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takes him to ebola zone in Liberia
BY IAN GRAHAM
EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
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Dave Safronetz should
have been in Thompson
recently to visit the city
where he grew up until
an unexpected change in
plans took him to west
Africa and one of the
scenes of the ebola crisis
instead.
“I was actually supposed to be in Thompson visiting family and
friends when the Liberia
trip came up and I had
to back out of the trip to
Thompson in order to go
to Liberia but my wife
and sons were in Canada basically the whole
time that I was in Liberia,” says Safronetz, a
graduate of R.D. Parker
Collegiate in 1996 who
is married to another
former
Thompsonite,
Mandy Spencer, whose
parents Neil and Sandra
are still in town.
Safronetz, who got
a bachelor’s degree in
medical
microbiology
and immunology from
the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon
after graduating from
high school and then
went on to earn a master’s degree and a PhD
from the University of
Manitoba,
conducting
research at the Level 4
National
Microbiology
Lab now known as the
Public Health Agency of
Canada facility in Winnipeg. Since then, he has
been at Rocky Mountain
Laboratory in Hamilton,
Montana, where he completed a four-year postdoctoral program and
works mainly in the field
of highly pathogenic rodent-borne viruses like
hantavirus, arenavirus
and lassa virus. That
Above, doctors suiting up
to treat potential ebola
virus carriers in Monrovia,
Liberia. Right, former
Thompsonite Dave Safronetz (right) with the ﬁrst
ebola virus survivor at the
site where he was working.
Thompson Citizen
photos courtesy of
Dave Safronetz
work has taken him to
a field research site in
Mali 10 times or so in
the past five years, experience that he thinks
was probably a big part
of the reason he had the
opportunity to go to Liberia to help in the fight
against the ebola virus.
“Those are kind of
my pathogens of interest,” Safronetz told the
Thompson Citizen. “I
don’t like the term but
some people call them
quote-unquote the special pathogens. They’re
primarily viruses that
you may not see every
day. It’s not something
like the common cold or
chicken pox-type viruses. These are viruses
that, when they cross
into human populations,
they cause significant
morbidity and mortality,
so they quite often have
mortality rates anywhere
from 30 to 90 per cent.
Historically, ebola was
considered to be about
90 per cent lethal. Basically, the kind of viruses
that you hope to never
contract.”
Despite the potential
danger posed by the
virus, Safronetz said he
and his colleagues who
made the trip to Liberia
never really hesitated.
“It’s always in the
back of your mind,” he
said. “You keep in mind
what you’re getting into
and where you’re going.
Everybody right now I
think is just under the
same idea that we have
some background knowledge, we know what
we’re doing and we can
help so that’s really what
we’re aiming for and
what we’re doing.”
Safronetz spent three
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OBITUARIES
COOPER - CHARLES
WILLIAM ‘BILL’
Was born on March 14, 1936 in
Kamloops BC, and passed away on
September 30, 2014 in Trail, BC.
Bill is predeceased by his wife Jane,
his sister Winnifred, brothers Martin
and Lawrence and by his parents
Charles and Margaret.
He is survived by his children; Jonathon Cooper (Trish Walsh), Mike
(Maureen) Cooper and Colleen Meyers; his grandchildren Brendan
and Melissa (Jesse) and also his great grandchildren Jaxson and
Kahner.
Bill was a Life Legion Member and a Veteran. He had also been a
member of the Masonic Lodge since 1963.
A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, October 6, 2014 at
3:00 pm at Carberry’s Chapel; 1298 Pine Avenue, Trail, BC. Gwen
Ziprick of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services has been
entrusted with the arrangements. You are welcome to leave a
personal message of condolence by visiting the family’s register at
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Laboratory in Hamilton, Montana.
OBITUARIES
MOGENS BALLE
SVENDSEN (MORGAN)
Mogens (Morgan) Balle Svendsen, 81,
passed away peacefully on the afternoon
of Thursday, October 2, 2014, at Victoria
Hospital, in Winnipeg, Manitoba after a
courageous battle with cancer.
Morgan was born in the Village of Aakirkeby on the island of
Bornholm, Denmark on August 20th, 1933. He grew up on a small
farm as the oldest of 6 children, served with the Danish army and
attended a school of agriculture prior to leaving behind his entire
family and immigrating to Canada in April, 1959. He continued to
work on several farms in Alberta and Saskatchewan until moving
to Thompson, Manitoba in 1967 where he found work at the INCO
Mining Company as a millwright. While living in Thompson, Morgan
became deeply rooted within the community becoming president
of the Steelworkers Union (Local 6166) in 1982, serving a term as
director of the Nickel Board, becoming a school board trustee for
nine years and serving on the Board of Governors of the University
of Manitoba. Morgan retired from INCO in 1998, and moved to
Winnipeg in 2002.
Morgan was always a hard worker and believed in the value
of putting in your time and doing things right no matter the
circumstances. Over the years, Morgan made many lifelong friends
as he seemed to leave a lasting impression no matter where his
travels took him. Morgan enjoyed his spare time in Thompson,
spending countless hours ﬁshing at Paint Lake and Mid Lake
along with tending to his vegetable garden and ﬂowers. He had
a full appreciation for nature and showed this in the way that he
lived. Even into retirement, Morgan continued gardening both at
home and at his community garden plot. He remained active up
until his ﬁnal year through curling, lawn bowling, playing cribbage,
volunteering with the Royal Canadian Legion, going to the “Y” to
exercise, attending football games, making wine and visiting all of
his family and friends. He will be missed dearly.
Morgan was predeceased by his parents, Aage and Astrid, sister
Inger Pedersen and brother Jorgen Balle-Svendsen. He leaves
behind his beloved wife of 39 years, Martha; sons Erik (Aurora) and
Leif (Keri); grandchildren Henry, Soﬁa, Jaya, Kelsey, Bo and Layne;
sisters Kirsten Wattne (Ole) and Gunver Dahl-Kofoed (Keld), brother
Leif Balle-Svendsen (Kis); brother-in-law Albert Geurts, sisters-inlaw Marceline Lapointe, Mary Nault and Mary Geurts along with
numerous nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, October 8th at the
Joy Lutheran Church located at 50 Barnes Street (beside the Bison
Drive Superstore) at 2:00 PM.
In lieu of ﬂowers donations can be made to the Joy Lutheran
Church Malawi Project or to the Canadian Cancer Society, 193
Sherbrook St., Winnipeg, R3C 9Z9.
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weeks in Monrovia, Liberia helping doctors
determine who did or
didn’t have ebola by
testing blood samples in
a makeshift lab set up
to handle blood samples
potentially
containing
the deadly virus.
“When we’re handling
the samples we still take
the utmost caution,” said
Safronetz, noting that it
takes close contact with
blood or other bodily
fluids to contract ebola
and that it is generally
safe to be within one or
two metres of an infected
person since the virus is
not airborne. “We wear a
lot of personal protective
equipment. We take over
portable units which we
can safely work with the
potentially
infectious
blood samples in. Anything that’s potentially
infectious, there’s always a barrier between
us and that sample. A
physical barrier as well
as our personal protective gear. We inactivate
the virus just using the
same procedures that
we would back here in
Hamilton or any other
Level 4 lab operating
in the world would use.
Once we’ve inactivated
the samples in that fashion, they’re safe to handle on a bench. Of course
we’re still wearing our
PPE (personal protective equipment) gloves,
protective and mucosal
membranes, face shield,
that kind of thing, just
in case. We’re taking
all the appropriate precautions.”
Deerwood Elementary
School
vice-principal
Todd
Harwood,
who
grew up with Safronetz
on Centennial Drive East
and later lived with him
in Winnipeg while they
were going to university,
was a year ahead of him
in school and remembers
his friend as a “crazy
good student.” While in
university, Harwood remembers the work Safronetz did in his studies as something he and
other friends couldn’t
really get their heads
around.
“It was always way
above our heads,” Harwood says. “He worked
hard and he worked long
hours.”
Harwood
says
he
was surprised but not
shocked when he heard
that Safronetz was headed to Liberia to assist in
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Huberdeau appointed
provincial court judge
BY IAN GRAHAM
EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
Thompson lawyer Alain
Huberdeau, previously a
partner with Law North,
has been named a provincial court judge, Manitoba
Attorney General Andrew
Swan announced in a press
release Oct. 2.
Huberdeau was selected
from among a list of candidates suggested by an
independent judicial nominating committee chaired
by Ken Champagne, chief
judge of Manitoba’s provincial court, which included
a provincial court judge and
representatives of the Law
Society of Manitoba and
the Manitoba branch of the
Canadian Bar Association.
“Judge Huberdeau’s
experience as a respected
community leader will
serve him well in this new
position as he works on
behalf of all Manitobans,”
said Swan. “He brings a
unique understanding and
appreciation for Manitoba’s
north, along with his commitment to the law.”
A recipient of a law degree from the University of
Moncton in 1996, Huberdeau practised privately in
Thompson since that time,
providing pro bono legal
services to groups including the Thompson Humane
Society, Our Home Kikinaw
and the Thompson Housing Agency. He and his
wife Andree Catellier won
the Knights of Columbus
Thompson Council #5961
2013 Family of the Year
Award last December and
Huberdeau received the
Manitoba Bar Association’s
September 25, 2014
Community mailboxes will hurt residential property values
Postal service cuts are coming to people’s homes, and they may be wondering what the impact will be.
