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school bus safety, etc.
INDEX
- Let’s not forget the annual April 1 events
ARTHUR BLACK . . . . . . . . . . 3
OPINION PAGE . . . . . . . . . . 4
LIFESTYLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
The Town of Marathon is
encouraging you, your organizations and your
Councils to submit interventions to the CRTC outlining
your
specific
concerns associated with
the proposal to move the
offices to Thunder Bay.
COMMUNITY EVENTS . . . . 11
CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
MARKETPLACE . . . . . . . . . . . 15
coming eveNTS
70’s & 80’s DANCE
MAY 18th
VICTORIA DAY
MAY 20th
COMMUNITY
CLEAN UP
MAY 30th
POOL TOURNAMENT
JUNE 1st
EUCHRE TOURNAMENT
JUNE 1st
FATHER’S DAY
JUNE 16th
GE RA L D T O N
Weather Forecast
WEDNESDAY
ISOLATED
SHOWERS
HIGH: 15°C
LOW: 7°C
THURSDAY
VARIABLE
COUDINESS
HIGH: 15°C
LOW: 5°C
FRIDAY
MAINLY SUNNY
HIGH: 17°C
LOW: 3°C
SATURDAY
CLOUDY
PERIODS
HIGH: 17°C
LOW: 6°C
SUNDAY
VARIABLE
CLOUDINESS
HIGH: 20°C
LOW: 10°C
MONDAY
LIGHT RAIN
HIGH: 13°C
LOW: 9°C
TUESDAY
ISOLATED
SHOWERS
HIGH: 12°C
LOW: 6°C
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Radio personality Al Creswell in the CFNO Broadcast booth in Marathon
Dougall Media Proposes to
Move CFNO From Marthon
As you may have heard,
North Superior Broadcasting Ltd. (owned by Dougall
Media) has made application to the CRTC to move
the CFNO offices from
Marathon to their headquarters in Thunder Bay.
The Mayor and Council of
the Town of Marathon
sees this as an initiative
that will have significant
negative impact on the
communities and residents
within the entire CFNO listening area. For 30 years,
CFNO has been broadcasting to our communities. CFNO is a unique
asset to our region and in
many ways, is our lifeline
to each other and the outside world.
Following is a sample of
the services CFNO and Al
Cresswell provide for our
communities and listeners
on an annual basis:
GERALDTON
- broadcast
morning
show
- MC Geraldton Jamboree
- MC Grow Greenstone
Expo
- orgainize TD toybank
Xmas Drive
- cover Annual Walleye
Derby
- MC Michelle Wright
- live on location Home
Hardware Grand Opening
- live on location Bargain
Shop Grand Opening
LONGLAC
- broadcast morning showMC summerfest
- MC
Winter
Carnival
Opening Ceremonies
- cut ribbon opening of 4
Winds Motel
- cover various forestry
meetings
NAKINA
- broadcast
morning
show
- cover numerous Ring of
Fire meetings
- cover Nakina Bass Derby
AROLAND FIRST NATIONS
- broadcast morning show
- guest speaker Gr. 8
Graduation
CARAMAT
- broadcast morning show
- MC Moose Hunters Ball
- covered Caramat Fish
Derby, MC'd awards
OTHER
- CFNO covers all 10 Municipal Town Council
meetings in the region
which are held every two
weeks
- MC North Shore Singers
every spring
- CFNO provides up to the
minute information regarding local highways
and school closures. Also
school bus cancellations.
- They have a feature every
Tuesday morning at 8:10
called
“Commanders’
Corner”. Local OPP Staff
Sargeant comes into studio and we discuss a relevant topic of the day. Eg.
ATV safety, Ice conditions,
snow mobile safety,
There have been numerous postings on social
media sites like facebook
and twitter, where people
have turned to voice their
opinion in addition to the
standard talk around the
coffee shops in town. Let’s
not forget that very recently the Municipality of
Greenstone assistted Dougal Media in applying and
paying for a broadcast
tower in Beardmore. If you
feel strongly about the
move of CFNO from
Marathon to Thunder Bay
you can contact the CRTC
to have your voice heard.
www.crtc.gc.ca/eng
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BEARDMORE • CARAMAT • GERALDTON • JELLICOE • LONGLAC • NAKINA
NEWS
geraldton curling club mixed wind-up
The Geraldton Curling
Club held their annual
windup on Saturday, May
4, 2012 at the club. Members, guests and sponsors
enjoyed a delicious buffet
dinner followed by the annual awards presentations
and a dance. President
Karen Saarimaki took the
opportunity to thank all of
the executive, staff, volunteers (members and nonmembers) as well as
sponsors who helped
make the evening as well
as the season, another
great success. The Curling
Club is very fortunate to
have the support of both
local and out-of-town
businesses, as well as the
community, in keeping the
club viable when so many
others in Northern Ontario
are struggling to stay
open. A special presentation was made by VicePresident Dan Flynn on
behalf of the club to Carol
and Norm Kristjanson for
all of the great service
they have given the club
in looking after the bar
over the years.
The following is a list of
award winners from each
of the regular leagues:
MEN’S LEAGUE
Tuesday Night
First EventErrington
Home Hardware
1. Clarke
Brown,
Jim
Smith, Bruce Lamb, Jim
Guillemette
2. Edgar Carreira, Randy
Maenpaa, Doug Haldane, Lindsay Pascoe
Second Event – MacIver’s
Auto
1. Clarke
Brown,
Jim
Smith, Bruce Lamb, Jim
Guillemette
2. Norm Kristjanson, Andrew Hackner, Mike
Davis, Dwayne Sutherland
Thursday Night
First Event – Herb Pile Memorial
1. Brian Aaltonen, Dave
Barker, Ron Melhuish,
Ray Blanchard
2.Edgar Carreira, Randy
Maenpaa, Jamie Armstrong, Bruce Lamb
Second Event – Daneff’s
Food Market
1. Norm Kristjanson, Tony
Petty, Andrew Hackner,
Dwayne Sutherland
2. Edgar Carreira, Randy
Maenpaa, Jamie Armstrong, Bruce lamb
LADIES LEAGUE
First Event - Gay Muree
Ladies Wear
1. Karen Saarimaki, Tara
Evoy, Sylvie Fortier,
Christine Enders
2. Darlene Leupen, Helen
Maenpaa, Kim Donylyk,
Lori Cyr
Second Event – RBC Royal
Bank
1. Karen Saarimaki, Tara
Evoy, Sylvie Fortier,
Christine Enders
2. Darlene Leupen, Helen
Maenpaa, Kim Donylyk,
Lori Cyr
Club Championship –
Club
1. Karen Saarimaki, Tara
Evoy, Sylvie Fortier,
Christine Enders
2. Darlene Leupen, Helen
Maenpaa, Kim Donylyk,
Lori Cyr
MIXED LEAGUE
Blank End Contest –
Canada Brokerlink
1. Dwayne
Sutherland,
Shannon Kristjanson,
Dorothy Walker, Nanny
Bull
Four End Contest –
Pietsch Group Inc.
1.Haley Garvie, Peter
Garvie, Brian Kennedy,
Katie Harpman, Dan &
Doreen Trinh, Chelsea
McAllen, Vernon Adams
First Event – Dominion
Motors
1. Al Luomala, Pina Luomala,
Suzanne
Lafrance, Erica Cotton,
Kevin Clark
2. Kurt Pristanski, Angelika
Offinowska,
Julien
Manzo,
Jean-Pierre
Nabarra
Second Event – Stedman’s
1. Kurt Pristanski, Angelika
Offinowska,
Julien
Manzo,
Jen
Pierre
Nabarra
2. Randy Maenpaa, Helen
Maenpaa, Lindsay Pascoe, Sylvie Rondeau
L to R: Clarke Brown, Rick Maki (MacIver's), Jim Smith, Jim
Guillemette
L to R: Margaret Ann Darling (Canada Brokerlink), Dorothy
Walker, Shannon Kristjanson, Nanny Bull, Dwayne Sutherland
L to R: Karen Saarimaki, Norm Kristjanson, Carol Kristjanson,
Dan Flynn
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editorial
IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU...
By Arthur Black
I'd like to write a few
lines about a tiny word
that is the very glue of
the English language,
okay? Now, it's entirely
okay if you're not personally okay with that,
but I got the okay from
my editor Usually she
shrugs when I suggest a
theme and offers a
grudging 'okay'. But this
time she really liked it.
“O-KAY!” She said. “Go
for it!”
Versatile little four-letter
combination when you
think about it – especially
when you realize it can
be cut in half and still say
the same thing. My dictionary recognizes 'O.K.'
and even 'OK' as legitimate variations. They all
sound exactly the same
to the human ear.
