http://homeroutes.ca/concerts/paint-lake-3/

For those looking for a lighter perform-ance, the Jesse Peters Trio will be bringing its pop stylings to the Letkemann Theatre

stage on Nov. 22, for the second install-ment of Thompson’s 2015 concert series. Peters’ powerful voice and polished pop piano performances are equally at home in venues of all sizes, and incorporate as-pects from every stage in his career, from jazz pursuits recognized by the legendary Diana Krall, to funk and soul with the Edmonton-based group Paramedic. Fans of Billy Joel, Micheal Buble and Phil Collins are sure to enjoy Peters’ sound. Tickets for individual shows are $25, and available

at the Thoompson Regional Community Centre. Seating begins 6:30 p.m., and the show starts at 7 p.m.

While concertgoers will have to choose between Peters and Cook on Sunday, Tom Jackson’s will appear Nov. 21 at R. D. Parker Collegiate, with openers Jasyn Lucas and Ed Dusecina. Jackson’s copn-cenrt was organized by Spirit Way as part of his Huron Carole benefi t tour. Jackson is no stranger to Canadian media, both behind a microphone as a singer and in

front of a camera as an actor; his music is a lush hybrid of northern country roots and contemporary pop production, and his politics of environmentalism, humanitar-ianism and pacifi sm are part and parcel with his performance. Tickets are $35, and are available at the Meridian Hotel, City Centre Mall, M&M Meats, Quality Inn & Suites, the Manitoba Metis Federation, Ma-Mow-We-Tak Friendship Centre, and Gift of Art. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Letkemann Theatre.

Scott Cook, Jesse Peters and Tom Jackson live on stage in three separate performances Nov. 21-22

Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Oscar Sun

Self-described hobo Scott Cook’s Home Routes house concenrt Nov. 22 is one of three live musical performances in Thompson this

weekend along with Tom Jackson at RDPC’s Letkemann Theatre Nov. 21 and the Jesse Peters Trio, also at the Letkemann Theatre Nov.

22.


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R.D. Parker Collegiate’s senior girls’ volleyball team beat Otter Nelson River School from Cross Lake in the semifi nals

of the Zone 11 senior volleyball championships in Thompson Nov. 14 before falling to Hapnot Collegiate Institute of Flin

Flon in the fi nal. The senior boys’ volleyball team from R.D. Parker Collegiate won a semifi nal playoff against Margaret

Barbour Collegiate Institute of The Pas before losing to Hapnot Collegiate Institute of Flin Flon in the fi nal of the boys’

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Flin Flon prevail over ThompsonBY IAN [email protected]

The boys’ and girls’ Zone 11 senior volley-ball championships came down, as they so often do, to a fi nal between R.D. Parker Collegiate and Hapnot Collegiate Institute from Flin Flon and in both cases Nov. 14 it was the Flin Flon team that emerged victorious to advance to the high school volleyball provin-cials.

The girls’ fi nal was as close as a two-set match could be, with Hapnot claiming the fi rst set 25-23. The second set was tied several times, and Flin Flon called time-out when three straight points from RDPC tied it 22-22. Flin Flon took the next two points before the Trojans responded to tied it at 24 after a long rally on what could have been the championship point. The Trojans called timeout after Hapnot

took a one-point lead, but could not rally for another comeback, falling 26-24.

The girls won their semifi nals playoff match against Otter Nelson River School (ONR) from Cross Lake, winning the fi rst set 25-15 and then scoring nine of the last 11 points in the second set to win 25-20 after having trailed 18-16.

RDPC’s girls had fi n-ished the round robin in fi rst place after winning seven of eight sets, in-cluding a pair of 25-18 victories over Hapnot. Their only loss was a 20-25 setback to Margaret Barbour Collegiate In-stitute (MBCI) from The Pas, whom they had beat-en 25-10 in the previous set. Hapnot was second with a round-robin rec-ord of fi ve wins and three losses.

The boys were not as close in their fi nal, drop-ping the fi rst set 25-10 after Hapnot took nine

of the fi rst 10 points. The second set was a similar story, with RDPC behind by seven before recording their fi rst point and even-tually falling 25-7.

The Trojans qualifi ed for the boys’ fi nal with a three-set victory over MBCI in the semifi nals, scoring eight of the fi rst 10 points in the tiebreak-er set, which they won 15-3. RDPC had forced the third set with a 25-16 win in the second set, opening up a three-point

lead after the teams were tied 6-6 and stretching it to six points before win-ning four of the fi nal fi ve points to keep their cham-pionship hopes alive. The fi rst set had seen the teams tied 22-22 before MBCI claimed the next two points and blocked a spike attempt to take the win.

RDPC placed second in the round robin with a 6-2 win-loss record, their only defeats coming at the hands of Hapnot.

Wild lose twice to Wildcats in The PasBY IAN [email protected]

The Norman Wild fi nished a four-game stretch of Manitoba Female Midget Hockey League games at home in The Pas with a 1-3 rec-ord after falling 3-1 and 9-0 to the Westman Wildcats Nov. 14-15.