Thompson Citizen ﬁle photo
Alain Huberdeau of Thompson has been named a
provincial court judge by
Manitoba Attorney General
Andrew Swan.
Community Involvement
Award in January 2014.
He is currently president
of the Thompson Community Foundation, and of the
Comité scolaire pour l’école
communitaire la Voie du
Nord, which established
the ﬁrst French school in
Thompson. His previous
community service includes
being a founding member
of Spirit Way Inc.
His appointment is effective immediately and an
ofﬁcial swearing-in ceremony will be held as soon
as possible.
Thompson provincial
court also has a new judicial justice of the peace
- Alana Schiller - who was
appointed to the post Sept.
9 to replace Zelda Kitchekeesik, who served in that
capacity since 2006 and
resigned Aug. 27. Schiller was recommended for
the post in April from a list
of candidates provided to
Minister of Justice Swan by
a justice of the peace nominating committee.
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Responsible
Leadership
But this direct comparison approach doesn’t put a dollar figure on the impact.
Another method, a “before and after” method of appraisal would help determine the amount of the devaluation,
but this kind of data isn’t available yet, because there aren’t yet any residential properties in Canada that have
had CMBs added to their property. In other words, Canada Post is in unknown territory, and no-one can
accurately predict the cost.
Factors
Why would someone rather buy a house without a CMB – or one without a CMB right next door?
Because of:
x
x
x
x
x
x
the associated increase in traffic and noise;
the nuisance of vehicles stopped and idling there;
debris and litter;
loss of privacy;
decreased curb appeal;
and vandalism concerns, among other possible reasons
CUPW has questions
Canada Post Corporation (CPC) maintains it has the right to impose its new mailboxes on people and doesn’t
have to give them any choice in the matter. Representatives of CPC have met with affected residents to tell
them this is how things will be.
But they’re leaving some important questions unanswered.
Should a residential property owner seek compensation? Are they being misled to believe they have no choice?
What will they do about the costs of cleaning and maintaining the property if/when Canada Post fails to
adequately maintain the CMB area? What if someone should be injured or cause other liability on a
homeowner’s property?
Canada Post’s plan makes homeowners and the public pay for the costs, while cutting services. Offering less
for more isn’t a good plan.
In Solidarity,
having their ceilings collapse on them while they’re
teaching the students and
that’s not OK.” Winship
clariﬁed: “This was intended as a metaphorical
comment. Such as ‘solar
panels would be nice’ but
the funding should be going to the repairs needed in
the classrooms.”
Honest
We learned there is more than one way to find whether something would influence a home’s market value.
One method is called the direct comparison approach. This approach suggests that yes, a CMB installation
would probably reduce a home’s value: if you had a choice between two homes, one with and one without a
CMB there, other factors being equal, it’s reasonable to think you would prefer the one without. So you
would likely pay more for that one.
If you, your friends and family, or the public have questions about this issue, please ask them to go to
savecanadapost.ca or call toll free 855-878-7111 to get more information and join the campaign to Save
Canada Post.
Clarification
School board trustee candidate sent the Thompson
Citizen a clariﬁcation regarding her statement in
the Oct. 1 article “Candidacy not about son enrolling in band” that “For example, having solar panels
on the school board ofﬁce
is nice except we have
teachers in town that are
Canada Post intends to install and use Community Mailboxes (CMBs) where homes currently have
door-to-door delivery. The plan will affect both postal workers and users, so the Canadian Union of Postal
Workers (CUPW) wanted to find out how much the CMB plan could cost homeowners. Earlier this year,
CUPW investigated how CMBs might affect residential property values.
Denis Lemelin
National President
2011-2015 / Bulletin #321
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To the Editor:
“Missing Link” Life is
short. Don’t waste it. Be
who you are. Be happy,
be free, be whatever you
want to be. There may be
someone in your heart
now waiting or remembering silently that they
love you. Missing someone is not about how
long it is since you have
seen them or the amount
of time since you talked
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School board trustee candidates take
questions from audience at forum
BY MOLLY GIBSON KIRBY
MOLLY@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
There was one common
interest for the 11 school
board trustee candidates
during the forum held at
the Letkemann Theatre
on Oct.2, and that was the
education and success of
Thompson students.
How the trustees will
engage the community was the ﬁrst hardhitting question brought
forward. Janet Brady,
who currently sits on the
School District of Mystery Lake school board,
says they are currently
working on engagement.
Right now the board has
newsletters, and meetings are rotated to different schools to provide the
opportunity for different
schools to get involved.
Leslie Tucker seconded
Brady saying the board
currently
uses
social
media sites like Twitter
to get information out as
well as different forms of
media like the newspaper
and radio.
Liz Lychuk says it’s
important to be accessible. “As a trustee I would
want to be accessible and
I would want people to
come forward and let me
know if there’s something
they’d like me to bring
forward to a meeting, or
an opinion they’d like me
to represent.”
Don MacDonald says
there needs to be more
to the minutes. “They’re
skeleton minutes. There’s
no sign of how decisions
are reached, just that they
were. We need to be more
transparent, and have
less in-camera time.”
All candidates agree
work needs to be based
on internal work instead
of outward public relations though. “I think
if we do a good job, the
external accolades will
come,” says Doug Krokosz. Tucker says it can’t
be about public relations.
“It’s not PR focused at all.
If we take care of the in-
ternal which is teachers
and relationships then it
comes together. That is
what a district is.”
With everyone saying education is the main
focus of our school district the graduation rate
statistic was mentioned.
Ryan Land says the district needs to focus on the
younger students, and
give them a dream for
them to want to succeed.
Caroline Winship agreed
with the statement Land
made. Lychuk hopes collaboration will help raise
graduation rates. “As
soon as we start to notice
absentees, it’s important
for us to look at what we
need to do to support that
person. When we collaborate it works. I’ve seen
success stories.” Guido
Oliveira says the board
needs to look at where the
weaknesses are, and help
make them into strengths.
Winship was the ﬁrst
to respond to a question about bringing non-
district students into the
school system in Thompson. Her idea is to give
district
students
ﬁrst
priority, but other children in the city should
be able to join programs
if the space is available.
“I think there’s far more
to this issue than if we
want them to have access
or not.” Other candidates
were quick to mention
there are policies in place.
“There are policies and
there are budgets that the
public needs to remember
that as a school board we
need to follow. As board
members we do want to
work with the community, and if that’s something the community is
interested in then we can
revisit and look at ways
that we can make it happen,” said Sandra Fitzpatrick.
A local teacher took to
the microphone to ask
the question of hiring local and if Thompson does
or can do that. “We have
hired most of the University College of the North
bachelor of education
students in the past two
years. However that is not
enough to ﬁll our needs.
So we do hire from across
the country,” said Brady.
Clint Saulteaux spoke
about the need for full-day
kindergarten at Wapanohk
Community School when
spacing issues were referenced. “Think about the
surrounding neighbourhood around Wapanohk.
Look at all the apartments
and townhouses that are
overcrowded. The fastest growing population
is First Nations families.
There’s an opportunity
here to address that need.
I would be honoured to do
that.”
Most of the night all
board-seekers agreed on
questions except when
the question about the
biggest future challenge
for the School District of
Mystery Lake would be.
Tucker says it will be on
the provincial challenges
while Winship says transparency and relationships
with stakeholder. Saulteaux believe it’s the gap
between First Nations and
non-First Nations. Lychuk
and Krokosz both agreed
with Saulteaux saying diversity within Thompson.
Vince Nowlin and Brady
say it’s provincial funding.
Fitzpatrick says it will be
boosting graduation rates,
and people having trust in
the board, and Land says
it will be prioritizing the
“what” and not the “how.”
In closing, the candidates were asked how
they are going to achieve
success for the school
board. “We need to look
at other people and other
boards and see how
they’re doing things and
we can learn from them,”
says MacDonald.
Seven candidates will
be chosen for the School
District of Mystery Lake’s
school board on Oct. 22.
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Note to Readers: Proﬁles of the 11 school board trustee candidates, 18 city council candidates and two mayoral candidates will appear in
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Trustee candidate thinks public education
is the responsibility of everyone
BY MOLLY GIBSON KIRBY
MOLLY@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
Doug Krokosz moved
back to Thompson in 2008
with his family and his
company in tow after living
abroad for many years. The
small engineering company, which he manages
alone, is called Proforma
Engineering, previously
known as Northshore Engineering.
Krokosz says he is running for a seat on the
School Board of Mystery
Lake because it’s interesting and rewarding work.
“I’m very interested in
the dynamic of the board.
I like the board work I’ve
done, I enjoy it and I want
to give something back to
the community because I
think that public schools
are incredibly important.
I have one daughter who
went through the school
system, one daughter going through it, and one son
about to start.” He says
it’s not only a teacher’s
responsibility to educate
the children. “I like the
idea that public education
is all of our responsibility.
I realize that, and I want to
put some effort into that.”
Currently Krokosz sits
on two corporate boards.
One is a client board in
the United Kingdom, and
the other is a board for a
manufacturing and oil services company in Brandon,
Manitoba. He makes snow
yearly at Mystery Mountain Winter Park as a volunteer, and previously sat
on the Setting Lake Cottagers association for three
terms.
Krokosz says although
he is not qualiﬁed to run
the School District of Mystery Lake he is ready for
the role of a trustee. “I
don’t think I am qualiﬁed
to run the school board.