'Okay' is probably the
most well-known English
world in the world. Venetian
gondoliers
get
'okay'; so do Tibetan
Sherpas, Australian outbackers, Colombian drug
mules
and
Chinese
money-lenders.
So where does 'okay'
come from?
How much time have
you got?
Over the years linguists
have proposed that the
expression was swiped
from the Scots ('och aye'),
West African slaves ('wah
kay'), the French ('au
quais'), the Choctaw tribe
('o keh'), the Finns
('oikea') – even from a
U.S. railway freight agent
named Obadiah Kelly
who used to scrawl his
initials as a signature on
bills of lading.
The only thing pretty
much everyone agreed
on is that usage as an
English expression bubbled up in eastern North
America sometime in the
early 19th century.
By 1840, rumours attributed the phrase to
U.S. President Andrew
Jackson. Detractors said
that President Jackson
scrawled O.K. On government
documents
under the illusion he was
using a short form for 'all
correct'. (Orl Korect?)
Cute story, buy highly
unlikely. Andrew Jackson was a well-educated
man.
Whatever the origins,
'okay' was perfectly okay
to use through North
America by the 1850's –
so much so that it appears in the written
works of Henry David
Thoreau in 1854. Now,
a century and a half
later, the word has been
bisected again. People
often signify acceptance
with a single syllable instead of two.
“You wanna grab a
bite at the Taco Bell?”
“Kay.”
Fortunately, thanks to
the work of a a U.S. professor
named
Allen
Walker Read, we now
know the true origins of
this ubiquitous phrase.
Professor Read figured it
out by poring over back
issues of eastern American newspapers published in the early-to-mid
1800's.
Turns out there was a
kind of fad that swept the
chattering classes of
early
19th
century
Boston society, in which
people wishing to appear clever used abbreviations
to
replace
well-known
phrases.
Thus, people would say
(or write) ISBD, instead of
It
Shall
Be
Done.
Boston's leading citizens
were referred to as
OFM's – Our First Men.
And anything insignificant was dismissed with
SP – Small Potatoes.
Another craze those
early language manglers indulged in was
faux-illiteracy. They liked
to pretend they couldn't
spell very well. Thus the
Boston aristocracy (Andrew Jackson had nothing to do with it) –
brutalized the phrase 'all
correct' into 'orl korrect' –
which got shortened to
O.K.
And the rest is History,
okay?
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From Nakina ...
COMMENTARY BY BOB ROTZ
Quite A Week....
....it was. Started out with
a news item that arrived at
"F/N"HQ just a tad too
l a t e . . . . d a m n e d
deadlines....to make last
week's column, and yours
truly couldn't be more
thrilled. Lindsay Lohan, arguably
America's
#1
tabloid/E-Talk queen, has
checked into Betty Ford's for
90 days. It didn't say if she
was going to receive treatment or is just staying there,
but that doesn't really matter, does it? The gal they like
to call 'Li-Lo' has stayed at
Betty's once before, and the
results didn't exactly get her
a passing grade, but better
than the other re-hab place
she was in just a couple
weeks back as that stay
lasted only a matter of minutes. (Minutes?) But it says
she's rehired her former
longtyme attorney, so let's
see what happens next.
*This is probably a good/fitting tyme for this week's
"F/N" Word Of The Day
(*WOTD)....''Itty-Bitty''....which
has the same meaning as
Teensy-Weensy.
Which
pretty well describes the
size of Ms. Lohan's brain,
OR her respect for the law
and/or her current parole
officer, of which there have
been many. How she is not
doing a '5 to 10 year
stretch' in some penitentiary is beyond me?
The CFNO 'Bombshell'....
....that was dropped on
loyal listeners last week has
spread it's schrapnel over
it's entire, vast listening
area....and beyond. Maybe
Queens Park and The
House Of Commons? Firstly,
let's get one thing straight,
what follows here is not in
any way a dump on CBC
Radio, or its' Thunder Bay
affiliate. "From Nakina" and
several thousand others
are wondering why CFNO
owners Dougall Media
(rather 'quietly') filed papers
with the CRTC back in early
April to move the station
from Marathon....which has
been 'home' for 30
years....to Thunder Bay?
Chronicle/Journal North
Shore guy Carl Clutchey
broke the story early last
week, and the public outcry
against such a move has
spread like a bush fire. Interestingly, the
Dougall
higher-ups are....after 30
years....seeing CFNO's' area
as just that.....bush. With 'little
4
commonality' among many
of the communities. Well,
Mr. Dougall, these two
dozen
plus
North
Shore/Greenstone/First Nation communities.....which
range in population from
something like 48 in Caramat
to
4800
in
Marathon.....have a hell of a
lot more 'in common' than
you are aware of. Maybe
you're not tuning in CFNO
often enough? And our
'Hometown Sound', or
'sense of community' if you
will, though all staff relay
that type of feeling, is due
in a large part to Al Cresswell, the New/Sports Director and Morning Man at
your station. Someone
called him an 'ambassador'
for the area last week in a
conversation I had with another listener. Then, in a
couple other back-andforths yours truly called
CFNO a 'radio station of necessity'. And that pertains to
the people living here, not
the trees. The reasons I've
heard for moving CFNO to
T. Bay....if indeed they DO
come directly from Dougall
Media?....are 'flimsy' at best,
though one person believed CFNO is not currently
a money-losing operation,
yet it was indicated it would
be a 'financial decision'.
Well, if it's not making
enough money, why would
the owners not try to sell it?
I mean, it HAS been 30
years. So, what can we do?
you ask. At this point, not
much......the CRTC deadline
for 'submissions' (if a person disagrees with the proposal) was Monday May
13th, and though it was
filed on or about April 9th,
it wasn't made public until
Clutchey's article a week
back. Nice. We tried last
week, but there were 'problems' with the CRTC site, but
Dougall Media indicates
(loosely quoted) they gladly
will respond to inquiries, so
give that a shot if you wish.
Firstly, take a minute or two
and think of all the day to
day stuff we rely on CFNO
to tell us about......road closings/re-openings, weather,
storm warnings, schools,
buses, community events,
council meetings and reports, news, sports, on site
broadcasts, advertising, etc.,
etc., etc. Holy s---, I almost
forgot area Bingo's! Maybe
you wanna drop Dougall a
note, or give them a call?
Perhaps sanity will prevail
and they'll withdraw the application. If not, there could
be other 'irons in the fire' to
retain this 'radio station of
necessity'. And, our ambassador.
Ring Of Fire
I was asked one day last
week....for
the
273rd
tyme....''what's up with the
Ring Of Fire"? The asker,
who is not from around
these parts, wasn't trying to
be funny or rude, merely
wondering if there was/is
anything new on the horizon. One source had already predicted it would be
''six or seven years' before
any raw material rolls
down the road past
Aroland''. That may be true,
though "From Nakina"
sticks to our guns that if indeed it ever DOES roll past
Aroland....it will be on rail,
not road. Of course, Chief
Sonny and others are still
hoping for a smelter at
Exton.....so we'll see on that.
Anyway, back to the question about "what's up''? I
see it like this....if the Ring Of
Fire was the NHL, the RoF is
just barely ready to start the
playoffs....the very first
round, then there'll be a
round-robin, quarter finals,
semi-finals, and if anybody's still standing, the finals for the Chromite Cup.
However, the playoff schedule is being drawn up by
Cliffs....so expect further delays. (PS...congrats to Joe
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Carrabba, just re-named
Chairman for this coming
year.)
New Chief
One group that IS ready
for the RoF is Matawa First
Nations, as they announced in T. Bay last week
that Bob Rae is the Chief
Negotiator on their behalf
in talks with the province
and Cliffs on RoF matters.
The worst-kept secret we've
heard of in a long tyme
was made 'official' and Rae
will meet with Ovide Mercredi (who represents
Greenstone) and Phil
Fontaine from Cliffs in all future talks. The Matawa
meetings at the Victorian
Inn in T. Bay were followed
up with a Sharing Conference last Friday involving
the Matawa Chiefs and a
delegation from Greenstone. I would expect that
before too long there just
may be a Memorandum Of
Understanding (MOU) signing by Greenstone and
Matawa, since one is already in effect between G'stone and Aroland. (*didn't
get a free-bee invite (from
F/N or G'stone) to T. Bay last
week and I wondered if it
was maybe because I'd recently referred to Bob Rae
as 'Chief Paleface'. Heck,
lighten up people! I got that
from an old Bob Hope
movie I saw 60 years ago!
Anyway, maybe we'll get to
the
next
one??
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
"F/N"s Take On Senators
Thumbs up to the NHL
ones from Ottawa. They've
gone from the outhouse to
the penthouse this year,
and dumped Les Canadiens from Montreal last
week in FIVE games! You
just KNOW Habs fans are
really pissed when a number of them tossed their
$129.95 (NHL*TM) sweaters
onto the Montreal Bell Centre ice when it was mercifully over with. The Ottawa
guy should get Coach Of
The Year, and the Montreal
guy should get checking La
Gazette for a new job.
