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Expressing postal concerns

Mike McGee/Special to Wawatay NewsCommunity members from Constance Lake held a protest at the Hearst Canada Post outlet Sept. 4. About 50 people attended the protest and sent parcels and letters to the president of Canada Post because they are upset over the lack of postal service in their community. Members must drive about 80 kilometres roundtrip to collect their mail.

A long road to mailJames ThomWawatay News

Upset over the lack of postal service in their community, nearly 50 Con-stance Lake members held a friendly protest at the nearest Canada Post outlet to them – 40 kilometres away in Hearst.

As part of the Sept. 4 protest, com-munity members shipped a pack-age, each containing a letter to the president of Canada Post demanding a meeting to take place to discuss a solution to bring postal service back to Constance Lake.

“Letters and parcels can be sent to almost any country in the world so eas-ily… why can’t they be mailed to Con-stance Lake First Nation?” said Con-stance Lake Chief Arthur Moore. “This is an insult to my community and First Nations people.

“We want service in our community. It’s not acceptable to expect our people to drive 80 kilometres to pick up their mail.”

Moore said the community has gone without a Canada Post outlet since December when the store that has housed the outlet was forced to shut

down.The community and Canada Post are

currently at odds over funding to facili-tate opening a new outlet, Moore said.

“Right now, the funding (Canada Post is offering) is insufficient,” Moore said. “We can’t fund the facility our-selves; not with the lights, heat, insur-ance and salaries. They want us to sub-sidize their service.”

The lack of community mail service has taken its toll, Moore said.

“Canada Post refuses to provide suf-ficient funding to operate a post office in my community and this is com-pletely unacceptable,” Moore said.

“With no transportation available, some of my community members can’t even get to Hearst to pick up their mail, and as a result have had their hydro turned off.”

Timely mail service is key, he said.“I’ve heard of cases where mail has

been sent back to sender because peo-ple haven’t been able to go and pick it up in Hearst,” he said. “It’s hard to get mail timely. Most people, myself included, go about once a week to pick up their mail.”

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ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ

ᑫᑲᐟ ᓂᔭᓄᒥᑕᓇ ᑕᓱᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐃᔑᑕᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐧᐣᐢᑕᐣᐢ ᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᒥᓀᐧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓂ ᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂ ᓇᐱᐨ ᐁᓇᐃᐧᓇᑲᐧᓂᐠ ᑫᐃᔑ ᓇᒋᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓀᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ 40 ᑎᐸᐦᐊᑲᐣ ᐊᐱᓯᓇᑲᐧᓂ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐦᐃᕑᐢᐟ ᑲᐃᔑᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᑌᓇ.ᒥᑕᐡ ᑲᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐊᐧᑌᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 4 ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᓂᐨ ᐁᐃᐧᑭᑫᑕᑯᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲ ᑲᐃᔑᓇᐦᐁᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑭᐃᔑᓂᔕᐦᐊᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᓇᐱᒋᑲᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᑭᐱᓇᐦᐊᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᑐᔑᐱᐦᐃᑲᓂᐊᐧ ᐁᑲᑫᐧᒋᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐳᐢᐟ ᑲᐅᑭᒪᐅᓂᐨ ᐁᐸᑯᓭᓂᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᓇᑭᐡᑲᐊᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᑭᑐᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᒋᑭᑭᐁᐧ ᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓂ ᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐧᐃᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ.ᓇᐱᐨ ᐁᐧᑕᐣ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒪᑐᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐃᔑᓂᔕᐦᐊᒪᑐᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐊᐣᑎ ᐱᑯ ᐁᐃᔑᓂᔕᐦᐃᑲᑌᑭᐣ , ᐊᓂᐣ ᑕᐡ ᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐅᒪ ᓂᓇᐃᐧᐟ ᐣᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᓇᓂᐠ , ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᑲᐧᐣᐢᑕᐣᐢ ᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐊᕑᑐᕑ ᒧᕑ. ᓇᐱᐨ ᐃᑯ ᒪᒋᓇᑲᐧᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᐃᓯᓭᐠ ᐣᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐃᓯᓭᐊᐧᐨ ᐣᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒪᐠ. ᓂᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᒥᐣ ᒋᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑐᑲᓂ ᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ . ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᔦ ᐃᓯᓭᓂᐸᐣ ᒋᑭᐃᔑᐃᐧᓂᑎᓱᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐣᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒪᐠ 80 ᑕᓱᑎᐸᐊᑲᐣ ᒋᓇᓯᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ

ᐅᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ.ᒧᕑ ᐃᑭᑐ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᐱᐣ ᐅᑕᔭᓇᐊᐧᓯᐣ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᑕᑐᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑯᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᑯᓇᐠ ᒪᑯᔐᑭᔑᑲᐣᐱᓯᑦ ᐊᐱᐣ ᐅᑕᑕᐁᐧᐃᐧᐁᒥᑯᐊᐧ ᑲᑭ ᑭᐸᐦᐃᑲᑌᓂᑭᐸᐣ ᒥᐊᑯᐃᒪ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒪᑐᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐁᑕᓇᓄᑲᑌᑲᐧᐸᐣ.ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑕᐡ ᒋᑭᑲᐧᔭᑫᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᐣᑎ ᒪᔭᑦ ᑫᑭᐅᒋ ᐱᒥᐊᓄᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᐃᐧᐅᐡᑭ ᐅᓇᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒪᑐᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ , ᐃᑭᑐ ᒧᕑ.ᐊᒥ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓄᑯᑦ ᐁᓯᓭᐠ ᐊᐧᐁᐧ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐳᐣᐟ ᑲᑭᐃᓇᔓᑕᒪᑫᐸᐣ ᒋᐃᔑᐱᒥᑎᐸᐊᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᑌᐱᓭᐃᐧᓇᑲᐧᓂᐠ , ᐃᑭᑐ ᒧᕑ . ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᔦ ᓂᓇᐃᐧᐠ ᐣᑌᐱᓭᒥᐣ ᒋᑭᐅᒋ ᐱᒥᑎᐸᐊᒪᐠ ᐳᐢᑕᐧᐸᐢ, ᑐᑲᐣ ᐊᐧᐢᑌᓂᑲᐣ, ᑭᓯᓯᑲᐣ , ᐃᐣᔓᕑᐊᐣᐢ ᒥᓇ ᐅᑕᓄᑭ ᐅᐱᒥᑎᐸᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᐣ . ᐣᑲᑫᐧᒋᒥᑯᒥᐣ ᓂᓇᐃᐧᐟ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᒋᐅᒋ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᑕᒪᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ.ᐊᔕ ᑕᐡ ᐊᐱᐣ ᐅᒋᒋᓭ ᐁᑲ ᐁᑭᐃᔑᓇᑲᐧᐠ ᐊᐧᓴ ᒋᐅᒋ ᓇᓇᒋᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓀᔭᐠ , ᐃᑭᑐ ᒧᕑ.ᑲᓇᑕ ᐳᐣᐟ ᐣᑭᐊᓀᐧᑕᑯᒥᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᐃᐧᐱᒧᑐᐨ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᐣᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᓇᓂᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᓇᐦᐃᓇᑲᐧᓂ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᑲᑐᑕᐠ , ᐃᑭᑐ ᒧᕑ . ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᔦ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᐊᔭᐊᐧᐨ ᑫᑭᐅᒋ ᐱᒥᔭᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᓇᓇᒋᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓀᐊᐧᐨ , ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑕᐡ ᒋᑭᑐᑕᒪᓱᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᑭᓇᒋᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓀᑕᒪᓱᐊᐧᐨ, ᒥᑕᐡ ᐊᐱᐣ ᐁᔑ ᑭᐡᑲᐱᑫᓂᑕᐧ ᐅᐊᐧᐢᑌᓂᑲᓂᔭᐱᒥᐊᐧ.

ᐊᓂᐡ ᑭᒋᓀᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᐃᐧᐸᐨ ᒋᐊᓂᑕᑯᔑᓄᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒧᑐᐃᐧᓇᐣ , ᐃᑭᑐ.ᐣᑭᓄᑕᐣ ᑲᔦ ᐁᑭᑐᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᔭᓂ ᓇᓄᑌᑭᐁᐧᓂᔕᐦᐃᑲᑌᓂᑭᐣ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᐡ ᐁᐸᐧᑕᐧᐃ ᓇᓯᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐦᐃᕑᐢᐟ, ᐃᑭᑐ. ᐊᓂᒪᐣ ᑕᐡ ᐃᐧᐸᐨ ᒋᑭᔭᓂ ᓇᓯᑭᑫᑕᒪᓱᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓂᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᔑᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ , ᑫᓂᐣ ᑕᐡ , ᐯᔑᑲᐧ ᐯᔑᑯᐱᒥᑯᓇᑲ ᐁᑕ ᐃᓯᓭ ᒋᑭᐊᐃᔕᔭᐣ ᒋᓇᒋᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᓀᔭᐣ.ᑲᓇᑕ ᐳᐢᐟ ᐅᑭᒪ ᒐᐧᐣ ᑫᔾᐣᐢ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᑕᓇ ᐸᑯᓭᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐁᐃᐧ ᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᐁᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ.ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᓇ ᐃᐁᐧᓂ ᑲᐅᒋ ᐃᓯᓭᓂᐠ ᐁᑲ ᒪᔑ ᑲᑭᐅᒋ ᐊᔭᒪᑲᓂᐠ ᐳᐢᐟ ᐊᐸᐢ ᐃᒪ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᑲ ᐁᑭᒥᑲᐊᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐣ ᑫᑭᐅᒋ ᐱᒧᑐᓂᐨ.ᐱᓇᒪ ᑕᐡ ᐅᑲᑐᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐳᐢᐟ ᐅᑲᐊᑐᓇᐊᐧ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒪᑐᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐅᒋ ᐱᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐧᐣᐢᑕᐣᐢ ᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐠ.ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓂᓇᓇᑐᓇᒥᐣ ᐊᐣᑎ ᑫᑭᐃᔑᐊᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᐁᐧ ᐱᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑲᐣ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᑫᔾᐣᐢ.ᐊᒥ ᑲᔦ ᑫᐃᔑᓇᑯᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᐧᐁ ᐱᒋᐁᐧᐱᓂᑲᐣ ᒋᑌᐸᐡᑭᓀᑭᐣ ᐃᔑᓂᔕᐦᐊᒧᑐᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᑫᔾᐣᐢ.ᔕᑯᐨ ᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᑫᑯᐣ ᐃᐧᒪᒋᓂᔕᐦᐊᐠ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐅᑲᐃᔑᐃᐧᑐᐣ ᐦᐃᕑᐢᐟ ᐳᐢᐟ ᐊᐸᐢ.

ᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌ ᐃᓀᑕᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐁᓇᐦᐁᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᐱᒪᓄᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐳᐢᐟConstance Lake upset with Canada Post

2 Wawatay News SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ

Better cancer services every step of the way

Colorectal cancer is rapidly rising among our people. The good news is, if caught early enough, through regular screening (testing), colorectal cancer is 90% curable. Get screened. The power lies within you!

If you are 50 years or older there is a simple screening test you can do at home called a

Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT).

Talk to your Health Care Provider about getting screened.

For more information please visit: www.cancercare.on.ca

When found early enough, there is a 90% chance colorectal cancer can be cured.

Let’s take a stand against… Colorectal Cancer!

Joyce HunterSpecial to Wawatay News

Her frame was dwarfed by the marble headstone as she knelt before it, running her fin-gers over the names of the nine people who died in a tragic airplane crash six years earlier where the black marble stone now stood.

“That’s the daughter of one of the men who died in the crash,” whispered a bystander in response to a whispered ques-tion as to why the 8-year-old girl was there.