They have an excellent
administration for that. I
know many people working in administration and
they are qualiﬁed to run
the school system. We
also have excellent teachers here. I think the role
of a trustee is to empower
and advocate for the school
system and to help promote all the good things
into the wider world.”
The behind-the-scenes
work of the school board,
Krokosz says is going well
and he hopes to continue
that. “To what I understand they’ve put together
a set of policies and procedures, which I think is
important. I think there
is still work to do there.
There are challenges in the
system with special needs
kids, and other problems
like gangs that come from
a smaller northern community. I think the trustees
have done a good job with
that, and it’s my intent to
continue with all that hard
work and certainly not to
undo anything that they’ve
already started.”
One thing Krokosz wants
to change is the amount of
in-camera time. “It seems
to me after reading the
minutes, and watching the
televised sessions a lot of it
is in-camera. Obviously if
they are human resources
discussions or talks that
are relevant to a speciﬁc
child they have to be in
camera, and I get that. It
just seems to me that there
could be more transparency. If I could improve
anything I think that we
would try to be more open
Thompson Citizen photo by Molly Gibson Kirby
Doug Kroskosz is one of 11 candidates running for a school board trustee seat. Krokosz
wants more transparency within the School District of Mystery Lake.
and forthcoming.”
Graduating more students in Thompson is also
on the to-do list. “I think
unless we have 100 percent graduation rate there
is room for improvement.
It’s a great sense of accomplishment for a person and
I think if you want to go
onto post-secondary edu-
cation, or industrial trades,
I think it’s incumbent on us
to do everything we can to
help kids graduate.”
Krokosz says even if you
don’t want to vote for him,
come out and vote for another candidate. “Everyone
needs to come out and vote,
whether you vote for me or
not. One of the things I ﬁnd
really encouraging is the
quality of the people running. I think this slate of
trustee delegates is fantastic. And what I said earlier
about public education being the responsibility of all
of us, that includes voting,
coming to meeting, and being involved in the school
system.”
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Problem solver wants to solve problems
for the School District of Mystery Lake
BY MOLLY GIBSON KIRBY
MOLLY@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
Elizabeth Lychuk is
hoping her work experience and past involvement
in parent council will win
her a seat within the School
District of Mystery Lake.
“I’ve been working in the
social services sector since
I began my career. I’ve
worked as a counsellor at
the Thompson Crisis Centre, as a child welfare worker, a child and adolescent
mental health worker, and
currently I’m the manager
of the behavioural health
program at the Northern
Regional Health Authority.”
Lychuk hopes the new
trustees will have a “cando” approach. “In my career
I’ve faced multiple challenges and difﬁcult situations; I’m a problem solver
by nature. I think that it’s
important that we have a
can-do approach and don’t
need to reinvent the wheel
when there’s a problem. We
can take a look at research,
practices and how things
are done in other areas and
learn by example.”
Originally from Selkirk,
Manitoba, Lychuk moved
to Thompson 23 years
ago. She has since raised
three children and all have
gone through Thompson
schools. “I have a good
sense of what the needs for
our kids are because I’ve
been working with children
and families for the last 20
plus years and I am a mom
myself. I know what a lot of
the concerns are, the problems are, what the hurdles
are, and I think that there
are things we can work collaboratively on, and work
together to make better opportunities for our kids.”
Lychuk says the School
District of Mystery Lake is
doing a lot well currently.
“I think they are working
well on policies, looking at
success rates, and graduation rates, and looking at
literacy. I think they’ve also
taken a look to see where
the schools need to be safer
for the kids. For example
the issue of bullying; how
we support not just the children being bullied but also
the children that are exuding that type of behaviour.”
Focusing on mental
health well-being and literacy rates are two main
priorities for Lychuk. Starting programs for new families whose ﬁrst language
isn’t English is one example
of how to improve literacy
rates Lychuk gave. “I’d like
to see success and achievement in all our students
and equal opportunities.
Whatever their needs are.
Whether that be children
with mental health concerns, or children with
behavioural concerns, or
children coming from chaotic home environments,
different children need different kinds of things.”
A third priority for
Lychuk is better collaboration. “As a school board
it’s important that we bring
forth public opinion and
we bring forth our opinions, and we bring forth
research. We’re one voice,
so it’s really important that
we work well together, we
listen to each other, that
we communicate with
each other, that we problem
solve, and that we really
look at what the best interests are for our students.”
Thompson Citizen photo by Molly Gibson Kirby
Elizabeth Lychuk hopes to be one of the new school board trustees, by focusing on the
mental well-being of the students.
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Community-based learning is what Thompson
needs, says school board trustee candidate
BY MOLLY GIBSON KIRBY
MOLLY@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
Clint Saulteaux says it
takes a whole community to raise a child, and he
experienced that moving
to Thompson 13 years ago
as a single parent to four
young children. His decision to enroll his children
in Wapanohk Community
School sparked his interest
in community-based learning and his desire to run for
a spot on the School District of Mystery Lake school
board.
“My wish list would to be
to see almost every school
become a community-based
school, like Wapanohk, in
which it invites parents to
get involved. I want that
stronger connection between children, parents,
and teachers.”
Saulteaux
currently
sits on the Premier’s Advisory Council for education. “There are only three
Thompson representatives.
The council notices aborig-
inal dropout rates are really
high, and we talk about how
to address them. I’ve been
on this council for about a
year now.” Throughout the
day, Saulteaux works with
at-risk men within Men Are
Part of the Solution.
Saulteaux’s platform focuses on trying to close the
gap between First Nations
communities, and nonFirst Nations communities.
“I speak for a lot of people
that are marginalized. Speciﬁcally people that struggle with addiction issues,
broken families, and people
that are still feeling the effects of residential schools.
Having said that, I know
this is the population that
doesn’t vote so I’m hoping
to bridge that gap. I need the
support of people that aren’t
marginalized. Together in
Thompson we can be a success story to get everyone to
succeed with no division.”
Noticing that there are a
high percentage of at-risk
youth in Thompson is one
Thompson Citizen photo by
Molly Gibson Kirby
School board candidate
Clint Saulteaux hopes to
bridge the gap between
First Nations communities,
and non-First Nations communities while using community-based education.
thing the school district is
doing well, says Saulteaux.
“There are all sorts of programs available to them. I
know there are some pretty
good guidance counsellors
available as well as Addictions Foundations Manitoba
workers. The district recognizes there is an at-risk
population, and I would do
anything to support them.”
Candidate wants younger
perspective in school district
community. “As a young
person there is no reason
why we can’t be a trustee, a
councillor, or just have our
voice out there. It shouldn’t
just be all of our older generations in Thompson that
are stepping forward. Young
people need to realize that
their voice, and opinions
matter.”
BY MOLLY KIBSON KIRBY
MOLLY@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
For Sandra Fitzpatrick,
vocational
programming
within the School District
of Mystery Lake would be
her top priority. “It would be
nice if we could have more
vocational
programming
here, not that we don’t have
a lot already. The school
board members have done
such a great job at promoting and enhancing the vocational programs that are
offered. I just hope I can
bring some of the experience I have working with
vocational programs, and
see if we can push it further.”
Fitzpatrick has worked
for Manitoba Housing as
a project ofﬁcer for the
past six-and-a-half years.
One project she managed
recently was the Frontier
School Division’s Ready-ToMove (RTM) project. The
project saw students in the
Northern Technical Centre at
Frontier Collegiate Institute
build ready-to-move homes
in Cranberry Portage. Because of Fitzpatrick’s involvement during this, her
decision to run for school
board trustee was made.
“I think that was one of
the big things that inspired
me to run. How good I felt
working with that program,
and seeing how happy it
made those kids and how it
affected their lives. I realize
that I enjoy working with
students, and it makes me
happy seeing other people
happy.”
Fitzpatrick compliments
the school board on their
work with budgets. “I think
they’ve done a really good
job at maintaining budgets.
The board has done a very
good job at working with
the dollars they have.”
Something
Fitzpatrick
has done is visit community members to ask them
what they want improved
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within the school district,
and to gauge how residents
feel. “I think that they need
to improve community engagement. That was one of
the biggest things I heard
from people, that they didn’t
know what the school board
was doing on a regular
basis. I don’t think that’s a
good way for us to have a
relationship with the community. Although we are
doing things already, clearly they aren’t working if
people aren’t aware of what
is happening.”
Going around the community, Fitzpatrick says,
was the best way to understand the need and want
within Thompson. “The
feedback from the community is the most important feedback we can
receive, so we know what
works and what doesn’t. I
think it’s essential for our
decisions to hear feedback
from the community.”
Being in the younger
generation, Fitzpatrick feels
that it would beneﬁt the city.
“I feel like I bring a fresh
perspective to the school
board. I’m younger than a
lot of others, I have good
ideas, and I would like to
bring them forward.”
She says just because she
is younger, people should
see her desire to better the
There is one more gap
Saulteaux wants to ﬁx.
“Teaching is extremely dif-
ﬁcult, especially with the
changing demographics out
there. There are more issues
that youth are bringing to
the schools, which make
teachers’ jobs more difﬁcult.
What I think is lacking is
sometimes parents don’t get
involved in the schools, or
in their children’s education
because of their busy lives.
There’s a lack of networking
between parents, teachers,
and students.”
Saulteaux is asking for
the whole community to
come together to better
Thompson as one entity.
