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Pimicikamak Cree Nation announces start of residential school investigation In the wake of Pope Francis’s April 1 apology for the role Roman Catholics played in Canada’s residential school system, Pimicikamak Cree Nation in Northern Manitoba has announced the start of their investigation into one of the residential schools that used to be in Cross Lake. Pimicikamak, also know as the Cross Lake Band, said April 5 that it will begin examining St. Joseph’s Residential School, which was run by the Roman Catholic Church and operated from 1912 to 1969. Pimicikamak Chief David Monias said in a press release that the First Nation already has the names of 85 children who died while attending residential schools in Cross Lake — two such institutions operated in the community, both of which were destroyed by fire. Monias says the First Nation knows there is one mass grave containing the remains of children who died as a result of a fire at one of the schools. Pimicikamak doesn’t know if the list of children who died while attending residential schools in Cross Lake is complete. “We are unsure where they were buried, or if the list we have is an actual record of the true numbers of children who died in the residential institutions,” Monias said. “Although Pope Francis made a historic apology last week, it saddens me that he did not acknowledge the unmarked graves of the children who

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Pimicikamak Cree Nation Chief David Monias never made it home. If the pope should visit Canada, then he should visit Pimicikamak. We have sent the letter of invite should he come to Canada.” Pope Francis said April 1 when he apologized for Catholics’ role in residential schools that he intends to pay a visit to Canada, though no timeframe for the visit was specified.

Pimicikamak says it will use ground-penetrating radar to search the grounds of what was once St. Joseph’s, which was the main Roman Catholic residential school in Northern Manitoba, with knowledge keepers assisting the efforts. The First Nation also intends to collect relevant government, church and medical information

to develop a database containing the names and home communities of all the students who attended St. Joseph’s during its decades of operation. To facilitate that process, Pimicikamak is asking the federal and provincial governments, as well as Roman Catholic authorities in Manitoba and at the Vatican to help their investigation, rather than

hinder it. “When you lose an elder, you lose a part of your history and, similarly, when you lose a child, you lose a part of your future,” said Monias. “This was the intention of the Canadian government and the religious institutions that were part of the residential school era. It is called genocide!”

Pimicikamak also wants to assist residential school survivors, including Cross Lake citizens who attended institutions elsewhere, and their children, in their healing journeys. There are also plans to erect a permanent memorial to honour former residential school students in Cross Lake and from the community.

Nelson House RCMP seek suspect in two violent assaults Nelson House RCMP are on the lookout for a man who severely assaulted two people in the community April 4, with one of the attacks believed to have involved a machete. The suspect in both assaults is 23-year-old Jerome Wood of Nisichawayasihk

Cree Nation, who is described as 5’9” tall and 132 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He is wanted on arrest warrants for charges of aggravated assault and assault causing bodily harm. The first assault occurred around 9:25 p.m. April 4

when a 29-year-old man working in his yard was assaulted. He was taken to the nursing station for treatment of his injuries. RCMP learned of the second assault while they were at the nursing station. A 23-year-old man was assaulted outside a business.

Anyone with information abut these incidents or Wood’s whereabouts can call Nelson House RCMP at 204-484-2837 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477. Tips can also be submitted online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.

23-year-old Jerome Wood of Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation is wanted by Nelson House RCMP on charges of aggravated assault and assault causing bodily harm. RCMP photo

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AMC calls out feds for stonewalling on residential school records BY DAVE BAXTER

LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER, WINNIPEG SUN

With the discovery of thousands of unmarked graves near former residential schools in the last year, and the continued search for graves across the country and here in Manitoba, Indigenous leaders say the federal government needs to do more and do everything it can to help communities identify children who never returned home from residential schools. “Last spring, when First Nations across Canada were rocked with the devastating news of unmarked graves found at former residential schools, it was every First Nation citizen’s hope that these children would be named, their lives remembered, and that they would make their way back home,” Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) acting Grand Chief Eric Redhead said in a recent media release. Redhead’s comments come after a report surfaced back in March that federal officials had blocked a request for information by an Ontario-based survivor ’s group that the group said would have helped them to identify four children who died at the Shingwauk and Wawanosh residential schools in Ontario back in the early 1900s. “After having no luck in finding the names of these children elsewhere and running out of options, the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association requested assistance and in-

formation from the federal government to access the Indian Status Register for the names of two boys and two girls who died while attending the institutions,” AMC said in their release. “They were denied access, with Canada citing privacy laws as the reasons behind the denial.” Redhead called the blocking of the records an example of “colonial bureaucracy” that he said continues to negatively affect Indigenous Canadians, and he said he is worried that it could also negatively affect similar searches and investigations that are now taking place here in Manitoba. On April 5, the Cross Lake Band/Pimicikamak Cree Nation in Northern Manitoba said it had started an investigation into the St. Joseph’s Residential School, which was managed by the Roman Catholic Church from 1912 to 1969, and they said they plan to use ground-penetrating radar to search for unmarked graves in the area. As well other searches and investigations are ongoing in Manitoba, including searches that continue at the Sagkeeng First Nation northeast of Winnipeg near the site of the former Fort Alexander

Residential School. “For decades, First Nations have been frustrated by the barriers of colonial bureaucracy when it comes to implementation of our treaty rights in this country, and to hear that federal bureaucrats continue to act in this manner when First Nation citizens are seeking answers about little ones who never made it home is appalling,” Redhead said. “They deserve to be brought home and their families given closure. This is one simple step on the path to healing and reconciliation, and we implore the federal government to work with survivors and all First Nation people to bring healing and closure.” When the searches at Cross Lake were first announced, Chief David Monias asked that the federal government and that all levels of government and institutions do whatever they can to help First Nations communities conduct these types of searches and investigations. “The Cross Lake Band/ Pimicikamak Cree Nation does not wish to encounter any unnecessary obstacles, hindrance, or run-around as it conducts the investigation, particularly in the access of critical docu-

ments held by the church and government bodies, and medical summaries held by the province of Manitoba,” Monias said in an April 5 media release. “The nation calls on all levels of government, provincial and federal, to collaborate with the investigation, including the Roman Catholic Church authority in Manitoba, and the Vatican in Rome.” In a letter that was released after the decision was made not to release records to the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association and that has since been publicly shared, the federal government wrote, “The information contained within the Indian Register system is personal and, as such, is limited to disclosing solely with consent or in compliance with the Privacy Act.” Crown-Indigenous relations didn't respond to messages for comment. — Dave Baxter is a Local Journalism Initiative reporter who works out of the Winnipeg Sun. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the government of Canada.