The two-game set opened up on Saturday night, when Thompson’s Kali Cummings had the lone goal for the Wild, while Ashton Bell had two

for the Wildcats with Haley Wick-ham chipping in the other.

Tori Ellers made 45 saves for the Wild, who were outshot 48-13.

Bell got a hat trick for Westman on Nov. 15 while Camryn Clyne, Courtney Ganske, McKenzie Meek, Kenzie Robinson, Andrea Sander-son and Shaelyn Vallotton had one apiece.

Shayna Moore of Thompson had 46 saves in the loss, which saw

Westman outshoot the Wild 55-12.The Wild won one of two games

against the Winnipeg Avros in The Pas Nov. 6-7.

The Wild don’t play another game until Dec. 19-20 when they host the Eastman Selects at home in Thomp-son.

Norman is seventh in league standings with a 2-1 record for four points, three behind the sixth-place Selects.


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Skate Thompson fi gure skaters

compete at the 2016 Manitoba

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THOMPSON CITIZEN

Figure skaters from Skate Thompson competed at the 2016 Skate Canada Manitoba Sectional Cham-pionships held Nov. 7-8 in Morris at the Morris Multi-plex. Morris was the host to 75 of the province’s highest skilled skaters. Amy Shier and Megan Szabo skated remarkably well, dis-playing all their hard work, dedication and talent that they have for the sport. For many fi gure skaters this championship is their fi rst exposure to the competi-tive stream competition of fi gure skating. The top four skaters in pre-novice, novice, junior and senior events advance to compete at the Skate Canada Chal-lenge Competition that is being held in Edmonton, Alberta. The Skate Can-ada Challenge Competition is the qualifying competi-tion for Canadian Figure Skating Championships in

2016.Megan Szabo placed fi rst

in the 12-and-under ju-venile women’s free skate. Amy Shier placed fi fth in the juvenile 12-and-under women’s free skate. Great job, girls! You both are an inspiration for our Thomp-son skaters!

Skate Thompson held their test day Nov.14.

If you have spare time

come to the Thompson Regional Community Cen-tre to watch some fantas-tic fi gure skating. Skate Thompson offers pro-grams in Pre-CANSkate, CANSkate, CANPower-Skate, STARSkate, Teen Skate and Adult Skate. For any inquiries, contact us at [email protected] or visit our Facebook page Skate Thompson.

Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Skate Thompson

Megan Szabo and Amy Shier represented Skate Thompson

at the 2016 Skate Canada Manitoba Sectional Champion-

ships Nov. 7-8 in Morris.

Northstars lose three on the roadBY IAN [email protected]

The Norman Northstars started their fi rst road trip after four straight Manitoba AAA Midget Hockey League games at home with a close contest before being outscored 17-3 in the next two games to return home still looking for the season’s fi rst road win.

Justin Nachbaur scored with a little over fi ve minutes left against the Central Plains Capitals in Portage la Prairie to tie the score 2-2 but Braden Frank replied 61 seconds later to give the Capitals a 3-2 lead. The Northstars had taken a 1-0 lead on a goal by Tramiane Trout in the fi rst period and that advantage lasted until midway through the third, when Marco Creta tied it on a Cen-tral Plains power play and Jared Roy gave the Capitals a 2-1 lead that lasted only 13 seconds before Nachbaur tied it up.

Connor Faulkner made 35 saves for the Northstars, who managed 22 shots on Cap-itals netminder Justin Klassen.

The Eastman Selects scored early and often in Beausejour Nov. 14, notching fi ve

goals in the fi rst period and leading 7-0 be-fore Tony Apetagon got the Northstars’ only goal of the 12-1 beating late in the second period. Jeremy Dutcawich allowed fi ve goals on 18 shots in the opening period before being replaced by Faulkner, who stopped 24 of 31 shots the rest of the way as the Northstars were outshot 49-19.

The road trip concluded with a 5-2 loss to the Winnipeg Thrashers, who scored once in the fi rst and three times in the mid-dle frame before William Lutz and Tristan Galarneau scored back-to-back goals in the third to reduce Winnipeg’s advantage to two. Noah King closed the scoring for the Thrashers with about four minutes left in the game.

Shots were 42-32 for the Thrashers and Faulkner had 37 saves.

The Northstars, who are last in the league with a 1-17-1 record, will host the Pembina Valley Hawks in Thompson Nov. 21-22. The Hawks are in 11th place in the 12-team league with a 3-12-1 record putting them four points ahead of the Northstars.

Athletes of the month

Logan Bobesko and Gab-riel Dy were named R.D. Parker Collegiate’s October athletes of the month for their outstanding perform-ances as junior volleyball players. “The season’s been going great,” said Dy, who recently returned from placing third in a tourna-ment in Snow Lake. Dy began playing volleyball in Grade 6 and was drawn to the sport by its fast pace. “Volleyball’s very much a sport about momentum.” Bobesko, who started play-ing in Grade 7, was more drawn to the competitive aspect of the sport. When asked why they believe they were selected, the two cited leadership skills, and always putting in “100 per-cent.”