“I’d really like to ask for
support from the whole
community to bridge that
gap that exists in Thompson between First Nations
communities and non-First
Nations communities. I’m
already proud of Thompson and there are a lot of
beautiful things about this
community. I’d just like
to see a stronger network
so we can see our dropout
rates lower.”
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The cheque is in the mail
Thompson Citizen photo by Ian Graham
Stacie Savary, right, representing Canada Post, presents a $20,000 cheque from the corporation to Boys & Girls Club of Thompson president Ron Dearman, who is ﬂanked by Boys
& Girls Club executive director Regina DaSilva-Gibbons, left, and after school program director Christa Herkert, second from right. The money will go toward the Boys & Girls Club’s
nutrition program and the nutrition co-ordinator position. The program provides a snack and supper to approximately 40 to 60 children and youth per day, with 88 being the most
snacks and meals ever provided in a single day.
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News
October
surprise
Thompson Citizen photo by Ian Graham
Snow long before the ofﬁcial arrival of winter in Thompson is par for the course, but the amount that fell Oct.
5-6 was a little more substantial than the average preThanksgiving dusting.
Ted Smook receives
Order of Thompson
BY MOLLY GIBSON KIRBY
MOLLY@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
Another citizen has
received the Order of
Thompson. Ted Smook
was the honouree during the seventh-annual
Thompson
Community
Foundation gala held on
Sept. 27.
The Thompson community foundation is a
savings account created
for the city by gifts from
local and former citizens,
businesses and community organizations. The
funds put into this savings account are never
spent but are there to
produce an annual return
for the community.
Revenue from these
funds is then granted to
different community projects.
The Order of Thompson, which is modelled
after the Order of Canada, is awarded annually
to a citizen recognized as
an outstanding community resident who has created a legacy within the
community. Smook now
joins Volker Beckmann,
Adrian DeGroot, Red
Sangster, and Gail and
Arnold Morburg as Order
of Thompson winners.
The Thompson Community Foundation says
they picked Smook because he meets all the criteria. “They [the Smook
brothers] made things
happen
when
other
people said it couldn’t be
done. It’s really a selfless act for a company
to do such a thing. If Ted
Smook dreams of doing
something, he does it,”
says Lynn Nakonechny.
Other criteria for the
Order of Thompson include contributing time
in philanthropy, entrepreneurial activities, recreation, volunteerism,
community spirit and
ambassadorship within
the city.
Mayor Tim Johnston
says Smook was the right
person to win the award
for 2014. “Ted exempliﬁed the intent of the Order of Thompson which
is to recognize long-term
citizens in a number of
different areas, such as
business, philanthropy,
and recreation. For me
Ted has been a leader
based on three qualities
I’ve seen. This includes
incredible
intelligence,
tremendous wisdom, and
being unbelievably humble. His family company
has always been a strong
advocate for Thompson
and the north and has
contributed to the growth
and development of our
community.”
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his brothers before selling it in 2010 after 30
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R.D. Parker Collegiate’s girls’ soccer team lost in the ﬁnal of the Zone 11 soccer championships to Hapnot Collegiate Institute of Flin Flon while the boys’ team fell short of the ﬁnal
when they lost to the Frontier Mosakahiken School Grizzles from Moose Lake in their ﬁnal round-robin match.
Soccer season ends at home for Trojans
BY IAN GRAHAM
EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
R.D. Parker Collegiate’s
girls’ soccer team had the
opportunity to qualify for
the provincial championships when they made it
to the ﬁnal as hosts of
the Zone 11 soccer championships in Thompson
Oct. 4-5 but couldn’t
overcome an early deﬁcit
against the Hapnot Collegiate Institute Kopper
Kweens from Flin Flon
and wound up on the
bottom end of a 4-1 score
under sunny skies with a
cold wind at Burntwood
Elementary School ﬁeld.
Hapnot took the wind
out of the RDPC Trojans’
sails with an early goal
on a high shot that arced
just over goaltender Caitlin Fennell’s outstretched
ﬁngers.
The
Kopper
Kweens doubled that
lead about ﬁve minutes
later on a high shot into
the top corner. Hapnot
had an easy time on the
third goal, when a shot
that was stopped by the
Trojans defence but not
cleared out of the penalty
area came to the ground
just in front of one of the
Kweens, and she buried
it into the open net.
RDPC scored once in
the second half but Hapnot matched that effort
and ﬁnished the game
with the same three-goal
lead they had at halftime.
The Trojan girls an easier time of it in their ﬁrst
game on Oct. 5, beating
the Otter Nelson River
Nikiks from Cross Lake
in a shutout game that
was called on a mercy
rule when RDPC went up
10-0.
RDPC’s boys team went
into the ﬁnal game of
the round robin against
Frontier
Mosakahiken
School from Moose Lake
knowing that whichever
team came out the winner would ﬁnish ﬁrst in
the pool and advance to
the boys’ ﬁnal.
The Moose Lake Grizzlies went up 1-0 early in
that game, maintaining
control after a corner
kick attempt and taking
the lead with a high shot
under the crossbar. It remained a one-goal affair
until early in the second
half, when the Grizzliesgot their second of the
game. They stretched the
lead to three later in the
half and made the ﬁnal
score 4-0 with a success-
ful penalty kick.
The Trojan boys ﬁnished the tournament in a
consolation ﬁnal against
Otter Nelson River, who
ﬁnished second in the
other pool. The teams
traded goals in the ﬁrst
half before the Nikiks
took their second lead
after a free kick. RDPC
battled back to tie it in
the second half before
prevailing 3-2 after the
game went to a penalty
kick shootout.
Third-annual road hockey tournament raises
money for minor hockey and remembers a friend
BY IAN GRAHAM
EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
The Bar Down Warriors
defeated the Swanky
Sailors in the ﬁnal to
win the third-annual Les
Mulholland road hockey
tournament Sept. 27 at
the Southwood outdoor
rink, but James Buchanan, one of the organizers
and a participant, said
everyone involved was a
winner.
“It’s just a memorial
tournament for Les Mulholland who passed away
two years ago,” said Buchanan, whose own team
compiled a 2-1 record
in the round robin but
didn’t advance under the
tiebreaker format. “We
just do it to bring everyone together and raise a
bit of money to donate
throughout the community. We’re going to give
some money to minor
hockey, get an award going there for some goaltending.”
Seven teams took part
in the tournament, about
the same as the ﬁrst two
times it was held, though
the event was a little earlier this year than in the
past.
“It lines up with about
when he passed away,”
Buchanan said. “The last
couple of years, we’ve
done it at Thanksgiving
just because it’s a little bit
easier to get some people
home who are living
away. We moved it up a
little bit this year because
it didn’t line up for people
who were helping out and
were going to be working
VS
or away out of town.”
Buchanan said road
hockey was an appropriate way to remember
Mulholland, who grew
up playing hockey with
the friends who are now
participating in the tournament.
“We were all hockey
players and that’s how
we all grew up and came
together so we keep it going like that,” said Buchanan. “And it’s fun.
Get people active and
having some fun while
you do it.”
There were many close
games this year, with
several going to overtime, but it’s the togetherness that matters more
than the results.
“Everybody’s having a
good time,” said Buchan-
Thompson Citizen photo by Ian Graham
The Bar Down Warriors’ goaltender bars the way for a shot from one of the Swanky Sailors during the ﬁnal of the third-annual Les Mulholland road hockey tournament Sept. 27
at the Southwood outdoor rink.
an. “Everyone’s smiling.
That’s what it’s all about
at the end of the day,
having fun and bring-
ing people together for a
good cause.”
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Northstars winless
on opening weekend
BY IAN GRAHAM
EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
The Norman Northstars
will be looking for their ﬁrst
win of the Manitoba AAA
Midget Hockey League in
their 30th home opener this
weekend, after losing all
three games on the opening
weekend.
The Northstars opened
the season in Brandon, falling 6-1 to the Wheat Kings
Oct. 3, then came much
closer to a win in a 5-4 loss
to the Yellowhead Chiefs on
Oct. 4 before losing the ﬁnal
game 9-1 to the Chiefs on
Sunday.
Bryce Horning’s unassisted marker in the
second period against Brandon, which led 3-0 beforehand, was the only goal for
the Thompson-based team
in the opener, which saw
the Northstars go 0-for-5
on the power play and goaltender Mark Steeves make
32 saves.
Horning got on the scoresheet again in Shoal Lake
on Saturday, potting his
team’s third goal on a power
play, which evened the score
before Riley Shamray put
the Chiefs up 4-3. Michael
Markus had a third-period
goal for the Northstars to
even the score once again
but Morgan Geekie scored
midway through the ﬁnal
frame to give Yellowhead
the victory. Byron Spence
and Daylon Campell had
scored in the ﬁrst period,
Spence giving the Northstars their only lead of the
game less than ﬁve minutes
in and Campbell pulling
his team within one after
Tucker Scantlebury notched
a natural hat trick with
three goals in 12 minutes to
put Brandon in the driver’s
seat. Steeves made 32 saves
once again.
Scantlebury found the
natural hat trick so nice he
did it twice, scoring the ﬁrst
three goals of the game Oct.
5. It was 7-0 before Spence’s second of the season
broke the Chiefs’ shutout
bid in the second period and
Yellowhead added another
pair in the third.
Connor Faulkner lasted
less than eight minutes in
net in his Northstars’ debut,
giving up four goals in the
span of 47 seconds before
the opening period was half
over. Steeves stepped made
14 saves the rest of the way.