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Liberals need to keep promises, commitments in budget: Manitoba Indigenous leaders BY DAVE BAXTER

LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER, WINNIPEG SUN

Indigenous leaders in Manitoba say that while they are satisfied with the latest federal budget because of commitments made towards reconciliation and issues affecting Indigenous people, they also believe that the feds now need to ensure that they keep the promises and commitments they have made to Indigenous people and communities. The 2022 federal budget

was released in Ottawa on April 7, and soon after it was unveiled the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC), which represents 62 First Nations across the province, said in a media release that they were “applauding” the budget because of its “overall fiscal plan, as well as for its commitments to moving forward with reconciliation.” The organization said they were pleased with areas of the budget because of commitments to

housing, mental health and wellness, education, and climate change, all issues they said directly affect Indigenous people and communities across the country and here in Manitoba. The organization also said they are pleased to see that the budget makes commitments towards reconciliation, and to addressing the ongoing legacy of residential schools. “We are happy to see a budget commitment to reconciliation, specific-

ally to address past harms and discrimination,” AMC acting Grand Chief Eric Redhead said. “Budget 2022 proposes to provide various funding to begin the difficult work of healing for First Nation citizens.” But while AMC said they are in in favour of the financial plan overall, they also want to make sure that moving forward that promises made in the budget are kept. “While we recognize and acknowledge the areas

that the current federal Nations in Manitoba. government has commit“If Trudeau’s governted funding to, the AMC ment was sincere in adwill continue to review vancing reconciliation, educentr.dumont@gmail.com how Budget 2022 impacts then they would support First Nations in Mani- and show a desire for imtoba.” Redhead said. “It is mediate change and make Sister Andrea Dumont challenging to say what we immediate needs-based will get here in Manitoba investments immediately because of how the budget – and not spread out over is laid out. These budget years.” plans often say, ‘over three — Dave Baxter is a Loyears,’ ‘over five years.’ cal Journalism Initiative “A multi-year budget, reporter who works out of generically identified for the Winnipeg Sun. The LoIndigenous or for First Na- cal Journalism Initiative is tions is hard to decipher funded by the government how it will benefit First of Canada.

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Investment tax credit for carbon capture is Budget 2022’s big-ticket climate item BY NATASHA BULOWSKI

LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER, CANADA'S NATIONAL OBSERVER

The single biggest climate item in the Liberals’ federal Budget 2022 is the controversial carbon capture investment tax credit, followed by funding for electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. The carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) investment tax credit is expected to cost $2.6 billion over five years and will be available for projects that permanently store captured carbon dioxide (CO2) in concrete or inject it into rock formations deep underground. The budget says enhanced oil recovery — using captured carbon to extract more oil — is not an eligible use of captured CO2. The move is a “political compromise,” said David Macdonald, a senior economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). “At the same time as (the federal government is) trying to move towards a zero-carbon future, they're trying to go full steam ahead on oil and gas development,” said Macdonald. “You can't do both … You can make political compromises, but you can't make compromises with the climate.” Up until 2030, the investment credit rates are set at 60 per cent for direct air capture technology, which sucks carbon dioxide out of the air, 50 per cent for other CCUS projects, including the capture of emissions from oil and gas production

and hard-to-decarbonize industries like steel, and 37.5 per cent for storage, transportation and use. To encourage industry to act immediately, these rates will fall by 50 per cent in 2031. The tax credit was created to reduce emissions by 15 megatonnes by 2030 based on financial modelling from CCUS projects. It will cost just under $1.5 billion in its fifth year and then an estimated $1.5 billion per year until 2030. Over 30,000 Canadians and more than 400 academics oppose the tax credit and have sent letters calling on the federal government and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to scrap it. Macdonald says the oil and gas sector needs to be wound down in the long term, not made more energy-efficient, as the federal government plans. “I'm not sure how much the sector needs a tax break,” said MacDonald. “The sector made $22 billion in 2021.” The federal government has levied a surtax against banks making record pandemic profits, but oil and gas companies escaped unscathed, despite raking in big profits from high oil prices, he said. “This is a time for companies to reinvest, not with public money, but with their own money, to get off of oil and gas,” said Macdonald. “And that's not what this will do, unfortunately.” Ahead of the budget’s release, a senior government official speaking

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on background about the budget said Ottawa was “looking forward to working with relevant provinces, certainly Alberta, as they step up to strengthen these incentives, because it's good for them.” The federal government “expect(s) industry to do their share,” the official added. “It is the right time to do this, and they have the profits to do it now, and we expect them to do it.” The budget notes the expectation that “relevant provinces” — like Alberta — will “further strengthen financial incentives to accelerate the adoption of CCUS technologies.” But Macdonald notes provinces are not compelled to create any financial incentives. Instead of using a tax credit to get companies to develop this technology, the government could simply regulate it and achieve the same goal without using public funds, Macdonald said. The government’s new climate plan calls on the oil and gas sector to slash its greenhouse gas emissions by 31 per cent relative to 2005 levels by the end of the decade. CCUS is expected to contribute 13 per cent of those reductions. Trying to meet these targets using an investment tax credit relies on doing “complex calculations in the hopes (it) will be sufficient,” whereas a regulatory approach is more predictable because it is set in advance and companies are forced to comply, said