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by Kacper Antoszewski

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Rev. Jean Arthurson-Ouskan

10 Caribou 677-4652

11 am Sundays

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ST. JOSEPH UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC

340 Juniper Drive 778-7547

ST. LAWRENCE ROMAN CATHOLIC

Fr Subhash Joseph and Fr Guna Sekhar

114 Cree R. 677-0160

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Youth Pastor Lawrence Stratton

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126 Goldeye 677-3435

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Pastor Ted Goossen

328 Thompson Dr. N. 677-4457

Sun. School 9:45 am • Service 11 am

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Sunday School 10:00

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Prayer Meeting- Wednesday 7 PM

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The theme of this Nov-ember’s National Dia-betes Month is “Access to Healthy Food and Food Insecurity,” a con-cern which has gained increasing attention in the north throughout the last decade. In recogni-tion of this, the Northern Regional Health Author-ity (NRHA) will be offer-ing free bus passes for those getting groceries in the month of November.

“Food insecurity oc-curs when people have a limited access to nutri-tious food,” says NRHA communications co-or-dinator Twyla Storey. “It

can be due to a limited availability in Northern Manitoba, cost of food, a lack of transportation, or a lack of knowledge or skills to prepare healthy meals.”

The program is offered in collaboration with the City of Thompson, which has provided 744 bus passes to be distributed. The program provides four tickets to each indi-vidual, amounting to two round trips to a grocery store and back. Individ-uals hoping to take part in the program can pick up passes at the Regional Diabetes Program located at 867 Thompson Drive or call 204-677-5350 for

more information. They are also available from select community organ-izations, such as Univer-sity College of the North, Babies Best Start, and the Multi-Culture Centre.

The relationship be-tween dietary practices and the development of diabetes has been long established, and avail-ability has been identi-fi ed as a key contributor to dietary defi ciencies in Northern Manitoba. While Thompson cannot be said to suffer from the same defi ciencies as many of the more remote communities it services, the extreme winters fa-cilitate a number of poor

habits in all of us, in-cluding the willingness to shop regularly, and shop smart. The NRHA hopes that assistance in transportation will help individuals make health-ier dietary choices they otherwise would not be inclined to make, wheth-er due to cost of trans-portation, or the inability to transport their grocer-ies at all.

The benefi t is offered in co-ordination other diabetes outreach efforts throughout November, including a food demo at Family Foods on Nov. 10, as well as public educa-tion materials posted by the NRHA.

NRHA offers free bus rides for

groceries in November

Hometown Manitoba

Providing funds for local community projects

Hometown Manitoba offers grants of up to $5,000 to help communities in rural and northern Manitoba improve their outdoor meeting spaces, green spaces and main streets.

Applications are now available for 2016 at manitoba.ca/agriculture or contact your local Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development GO Office.

Your deadline to apply is December 15, 2015.


Thompson city coun-cil held its organizational meeting Nov. 4. Mayor Dennis Fenske thanked the council and city staff for their service over the last year, and listed the year’s milestones, such as the unveiling of Thomp-son’s new brand identity, the implementation of school zone speed limits, and a 15.1 per cent drop in Thompson’s rank on the Juristat Crime Sever-ity Index. The mayor also noted that this year will see the addition of a new communications com-

mittee to the city council structure.

“The fi rst year of our term was a learning pro-cess for many on our council, but now I look forward to moving for-ward, having this council establish its own identity for the remaining three years of our term,” said Fenske. “To say that our fi rst term in offi ce was a learning experience does not mean we did not see numerous achievements as we came together as a team.”

The results of council appointments are as fol-lows:

Council appoints committee members for 2016

Deputy Mayor: Kathy ValentinoFinance and administration committee:Kathy Valentino (chair, returning), Duncan WongHuman resources committee:Duncan Wong (chair), Kathy ValentinoPublic works and infrastructure committee:Ron Matechuk (chair, returning), Colleen SmookPublic safety committee:Blake Ellis (chair, returning), Dennis FoleyRecreation and community services committee:Dennis Foley (chair, returning), Penny ByerLegislative and intergovernmental affairs committee:Kathy Valentino (chair, by virtue of being appointed deputy mayor), Colleen Smook, Penny ByerDevelopment review committee:Judy Kolada (chair), Ron MatechukCommunications committee:Penny Byer, Blake EllisBoard of Revision:Duncan Wong (chair), Dennis Foley, Judy Kolada

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University College of the North (UCN) is committed to building a workforce that is representative of the populations we serve. Applications are invited from individuals who have a demonstrated interest and ability to work with Aboriginal learners and mature students. Preference will be given to Aboriginal candidates.

CARPENTRY INSTRUCTOR Classification: Instructor Full-Time Term Position: January 4, 2016 to June 10, 2016 Churchill, Manitoba Competition No. 15-121 Closing Date: November 27, 2015Please visit our website for more detailed information about UCN and this employment opportunity. At http://www.ucn.ca, select “UCN Careers”, and select from the list of positions to view. Thank you for your interest in UCN.