Hundreds of people had gathered in Nibinamik, some of them from neighbouring com-munities, at the precise loca-tion where Wasaya flight 125 crashed on Sept. 11 six years prior to honour, remember and grieve the loss of the nine indi-viduals.

“I remember hearing on the radio that the flight was coming in and I waited,” said Nibinamik Deputy Chief Capinias Wabasse to the large gathering of peo-ple. Wabasse, at the time, was waiting on the arrival of then-deputy chief Bernard Lawrence Yellowhead. “After a period of time the news came that it had crashed and all the people on board had perished.”

Wabasse was devastated.“I sat reflecting on life for

quite a long time that night and was able to cope because, even though the plane had crashed and all the people on the flight were gone, I knew that they had moved on to a better place and that I would see them again in

the last days,” he said. Faith, said Wabasse, is what

helped him through that dark time.

Even though it has been six years since the tragedy occurred, for someone who suffered the loss of a loved

one under such tragic circum-stances, they would feel the loss as intensely as if it had hap-pened a day earlier, said Nish-nawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Stan Beardy.

“When you are faced with a tragedy like this, you think about it every minute of every hour of every day,” he said, not-ing his only son was killed five years ago in a tragic circum-stance as well. “There was a time when I wondered if there was life after Daniel, and today I am at peace because I too used my faith to overcome my grief.”

Beardy encouraged those who were left behind to approach their local Elders and/or religious leaders for support and wisdom as they cope with their loss.

During the service, a num-ber of individuals who had lost their loved ones wept and were comforted by other community members.

“I’m very happy to see the community leadership respond-ing to the needs of the commu-nity members and that there is now available a traditional heal-ing camp where the people can turn for help when they need it,” said Stan Sainnawap, First Nations relations officer for Wasaya Group Inc. Sainnawap travelled with Wasaya Group Inc. board chairman Dean Cromarty and Wasaya Airways CEO Tom Morris to Nibinamik to offer his support and sympa-thies to the community mem-bers who lost their loved ones.

Sainnawap was also glad to see an all-weather road had been built from the community to the crash site for community members to go to and reflect and come to terms with what happened and achieve closure.

“I am glad because it means the people have started on their healing journey,” he said.

Capinias Wabasse recalls devastation of Flight 125

“...the news came that it had crashed and all the people on board had perished.”

– Deputy Chief Capinias Wabasse

Joyce Hunter/ Special to Wawatay News

TOP: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Stan Beardy, Chief, Council and commu-nity members participated in a memorial service Sept. 11, 2009 in memory of victims of Wasaya Flight 125.

BOTTOM: Children observe the headstone erected in memory of victims of Wasaya Flight 125.

Sept. 11, 2003 victims will always be cherished

Wawatay News SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ 3

Rick GarrickWawatay News

Energy conservation was the focus of the Conserve the Light Gathering.

“It is inherent in First Nations people, the need to conserve,” said Regional Chief Angus Tou-louse during the Sept. 1-4 gath-ering in Thunder Bay, which was attended by about 300 First Nation and Métis people from across Ontario. “Our teachings told us not to (harvest) more than you need.”

Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Stan Beardy and Treaty #3 Ogichidaakwe Diane Kelly also spoke about conser-vation during the Sept. 3-4 con-ference portion of the gather-ing; about 100 First Nation and Metis Elders also conducted cer-emonies and developed recom-mendations to work together in unity regardless of background or beliefs and to involve more youth in energy conservation during the Sept. 1-2 Elders gathering on Mount McKay.

“Next time, it is important we invite young people to be part of our discussions,” Beardy said, noting that conserving electri-cal energy is one component in meeting the future needs of NAN communities and that NAN is entering a bold new chapter in its history, including possible expansion of the elec-trical grid, establishment of all winter roads, and development of electrical energy projects on its homelands. “Conservation must be more than turning lights on and off; it must be part and parcel of exercising jurisdic-tion on our lands.”

Kelly emphasized the impor-tance of giving something back when harvesting from the land.

“We have to remember to give something back, it’s not just taking,” Kelly said, noting that some of her community members have very high hydro bills. “Why do we have such inexplicable situations.”

A one-month $2,700 hydro bill for an energy efficient home that was built in 2006 was included in a report on inef-fective energy management in Nigigoonsiminikaaning by Michelle Allen and Judy Mor-rison.

Gail Lawlor, manager of the Energy Retrofit Project, said 234 homes received walk-about audits, blower-door de-pres-surization tests to measure air leakage, power-cost monitors and a number of energy-saving devices in the five First Nation communities which took part in the pilot project: Anishininaa-

beg of Naongashiling, Shegui-andah, Sheshegwaning, Slate Falls and Stanjikoming.

“Maintenance of the homes is a key problem everywhere,” Lawlor said. “HRV (heat recov-ery ventilator systems) and ven-tilation is a key.”

Lawlor said community members indicated the power-cost monitors installed in their homes were the best way to learn about the value of turning off electrical equipment when not in use, adding that one Sheguiandah resident reported a 29 per cent reduction in her hydro bill.

Keith Maracle, technical advisor/building inspector with Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, said it is important to ensure HRV units are properly balanced or they will take too much air out of a building or blow too much cold air in.

Ralph Falcioni, acting man-ager of customer service Hydro One Remote Communities Inc., spoke about the Residen-tial Energy Conservation Pilot Project conducted in Kitchenu-hmaykoosib Inninuwug, Kasa-bonika and Wapekeka in 2007 and 2008.

“One of the biggest uses of

electricity is the hot water tank,” Falcioni said. “Most of the hot water tanks have been set at 150 (Fahrenheit), we asked them to lower that to about 125.”

Ontario Deputy Premier and Minister of Energy and Infra-structure George Smitherman announced two new programs during the gathering, the $250 million Aboriginal Loan Guar-antee Program and the Aborigi-nal Energy Partnerships Pro-gram.

“Green energy can cre-ate long-term revenues and employment opportunities for First Nation and Metis com-

munities,” Smitherman said. “Working together, Aboriginal communities, with other inves-tors and the government can unleash valuable renewable energy resources.”

The conference was part of the Energy Efficiency & Conser-vation Measures for Aboriginal Communities program, which was developed by Charles Fox Consulting Inc. and funded by the Ontario Power Authority to introduce and implement energy efficiency and conser-vation measures throughout all 134 First Nations communities in Ontario.


Elders recommended unity and youth involvement on energy conservation issues during the Conserve the Light Gathering.

“The only thing we were able to say is ‘let’s work together,’” said Nishnawbe Aski Nation Elder Josias Fiddler on the sec-ond day of ceremonies and dis-cussions held Sept. 1-2 by about 100 Christian, traditional and Metis Elders on Mount McKay in Fort William First Nation. “One of the recommendations is to spend a little more time together.”

The Elders began their cer-emonies and discussions in separate lodges on the first day of the gathering, one Christian lodge and one traditional lodge, but they eventually joined both lodges together with a drum in the middle to discuss the issues in one large group on the sec-ond day.

“When they got together over the last few days,” Fiddler said, “they said they just ... wanted to work together, they wanted to do things together.”

Bob Sutherland, an Elder from Moose Factory, said the issues before them were so important that the Metis, Chris-tian and traditional Elders all came together as one during the gathering.

“Today we had one Christian Elder sit beside our sweat lodge and ask for help in the sweat,”

Sutherland said.Others also took part in the

sweat lodge and shaking tent ceremonies during the evening and night of Sept. 1.

Marlene Pierre, an Elder from

Fort William First Nation, spoke about protecting mother earth during the gathering.

“We have to commend this organization for bringing this conference of Elders together,”

Pierre said. “And having the sweat lodges going on up here is extremely significant.”

Bob McKay, a Metis Senator from Thunder Bay, asked where are the youth during the gath-

ering.“There are 100 to 200 people

here and I can count the youth on one hand,” McKay said.

“Our youth will be our future leaders – it’s a shame there are

not more present at this gather-ing.”

Barb Wapoose, an Elder from Neskantaga who has lived in Thunder Bay for 22 years, said she enjoyed listening to Toba-sonakwut Peter Kinew speak.

“I would like to see this hap-pen again next year,” Wapoose said. “I liked both Christian and traditional.

“We have to understand each other.”

A group of Elders presented their recommendations to the Sept. 3-4 conference partici-pants at the Valhalla Inn.

“We have to work together, play together, pray together, do ceremonies together, be happy together, every one of us,” said Clarence White, an Elder from Whitefish Bay. “That’s how we unite.”

Kinew, an Elder and former chief of Ojibways of Onigam-ing who has served as Grand Chief of Treaty #3 and Ontario Regional Chief, referred to an anagram he noticed during the gathering: OPAGAN.

“Ontario Power Authority Generating Aboriginal Narra-tive,” Kinew said, explaining the translation for OPAGAN is peace pipe. “Isn’t it about time the white people and Indian people begin working together, isn’t that what this conference is about.”

Kinew also spoke about the need for youth at the gathering.

“We need to have the young people here,” Kinew said. “After all, the future is theirs.”

Togetherness, youth key to energy conservation

Rick Garrick/Wawatay NewsElders speak at the Sept. 1-2 Conserve the Light Elders gathering on Mount McKay.

Energy conference draws hundreds

Rick Garrick/Wawatay NewsOntario Deputy Premier and Minister of Energy and Infrastructure George Smitherman announced the $250 million Aboriginal Loan Guarantee Program and the Aboriginal Energy Partnerships Program during the Sept. 1-4 Conserve the Light gathering.

People can come up with an excuse for anything.

Mom: “Did you do your homework son?

Child: “No. The Internet is down and I can’t research Ovide Mercredi.”

Mom: “What about the library? They must have books on such a prominent and influ-ential Aboriginal leader.”

Child: “Yeah, the library closed an hour ago. I don’t know what I’m going to do.”

Mom: “Well, why did you wait until so late to start work-ing on your assignment?”

Child: “Because I forgot. And you never reminded me.”

Conversations like this one happen every day across the world.

I don’t know if people just don’t want to take account of their actions or if it is something more sinister.

Accountability is important in all parts of life.

The more people get away with not being accountable when they are young, the lon-ger they will think it’s OK to remain unaccountable as they go to school, start careers and build families.

In school, you are account-able to yourself to secure good grades. In post-secondary stud-ies in particular, there is even more accountability.

At that point, no one is forc-ing you to be there anymore.

I found when I enrolled in college in Sudbury, something changed. I couldn’t keep skip-ping classes and barely scraping by if I wanted to make some-thing of myself.

Ultimately, I had an awaken-ing in my brain.

I realized if I’m paying to attend this fine collegiate set-ting, I better get my money’s-worth.

With that, my path was set. Sure there were some bumps

in the road; the ‘C’ I scored in macro-economics comes to mind. But I still gave everything I had in that class because I felt accountable to myself.

In your career, you’re accountable to your cowork-ers and your supervisors. In a team setting, you rely on your office colleagues for help with projects.

You all report to a supervisor who can discipline you if things

aren’t going well.When it comes to families,

most successful marriages are built on trust and co-operation between the partners.

In most cases, decisions are made as a team, rather than the wife buying a brand new 52 inch TV on a whim while the husband is simultaneously deciding it’s time to upgrade the family station wagon to a more manly four-by-four.

I could fathom making a major financial decision with-out consulting my partner first as the decisions we make will affect each other in the long run.

When children come into the picture, the decisions you make are even more important.

Planning for their future is just as important as making sure the present is going well.

Of course you have to start instilling accountability in chil-dren as soon as you can.

It doesn’t have to be anything major but I think it’s important to start early so it doesn’t lead to larger issues in the future.

If little Billy gets caught stealing a loonie from Suzie’s desk at recess, the school and Billy’s parents must make him accountable for his actions.

I’m not advocating parents beat their children or anything of the kind. But, with today’s children generally so spoiled with computers, cellphones, video games and TVs bigger than I could have imagined when I was growing up, they have a lot of “wants” that can be taken away from them as punishment.

