Nickel Belt News Volume Volume 58 59 Number • Issue 3311
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Book a way to preserve and pass on memories of growing up in Churchill
Nickel Belt News photos by Ian Graham Incumbent Thompson Progressive Conservative MLA Kelly Bindle and the NDP’s Danielle Adams were the only Thompson electoral district candidates for the Sept. 10 provincial election as of Aug. 13, the day after Progressive Conservative leader Brian Pallister launched the campaign period by asking the lieutenant-governor to dissolve the legislature. BY KYLE DARBYSON
KYLE@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
Manitoba Progressive Conservative leader Brian Pallister officially called the provincial election Aug. 12 during an afternoon press conference in front of the Manitoba legislature. “I’ve just come back from vis-
iting her honour the lieutenantgovernor and I’ve asked her to dissolve the legislature and issue the writs of election for Tuesday, Sept. 10,” Pallister said according to the CBC. The province’s political parties have 26 days to sway public opinion before voters head to the
ballot box on the second Tuesday “Progressive Conservatives ready been campaigning for in September. want a Manitoba that is more af- weeks, with the Liberals and the Pallister also unveiled his fordable, more secure and more NDP taking aim at the Progressive party’s new five-point guarantee prosperous for us all,” the PC Conservatives’ approach to health Fixing our Finances • Repairing our our Economy to Manitobans, which includes a leader said. “And weServices will deliver• Rebuilding care in particular. jobs plan, tax rollback, strategic on that vision for Manitobans, as “To repair the damage that Mr. health-care funding, building more we have been delivering each and Pallister has caused may take a schools and a made-in Manitoba every year of our first mandate.” long time,” Manitoba NDP leader In effect, the parties have algreen plan. Continued on Page 2
“Quality, affordable child care is important to Manitoba families. Since forming government in 2016, we have been committed to improving access to quality child care in more communities and reducing waiting lists that were previously allowed to climb into the thousands.”
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Saving over $500/yr for the average family of four
Kelly Bindle
INVESTING IN STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE •
INCREASING INVESTMENTS IN HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION •
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Only Canadian Province to see a reduction in ER Wait Times - Better Health Care Sooner! 204.228.2685 Ambulance fees reduced by 50% votekellybindle@gmail.com Highest levels of investment in our history
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Keeping our promise of at least $1 Billion spent annually for roads, bridges, flood protection, hospitals, schools, universities and colleges
REDUCING THE BUDGET DEFICIT •
On track for balance in our second term
Addictions Foundation “We of Manitoba director Giseleto deMeulles has written a book about her experiences growing up, mostly in Churchill. will northern also continue implement the
Kelly Bindle
NickelTHOMPSON Belt News photo by Ian Graham
For all the harsh toAccessibility write things that you have ‘Oh, I’m just as bad, right?’ was not a very safe thing swallow when people say for Manitobans Act.” and weather your to figure out. It’s pretty clear I have all these stories and to do but I jumped at it. I that Churchill residents and the dangers of polar Though she’s now written when I get through.” I need to capture them for thought that was exciting should just find somewhere bears, deMeulles said if it a book about her experienDeMeulles said she wrote my grandchildren really until the plane landed and easier to live. had been viable she would ces growing up in Churchill, her book, titled Whispers in because they will be lost if they started throwing the “To say, ‘Those people have moved back to ChurchAddictions Foundation of the Wind: Stories from the I don’t.” fuel off and I realized, ‘Holy choose to live there. They ill in a heartbeat. Under the NDP, far too many families struggledShe with a shortage Our government is continuing to implement the“IAccessibility for Manitoba northern director North - Life in Churchill for also has a reputation cats, I was probably sitting should just leave,’ is quite miss the shoreline, I of deMeulles quality and child care. Northerners can’t afford the Act, and issimplistic. projecting seeing all standards being in the Gisele saidaffordable writ- a couple of reasons. as a storyteller herself. onManitobans a bomb.’” It’s quite disremiss the rock, I miss ing risk wasn’t something sheto endless “I just sort thought,lists for “I had suchcare. a varied hisAnother thing –that we were the deadline polar bears of going back NDPofwaiting child place by 2020 muchspectful. earlierIfthan theinact’s of even 2023.though always thought she would you know what, this his- tory and I would tell people spurred her on was the same boat in another area they’re very dangerous and will that’s improve careand they would go, hard A re-elected Progressive Conservative government remove do. A re-elected PC government tory, this stuff in mychild times facing Churchill I think we would scream I reallywill miss the Hudson stories “In my youth I never ‘That’s not true, is it?’ I’d go, about that so why don’t they Bay,” she says. “When I go head, it’s going to be gone since the Hudson Bay Railaccessibility for Northerners by: barriers and make Manitoba more inclusive for everyone by: felt good at writing,” she if I don’t write it down,” she ‘Yeah it’s true.’ They’d go, way suspended operations have the option to do that? back home, standing on the said. when I moved ✓ “But Continuing to invest in community, school, ✓ ofEnsuring and commissions do all and that, did north said.strategically “My kids are not go- ‘You didn’t Gillam lastprovincial spring. I agencies, think right boards, now they’re Hudson Bay looking out on to Thompson to get into ing to get it if I don’t do it you? You’ve got to be really “It used to be a really feeling their like they’re pawns the bay, it just gives you an home-based programs. continue implementing accessibility plans. the school of social work, and it’s something I’ve al- old.’ I was like, ‘No, actually thriving large community in a political game and that’s incredible sense. You feel so ✓ point Increasing home-based child care ✓it’sCivil Servants continue to for receive customer service training, at that I had to operating write waysgrants wantedtomy mom to I did all that before I was and just dwindled down really sad them because I small and you feel great.” for university and realized, providers in incremental steps pre-school and schoolManitobathink Hydro employees. do. My mom’s anfor elder and 27,’ and they went ‘What?’” to suchincluding a small population the people of ChurchNow that she’s got ‘Holy, I’m not children. bad at this, she’s an artist, she’s got so Looking back, some of now,” deMeulles says. ill really want to thrive. one book under her belt, aged right?’ I certainly developed many wonderful stories be- those experiences are things Though she’s not there They’ve built their worlds deMeulles says she may try ✓ of Continuing to assist in she opening new she child-care a lot skill in university cause always3,195 tells her might not spaces do again. any longer, her parents and there. How would we feel to produce another. outother our family platform updates at to pcmantioba.com. and came of there with in out Manitoba by March stories2020. at Parks Canada in “I did some pretty bizarre herCheck sister and if someone came you and “I have another book in a very strong skill in my Churchill and I’ve always stuff like fuel hauls into the members said, ‘I’m sorry, you have to me,” she says. “It’s a darker still are. Call 204 228-2685 to volunteer, donate, or request writing and confidence in hounded her, ‘Please, just high Arctic at -35,” said “My cousin owns the leave your home community story, more about persona Lawnstore Sign. Thank you for supporting our PC Team. my writing. I write very put it on tape, I will write it deMeulles. “It didn’t dawn hardware there,” she and we’re going to displace al growth and struggles. clear and that’s it. It’s there. for you because your story on me until after. That was a says. you somewhere else and all Maybe in the nextKelly five years Sincerely, Some people say it’s kind of is going to be lost,’ and she’s very dangerous thing to do. Because of that, your loved ones and your it’s something I’ll focus on Authorized by Official Agent for Kelly Bindle blunt or direct. I don’t tend never done it and I thought, Being on a plane full of fuel deMeulles finds it hard to history is gone?’” doing.”
BY IAN GRAHAM
EDITOR@THOMPSONCITIZEN.NET
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