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The Northern Regional Health Authority (NRHA) held a health fair at the Thompson Regional Com-munity Centre (TRCC) on May 21, for Grade 8-12 students, as well as the public.

Dion McIvor, the recruit-ment offi cer for the NRHA, says this event is to get students interested in the health care fi eld. “We’re really thinking about the Grade 8 students because that’s when they have to start deciding what courses they need in high school.”

Next year the fair will happen in The Pas and then Flin Flon, and will rotate back around to Thompson. Students can travel to different booths promoting different career options, and learn what courses and schools offer that option. Wanda Reader, vice-president of human resources for the NRHA, noted that not all career options are either a doc-tor or a nurse. “We have a wide variety of health care careers, whether it’s clin-ical, trades, rehab therapist,

professional therapist, so-cial worker, house keeping, cooks, IT personnel, and the list goes on.”

Nadine Volanski, a regis-tered nurse, and the pro-gram manager for operat-ing room, chemotherapy and dialysis, had a booth at the fair. “This booth is about acute care nursing, so this is about nursing in a hospital. Nurses make up the most of the health care professionals in a hospi-tal, so most of the nurses are required to look after patients 24/7. In order to keep patients safe, we have to have the right number of nurses to look after the patients.”

Volanski had games, and different hands-on ways to teach the students about nursing. “I think for them to see how in nursing it’s very interactive, there’s lots of hands-on in acute care nursing, instead of just giv-ing information. We edu-cate, too. For students this age it encourages people so they can see how physical and hands-on the job is.”

Volanski spoke to the students about nursing being a good income, and

a very rewarding career choice.

Another booth was for hopeful doctors. Herald Nyhof, a physician, says he wanted to plant the seed in students about the pos-sibility of a career in medi-cine. “We recognize that recruiting really starts at a local level. I also know that if we recruit locally, we will

more likely get people to stay in the community. We have a lot of grow your own type of program, where we have people locally where we sponsor to go into train-ing programs, and they come back to their home town being Thompson.”

Although this is the fi rst time Thompson students have had a healthcare only

career fair, Volanski says this is great for Thompson. “It’s a good opportunity for Thompson and the north. The RHA is committed to grow our own, and one of our recruitment strategies is to get our own young people interested in health care careers and have them return to the north to pro-vide service.”

Health fair showsstudents career options

Thompson Citizen photo by Molly Gibson Kirby

Anthony McDonald, left, takes part in an activity with Harley Horning and Larry Tait. The

Grade 9 boys were asked to put on a nursing outfi t the proper way, in the right order.

BY IAN [email protected]

A death in Thompson being in-vestigated by the Brandon Police Service involves a 19-year-old male who was found dead outside a resi-dence where Thompson RCMP were responding to an emergency call in the early morning hours of May 16.

Brandon police were asked to as-sume conduct of an independent investigation of the circumstances surrounding the incident by Mani-toba Justice after a request from RCMP.

“Brandon Police Service was asked by Manitoba Justice to at-

tend to Thompson to assist in an investigation of what they were call-ing an in-custody death,” Brandon Police Service public information offi cer Sgt. Kevin McLean told the Thompson Citizen May 20.

Following an inquiry to the RC-MP’s media relations department re-garding a report of someone falling off a balcony at Princeton Towers on May 16, the Citizen was informed that the incident was being inves-tigated by Brandon police.

Brandon Police Service members arrived in Thompson on May 16 and began their investigation, which is continuing. A Brandon Police

Service press release said further information would not be released while the investigation continues.

Under a protocol established by Manitoba Justice in 2004, which was signed by most police servi-ces in the province, police can re-quest that an outside agency review the results of an investigation or conduct the primary investiga-tion in cases where civilians die or are seriously injured following an interaction with a police offi cer. The protocol can also be applied to other serious potential criminal of-fences or events involving a police offi cer if there is a public interest in

activating it. The decision to request for an

external agency to conduct an in-vestigation or review the results of an investigation lies with the police chief or commanding offi cer of the police service involved. Once that decision is made, the agency must notify the deputy attorney general of Manitoba about the incident and their intent to activate the protocol.

Results of such investigations are reviewed by independent legal counsel appointed by Manitoba Jus-tice, who decide if criminal charges should be laid and, if charges are laid, prosecute those cases.

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It’s been nearly two months since Paul Desjardins was hired as general manager of Thompson Unlimited, and Desjardins says he loves it. ”Monday morning rolls around, and I’m not dreading going into work.” The eco-nomic development agency has gone though changes in recent years, with the biggest being the Thompson Eco-nomic Development Action Plan.

“A friend of mine told me about the job. At the time he thought I would be a good fi t for it. I’ve known this guy for a number of years and he knows my abilities, and at fi rst I wanted to make sure myself and talk to my wife fi rst. We talked about it for a couple of

weeks before I put in a resume,” ex-plained Desjardins, who used to work at Twin Motors and Miller the Mover.

Although his previous jobs did not involve economic development, and because of that Desjardin said he was nervous to start the job, it did involve networking, which he has experience in. “I’m in a position where I’m taking it day by day.”

The job of the general manager Desjardin says is to gather informa-tion for anyone who is looking at setting up a business in Thompson, and also to help keep businesses and people in the city. The mandate for Thompson Unlimited is 50 per cent regional service centre, 25 per cent winter weather testing, and 25 per

cent tourism.Desjardins says his one-year plan

is to start things rolling for Thompson Unlimited. “We need to do our part at stimulating our economy and draw-ing businesses to Thompson, and to keep people in Thompson.” When the new board members are assigned, Desjardins says they will have the direction to fi nally take. “The job is great. In a lot of ways it’s open for direction within its mandate because of the fact that we’re getting a new board. I’m looking forward to see what the new board members ideas they have.”

Desjardins says the new board member seats will be full in the next couple of weeks.

Thompson Unlimited general manager excited for the future


New Thompson Unlimited general manager Paul Desjardins says the board should be full in the next few weeks.

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Long-time Thompson piano teacher Sheila Foun-tain was remembered by family, friends and former students during the Thomp-son Festival of the Arts high-lights concert at R.D. Parker Collegiate’s Letkemann The-atre May 19.