As to the 'other' senators.......you know, the ones
from the Red Chamber.......
who continue merrily along
robbing the Canadian taxpayer, a number of the
Conservative bunch following Mike Duffy's footsteps in
re-paying any and all the
moneys he/they get caught
doing us out of. Methinks
Fathead is up near the
$100,00 mark to date, and
he keeps on saying ''it was
a mistake'' and apologizing. What a guy! And
Harper
blames
'fuzzy
rules'?! (*no....I did not make
that up, 'fuzzy rules' is what
the P/M said)
*Thought Of The Day...
And The Beat Goes
On................(Sonny
and
Cher....1967)
"From Nakina"...until next
tyme.
LIFESTYLE
Crane Collapses From the Study
Jim Patterson, St. Andrew's Church
“WHAT SHALL WE SING?”
To the leader. Of the Korahites. A Psalm.
Hear this, all you peoples; give ear, all inhabitants of the
world,
both low and high, rich and poor together.
My mouth shall speak wisdom; the meditation of my
heart shall be understanding.
I will incline my ear to a proverb; will solve my riddle to
the music of the harp. Psalm 49:1-4
A crane has collapsed Monday morning at the still-underconstruction consolidated courthouse on Thunder Bay’s
south side.
Fire Chief John Hay said no one was hurt in the incident,
in which the now-twisted crane appears to have tipped
over, its boom landing on the lower section of the Miles
Street building, set to open in 2014. Police have closed off
a portion of Brodie Street to Victoriaville Mall, citing public
safety.
The incident occurred at about 9 a.m.
“Right now we are just clearing the courthouse, clearing
the area and we’re going to get together with a team of
engineers and people from the courthouse and they’ll develop a plan on how they’re going to get the crane off,”
Hay said.
“There was nobody hurt, there was nobody injured and
certainly nobody killed in the building. So we’re quite comfortable in that.”
Hay said its fortunate no one was injured.
“Building practices and construction practices the way they
are, we’ve never had an incident here that’s been anything
but minor. There was nobody underneath the crane. There
was nobody under the piece that was being moved and I
think it’s fortunate that nobody was hurt.”
Hay stressed every precaution will be taken before any
work begins. The investigation is in the hands of the Ontario Ministry of Labour, whose inspectors would not comment on scene.
“We’ve had a new building that’s taken a pretty big body
check, so we’re going to make sure that the building is
good before we allow people to get too close to it, except
the people who are actually going to work on it. So we’re
minimizing the number of people who are going to be
around the building,” Hay said.
“We’re going to have engineers check the building before,
during and after the crane comes off.”
Hay said Brodie Street may be closed for hours, if not a full
day while officials ensure the scene is safe and the crane
is removed.
“There is probably a little impact on the businesses on the
street. Unfortunately that’s going to continue for the next
little while. The Ministry of Labour and Byrd Construction
will be developing a plan to get the crane off the roof,”
Hay said.
It would be a guess to say what caused the collapse, Hay
added.
“The Ministry of Labour, because they’re doing their investigation, I wouldn’t want to comment anyway. I can probably tell you they won’t be commenting for a while, being
a provincial agency right now.”
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Music is a very interesting natural gift. Birds sing. Some
dogs sing. The northern lights sing. The wind makes music
as it passes through trees, the eaves of a house, the mouth
of a canyon. And people make music by singing, whistling,
humming, playing various instruments, and even silently
to themselves in their own minds.
Music is much more than amusement or entertainment.
The bird songs and the dog howl are distinctive forms of
language that serve tp warn competitors, express grief, or
court a mate. For humans, music is even more useful. For
example, we sing to lull a child to sleep. We sing to express
loyalty to our sovereign and to our country. We sing to
court our beloved. We “sing for our supper”. And, of course,
we sing to express our faith, our longing, our questions to
our Creator.
Singing is so important to our faith that one image of the
eternal afterlife is of ethereal creatures singing.
Day and night without ceasing they sing, ‘Holy, holy, holy,
the Lord God the Almighty, who was and is and is to
come.’ Revelation 4:8
Another image, from the same book, is of an immense
choir possibly of many people, but surely of angels and
winged creatures:
...singing, ‘Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and
thanksgiving and honour and power and might be to
our God for ever and ever! Amen. Revelation 7:12
I like to note, with amusement, that there is a choir surrounding God's throne, not a hockey team.
To help us be faithful with our singing, scripture offers us
the collection of songs and poetry put together in the 6th
century BC by God's people. The purpose of the collection
was to aid and abet worship and prayer in the temple and
in everyday life. We know this collection as “The Psalms”.
There are all kinds of Psalms. There are Psalms of longing
(42), Psalms of blessing (41), Psalms of pleading (40),
Psalms of argument (39 and 38), Psalms of comfort (23,
121, 131), Psalms of justice (72, 49, 146) and so forth.
There is just about every kind of Psalm one could ever
need in order to sing, meditate, pray, complain or rejoice.
The burning question therefore might be, “What shall we
sing?” Which Psalm would be appropriate for today, for the
present context? If we get it right, the words and music will
transport us and our thoughts into the very presence of
God. If we get it wrong, well, that would be very embarrassing. It would be like playing a funeral march at a wedding, or using Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture (with cannons)
for a lullaby.
http://youtu.be/n82l3rEQSWk
There are 2 Psalms that I am finding very interesting in the
current global context. They are not nearly as well known
as Psalm 23 or Psalm 121. Both of them deal with the feelings of a poor, sick person who is receiving $620 per
month welfare, or an hourly worker in a bottom end job
who is working hard, maybe at 2 or 3 part time jobs, for
$10.25 per hour. People in this condition watch the news.
They hear about Senators, MP's, MPP's, CEO's (like those
at Nortel), and they know how much such people receive
for their high quality and high responsibility positions. See
what you think about these Psalms for today.
Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him; do not
fret over those who prosper in their way, over those who
carry out evil devices. Refrain from anger, and forsake
wrath. Do not fret—it leads only to evil. For the wicked
shall be cut off, but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land. Psalm 37:7-9
Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity
of my persecutors surrounds me, those who trust in their
wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches? Truly,
no ransom avails for one’s life, there is no price one
can give to God for it. For the ransom of life is costly, and
can never suffice, that one should live on for ever and
never see the grave. Psalm 49:5-9
REGIONAL
CHURCH
CALENDAR
GERALDTON FAITH CHAPEL
1319 Main Street, P.O. Box 657
Pastor Steve Woods
Tel: Church - 854-0092, Cell 854-6769
Email Address: s418woods@yahoo.ca
9:45 am Sunday School (for all ages)
11:00 am Morning Worship
Everyone Welcome
This Week In Our Church
Wednesday @ 7:00pm Mid-Week Bible Study
Kids Klub Thursday 3:30
Youth Group Friday 7:00
******
ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN
Rev. Jim Patterson, Minister
301 Third Avenue SW, P.O. Box 342
Telephone: 807-854-0765
Email: mungo1948@gmail.com
On-line worship http://needareformation.blogspot.ca
11:00 Sunday morning worship
Everyone welcome
******
GERALDTON DISTRICT HOSPITAL
Worship is held in the John Owens
Residence in the Dining Room First
and Third Sunday of each month at
2:00 p.m.
Everyone is encouraged to come and
worship with friends and family.
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ST. THERESA PARISH
Geraldton - 854-0849
Father Roger Pronovost
Monday - Friday at 10:00 am
MASS: Sunday Morning - 10:00 a.m.
******
ST. BRIGID'S PARISH
Nakina - 854-0849
1:00 pm - Bilingual
Father Roger Pronovost
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IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY
Aroland - 3:00 pm
Father Roger Pronovost
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ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH
Longlac - 876-2332
MASS: Saturday, 7:00 pm
Sunday, 10:00 am
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INTERDENOMINATIONAL CHURCH OF
ST. JOHN-IN-THE-WILDERNESS LONGLAC
Sunday Worship at 9 a.m.
All welcome.
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ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA
GERALDTON:
ST. JAMES’ MEMORIAL CHURCH
Sunday Worship at 11 a.m.
“Everyone welcome.”
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JELLICOE:
ANGLICAN CONGREGATION
Church service 2 p.m.
2nd Sunday each month
Anglican Liturgy
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COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH OF
BEARDMORE
30 McKenzie Avenue
Rick Mikesh, Pastor
Sunday a.m. Service 11:00
Kid's Sunday School 11:00 (ages 5grade 6) Good News Club 6:30 Wed
(ages 5-grade 6) Youth Group 7:30
Wed (grades 7-12)
cbcbeardmore.com 875.1332
ALL are Welcome!