Taking things I enjoyed away from me was a great way my parents taught me right from wrong and being responsible for my actions.

If children aren’t taught that, what’s the likelihood of Billy doing it again and again.

I couldn’t fathom ever blam-ing my parents for my not doing my homework. But I know it happens all the time.

My question is: Why do par-ents accept it?

If a reporter told me: “Sorry James, I didn’t write that story for you because my mom for-got to remind me to do it,” I’d probably laugh at first then get really irritated.

Why not just blame the fam-ily dog while you’re at?

That old adage of ‘my dog ate my homework’ needs a 21st century upgrade to ‘my dog knocked my computer over and fried the hard drive.’

At least I could believe that one, since it’s actually hap-pened to me.

Up on the roof

Building the foundation

Anne Maxwell/Wawatay News ArchivesTeacher Anne Robbins conducts a learning lesson with the Junior Kindergarten students at the Moose Factory School, Moose Fac-tory, September 1987.

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Make no excuses

I am mostly involved with communications and writ-ing these days and that

means a lot of office work and time on the computer.

Yet, from time to time I take on a construction project around the house and that works out as sort of a holiday for me.

I enjoy working with wood and building or repairing things. When I was a kid I spent so much time helping my dad and brothers with all of the various construction projects we took on around my home community of Attawapiskat.

By the time I was 12, I was working with our work gang and driving the various vehi-cles that we owned.

In remote First Nation com-munities most people pick up all types of construction and mechanical skills at an early age due to the fact that we

just don’t have service centres, hardware stores or contractors to turn to.

We have to order any mate-rials we need from southern communities and have them transported by air or by barge. This makes any project much more expensive so it is neces-sary to conserve as much as possible when doing construc-tion.

Finished wood, house con-struction products and hard-ware supplies are considered precious. All my friends know me as the king of recycling as I don’t throw anything away.

Recently I took some time to reshingle the house. Some-times I take on a big job eagerly but when I get into it I realize just how much work there is to do.

However, I take great joy in fixing an old roof and replac-ing wood and shingles to make a place look new again.

It is more like a meditation for me and I am reminded of how much I am out of shape after a hard day of labour.

On this particular project I had to really spend a lot of time in preparation so that I knew my safety was not in question as I worked on the high peak

of the house. I was happily surprised when Darren Mad-den a local roofer and friend stopped by to lend me all of his tools and give me a hand to get started.

Roofers are a special breed as they are dedicated to hard work in perilous situations and out in the weather. I do not have a lot of experience in roofing so all the tips Darren gave me paid off. My friend Mike was a big help and the neighbours were there at the critical times when I needed them.

Roofing is strategic. You have to prepare to be ready for any change in weather and to put together scaffolding and safety harnesses and mea-sures to make sure things go smoothly.

I would guess that I spent 40 per cent of my time prepar-ing to roof and the remainder was devoted to tearing off old shingles and wood and replac-ing it all.

There are so many little tips you need to know to make sure that the roof is properly shingled and looks good.

The roof was very steep so it was a challenge to work efficiently while watching my

step. I am not afraid of heights so that helped and I have quite a bit of experience working on projects high off the ground.

It was very interesting to me to take a break here and there to survey the town from my perch high above the street.

This bird’s eye view made me appreciate the scene below of housetops, trees and the tree line at the river far below.

Many times I stopped to gaze into the blue sky and watch the honking Niska or Canada Geese flying south. It almost seemed that they were gliding down to say hello on their way to warmer lands.

It made me realize that I had chosen wisely to start this roof-ing project earlier in Septem-ber rather than later. When the Niska fly this early in the fall you can be sure that winter is closer than we might think.

Then again with the way things are changing these days with global warming they may be simply confused. I guess we will find out in the coming months if the Niska still have it right when it comes to figuring out our weather.

I will be happily sipping a coffee and watching the snow fly under a brand new roof.


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Packing healthy lunches starts at homeRiley FulkersonSpecial to Wawatay News

We all want the best for our children and as a busy parent or caregiver there are easy, every-day things you can do to ensure your child eats right and stays active.

Sending them off with healthy food can help them con-centrate and do better at school.

Children who eat right and keep active:

• do better at school;• have a healthy body

weight;• feel good about them-

selves;• have the energy to be

active; and• build habits for lifelong

good health.Making healthy meals

doesn’t have to be difficult. Three things to keep in mind

when preparing meals are that they are healthy, the kids will eat and enjoy them and that they are easy and quick to pre-pare.

Start the day with breakfast.Breakfast is the most impor-

tant meal of the day. Your child hasn’t been eating all night while they sleep, and their bod-ies need energy in the morning to get them started for the day. Avoid giving them high sugar foods in the morning because this will raise their blood sugar level too high.

Instead stick with whole grain cereal with little added sugar, whole grain breads and bagels, fresh fruits and 100% fruit juice. Whole grain foods are higher in fibre. Fibre helps keep our digestive system healthy and also allows for a slower absorption rate of sugar into the blood stream. For this reason it is important for people with diabetes to be eating enough fibre.

Fresh fruits have lower added sugar and more natural

nutrients than juice. Also in the morning, include a protein source like eggs or peanut but-ter.

Banana split breakfast

Slice a banana on a plate. Add a big spoonful of yogurt in the center and top with berries, canned fruit or granola.

Apple pie porridge

Quick cooking oats are really

quick. Cook them with milk, stir in some cinnamon and diced apples.

Healthy meals contain at least one food from each food group (grain, milk, meat or alternative and a vegetable or fruit). Keep serving sizes small and include more variety.

Try and make at least half the meal with vegetables or fruit. Children like when fruits and vegetables are peeled and cut for them. Try giving them cut up vegetables with their favourite dip. Also, when giving your child lunch meat, try using a meat that is leaner and lower in sodium. Lean turkey, ham or chicken are great choices. If you can see visible fat, just trim it off.

Remember homemade is always better than store bought. When you cook your own food you control how much salt, fat and sugar that goes into a meal.

Beverages are another thing to be careful about. The serving sizes of most bottled beverages are much higher than the actual amount a child should be con-suming at one time.

Consider dividing a juice into smaller bottles for different

occasions. Also, most beverages like fruit drinks and pop are filled with sugar that can cause cavities and may lead to obesity.

When looking for a beverage for your child, choose a 100% fruit juice, white or chocolate milk or flavoured water if they won’t drink plain water. Plain water is always best. Beware of energy drinks that contain high amounts of caffeine, these can be especially dangerous for children.

If giving them a treat for after lunch, try including fruit. For example, if giving them ice cream or cake, add berries, bananas or peaches.

Kids learn and eat by example. So seeing you making healthy choices is important for your child. If they see you eat-ing something healthy then it is more likely they will eat it too.

Try eating together as a fam-ily at breakfast time. If they come home for lunch, eat lunch with them.

Ask them what healthy things they like to eat. Brain-storm with them healthy break-fast and lunch ideas that you can make together. Add a little variety. Instead of sandwiches, why not try giving them a bun, a rolled up piece of lunch meat, cheese and vegetables all separately in different bags. Remember to ask them their favourite fruit or vegetable and include those more often. Also, if they are taking lunches to school, let them pick their own favourite bag to take it in. Make it be enjoyable for them.

Packing lunch the night before can save time in the morning.

Healthy lunch ideas include: • cold pizza; • home-made macaroni and

cheese with cut up lean ham; • fruit salad; • cut-up vegetables and dip; • homemade wild rice and

turkey soup;

• grilled cheese with a slice of lean turkey meat;

• homemade, whole wheat bannock and peanut better spread (Check to make sure it is okay to bring peanut butter into the school- due to severe allergic reactions in some chil-dren; peanut butter has been banned from some schools and daycares.);

• yogurt with fruit and cereal;

• egg salad sandwich; and • dried berries or pemmican.

How much is enough activity

For healthy growth and development your child needs to be active for at least 90 min-utes every day. Every 10-minute period of activity counts toward that 90-minute daily goal.

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Riley Fulkerson was a nutrition summer student with the Thun-der Bay District Health Unit.

Good to knowJuice versus fruit drinks; don’t let the packaging fool you

It is real 100 per cent juice when the package says:• unsweetened• pure fruit juice from concentrate• no artificial flavours or colors added• 100 per cent juiceFruit drinks may look like juice, but are in fact mostly sugar and water with just a little real fruit juice added and have very few minerals and vitamins.Limit fruit drinks that have these words on the package: drink, punch, cocktail, -ade and beverage

Candace Twance to compete at NCI JamRick GarrickWawatay News

Candace Twance is looking forward to competing at the 23rd Annual NCI Jam in Win-nipeg.

“It’s kind of scary, the antici-pation,” said the Pic Mobert band member who is currently studying art at Lakehead Uni-versity.

“It will be the biggest audi-ence I’ve ever played for. The NCI Jam will be hopping. It’s

such a great opportunity to get yourself heard – I’m looking forward to that but I’m pretty scared too.”

Twance is one of 25 ama-teur Aboriginal musicians from across northern Ontario and Manitoba who were invited to participate in the 23rd Annual NCI Jam, which will be held Sept. 19 at the Centennial Con-cert Hall in Winnipeg.

“My songs sound like love songs, but there is a deeper meaning,” Twance said, explain-

ing she plans to sing a song about her ancestors during the NCI Jam.

“It’s about your ancestors, it’s about missing them, find-ing their absence in your life. But it’s also about finding their presence in your life.”

Twance, who has been writ-ing her own songs since she was 13 and taught herself how to play guitar when she was 14, has posted some of her music at www.myspace.com/seaballast.

Twance said the competi-

tion will be aired on NCI and is being recorded by APTN for future programming.

The winners of the 22nd Annual NCI Jam were Angus Jourdain from Lac La Croix with the first place award, $2,500 plus 100 plays on NCI, Chantal Kuegle from Oak Bank, $1,500 plus 75 plays, Angel Murray from Hollow Water, $750 plus 25 plays, and Jeremy Bone from Keeseekoowenin, $100 Sydney Castel Honourable Mention Award.


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They were a small group of Anishinabek, but they had a strong message they wanted to deliver to MP Greg Rickford in Kenora.

The Treaty 3 Grassroots Citi-zens Coalition formed in March of 2009 to address concerns about the elected chiefs and councils in the Treaty 3 terri-tory.

The coalition brought its con-cerns to Rickford’s office so he could act as a liaison on their behalf.

Tommy Keesic, who was one of the protesters, is a former chief of Grassy Narrows First Nation.

Keesic participated in the occupation of Anishinabec Park back in 1974 as part of the Ojibwa Warriors Society. He is now 65.

“What we are protesting today, is the same kind of thing that we protested in 1974. I was the chief then at that time. The problems we were having then are still visible today.”

“The way we live, we are par-ticipants of this land. We lived off this land. We didn’t have to worry about money. Everything we needed was out our back-yards.”

He said today, people have to get licenses for virtually every-thing they need.

“We need to have money. We don’t have jobs because of the lack of education. Also, what’s

happening is that the biggest problem that we feel we are having is the lack of participa-tion that our leaders are show-ing to the grassroots people.”

Keesic reflected back to the time when he was leader of his community and the direction he received from leadership at that time.

“The reason why I wasn’t speaking because I was told by the leader at that time that I was jeopardizing the nego-tiations that we had with the governments–meaning the department of Indian Affairs. The chief should not be talking. I guess basically that teaching ‘You cannot bite the hand that feeds you.’”

But at that time, he felt what he was doing was waking up the sleeping warriors we have today – this means the chiefs.

“I have got nothing against the chiefs, I am just hoping we are voicing a concern they have to wake up to and start deliver-ing to their people that they are supposed to be representing for a better and more productive life.”

Kelvin Chicago of Lac Des Milles Lac First Nation was des-ignated to address Rickford.

“You’re the MP, we are asking for your help. I believe the peo-ple here have a right to know if you are going to support those recommendations or not.