“This year, we lost a sig-nifi cant member of the arts community whose contribu-tions and life we pay tribute to this evening,” said Dan-iel Pegus. “Sheila Fountain dedicated many years shar-ing her love of music and al-ways said to fi nd something to do that you love and that way, it won’t ever feel like work. Her contributions to the festival itself included be-ing a registrar, organizing music, helping put together the piano programs and time spent as a session secretary. Her teaching went beyond just music lessons. Sheila Fountain is the true defi n-ition of a wonderful teacher who has helped others see and believe that what they set their minds to achieve will always be in reach through hard work and determination. It’s a great honour for me to reveal that this year’s Thompson Festival of the Arts has an-nounced that two promising music students will be the fi rst recipients of the Sheila Fountain Memorial Incentive Award. “

Fountain’s long-time stu-dent Michelle Hobbs – now a piano teacher herself and a member of the festival’s executive committee – and her former colleague Betsy Wrana performed four duets in Fountain’s memory.

“Sheila always believed in playing with her students, and her students are famil-

iar with that claim, in order to increase a student’s self-confi dence and to develop their listening and counting skills,” said Wrana. “Sheila always performed well-re-nowned composers and had a massive duet repertoire from around the world.”

The fi nal piece – “Tierra del Sol” by American Com-poser Eugenie Rocherolle, said Hobbs, was refl ective of her former teacher.

“We both thought it re-fl ected the warmth and pas-sion we all think of when we think of Sheila,” said Hobbs.

Sheila’s son Jeff Fountain said that his mother got as much as she gave from her teaching.

“I think this is the most fi tting way to remember her and she would have abso-lutely loved it,” he said. “I believe she’ll be looking down on us tonight with a light heart and a very large smile. She was so thankful for the time she spent at the piano with you guys. I don’t know if you know the extent that she just loved spending that time with you but it was amazing to see the connec-tion that she had with you guys and even to this day

those connections still exist. My mom was very private and playing at the piano and spending time with you kids was a window on the world that she didn’t have an op-portunity to have and she loved and cherished that time. So thanks to all of you who shared time and music with Sheila. She loved it and we thank you for it.”


Thompson RCMP are asking for the help of the public in a search for a missing person in Thompson. Amy Bone, 33, was last heard from on May 20 around 9:15 p.m. at the Thompson Greyhound station.

Bone was travelling from Gillam to Winnipeg, but after getting off the bus in Thompson for a break around 6 p.m, was not allowed back on the bus after returning to the bus depot around 9:30 p.m. for the trip to Winnipeg because she was with an unknown person, and they both were intoxicated.

Bone was wearing a brown winter jacket, a blue Warrior brand sweater, and grey pants with black slip-on shoes and carrying a green purse and an IPhone 6 with a purple OtterBox case. She is 5’4”, 135 lbs. and aboriginal. Her luggage is still at the bus station.

If anyone has any information about her where-abouts, contact the Thompson RCMP at 204-677-6909.

Tribute to piano teacherat Festival of Arts concert

Missing personin Thompson

Thirty-three-year old Amy Bone was last seen in

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Thompson Citizen photos by Ian Graham

Betsy Wrana and Michelle Key Hobbs performed four

duets at the May 19 Thompson Festival of the Arts high-

lights concert in honour of the late Sheila Fountain, whose

son Jeff Fountain, top, said she truly loved the time she

spent teaching piano.

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Local Viewpoint

Hats off to Jolene Brown, Sandra Ross-Hitch and

the entire committee of the Thompson Festival of the Arts! This past week as I was sitting across from Donelda, Lori and Chris I noticed the pride on their faces as stu-dents took the stage. The amount of hours that this group of dedicated volun-teers put into making it a success is so rewarding when they see the success of their organizational skills and talents of the many students that perform at the highlights concerts on the Letkemann Theatre stage. The Thompson Festival of the Arts includes fi ve disciplines: speech arts, piano and strings, vocal/choral, dance, and visual arts.

This proud grandma watched her grandson Jacob win an award in speech. I was fi lled with pride when Mayor Dennis Fenske presented him a Fenske Incen-tive Award. Even though as an adult I love emceeing events and being on stage, I must admit that as a teen-ager reading my essay aloud to my Grade 10 class had my knees knocking so to watch these youth take to the stage with such enthusiasm is so great to see.

All of the students that participated in the Thompson Festival of the Arts are very brave and congratulations to those that won awards at the highlights concerts and thank you to the committee members, volunteers, par-ents and teachers for all you do.

Hats off to arts

festival organizers

and performers

Donna Wilson

Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Donna Wilson

Donna Wilson’s personal highlight from the Thompson

Festival of the Arts highlights concert May 19 was see-

ing her grandson Jacob accepting an award from Mayor

Dennis Fenske.

Flying overheadFlying into

Thompson for the first time, I asked

the person sitting next to me if the lights I was seeing was the airport, not expecting them to answer by saying it was the whole city. Walking off that plane at the end of February with frozen tears running down my frozen face, with no cell reception is something I’ll never forget. I asked myself nearly 100 times what I was doing, and why I moved myself up north.

Fast forward a year and a half later, and I have an opportunity to go flying in a six-seater plane, while sitting up front in the cockpit. Of course I didn’t say no and I took the bull by the horns, even though I’m slightly scared of flying, and we took off. This is when I learned why I moved up north.

It’s one thing to know that Thompson is in the middle of the boreal for-est, but it’s another to

actually see it from over-head; all the water, and the trees, and the vast nothingness for miles surrounding our busy city.

We landed by Utik Lake, about 30 minutes from the city. Getting off this plane with a huge smile on my face, with no cell phone service, in the middle of nowhere was a complete 180 to how I felt before. I was looking forward to spending time without my cell phone, knowing no one could contact me, and I could just enjoy what I was seeing, where I was, and who I was with.

I’m going to paint a

picture for you: imagine an island surrounded by other islands and water, in the middle of no-where, and in the middle of that island is just a runway strip, that’s all. Then imagine a dock overlooking a beauti-ful blue lake, with the sun beaming down, and fishes swimming peace-fully (until I started to fish that is).

Laying out on that

dock, looking at my surroundings is when I thought, “This is why I moved up north.” This is why I’m living my life the way I am, because I get to have these types of experiences that a person living in a big city wouldn’t be able to have.

Although the plane ride was amazing, and I’m so happy that Wings

Molly Gibson Kirby


Thompson Citizen reporter Molly Gibson Kirby buckled

up for the ride of her life in the cockpit of a Wings Over

Kississing airplane.