Macdonald. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) recent report found CCUS is one of the least effective and most expensive options available to reduce emissions through 2030. Despite federal and provincial governments providing an estimated $5.8 billion for CCUS projects since 2000, they only capture 0.05 per cent of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions, or around 3.55 million tonnes of carbon per year, according to a new report by Environmental Defence. The budget includes very little spending to accelerate or improve the energy efficiency of buildings and homes, despite this being one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, said Macdonald. “Some of the programs that are the most efficient, we're skipping, and the programs that are the least efficient, we're putting the most money in, which is the opposite of what we should be doing now,” he said. Another big-ticket item that is less cost-effective than energy efficiency measures but better than the CCUS tax credit is the federal commitment to expand electric vehicle incentives and charging infrastructure, he added. The budget proposes $1.7 billion over five years to extend incentives for the zero-emissions vehicle program, $547.5 million over four years for Transport Canada to launch a

new purchase incentive Bank to invest in private program for medium- and sector-led infrastructure heavy-duty zero-emis- projects — such as small sions vehicles, and in- modular reactors, clean vestments in charging fuel production, hydroinfrastructure, $500 mil- gen production, transporlion of which comes from tation and distribution and the Canada Infrastructure CCUS — to help transition Bank for large-scale urban to a low-carbon economy. and commercial charging. Macdonald says this H o w e v e r, “ ( t h e r e ) is “potentially an actual doesn't appear to be any- positive use for the Canthing new on just tran- ada Infrastructure Bank, sition” away from fossil which really hasn't mankelly.bindle.mla.offi ce@gmail.com fuels, said Macdonald. aged to get much of its The budget reiterates a Constituency funding out Offi thece: door and previous commitment for aUnit(has) been very limited 3-40 Moak Crescent $2-billion “Futures Fund” in terms of what it's been MB R8N 2B7 able to do.” for Alberta, SaskatchewanThompson, 204-677-2066 and Kelly Newfoundland and A proposed $2.2 billion Bindle Labrador to “support local over seven years would and regional economic di- also expand the Low Carversification” and develop bon Economy Fund, which clean energy opportunities helps provinces and terin the coming decade, but ritories reduce emissions no update on the alloca- and create jobs for comtion of those funds was munities by supporting the provided. installation of technoloThe budget also propos- gies like wind power, solar es broadening the role of power and electric heating the Canada Infrastructure in buildings.

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Hudbay resource update brings gain for Snow Lake, Flin Flon tailings plan update

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The headframe of Hudbay’s 777 mine in Flin Flon. BY ERIC WESTHAVER

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Things appear to be looking up for Hudbay in Snow Lake. The company’s current mine life plans have been extended by another year, while its Flin Flon operations are inching ever closer to closure. The company released its annual reserve and resource update March 28, including new information about all of Hudbay’s current mining properties. Information about the company’s operations in Snow Lake has shown signs of progress, while those looking for good news about Hudbay’s Flin Flon operations will be disappointed. According to the resource update, the company still plans to shut down 777 mine in June, with the plan being to operate at around 2,700 tonnes per day “with a continued focus on mining out the remaining reserves by completing the necessary ground rehabilitation to access old workings and remnant stopes,” according to the update. The pending closure of 777 and the zinc plant, as well as the company’s plan to put the Flin Flon mill and tailings facility on “care and maintenance,” was confirmed yet again in the update. “The company expects to spend approximately $25 million in 2022 on costs related to the closure of the Flin Flon complex and the

transition to care and maintenance,” reads the update. According to the update, the mine has about 459,000 of proven mineral reserves. At the rate of 2,700 tonnes per day, those reserves would be mined out in less than six months, possibly less. Hudbay has also apparently had issues finding rail cars to transport its product from the north, expecting its own sales figures for the first quarter of 2022 to likely take a dip. “Hudbay has been experiencing limited rail car availability in Manitoba due to recent weather-related impacts and higher-than-normal railcar demand in the rail network in Canada,” reads the update. “As a result, first quarter sales volumes in Manitoba are likely to be impacted, and any resulting excess copper concentrate and refined zinc inventory buildup is expected to normalize during the second quarter of 2022.” Snow Lake While the news isn’t bright for Flin Flon, it is for the town two hours down the road. Snow Lake area operations were also updated, with new mineral reserves reported at both Lalor mine and the 1901 deposit. Between the two, the mine life for Snow Lake is expected to be extended by a year, pushing the mine life for Hudbay’s operations in the area to 2038.

“As a result of exploration success in 2021, additional mineral reserves were identified at Lalor and the 1901 deposit, which are expected to extend the mine life of the Snow Lake operations by one year until 2038, maintaining the 17year mine life,” reads the update. The company plans to increase its own production from Snow Lake, following the reopening of the New Britannia gold mill last summer and the opening of a new copper flotation facility there last fall. After the Flin Flon closures, the Lalor mine is anticipated to ramp up to 5,300 tonnes per day of production by the end of this year, pushing 3,800 tonnes of material through the Stall mill and bringing in possible feed from the 1901 deposit, located not far from Snow Lake, or even other, as-of-yet unprocessed or undiscovered areas. “There also remains potential to further enhance the Snow Lake operations through exploration opportunities and additional mill processing projects,” the update says. Exploration work is ongoing around Snow Lake, with drilling campaigns taking place throughout the region in order to find any new source of mineralization that hasn’t yet been located. “Hudbay is actively conducting surface and under-

ground winter drilling activities in the Snow Lake area, primarily focused on the copper-gold rich feeder zone at the 1901 deposit, the drilling gap between 1901 and lens 17 at Lalor and a high-priority geophysical target located immediately north of Lalor. In addition, the company continues to compile results from ongoing infill drilling programs at Lalor and 1901,” the update reads. Tailings Hudbay is continuing on an attempt to pull mineral value out of its Flin Flon tailings facility, but results still seem far off. Recent statements from the company have shed some light on its plans to possibly reprocess minerals from within its own Flin Flon area tailings facility. “Hudbay is exploring an opportunity to potentially reprocess the Flin Flon tailings in the future. In early January 2022, the company commenced a confirmatory drill program on the tailings facility in Flin Flon,” reads the resource update. That drill program has not yet been completed, according to a company spokesperson. “Hudbay is continuing a metallurgical testing program which is key to the viability of the tailing reprocessing project. Additionally, we are completing a winter drill program at the tailings facility. A successful outcome of these items

would support the completion of a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA),” reads a statement from the spokesperson. The company still plans to close down much of its Flin Flon area operations in the coming months, with 777 mine set to close in June and the mill and tailings facilities being put on care and maintenance. Back in February during Hudbay’s 2021 fourth quarter report, Hudbay representatives said if a tailings reclamation project were to go forward and see a PEA completed, reprocessing the tailings could use the company’s existing concentrator after 777 mine is closed. Finding enough material worth processing in the tailings area could possibly change Hudbay’s closure plan, cutting costs relating to the shutdown and giving Flin Flon a slight reprieve post-closure, but the project is months away from any final result. The recent resource update confirmed those plans — pending testing results — and that if the project moves ahead, it would offset expenses relating to the closure. “This opportunity could utilize the Flin Flon concentrator, with modifications, after the closure of the 777 mine, creating operating and economic benefits in Northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan,” reads the update.