The Northstars will be
busy before their games
against the Interlake Lightning in Thompson, bagging
groceries and signing autographs for two hours on Friday (5 to 7 p.m.) and three
hours on Saturday (11 a.m.
to 2 p.m.) at Safeway and
then taking part in a player,
parent and board meet and
greet in the Thompson
Regional Community Centre multipurpose room on
Sunday at 10 a.m.
Thompsonites
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Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Jon-Ross Merasty-Moose
Jon-Ross Merasty-Moose, back row, fourth from right, is representing the Northern Manitoba communities of Thompson, South Indian Lake and Brochet as a the starting fullback on the Brandon University (BU) men’s soccer team, which
is competing in its ﬁrst year in the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference. Another former Thompsonite, Vasilios Gionnappolous, ﬁfth from right in the back row beside Merasty-Moose, joined the team late and played his ﬁrst game with
the team as a striker Sept. 27, scoring ﬁve goals in a 6-1 win against Assiniboine Community College, BU’s ﬁrst win, and
vaulted into top spot in season scoring in the process.
Hanson scores three for Wild
BY IAN GRAHAM
EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
The
Norman
Wild
began the Manitoba Female
Midget
Hockey
League season with a trio
of losses, two of them by
a single goal, on the road
in Shoal Lake and Portage
la Prairie Oct. 3-5.
The Wild, who have
four players from Thompson on their roster,
opened the season with
a 3-2 loss to the Yellowhead Chiefs Oct. 3. Kendra Hanson of Thompson
opened the scoring, but
the Chiefs got two back to
head into the ﬁrst intermission ahead by one.
They extended their lead
to two in the middle frame
before Alyssa Bertholet of
The Pas drew the Wild
within one in the third.
Goaltender Kerigan Dowhy of The Pas stopped 46
shots in the game while
the Wild put 20 pucks on
Yellowhead’s net.
Hanson had the opening goal for the Wild
against the Chiefs again
the following day, this
time to tie the score 1-1.
Yellowhead scored twice
in the second period to
lead by a pair until Han-
son’s second of the game
made it 3-2 in the ﬁnal
frame, which was as close
as Norman would get.
Shots in this game were
45-27 for the Chiefs.
The weekend ﬁnished
on a lower note as the
Central Plains Capitals
got one goal in each of
the ﬁrst two periods and
three in the third in a 5-0
victory.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS TO THE
THOMPSON RECYCLING CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Thompson Recycling Center is inviting applications for its
Board of Directors
The TRC operates as a northern regional material recovery facility.
The TRC receives a grant from the City of Thompson and will be
directed by a volunteer Board.
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> Watch the NHL® team’s game day skate
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The Board’s role is to direct/support management in executing the
mandate and strategy of the corporation.
Applicants must be residents of Thompson, or surrounding areas
and should have knowledge and understanding of Material
Recovery Facilities. Past Board experience as well as Financial
Literacy are considered assets.
For Further Information call the Manager at 204-677-7991
Interested persons are encouraged to apply by letter or email to
Box 424
Thompson, MB
R8N 1N2
trec@mymts.net
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014
News
Hopeful councillors voice their platforms
during Chamber of Commerce forum
BY MOLLY GIBSON KIRBY
MOLLY@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
Plenty of different personalities ﬁlled the MaMow-We-Tak Friendship
Centre for the councillors’
debate sponsored by the
Thompson Chamber of
Commerce Oct.1. With 14
of the 18 candidates attending, opinions on how
the city should be run
were made clear.
During the 90-second
time period each candidate had to speak about
their platform there were
several similarities. Many
have lived in Thompson
for more than a decade,
and have years of experience in community
events and programs.
Leadership, transparency, and the quality of life
in Thompson were also
included in several platforms.
Once the ﬂoor opened
citizens had the chance to
ask the candidates questions. Attending meetings was brought up ﬁrst,
with a resident asking, “If
you’re making the commitment to council, will
you make the commitment to the meetings?”
Current Coun. Brad
Evenson spoke ﬁrst. “It’s
a large commitment. At
ﬁrst you go in and try to
make all the meetings, but
it’s impossible to make all
the meetings. You want to
be involved in all the decisions, but you also have
to understand that there
is a great administration
in the City of Thompson
to help.”
Dennis Foley says the
city needs to make the
meetings more accessible for people that have
a day job. “Coming from
a position where I work
nine to ﬁve with a onehour lunch break there’s
deﬁnitely going to be
challenges. One of the
big things I would like
to push with city council is making these subcommittee meetings more
accessible to the public.
Moving these meetings to
the evenings is deﬁnitely
an option.”
The other 12 candidates
– Erika McCarthy, Christa
Herkert, Melanie Cutler,
David Erickson, Coun.
Penny Byer, Blake Ellis,
Audrey Dufour, Kathy
Valentino, Paulette Simkins, Lydia Blais, Colleen
Smook, and Coun. Judy
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the matter of the estate of Mildred Agnes Pachniosky, late of the City
of Thompson, in Manitoba, retired, deceased.
All claims against the above Estate, duly veriﬁed by Statutory
Declaration, must be ﬁled with the undersigned at their ofﬁces, 2nd
Floor 436 Thompson Drive North, Thompson, Manitoba, R8N 0C6, on or
before the 14th day of November, 2014.
Dated at Thompson, Manitoba, this 1st day of October, 2014.
LAW NORTH
Attention: Joanne Clouston
Solicitors for the Executor
School District of Mystery Lake
PRESS RELEASE
The School District of Mystery Lake would like to correct certain
information which was published by the Thompson Citizen in its
article about one of the Trustee candidates. In this article, the trustee
candidate was quoted as saying that the District is investing in solar
panels for its main ofﬁce even while the ceilings in the School District
were in such disrepair that they were collapsing on teachers and
students. This is completely incorrect.
The School District is not installing solar panels. More importantly our
ceilings are not in a state of disrepair.
The School District employs a dedicated staff of professionals including
maintenance personnel under the direct supervision of a qualiﬁed
Engineer. We take proactive measures by performing our preventative
maintenance as well as repairs when needed. Extensive resources are
devoted to ensure that our schools are kept in good condition for the
comfort and safety of all our students, teachers, staff and visitors.
The only incident remotely like what was alleged by the Trustee
candidate was when, due to extreme weather, a heating radiator
at Westwood school froze and burst, causing some tiles to fall. The
majority of the problem was in a hallway and happened outside of
school hours. The issue was immediately cleaned up and ﬁxed before
students arrived in the morning.
The District has every conﬁdence that our District’s employees will
continue to provide excellent maintenance to our schools.
Robert Pellizzaro
Chair, School District of Mystery Lake
Success for All
Kolada – all spoke about
how commitment is key
and that they will make
themselves available for
the meetings.
Volker
Beckmanm
asked about transparency and how councillors
will get away from voting
blocks that he says have
come forward these past
few years.
Byer said in the past
four years she has never
voted to support someone
else’s opinion. “I’ve never
walked into those council chambers knowing
for sure which way I was
going to vote, not until I
heard what other people
had to say. At committee meetings, yes, I voice
my opinion and I heard
other people speak and
sometimes based on the
information they brought
forward I even changed
my opinion. I think as a
responsible council this is
what we have to do. We
have to be open and willing.” Byer says getting
the information out to the
public is a challenge and
suggests moving council meetings outside of
city hall, and reporting
on committee meetings
more.
Blais suggested the use
of social media be used
more, and the majority of
the candidates seconded
her opinion. “I think we
should balance a little
bit more towards social
media. Whether that be
Twitter or Facebook to
get our word out from the
city. A lot of people are
using it. That’s a lot of a
group that we’re currently
not hitting as a city.”
Kolada has her own
idea about how to deal
with these issues. “I think
the only way to resolve
that is to vote in people
with integrity.”
All candidates wished
to speak about homelessness. Smook says the
city needs to include the
homeless in more of the
decisions. “I don’t believe that we include them
enough when we’re doing
good for them. We have
to include some of the
bands they come from to
see why they don’t want
to go back to their home
communities. What are
the reasons they don’t or
can’t go back there?”
But McCarthy says they
should classify Thomp-
son as their home. “This
is their home, and maybe
if it’s not they’d like it to
be. For people to think
they have the right to ask
people ‘Well, where’s your
home, can’t you go back
to it?’ is just wrong. With
the services to help some
people, and we have the
services in Thompson,
this town can be home to
whoever they choose.”
Simkins, executive director for the Thompson
Homeless Shelter, says
she has a good understanding of homelessness here. “Those individuals that are here are
completely homeless. I
think there needs to be a
clear distinction between
homeless and the transient population that come
in for the weekend and
then leave.” Simkins says
the extreme cold weather
policy showed the city
doesn’t have the space
to house all the homeless
citizens and that needs to
be talked about.
Technology was brought
up throughout the forum.
A resident asked current council members if
they see texting during
the council meetings, and
asked hopeful councillors
if they believe in a no texting policy. Everson, Byer,
and Kolada all said they
do see texting. Everson
mentioned
councillors
have the ability to look up
information during meetings, and fact check but
it is also communicating
with family during the
meetings.
Every candidate spoke
to this matter saying it’s
a matter of etiquette, that
all councillors should
turn their phones off during the meetings unless
there is an emergency.
Ellis says it’s about doing
research before the meetings. “For me there will be
no texting. When there’s a
delegation in front of us,
that delegation has our
full attention. In terms of
looking up information
during a debate, I’m going to be doing my homework before that debate
so I don’t need to look up
information, I know it.”