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BY AMANDA SANDERSSPECIAL TO THE THOMPSON CITIZEN

Did you know that the staff at the Thompson Public Library is available to give your organiza-tion or class a tour of the library? We are more than happy to host any organization in town to teach them about the services the library has to offer, read stories, do activities, sign up new members, show groups our varied collection and more!

The type of tour we offer will depend on the age of the group. For younger school-aged children, we often read a few stories and talk about how the library works, as well as general “Library Etiquette” and answering any questions about the library or books in general. For older school-aged children, we do a general library discussion and show a sample of our collection to the kids, then do a scavenger hunt where they can learn all about our collection fi rsthand and work as a team to fi ll the required categories. For adults, the tour would be more relaxed. We would sit down and talk about the library generally, and show them all of our sections, but they would mainly be left to their own devices to browse the library.

In the past, we have had classes come in from all of the elementary schools and done a basic tour, but we’ve also done presentations on our graphic novel collection, had classes come in and play science games in a Magic School Bus theme, as well as various organizations in town utilizing the library to teach their members about literacy and learning. We hope to continue to offer these tours as well as information sessions on other services the library offers such as e-book and audio book access through eLibraries Manitoba, and how to access eLibraries through your device.

To book a tour or information session, call the library at (204) 677-3717, email [email protected] or come into the library and talk to the staff. We would love to host your class or organization in the library. Teachers! Book quickly as June is very quickly fi lling up with class tours.

Amanda Sanders is a library assistant at the Thompson Public Library.


A fundraising dinner for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba is being held in Thomp-son on June 6, and will be hosted by longtime com-munity member Bobbi Montean.

Montean had open-heart surgery in January and since then has real-ized there aren’t enough resources in Thompson pertaining to the heart. “I know a lot of what I bene-fi tted from surgery and ex-pertise. The nurses, doc-tors and health care people would say it’s because the research that’s been able to occur.”

Erin Barlett, community partnerships and events manager for the Heart and Stroke Foundation says events like this are great for the organiza-tion. “Third-party events or volunteer events are a massive help to the foun-dation. Partly because they’re very resource low on our side, that allows us to put the maximum amount of dollars to re-search.”

Although there isn’t a goal amount of money to be raised, Montean says it’s about raising aware-ness, as well as celebrat-ing life and recovering from surgery.” Since I’ve been out and about walk-ing around the commun-ity, a lot of people have noticed my scars and will talk to me. I’m amazed at the number of people up here that have heart issues, and there’s no-where for everyone to get together or to support one

another.”The dinner will be at 6

p.m. on June 6 at Wongs

Bistro behind the Thomp-son Shell. There is a Fa-cebook event page called

“Bobbis’ Supper” and tickets are being sold for $20 each.


Grade 12 students blocked off a main hallway in the high school on May 19, to have a day full of pranks for the younger

grades, and fun for the graduating class. Grade 9, 10, 11 students had a longer walk to classes since the hallway was

blocked off, as Grade 12 students were in the middle of setting up a trampoline in the walkway.

Senior pranks begin


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Heart and Stroke Foundation to receive

money from fundraising dinner

Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Zoe Bettess

Library assistant Amanda Sanders doing a graphic

novel presentation for Zoe Bettess’s Grade 3 class

from Westwood Elementary School.

Come on in fora tour at theThompson

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Diamond dinner sponsor

Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of YWCA Thompson

The YWCA Thompson would like to extend special thanks to Scotiabank for their Dia-

mond Level sponsorship of $5,000 for our annual Women of Distinction Awards dinner.

Pictured above are Cyrus Parsai, Scotiabank branch manager, left, and Elaine McGregor,

YWCA executive director, right.

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Two employees of the Can-adian Red Cross held a re-cruitment session in Thomp-son on May 21, to fi nd more suitable volunteers. Cailin Hodder, provincial manager of the disaster management program, says they already have 12 great volunteers in the city, but they are hoping for at least 10 more.

During the session they also talked to their present volunteers. “We’re also meeting with our current volunteers and engaging with the folks we do have in the Thompson area to talk about our role in the up-coming potential response season. We know we have the potential to have a very strong fi re season this year, so our level of preparedness has heightened and we’re

really getting ready.”Volunteers were taught

new processes, what com-munication between Thomp-son and other cities will be like this season, as well as new training techniques. In the past, Thompson vol-unteers have been asked to help with the summer of 2014 fl ooding in Winnipeg, as well as recent fl ooding in Alberta.

Hodder noted that if Thompson volunteers aren’t deployed they could also be considered a resting and staging area. “Thompson is a tricky one because it’s the hub to the north. With the airlines coming in and out, we might look at Thomp-son as a staging area. Even though an evacuation may not affect Thompson in an way, because of the airport it may be a staging area.”

Mary Moore, volunteer resource co-ordinator for the disaster management team, says they’re hoping to gain more volunteers who are available in the day, and are looking to become re-engaged with the community.

Moore also says they’re looking for more volun-teers for the personal dis-aster assistance program, which helps families deal with personal disasters like water main breaks and house fi res. In the past years there have been three Thompson disasters the Red Cross has been able to help with.

Any residents interested in becoming a volunteer can visit www.redcross.ca to view the volunteer pos-itions available, or email [email protected].

Red Cross needs Thompson volunteers


To fi nish off the junior high year Grade 8 students from Juniper School took off to Winnipeg for an edu-cational school trip. Stu-dents started off the three-day program on May 25 with students from Hugh John Macdonald School in a cycling and storytelling tour that brings historical and present-day stories to life.

Both schools will visit the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, including the Indigenous Perspec-tives gallery. Human rights are the theme of the Juniper School’s digital storytelling work, as well as “We are all Treaty People” is the main

idea behind the capital city trip.

“Through this north-south partnership, we hope everyone will learn more about themselves and the communities they live in as they listen and speak to each other,” explained Lucy Mayor, principal of Juniper School in a May 25 press release.

Mayor and Lorie Hender-son, superintendent for the School District of Mystery Lake, are accompanying the youth.

Henderson noted in the press release that this learning trip comes under the support of Educating for Action, which is a pilot project supported by School District of Mystery Lake

as well as the government of Manitoba’s Aboriginal Education Directorate. “The purpose of the project is to help strengthen student en-gagement and build con-nections that contribute to high school graduation.”