“It could also provide the opportunity to redesign the closure plans, increase metal production, defer or reduce certain closure costs and reduce the environmental impacts of the tailings facility.” The company also conducted a scoping study on the site earlier this year. Last year, Hudbay updated its environmental obligations for the Flin Flon mine site area, as well as the tailings compound. The company’s post-closure water management period has been extended until the year 2122 and the company will take on around $144 million in extra expenses for water management and monitoring, bringing the company’s total cost for environmental obligations up to over $300 million in total. Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Hudbay also added that the company’s current exploration programs in Manitoba are centred around two main areas — its existing Snow Lake sites and the Flin Flon tailings project. “Hudbay’s exploration strategy is focused on expanding our Snow Lake operations and the Flin Flon tailings reprocessing. Hudbay considers there to be potential in the Flin Flon – Snow Lake greenstone belt and will continue to evaluate future exploration programs in the area,” said the spokesperson.

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Employment Opportunity - Thompson or Winnipeg Indian Residential School Survivors/MMIWG2S+ Support Worker Term Position Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc. (MKO) is seeking an experienced individual to provide collaborative support to survivors of residential school and their families, as well as to families and individuals impacted by MMIWG2S+. Under the supervision of the MMIWG Liaison Unit Executive Director, the Residential School Survivors/MMIWG2S+ Support Worker will provide safe; non-judgmental, respectful, and confidential services to individuals and families through trauma informed practices that are culturally relevant and sensitive to their emotional needs. These support services are available to anyone impacted by the issue of MMIWG2S+ and Indian Residential Schools in Manitoba, including residential school survivors and their families, intergenerational survivors, and impacted MMIWG2S+ family members. The incumbent works in an environment focused on the design and delivery of culturally responsive and dignified trauma informed health and wellness supports for individuals who have been impacted by the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people (MMIWG2S+). This includes providing support to survivors of gender-based violence, families of MMIWG and 2SLGBTQQIA+ individuals, and communities who have been impacted by MMIWG2S+. These support services are available to all First Nations, Inuit, Metis, Non-Status and non-Indigenous individuals residing in Manitoba. Experience and Qualifications: • Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) is preferred; Completion of post-secondary education in Social Work/Social Services field, Counselling Degree or Certificate will be considered. • First Nations traditional practices as a traditional Elder or spiritual leader augmented in the areas of individual/ group counselling and community development will be considered. • Trauma Informed Awareness/Care training is preferred. • Minimum of 3 years of working in counselling and program delivery. • Strong knowledge of the issue of MMIWG2S+ and the Indian Residential School system, including an understanding of the history and impacts of residential school on the individual, family, and community. • Understanding of the historical context of Indigenous peoples in Canada and how it contributes to the widespread impact of trauma, recognizes the signs and symptoms of trauma, understands considerations needed to contribute to wellness, integrates knowledge about trauma into communications and settings, and understands how to implement into daily practice. • Understanding of various aspects of holistic wellness, and considers all components relating to a client’s wellbeing including emotional, physical, mental, spiritual, and cultural needs. • Experience working within a harm reduction and dignified trauma informed care organizational structure that involves understanding, recognizing, and responding to the effects of all types of trauma, including intergenerational trauma and the impacts of colonization. • Effective cultural awareness skills to meet the culturally sensitive needs of impacted residential school survivors and families. • Experience in the facilitation of workshops, large group discussion, and one on one sessions with clients. • Knowledge of harm reduction strategies and practices and willingness to implement. • Experience working with other organizations related to Indian Residential Schools. • Knowledge of community resources at local, regional and national level. Duties and Responsibilities: • Provide support to individuals impacted by the issue of MMIWG2S+ and Indian Residential Schools in Manitoba, including residential school survivors and their families, intergenerational survivors, and impacted MMIWG2S+family members. • Provide safe, non judgemental, respectful, and confidential services to individuals through culturally relevant, trauma informed practices. • Provide general counselling, address barriers, and provide short term clinical support through a trauma-informed lens to survivors, families, and individuals impacted by MMIWG2S+. • Plan, coordinate, and deliver healing, wellness, and other related workshops and programming. • Raise awareness on the issue of MMIWG2S+ and Indian Residential School through the facilitation of presentations. • Develop & conduct workshops for healing, wellness, and self-care and to raise awareness on MMIWG2S+ and the impacts and intergenerational effects of colonization and residential school on grief, loss, and suicide. • Collaborate with Indigenous communities to provide support at the community level as required. • Provide referrals to community resources, especially for those who required long term counselling and support. • Develop a work plan and necessary reporting mechanisms, and conduct monthly reporting of activities including providing related statistical information when necessary. • Monitor budget expenditures and plan for program activities accordingly. • Work with other MMIWG Liaison Unit team members to ensure effective service delivery. • Perform duties while keeping within cultural and professional protocols. Other Duties and Skills: • Understanding of, or commitment to learning, First Nations traditional healing practices and models of wellness. • Knowledge of community resources at local, regional and national level. • Work under the supervision of the MMIWG Director. • Ability to adapt to evolving responsibilities and willingness to expand capacity as the job requires. • Excellent oral and written communication skills. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office software and Internet research tools. • Ability to comply with all MKO policies and procedures. • Must be available for on call work assignments, with the ability to work overtime and in a variety of outdoor settings. • Must posses a valid driver’s license and be willing to travel, with access to a reliable vehicle. • Travel to remote/isolated First Nations communities throughout Manitoba, usually at very short notice. • Current criminal record, child abuse, and vulnerable sector check, including clearance to work with vulnerable women, youth, and children. • Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required. • Ability to speak one or more First Nations languages would be an asset • Knowledge of and regular access to knowledge keepers, elders and traditional spiritual care providers is an asset Interested applicants please submit a cover letter, resume and three (3) written references, with written permission to contact references by 4:00PM on April 22, 2022 to: Dorothy Smith Email: dorothy.smith@mkonorth.com Fax: (204) 778-7655 Mail: 206-55 Selkirk Avenue Thompson, MB R8N 0M5 We thank all applicants for their interest. 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Nickel Belt News photo by Dave Baxter/Winnipeg Sun/Local Journalism Initiative Mental Health and Community Wellness Minister Sarah Guillemard and Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations Minister Alan Lagimodiere announced $500,000 in provincial funding for residential school healing centres in Manitoba on April 4. Keewatin Tribal Council is one of four northern organizations that will receive a one-time contribution towards providing culturally appropriate healing services, along with Cree Nation Tribal Health in The Pas, the Cross Lake Band Indian