“We want our chief and coun-cil to be accountable to us. We want you as a voice in our rid-ing to start doing some liaison

work to ensure that they are having consultations with their people.”

Replied Rickford: “Abso-lutely, when it comes down to accountability, I think we’re all concerned. We have all identi-fied it.

“Accredited chiefs and coun-cils and provincial territorial organizations, they need to be transparent.

“I’m happy to continue to take your concerns forward, you know that. We share infor-mation back on a variety of dif-ferent issues that have been fol-lowed up on.”

Rickford said they must con-tinue the process with the dif-ferent levels of governments that are involved in this to ensure everyone is represented fairly in this.

“It certainly is important that the grassroots people, as I see people from a whole bunch of different communities here, are represented. So obviously that is one of the most important concerns.”

Before Rickford returned to his office, he told the protestors “Good luck.”

Keesic was perturbed by that comment, telling members of the coalition it appears they will be on their own without any support.

The Treaty 3 Grassroots Citi-zens Coalition will be embark-ing on a tour to the western provinces to share their plight with other First Nations’ com-munity members.

Baby boomers are redefin-ing retirement.

Even when baby boom-ers reach the golden age of 65, they may not necessarily pack up their desk and enjoy a quiet retirement lifestyle like their parents did.

If you’re part of this influ-ential group that is redefining retirement, you’ll also need to redefine how you plan for this new chapter of your life.

Characteristically, baby boomers have enjoyed higher standards of living than their parents. In addition, healthier lifestyles and medical advances are leading to longer life expec-tancies.

All these factors indicate that this generation will be looking to enjoy higher standards of retirement as well. Achieving this involves careful planning so that your savings are able to provide adequate income for you to enjoy the rest of your life on your terms.

Unlike their parents, baby

boomers may not necessarily be working towards the goal of retirement. Many individuals have found fulfilling careers they want to continue develop-ing past the age of 65. Some are even planning on starting a sec-ond career after “retirement.”

Retiring later may mean you may be able to wait longer before transitioning to strate-gies that protect your nest egg. On the other hand, if your dream is pursuing a new pas-sion or to start a small business after you “retire,” you may need to save additional funds in order to avoid financial stress.

Living longer ultimately means very little without your health. With longer life expec-tancies and medical advances that allow people to recover from serious illnesses, you also need to think about building health-care costs into your retirement savings plan.

By planning for these expenses, such as in-home care and specialized treatments, ahead of time by purchasing critical illness, disability and long-term care insurance, you and your family will be able to focus on your health, and not the impact recovery has on your savings.

For a lot of boomers, writ-

ing a cheque to save taxes just isn’t enough. Many have special causes that they are passion-ate about. If charitable giving through time or funds is in your retirement plans, you and your advisor can evaluate how you can balance both your retire-ment lifestyle and charitable giving at the same time.

With sophisticated tax strate-gies, you may even be able to make more significant contribu-tions to your cause.

Instead of focusing solely on their own needs, baby boomers place a great deal of emphasis on leaving a legacy and help-ing family members reach their goals. Through efficient tax and estate plan strategies, boomers are able to fulfill their own retirement objectives while making sure they can still leave a legacy to care for their families.

While you’ve been saving for your retirement, you’ve experi-enced the ups and downs of the markets and seen generous and all-time low interest rates. After you stop working, the markets and interest rates will continue to change.

With the many different demands on your retirement income, planning ahead and planning with smart strategies is important in order for you to achieve your objectives and still be prepared for economic swings.

Gord Keesic is a Lac Seul Band Member and an Investment Advisor with RBC Dominion Securities Inc in Thunder Bay. Member CIPF. This article is for information purposes only. Please consult with a profes-sional advisor before taking any action based on information in this article.

Gordon J. KeesicInvestment AdvisorRBC Dominion Securities Inc.1159 Alloy Drive, Suite 100Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B [email protected]

Tel: (807) 343-2045Fax: (807) 345-3481 1 800 256-2798

Blazing the trail to your retirement dreams

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YOUR MONEY MATTERS

Rallying at Rickford’sGrassroots groups seeks MP’s help

Eagle Lake First Nation recently received $829,000 to support the Two Feathers Forest Products LP (TFFP) value added initiative.

The funds came from the Community Adjustment Fund (CAF) announcement.

The funds will be used in the initiative which is a partnership involving Wabigoon Lake Ojib-way Nation, Pikangikum First Nation, Eagle Lake First Nation

and Finnish-based Wood Tech Group.

TFFP will develop two value-added forest products process-ing facilities; one in Red Lake and the other at Eagle Lake First Nation. The Red Lake site will house the primary sawing facil-ity including log sorting, grad-ing, and chipping facilities with a 9.9 megawatt biomass cogen-eration plant to generate elec-tricity for sale into the Ontario

power grid. Wood processed at the Red

Lake site will be trucked to a planer mill at Eagle Lake for further value adding to special-ized components and assembly ready building packages.

“We are pleased with our projects continued momentum and having reached this next step in Two Feathers funding,” said Two Feathers Forest Prod-ucts president Terry Favelle. –JT

Two Feathers Forest Products secure funds


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Canada Post spokesman John Caines said the company is committed to working with the community.

He said the reason why Con-stance Lake has been without

its own postal office for so long is because they have been unable to find another dealer to take over.

As a temporary solution, Canada Post is looking to install community mailboxes at a site in Constance Lake.

“We’re still looking for a site,” Caines said.

The boxes will also feature a parcel compartment, Caines said.

Outgoing parcel will still have to be sent through the Hearst outlet.

Community mailboxes may be installed

Mike McGee/Special to Wawatay NewsConstance Lake Chief Arthur Moore, right, mails a package Sept. 4 at the Hearst Canada Post outlet. The community was staging a protest over the lack of mail service in their community.

James ThomWawatay News

From an empathy club to more extra-curricular activies, change is abound at Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School this fall.

Nearly three dozen new ini-tiatives will make this the best year ever at DFC, said principal Brad Battiston.

“These are all things our stu-dents identified,” he said. “Our immediate goal is to give the school a community feel.”

Students, who were worried about the high drop-out rate at DFC, met in the spring to brain-storm ways to make moving away from home more enjoy-able and less taxing on them-selves.

Deer Lake’s Devon Meekis, class of 2008 DFC graduate, was one of the youth involved in offering suggestions about improving the school.

“There are a lot of good sug-gestions that we’re seeing com-ing into place,” said Meekis, who frequently returns to the school to help out and encour-age the students to succeed. “I wish a lot of these things had started while I was still a stu-dent here.”

Meekis is pleased with the speed at which the changes are happening.

“When clubs and programs start too late in the year, stu-dents are less likely to get involved,” Meekis said.

The initiatives, some of which have already started, will include more weekend and eve-ning activities at the school.

That means more sports in the school gyms, adding an additional video-confer-ence unit so students can call home and see their friends and families and the creation of a recruiting video to highlight the positive activities occurring at DFC.

“The students wanted to make a video to thank the chiefs and the NNEC (Northern Nishnawbe Education Coun-cil) Board for supporting their ideas,” said JoLee Blackbear, a volunteer at DFC who is work-ing with the staff and students on several of the initiatives. “It can be used to show students what to expect when they come to the school.”

The recreation program will be back in full-force, Battiston said.

The school will also be orga-nizing broomball and floor hockey leagues with student, staff and other community group teams. The school also has ice reserved for recreational hockey.

The school is also involved in

more varsity sports with other northwestern Ontario high schools. These include golf, volleyball, cross-country run-ning and some students have expressed an interest in playing football through an arrange-ment DFC has with neighbour-ing Churchill High School.

For the non-sports fans, clubs being offered include art, media, writing, leadership and lifeskills.

“We’re prepared to do what-ever we can to meet the needs of the students,” Battiston said.

“We want to see the students coming to class,” Battiston said. “This is their space and we want the students to feel welcome in it. There is a genuine drive to make this a home for the stu-dents.”

That starts with the student staff relationship, students being on a first name basis with their teachers.

“I’ve never see a staff like this,” Blackbear said, speaking about the willingness of the teachers to help students and give their time.

“The staff bring ideas about how to make the school feel more welcome,” Battiston said.

Each classroom now fea-tures a corner with couches and other furniture to give students a break, when they need one.

Several classrooms are setup in a circle or square of desks to facilitate sharing and talking circles.

“Some students don’t respond well to teachers just talking and writing on a blackboard,” Battis-ton said, so the school made the move to other means as well.

Added Blackbear: “We’re looking at holistic teaching methodologies. There are a lot of bright students here. We want to see them succeed.”

The changes seem to be working, Battiston said.

“This is the best start of the school year we’ve ever had at DFC,” he said. “There was some-thing different about these stu-dents when they arrived at the beginning of the school year.”

The students seem to have more school spirit and their morale is higher, he said.

Blackbear, a master’s gradu-ate in education administration, is working with students on leadership.

“We would like to promote student leadership in the school,” Blackbear said. “We want to see a shift in thinking … to the positive.”

Change abound at DFC

James Thom/Wawatay NewsDennis Franklin Cromarty High School students Stanley Barkman, left, and Leonard Kamenawatamin work on lessons in the Paul Martin Business Class. Among the changes students will notice at the school this year are couches and TVs in classrooms to make them feel more welcome.

“This is their space and we want the students to feel welcome in it.”

– Brad Battiston


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Rick Garrick/Wawatay NewsOshki-Pimache-O-Win’s Janet Napash (right) marched in the Sept. 11 Unite Thunder Bay Rally, which took place at Waverly Park and included a march to and from the site where a man was beaten Sept. 5 on North Cumberland St.


Mamow Obiki-Ahwahsoowin“Help care for our children, Help care for our future.”

ᒪᒪᐤ ᐅᐱᑭᐦᐊᐊᐧᓱᐃᐧᐣ“ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᔑᓇᑦ ᑲᑲᓇᐁᐧᓂᒪᔭᑲᐧ ᑭᑕᐊᐧᔑᔑᒥᓇᓂᐠ, ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᔑᓇᑦ ᒋᑲᓇᐁᐧᑕᒪᐠ ᑭᓂᑲᓂᒥᓇᐣ”

Tikinagan Child & Family Services has a great need for foster homes. We are looking for dedicated people who are able to provide a home and meet the needs of a child in care. There are a number of different types of Foster Homes, which can be speci c to meet a child’s needs.

Specialized Foster Homes: For children that would require more care and attention.

Regular Foster Homes: Short or Long term placements for children.

Emergency Foster Homes: For children on an emergency basis.

Tikinagan Child & Family Services is committed to keeping our Children within our Communities, but we need your help in order to make this happen.

Please contact us today if you are interested or need more information regarding how you can be a part of helping a child.

ᒥᔑᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᓂᓇᑕᐁᐧᓂᒪᒥᐣ ᒋᑲᓇᐁᐧᓂᒪᐊᐧᓱᑕᒪᑯᔭᐠ ᐅᒪ ᑎᑭᓇᑲᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ.ᓂᓇᓇᑐᓇᐊᐧᒥᐣ ᑲᐸᑭᑎᓂᑎᓱᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᑫᑲᐡᑭᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᑭᑲᓇᐁᐧᓂᒪᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᑲᑭᑎᒪᑭᓭᓂᐨᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐣ. ᒥᔑᓇᐧᔦᐠ ᐃᔑᐸᐸᑲᓂᓭᐊᐧᐣ ᑲᓇᐁᐧᓂᒪᐊᐧᓱᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧ ᑲᐯᔑᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑫᑭᐅᒋ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ

ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᓇᓄᑌᓭᐊᐧᐨ.

ᑲᐅᒋᐱᒥᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᑲᑕᔑᑲᓇᐁᐧᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ: ᒥᐦᐅᒪ ᐁᔑᔭᓯᑕᐧᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᑲᐱᒥᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐱᒥ ᐊᔭᑲᐧᒥ ᑲᓇᐁᐧᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ.