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ADULT LEARNING CENTRE INSTRUCTORClassification: InstructorFull-Time Term Position: January 22, 2016 to June 24, 2016Thompson, ManitobaCompetition No. 15-123Closing Date: December 1, 2015Please visit our website for more detailed information about UCN and this employment opportunity. At http://www.ucn.ca, select “UCN Careers”, and select from the list of positions to view. Thank you for your interest in UCN.

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ADULT LEARNING CENTRE INSTRUCTORClassification: InstructorFull-Time Regular PositionThompson, ManitobaCompetition No. 15-122Closing Date: December 1, 2015Please visit our website for more detailed information about UCN and this employment opportunity. At http://www.ucn.ca, select “UCN Careers”, and select from the list of positions to view. Thank you for your interest in UCN.

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Maintenance Worker Departmental/Full-Time Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation, Wabowden, MB Advertisement Number: 31141 Closing Date: November 30, 2015 Salary Range: $33,162.00 – $42,845.00 per year plus remoteness allowance

Priority consideration will be given to existing Engineering and Operations Division staff currently in the LAB/OR classification.

An eligibility list may be created for similar positions and will remain in effect for 12 months.

Qualifications:Must have experience performing manual duties and operating hand and power tools. Experience operating light and/or heavy duty equipment and experience servicing and/or making minor repairs to vehicles and equipment is desired. Must possess and maintain a valid Manitoba Class 5 driver’s licence and be capable to upgrade to Class 3 with air endorsement within 6 months; be physically capable of performing required duties and be able to respond to work within 30 minutes of call.

For the full list of required qualifications and conditions of employment, please go to our website at www.manitoba.ca/govjobs/.

Duties:Reporting to the Area Works Supervisor, the Maintenance Operations Worker will also receive lead hand direction from the Assistant Works Supervisor. This position performs physical maintenance work, operates and maintains small hand and power tools associated with highway maintenance operations to ensure the safety of the workers and the travelling public while maintaining public infrastructure.

Apply to:Advertisement No. 31141 Manitoba Civil Service Commission Human Resource Services 300-305 Broadway Winnipeg, MB R3C 3J7 Phone: 204-945-3777 Fax: (204) 948-2193 Email: [email protected]

WHEN APPLYING TO THIS POSITION, PLEASE INDICATE THE ADVERTISEMENT NUMBER AND POSITION TITLE IN THE SUBJECT LINE AND/OR BODY OF YOUR EMAIL.

Your cover letter, resumé and/or application must clearly indicate how you meet the qualifications.

We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Employment Equity is a factor in selection. Applicants are requested to indicate in their covering letter, resumé and/or application if they are from any of the following groups: women, Aboriginal people, visible minorities and persons with a disability.

Find out about other current job opportunities — click on the Jobs button at manitoba.ca.

ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY II Communities Economic Development Fund (CEDF) is recruiting the position of Administrative Secretary II, for our Thompson, MB offi ce.

This is a full time position providing administrative secretarial support to both our Business Loans and Fisheries Loans programs including general reception and other clerical services.

Applicants should have secretarial training, strong English grammar and writing skills, accurate keyboarding skills, experience with Microsoft Word and Excel computer applications, and familiarity with general offi ce equipment. Applicants should have good interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with other staff and clients, in person and by telephone. Knowledge of basic bookkeeping practices will be an asset.

CEDF is a Manitoba Crown Corporation. It offers a competitive compensation and benefi t package. The salary scale for this position ranges from $36,550.25 to $42,015.10 annually plus Remoteness Allowance.

Please submit a resume with covering letter to:

Oswald Sawh, CFO CEDF15 Moak Crescent, Thompson MB R8N 2B8 Fax: 204-778-4313 Email: [email protected]

We thank all applicants, however only those being considered for an interview will be contacted

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Koch Fertilizer Canada, ULC is a nitrogen-based fertilizer production facility located in Brandon, Manitoba, a growing city of close to 60,000 residents with a trading area of about 150,000 people, just 200km west of Winnipeg and 100km north of the United States border. Brandon is the second largest city in Manitoba and offers sporting, arts and outdoor attractions, a variety of shopping amenities, university and college, and boasts a high quality of life and a diverse population, ranking 26th on the MoneySense top best cities to live in Canada.

We are a leading manufacturer with a team of approximately 300 employees, offering nationally competitive salaries, full extended benefi ts packages, pension and subsidized investment options, and performance-based bonuses in an environment committed to success! Relocation assistance is also available for selected roles.

We’re looking for top performers who can embrace our guiding principles and want to make a difference as part of a winning team. If you have the qualifi cations that put you above the rest, apply for a rewarding career with us today!