Residential School Healing Program and the St. Theresa Point First Nation Healing Centre. “Manitoba is acknowledging past harms and responding to intergenerational traumas and needs of residential school survivors

CREE NATION CHILD & FAMILY CARING AGENCY Child & Family Service Worker – Term Position Misipawistik Cree Nation (Grand Rapids) Cree Nation Child & Family Caring Agency (CNCFCA) is responsible for administering and providing for the delivery of Child and Family Services. CNCFCA is dedicated to providing comprehensive CFS Services that are community-based and incorporate both protection and prevention services. Our agency will strive to maintain family unity. POSITION SUMMARY: Under the supervision of the Unit Supervisor(s), the Child & Family Service Worker is responsible for providing and administering CFS Services in accordance with the Child & Family Services Act. RESPONSIBILITIES: § Responsible for gathering information and assessing child and family functioning problems § Responsible for the development of case plans for children and families within program guidelines and provide referrals, support, guidance and problem solving § Responsible for all file documentation, referrals, ensuring services are applied § Case Monitoring, Risk Assessment & Follow up § Provides case management and support for children in care and families QUALIFICATIONS § Work experience in Child and Family Services with demonstrated knowledge of child development, family centered service, early intervention, family support and community-based services § Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) or related undergraduate degree in Human Services (preferred) § Ability to converse fluently in Cree (preferred) § Excellent assessment, intervention and writing skills § Knowledge of the Child and Family Services Act and provincial standards § Ability to use a variety of computer applications including CFSIS and FACTS CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT § Must pass a criminal records check, child abuse and prior check § Cannot be active on a protection case § Maintain absolute confidentiality § Varied amounts of travel required § Must have a valid Manitoba driver’s license § Must be able to provide own vehicle for work § Other duties related to the position may be assigned Deadline: April 22, 2022 @ 4:00 SUBMIT COVER LETTER & RESUMES ALONG WITH THREE (3) REFERENCES MARKED “PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL” TO: Human Resource Manager Cree Nation Child & Family Caring Agency Box 10130, Opaskwayak, MB. R0B 2J0 Fax: 204-623-3847 Email: hr@creenation.ca We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. Our office ensures that best practices in COVID-19 are observed. Under Cree Nation Child & Family Caring Agency’s COVID-19 vaccinations policy, all applicants are required to be fully vaccinated. “Please visit our website at www.https://creenation.ca”

The money builds on $200,000 spent by the provincial government last year to support programming and awareness on the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. “This investment strengthens Manitoba’s role in advancing reconciliation,” said Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations Minister Alan Lagimodiere. “It expands culturally holistic healing and trauma support services while strengthening family connections around the shared experiences of Manitobans who attended Indigenous residential schools.” The $500,000 is intended to supplement federal funding from the Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program. The province said in its news release that the healing centres and associated programs align with Calls to Action 18 to 24 from the Truth and Reconciliation commission of Canada.

Two women charged after vehicle fatally struck a man near Gods Lake Narrows Two women from Gods Lake Narrows are facing a charge of leaving the scene of a fatal accident after a man was hit and killed on the winter road about four kilometres from the community April 1. A possible pedestrian-vehicle hit-and-run collision was reported to Gods Lake Narrows RCMP around 4 a.m. April 1. Police attended the scene and located a vehicle with front-end damage abandoned in the snow as well as a seriously injured 22-year-old male. One officer performed CPR on the man while the other drove them to the nursing station, where the man was pronounced dead. Police identified the 34-year-old female driver of the abandoned vehicle and a 29-year-old passenger. The passenger was arrested first and the driver was arrested on April 5. Both women were released from custody pending a court appearance at a later date.

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Canada’s labour force report finds many young men gave up looking for work in March BY MORGAN SHARP

LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER, CANADA'S NATIONAL OBSERVER

Growth in the Canadian jobs market rolled along in March, although there were also early signs that an increasing number of young men are dropping out of the hunt for work. Overall, 73,000 jobs were added last month, Statistics Canada said, with the unemployment rate down 0.2 percentage points to 5.3 per cent, the lowest rate since comparable data became available in 1976. But the dip was largely due to a decline among male youth, the federal statistics agency said, itself a function of fewer of them looking for work. The participation rate for young men — a measure that counts those working or looking for work out of a total working-age population — recovered to pre-pandemic levels by summer 2020 and hovered around that level for months. It dropped 1.3 percent-

age points to 63.4 per cent last month, the agency said, noting this “is not yet indicative of a long-term trend.” Young people dealt with a disproportionate amount of the job insecurity created by COVID-19, with many losing jobs or facing reduced hours at workplaces forced to close or alter their operations because of the pandemic. Many of those jobs returned earlier in the year as restrictions loosened, while in the last two years, more young people have also moved into professional, scientific and technical services as well as health care and social assistance. Growth in hospitality work slowed in the month after a bounce-back earlier in the year that coincided with a relaxing of public health restrictions. In Ontario, employment rose by 35,000, boosted by the construction and natural resources industries, after a provincial fall in January and a jump in February.