One thing all 14 candidates agreed on during
the debate was the city’s
ﬁscal responsibility towards ensuring low-cost
recreational programs for
youth in the city.
Candidate says outsiders have
valuable insights to contribute
BY IAN GRAHAM
EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
Thompson
transplant
Audrey
Dufour,
who
moved here two years ago
from her native Quebec
not knowing how to speak
English, says she could
bring a fresh perspective
and represent the views of
people like her who came
to the city for work if she
is elected to city council.
“This town has some
issues,”
says
Dufour
who has worked at Boston Pizza, ET Blades and
as a security guard since
coming to Thompson, as
well as substitute teaching French classes at La
Voie du Nord, Riverside
Elementary School and
R.D. Parker Collegiate. “I
have less experience than
some older people do. I did
not grow up here but I’m
fresh. I see right away because I’m not used to that
stuff. It’s easy for me to
say it’s not normal.”
Dufour, who studied
politics and administration for one year at each
and law for three years
in Quebec, came from Lac
Saint-Jean – “a little small
town in the north; nobody
speaks English there” – to
Thompson with her ﬁancé, a welder who works
for Alex McIntrye & Associates Ltd. at T-1 and was
born in Quebec but grew
Thompson Citizen photo by Ian Graham
Audrey Dufour, who moved to Thompson from Quebec two
years ago, says she is similar to many other people who
are attracted to the city for work.
up in Thompson because
his father, also a welder,
worked here.
Coming from outside,
Dufour
says,
enables
her to see both positive
and negative aspects of
Thompson that may not
always be apparent to
those who have been here
for a long time.
“I came here and what
I saw was so many possibilities,” Dufour says.
“Even if I just spoke
French, I had a job right
away. In Quebec, I can
never do that, work with
kids. Even if I studied law
and everything. I came
here and I can do something else, maybe working
for the hospital in administration. You have many
possibilities.”
There’s a lot Thompson could learn from her
hometown
and
other
communities elsewhere,
though.
“For me, the town where
I came from, no crime, no
crime at all,” she says.
“It’s peaceful. It’s actual-
ly very clean, very, very
clean, you don’t even see
garbage, a piece of litter.”
Dufour says that, as a
councillor, she would be
conscious that she wasn’t
there for herself, but to
represent the people of the
city, many of whom are in
a similar situation to here.
“A lot of people here
came for work and they
did not grow up here and
most of them don’t have
a business so I think
I can represent many
people because I am
one of them,” she said.
“I’m not doing it for the
money. I don’t do it to
make some publicity for
my business. It’s just because I love it.”
Dufour says she thinks
it would be better to
have the homeless shelter nearer to the hospital and to ensure that
the people staying there
receive counselling and
support to eventually get
them off the streets.
“It’s not supposed to be
a permanent house,” said
Dufour. “It’s something
temporary. It’s something that they can have
help and that’s about it.
When they get the help,
they’re supposed to get
over it. But no, they’re
stuck there. For sure the
spot is wrong.”
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510 • RETAIL/OFFICE
SPACE
WAREHOUSE/OFFICE SPACE 73 Hayes
Rd. 660 sq. ft. Warehouse/Ofﬁce/Garage
Space- 67 Weir Rd. -864 sq. ft. Call
Carolyn Turpie at 204-679-0159 or 204677-3516 or email: manager@friulirentals.com 14-tfn-nb
CLASSIFIED@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
112 • CHURCH
SERVICES
301 • HELP WANTED
LIVING WATER CHURCH
Pastor Archie McKay
Ph: 677-2469
Sunday services @ 7:00pm.
Light of the North Church
32 Nelson Road
CHRISTIAN COUNCIL DIRECTORY
Looking for part time or full time
front desk clerk. Apply at the
front desk from 8 am - 3 pm
Start wage is $13.00
29nb-2-nb
183 Cree Rd, Thompson MB, R8N 0C2
Toll free: 1-800-565-2401 PH: 204-778-8387
FAX: 204-677-4087
Looking for full time kitchen
helper. Apply at the front desk
from 8 am - 3 pm.
Start wage is $12.00
29nb-2-nb
302 • BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES
401 • VEHICLES
2013 Odes 4 place Camo UTZ
800cc mint condition 13 km
on machine, tracks included
(never been on machine)
$12,000,
Phone 204-307-1555
or 204-482-3048.
38-gcd-43-d
201 • SERVICES
STRUGGLING WITH DEBT?
LET OUR FAMILY
HELP YOUR FAMILY
Understand the options
available to assist with
your financial situation
(Arrangements with
Creditors or Bankruptcy)
FREE CONSULTATION
KEITH G. COLLINS LTD.
Trustee in Bankruptcy
Phone 944-0187
1-800-263-0070 46a-e-tfnb
WATTISTAR RESIDENTIAL Maintenance - painting/ﬁnishing: interior/
exterior. Yard/home/horticulture: tree
fall and removal. Cleaning: home/
business. Moving (local) hauling.
Household appliances free pick up &
disposal. Free estimate call 204-3071547. 37-gcd-42-d
PRO RENOS for all your renovation needs:
decks, fences, siding, windows, doors,
shingles, etc. Over 30 years of experience.
Call now for a free estimate! Thompson
and surrounding areas call 204-778-4402
or cell 204-679-2370. 35-tfn-d
301 • HELP WANTED
183 Cree Rd, Thompson MB, R8N 0C2
Toll free: 1-800-565-2401 PH: 204-778-8387
FAX: 204-677-4087
Looking for a full time cook with
experience preferred.
Apply at the front desk
from 8 am to 3 pm
Start wage is $15.00
29nb-2-nb
LABORATORY TECHNICIAN
Classification: Educational Assistant 3
Full-Time Term: A.S.A.P. to March 31, 2015
Thompson or The Pas, Manitoba
Competition No. 14-080
Closing Date: October 13, 2014
Please visit our website for more detailed information about UCN and this
employment opportunity. At http://www.ucn.ca, select “Employment”, and
select from the list of positions to view. Thank you for your interest in UCN.
NOTICE OF TENDER
For other Manitoba
government tenders, please
visit www.manitoba.ca
TENDER WILL BE
AVAILABLE ON
October 8, 2014
MANITOBA
INFRASTRUCTURE AND
TRANSPORTATION
Separate sealed tenders will be
received by:
Infrastructure and
Transportation
Region 5
11 Nelson Road
Thompson MB R8N 0B3
(204) 677-6540
on the speciﬁed day up to
12:00 noon prevailing local
time for the following work:
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2014
C.O. X05927
Mechanical Brush Cutting,
Shredding and Hand Brush
Cutting on PTH 10
502 • APT/TOWNHOUSE FOR RENT
1 & 2 bedroom apartments
available immediately
9 - 35 Ashberry Place
For applications
phone 204-677-5758
or fax 204-677-5803
5 BEDROOM HOUSE for rent. Close to
downtown and highschool. $1700 per
month plus utilities. Available October
15, 2014. References required. Please
call 204-677-3633 or 204-679-0478
204-679-0901. 41-1-d
TOWNHOUSE FOR RENT 3 bedrooms,
stove, refrigerator, large deck, shed,
$1250/month plus utilities. No pets, references required. Available Nov. 1. Call
204-239-0152. 41-2-d
505 • HOUSES
FOR SALE
HOUSE FOR SALE Juniper area. 3 bedroom, 2 bathrooms, newer upgrades
throughout, ﬁnished basement. Large
backyard, close to school and downtown. Detached double car garage. Price
$180,000. Call for your appointment to
view. Cell 204-679-2320. 41-4-d
510 • RETAIL/OFFICE
SPACE
BID BOND & TENDER FEE
ARE WAIVED FOR THIS
PROJECT
Tender forms may be obtained
at the above address. The
lowest or any tender may not
necessarily be accepted.
TENDER WILL BE
AVAILABLE ON
October 8, 2014
MANITOBA
INFRASTRUCTURE AND
TRANSPORTATION
Separate sealed tenders will be
received by:
Infrastructure and
Transportation
Region 5
11 Nelson Road
Thompson MB R8N 0B3
(204) 677-6540
on the speciﬁed day up to
12:00 noon prevailing local
time for the following work:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2014
C.O. X05926
Mechanical Brush Cutting,
Shredding and Hand Brush
Cutting on PTH 60
The work involves Mechanical
Brush Cutting, Shredding and
Hand Brush Cutting within the
right of way on PTH 60, for
approximately 54.4 hectares.
FACULTY OF ARTS, BUSINESS AND SCIENCE
INSTRUCTOR (PHYSICS/CHEMISTRY)
Classification: Instructor
Full-Time Regular Position
Thompson, Manitoba
Competition No. 14-081
Closing Date: October 14, 2014
Please visit our website for more detailed information about UCN and this
employment opportunity. At http://www.ucn.ca, select “Employment”, and
select from the list of positions to view. Thank you for your interest in UCN.
Thompson (866) 677.6450
R.D Parker Collegiate
“Learners today, leaders tomorrow”
TUTORS WANTED
RD Parker Collegiate is putting together a data base with
potential tutors.
If you are interested, please provide us with specific subjects
that you are able to tutor. Please include your hourly rate and
contact information.
Please email rdpcss@mysterynet.mb.ca
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.