The trip, which will end on May 29, is highly in-clusive of indigenous con-tent, but students will also have the chance to explore the exchange district, St. Boniface, The Forks, and the Legislative building, as well Olympus, Manitoba’s fi rst major exhibition of an-cient Greek and Roman art. The exhibit will be in Win-nipeg on the second and fi nal stop of a North Amer-ican tour while Thompson students are there.

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The Juniper Centre will time warp back to the 1950s for a fundraiser June 12, as the Thomp-son Playhouse presents Trouble at the Tropica-bana, an I Love Lucy spoof and murder mys-tery based on the belov-ed 1950s sitcom.

“It’s a funny play,” says Thompson Play-house president and the play’s director Donna Wilson. “We’ve been rehearsing now for a couple of months. Re-hearsals are going great.”

Trouble at the Tropica-bana, written by Tony Schwartz and Marylou Ambrose, is set in Lucy and Ricky’s living room and Ricky’s club, and includes Ricky singing, cabana girls dancing, a conga line and mambo lessons.

“There’ll be some singing, dancing, audi-ence participation and good food,” says Wilson,

noting that the menu includes turkey dinner with salad and dessert.

The cast includes An-gela Wolfe as Lucy, Ryan Barker as Ricky, Kevin Hopton as Fred and Coral Bennett as Ethel, with Delsie Jack play-ing movie mogul heir-ess Celia B. DeMilo, An-thony Wake as notorious gangster Mr. Big and Se-rena Puranen as Ricky’s cousin Rosita. If that’s not enough, prizes will be awarded to audience members who correctly identify the murderer and the motive for the killing that caps off the show.

All proceeds from the dinner theatre perform-ance, being catered by Amanda’s Catering, go to the Juniper Centre, which is currently fundraising to purchase a wheel-chair-accessible passen-ger van for its residential program, with a lift and two wheelchair-access-ible seating spaces.

“It’s just going to look

like a minivan but modi-fied,” says Juniper Cen-tre executive director Rachel Templeton, and will cost about $65,000 in total. “It might take a couple of fundraisers and a couple of grants.”

While the Juniper Cen-tre contracts the services of the city’s Handivan and there are a couple of wheel-chair-accessible taxis in town, those are not always available and a modifi ed minivan would not require a Class 4 licence to drive. And although city buses are wheelchair-accessible, getting to the bus stop in a wheelchair in winter is tough.

“It’s not an easy thing,” says Templeton, and the wheelchair-accessible minivan will make it much easier for people in wheel-chairs to get out and about in the evenings and on weekends. “It’s nicer to have a regular van just like everybody else does.”

“I wont’ be happy until we get that van,” says Templeton.

The Juniper Centre is looking for volunteers to help out on the even-ing of June 12 as well as prizes for silent auc-

tions.“Hopefully the prizes

will start rolling in,” she says.

Tickets for the play are

available from Wilson at the Quality Inn & Suites, who says they’re going fast and not many are left.

Murder mystery performance will help raise money for wheelchair-accessible van

Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Donna Wilson

Thompson Playhouse cast members for the upcoming Trouble at the Tropicabana din-

ner theatre fundraiser at the Juniper Centre June 12 include, from left to right, Serena

Puranen, Delsie Jacks, Kevin Hopton, Ryan Barker and Angela Wolfe


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Housing and Community Development was one of the organizations who took part during

the business cleanup on May 22 in Thompson, where four-and-a-half tons of materials

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Best Western Thomp-son Hotel & Suites has been awarded a 2015 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award in rec-ognition of the positive reviews it has received on the travel website.

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A school program called Baby Think It Over has come to Thompson in hopes of lowering teen and young unwanted pregnancies. Students are responsible for taking

care of a doll that cries, and needs to be changed, fed and burped on a regu-lar basis.

Students in Grade 7 and Grade 8 have the baby for one night, while Grade 10 students in the pre-school course have them for three nights.

Larissa Einarson was one of the Grade 10 stu-dents who took part in Baby Think It Over. Einar-son had the baby as well in Grade 8 and was look-ing forward to the project. “The fi rst night wasn’t that bad because we weren’t that tired yet, but when the third night came along it was hard. We barely slept those past few nights and then we had to come to school, and we couldn’t even do our work because we hadn’t slept. It was hard to concentrate.”

Michael Dada also took part in the project. He was also looking forward to the baby and being able to show it off, and dress it up, but when it came to the crying, he wasn’t ready. “The fi rst night I only slept an hour-and-a-half. It wouldn’t stop cry-ing. The second night my brother helped me take care of it, and the third night it was pretty bad.”

The babies are rented

out from the Futures pro-gram in Thompson, which is a community-based program providing indi-vidual, peer and group support for at-risk youth and parenting teens and their children. Nastasha Nancekivell, the pre-school course teacher, says the babies are pro-grammed to mimic a regu-lar baby’s schedule, and this year her students had an average of 93 per cent.

Students are graded on their care of the baby, if they missed any feedings, burps or changes, and if they supported the baby’s head. They also complete a refl ection on how having the baby affected them.

Einarson noted that one of the hardest parts of the program was hav-ing to leave the classroom when the baby was cry-ing, and not being able to do schoolwork, as well as bringing it out in public. She said her parents told her they wouldn’t help take care of the baby, be-cause they wanted it to be as realistic and hard as possible. “It was awk-ward going to the store and stuff. A lot of people would stare at you and think it was a real child. I even had people saying stuff to my dad, saying

they didn’t know he was a grandparent.”

For Dada the worst part was being in a Grade 11 class, while in Grade 10, and not having any other students there to help or sympathize with him when the baby cried in class.

Nancekivell says this project is perfect for the pre-school class since it’s preparing students for parenthood. Although some students wanted to give the baby back be-cause of frustration, all students this year fi n-ished the three-night parenthood project. Stu-dents learned techniques to reduce their frustration when the baby was cry-ing. Students took deep breaths, counted to 10, put the baby in a safe place and stepped away for a few moments, asked for help, or they learned to close their eyes while soothing the baby and thinking of something pleasant instead.

Dada now sees this as a population control project, because he doesn’t want to have kids anytime in the near future, and Ein-arson agreed saying she was not ready, and it made her realize how im-portant education is.