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Sgt. Peter Moon, Canadian RangersCanadian Ranger Daniel Wesley Jr. shows Junior Canadian Ranger Jordan Meekis, 14, of Sandy Lake, how to start an outboard engine.

Peter MoonSpecial to Wawatay News

Teaching boating safety, particularly the wearing of per-sonal flotation devices in power boats, is a challenge in the Far North of Ontario.

Most people use open boats for subsistence hunting and fishing in a vast area where water travel is an everyday part of life.

But with water comes dan-ger. Because the summers are short and the waters cold, few people in the Far North learn to swim. Economic conditions are hard and putting food on a family’s table is often seen as more important than buying a personal flotation device (PFD) or other safety equipment.

People regularly venture out in weather conditions and with a lack of safety equipment that would make a southern boater flinch. Marine safety enforce-ment is virtually non existent.

It is a problem that the Cana-dian Forces is trying to address.

“It’s a big problem, we have too many deaths, and we’ve been hammering away at it,” said Major Guy Ingram, com-manding officer of 3rd Cana-dian Ranger Patrol Group. “It’s a lifestyle thing in the north and we’re trying hard to change it.”

Water safety was a major part of the training given to more than 100 Junior Canadian Rangers at an annual wilder-ness camp this summer in the bush north of Geraldton, Ont. For many Junior Rangers the message got through. But for some it didn’t - largely because of traditional northern attitudes to boating safety.

Jamie Sutherland, a Junior Ranger from Fort Albany, was not impressed.

He said few people in Fort

Albany venture out with PFDs and if they do they rarely wear them. “I don’t need a PFD,” he said. “I won’t be too far from shore if anything does happen. And I can swim. I’ll be all right if anything happens.”

It was an attitude shared by the adult occupants of an 18-foot aluminum freighter canoe when they went fishing in June on the Winisk River, upstream from Peawanuck.

The occupants were Matthew Gull, a Canadian Ranger and an expert outdoorsman, and Wil-fred Chum, a constable with the Nishnawbe Aski Police. It was a cold day, there was still ice on the shore and the river was flowing fast. Neither man had a flotation device of any kind.

They were on their way home in the dark when they entered a set of rapids. Gull was driving at full speed when Chum shouted a question.

“I throttled down real quick to speak to him,” Gull said, “and the wake caught up to us in the rapids and hit the back of the boat. The water came in from behind and the rear of the boat began sinking.”

The canoe capsized in the frigid waters. Chum’s body was not found for more than three weeks. Gull, a powerful swim-mer, was swept downriver, fighting for his life.

“I’m 33 now and I’ve been driving boats since I was eight-years-old and I know how to handle a boat,” he said. “I’ve driven boats out in Hudson Bay in really rough waters, like four-foot waves. I never used a personal flotation device and it was really a shock that this was happening to me.”

He survived being swept through another set of rapids but after two hours in the river, exhausted and debilitated by

the cold, he lost consciousness. He came to and realized he had been swept down the river to Peawanuck and had somehow reached shore. He was discov-ered by his father, Moses, who was walking the river bank lis-tening for his son’s engine.

“My thoughts, like most people up here, were that you just don’t need PFDs, stay with the boat, the boat’s not going to sink,” Gull said. “If my friend and me had been wearing PFDs we would have stayed above water and we would both have eventually made it to shore safely. As it was, I don’t know how I made it. I knew I was dying. Somehow I survived. My friend didn’t.”

The Canadian Forces now stores PFDs in each of the 16 northern Ontario communities nations in which it maintains a Canadian Ranger patrol.

“Everybody in the community can use them,” Ingram said. “All they have to do is return them to the sea containers we use to store them. We’ve got to get the lifestyle and attitudes changed and we’ve got to start with the youth. Any time the Canadian Rangers or Junior Rangers train with us they have to wear a PFD. They don’t have a choice.”

More First Nation chiefs, concerned at the number of unnecessary drownings in the north, are asking the military to provide water safety training in their communities. The Cana-dian Forces have responded by sending in water safety instruc-tors and distributing pamphlets and posters.

There are indications that things are very slowly beginning to change. With the emphasis on safety in their training, more Junior Rangers are starting to wear a PFD when they go out in a boat.


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Rick Garrick/Wawatay NewsFull Moon Memory Walk organizer Sharon Johnson took her Full Moon Memory Walk banner to the Sept. 11 Unite Thunder Bay Rally, which took place at Waverly Park. Johnson led the memory walk Sept. 4 and in the uniting rally Sept. 11.

Memory walk offers closure to familiesRick GarrickWawatay News

Alec Oombash spoke about two family members he lost dur-ing the 5th Annual Full Moon Memory Walk Sept. 4

“I lost my son here in 2008,” Oombash said, speaking about his son Adrian Spade after walking from the Matawa First Nations parking lot to a field across the river from the Inter-city Mall in Thunder Bay. “I took a year off. I searched for my son’s body for 10 days. That’s why I’m helping out – it gives me a little peace.”

Oombash also lost his niece Liz Bonnie Sakakeesic in 1994 after she was murdered by his best friend, who he said is now in jail for life.

“Her body was located under the crawl space,” Oombash said. “It took us four days (to find her). We checked the lake and outhouses. We went door to door. I couldn’t sleep for four days.”

Oombash said his son was found by the Bascule (Jack-knife) Bridge in Fort William.

“We did a ceremonial burial for my son,” Oombash said, explaining he was helped by the traditional ceremonies. “I was away for a year. Now I’m back at university.”

About 70 people took part in the 5th Annual Full Moon Memory Walk, which began from two different locations this year – the usual Victoria and Simpson St. corner and the Matawa First Nations parking

lot at Court and John St. – and ended at a field along Simpson St. across the river from the Thunder Centre shopping mall.

“We started the walk five years ago,” said Sharon John-son, one of the organizers who lost her 18-year-old sister San-dra Kaye Johnson in 1992 when she was murdered in Thunder Bay. “That first year we had about 30 to 35 people. We walked from Simpson and Vic-toria, over the East End Bridge over to the Neebing McIntyre Floodway. That spot is where my sister’s body was found.”

Johnson’s sister was found partially covered with snow on the ice the day after she went out for the evening.

“Her murder was never solved,” Johnson said.

A group of traditional wom-en’s drummers sang three songs to honour the missing and murdered women and those in attendance.

“We’re singing three songs,” said Isabelle Mercier, one of the drummers. “One, an hon-our song for all the families and friends and everyone who has passed on. Two, a sobriety song for all the people that are hurt-ing and have turned to other means to forget their suffering. Three, a healing song that is for everyone. Everyone is welcome to dance.”

Rosemary Panacheese drove from Sioux Lookout to walk in memory of her mother, Viola Isabella Panacheese, who went missing in Sioux Lookout in 1991.


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Rick Garrick/Wawatay NewsABOVE: Two walkers hold up the United Sisters of Ogden banner during the Sept. 4 Full Moon Memory Walk.

BELOW: Eagle feathers and a candle were held aloft in front of the full moon after ceremonies were held at the Sept. 4 Full Moon Memory Walk.


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The ninth day of the ninth month of the year is Interna-tional Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Day.

The number nine symbolizes the nine months of pregnancy that a woman should abstain from alcohol.

Kenora Patricia Child and Family Services hosted a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder pre-sentation on Sept. 2 in Sioux Lookout to mark the 10th anni-versary of FASD Awareness Day being observed around the

world.Dave Dubovsky was the key-

note speaker of the presenta-tion, talking about his late son, who lived with the disorder. Dubovsky spoke about how he learned to manage his son’s FASD.

The presentation was aimed at educating frontline work-ers on the disorder. About 100 people attended the presenta-tion, gaining insight into how individuals with FASD manage day to day with a disorder that is more common than some expect. Dubovsky’s research has determined that about 1 in 100

people in the United States suf-fer from this disorder.

“It is more common than any of us have really realized,” Dubovsky said, adding because FASD is an invisible disorder, it is more difficult to detect.

Many individuals with an FASD go through life without any diagnosis.

In order to help an individual with FASD manage life on a day-to-day basis, his or her strengths and desires need to be taken into consideration, he said.

What do they do well? What do they like to do? What are their best qualities? What are

your funniest experiences with them? A strengths-based approach will improve out-comes, he said.

Some other strategies Dubovsky has found to work well include simplifying rou-tines through routines, provid-ing one direction or rule at a time, using repetition, mentor-ing, providing one-on-one phys-ical presence and identifying the strengths of the individual, family and care providers.

Seminars about FASD were presented at Queen Elizabeth and Pelican Falls First Nations High School Sept. 9.

Learning how to care for FASD childrenConsequences

Some consequences for indi-viduals with FASD include:• difficulty with middle and high school;• Repeated difficulty in employment;• Repeated trouble with the law;• Especially for committing the same crime more than once and/or repeatedly breaking probation or parole• Frequently homeless

CharacteristicsSome of the personal characteristics of a person with FASD are:

• friendly;• likeable;• verbal;• helpful;• caring;• hard worker;• determined;• good with younger children• not malicious


“We owe our future to our unborn.”

Deputy Grand Chief Terry Waboose spoke about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder dur-ing the 11th International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Day ceremony held Sept. 9 at Marina Park in Thunder Bay.

“The future of First Nations rests in the spiritual, emotional, physical and intellectual well-being of our children,” Waboose said. “Family and community are fundamental to the expres-sion of nurturing well-being.”

Waboose urged First Nation leaders and governments to continue supporting communi-ties in their efforts to overcome the challenges of FASD and to work without jurisdictional boundaries to ensure healthy outcomes for children.

“We need to recognize the need for culturally sensitive, integrated programs under First Nations control that are appro-priate, comprehensive, acces-sible, effective and equitable to other Canadian citizens,” Waboose said. “We need to real-ize that FASD is a community issue and should be addressed on an individual, family and community level utilizing part-nerships at the regional and national level.”

Waboose said rates of FASD are much higher than the national average in some First Nation communities and it is estimated that one in five First Nations children are affected by FASD.

The FASD section of the NAN website states there is no known safe amount of alcohol to drink when you are pregnant. Alcohol affects the unborn baby’s grow-ing and developing body and brain. Alcohol reaches the fetus’ liver, pancreas, kidneys, thy-

mus, heart, and brain. Alcohol can interfere with metabolism, hormonal balance, and/or the baby’s oxygen. All of this can cause the birth defects associ-ated with FASD.

Fort William Coun. Ian Ban-non wants to take on the issue of alcoholism and where the addiction stems from.

“Sometimes the mother

finds it very difficult,” Bannon said. “It is a serious matter for women who are drinking while pregnant.”

Margaret Rea, constituent assistant for Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP John Rafferty, said her adopted brother had FASD.

“Caring for a child with FASD is not the same as with other children,” Rea said.

A mini powwow and a feast were held during the event.

“This was the first time we did the mini powwow and it was a huge success,” said Kelly Hicks, one of the International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disor-der Day organizers from the Thunder Bay Indian Friendship Centre. “We had well over 200 people show up.”

FASD Awareness Day held in Thunder Bay

Rick Garrick/Wawatay NewsMattagami Elder Gerry Martin led off the ceremonies at the 11th International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Dis-order Awareness Day, held Sept. 9 at Marina Park in Thunder Bay.


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“We are now an organiza-tion.”

With those words, Micheal Hardy executive director of the Mamow Sha-way-gi-kay-win North-South Partnership for Children in Remote First Nation Communities made the group official.

“Last year we were a loosely put together group of people working on a big cause,” Hardy said, sharing his words at a Gathering in Sandy Lake last month. “But now we are an offi-cial organization with a corpo-ration, with a board and policies and bylaws.”

The North-South Partner-ship is a First Nations initiative aimed at making First Nation relationships with the general public better, especially when dealing with economics. The North-South Partnership is the first of its kind in Ontario and across Canada.