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LONGLAC PENTECOSTAL
ASSEMBLY
92 Skinner Ave. - Longlac
Pastor Ken Desmarais
Sunday Service 11:00am
Kids’ Club on Thursday from
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Bible Study, Youth and Women’s
group also available
Call for more details
876-4619
All are welcome.
******
GREENSTONE CHRISTIAN CENTRE
98 Indian Rd. Longlac
Pastor Mario Miousse
Phone 876-9830
Services:
Sunday Morning Worship
Service 11:00 am
Sunday School Ages 4 - 12
Sunday Evening 6:30 pm
All are Welcome
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FAITH CITY CHURCH
Pastors Glen & Bev Wesley
299 East St (French Club)
Celebration Service:
Sunday 10:00 am
Children’s Adventures in Faith
(6-12 yrs)
Youth: Joshua Generation (13-18 yrs)
@ St. Joe’s School
Every other Friday
call for more information
Tele: Church: 854-1051
Call: 853-0485
Email:
faithcitychurchgeraldton@gmail.com
www.faithcitychurchgeraldton.com
Non-denomonational
Everyone Welcome
Grace and Peace.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
5
Local news
Bob Rae the voice of Matawa
Bob Rae will be the voice
of Matawa First Nations
when consulting with the
province on future developments in the Ring of Fire
area.
It was announced Friday
afternoon that the former
federal
Liberal
Party
Leader, who was also
once Ontario’s NDP premier, will be the chief negotiator for Matawa during
regional strategy negotiations with the province.
“There have been issues in
the past about decisions
that have been made without fully consulting with
First Nations. Everybody
recognizes the tremendous potential for development but we’ve also got to
make sure the development is to the benefit of
everyone in the whole
community,” Rae said at
the Victoria Inn Friday.
Rae said his mandate is to
deal with the province on
development needs and
not just mining projects,
but a broad range of infrastructure needs like hydro,
broadband, roads and the
environmental assessment
process.
Aside from the physical infrastructure, there are also
social issues that need to
be addressed.
“If we have big problems
with drug addiction and
big problems with health
care and big problems
with education, then people are not going to be
able to take full advantage
of opportunities that development poses,” said Rae.
“This isn’t about one project.”
Rae’s first task is visiting the
nine communities within
Matawa and finding out
what the concerns and
needs are in each one.
He’ll know if he’s been successful at the end of the
process if the First Nations
are in a stronger economic
position to take advantage
of the development that
occurs.
“I would hope very much
the social conditions of the
people are improved to a
point where individuals
are going to be able to
take advantage of the development as we go forward,” he said.
Webequie First Nations
Chief Cornelius Wabasse
said the chiefs felt Rae
would be a good candidate to work with and his
past experience in politics
would be an asset.
“He’s been with the government and he has more
access to resources, to
people or contacts that he
can utilize so it’s easier for
us to channel through
him,” Wabasse said.
Rae’s role will be to work
closely with the chiefs and
communities and to take
advice from them, said
Wabasse.
“We hope that he talks to
the province about our
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Local news
Times Star price increase
have yet to increases our
rates
Hello all:
We at the Times Star have
put a lot of thought into
the newspaper since we
took over on August 1
2012, as well as alot of
work. Since we took over
we have redesigned the
entire Times Star, increased
its size by 4 pages, and
added new features to
cater to our growing and
dedicated clientele. We
have added an online
presence, as well as
worked closely with local
community groups to assist them in getting thier
messages and news out to
the community. In the last
few weeks we have
worked closely with Unimark Promotions to establish the weekly price of the
Times Star, and have ar-
rived at $1.50 per issue.
This decision was not
made lightly, but is one
that needed to be made.
A few numbers for everyone to consider, as we did,
in coming up with our decision.
1. Since we have taken
over we have increased
the size of the Times Star
by 4 pages, or 33%, and
HARPER GOVERNMENT INVESTS TO
SUPPORT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND
GROWTH IN THE GREENSTONE REGION
GERALDTON, Ontario, May
9, 2013 – The Honourable
Tony Clement, Minister for
FedNor, today announced
that the Harper Government is investing in the
Greenstone Economic Development Corporation
(GEDC) to help create jobs,
enhance business development and growth, and
strengthen the economy of
the Greenstone region.
“Small and medium-sized
businesses are the backbone of the Canadian
economy and our Government is committed to providing the tools they need
to develop and prosper,”
said
Minister Clement. “Today’s
announcement will ensure
that the Greenstone Economic Development Corporation can continue to
help local entrepreneurs
succeed and create jobs.”
GEDC will use $335,000 in
FedNor funding to provide
access to capital and
counselling services to
small and medium-sized
enterprises, as well as support for community economic development for a
one-year period. Based in
Geraldton, GEDC is one of
24 Community Futures Development Corporations
funded by FedNor to serve
Northern Ontario businesses and communities.
These not-for-profit organizations are run by volunteer boards and staffed by
experienced business and
economic development
professionals. “This FedNor
investment will enable us
to strengthen the business
sector in communities
throughout the area and
will support our efforts to
improve the region’s economic
outlook,”
said
Deanna Thibault, President
of the Greenstone Economic Development Corporation. The funding
announced today is provided through FedNor’s
Community Futures Program, which supports projects
that
strengthen
community economic development, and enhance
business growth and competitiveness. "Our Government remains focused on
four priorities, as outlined
by the Prime Minister, that
Canadians care most
about: their families, the
safety of their streets and
communities, their pride in
being a citizen of this
country, and of course,
their personal financial security," concluded Minister
Clement. FedNor – 25
years of successful investment in Northern Ontario.
To learn more about our
programs and services,
please visit: fednor.gc.ca
and follow us on Twitter
@FedNor.
2. The last price increase
was on June 23 2010,
when the price was increased 25% with no increase in the size of the
issues.
3. As with your homes and
businesses, the cost of utilities has increased for us
as well.
4. Since our first 16 page
issue we have consistently
ran the Times Star at 16
pages, and plan to continue to do so.
Some people may compare us to the Chronicle
Journal, which is $1.00 per
issue every day which puts
them at over $7.00 per
week where as we are
$1.50 a week. There are
also many weekly community newspaper in Ontario,
as well as Canada, that
are also priced at $1.50
and some as high as
$2.00 a week. The Times
Star has been in Greenstone for over 60 years
and will continue to be for
years into the future. We
understand that the price
increase may be a bit hard
to grasp, but it is my hope
that the numbers pre-
sented above will allow
our readers to see things
from our perspective.
thank you and we look forward to serving the Community of Greenstone for
years to come. We are
also beginning to test the
waters to see if there is an
interest in resurrecting the
Advertiser Plus, which was
a weekend newsletter
which primarily served the
community of Longlac. We
will shortly begin to contact local business owners,
as well as the general public to see if there is an appetite to bring back the
Advertiser Plus. I/We would
like to again thank all of
loyal readers and advertisers for the amazing support you have given us
since we took over the
Times Star in August. It has
been a fun challenge and
learning experience, and
we continue to grow and
learn as the weeks pass.
Thank you!
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7
local news
Regional Science Fair
St. Joseph School was
pleased to host the 20122013 Superior North
Catholic District School
Board Regional Science
Fair. This annual event
brought
together
30
young scientists from
across the Board.
Science fairs are about
more than students learning about their favourite
science content. Science
fair projects allow students
to practice scientific thinking and problem solving,
improvise when a procedure doesn’t work out as
predicted, present science
findings to others, and
constructively critique each
other’s work. If the presentation is being judge, it
sharpens their skills in
communicating science
process and content.
Students strengthen math
skills through analyzing
and graphing data; reading comprehension skills
by doing complicated
background research; and
creative problem-solving
skills
throughout
the
process. Science fairs involve self-directed learning.
While students learn important lessons in the
8
classroom and lab, science concepts become
relevant as students see
practical applications all
around them and delve
into scientific investigation
of their own. When students control the hands-on
exploration, they gain a
deeper level of understanding than could ever
be possible from a textbook or from following
canned directions in a lab.
Science fairs are an especially motivating way to
learn. When students are
charged with choosing
their own topics and designing their own procedures, they are more likely
to take ownership of their
work and become personally invested in learning. If
you think about what really stays with students, the
science fair project is
something they always remember.