We are seeking candidates for roles including:

• Reliability Engineering Manager

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• Production Supervisors

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• Operations Trainer

• Instrument and Electrical Coordinator

• Buyer

If you have the qualifi cations that put you above the rest, please apply via www.kochcareers.com/kaes, forward your resume to HRBrandon@

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E HEALTH TECHNICIAN

Under the general direction of Keewatin Tribal Council (KTC) Director of Health, and the Tribal Nursing Offi cer, the E Health Technician is a member of the Health Services Team. They will work in collaboration with the KTC Health Team and the KTC Computer Services Technician to provide support, education and computer services to the KTC health services department and member communities. They will represent KTC on the Regional Tele Health, E health, Panorama and Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Advisory Committees and ensure KTC management and leadership are informed of Regional and National program developments. E-Health staff provide technological support and operational troubleshooting to the KTC staff and member communities.

Qualifi cations:

• Computer technician education and/or an equivalent of education and experience;

• Excellent technical knowledge and application experience;• The ability to trouble shoot and resolve technological challenges

with minimal assistance;• Experience in facilitation and teaching;• Knowledge and experience of social media and web site applications;• Excellent interpersonal skills, communications skills;• Knowledge of E Health applications is an asset;• The ability to work with others or independently with minimum

supervision.• Knowledge and respect for the customs, traditions and practises

of the KTC member First Nation communities;• The ability to work fl exible hours, be on call and travel;• Ability to speak Cree and or Dene is an asset;• Ability to travel to Winnipeg and the KTC communities if required.

A written application with detailed resume, including at least two references, and written permission to contact the references and latest immediate supervisor should be submitted to:

Keewatin Tribal Council Inc.

Attention: Lisa Beardy, Offi ce Manager

23 Nickel Road

Thompson, Manitoba R8N 0Y4

E-Mail: [email protected]

Fax: 204 677-0256

Deadline for Applications Friday, November 20, 2015

Late applications will not be considered.

We would like to thank those that apply but only those persons selected for interviews will be contacted.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYAdministrative Assistant

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

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

receptionist fi eld• Three (3) Years Direct experience in a clerical/receptionist capacity;• Excellent verbal, communication, grammar, organizational &

computer skills;• Must be punctual, self- motivated & multi task oriented• Exceptional Work ethic & Flexibility;• Ability to take direction,;• Ability to work as a team member;• Self motivated;• Profi cient in Microsoft Offi ce, Word, Excel & Outlook• Ability to speak & understand Cree will be considered an asset;• Must possess a valid driver’s license• Must be willing to travel;• Willing to trainResponsibilities:• Provide administrative support to Associate Director;• Scheduling & Coordinating meetings, interviews, events and other

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

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

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

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

determining work priorities.Your cover letter and résumé must clearly indicate how you meet the qualifi cations. Please submit three references at time of application.Salary: Based on qualifi cationsDeadline for Applications: November 24, 2015 @ 4:00 p.m.Apply to: Or for more information contact:Advertisement # NAA78 Noelle Halcrow, HR CoordinatorAttention: Hiring Committee Email: [email protected] Awasisak Agency Inc. Phone: 204-676-3902 ext. 104P.O. Box 388 Fax: 204-676-3251Cross Lake, MB. R0B 0J0“We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.”Employment Equity is a factor in selection. Applicants are requested to indicate in their covering letter or resume if they are from any of the following groups: women, Aboriginal people, visible minorities and persons with disabilities.

TERM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Foster Care Worker(Winnipeg Offi ce)

Nikan Awasisak Agency Inc. is seeking (1) Foster Care Worker in our Winnipeg Sub-Offi ce until March 31, 2016. Satisfactory Criminal

Record Check and Child Abuse Registry Check are conditions of employment.Under the direction and supervision of the Unit Supervisor and Foster Care Coordinator, the Foster Care Worker Will perform a range of professional foster care activities for the agency including phone intakes, recruitment activities, orientation, home assessments, foster home licensing, place of safety and support services to foster homes and foster parents.Qualifi cations:• Bachelor of Social Work Degree or Post-Secondary degree in related

fi eld;• Minimum of 2 years work experience related to Child Welfare along

with additional experience in the area of Foster Care;• Excellent communication, grammar, and organizational, problem

solving, computer and evaluation skills;• Good working knowledge of Provincial Legislation and Standards;• Must have a working knowledge of the Child & Family Services

Act and Regulations;• Knowledge of Licensing Standards and Authorities Act;• Ability to take direction and provide appropriate service;• Willing to train;• Team orientated and self-motivated;• Knowledge and understanding of First Nation traditional values

and beliefs pertaining to families and children;• Ability to Speak and Understand Cree considered an asset;• Knowledge of resources and collateral services available in the

City of Winnipeg;• Must possess a valid driver’s license;Responsibilities:• To recruit, select and support Foster Families• To Provide temporary and long-term placements for children as

directed by the CFS Act and Program Standards Manual;• Empowers Children and families to develop to their fullest potential;• Functions as an Eff ective Team Member• Must be Self-Motivated;• Advocate for families and children;• Referrals to other resources as needed;• Network with External/Internal Resources;• Ability to enter on an Information Data Base known as Child and