Its goal is to make the north-ern communities sustain an equal partnership with southern individuals on causes related to poverty and economics to make Ontario a better place to live for both the north and the south.

“It’s very unique,” said Hardy. “There’s a lot of balancing of relationships because there’s still the whole mystery of why does the south want to help, and the south wondering what the north wants because there’s never been any training for them to be equal partners.

“So, it’s challenging and

exciting because right now there’s a disconnection, so this organization is trying to con-nect the north and the south; connect ordinary people with ordinary people. And this will change public opinion of First Nation Peoples and eventually help shape social policy.”

Now that the North-South Partnership has developed into a structured organization, its first step is to begin moving for-ward and making the goals of the organization a reality. “Last year was structured around various events of groups of indi-viduals and working on group ventures of partners and volun-teers,” Hardy said.

“This year the organization has now created a structure and a board so it has a governing structure to operate from. We took all of the information from the last couple of years and cre-ated a solid organization. So, we can now move forward and deal with some outstanding issues that we’ve gathered over those past couple of years.”

The biggest outstanding issue is a number of commu-nity assessments that have been done in the past and are now being followed up on.

“We now know what we need to do and now we can deal with the how we are going to do the things that need to be done in terms of responding to eco-nomic development and hous-ing. Now it’s no longer talk. You can’t just do assessments and leave them.

“We are now in the planning stages of how we are going

to actually respond to these issues.”

Some of the big changes for the future of the North-South Partnership, now that it is structured and ready to move forward, are to organize the multiple projects that the Part-nership is currently working on, like food and housing issues, with a worked out schedule with their multiple partners and donators that will begin continuously helping with these issues instead of just dealing with them once in awhile.

Also, since the North-South Partnership is largely a volun-teer organization it plans to start working with and engag-ing with its volunteers more.

A third change is to begin creating a marketing strategy, a communication plan and an education plan to begin mar-keting the North-South Part-nership which will help sustain partners.

Lastly, the North-South Part-nership wants to start working on a fundraising plan to help generate more revenue.

“We’ve identified all these shortfalls and we’re going to try and make sure that we have all these things by the end of this year now that we have a core operation going,” Hardy said.

“We don’t want to just do community assessments and have them sit on a deaf table anymore…we want to start ral-lying people and getting the organization moving forward…we want to start making sure that every kid in Ontario has a good life.”

North-South Partnership for Children moves forward into the future

Chris Kornacki/Wawatay NewsMamow Sha-way-gi-kay-win North-South Partnership for Children in Remote First Nation Communities executive director Micheal Hardy, right, accepts a gift from Sandy Lake’s Bart Meekis during a meeting in the First Nation last month. The organization is now a corporation and ready to move forward.

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In addition we are requesting the Aboriginal communities involved with the development of the Cochrane Area contingency forestmanagement plan to review and provide comments on the draft contingency forest management plan within a 30-day review period ending November 17, 2009.

How to Get Involved

Information Centre(s) will be held at the following locations from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the following days:

October 19, Terry’s Restaurant on Hwy. 11 south CochraneOctober 20, Royal Canadian Legion in Smooth Rock FallsOctober 21, Royal Canadian Legion in Iroquois FallsOctober 22, White Pine Room, at the Ontario Government Complex, South Porcupine

Information centres will be held at the following First Nations communities:

October 26 at Wahgoshig First Nation from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.October 26 at Beaver House First Nation Centre from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.October 26 at Matachewan First Nation from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Copies of the draft contingency FMP summary and values maps may be requested at the Information Centre(s), or by contacting theMinistry of Natural Resources Cochrane, Timmins and Kirkland Lake Districts or the Tembec and AbitibiBowater offi ces.

Can’t Make It?

The draft Cochrane Area contingency FMP will also be available for public review and comment for 30 days: October 18 to November 17, 2009 at:

• The Ministry of Natural Resources public website at ontario.ca/forestplans• Service Ontario Centre in Toronto (777 Bay St., Suite M212, Market Level, call toll-free: 1-800-268-8758) which provides computer

access to the Ministry of Natural resources website at ontario.ca/forestplans• Tembec offi ce, Don Bazeley, P.O. Box 1100, Timmins, ON P4N 7H9, 705-360-1276• AbitbiBowater offi ce, Nancy Daigle, 1 Park St., Iroquois Falls, ON P0K 1E0, 705-258-3931, ext. 3403• Ministry of Natural Resources, Cochrane District offi ce, Stephen Pearce, 2-4 Hwy. 11 South, Box 730, Cochrane, ON P0L 1C0,

705-272-7196• Ministry of Natural Resources, Timmins District offi ce, Nikki Wood, P.O. Bag 3090 Highway 101 East, South Porcupine, ON

P0N 1H0, 705-235-1339• Ministry of Natural Resources, Kirkland Lake District offi ce, Bill Vanschip, P.O. Box 910, 10 Government Road, Kirkland Lake, ON

P2N 3K4, 705-568-3243• Ministry of Natural Resources Regional offi ce, Mark Austin, Ontario Government Complex, Hwy. 101 East, P.O. Bag 3020,

South Porcupine, ON P0N 1H0, 705-235-1210

As well, an appointment with the Ministry of Natural Resources District Manager or with a planning team member during non-business hours may be made by calling 705-272-7196.

Comments must be received by Stephen Pearce of the planning team at the ministry’s Cochrane District Offi ce by November 17, 2009.

The plan is being prepared by the following planning team members:

Mark Fleming, R.P.F., Plan Author Don Larmer, R.P.F., Tembec Area ForesterRob MacLeod, R.P.F., AbitibiBowater Area ForesterStephen Pearce, R.P.F., MNR Planning Forester, Project ManagerNancy Daigle, R.P.F., AbitibiBowater Forestry Superintendent/ChairMick Gauthier, MNR BiologistBill Vanschip, R.P.F., Kirkland Lake MNR Area ForesterMike Clarke, R.P.F., Norbord Industries Inc. Sylvain Levesque, R.P.F., Grant Forest ProductsNikki Wood, R.P.F., MNR Planning ForesterSue Perras, Cochrane LCCTom Monahan, Kirkland Lake LCCAllan Skidmore, Independent OperatorKees Stryland, Timmins LCCGeorge Sackaney, Wahgoshig First NationRodney Wincikaby, Matachewan First NationGloria McKenzie, Beaver House Aboriginal CommunityJordon Maurer, Beaver House Aboriginal CommunityJames Naveau, Mattagami First Nation

The planning team members, the Ministry of Natural Resources District Manager and the LCC are available at any time during the planning process to meet with you and discuss your interests, issues or concerns.

Still Can’t Make It?

A fi nal opportunity for public involvement will be available during the public inspection of the Ministry of Natural Resources-approved contingency FMP which is tentatively scheduled for January 7, 2010.

The approval date of the contingency FMP is tentatively scheduled for: January 22, 2010.

For further Information, please contact:

Stephen Pearce, R.P.F. Don Larmer, R.P.F. 2-4 Hwy. 11 South, Box 730 Tembec P.O. Box 1100 Cochrane District, ON P0L 1C0 Timmins, ON P4N 7H9 Tel.: 705-272-7196 Tel.: 705-360-1207 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

Rob MacLeod, R.P.F. Cochrane Local Citizens Committee1 Park St. 2-4 Hwy. 11 SouthIroquois Falls, ON P0K 1E0 Box 730Tel.: 705-258-3931, ext. 4448 Cochrane District, ON P0L 1C0E-mail: [email protected] Tel.: 705-272-7196

The Ministry of Natural Resources is collecting your personal information and comments under the authority of the Crown Forest Sustainability Act. Any personal information you provide (address, name, telephone, etc.) will be protected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, however, your comments will become part of the public consultation process and may be shared with the general public. Your personal information may be used by the Ministry of Natural Resources to send you further information related to this forest management planning exercise. If you have questions about use of your personal information, please contact Denis Clement at 705-272-7122.

Renseignements en français : Denis Clement au (705) 272-7122.

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Deputy Grand Chief Mike Metatawabin loves going out onto the land with his family.

“We like the outdoors,” said the recently elected deputy grand chief who is originally from Fort Albany. “We try to go up to Fort Albany and spend time with the family. We love going out on the river.”

Metatawabin, who recently got back into working out at the gym and running, has been involved on the boards of a wide variety of organizations from across Nishnawbe Aski Nation territory and beyond since the 1990s.

“Wawatay was my first board appointment,” Metatawabin said, explaining he worked with Wawatay Native Communica-tions Society from 1985 to 1991 and was appointed to the board after he was elected as chief in his community in 1998. “With the boards, this is a transition period. I couldn’t just walk away from the boards.”

Metatawabin is currently president of Wawatay Native Communications Society, presi-dent of Five Nations Energy Inc., chairperson of Nishnawbe Aski Police Services, chairman of Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, president of Misiway Milopemahtesewin Community Health Centre, a board direc-tor representing Fort Albany at Kimesskanemenow (Western James Bay Winter Road), and

a board member with the Tim-mins Chamber of Commerce.

Metatawabin was chief of his community from 1998 to 2006 and has worked as a translator at NAN chief meetings from 1991 to 1998.

In his new role as deputy grand chief, Metatawabin is looking to encourage NAN community members to pursue higher education and to develop more capacity in the communi-ties.

“Right now we are concerned about a lack of training or capacity in our communities,” Metatawabin said. “Develop-ment is a long term investment – we have to start focusing on our children, steering them in the right direction.”

Metatawabin stressed the need to deal with the challenges facing many NAN communities.

“We need professionals in different fields,” Metatawabin said. “They have a role to play in these (areas).”

Metatawabin also spoke about the need to learn more about the past to move forward into the future.

“The biggest thing for us is learning our own history (of) our own communities, our own people, the teachings we had,” Metatawabin said.

“If a community does not have a history, you don’t have a future. We need to know who we are, where we came from, a history. That can carry us for-ward.”

While Metatawabin is plan-ning to work out of the NAN office in Timmins, he realizes many of NAN’s communities are located in northwestern Ontario.

“I will be making a presence on both sides,” Metatawabin said.

Past teachings will influence future: Metatawabin

“Development is a long term investment.”

– Mike Metatawabin


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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Health Policy Analyst (Full-Time)The role of the Health Policy Analyst is to review, monitor and analyze provincial and federal government initiatives and legislation in order to advise the Executive with the Health portfolio, Health Planning Group, and the Chiefs on possible impacts relating

to health, mental health and social issues within Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN). The Analyst documents and/or coordinates the articulation of recommendations or

options to promote improvement to health care services available to the people of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation through various health service delivery bodies, as well as

strengthen the understanding of traditional spiritual values, and build public support for the goals of the health program of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation.

NAN seeks an individual with a university degree in a public health administration or related discipline and a minimum of 5 years experience with federal and provincial health program and policy analysis and signifi cant knowledge of health needs of the

Nishnawbe Aski communities.

The deadline for applications is 4:00pm EST September 23rd, 2009. For complete information, including job description and submission information, please visit www.nan.on.ca.