The winners are:
Grade 3:
FIRST PLACE – Logan
McBride (Terrace Bay)
SECOND PLACE – Brook
Olive & Madison Winters
(Terrace Bay)
Grade 4:
FIRST PLACE – Keewaten
Therriault (Nakina)
(tied)
- Aysia Nayanookeesic
(Geraldton)
SECOND PLACE – Emma
Desjardins (Terrace Bay)
THIRD PLACE – Michael
Costa & Liam Speziale
(Schreiber)
Grade 5:
FIRST PLACE – William Martin (Terrace Bay)
SECOND PLACE – Eriz Speciale (Schreiber)
THIRD PLACE – Philemon
Knox (Nakina)
Grade 6:
FIRST PLACE – Connor
Gionet & Ian Bottomley
(Schreiber)
SECOND PLACE – Daniella
Szczepaniak & Kira Barkley
(Terrace Bay)
THIRD PLACE – Hunter
Coughlin, Aries Kelly &
Austin McLeod (Terrace
Bay)
Grade 7:
FIRST PLACE – Devon
Couch (Geraldton)
SECOND PLACE – Justine
Rodak (Geraldton)
THIRD PLACE – Breanne
Woods & Meggy Mattar
(Terrace Bay)
Grade 8:
FIRST PLACE – Alex Halonen & Jonathan Mayry
(Schreiber)
SECOND PLACE – Nicholas
Wach (Geraldton)
THIRD PLACE – Faith Bell
Valentino (Schreiber)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
regional News
Spring Housing Starts in
Thunder Bay
Housing starts in Thunder
Bay, Census Metropolitan
Area (CMA) were trending
at 294 units in April compared to 479 in March according
to
Canada
Mortgage and Housing
Corporation (CMHC). The
trend is a six month moving average of the
monthly seasonally adjusted
annual
rates
(SAAR)(1) of housing starts.
"Home building slipped in
April, as winter did not relinquish its grip on Northwestern Ontario. The
delayed start to the new
home construction season
should not affect the forecast numbers for 2013.
Given the tight resale market and improved employment prospects, CMHC's
forecast is expected to be
on par with 2012," said
Warren Philp, CMHC's Market Analyst for Thunder
Bay.
CMHC uses the trend
measure as a complement
to the monthly SAAR of
housing starts to account
for considerable swings in
monthly estimates and obtain a more complete pic-
NOSM and the North Bay
Regional Health Centre
Combine Research Conferences
On June 7 and 8, 2013,
the Northern Ontario
School
of
Medicine
(NOSM) and the North Bay
Regional Health Centre
(NBRHC) will be combining
their conferences (Northern Health Research Conference, and the NBRHC
Research Conference) into
a single event.
The two organizations
share a common commitment to improving health
care for Northern Ontarians. This will be NOSM’s
eighth annual conference
and, building on the successes of the previous
seven years, will grow
through this collaboration
with NBRHC. This two-day
conference will be held at
Canadore College in
North Bay.
The conference will bring
together Northern Ontario
clinicians, health professionals, academics, and
learners, who are utilizing
and sharing research and
practices for the improvement of health care and
education for the North.
The conference will provide opportunities for collaboration
and
networking, and will highlight projects underway
from community-based researchers, students, residents,
and
health
professionals.
Over 60 presentations on
a number of health-related
topics relevant to clinical
practice will be delivered.
Additionally, the keynote
address will be provided
by Dr. Franco Vaccarino,
Principal of the University
of Toronto Scarborough
and Vice President of the
University of Toronto. Dr.
Vaccarino’s presentation is
entitled Neuroscience and
Discovery Research. This
conference will provide an
optimal opportunity for the
development and planning of future collaboration
and
networking
between researchers, academics, and health professionals in the area.
This conference will inspire
discussion, facilitate research collaboration, and
highlight the variety of
health care research being
completed by Northern researchers.
Additional information can
be found on the NOSM
website
at
www.nosm.ca/nhrc or the
NBRHC
website
at
http://www.nbrhc.on.ca/research/research-conference-e.aspx.
ture of the state of the
housing market. In some
situations, analysing only
SAAR data can be misleading in some markets, as
they are largely driven by
the multiples segment of
the markets which can be
quite variable from one
month to the next.
The standalone monthly
SAAR was 128 units in
April, down over two hundred units from March.
Preliminary Housing Starts
data is also available in
English and French at the
following link: Preliminary
Housing Starts Tables.
As Canada's national
housing agency, CMHC
draws on more than 65
years of experience to
help Canadians access a
variety of quality, environmentally sustainable and
affordable housing solutions. CMHC also provides
reliable, impartial and upto-date housing market reports,
analysis
and
knowledge to support and
assist consumers and the
housing industry in making
informed decisions.
IISD reaches agreement with Federal
Government to Open ELA research
facility immediately
The Coalition to Save ELA is pleased to learn of a memorandum of understanding between the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and Fisheries and
Oceans Canada regarding the future of the Experimental Lakes Area. This memorandum will allow research to continue this summer while discussions proceed on the potential transfer of this world-renowned research facility. Since March 31, access to the
site has been restricted by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and researchers with ongoing studies have been in limbo.
“This is the first sign of sanity I have seen from the Harper government on environmental matters. IISD is to be congratulated, and the many supporters of ELA thanked for
their efforts”, Dr. David Schindler, Killam Memorial Professor of Ecology at the University
of Alberta.
“We are thrilled to learn that both on-going experiments and the long-term ecological
monitoring program will continue this summer and wish the IISD success in its efforts
to become the new home for the ELA”, says Dr. Britt Hall, Director of the Coalition to
Save ELA. “Canadians should be relieved that the IISD has stepped up as the potential
guardian of this invaluable, precious resource.”
The Coalition to Save ELA welcomes IISD's leadership. While it remains to be seen
whether the transfer will be finalized, the Coalition hopes the IISD in collaboration
with scientists across Canada may explore research questions at ELA that were not
supported under the federal umbrella. Further, the Coalition hopes scientists working
for the IISD will have more freedom to openly communicate their research than they
currently experience as federal government scientists.
“This is definitely a positive development”, stated Dr. John Rudd, former ELA Chief Scientist. “Going forward, the success of the ELA will depend on the Canadian Government continuing to negotiate in good faith, and by the IISD upholding its assurances
that the ELA will remain scientifically independent into the future”.
Last year, the Harper Government axed federal funding for ELA, and planned to mothball or decommissions the station. Dr. Jules Blais, President of the Society of Canadian
Limnologists, said “I don't think a scientific research facility has ever attracted this much
public support so quickly there were demonstrations on Parliament Hill, countless editorials in newspapers, and a petition signed by nearly 30,000 Canadians”.
“It was a mistake for the federal government to stop funding what has been a very
solid investment for over four decades” asserted Dr. Carol Kelly, a former University of
Manitoba Professor. “Regulations based on ELA science have saved billions of dollars
in environmental damage and health care costs. It will be an excellent investment for
those who decide to fund it in the future.”
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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find out how we can help, please
call the Mental Illness Support Network at 854-2649.
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----------------------- • ---------------------If someone you love has a drinking problem, we care. Alanon
meets Mondays, 7:00 pm, Greenstone Family Health Team Boardroom, Northern Horizons Health
Centre.
----------------------- • ---------------------- Area AA Meetings Sunday • Open Door Group, St.
John-in-the-Wilderness
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Tuesday: • Starting Over Group,
Thunderbird Friendship Centre,
301 Beamish A ve. W, Geraldton,
7:00 pm. Call Jennifer 854-1060
for more info.
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John-in-the-Wilderness
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Wed., Longlac Senior's Centre.
Weigh-in begins 5:00pm, meeting
6:00pm. Everyone is welcome.
Geraldton meets on Thursdays at
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Ave. W.
Weigh in time 6:30pm
Meeting at 7:00
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Tues. of the month, 7:30 pm in
the rectory. Members and non
members are invited to attend.
----------------------- • ---------------------Nakina Fish & Game Club - Meet
on the third Wednesday of Jan.,
March, May, July, Sept. and Nov. at
the Heritage Building at 7:00 pm.
----------------------- • ---------------------Geraldton Search & Rescue
meets the 2nd Thursday of the
month, 7 pm at the Geraldton Legion Hall. New members welcome!
----------------------- • ---------------------Caramat District School Area
Board’s monthly meeting are the
second Tues. of the month. The
public is welcomed to attend.
----------------------- • ---------------------Geraldton Kinsmen meet every
Wednesday at the Kinsmen Hall located at 406 1st Street East at 8
pm. All men welcome.
----------------------- • ---------------------Greenstone Family Health Team
Board meetings are the first Tuesday of the month at 4:30pm in
the Greenstone Family Health
Team Board Room. Exceptions no meetings in January, July ,
August & October. Public Welcome.
----------------------- • ---------------------Geraldton District Chamber of
Commerce meets the second
Thursday of the month at 6:30
pm in the meeting room at the
Elsie Dugard Public Library.
Members are invited to attend.