Family Services Information System (CFSIS).Your cover letter and résumé must clearly indicate how you meet the qualifi cations. Please submit three references at time of application.Salary: Based on qualifi cationsDeadline for Applications: November 25, 2015 @ 4:00 p.m.Apply to: Or for more information contact:Advertisement # NAA79 Noelle Halcrow, HR CoordinatorAttention: Hiring Committee Email: [email protected] Awasisak Agency Inc. Phone: 204-676-3902 ext. 104P.O. Box 388 Fax: 204-676-3251Cross Lake, MB. R0B 0J0“We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.”Employment Equity is a factor in selection. Applicants are requested to indicate in their covering letter or resume if they are from any of the following groups: women, Aboriginal people, visible minorities and persons with disabilities.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYReceptionist

(Cross Lake Main Offi ce)

Nikan Awasisak Agency Inc. is seeking One (1) Full Time Receptionist in our Main Building at our Cross Lake Offi ce. Satisfactory Criminal

Record Check and Child Abuse Registry Check are conditions of employment.Qualifi cations:• Minimum Grade 12;• Two (2) Years Direct experience in a receptionist capacity;• Excellent verbal, communication, grammar, organizational &

computer skills;• Must be punctual, self motivated & multi task oriented• Exceptional Work Ethics• Flexibility;• Ability to take direction,• Willing to train;• Ability to work as a team member;• Self motivated;• Profi cient in Microsoft Offi ce, Word, Excel & Outlook• Ability to speak & understand Cree will be considered an asset;• Must possess a valid driver’s license;Responsibilities:• Answers & Directs Incoming Calls;• Greet clientele and public;• Filing;• Provides administrative support services to workers and clientele;• Functions as an eff ective team member;• Operation of Offi ce Equipment (Xerox, Fax)• Incumbent is expected to be professional, self-motivated, exercise

initiative and independent judgment in determining work priorities.• Other Duties as AssignedYour cover letter and résumé must clearly indicate how you meet the qualifi cations. Please submit three references at time of application.Salary: Based on qualifi cationsDeadline for Applications: November 24, 2015 @ 4:00 p.m.Apply to: Or for more information contact:Advertisement # NAA77 Noelle Halcrow, HR CoordinatorAttention: Hiring Committee Email: [email protected] Awasisak Agency Inc. Phone: 204-676-3902 ext. 104P.O. Box 388 Fax: 204-676-3251Cross Lake, MB. R0B 0J0“We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.”Employment Equity is a factor in selection. Applicants are requested to indicate in their covering letter or resume if they are from any of the following groups: women, Aboriginal people, visible minorities and persons with disabilities.

THOMPSON FORD SALESNOW HIRING AUTO SALES CONSULTANTS

NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED!Thompson Ford Sales is offering you a lifelong career as an Auto Sales Representative, with a company that always puts honesty, and integrity first. If you are looking to switch careers, apply your skills and experience, or simply get your foot in the door of Auto Sales, this is the place for you. Previous auto sales associate experience is not required for this position, all you need is an open mind, and a positive attitude.

Those with experience in customer service, account executive, financial services, or mortgage and restaurant industries have proven to be very successful when switching careers to Auto Sales. Women and men are both encouraged to apply! If you are driven to succeed, and want to work in a motivational, high-energy environment that is customer centric, this could be the career for you.

Qualified applicants should have a professional appearance, a high school (or equivalent) degree, and a valid driver’s license. Positive, out-going individuals with strong communication skills will succeed as an Auto Sales Representative.

There are even more reasons to love it here: • Excellent pay plan with big bonuses & great incentives!• $60,000 to $70,000 average annual earning, with top producers

earning well over $100,000 per year!• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and paid vacations!• Ongoing training and development!• Room for advancement into management!

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Vallen is looking for aTERRITORY MANAGER

* Scope of the Position *Responsible for generating sales with existing customers and developing opportunities with new customers within assigned territory.

* Responsibilities include *• Scheduling appointments and visiting existing customers to

review product needs and determining other opportunities.• Providing product quotes as required.• Organizing and attending joint sales calls with Vendors.• Opening new accounts.• Liaising between customers and the company for up-to-date

status of service, pricing and new product release launches.• Preparing reports for marketing and sales and keeping expense

accounts.• Performing maintenance and updating of customers’ accounts

including contact names for future sales.• Keeping up to date on new products, services, procedures and

tools by attending training and departmental meetings• Other duties as assigned.

* Education, Training and Experience *• High School Diploma required.• Minimum 5-7 years of related experience, preferable in a Sales/

Distribution environment.