CREE NATION CHILD & FAMILY CARING AGENCY Child & Family Service Worker – Term Position Mosakahiken Cree Nation (Moose Lake) Office Cree Nation Child & Family Caring Agency (CNCFCA) is responsible for administering and providing for the delivery of Child and Family Services. CNCFCA is dedicated to providing comprehensive CFS Services that are community-based and incorporate both protection and prevention services. Our agency will strive to maintain family unity. POSITION SUMMARY: Under the supervision of the Unit Supervisor(s), the Child & Family Service Worker is responsible for providing and administering CFS Services in accordance with the Child & Family Services Act. RESPONSIBILITIES: § Responsible for gathering information and assessing child and family functioning problems § Responsible for the development of case plans for children and families within program guidelines and provide referrals, support, guidance and problem solving § Responsible for all file documentation, referrals, ensuring services are applied § Case Monitoring, Risk Assessment & Follow up § Provides case management and support for children in care and families QUALIFICATIONS § Work experience in Child and Family Services with demonstrated knowledge of child development, family centered service, early intervention, family support and community-based services § Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) or related undergraduate degree in Human Services (preferred) § Ability to converse fluently in Cree (preferred) § Excellent assessment, intervention and writing skills § Knowledge of the Child and Family Services Act and provincial standards § Ability to use a variety of computer applications including CFSIS and FACTS CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT § Must pass a criminal records check, child abuse and prior check § Cannot be active on a protection case § Maintain absolute confidentiality § Varied amounts of travel required § Must have a valid Manitoba driver’s license § Must be able to provide own vehicle for work § Other duties related to the position may be assigned Deadline: April 22, 2022 @ 4:00 SUBMIT COVER LETTER & RESUMES ALONG WITH THREE (3) REFERENCES MARKED “PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL” TO: Human Resource Manager Cree Nation Child & Family Caring Agency Box 10130, Opaskwayak, MB. R0B 2J0 Fax: 204-623-3847 Email: hr@creenation.ca We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. Our office ensures that best practices in COVID-19 are observed. Under Cree Nation Child & Family Caring Agency’s COVID-19 vaccinations policy, all applicants are required to be fully vaccinated. “Please visit our website at www.https://creenation.ca”

Employment in the Toronto census metropolitan area has grown by 243,000 (7.3 per cent) year-overyear, with widespread gains in the wholesale and retail trade, finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing, as well as accommodation and food services. Nationally, more than one-quarter of those who wanted to work in March but were not looking cited illness or disability as their reason for staying out of the labour market. One in five gave reasons that suggest they could readily return, including 14 per cent waiting for recalls or replies from an employer and six per cent who believed no work was available. Personal and family responsibility kept another 17 per cent from looking for work, and a similar number of those surveyed said they

Thompson Citizen photo by Filip Rankovic Grobgaard/Pexels/local Journalism Initiative More young men reported not working or not looking for work in Canada in March. didn’t search because they were attending school.

KEEWATIN TRIBAL COUNCIL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY TOBACCO REDUCTION STRATEGY COORDINATOR Under the direction of the Director of Health, the Tobacco Reduction Strategy Coordinator will provide advisory, support services, and program planning in the area of tobacco control strategies for the 11 KTC communities. The primary goal of the Coordinator is to provide training and awareness that will ultimately reduce the rate of non-traditional tobacco consumption and its effects, in the region served by the Keewatin Tribal Council directly, and through the delivery of future programs and content creation, contribute to other region’s efforts to reduce tobacco consumption as well. Other roles and responsibilities are to provide resources and training to community health resource workers. To promote awareness and prevention, and identify training needs of the communities. Deliver training of trainer programs and support of any and all community-based programs that addresses the following but not limited to cessation clinics, interactive information sessions utilizing any and/or recently distributed resources, lifestyle coaching, etc. QUALIFICATIONS: • University degree in relevant area to the position or a combination and experience may be considered. • Must be a non-smoker. • Knowledge and demonstrated skills in specific areas such as, community assessments, health promotion and wellness, harm reduction, behavior change and community capacity development and team development. • Experience in delivering adult education styled workshops. • Knowledge of the principals of statistics, collection and research projects and the role they play in identifying best practices. • Experience in completing reports. • Familiar with addiction prevention, intervention and cessation models. • Ability to prioritize tasks and excellent organizational skills • Aware of tobacco control strategies and resources. • Aware of Aboriginal traditional use of tobacco. • Ability to work as a team member and independently. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. • Ability to prepare PowerPoint presentations. • Ability to speak an Aboriginal language (Cree or Dene) is an asset. • Willing to travel extensively. A written application with a detailed resume, including at least two references with written permission to contact the references and your latest immeditate supervisor, should be submitted to: Lisa Beardy, Office Manager Keewatin Tribal Council Inc. 23 Nickel Road Thompson, Manitoba, R8N 0Y4 Fax: (204) 677- 0256 Email: lbeardy@ktc.ca

Successful applicants will be required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination by providing a Government of Manitoba issued QR code and photo identification or providing proof of an exemption from the COVID-19 vaccination approved by the Government of Manitoba. Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. Friday, April 22, 2022. We wish to thank those that apply for this position but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

KEEWATIN TRIBAL COUNCIL

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMUNITY LIAISON Location of employment–KTC Participating Communities Full time term (12 Months with possible extension) GENERAL DESCRIPTION Under the supervision of the CFS Team Lead and in accordance with the Keewatin Tribal Council (KTC) Mission and Values, the Bill C-92 Community Liaisons will be responsible for community consultation/collaboration activities. Activities will assist in the creation of child welfare legislation that is reflective and relevant to the member communities served by KTC. The Community Liaison will assist the C-92 Project Team in meeting the vision and goals of the Keewatin Tribal Council C-92 Project and will act as a liaison between the community and the Project. BILL C-92 PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES • Barren Lands First Nation, Bunibonibee Cree Nation, Fox Lake Cree Nation, God’s Lake Narrows Cree Nation, Manto Sipi Cree Nation, Sayisi Dene First Nation, War Lake First Nation, York Factory Cree Nation.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES • Work extensively with community agencies in accessing resources. • Foster positive relationship between the Project, community, and community resources. • Conduct community workshops to inform the Project vision and goals. • Collaborate with community organizations to identify the needs of community families. • Communicate with community members as required. • Collaborate with the Awasis Agency Unit on the project goals and activities. • Participate and be a team member in community engagement activities of the Project. • Work cooperatively with the Bill C-92 team in carrying out the project vision and goals. JOB QUALIFICATIONS • High School Diploma. • Strong knowledge of the community in which they reside. • Ability to work with a wide variety of people and organizations. • Strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills required. • Ability to build community connections and relationships. • Demonstrated ability to work with the community at large. • Ability to travel throughout Manitoba and member communities using various modes of transportation. • Respect for the customs, traditions, and practices of local member First Nation communities. • Valid Manitoba driver’s license. • The ability to speak Dene or Cree would be an asset. • Position will be subject to Child Abuse and Criminal Record Checks.