----------------------- • ---------------------Longlac Chamber of Commerce
meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each
month at 7:30pm in the Longlac
Tourist Information Centre. All
members invited
Prenatal Classes in Geraldton
and Longlac. To register call 8540454 Thunder Bay Health Unit
----------------------- • ---------------------Clothing Exchange for Infants at
Thunderbird Friendship Centre. Any
infants clothing (0-36 mos.) you
are willing to donate, or free to
take what you need. For more info
call 854-1060.
----------------------- • ---------------------Centre de Ressources du Club
Canadien Français de Geraldton: Est maintenant ouvert du
lundi au merredi, de 13h à 17h
et le jeudi de 13h à 16h. Lucille
Dumais (Coordonnatrice) 8541170.
----------------------- • ---------------------#227 Squadron Air Cadets Wednesday nights at G.C.H.S.
Starts at 6:20pm Contact: WW1
LeBlanc 854-1996.
----------------------- • ---------------------Geraldton Karate Club - Contact:
Lynnea Zuefle (854-0015), Tuesday 7:00 - 9:00 PM & Thursday
6:30 - 8:30 PM, G.C.H.S.
----------------------- • ---------------------Longlac Martial Arts Club
(Karate) - Contact: Sean Berard
876-4774
or
876-9572.
Chateau Jeuness Gym, Mon &
Wed. 6:30pm-9:00pm.
----------------------- • ---------------------Tsuruoka Karate Club classes,
downstairs at Longlac Seniors
Centre, Monday, Wednesday not
fridays. 6:45 - 9:00. Person to
contact- Andre Courtemanche @
876-4404
----------------------- • ---------------------Girl Guides of Canada, Geraldton: Contact Liz Brown, 8540708.
Adult
volunteers
welcomed.
----------------------- • ---------------------Workshops/On-line Training
MTW Employment Services offers
a variety workshops, free of
charge, available Mon – Fri every
week of every month. Computers
and enrollment assistance are
available for online training certification. Please call or visit the
location nearest you. 876-4222
or 854-1234
----------------------- • ---------------------The Greenstone Family Health
Team: To see either Nurse Practitioner Ingrid Aubry or Eugenie
Shum please call 807-8540051 Ext. 221
SENIORS
CORNER
PUBLIC BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC the third Thursday every month. at
1:15 pm.
----------------------- • ---------------------SENIORS ACTIVITIES IN NAKINA:
111 Kingsland Street, Tues - Carpet
Bowling 2 pm; Wed - Bingo doors
open @ 6 pm, Bingo starts @ 7 pm;
Thurs - Cribbage 7 pm. Everyone
welcome.
----------------------- • ---------------------SENIOR’S LUNCH: 1st Wednesday
of every 2nd month from 11:301:00 pm. Call Danielle, Shannon
or Rebecca @ 876-2271 for more
information or to sign up.
----------------------- • ---------------------QUILTING & CRAFTING: Wednesday monings at 10:00am and
Wednesday evenings at 7:00pm at
the Longlac Seniors Centre
----------------------- • ---------------------QUILTING & CRAFTS have now
started, Tuesday Mornings at
9:00am. 55 Plus room in the complex
----------------------- • ---------------------The Mun. of Greenstone's Aging at
Home Medical Transportation Program provides transportation for
ambulatory Seniors in Greenstone
to medical and health related appointments. This service is available for both local appointments
and appointments in the City of
Thunder Bay on a first-come, firstserved basis. Third party assignment of a portion of an eligible
Northern Health Travel Grant may
be required by there will be no out
of pocked cost to any individual.
For more info please call the Community Services Dept. of the Municipality of Greenstone at 854-1100.
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Playgroup is held Monday to Friday, every morning from 10:00 11:30
French playgroup is held on
Tuesday’ and Friday’.
Gym Activities for children up to
6 years old
Monday evenings
Time: 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Where: St. Joseph’s School
Parents must be in attendance
and participate with their
child/ren.
For more info or to register,
please call 854 – 1747. NO
COST
Workshop: Bullying
Date: April 24, 2013 (Wednesday)
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Place: Geraldton Composite
High School Cafeteria (Come in
at the back where you would if
using pool, gym or karate entrance)
Facilitator: Miriam Granger,
MSW, RSW
Cost: A food item that will be donated to the food bank.
This workshop is for anyone who
has an invested intrest in children
... teachers, parents, caregivers,
etc.
Phone 854-1747 to register
LONGLAC
NORWEST COMMUNITY HEALTH
CENTRES – LONGLAC SITE
Spring/Summer Programs 2013.
Please call 876-2271, or drop in
for more info. All programs free
of charge, with the exception of
Community Kitchen (where participants share the cost of purchased food).
LAB: Every Monday and Wednesday 8:00-12:00.
WALK-IN
CLINIC:
Tuesday
evenings 4:30-7:00 and Thursday afternoons 1:00-3:30.
FOOT CARE: Call 876-2271 for
an appointment or for more info.
BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC: Every
Wednesday 9:00-4:00; no appointment necessary.
DIETICIAN SERVICES: call for information.
POLE-WALKING: Tuesdays and
Thursdays 11:00-11:30 during
the month of May, at the French
High School Track. Everyone welcome!
WALKING GROUP: resumes in
June. Thursdays 10:00-11:00;
meet at the Cross Country Ski
Club. Everyone welcome!
PLAYGROUP: Tuedays 10:0011:30.
KIDS FOOD FUN: Registration
mandatory; space is limited. Call
Health Promotion Staff at 8762271.
Children may only attend one session.
Session 1: July 16, 17, 18;
age 6-8; 1:00-3:00pm
Session 2: July 23, 24, 25;
age 9-12; 11:00am-2:00pm
Session 3: August 13, 14, 15;
age 6-8; 1:00-3:00pm
Session 4: August 20, 21, 22;
age 9-12; 11:00am-2:00pm
DIABETES EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUP: first Wednesday of
the month, at 7:00pm.
Workshop: Bullying
Date: April 30, 2013 (Tuesday)
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Place: Marjorie Mills Public School
Longlac, Room 8
Facilitator: Miriam Granger, MSW,
RSW
Cost: A food item that will be donated to the food bank.
This workshop is for anyone who
has an invested intrest in children
... teachers, parents, caregivers,
etc.
Phone 854-1747 to register
NAKINA
NAKINA PARENTS & TOTS /
parents et bambins: Nakina Kids
N’ Us/Petit Chez Nous in Nakina
at 301 Algoma Street. Tues. and
Thurs. morning from 9:30am 11:30am at the EDDC.
Nakina Kids N'US / Petite Chez
Nous - Childcare for ages 0-12
years, open 7-5 on a daily basis,
but if care is need before 7 or
after 5 can be opened as early as
6 and as late as 6. Call Cassie at
329-8592.
RECREATION
NOTES
RECREATION OFFICE HOURS:
Monday to Friday
from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Call 854-1100 ext 2011
----------------------- • ---------------------INSTRUCTORS WANTED! – We do
all the advertising and setting up,
and you will be paid $25/hour to
share your talents/skills with a
group of people – call the Rec office today!
GERALDTON
PORTAL - Check out the Portal at
www.greenstone.ca for recreation
programs, ice schedules, calendar of events, etc
----------------------- • ---------------------Monday 7:30 -10pm Mixed Badminton at GCHS
Friday 7-10pm Mixed Volleyball
at GCHS
----------------------- • ---------------------CARDMAKING WITH KAREN
next session will be held
in Fall 2013
----------------------- • ---------------------DRAWING & WATERCOLOUR
PAINTING WITH RALPH
to commence Thurs.
January 17, 2013
Senior's room at
Geraldton Arena
will run for 15 weeks
GREENSTONE
HARVEST
CENTRE
807-854-3663
401 E Main Street (side)
Open the second
and fourth Thursday
of the month, with
the exception of
July and August.
Drivers needed to
deliver hampers
to various
communities.
Call the above
if interested
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
COMING
EVENTS
NOON REFLECTION
Starts January 10th
and every Thursday thereafter
12 noon at the library bring lunch
Topic: “Theology Brewed in an
African Pot" book review
----------------------- • ---------------------Horticultural Society meeting
Monday May 27th at 1:00 pm
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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ADVERTISE
FOR ONLY
$6.00 + Tax
(UP TO 21 WORDS)
pet corner
4 PAWS DOG GROOMING - professionally done by Manon
Hardy. For an appointment call,
854-0214.
DOG SUPPLIES NOW AVAILABLE
Collars, toys, shampoos, leashes
and more.
MC
----------------------- • ---------------------BARKING HEAVEN BOARDING
KENNEL
offers dog boarding, nail trim, ear
cleaning, glands, owned/operated by vet technician. 854-0358
www.barkingheaven.com
TFN
HEALTH
Healing Hands
Massage Services
Relaxation, Pain, Stress
Relief, Hot Stone Therapy
Specialist
Kristy-Lee McGilvray
Massage Services
@ 854-1794 Geraldton
----------------------- • ----------------------
classifieds
FOR RENT
15 YEARS OF MASSAGE
THERAPY EXPERIENCE
Relaxation and injury orientated
services or for overall well being, hot
stone, and reiki.