BUILDING SERVICE SUPERVISOR
Classification: Building Service Supervisor
Full-Time Permanent Position
Thompson, Manitoba
Competition No. 14-084
Closing Date: October 24, 2014
Please visit our website for more detailed information about UCN and this
employment opportunity. At http://www.ucn.ca, select “Employment”, and
select from the list of positions to view. Thank you for your interest in UCN.
BID BOND & TENDER FEE
ARE WAIVED FOR THIS
PROJECT
Tender forms may be obtained
at the above address. The
lowest or any tender may not
necessarily be accepted.
Thompson (866) 677.6450
55 SELKIRK 280 1st ﬂ & 910 2nd ﬂ,
79 Selkirk: 400 & 2000 storefront,
23 Nelson: 1000 industrial call :
204-778-5511 or 204-679-0915.
37-tfn-nb
OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE 500-5000
sq ft. available. Cameron/ Hoe building
81 Churchill Drive. Contact Joe Aniceto.
204-679-0490 or Neil Cameron 306477-5668. 20-tfn-nb
Due to the
upcoming
thanksgiving
holiday our
deadlines have
changed. For
the Wednesday,
October, 13 ad
materials must be
received no later
than 3:00 pm,
Thursday, October 9
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.
NOTICE OF TENDER
For other Manitoba
government tenders, please
visit www.manitoba.ca
DEADLINE
CHANGE
Thompson (866) 677.6450
The work involves Mechanical
Brush Cutting, Shredding and
Hand Brush Cutting within the
right of way on PTH 10, for
approximately 62.4 hectares.
GATEWAY BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH
Pastor Dave Cook
35 Station Road 204-679-9000
Sunday School 10:00
AM Service 11:00, PM Service 7:00
Prayer Meeting- Wednesday 7 PM
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
EVERYONE WELCOME SUNDAYS
AT 10 AM 83 COPPER RD
For more information, church tours or
home visits call the Missionaries at
204-939-4382 or visit Mormon.org
603 • TENDERS
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.
NEED TO ADVERTISE?
CLASSIFIED@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET OR PHONE 204-677-4534
THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY and dry
cleaners for sale. Coverall and mat rental
business. 5000 sq ft building (new roof
2013) 145 Hayes Rd. Satellite store at
Thompson Plaza. Interested parties contact: 204-778-8393. 9-tfn-nb
2 REMOTE OUTPOST CAMPS:
1-6 man
1-8 man
Teal Lake
Goose Hunting Lake
$85,000 Call Rick at 204-679-8079.
39-gc-nb
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
YOUR SOURCE FOR NEWS IN THE NORTH
ST. JAMES ANGLICAN
Rev. Jean Arthurson-Ouskan
10 Caribou 677-4652 11 am
ST. JOSEPH UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC
340 Juniper Drive 778-7547
ST. LAWRENCE
ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH
Fr Joseph Subhash and Fr Guna Sekhar
114 Cree R. 677-0160
Sat. 6:30 pm & Sun. 10 am
THOMPSON PENTECOSTAL
Pastor Dan Murphy
126 Goldeye 677-3435 Sunday School
9:45 am, Church 11:00 am
ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN
132 Greenway Cres. 677-4151
Sunday School (youth): 9:45 am
(kindergarten and up): 11:30 am
Regular Hours: 11 am Church Service
CHRISTIAN CENTRE FELLOWSHIP
Pastor Ted Goossen
328 Thompson Dr. N. 677-4457
Sun. School 9:45 am • Service 11 am
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Ps Peter Elias 456 Westwood Dr. S.
Ph. 778-8037 Service @ 11 am
ADVENT LUTHERAN and ST. JOHN’S
UNITED congregations worship at 52
Caribou Rd. at 10:30 am Sundays.
Phone 204-677-4495
183 Cree Rd, Thompson MB, R8N 0C2
Toll free: 1-800-565-2401 PH: 204-778-8387
FAX: 204-677-4087
511 • REAL ESTATE
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
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Careers
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.
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR
Classification: Instructor
Full-Time Term: October 27, 2014 to May 1, 2015
Grand Rapids, Manitoba
Competition No. 14-082
Closing Date: October 12, 2014
Please visit our website for more detailed information about UCN and this
employment opportunity. At http://www.ucn.ca, select “Employment”, and
select from the list of positions to view. Thank you for your interest in UCN.
Thompson (866) 677.6450
CREE NATION CHILD & FAMILY CARING AGENCY
RESOURCE WORKER
PERMANENT POSITION
THOMPSON OFFICE
Cree Nation Child & Family Caring Agency is situated on Opaskwayak Cree
Nation and is responsible for administering and providing for the delivery
of Child and Family Services Under a provincial mandate, the Agency
services the Swampy Cree communities, as well as Flin Flon, Thompson,
Swan River, Winnipeg and Lynn Lake/Marcel Colomb First Nation.
Cree Nation Child & Family Caring Agency is dedicated to providing
comprehensive CFS Services that are community-based and incorporate
both protection and prevention service. Our agency strives to maintain
family unity.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the supervision of the Unit Supervisor, the Resource Worker is
responsible for developing, maintaining, supporting, educating and
licensing foster care resources for children in the care of the Agency.
Adheres to the Child and Family Services Act and regulations and ensures
that provincial standards are met.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
•
Resource Pool Development
•
Licensing
•
Support to Foster Care Providers
•
Training
•
Assist with placement
QUALIFICATIONS
•
Work experience in Child and Family Services with demonstrated
knowledge of child development, family centered service, early
intervention, family support and community-based services
•
Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) or related undergraduate degree
in Human Services (preferred)
•
Ability to converse ﬂuently in Cree (preferred)
•
Excellent assessment, intervention and writing skills
Knowledge of the Child and Family Services Act and provincial
•
standards
•
Ability to use a variety of computer applications including CFSIS
and FACTS,
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Must pass a criminal records check, child abuse registry check and
•
•
prior contact check.
•
Cannot be active on a protection case.
•
Must maintain absolute conﬁdentiality in accordance with agency
requirements.
•
Varied amounts of travel required within this position.
•
Must have a valid Manitoba driver’s license.
•
Must be able to provide own vehicle for work.
•
Other duties related to the position may be assigned.
Deadline: October 14, 2014 @ 4:30 pm
SUBMIT RESUMES ALONG WITH THREE (3) REFERENCES MARKED
“PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL” TO:
Human Resource Manager
Cree Nation Child & Family Caring Agency
Box 10130
Opaskwayak, MB. R0B 2J0
Fax:
204-623-3847
Email:
hr@creenation.ca
We thank all who apply, and advise that only those selected for further
consideration will be contacted.
Please visit our website at www.creenation.ca
Full Time Youth Care Practitioner
Kisewatisiwin Services – Thompson MB
Competition No. 2288.09.14
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: A Full Time Youth Care
Practitioner (YCP) is required for the Kisewatisiwin Service
Area in Thompson Manitoba. The successful candidate
will be required to work 40 hours per week with a variety of
shifts including days, evenings, weekends and holidays. This
position will be working with our Learning Independence
Fosters Empowerment (LIFE) & MYTEAM Programs. As part
of multi-disciplinary teams in the provision of a nurturing,
caring and safe environment for male and female adolescents
in a residential setting, the YCP must display the ability to
understand and support treatment goals and to develop and
maintain positive relationships with youth who demonstrate
a wide range of social, emotional and behavioral difficulties.
Good written and verbal communication skills are required.
QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO DO THE JOB: Minimum
of 18 years of age; Valid driver’s license is mandatory;
Willingness to obtain First Aid/CPR/AED Certification;
Demonstrated ability to work independently with youth in
the community; Non –Violent Crisis Intervention and Applied
Suicide Skills Intervention training or a willingness to obtain;
Possess a current (within 3 months) or willingness to obtain a
Criminal Record Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search)
and a Child Abuse Registry Check.
SALARY RANGE: $27,727.49 to $43,622.31 d.o.q. per annum
plus 5% Northern Allowance and a competitive pension and
benefit plan.
Employment Opportunity
MAINTENANCE & SECURITY POSITION
THOMPSON, MANITOBA
This position is responsible for performing grounds and building
maintenance, facility systems preventative maintenance, as well
as ensure complete security of this world-class, outdoor aeroengine test site.
REQUIREMENTS: Willingness to work a rotational shift; valid
driver’s license; operation of fork lifts, scissor lifts and boom arms,
and CAT 996 wheel loader, or similar; operation of hand tools, power
tools and torque wrenches.
For more information about this position, visit www.mdsaerotest.ca
We offer competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
Submit your resume in confidence to recruiting@mdsaero.com
by October 13, 2014. We thank you for your interest, however,
only selected candidates will be contacted.
Join MDS AeroTest for a unique and rewarding experience!
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.
PLUMBING INSTRUCTOR
Classification: Instructor
Full-Time Term Position: November 3, 2014 to March 6, 2015
Oxford House, Manitoba
Competition No. 14-083
Closing Date: October 19, 2014
Please visit our website for more detailed information about UCN and this
employment opportunity. At http://www.ucn.ca, select “Employment”, and
select from the list of positions to view. Thank you for your interest in UCN.
HOURS: 40 hours per week. Split shifts plus a combination
of regularly scheduled shifts consisting of days and evenings.
Resumes may be faxed, 778-7778, emailed, northern.
careers@mys.mb.ca, or delivered 102-83 Churchill Drive
Thompson, MB quoting competition number before 12:00
p.m. October 16, 2014. Visit us at www.mys.ca for complete
information on this and other employment and volunteer
opportunities.