Pre-school course students become parents for three days


R.D. Parker Collegiate students took part in the Baby Think it Over program during the pre-school course which is of-

fered as an elective. Teacher Natasha Nancekivell, left, stands beside Michael Dada and Larissa Einarson, who both

completed the program this spring.


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Fore! The greens are openBY MOLLY GIBSON [email protected]

The Thompson Golf Club is open for the season, and things are looking good, says first-time manager Bronston Jonasson. “So far, so good. There have been lots of compliments on the shape of the course from golfers. It’s been busy. Our membership is up, we’re running ahead of our pace this time, last year.” So far, the club is nearing the 100-mem-bership mark.

Jonasson, who was in charge of the clubhouse for the past two years, is stepping into a new role. “I’m a first-time manager this year, so I’m expecting to have a couple of bumps in the road, but I’m committed to driving forward, and keeping it going.”

New to the club this year will be monthly meal specials. The first Monday of every month

will offer a special din-ner, with the first being a pig roast on June 1.

The course is also a go-to spot for tournaments, with 24 club and private tournaments already booked for the sum-mer. Jonasson noted that there are two different types of memberships a resident can buy. “There are different prices for memberships, especially if you have a share. A share costs $100, $100 for the administration fees, and if you have a share that lowers your price of a membership. A person without a share pays $820 for a membership, and a per-son with a share pays $680.” A membership is a lifetime of savings, says Jonasson. “You pay more when you buy your share, but your benefits and savings last for-ever. The second year, say next year, you would save $140 on your mem-

bership, the years after that, the same thing.

You could end up sav-ing thousands of dol-

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The golf course is open until 10 p.m nightly.


Warmer weather means the Thompson Golf Club is now open for the 2015 season. Golfers are out in full swing, trying

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national racquetball

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Jennifer Saunders fell one win short in her quest for a seventh-straight women’s national rac-quetball title in Burnaby May 23, falling 7-15, 7-15 to Frédérique Lambert of Montreal in the fi nal.

Earlier in the week, the Thompson-raised Saun-ders, who now lives in Winnipeg, made Canadian racquetball history when she won the women’s doubles title with her

partner Danielle Drury of Saskatoon. That was Saunders’s 11th national women’s doubles title and, combined with her eight singles champion-ships, gave her a record-tying 19th career women’s racquetball title. It was the fi rst time she won a title with Drury.

Saunders qualifi ed for the singles title match by beating Valerie Fallu of Brossard, Que. in the semifi nals after opening the tournament with a

win over Brigitte Richard of Sainte-Basile-le-Grand, Que.

Drury and Saun-ders, who was named to Thompson’s sports Wall of Fame in March, went 4-0 in the fi ve-team women’s doubles round robin to claim the national cham-pionship.

Results from the singles and doubles open div-isions at the 2015 Rac-quetball Canadian Cham-pionships will be used to help determine the fi nal

selections for the team that will represent Canada in racquetball at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto this summer. The team announcement from the Canadian Olympic Com-mittee is expected to take place June 5.

Saunders went into last year’s national racquetball championships in Bros-sard as the second seed but emerged as the un-disputed number one in career women’s national championships, captur-

ing her eighth – the last six of them consecutively – to take the record away from Heather Stupp, with whom she had previously been tied with seven.

She and her previous doubles partner Josée Grand’Maître of Lon-gueuil, Que., with whom Saunders won the 2014 national doubles cham-pionship, are tied with 19 combined national women’s singles and doubles racquetball cham-pionships.

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Thompson Citizen photo by Ian Graham

Former Thompsonite Jennifer Saunders, left, seen here

with Kathy Valentino during her induction into the Thomp-

son sports Wall of Fame during Rogers Hometown Hockey

March 7, lost in the fi nal of the Canadian national women’s

singles racquetball tournament May 23 after winning her

11th national doubles title May 20.

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A training package called the BluePrints Proj-ect, which was created in Thompson, can now be found on the government of Canada website for personal download, and for other organizations to use as a tool. Nina Cordell, the creator, was tasked with this project when she previously worked with the Thompson Neigh-bourhood Renewal Coop-eration (TNRC). Cordell moved to the YWCA to become the women’s pro-grams co-oordinator, and was able to bring the training package with her, and use it with the women there.

The project came out of the work with the Fem NorthNet project, which the TNRC is the chair for in Thompson. Four north-ern communities across Canada came together to start a committee, and created four different tools for women.

Cordell says the Blue-Prints Project was used to empower northern women and develop their leader-ship skills. The training package is split into four

areas, and Cordell says the YWCA has held the four sessions for women. The fi rst session is emotion-al. It focuses on how the women see themselves. The second is mental. During this session the women take part in mock interviews, learn job skills

as well as budgeting. The third session – physical – focuses on small ways they can make change and action. The women create a vision board of what they want their life to look life. The fi nal session is spiritual, so women then take a look at their faith.

The sessions have been happening on and off in Thompson for a few years, but it depends on the available funds from the YWCA. “We fund-raise throughout the year through the YWCA and the money will support of-fering programs like this again, because we do of-fer childcare and transpor-tation to eliminate barriers and to get women in the doors,” noted Cordell.

The package is meant to encourage women who have been out of the workforce for a while to gently set back into it, or for women to fi nally take the fi rst step of wanting to join the workforce. “The real change comes out of the discussion during the sessions, and comparing stories. There is so much power in knowing that you’re not alone in some-thing.”

Cordell couldn’t believe that the government of Canada website had used her toolkit, and says al-though she is the only one named on it, a number of people took part in the creation of this document. “We had that in mind when we created it, that

we wanted it to be basic enough, so others can use it as a tool. We wanted ev-eryone to have access to it.”

People who are inter-ested in the Blue Prints Project can download it off

the government of Canada website or contact Cordell at the YWCA. The docu-ment is written in a way that’s easy for everyone to understand, as well as becoming a legacy for Thompson.

YWCA training package now on government website


Nina Cordell, women’s programs co-ordinator at the

Thompson YWCA ,created a training package for women,

which can now be found on the government of Canada

website for personal download. Status of Women Canada

and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

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Thirteen senior citizens took part in the older adult division workshop for the past six weeks. The program, which fo-cuses on safety principles and skills for older adults, was offered through part-nership with Manitoba Seniors and Health Sec-retariat, the Manitoba Association of Senior Centres, Manitoba Con-sumers Bureau, Winnipeg Police Services, RCMP, Addictions Foundation, the St. James/Assiniboia 55 Plus Centre and Good Neighbours Active Living Centre.