Vallen is an equal opportunity employer committed to increasing diversity in our workforce. We welcome applications from qualifi ed persons in underrepresented ethnic, racial and cultural groups and from people with disabilities.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Please email your resume [email protected]

or apply in person at 200 Hayes Road.Leanne Rutherford

Branch Manager


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ABORIGINAL AND NORTHERN COUNSELLING SKILLS INSTRUCTOR Classification: Instructor Part-Time Term: January 5, 2016 to December 8, 2016 The Pas, Manitoba Competition No. 15-120 Closing Date: November 24, 2015Please visit our website for more detailed information about UCN and this employment opportunity. At http://www.ucn.ca, select “UCN Careers”, and select from the list of positions to view. Thank you for your interest in UCN.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITY

Food, Nutrition & Menu Development Dietitian/ Clinical Dietitian for the Northern Spirit Manor

The Food, Nutrition & Menu Development Dietitian facilitates the development and maintenance of a Regional Acute and Long Term Care menu as well as management of food service systems. This position also works in an advisory capacity with the Regional Clinical Dietitian and liaises with the facility Clinical Dietitians.The Clinical Dietitian for Northern Spirit Manor strives to improve the quality of life of residents by being an active member of the interdisciplinary team and completing assessments and developing a nutrition care plan.The incumbent must fulfill the requirements of the Criminal Records/Vulnerable Person, Child Abuse Registry check and Adult Abuse Registry check, and adhere to all Northern Health Region (NHR) policies and procedures.Qualifications:

willing to use it to travel in the Region throughout the year.Successful applicants may be eligible for: Northern Living Allowance,

Allowance and Academic Allowance.For complete list of qualifications please visit our website www.nrha.ca.Aboriginal applicants are encouraged to self-declare when submitting applications & resumés.Full job description is available upon request. Position will remain open until filled.For more information, please contact:Mr. Dion McIvor, RPR, Recruitment Officer867 Thompson Drive South, Thompson, MB R8N 1Z4Fax: (204) 778-1477, Email: [email protected]

Northern RHA has a Representative Workforce Strategy, we encourage all applicants to self-declare. Criminal Record, Child Abuse, & Adult Abuse Registry Checks are required. We thank all candidates for applying. Only those selected for interview will be contacted.

www.nrha.ca

Thompson (866) 677.6450


NURSING INSTRUCTOR Classification: InstructorFull-Time Regular PositionThe Pas, ManitobaCompetition No. 15-124Closing Date: November 27, 2015 or until position is filled.Please visit our website for more detailed information about UCN and this employment opportunity. At http://www.ucn.ca, select “UCN Careers”, and select from the list of positions to view. Thank you for your interest in UCN.

Probation Officer Regular/Full-Time Manitoba Justice, Community and Youth Corrections, God’s Lake Narrows, MBAdvertisement Number: 30939 Closing Date: November 30, 2015 Salary Range: $45,335 – $71,775 annually plus remoteness allowance if applicable

Conditions of Employment:

Qualifications: Essential:

Desired:

Preference is given to Aboriginal Persons and residents of God’s Lake Narrows, MB. However, we encourage all those interested to apply. Visit www.manitoba.ca/govjobs/ for complete listing of qualifications.

Apply to:

Manitoba Civil Service Commission Human Resource Services 300 - 305 Broadway Winnipeg MB R3C 3J7

covering letter, resumé and/or application if they are from any of the following groups:

Your cover letter, resumé and/or application must clearly indicate how you meet the

We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be


Your search is over.The Manitoba government offers you opportunity, diversity

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Labour Market Service Advisor Regular/Term Manitoba Jobs and the Economy, Thompson, MB Advertisement Number: 31020 Closing Date: November 24, 2015 Salary Range: $45,108 to $52,994 per year plus remoteness allowance if applicable

Qualifications:Please visit our website at www.manitoba.ca/govjobs/ for the full list of qualifications and conditions of employment.

Duties:Industry, Training and Employment Services is looking to add a Labour Market Service Advisor to the dynamic Northern Team responsible for initial assessments of a diverse group of clients to determine needs and eligibility for branch programs and services. The Labour Market Service Advisor (LMSA) provides clients with job search assistance, labour market information and referrals to employment counseling or community services. The LMSA is also responsible to access job seekers to determine employment needs and qualifications for the Job Vacancy Management system. The LMSA will verify job seeker registrations for employment opportunities at hydroelectric development projects. The LMSA will take, enter and approve employer job orders for the Job Referral System.

The successful candidate must be willing and able to travel extensively within the Northern Region by various means such as: air, road, train, ice roads, boats, ferries, etc.

Apply to:Advertisement No. 31020 Manitoba Civil Service Commission Human Resource Services 300-305 Broadway Winnipeg, MB, R3C 3J7 Phone: 204-945-3777Fax: 204-948-2193Email: [email protected]

WHEN APPLYING TO THIS POSITION, PLEASE INDICATE THE ADVERTISEMENT NUMBER AND POSITION TITLE IN THE SUBJECT LINE AND/OR BODY OF YOUR EMAIL.

Your cover letter, resumé and/or application must clearly indicate how you meet the qualifications.

We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Employment Equity is a factor in selection. Applicants are requested to indicate in their covering letter, resumé and/or application if they are from any of the following groups: women, Aboriginal people, visible minorities and persons with a disability.


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Truth and reconciliation: what is it about?

A group from R.D. Par-ker Collegiate learned more when they attended the launch of the Nation-al Centre for Truth and Reconciliation archive at a huge education day in Winnipeg.

“Truth and reconcilia-tion is where the gov-ernment reveals the past that should not have happened, says sorry to those who have suffered, and hopes for forgive-ness,” explained Nicole Landriault.