Flexible hours and schedule
Appointments available in
Geraldton, Longlac,
Beardmore and Nakina
----------------------- • ----------------------
MIND & BODY
ESTHETICS
By: Shelley Cormier
807-854-2366
Waxing (hair removal)
Maicure / Pedicure
Brow & Lash Tinting
Gel Nails
Shellac Manicure/ Pedicure
NOTICE
Looking for a Soulmate
I’m a 52 year old man with
brown hair and eyes,
in a wheelchair, easy going
person who likes to go out.
Looking for a
52-56 year old lady.
Contact Joe at 853-0550
merchandise
FOR SALE: Excercise bike, Universal Fitness $50.00.
Call 8540785
30P
12
Roy Ozborn
Tara Evoy
Star Beaulieu
Anali Alves
John Emmans
Patsy Drydan
Thank you
MORNEAU
Je voudrais remercier tout ceux et
celles qui m’ont envoyé des
fleurs, cartes de prompt rétablissement et qui m’ont visité pendant mon séjour à l’hôpital.
I would like to thank everyone
who sent me flowers, get well
cards and who came to visit during my stay at the hospital
Nicole Morneau
Gone are the days we used to
share,
But in our hearts you’re always
there
Never more than a thought
away
Loved and remembered every
day.
Donald, you are missed!
N EED A
TOW ?
FOR SALE: 1999 GRANDEUR - 3
BEDROOM MANUFACTURED
HOME - Three bedroom home for
sale at 1061 Mosher Avenue.
The 1200 sq. feet include 2- four
piece bathrooms, one in the master bedroom which also has a
walk in closet. Gas heated with a
new water heater, central air and
central vacuum. The deck is 12’ x
40’ featuring a screened in covered porch. There is a seperate
storage shed and a 26’ x 28’
garage. Ready to move in condition. Call 854-0654
TFN
----------------------- • ---------------------FOR SALE: House for sale at 205
Second Ave. S.W. 1-1/2 Story, 3
bedroom with full basement. All
appliances. Priced to sell. 8540755
30P
----------------------- • ---------------------FOR SALE OR RENT: 3 + 1 bdrm,
1 ½ bath, 1 ½ storey house for sale
332 Ballpark. Freshly painted,
cleaned and move-in ready for
immediate sale. Finished basement with wall to wall carpet.
Large backyard with wired shed
and park for the kiddies nearby.
Empty lot for purchase next door
for your dream garage. New
roof, windows and siding in
2007. Asking $89,999. Contact
807-708-7999
TFN
----------------------- • ---------------------FOR SALE: 3 Bedroom house at
318 Ballpark. $21,000. Call 8541265
32P
FRIDAY
CUSTOM SAFETY
CLOTHING
AVA I L A B L E AT
T I M E S S TA R
S TA N D
OUT IN
A CROWD
H AV E Y O U R
LOGO PUT ON
YOUR SAFETY
CLOTHING IN
REFLECTIVE
Mom, Diane, Joanne & J.-P.
Your local
Imagewear
Specialist
CHIROPRACTOR
Geraldton
Now available in
Dr. Dan Gleeson
CALL
LARRY’S TOWING
Tu e s d a y a f t e r n o o n s
We e k l y
854-0484
CALL 807-768-2225
TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT
FOR sale
GLENDA BARBER
MASSAGE
THERAPY SERVICES
854-1554
BERGERON
Un message pour
Donald Bergeron,
Décédé le 18 mai 1995.
Tu seras toujours dans
nos pensées
Tu seras toujours manque.
Mon fils, notre frère bien-aimé.
Royal Canadian Legion
Branch #133
May 11, 2013
Meat Draw Winners
AT
FOR ADS IS
memoriam
NOTICE
FOR RENT: 1,800 sq/foot industrial space, lots of outside parking.
Call 807-854-7639,
CUFN
email: info@imexko.ca
----------------------- • ---------------------FOR RENT: 2000 sq Commercial
Office Space. Main St. , Geraldton.
Wheelchair access. AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. Call 854-7639 or
TFN
email:info@imexko.ca
----------------------- • ---------------------AVAILABLE FOR RENT: 2350 sq.
feet of centrally located office
space. Will renovate to suit. Contact Yvonne at 807-854-1295 TFN
----------------------- • ---------------------WORKERS RENTAL SPECIAL
Cottages on lake for rent. Make
your work stay a vacation!
$25 per person per night for
long-term renters. Two person,
four person and
an 8 to 14 person cottage. All
modern and clean. Free boat
launch, game cleaning house
and beach area. Lots of parking.
Call – 854-1371
Web-site:
www.callofthenorth.com
----------------------- • ---------------------FOR RENT: 1 Bedroom house,
300 4th Ave SE. First & Last
months rent required. Utilities included. Please call: 854-0739 30P
----------------------- • ---------------------FOR RENT: 1 Bedroom house,
fully furnished, close to Post Office. Call 807-854-0713 after
TFN
4pm
----------------------- • ---------------------FOR RENT: 3 Bedroom modern
apartment, adults only, suitable
for professional couples. $700
plus hydro. First and last required.
Avail July 1st phone 807-683TFN
3111, or 807-629-1989
DEADLINE
Greenstone Victim Services is currently seeking applications for the contract position
of Sexual Assault Program Worker (SAPW). The SAPW will report to the Executive Director
and is funded 10 hours a week. The successful candidate must be available to work
flexible hours and provide back up to the 24/7 on call service.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
•
Provide initial response and/or follow-up to victims of sexual assault
•
Provide crisis intervention services and referrals as required
•
Provide informal crisis counseling, advocacy and facilitate group counseling
sessions
•
Complete all necessary documentation
•
Provide court accompaniment upon request
•
Receive initial and on-going training as necessary
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS:
•
Social Work Degree (relevant post-secondary education, experience and skills
will be considered);
•
A strong working knowledge and understanding of crisis intervention principles and sexual assault;
•
Knowledge of anti-violence/oppression work;
•
Knowledge of local resources;
•
Excellent time management, planning and organizational skills;
•
Proficiency with Microsoft applications;
•
Excellent oral and written communication skills;
•
Professionalism and discretion in dealing with confidential information;
•
Ability to work in a crisis driven, team-based environment;
•
A valid driver’s license, insurance and access to a vehicle
DESIRABLE QUALITIES:
•
Official bilingualism (French and English);
•
Knowledge of First Nation issues and values;
THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL BE ASKED TO SUBMIT AN ENHANCED CRIMINAL
RECORDS CHECK.
TO APPLY
Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter no later than 5:00 pm
on Monday, May 20th to ed.gvs@bellnet.ca or to:
Mrs. Terri Horan, Executive Director
Greenstone Victim Services
P.O. Box 537
Geraldton, ON P0T 1M0
While we appreciate all applications, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
informative
Crimestoppers volunteer Longlac/Geraldton Tsuruoka
recognised
Karate Tournament Results
Gae Guillemette of Geraldton was presented with a gift
of appreciation for serving close to fourteen years as a
volunteer for Crime Stoppers, by Chairperson Lloyd Heggart.
Volunteer
Appreciation Social
The Longlac/Geraldton Tsuruoka Karate Club attented a competition last week-end, many
clubs such as Hearst, Kapuskasing, Thunder-Bay, Longlac, Geraldton and a couple more
attented. Here are the results from our Tsuruoka students: From the left back row, Manon
Hardy - Gold in kata, Silver in team kata, Daniel Barrett - Gold in kata, Silver in team kata,
Silver in kumite, Darrell Ward- Gold in kata, Silver in team kata, Sensei J.P. Houle, left
middle row, Madison Stark - Gold in kumite, Silver in team kata, Tristan Ward - Silver in
kata, Silver in team kata, Bronze in kumite, Alexia Dumont- Gold in kata, Gold in team
kata, Silver in kumite, Susan Gadon-Bronze in kumite, Angel Morin- Gold in team kata,
Silver in kata, Bronze in kumite, left front row, Mandy-Marie Nybohm- Gold in team
kata, Silver in kata, Bronze in kumite, Mitchel Nord - Gold in kata, Silver in team kata,
Silver in kumite, Dean Nybohm Jr.- Gold in kata, Silver in team kata, Silver in kumite,
Solomon Echum- Silver in kata, Silver in team kata, Bronze in kumite, Gray Echum- Gold
in kata, Silver in kumite, Tarquin Echum- Silver in team kata, Bronze in kumite. Congratulation to all the sudents on a great performance, job well done! Sensei Andre Courtemanche, Sensei Lise Courtemance and Sensei J.P. Houle. OSU!