THOMPSON REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY
Help Wanted
Electrician/Equipment Operator
Qualiﬁcations:
Applicant must be a licensed electrician. Applicants must
have a valid class 5 driver’s license. Must be able to manage
and prioritize his/her workload. Effective interpersonal
skills, communication skills and proven ability to work cooperatively in a team environment are essential. Knowledge
in aviation industry would be an asset.
Duties:
Reporting to the Operations Manager the incumbent will be
responsible for conducting preventative maintenance, install
conduit, extensions, or alterations in electrical systems;
services, repairs, maintains lighting, power, heating, and
fire alarm systems; repairs replaces defective parts in
motors, generators, pumps, storage batteries, appliances,
transformers; tests for, locates, and repairs trouble in electrical
circuits and equipment, runway and approach lighting and
precision approach path indicators; and performs related
duties as required. Incumbent will have the ability to read
and interpret blueprints, sketches and diagrams.
Incumbent must be willing to be deemed proficient and
operate heavy equipment in a safe and appropriate manner.
Heavy equipment will include trucks, front-end loaders,
dozers, graders, packers, snowblowers, sweepers and other
pieces of equipment. Incumbent must also clean, maintain
and secure all equipment as directed by legislation, policies
and procedures. Incumbent must be willing to obtain a class
3 driver’s license with air brakes.
Applicants are requested to indicate in their covering letter
or resume how they meet the qualifications of the position.
Starting wage is $36.74 per hour. The Thompson Regional
Airport Authority offers a competitive benefits package.
Closing date will be October 10, 2014.
Apply by mail to:
Thompson Regional Airport Authority
Box 112
Thompson MB R8N 1M9
Fax: 204-778-6477
or by email to:
Melissa.Lounsbury@ﬂy-yth.ca
Thompson (866) 677.6450
LEGAL SECRETARY
Employer:
Law North
QualiĮcaƟons:
1 - 2 years experience/training in
secretarial/administraƟve support. Must be proĮcient in
Word, Excel and Outlook. DuƟes will include recepƟon,
keyboarding, word processing, light bookkeeping and
administraƟve funcƟons. Ability to type 40 wmp, accuracy,
organizaƟonal and communicaƟon skills are essenƟal. Legal
secretarial training and bookkeeping experience in an oĸce
environment is an asset. Salary will be commensurate with
experience.
How to apply: Send resume and cover leƩer, along with wage
requirements to:
Contact: Derek M. Coggan
By Mail: 2nd Floor, 436 Thompson Dr. N.
Thompson, MB., R8N 0C6
By Fax: (204) 677-3249
By E-mail: linda@lawnorth.ca
Closing Date: October 17, 2014
We thank you for your interest and will contact you if you are
selected for an interview.
Salesperson/Management Trainee
Seeking a highly motivated, permanent, full-time salesperson for busy expanding
retail store.
Successful applicant will be well groomed, outgoing and personable, and able to
keep pace with rapidly changing technology and procedures. Applicants should
possess a positive attitude, and be professional in appearance and demeanor.
A high degree of proficiency with new and emerging technologies is required.
Wireless Solutions offers an above industry average performance based
compensation package with benefits. Applicants must be available to work
during store hours which are from 9 AM to 6 PM weekdays, and 9:30 AM to
5 PM on Saturdays.
Must be able to pass a criminal background check.
WORK WITH US & GROW A CAREER
Glacier Media Group is growing.
Check our job board
regularly for the latest openings:
www.glaciermedia.ca/careers
Please drop off resume and cover letter in person to:
Wireless Solutions/MTS Connect Thompson
16-50 Selkirk Avenue,
Thompson, MB R8N0M7
Attention: Vincent W. Shumka
No phone calls please.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
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RESOURCE GUIDE
W. RICHARD WHIDDEN, Q.C.
Barrister and Solicitor
Providing legal services in the
North for more than 50 years.
2nd ﬂoor, 436 Thompson Drive N., Thompson, MB R8N 0C6
5t'
Burntwood Plaza
33 Selkirk Ave.
Ph: 677-4574 • Fax: 778-6622
Brian & Sherrie Kreuger
2 Locations to assist you
with all of your Insurance needs.
City Centre Mall - The
Insurance Service Ltd.
Insurance Store
Ph: 677-9991 • Fax: 778-5145
Big City
Fashion
PRINCE
FURNITURE
& APPLIANCES
93 Churchill Dr.
D.R. Knight Law Of¿ce
Direct: (204) 948-0406
202-900 Harrow St. E.
Bus: (204) 948-0400
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Fax: (204) 948-0401
R3M 3Y7
Richard.Whidden@knightlaw.ca
Pl um bi ng
Pr ob le m s? ?
Repairs &
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Dont Panic!
• All Plumbing
repairs and
Installations
677-3162
• Sewer Cleaning
• Repair and
On Call 24/7
Maintenance
Residential & Commercial
Thompson www.paulsplumbing.ca • Straightforward
pricing
100% Customer Satisfaction
GIve us a Call!
mjsantos@mts.net
Tel: 204-677-1057
Cell: 204-307-1060
MARIO SANTOS LAW OFFICE
Barristers & Solicitors, Notaries Public
306 - 83 Churchill Dr., ompson, Manitoba, R8N 0L5
Oﬃces in Winnipeg and ompson
“Connecting the North to the South”
PAINT LAKE RESORT
THIS SPOT CAN BE YOURS!
New Fall Hours
Call Ashley at the Thompson Citizen
(204) 677-4534 (ext. 1) or email
Monday & Thursday: noon - 8 pm • Friday: noon - 9 pm
Saturday: 9 am - 9 pm • Sunday: 9 am - 8 pm
ashley@thompsoncitizen.net
Follow us on Facebook and check
mysterycountry.com for Daily Specials!
Great Food! Great Service! Come out and enjoy the view!
B&W - $21/wk*
Colour - $30/wk*
*Minimum 6 months, taxes not included.
Thompson, MB
Mario J. Santos
204-677-5204
Tax preparation services
Phone 204-677-9303 • info@paintlake.ca
204-677-4997
MORNA’S LIBRARY SERVICE
salonaurora@mymts.net
8-56 Copper Road
We prepare all types of tax returns
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Accurate & affordable
Experienced tax preparers
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Year-round service
Audit assistance
mornaslibraryservice.com
204-677-3701
Call or visit us:
125 Commercial Place
Thompson MB
Phone 677 0277 Fax 677 0276
• Ombre & Blonding Techniques • Lash Extensions
• Microdermabrasion & AHA Facials
REDKEN • Dermalogica • OPI • CND Shellac
Open Tuesday thru Saturday
Call or email today to book your appointment!
www.hrblock.ca
ISABEL’S HAPPY TAILS - PROFESSIONAL PET GROOMING
ISABEL THOMPSON
Professional Pet Groomer
for Toy/Small Dogs
Tammy Lupton
Mobile Mortgage Specialist
Royal Bank of Canada
tammy.lupton@rbc.com
mortgage.rbc.com/tammy.lupton
Serving the Thompson, MB area
Tel: (204) 778-6383
ostilina@hotmail.com
Tel: 204-679-6500
Fax: 204-778-4257
Derek Maude
P: 204-677-4272
C: 204-307-0032
3-33 Severn Cres.
Thompson, MB
R8N 1M7
35 Basswood Ave., Thompson, MB
FIND ME ON FACEBOOK
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Your dog deserves to feel clean, look awesome and feel special!
domestic electric
your place is our business!
THOMPSON, MB
204 679 0017
www.aaabuilders.ca
NORTH CENTRE MALL
NORTH CENTRE MALL
3 Station Road
Thompson, MB R8N 0N3
Phone 677-3642 Fax: 778-6557
Office Rentals
• Residential, Commercial and Industrial Services
• Electric Furnace Installations and Repairs
• Home Conversion Services
• Troubleshooting
• Fire Alarm Installation and Repair
204-778-8943
Including wolf, polar bear and wildlife related souvenirs.
FIND US... N55 43’38.61 W97 52’18.45. Or ﬁrst 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
N.C. Crossroad Lanes
10 Pin & 5 Pin Bowling • Glow Bowling
Sports Bar • Strikers Lounge
Homemade Pizza • VLTs • Video Games
Computerized Scoring • Birthday Parties
Twoonie Tuesdays • Closed Sundays + Holidays
2nd Floor North Centre Mall - 677-4415
Nick Di Virgilio, Proprietor
HAIR STUDIO-TANNING SALON-PIERCING PARLOUR
3 STATION ROAD
SECOND FLOOR
OPEN 204-778-5432
MONDAYS
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News
Safronetz couldn’t have
predicted this path
Continued from Page 2
the ebola ﬁght, since he
knew he had done work
in Africa before. The Deerwood vice-principal says
his friend is an excellent example of why science is important for current students.
“That’s a great way, espe-
cially to promote biology,”
Harwood said.
Safronetz says he could
never have predicted working in the anti-ebola ﬁght
back when he was still in
high school.
“Seven years ago if someone would have told me I’d
be living in a small town in
western Montana but still
working in a world-class
research facility I would
have laughed at them,” Safronetz said. “I never really
expected this but here I am
and we’re loving it down
here. It’s a fantastic place to
live and it’s a fantastic place
to work.”
Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Dave Safronetz
Inside a hospital tent for ebola patients in Liberia.
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