GICHI OZHIBIIGE OGAAMIC ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

Requires a

Treaty #3 Trapping Resource Centre GIS Records Manager /

SecretaryGrand Council Treaty #3 is seeking a GIS Records Manager/Secretary for the Trapping Resource Centre. The GIS records Clerk/ Secretary is responsible for the day to day operations of the GIS licensing system, GIS mapping and administrative support tot eh Trapping Director.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:• Establish and maintain an accurate GIS mapping system /resource

Library• Administer a licensing system for the Treaty#3 Trappers• Make travel arrangements, accommodations, car rentals, etc.• Be available to travel on business related trips• Coordinate trappers education for Treaty#3 Trappers• Participate in fur marketing and promotion• Arrange meetings, conferences and conference calls• Take accurate minutes of meetings and distribute in a timely manner• Type, proof and distribute correspondence, reports, and documents

QUALIFICATIONS:• Minimum of Grade 12 Secondary School Diploma or GED• Business Secretarial Certifi cate and/or records management training

an asset or equivalent• Work experience may be considered• Minimum 2 years offi ce experience in a busy environment• Strong ability in proposal writing would be an asset• Ability to type 50 wpm• Ability to utilize a variety of computer software• Knowledge of geographical information system (G.I.S) would be an

asset, but willing to train• Knowledge of social and cultural aspects of First Nations• Knowledge of Ojibway language and asset• Excellent oral and written communication skills• Excellent organizational skills

SALARY: NegotiableLOCATION: Kenora, OntarioCLOSING DATE: Friday September 25th, 2009 AT 4:00 PM

All interested individuals apply to: Trapping Director GCT#3 Representative Services Box 1720 Kenora, ON P9N 3X7 Fax: (807) 548- 5041 Email: [email protected]

Please include three (3) references and current Criminal Records Certifi cate with application. Any applications received after deadline

will be returned.Only those chosen for interviews will be contacted

GICHI OZHIBIIGE OGAAMIC ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

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Chief Executive Offi cerDepartment: Administration

Category: Senior Management

Location: Grand Council Treaty# 3, Kenora, OntarioSalary: NegotiableClosing Date: September 28th, 2009

Grand Council Treaty# 3 offers an exceptional opportunity for a transformational leader to lead a dynamic and vibrant advocacy team and to work closely with the Grand Council and member First Nations. The Chief Executive Offi cer will manage the development, implementation and maintenance of GCT3 Representative Services (GCT RS) operational policies, practices and principles that provide for competent governance, accountability, effectiveness, transparency and effi ciency; implement organizational vision; provide direction and support to the political offi ce and GCT3 RS Board of Directors transformation strategies for organizational change through excellence to support and advocate the needs and rights of the Treaty # 3 membership; ensure the Grand Council’s mandate to protect, preserve and enhance inherent and treaty rights is used as the foundation for the decision-making process; lead organization transformation by advancing consensus and motivating people to action; build successful relationships with the Grand Council, Board of Directors, political staff, individuals, teams, support staff, Chiefs and Councils, Treaty# 3 communities, stakeholders and partners.

QUALIFICATIONS:Graduation with a professional degree from a recognized university in Business, Human Resources or Finance is preferred. Specialization that has been obtained through an exceptional combination of training, education and or experience may be considered. The successful candidate must provide evidence of experience of strategic leadership and senior management of a not-for-profi t organization or corporation. Extensive experience with fi nancial and human resources management; demonstrated knowledge and experience in leading a First Nation Political or Advocacy organization would be an asset. The Applicant shall highlight proven experience in problem-solving, decision-making, fi nancial and policy analysis; leadership role modeling/mentoring to encourage optimum performance by staff; proven ability to develop and sustain partnerships and strategic networks; superior written/oral communication/negotiation/presentation skills to represent Grand Council’s dealings with multi-levels of government and various stakeholders. Finally, the candidate shall hold a solid understanding of Grand Council Treaty# 3 history and mandate, Treaty Rights, challenges, opportunities, and political processes pertaining to First Nations. The ability to communicate in Ojibway is considered an asset. Requirements include ability to travel, valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle.

Applicants must clearly demonstrate in the covering letter how they meet the qualifi cations of the position. Send application to:

GCT3 Representative ServicesP.O. Box 1720

Kenora, ON P9N 3X7 Fax: 807.548.5054 Email: [email protected]

The Grand Council’s Treaty#3’s dedication to excellence is complemented by its profound commitment to building and sustaining a self-dependent Nation for Grand Council Treaty# 3. Individuals from the Anishinaabe Nation in Treaty# 3 are encouraged to apply. We thank all those who apply. Only applicants

selected for an interview will be contacted. Submission of a criminal record check required prior to offer of employment.

POSITION SUMMARY:The Sioux Lookout Anti-Racism Committee (SLARC) is a non-profit organization governed by a volunteer Board of Directors dedicated to positive community relationships based on inclusiveness and respect for diversity. The Multicultural Youth Centre is open five evenings a week from 6 to 10 pm. It is a hub for providing services and activities for young people in Sioux Lookout. This drug and alcohol free space has as its goal to assist young people in developing skills that would empower them to become more active participants in the creation of a healthy, just and strong community. The Youth Centre Coordinator is responsible for the overall coordination of the Multicultural Youth Centre and the management of the Multicultural Youth Citizenship Project.

DURATION: This is a full time position (35 hr/wk) 2 year contract.

QUALIFICATIONS:• Graduate of Community College or University.• Mature candidate experienced in youth work may be considered. • Two years experience in youth programming, and recreation.• Extensive experience working with youth from diverse backgrounds.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:• Understands the historic and contemporary issues that effect First

Nations People• Familiarity with Sioux Lookout Community, Lac Seul community, and

communities in the north.• Experience or interest in working toward improved community

relationships in a cross-cultural environment.• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.• The ability to work independently, with minimum supervision.• The ability to supervise others and manage budgets • Able to work flexible hours, including evenings and some week-ends.• Strong organizational, written and computer skills• Ability to maintain and update website• Experience in organizing workshops and/or discussion groups and

report writing.• Total competence in written and spoken English.• Fluency in Anishiniimowin an asset.

Please send your cover letter and resume with 3 references to:SLARC Hiring Committee, Box 1194, Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B7by 4:00 pm September 25, 2009fax (807) 737-2600 or email preferred [email protected] requires a Criminal Reference check and Vulnerable Sector Check from all employees on hiring.

For more information, please write [email protected] or call (807) 737-150l

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CRIMINAL ANALYST

Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service requires one full-time, contract Criminal Analyst. The position is located out of NAPS Headquarters in Thunder Bay, ON. The salary range for the position is $51,000 – $61,000 annually, plus pension and benefits. The employee will become a member of the Public Service Alliance of Canada Civilian Unit.

The position is responsible for performing tactical and strategic analysis of crime data and developing report-generating programs, with a focus on tactical crime analysis to assist in identifying perpetrators, criminal activity, temporal crime patterns and conditions that may be associated with crime. It will also contribute to effective and efficient police resource deployment and community initiatives. A background in Criminal Justice, Geography or Public Administration is preferred. Experience in ArcView and GIS systems is necessary.

Applicants may submit a resume to the address below. Posting closes on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 16:00 EST. No late applicants accepted.

NAPS Headquarters309 Court Street South,

Thunder Bay, ON P7B 2Y1(807) 623-2161 ext. 222

FAX (807) 623-2252Attn: Jeanet Pierce

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SIOUX LOOKOUT FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITYNodin Child & Family Intervention Services (NCFI)

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The On Call Weekend Counsellor will provide mental health services from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and during Statutory holidays.

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

• Certificate, diploma or degree in the mental health or social work field is preferred;

• Minimum two years experience in the mental health field;• Must have experience and understanding of Native

culture, and of the geographic realities and social conditions within remote First Nation Communities;

• A valid Ontario Driver’s License will be an asset;• Possess a valid First Aid & CPR Certificate – Adult and

Child will be an asset.

KNOWLEDGE & ABILITY

• A thorough understanding of the Child & Family Services Act and Mental Health Act;

• Good time management and organizational skills;• Ability to communicate in one or more of the First Nations

dialects of the Sioux Lookout District will be an asset;• Must work independently and with limited supervision.

Please send cover letter, resume, three most recent employment references and an up-to-date Criminal Reference Check with a Search of the Pardoned Sexual Offender Registry to:

Charlene Samuel, Human Resources ManagerSioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority

P.O. Box 1300, 61 Queen StreetSioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8

Phone: 807-737-1802 Fax: 807-737-2969Email: [email protected]

Closing Date: September 30, 2009

The Health Authority wishes to thank all applicants in advance.

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Wawatay Native Communications Society serves the communications needs of the people and communities in Northern Ontario. The Society does this through the provision of a variety of multimedia services, including but not limited to: a biweekly newspaper, daily native language radio programs, weekly television programming, audio streaming and regularly updated website. These services help to preserve and enhance the languages and culture of the Aboriginal people in Northern Ontario.

RESPONSIBILITIES:• Translate Wawatay News editorial content and

advertisements from English to Ojibway or Oji-Cree syllabics, and from these Aboriginal languages to English.

• Provide translation services to Wawatay clients. Ensure that completed translations can be delivered in a format compatible with clients computer/printing systems.

• Work with Wawatay Radio Network staff to produce translated voice overs for public service announcements, news reports, audio fi les and other related activities.

• Work with Wawatay Multimedia staff to translate and transcribe audio and video fi les for on-line production. Transcribe interviews and other related activities.

• Proofread translations to ensure accuracy, Meet newspaper and contract deadlines.

QUALIFICATIONS:• The ability to communicate (verbal and written) in Oiibway

or Oji-Cree is required.• Must have excellent verbal and written communications

skills in Ojibway or Oji-Cree and also English.• Familiarity with In-Design, Photoshop, Mac and Windows

based computers are an asset.• A high degree of initiative, motivation and the ability to

observe strict confi dentiality is essential.• Ability to work with little or no supervision an asset.• Applicants must have a minimum of two years experience

in translating documents from either Oji-Cree or Ojibway to English.

Location: Sioux Lookout, ON

Closing date: Friday September 25, 2009, 4:30 PM CST

To apply, send a cover letter and resume to:

Vicky AngeesWawatay Native Communications Society

P.O. Box 1180Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B7

Fax: (807) 737-3224By email: [email protected]

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Ted Nolan back in pro hockeyPhilip Paul-MartinSpecial to Wawatay News

The Rochester Americans are heading back to the top of the American Hockey League if Ted Nolan and Curt Styres have their way. Nolan, 52, joined the second oldest franchise in the AHL over the summer.

The Americans have made many moves of late, and that suits their owner, Six Nations businessman Curt Styres just fine.

He’s used to making things happen.

Last summer Styres bought the National Lacrosse League’s Rochester Knighthawks and the Americans at the same time.

By doing so, Styres became the first Native person to own a professional hockey team.

But the Amerks weren’t a very good team last year, win-ning only 26 games, finishing last in their division.

They have yet to open train-ing camp this season and there’s excitement in the air in Roches-ter about their team.

Both Nolan and Styres know about how to go about building a winner.

Nolan took the Ontario Hockey League’s Soo Grey-hounds to a Memorial Cup Championship in the early 90’s while Styres built the Six Nations Arrows junior lacrosse team into a winner after they bought into his concept of nutri-tion and training to win.

He responded with a buy in of his own by building a 3000 seat lacrosse arena which is the envy of teams in the National Lacrosse League, who prac-tice and play teams right in Six Nations, Canada’s largest reserve, where Styres is from.

Styres is a shareholder in Grand River Enterprises, a tobacco giant with worldwide interests. He doesn’t talk all that much about it, but he does talk about building winning busi-nesses, of which he owns a few.

Nolan is a hockey man with a penchant for working with others and bringing the best out in people. The 1997 Jack Adams award winner for being the NHL’s top coach and cur-rent Vice-President of Hockey Operations for the Amerks says his return to pro hockey just felt good right from the start. “He was committed to winning,” said Nolan of his interview with Styres. “And he understood my need to give back to the com-munity.”

Styres wanted Nolan to con-

tinue his work with the Ted Nolan Foundation. They pro-vide academic scholarships to First Nations women who want to further their education and work in their communities. “He really gets it. The human aspect of things,” said Nolan of his boss, Amerks owner Curt Sty-res. “He told me he didn’t care if I was away four or five days that I had to continue doing that.”

“It makes you want to work for him even more.”

Nolan spends a few days working in Rochester, N.Y. and then heads home to Garden River First Nation, just outside Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. He says a blackberry and a laptop with internet connection allows him to do his job anywhere.

“It’s a big advantage. My phone is ringing right now with calls from agents,” laughed Nolan. “For now this works but I’m going to be getting an apart-ment in Rochester soon.”