Landriault and 17 fellow RDPC students were among 1,700 others from all over Manitoba who participated in this historic event two weeks ago, an event organized to inform youth of the his-tory and legacy of residen-tial schools.

Former Thompson resident Kaya Gazan co-emceed the ceremonies, which began with greet-ings from Justice Murray Sinclair, chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Com-mission (TRC).

Aware that the TRC issued its 94 calls to action earlier this year, Grade 9 student Paytyn Robinson said, “I hope that the gov-ernment of Canada doesn’t forget the promise it made to the TRC to do the rec-ommendations … because we are all still waiting for that to happen.”

The students partici-pated in learning activities

that used music and “im-age theatre” to share hard truths and express hopes for reconciliation.

These hopes were echoed by Eugene Arcand, a residential school sur-vivor, when he directly ad-dressed students just after the new national centre’s online database went live.

“You are the genera-tion that’s going to stop the cycle of systemic vio-lence,” Arcand said.

The database at www.nctr.ca is full of documents as well as testimonies given by survivors to help all Canadians understand past policies of assimila-tion and their intergenera-tional impacts.

For many of the Thomp-son students this learning began last year when they did a whole unit about residential schools with their Grade 8 teachers at Juniper School.

As part of the Education for Action project, these students also visited the Canadian Museum for Hu-man Rights and the actual, bricks-and-mortar Na-tional Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR), lo-cated at the University of Manitoba.

As Shane Morris, now in Grade 9, remembers it, “We all went outside with a residential school sur-vivor and gathered around a stone turtle for a teach-ing and healing circle.”

That survivor was Rose Hart, the NCTR’s commun-ity engagement co-ordin-

ator. Hart was glad to see the Thompson students back at the Nov. 4 event to continue their journey.

The students were ac-companied by School District of Mystery Lake (SDML) superintendent Lorie Henderson, who was proud of her delega-tion. “These are our future leaders,” she said.

Also supporting the students were SDML’s culturally profi cient edu-cation consultants Ron Cook and Loretta Dykun, and RDPC teachers Ryan Barker, Madeline Ponask and Jennifer Williams.

RDPC’s Youth Aborig-inal Council and Education for Action students aim to take follow-up steps, such as using the new database to research northern per-spectives, sharing their fi ndings with others, and doing social justice actions locally.

This article was sub-mitted by Education for Action project (Block B) at R.D. Parker Collegiate.

Students attend launch of National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Archive

Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Ray Job, Manitoba Teachers’ Society

From left to right, Zhan Wen Pei, Xandria Bruderer, Clara Hughes (TRC Honorary Witness), Krystal Bee, Melina Gegen-

furtner and Paytyn Robinson.

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGHERITAGE NORTH MUSEUM

Date: Th ursday, December 3, 2015Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Heritage North Museum162 Princeton Drive

Th ompson, ManitobaTo consider the business that is usually brought

before the annual meeting.New Board Members Are Always Welcome!


NORTH CENTRE MALL

2nd Floor North Centre Mall - 677-4415Nick Di Virgilio, Proprietor

N.C. Crossroad Lanes10 Pin & 5 Pin Bowling • Glow Bowling

Sports Bar • Strikers LoungeHomemade Pizza • VLTs • Video GamesComputerized Scoring • Birthday Parties

Twoonie Tuesdays • Closed Sundays + Holidays

NORTH CENTRE MALL3 Station Road

Thompson, MB R8N 0N3Phone 677-3642 Fax: 778-6557

Office Rentals

RESOURCE GUIDE

W. RICHARD WHIDDEN, Q.C.Barrister and Solicitor

D.R. Knight Law Of ce202-900 Harrow St. E.Winnipeg, ManitobaR3M 3Y7

Direct: (204) 948-0406Bus: (204) 948-0400Fax: (204) 948-0401

[email protected]

Providing legal services in the North for more than years.

2nd floor, 436 Thompson Drive N., Thompson, MB R8N 0C6

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Including wolf, polar bear and wildlife related souvenirs.FIND US... N55 43’38.61 W97 52’18.45. Or fi rst left as you enter, or last right as you leave � ompson - 216 Hayes Rd. Pete & Ray are just two old farts with big hearts who will gladly look after you.

OPEN DAILY 8 am - 9 pm. Ph/Fx 204 778 6819

Derek Maude

P: 204-677-4272

C: 204-307-0032

3-33 Severn Cres.

Thompson, MB

R8N 1M793 Churchill Dr. Thompson, MB 204-677-5204

PRINCE

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Big CityFashion

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(204) 677-4534 (ext. 1) or email



Burntwood Plaza33 Selkirk Ave.

Ph: 677-4574 • Fax: 778-6622

Brian & Sherrie Kreuger2 Locations to assist you

with all of your Insurance needs.

City Centre Mall - The Insurance Store

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Paula YankoOwner

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204-939-0201

THIS SPOT CAN BE YOURS!Call Ashley at the Thompson Citizen

(204) 677-4534 (ext. 1) or email