A written application with detailed resume; including at least two (2) references of most previous employers with written permission to contact the references should be submitted to Attention: Lisa Beardy, Office Manager 23 Nickel Road Thompson, Manitoba R8N 0Y4 Email: lbeardy@ktc.ca Fax: 204-677-0256 Closing Date: Friday, April 22, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. Late applications will not be accepted Successful applicants will be required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination by providing a Government of Manitoba QR code and photo identification or providing proof of an exemption form the COVID-19 vaccination approved by the Government of Manitoba. We thank all applicants however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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COVID-19 transmission, hospitalizations went up, chief public health officer reports BY IAN GRAHAM

EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET

Just over a week before the province shuts down all its public COVID-19 PCR testing sites, chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin said that the province is seeing increased virus transmission, test positivity rates and hospitalizations of people with

COVID. Roussin held a press conference April 7, one week after the last regularly scheduled COVID-19 bulletin and one day after the province announced that second booster shots will soon be available to personal care home residents, those aged 70 or older, and First Nations, Inuit

KEEWATIN TRIBAL COUNCIL JOB OPPORTUNITY CULTURAL SUPPORT FACILITATOR The Keewatin Tribal Council Health Department is seeking a highly motivated individual with management skills for a fulltime position role of Cultural Support Facilitator, funded under the Jordan’s Principle Program.

Under the general direction of Keewatin Tribal Council (KTC) Director of Health, the Culture Support Facilitator will follow the Land Based Healing Model for Jordan’s Principle Circle of Care and assist in the implementation of a healing and wellness program in the communities to deliver and strengthen the ability of participants to lead a healthy, fulfilling and resilient life. In our journeys with our FN elders and communities, there is a stress that the land and cultural traditions have healing power that can enable individuals in distress deal with pain and self-hurt.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • The Jordans’ Principle Cultural Support Facilitator will work collaboratively, discuss and network with each community Jordan’s Principle-CFI Case Managers, cultural support workers and community health staff in regards to their Jordan’s Principle-CFI goals, objectives and incorporating indigenous healing health models. • Traditional Teachings (e.g. Spiritual practices and ceremonies; teachings about traditional values, beliefs, language and skills; Storytelling, etc.) • Modern Teachings (e.g., Goal setting, Coping skills, Emotional Regulation Skills, Relaxation, Yoga, Trauma Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Exposure therapy, Foundational Bars etc.) • Cultural Activities (e.g., drumming, singing, sewing, making medicines, drum- making, rattle-making, traditional crafts, making traditional clothing as in ribbon skirts/Moss bags, quilt making and Traditional feasts/cooking. Service Delivery and Training, coordinating Annual Healing Gatherings. Organize Round Dances & other traditional ceremonial dances at these events. • Land-based Activities (e.g. Fishing, netting fish, preparing fish, harvesting medicine, camping, Some methods and teachings that promote personal, family and community wellness form a perspective rooted in your community’s way of life; • Assist the cultural workers, youth mentors, an elder to support the activities in the communities. Service Coordination and Case Management. Building capacity for each community’s identified Cultural support land-based workers. • Establish a Jordan’s Principle Elders Group-representative from the 11 communities. • The scope of treatment includes prevention & promotion, intervention and post-tension /aftercare to ensure an effective continuum of care for clients; • The Tribal Council Coordinator will be involved in the oversight and capacity development of the activities. QUALIFICATIONS: • Applied Counselling Certificate or equivalent education and experience. • Knowledge and sensitivity of each community’s cultural practises; • Experience working with First Nation Communities; • CPR and First Aide Certification; • Knowledge of First Nation language and culture; • A highly-motivated individual who is innovative and has a proven ability to work with a very high degree of accuracy and attention to detail; • Excellent time management and facilitation skills; • Effective verbal and listening communications skills; • Strong leadership, critical thinking, decision making and problem-solving skills. • Valid Driver’s License with driver’s abstract. Willingness and ability to travel extensively. • Clear criminal record check, child abuse registry check and vulnerable person’s check. A written application with detailed resume; including at least two (2) references of most previous employers with written permission to contact the references should be submitted to: Keewatin Tribal Council 23 Nickel Road, Thompson, MB R8N 0Y4 Lisa Beardy, Office Manager Email: lbeardy@ktc.ca Fax 204-677-0256 Deadline Friday, April 22, 2022 @4:00 pm

Successful applicants will be required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination by providing a Government of Manitoba QR code and photo identification or providing proof of an exemption form the COVID-19 vaccination approved by the Government of Manitoba We would like to thank those that apply for the position but only those being considered for an interview will be contacted. For further information or a full job description contact Lisa Beardy, KTC Office Manager.

and Métis people aged 50 and up. Limited testing confirmed 1,359 COVID-19 cases March 27-April 2, up from 979 cases the previous week. The average number of people tested per day was 1,081, up from 982 and the test positivity rate rose to 18.6 per cent from 13.9 per cent the previous week. Hospitalizations also went up, to 141 from 111 the week before, including 11 ICU admissions, down

from 16 the week before. “Most of those admissions are related to those 80 plus years of age,” said Roussin, noting that the dominant COVID-19 strain in Manitoba is now the BA2 variant, which is more contagious than the original omicron variant. Vaccines remain the most effective tool to protect against illness and severe outcomes, said Roussin. Bringing back mask mandates or more frequent