The Geraldton District Hospital Tree of Life Committee
started planning for the 2013 celebration last winter. Volunteer organizations were contacted and informed of
deadlines to submit nominations. Several meetings were
held to review all nominations. Four volunteers were accepted and had their names engraved on the volunteer
Tree of Life located in the main lobby of the Hospital.
The ceremonies were held on April 22, 2013. Over 45
people attended the celebrations.
From left to right are Kurt Pristanski (CEO), Elsie McMahon,
Chris Walterson, Helen Mehaffey, Marie-Jeanne Gignac
and Victor Chapais (Board Chair).
The Tree of Life was dedicated to the life of Pauline Dolores
Butterworth (nee Geddes) and to all volunteers whom the
Hospital gratefully acknowledges for their capacity to give
selflessly of themselves for the well-being of others.
THE CORPORATION OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF GREENSTONE
TENDER NOTICE
CLEANING SERVICES
Tenders are invited for Cleaning Services for the:
•
NAKINA WARD OFFICE
Tender Forms and Specifications may be obtained at the
Greenstone Administration Office at 1800 Main Street,
Geraldton Ward, or at your local Ward Office during normal working hours or at www.greenstone.ca.
Sealed tenders (in duplicate), clearly marked as to which
cleaning contract you are bidding on, addressed to the
attention of Elizabeth (Lisa) Slomke, Clerk, will be received at the Greenstone Administration Office at 1800
Main Street until 4:30 p.m. Friday May 17, 2013.
Elizabeth (Lisa) Slomke
Clerk
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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news
Longlac Martial Arts end of season Grading
Longlac Martial Arts would
like to congratulate the 37
competitors who competed in the Longlac Tournament that took place on
April 27th with 120 competitors from 10 different
Martial Arts Club. All did
extremely well, bringing in
over 70 medals. We are
so proud of our club and
would also like to thank all
the volunteers who gave
their time to make our
tournament a success.
A grading took place on
April 29th which all the
hard work and effort put in
throughout the year by
each participant was
achieved with a higher belt
level and certificate. We
say to each and all of you,
“be proud to wear your
new colors” and congratulations to our brown belts
Above the Longlac Martial Arts Club group photo taken after grading
MUNICIPAL ACT, 2001
SALE OF LAND FOR TAX ARREARS BY PUBLIC TENDER
THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY
OF GREENSTONE
Take Notice that tenders are invited for the purchase of lands
described below and will be received until 3:00 p.m. local time
on Thursday, May 30, 2013 at the Treasurer’s Office, Greenstone Municipal Office, 1800 Main Street, Geraldton, Ontario
P0T 1M0.
The tenders will then be opened in public on the same day at
3:05 p.m. at the Treasurer’s Office, Greenstone Municipal Office, 1800 Main Street, Geraldton, Ontario P0T 1M0.
Description of Land(s):
1.
Roll No.5876.710.002.06900, PIN 62394-0266 (LT)
Parcel 14084 SEC TBF; Lot 24 Plan M173 Daley;
Greenstone; Being all of the PIN
Assessed at 9,300 (Residential)
Street Address: 147 Dieppe Road, Longlac
Minimum Tender Amount: $7,737.86
2.
Roll No.5876.740.002.06500, PIN 62413-1453(LT)
Parcel 810 SEC GF, Lot 217 Plan M104 Ashmore
SRO; Greenstone, Being all of the PIN
Assessed at 6,000 (Vacant Land)
Street Address: 209 Second Ave. S.E., Geraldton, ON
Minimum Tender Amount: $9,633.97
3.
Roll No.5876.740.005.21200, PIN 62413-2219(LT)
Parcel 22235 SEC TBF, Lot 511 Plan M108 Errington
SRO; Greenstone, Being all of the PIN
Assessed at 39,000 (Residential)
Street Address: 809 First Street West, Geraldton
Minimum Tender Amount: $10,136.03
4.
Roll No.5876.740.006.13500, PIN 62413-2292(LT)
Parcel 775 SEC GF, Lot 101 Plan M101 Errington
SRO; Greenstone, Being all of the PIN
Assessed at 22,500 (Residential)
Street Address: 117 King Avenue, Geraldton, ON
Minimum Tender Amount: $4,808.76
Tenders must be submitted in the prescribed form and must
be accompanied by a deposit in the form of a money order
or of a bank draft or cheque certified by a bank or trust corporation payable to the municipality and representing at least
20 per cent of the tender amount.
All tenders must be in a sealed envelope with TAX SALE and a
short description of the property on the outside of the envelope and should be addressed to the name and address
below.
The Municipality makes no representation regarding the title
to or any other matters relating to the land to be sold. Responsibility for ascertaining these matters rests with the potential purchasers.
This sale is governed by the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules made under that Act. The successful
purchaser will be required to pay the amount tendered plus
accumulated taxes and interest and the relevant land transfer
tax and HST, if applicable.
for achieving a certificate
for another year of completion in this rank.
Joie Trinh, Jamie Nadon,
Abigail Trinh, Hazel Smith,
Jessica
Goulet,
Tyrin
Patabon, Adele Desmarais,
Norah Desmarais, Wesley
Desmarais,
Chrystal
Lemieux-Legarde, Abby
Baker, Aiden Bouchard,
Ethan Albert, Kayla Goulet,
Ken Desmarais, Alexander
Fortier,
Dallas
Fisher,
Taralea Ferris, Luke Labelle,
Cherryl
Baker,
Doreen
Trinh,
Ryden
Goulden, Connor Arseneault, Meghan Finlayson,
Chasity Finlayson, Brady
Morneau, Kennedy Regan,
Hayley Arseneault, Ernestine Finlayson, Courtney
Finlayson, Kira Mannisto,
Lise Koroscil, Office Manager
The Corporation of the Municipality of Greenstone
1800 Main Street, P. O. Box 70
Geraldton, ON P0T 1M0
Phone: (807) 854-1100 Fax: (807) 854-1947
Email: lise.koroscil@greenstone.ca or
visit website http:// www.greenstone.ca/landtaxsale
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Your Senseis
Denis, Sean and Danielle
GEDC hosts AGM
GEDC held its Annual General Meeting May 10 2013. Since GEDC will be celebrating
their 25th Anniversary in September, GEDC Board and Staff decided to do something different and do an AGM Luncheon to address the annual corporate affairs, introduce Jessica Saindon, Coordinator for the Northern Ontario Youth Entrepreneurship Initiative and
also the new Greenstone BR+E Coordinator Dan Brenzavich. The event was well attended and provided ample networking opportunities while enjoying lunch catered by
CHiLL on the corner.
Pictured from; Left to RightFrank Hildebrandt, Treasurer, GEDC; Ross Houghton, Secretary, GEDC; Linda Beaulieu, Director, GEDC; Mary-Jane Dunn, Vice-President, GEDC; Deanna Thibault, President, GEDC.
Katherine Turner, Northwest Regional Manager, FedNor; Chad Tanner, Community Economic Development Officer, FedNor; Tiffany Carlin, Community Economic Development
Officer, FedNor;
GEDC Board Missing from Photo –
Moe Lavigne, Director and Nelson Turcotte, Director
GREENSTONE
VICTIM SERVICES (GVS)
The municipality has no obligation to provide vacant possession to the successful purchaser.
For further information regarding this sale and a copy of the
prescribed form of tender, contact:
Ariel Laderoute, Chanelle
Trepanier, Madison Regan,
Delaney Regan, Kayla McCraw, Amber McCraw,
Alanna Tucker, Benjamin
Mannisto, Mark Mannisto…
Missing from picture Marvin Picard.
• We provide confidential, immediate, short-term crisis intervention to victims of crime who
need emotional support and practical assistance 24/7,
365 days a year
• We have a Sexual Assault Program for males and females who have been affected by
sexual abuse and/ or sexual assault
For service or to learn more, please contact us at:
854-HELP(4357)
Or visit us at: www.greenstonevictimservices.ca (this AD sponsored by Times Star)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
MARKETPLACE
Serving the communities of Greenstone
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John Emmans, President
Box 910, Geraldton, Ont.
P0T 1M0
SHAFFER JOBBITT
LAW OFFICE
Keith J.F. Jobbitt
Roy F. Karlstedt
Real Estate
Wills and Estates
Corporate Commercial
Family
General Litigation
Criminal
1024 Main Street
Geraldton, Ontario
1 (800) 567-9507
G.S.
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HELP LINE
> Lawn care
mowing, trimming,
seeding
> Fertilizing, aeration
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203 Main St
Geraldton, ON
P0T 1M0
807-854-1234
888-294-5559
101 King St.
Suite B
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Longlac, ON
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807-876-4222
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