The program offered in Thompson was hosted

by the Thompson Sen-iors Community Resource Council and the Thomp-son RCMP, and residents learned a about a number of topics including identity theft, frauds and scams, safe banking, safety home programs, fall prevention, substance and gambling abuse, safe driving, In-ternet safety, fi re safety, emergency preparedness and medication safety.

Participants received their certificates of com-pletion on May 18 dur-ing a dinner. With the in-formation the residents have now learned they will be aware of safety and security issues, will be able to live independ-ently, and empower and

encourage peer support through social events.

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This was the first time the program has gone through Thompson, and Pam Antila, resource co-ordinator with the Thompson Seniors Com-munity Resource Coun-cil, says they hope to do the course every other year from this time for-ward.

Seniors graduate police academy:

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Thompson Citizen photo by Molly Gibson Kirbyr

Thirteen residents of Thompson have passed the police academy: older adult division

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Thompson Festival of the Arts winnersThe 49th-annual Thompson Festival

of the Arts winners by discipline:

Dance Amy Shier, Ava Brooks, Breese Ross, Eva Parobec, Wyatt Milligan, Hanna Lothian, Kelsie Paulic, Madison Gurniak, Makayla Pynn, Sydney Vallance, Taylor Volanski, Sofi a Lima, Mikaila Meehan, Sydney Vallance, Abbi St. Pierre, Ashton St. Pierre, Carys Hykawy, Hannah Gagnon, Kayla Belton, McKenna Brown, Sophia Greenhill, Taylor Lupton, Bailey Oberdorfer, Breanna Mayor, Lacee Nakonechny ,Morgan Nakonechny, Reese St. Pierre, Braxen Huhtala, Makenna Williment, Paige Clements

Visual Arts Signe Boychuk, Matthew Cormier, Gavin Linklater, Sharla McDonald, Amy Monteith, Kendall Ritchie, Emma Tomchuk, Annaliese Ouellette, Malcolm Snooks, Kyla Spence, Connor Wake, Michaela Roechenwagner, Martha Magaji, Amy McKay Barenz, Christopher Anid, Dami Wi, Amber Lee Fountain, Adira Carter, Xoe Bruderer, Jessika Simmonds, Jasmin Marks, Michelle Flett-Rach, McKenna Brown, Savannah Szocs, Ms. Hudson’s kindergarten class, Ms. Forsythe’s Grade 4 class, Mms. Mervat’s Grade 4 class, Porth/McNish Grade 8 classes, Ms. Gallant’s Grade 4/5.

Piano/Strings Turna Sarker, Cody Hopkins, Rylee Lewis, Isabel Carter, Miles Stillie, Anna Holmen, Nevada Long, Aedah Amadu, Kaede Fountain, Dami Wi, Sarah Lewis, Cecilia Wanke, Hannah Lowen, Jacob Sime, Justin Ham, Charlotte Ham, Olivia Wanke, Dane Wanke

Speech Carly Courvoisier, Ashley Deamicis, Genevieve Ling, Christopher Hudey, Kennedy Courvoisier, Jacob Adams, Kieran Goble, Reese St. Pierre, Cameron Belyea, Ashley Slaney, Nadia Wilson, Ms. Ellis’s Grade 7 class, Ms. Lafreniere’s Grade 4 class, Ms. Perrin’s Grade 1 Class

Vocal/Choral Mikaila Meehan, Amy Shier, Brandi Evans, Gabrielle Larocque, Emily Penney, Ecole Riverside kindergarten to Grade 3 choir, Ecole Riverside Grade 1-3 choir, Juniper School Grade 3-4 choir, Deerwood School choir, Juniper School Grade 5-6 choir, Ecole Riverside French choir, R.D. Parker Collegiate vocal jazz ensemble

Gabrielle Larocque (vocal) and Olivia Wanke and Dane Wanke (piano) received recommendations to the provincial festival.

BY PETER FRIGOKIN-CANADA THOMPSON

SPECIAL TO THE

THOMPSON CITIZEN

The Kin Club of Thomp-son was honoured with na-tional recognition recently by receiving a national award for their efforts in raising awareness and funds for Cystic Fibrosis. Representing District 2, which encompasses all of Manitoba and Northwest-ern Ontario, the Kin Club of Thompson received a certifi cate in March and was formally recognized at their zone meeting last

month. Sharing this year’s honour with Kin, Kinette and Kinsmen Clubs from Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Col-umbia, Thompson Kin received the Bill Skelly Award, which is awarded annually by Cystic Fibro-sis Canada and is named after Bill Skelly. Skelly was the Kinsmen who in-itiated the partnership be-tween Kin Canada organ-ization and Cystic Fibrosis Canada in 1964. As Cystic Fibrosis Canada’s partner for life, Kin, Kinette and

Kinsmen clubs across the nation have raised more than $40 million for life sustaining research, care and advocacy since its partnership with C.F. Can-ada began.

“This is really is an amazing accomplishment for a small club such as ours,” noted president Shannon Johnston upon receiving the award. “Thompsonites are very charitable, and that con-tinues to show on an on-going basis, whether they

Thompson Kin Club receives national

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Thompson Citizen photo courtesy of Peter Frigo

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Thank you to everyone who participated in our annual Clean Community Project this year. A special thanks to Dolly at Robin`s Donuts for the

continued support over the years & donation of a BBQ for this year’s prize. Councillor Colleen Smook drew for the BBQ & the winner was Our Home Kikinaw.

A proud Northern city, alive with community spirit.

Pictured above, from left to right; Moses Nsi, Wayne Koversky, Councillor Colleen Smook, Cayley Moore, Justin Valentino , William Bennett

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THOMPSON PENTECOSTAL

Pastor Dan Murphy

126 Goldeye 677-3435 Sunday School

9:45 am, Church 11:00 am

ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN

249 Thompson Dr. 204-677-2799

Pastor Murat Kuntel

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

LUTHERAN-UNITED CHURCH OF THOMPSON

congregations worship at 52 Caribou

Rd. at 10:30 am Sundays.

Phone 204-677-4495

LIVING WATER CHURCHPastor Archie McKay

Ph: 677-2469

Sunday services @ 7:00pm.