KEEWATIN TRIBAL COUNCIL JOB VACANCY NATIONAL NATIVE ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE PROGRAM (NNADAP) ADVISOR FULL TIME POSITION Under the supervision and general direction of the Keewatin Tribal Council Director of Health and in collaboration with the Keewatin Tribal Council Mental Health Team, the NNADAP Advisor will assist KTC member communities by providing advisory services in the field of alcoholism and/or addictions.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Provide health services to the Keewatin Tribal Council member bands on matters concerning alcohol and drug abuse by: • assessing and cataloguing community needs and services; • identifying resources which would interact and enhance program objectives; • ensuring that member band project objectives and agreements are adequately addressed; and • supporting the KTC First Nations communities to reduce the incidence of alcohol and other substances • Intervention activities provide assessments, referrals to treatment centres. (Assist KTC Community NNADAP Coordinator) • After-care and follow up services provide support to clients returning home to their clients from treatment centres. (Assist KTC Community NNADAP Coordinator) 2. Identify and facilitate training and upgrading seminars and workshops for the member band projects by: • assessing level of training and experiences of project staff; • reviewing past and recent struggles that project staff have found to be difficult and as a result identifying training needs; • documenting number of training programs available at the provincial and national levels; and • developing community-based training and workshops where human and financial resources allow it.

3. Provide alcohol and drug preventative and counselling sessions where required by: • being available to facilitate counselling sessions where required • relieving and/or assisting community projects in meeting program objectives; • facilitating counselling and referral services at the Keewatin Tribal Council Inc; and • ensuring that research and information on alcohol and drug abuse, counselling, training associations and etc. are current 4. Active member of a KTC Crisis Response team

QUALIFICATIONS: • Completion of post-secondary school training in a social services field and specialized training in area of chemical dependency. • Experience in activities related to alcohol and addictions and in the development of community-based prevention and support programs. • Good interpersonal, communication and organizational skills. • The ability to work as a member of a team or independently. • Knowledge of and experience in Case Management. • Knowledge of prevention resource, FN Community resources and Treatment options. • Previous experience in the NNADAP program an asset. • Knowledge of the Cree/Dene cultural teachings • Basic ccomputer skills essential. • Must be willing to travel. • A valid driver’s license would be an asset. • Ability to speak Cree or Dene would be an asset. A written application with detailed resume, including at least two references, with written permission to contact the references should be submitted to: Lisa Beardy–Office Manager Keewatin Tribal Council Inc. 23 Nickel Road Email: Lbeardy@ktc.ca Fax No.: 204-677-0256

We would like to thank those that apply for the position, but only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

COVID-19 situation updates aren’t currently being considered, said the chief public health officer, though says he still wears a mask in crowded indoor places and during the course of his job. “We know that masks are effective and still recommend that to Manitobans, especially at high risk,” said Roussin. who questioned the current value of more frequent or regular COVID-19 updates. “If there’s some reason, some change in epidemiology where we think that more frequent updates will help protect Manitobans, then we’ll certainly do

that,” he said, though people shouldn’t base their choices on when infection data comes out. “If you’re due for a vaccine today, you should get that vaccine today, regardless of whether you saw a data update today or you’re going to see it next Friday.” 1,751 Manitobans with COVID-19 have died since from the time the pandemic began up until April 2, up from 1,744 a week prior. Provincial COVID-19 trusting centres are set to close April 15 but pre-operative patients can make test appointments by calling the provincial call centre at 1-855-268-4318.

CREE NATION CHILD & FAMILY CARING AGENCY Child In Care Administrative Assistant – Permanent Position OFFICE: Winnipeg LOCATION: Winnipeg, Manitoba Cree Nation Child & Family Caring Agency (CNCFCA) is responsible for administering and providing for the delivery of Child and Family Services. CNCFCA is dedicated to providing comprehensive CFS Services that are community-based and incorporate both protection and prevention services. Our agency will strive to maintain family unity. POSITION SUMMARY: Under the supervision of the Unit Supervisor, the Administrative Assistant provides administrative support services to the Unit. The Child in Care Administrative Assistant maintains strict confidentiality in performing all duties. RESPONSIBILITIES: § Assist children in care staff in preparing correspondence, ensuring accuracy in filling out forms (greens), preparing documents for filing, recording minutes at Unit meetings; § Prepares, compares and updates monthly Child In Care case lists utilizing CFSIS/FACTS to ensure accuracy; § Assists in preparing payments for Support Workers, vendors, daycares and sends all supporting documents to the Finance office for payment; § Assists staff in all administrative needs by photocopying, faxing, monitoring incoming correspondence as it relates to children in care; § Enter information on CFSIS, FACTS in a timely manner; § Provides support to other administrative staff and coverage for the Receptionist in rotation with other staff as needed; § Ensures Child In Care files are maintained and kept up to date on both CFSIS and FACTS; § Ensures that the administrative assistant duties unique to the unit are completed in consultation with the Unit Supervisor. Performs other related work as assigned by the Unit Supervisor; § Maintain confidentiality in accordance with the agency policy and procedures; § Works safely always and reports unsafe conditions to immediate supervisor promptly. QUALIFICATIONS § Mandatory High school diploma or equivalent; § Diploma or certificate as an Administrative Assistant or equivalent skills and knowledge; § At least two (2) years of administrative experience; § Self-motivated, able to work as part of a team or independently; § Ability to use a variety of computer applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and database systems; § Ability to deal effectively with a variety of visitors and circumstances; § Knowledge of customer service (preferred); § Good organizational skills and working knowledge of office and administrative procedures and related equipment (preferred); § Excellent oral and effective communication skills (preferred). CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT § Must pass a criminal records check, child abuse and prior check; § Cannot be active on a protection case; § Maintain absolute confidentiality; § Varied amounts of travel required; § Must have a valid Manitoba driver’s license; § Must be able to provide own vehicle for work; § Required to provide on-call services on a rotating basis; § Other duties related to the position may be assigned. Deadline: April 22, 2022 @ 4:00 pm Submit cover letter & resume along with three (3) references marked “personal & confidential” to: Human Resource Manager Cree Nation Child & Family Caring Agency Box 10130, Opaskwayak, MB. R0B 2J0 Fax: 204-623-3847 Email: hr@creenation.ca We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. “Please visit our website at www.https://creenation.ca” Our office ensures that best practices in COVID-19 are observed. Under Cree Nation Child & Family Caring Agency’s COVID-19 vaccinations policy, all applicants are required to be fully vaccinated.