Nolan says he’s still inter-ested in coaching but wants to help build Rochester into the best AHL franchise, period. “You need good people to run an organization. We’re trying to unite a group of people. I’m coaching employees rather than players,” said Nolan.

“Our goal is simple. We want to be the best AHL franchise.”

Most people aren’t aware that Nolan has been in man-agement before, serving as the assistant GM with the OHL’s Soo Greyhounds and also with the QMJHL’s Moncton Wildcats, taking them to a Memorial Cup final.

In Moncton, Nolan told his players about commitment and then showed them what it meant, turning down an offer from the NHL’s New York Island-ers to become their Head Coach halfway through the year. “I wasn’t going to leave my play-ers,” said Nolan. “My Mother taught me what that meant (commitment) at an early age and there wasn’t a question in my mind about my decision to stay.”

But for now he’s having fun being back in the game.

“I’ve learned to live in the now,” said Nolan.

NAPS officers to police OlympicsJames ThomWawatay News

A pair of Nishnawbe Aski Police Services officers will be providing security at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Sr. Const Margaret Coulter, of the Chapleau Ojibwe detach-ment, and Const. Mitch Fawn, of the Fort Albany detachment, will represent the service while providing service to Canada.

The officers will be perform-ing general law enforcement duties. While in attendance they will wear the NAPS duty uniform.

Depending on the duty assignment, deployments will vary in duration, with the aver-age deployment under RCMP-

lead lasting 32 days.To date, more than 1,800

municipal, regional and pro-vincial police officers from 118 outside agencies have now been included in our overall deploy-ment strategy.

“Canada’s games will be policed by Canada’s law enforcement community,” said assistant commissioner Bud Mercer, chief operations officer for the Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Unit. “It is a Canadian first when you look at the number of policing ser-vices joining us from across the country in 2010. The majority of Canada’s law enforcement community will be part of one of the largest integrated secu-rity workforces ever.”


Albert Diamond, the presi-dent of Air Creebec, died Sept. 9.

The airline announced his sudden passing Sept. 10.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Stan Beardy, on behalf of the NAN executive council, offered these words: “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Albert Diamond and we offer heart-felt condolences to his family, friends, the Board of Directors of Air Creebec and the members of the various boards on which

he served for their great loss.”Beardy said running Air Cree-

bec was Diamond’s passion, but as much as he was respected for his skills as a businessman he earned great respect among the Cree people as a leader who worked tirelessly for the better-ment of First Nations.

“Albert’s life of leadership, wisdom, and compassion was an inspiration not only to First Nation people but also to busi-ness leaders across Ontario,” Beardy said.

“We pray that his spirit lives on through his family, business associates, and the many lives he has touched.”

Air Creebec head dies

Cheechoo Sens-boundJonathan Cheechoo has been

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The 2006 Maurice “Rocket’ Richard Award winner as the National Hockey League’s top goal scorer was traded Sept. 12 along with San Jose Sharks left-winger Milan Michalek and a second round selection

in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft to the Senators for Heatley and a fifth round selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Cheechoo, a Moose Cree band member, was originally selected in the second round (29th overall) in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. –RG

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mendations given by Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s associate chief medical officer of health, protection and prevention dur-ing a Sept. 11 H1N1 Flu Season press conference at the Thunder Bay District Health Unit.

Washing hands, using hand

wipes, sneezing or coughing into a tissue or sleeve, disinfect-ing commonly used surfaces, avoiding touching of eyes, nose or mouth, practicing social dis-tancing when necessary, and calling Telehealth are other sug-gested recommendations.

The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care will be distrib-uting a flu brochure to every home in the province in mid-September.

“I want to make sure all Ontarians have the informa-tion they need to fight the flu,” said David Caplan, minister of Health and Long-Term Care. “I would encourage everyone to practise the precautions out-lined in the flu brochure. If we do our part, we can keep Ontario healthy.”

While two different flu vac-cines will be offered this fall, one for the seasonal flu ear-lier this fall and another for the H1N1 flu in late October or early November, Williams emphasized the seasonal flu vaccine will not work for the H1N1 flu and encouraged peo-ple to get both vaccines.

“The vaccine is free,” Wil-liams said, noting Ontario will have enough to cover 75 per cent of the population with two vaccinations of the H1N1 vac-cine, 21 days apart, if necessary. “The system is ramped up and ready to go. So far it (H1N1) is staying the course.”

Williams said First Nations people who live in isolated com-munities will be prioritized for vaccinations, but those who live in urban settings will receive the same priority as other people in their community.

Williams said if an H1N1 out-break occurs in one community, other non-affected communities may want to hold off on sending

patients to medical centres for non-emergency healthcare to prevent further spreading of the H1N1 flu virus as happened this past spring/early summer in a number of NAN communities.

Williams said the ministry has been monitoring the H1N1 flu situation in the south-ern hemisphere, where H1N1 accounts for 89 per cent of the flu viruses versus the north-ern hemisphere where H1N1 accounts for 66 per cent accord-ing to a World Health Organiza-tion report dated Aug. 4.

While Australia and South America experienced rapid increases in H1N1 cases early in their winter season, WHO reported the region is now starting to report decreases in numbers of cases.

WHO has also reported the flu season in the southern hemi-sphere as slightly worse than a regular flu season.

Typical symptoms of the H1N1 flu include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, head-ache, chills and fatigue.

While most cases of H1N1 have been relatively mild, there are some symptoms which sig-nal a need for urgent care: dif-ficulty in breathing, shortness of breath, chest pain, severe or persistent vomiting, high fever in adults that lasts more than two days, severe tiredness in

a child, and confusion or diffi-culty waking an ill person.

As of Sept. 11, 4,062 cases of H1N1 have been reported in Ontario with 23 deaths, while

Canada has reported 1,454 hos-pitalized cases with 74 deaths.

Testing has confirmed H1N1 as the predominant strain of influenza in Ontario.

Preparing for flu season, being ready for H1N1

Proper hand washing technique• Remove hand and arm jewelry as it is very hard to clean, and hides bacteria and viruses from the mechanical action of washing.

• Wet hands with warm (not hot) water and apply soap. Do not use bar soap in public settings because bacteria on the soap surface can then be spread to others.

• Vigorously lather all surfaces of hands for a minimum of 15 seconds or the amount of time it takes to sing the “Happy Birthday” song twice. Pay close attention to commonly missed areas such as: finger tips, between fingers, backs of hands and base of the thumbs.

• Using a rubbing motion, thoroughly rinse soap from hands and don’t forget to dry hands by blotting them gently with a paper towel or with hand air dryers. Use the paper towel to turn off the tap.

• If your hands are not visibly dirty, an alcohol-based hand sanitizer will rapidly eliminate any germs or viruses.

Ontario Press Service

What to do if you get the fluOntarians also need to know how to care for themselves at home if they become sick with influenza.Influenza viruses result in similar symptoms, regardless of whether they’re caused by the seasonal influenza virus or H1N1. Symptoms include sudden fever, cough, sore throat, fatigue and muscle aches. Vomiting and diarrhea are more common in children.While many people could get sick during an influenza season, about half of these people will not require medical care. For this reason, it is very important to be prepared to take care of yourself and others at home.• Wash your hands often using soap and warm, running water for at least 15 seconds or more each time or use a hand sani-tizer with 60 to 90 per cent alcohol, particularly after coughing or blowing your nose.• Cover your sneeze and cough with your sleeve or a tissue, dispose of tissues immediately, then clean your hands.• Stay home if you are sick so that you don’t spread the virus to others.• Avoid sharing anything that may carry germs, such as tow-els, lipstick, drinks or toys.• Clean hard surfaces such as door handles and kitchen coun-tertops more frequently.• Get plenty of rest.• Drink lots of fluids, including water or ice chips, fruit juice (not fruit drinks), milk, and herbal teas.• Ask your pharmacist for advice if you buy over-the-counter medicine.For a full list of tips, please visit: www.ontario.ca/fluOntario Press Service


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Chiefs from the Matawa tribal council communities marked Sept. 1 Residential School Memorial Day.

The day was chosen to coin-cide with students returning to school. The decision to mark the day was made following a May resolution by the Matawa

First Nations chiefs designed to honour and acknowledge those impacted during the residential school era, said Matawa First Nations chief executive officer David Paul Achneepineskum.

He explained the significance of choosing Sept. 1.

September was when chil-dren were taken from their par-ents, families, communities, cul-ture and language and taken to

the church-run and govern-ment funded schools which were designed to assimilate A b o r i g i n a l

youth, Ach-neepines-kum said.

“It is important to move for-ward from this terrible experi-

ence, but it is also just as impor-tant to be there for our survivors and acknowledge our past,” said Long Lake #58 Chief Allan Towegishig. “There is a need for a national day to honour those students who endured the pain of residential schools.”

Building on the historical apology delivered by Prime Minister Stephen Harper June 11, 2008, it would be important

to mark the day nationally, Ach-neepineskum said.

“Although we remember those who didn’t make it back home, and honour those who were involved, the residential school era has made our people stronger and more determined to protect and exercise our rights to our lands, resources and water,” he said.

Students were enrolled at res-

idential schools across Canada between the 1880s and 1980s.

In his apology, Harper referred to the residential school era as a sad chapter in Canadian history.

“The affects of Residential Schools have caused untold damage to First Nations people; we must help them move on, and live a happier life,” Towe-gishig said.

Matawa chiefs call for residential school memorial day

Achneepineskum

Peter MoonSpecial to Wawatay News

Six Canadian Rangers from across northern Ontario were a popular part of the Canadian Forces exhibit at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto.

“I like having the Rangers around at an event like this,” said Capt. Saj Rahman, on-site co-ordinator for the military exhibit, which featured a range of military equipment, includ-ing armoured vehicles, naval craft and aircraft cockpits.

The Ranger exhibit, consist-ing of a teepee, snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, a sled and other Ranger equipment, stood out amongst the military hardware.

“Their red T-shirts and red sweatshirts also stand out a lot,” Rahman said. “This exhibit at the CNE is about educating the public about the Canadian Forces. We want them to know that we have the Canadian Rangers and that they are doing some excellent work, not only in Northern Ontario, but across the country.”

More than one million peo-ple visited the CNE over 18 days and about one out of every three took a look at the Cana-

dian Forces exhibit.“It’s the first time I’ve been

at the CNE,” said Master Cpl. Redfern Wesley of Kasheche-wan. “It’s something new for me, talking to all these people

from all over the world. This has been a big experience. People come into the teepee, shake our hand and thank us for being the military in Northern Ontario. It makes you feel good

to be a member of the Canadian Forces.”

Most people, he found, knew little about life in Ontario’s Far North.

“Some of the people are

amazed that we exist up there,” he said. “Some people say it’s gross to kill and eat animals. I explain hunting and fishing is part of our life.

“They say they couldn’t live

in the north because of the cold. I tell them about the search and rescue we do and how we evac-uate people in emergencies. I tell them how we teach cold weather skills to soldiers from the south, how to adapt to the cold and survive. That’s when they thank us for being part of the military. They appreciate what we do.”

Wesley didn’t spend all of his time in Toronto at the CNE.

“We have time off to see Toronto. I never thought I’d be doing this as a Ranger. This has been fun. I went to the top of the CN Tower. It was my first time and it was scary but I was glad I went up it.”

The other Canadian Rang-ers participating in the Cana-dian Forces exhibit were Mas-ter Cpls. Kim Cheena of Moose Factory and Ryan Kaminawash of Sachigo Lake, Cpl. Rodney Rae of Sandy Lake, and Rang-ers John Meeseetawageesic of Eabametoong and Savannah Neotapin of Constance Lake.(Sergeant Peter Moon is the public affairs ranger for 3rd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group at Canadian Forces Base Bor-den. See www.canadianrangers.ca.)

Rangers a popular attraction at CNE

Sgt. Peter Moon, Canadian RangersMaster Cpl. Kim Cheena of Moose Factory tells CNE visitors about life in northern Ontario.


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