Light of the North Church

32 Nelson Road

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

APOSTOLIC FAITH CHURCH

111 GOLDEYE CRESCENT

Service Schedule

Sunday 11:00 am Worship Service

3:00 pm Sunday School

7:00 pm Evening service

Wednesday: 7:00 pm Bible study

followed by prayer time. Contact us at

204-679-2693 or 204-677-5003

501 • HOUSESFOR RENT

502 • APT/TOWN-HOUSE FOR RENT

1 & 2 bedroom apartments available immediately

9 - 35 Ashberry PlaceFor applications

phone 204-677-5758or fax 204-677-5803

302 • BUSINESSOPPORTUNITIES

505 • HOUSESFOR SALE

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

606 • GENERAL NOTICES

510 • RETAIL/OFFICE SPACE

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BOSTON PIZZA4 Moak Crescent, Thompson,

MB R8N 2B7

Requires

Full-time Cooks. Min 1 year

experience, starting wage is

$12.50-$13.00/hour depending

on experience and training.

Apply within, or email your

qualifi cations to

[email protected].

Only qualifi ed applicants will be

contacted for interview.

HOUSE FOR SALE -R2000 bi-level in Th ompson, one of the newest houses in Th ompson. Open concept LR/kitchen, oak laminate fl oors, 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2210 sq ft on two levels, fenced yard, central air, HRV. Great price at $289,000! A must see. Call 204-677-8075 for more info or appt to view. Private sale.

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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.

BUSINESS INSTRUCTOR Classification: Instructor Term Position: August 17, 2015 to April 29, 2016 The Pas and Thompson, MB Competition No. 15-029 Closing Date: June 1, 2015 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.


ENGLISH LITERATURE INSTRUCTOR Classification: Instructor Term Position: August 17, 2015 to April 29, 2016 The Pas, Thompson and Norway House, MB Competition No. 15-034 Closing Date: June 1, 2015 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.

Thompson (866) 677.6450

The Public Health Inspector Student Bursary Program

Apply today and receive as much as $30,000 to help pay for your education.Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) are vital members of the community health system. As a PHI, your primary focus is to safeguard the well being of Manitobans by educating them about public health issues, monitoring facilities and developments and enforcing public health information.

The Public Health Inspector Student Bursary ProgramManitoba needs more PHIs in our smaller urban centres. That is why the province is offering bursaries of between $10,000 to $15,000 per year to help students like you obtain your degree in environmental health and become a PHI. The amount of the bursary you receive is dependent on the type of program in which you enrol.

A commitment to serve ManitobaIn return for your bursary and following your certification as a PHI, you must sign a training/funding agreement for work for the Manitoba government for two or three years in a rural or northern community.

Closing date for applications is June 8. For more information about this exciting career opportunity, please visit Manitoba.ca/govjobs. Search competition #1314002.


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ADULT LEARNING CENTRE INSTRUCTOR Classification: InstructorFull Time Term: August 24, 2015 to January 29, 2016Thompson, ManitobaCompetition No. 15-042Closing Date: June 8, 2015 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.

BURNTWOOD CUSTOM BUILDERSNOW HIRING

SUBMIT RESUME:FAX:

EMAIL:

176 STATION RD, [email protected]

PART-TIMEMONDAY - FRIDAY

LOOKING FOR A SELF-MOTIVATEDINDIVIDUAL TO JOIN COMPANY

RECEPTIONIST/BOOKKEEPINGSOME YARD UPKEEP & WAREHOUSING

CWB WelderLa Furlane Construction

Thompson, Manitoba

Well established company in the construction industry is accepting applications for the services of a CWB welder to work with our experienced construction crew. Must have experience in fabrication and eld work as well as able to work with minimal supervision. This position offers a bene t package as well as competitive wages.

Please email your resume to [email protected] or fax to 204-677-4540. Resumes may also be dropped off at our of ce, 176 Hayes Road.

Full Time, Part Time & Term Youth Care Practioners Kisewatisiwin Services-Thompson

COMPETITION NUMBER: 2387.05.15

Macdonald Youth Services requires full time, part time and term Youth Care Practitioners to work within the Kisewatisiwin Services, working with high-need adolescents with multiple treatment issues. The successful applicant will be required to work a variety of shifts including days, evenings, and weekends

QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO DO THE JOB: The successful applicant will be required to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in the provision of a nurturing, caring and safe environment for youth in a residential setting and 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 diffi culties. Good written and verbal communication skills are required. As team members, duties may include, but are not limited to: administrative responsibilities, crisis management, maintaining health standards as directed by residential licensing requirements, budgeting, and contributing to treatment programming. Sound judgment, stress management, and good role modeling skills are required. Valid driver’s license is mandatory, willingness to obtain First Aid/CPR Certifi cation, minimum of 18 years of age, possess a current (within 3 months) or willingness to obtain a Criminal Record Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), and possess a current (within 3 months) or willingness to obtain a Child Abuse Registry Check.

SALARY RANGE: $27,727.49 - $43,622.31 d.o.q per annum, plus competitive benefi ts plan. This position is also entitled to a Northern allowance equal to an additional fi ve percent (5%) of the salary. Salary will be prorated to the length of the term and part-time position.

Interested candidates are requested to submit a resume by 12:00 noon June 5, 2015.

Resumes may be faxed, 778-7778, emailed, [email protected], or delivered to 102-83 Churchill Drive Thompson, MB quoting competition number before 12:00 noon April. 30, 2015.

MYS is committed to developing and retaining a diverse workforce. All successful applicants may also be required to apply for a Prior Contact Check. We thank all applicants for their interest but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. For further information about our other employment and volunteer opportunities please visit our website www.mys.ca.

Nisichawayasihk/Nelson House(Manitoba)

Personnes résidant ou travaillant à Nisichawayasihk/Nelson House (MN) et dans un rayon de 100 kilometres de cet endroit ET les membres du groupe d’équité en matière d’emplois suivants: les autochtones. * NOTA: Veuillez notes que seuls les personnel répondant aux deux énoncés ci-dessus peuvent postuler

Adjoint(e) aux services de détachement – CR-04

Pour tous les postes annoncés sur le Système de ressourcement de la fonction publique (SRFP), vous pouvez faire une demande d'emploi en ligne or Veuillez transmettre votre lettre d’accompagnement et votre curriculum vitæ par télécopie au 204-983-4003.

Veuillez indiquer le numéro de référence RCM15J-011498-000067 . La date limite de réception des candidatures est le 10 juin, 2015.

Pour de plus amples renseignements sur ce poste, incluant les critères de présélection additionnels, et pour soumettre votre candidature, visitez http://emplois.gc.ca, ou composez le numéro InfoTel au 1 800 645 5605 ou l’ATS au 1-800-532-9397.

Nisichawayasihk/Nelson House, Manitoba

Open to persons residing or employed in Nisichawayasihk/Nelson House, Manitoba and within a 100 kilometer radius of that location AND members of the following Employment Equity group: Aboriginal persons * NOTE: Only those meeting BOTH of the above can apply

Detachment Services Assistant - CR-04

You can apply on-line for all positions advertised through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). Or fax your cover letter and resume to 1-204-983-4003.

Please quote reference number RCM15J-011498-000067 . The closing date for applications is 10 June, 2015.

For more information about this position, including all the screening criteria, and how to apply, visit http://jobs.gc.ca, or call Infotel at 1-800-645-5605 or TTY at 1-800-532-9397.

The YWCA Thompson is seeking 3 Summer StudentsThe YWCA Thompson invites applications from students who were registered in school during the past academic year and who are planning to return to school in the next academic year.

Women’s Programs AssistantResponsibilities Include: Providing support to the Y’s Women’s Centre drop-in program and leading a girls summer activity program.Qualifi cations Include: Interest in social studies and/or planning to enroll in a Bachelor of Social Work program, compassionate and non-judgemental, and administrative experience. Criminal Record and Child Abuse Registry check is required.

Finance and Administration AssistantResponsibilities Include: Processing accounts payable and receivable and other administrative duties such as archiving and fi ling.Qualifi cations Include: Strong aptitude with numbers, organizational and computer skills. Criminal Record check is required.

Hostel/Housing AssistantResponsibilities Include: Providing administrative and general support to the YWCA hostel that provides long-term stays to otherwise homeless residents of Thompson.Qualifi cations Include: Strong interpersonal skills, customer service experience and administrative experience. Criminal Record check is required.

Employment Terms: 35 hours per week @ $10.70 per hour. Start date to be determined.

Apply by June 3, 2015 to:Executive Director, YWCA Thompson

By email [email protected] or fax 204.778.5308

or drop off resume at 39 Nickel Road, Thompson, MB R8N OY5

requires aCASUAL OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSE

We’re in the business of helping organiza ons help their employees and looking for talented professionals who will embrace the long-term client rela onships we value.

The applicant should be:• Customer orientated, self-motivated, possess excellent

interpersonal skills, and able to work as part of a mul -disciplinary team.

• A licensed prac cal nurse, diploma or baccalaureate prepared nurse.

• Experienced in Occupa onal Health Nursing and disability case management. Although such experience would be considered an asset, applicants with an excellent combina on of training and experience will be considered.

• Be eligible for Provincial registra on with their respec ve Colleges.• Have experience with MS O ce and Windows.

A valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle would be an asset.

Responsibili es include:• The administra on of a health screening and audiometric program

that includes diagnos c tes ng, health educa on and health promo on.

• Administra on of pre-employment medical screening.• Administering immuniza on vaccines• Disability case management including assis ng clients from the

onset of illness or injury through to medical recovery and a mely return to safe and produc ve work.

Salary based on current Collec ve Bargaining Agreement. Résumés, together with the names and contact informa on of three professional references who will be contacted, can be forwarded to:

Horizon OHSSecond Floor, Westwood Mall

436 Thompson DriveThompson, MB R8N 0C6Phone: (204) 677-7355

Fax: (204) 677-2695Email: [email protected]

DEADLINE: May 31, 2015

We thank all applicants for their interest but advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Welcomes back Darlene Charronas Executive Head Housekeeper

Darlene was previously a dedicated employee at the hotel for 10 years, so we just wanted to say

Welcome Back!Lakeview Inn & Suites also requires

the following positions:Full-Time Housekeeping Attendants

& Relief Head Housekeeper

Applicants must be available to work day shifts& weekends, be detail oriented and enjoy a fast-paced

work environment. In return we offer great benefi tsand a fun working atmosphere.

Please submit resumes with work-related references to:70 Thompson Drive, NorthThompson, MB R8N 1Y8


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

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OPENMONDAYS

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

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

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Providing legal services in the North for more than years.

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

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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

Ph: 677-9991 • Fax: 778-5145 Insurance Service Ltd.

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.

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Participants walk to end multiple

sclerosisSeventy-three walkers took to the streets of Thompson to

raise awareness about multiple sclerosis, and to help fund

a way to end the disease on May 24. The Thompson team,

as of May 20, has raised $6,233.50. Event co-ordinator

Valdine Flaming,says she wouldn’t be surprised if it hits

over $7,000 in the next few days due to online donations

being open for one more week.


Thompson Kin club

choose to donate at our collection boxes that are posted throughout town or at our annual ‘Coins for Kin’ event, where 100 per cent of all the coins received at our traffi c stop between Tim Hortons and Mark’s every June is donated to Cystic Fibro-sis Canada.” Club vice-president Robyn Foley further noted that “the Thompson Kin Club has been able to donate over $1,000 to Cystic Fibrosis Canada each year, thanks to the outstanding gen-erosity of Thompsonites, for the last nine years. So keep an eye out for us soon, as we plan to make a 10th appearance with our Coins for Kin event, coming up in June.”

The Cystic Fibrosis Canada website describes cystic fi brosis as the most common fatal genetic dis-ease affecting children and young adults. It is a multi-system disease that affects mainly the lungs and the digestive system. In the lungs, where the ef-fects are most devastating, a buildup of thick mucus causes severe respiratory problems. Mucus and pro-tein also build up in the digestive tract, making it diffi cult to digest and ad-sorb nutrients from food. As improved therapies have helped address the multi-nutrition issues, ultimately most deaths re-lated to cystic fi brosis are due to lung disease. There is no cure.

Thompson Kin are al-ways looking for new, dynamic members to help out with events such as “Kin for Coins” and other community initia-tives. For more informa-tion, please contact Kin Club president Shannon Johnston at [email protected].

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