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Volume 21, Issue 05 Snow Lake, Manitoba March 9, 2017 Lalor forges forward… Did you Know?

• That a committee of the Town Council will study the question of sewer and water line responsibility in order to come up with a policy for council con- sideration. They will consider where the property owner’s responsibility for repair costs begins and ends and where the Town of Snow Lake takes over. In the past it has always been assumed that the town’s responsibility ended at the property line and the homeowner was responsible for everything from the property line to the home or structure. • That the Annual Winter Who-ot Festival will take place on the weekend of March 10 - 12, 2017 in and around Snow Lake’s recreation facilities and the community’s Main Street (Elm). See the agenda of events inside for a detailed breakdown of activities! • That after reconvening after the in camera session in their February 21st Regular Council Meeting, Council passed a resolution hiring Vaughn Deduke as Public Works Maintenance Hudbay's Lalor Mine Manager, Robert Carter ~ photo by Marc Jackson Man with a start date of March 8, 2017. North and 777 mines. Additionally, he spent a two year stint alor Mine Manager, Robert Carter, moves effortlessly to his • That Vi Wood’s grandson (and former L consulting out of Toronto, writing technical reports for Junior desk, situated in a corner office of the mine’s main complex. residents, Janet East [nee Wood] and Companies and as a geology/engineering liaison. Slim, analytical, and energetic, he explains that unforeseen Claude East’s son), Tyler East, had a ma- Carter says he is impressed with Snow Lake, the Lalor mine circumstances have postponed a prearranged tour of Lalor jor role in the February 27th episode of and its employees. “What I find here is a very strong work underground on this day. However, he is still willing to be CBC’s ‘Murdoch Mysteries’. He played ethic in the people of Snow Lake, and they hold each other interviewed and will reschedule the tour for another day. H.P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft, who accountable. So it is much more a family or team environment Settling behind the desk, the 44 year-old father of three was an American author who achieved here than what I’ve seen at other operations. They care!” provides some personal background before beginning the posthumous fame through his influen- He says local workers have respect for one another, for interview. tial works of horror fiction. management and management in turn has that same respect Robert Carter grew up in Southern Manitoba and graduated for them. as a Geological Engineer from the University of Manitoba. He • That the 70th Committee meets at Delving into the interview, Carter explains that Hudbay is has close to 20 years of experience in mining, starting in 1997 7:30 p.m. the 1st Monday of every presently working on an updated technical report for the Lalor with Hudbay, in the geology department at Leaf Rapids’ Ruttan month in the Town Office? There are mine. Expanding, he says the company mined approximately mine. His experience spans mine engineering and planning, only 112 days until Snow Lake's 70th, 1.1 million tonnes, or close to 3000 tonnes per day last year; exploration, project evaluation, resource and reserve estimating Herb Lake Landing’s 100th and Cana- in the current year they are planning to increase production. and includes stops at Anglo American’s Lisheen Mine in Ireland, da’s 150th Anniversaries (July 1, 2017). Asked about mill capacity for the increase, Carter says the Stall MJ as well as Hudbay’s Trout Lake and close involvement at Chisel See LALOR continued on page 2...

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Page 2 THE Underground PRESS March 9, 2017 This gives them a current gold recovery, with no ...LALOR continued from page 1 dedicated circuit, of 55 – 60 %. “Facts do not cease to exist because Mill, is capable of processing 3500 tonnes per day In order to increase their recovery and with an at present, but with planned refurbishments, they eye on processing the ore from Lalor’s rich gold they are ignored.” expect to be in a position during the 1st and 2nd zones, Hudbay recently purchased the Snow Lake quarter of next year to increase that capacity. Mine property and infrastructure. Carter says ~ Aldous Huxley The Lalor technical report will be released near that they have a rough idea of when they will the end of March 2017, after the mine plan and incorporate that property’s mill into processing reserves have been finalized. The report will also Lalor’s gold zone material. He added that a lot of provide an updated life of mine. Current mine life, what is in the Snow Lake Mine mill, by way of the based on last year’s reserves, is 14 years. “That crushing and grinding circuits can be used, but they being said, mining at a higher production rate will will have to install some sort of floatation system to reduce mine life, but keep the operation sustainable remove and retain copper. There is no immediate during periods of challenging metal prices. There Anglican/ United Church plan to go underground at the Snow Lake Mine, (102 Balsam Street) will always be gains and losses as we go through the although it is an asset. years and investing in exploration to extend the life Moving along, the Mine Manager was asked COMMUNITY OF FAITH is of high priority.” about area and underground exploration. He Gathers Sundays at 11:00 AM Carter says that they are not specifically mining replied that most exploration currently going on Service of Worship and Coffee time gold right now; however, as they mine base metals, within the Manitoba Business Unit is in Snow Lake. Everyone Welcome they are taking the gold material as well. “At lower Noting that there was a fair bit of exploratory depths – below 950 m level – the gold and base drilling in 2016 - generally around Lalor’s gold zone, “FLEE TEMPTATION. metals seem to separate,” he explained. “Separating they are now surface drilling at the nearby ‘Pen enough from a mining perspective that you have Zone’ (7 km east of Lalor), “17 short holes, about DO NOT LEAVE A to leave some sort of pillar in between. So the 3000 m.,” which will wrap up within the month of FORWARDING ADDRESS!” idea is that this material below 950 m would be March. “It was drilled in the ‘90s and is a small, better suited to go to a gold processing plant.” At captive deposit with limited growth, but we present when Lalor’s gold is up against the base need to drill it on a tighter spacing to confirm metals or in contact with them, it has enough the resource and build our confidence,” he copper mineralization with it that it goes to the Stall Northern Tykes Daycare Mill and is floated with the copper concentrate. See LALOR continued on page 3... Job Opportunity: Director Responsible for overseeing the staff and day to day operations of the Daycare. Maintain a balance between office work and time on the floor with staff and children. Applicant is expected to have or willing to work toward ECE II and ECE III. Starting salary, with no training $18.23, with training $21.94. Monday - Steak Night! 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...LALOR continued from page 2 challenge.” With travel being much easier said. “It is a deposit that we can likely than in past decades, people are not as trench from surface or put a quick ramp open to relocating. “But the idea is that “If you want to understand any problem, you need into. It provides some optionality to we will have a larger operation here, and source additional zinc enriched ore from if we can entice people to stay in town, to focus on who profits from that problem, and not here if required to complement the that would be to our benefit.” Carter says who suffers from it. ” ~ Dr. Amos Wilson Lalor mine plan.” As well, the closing of the camp is almost full to capacity (170 Reed Mine could allow them access to ‘on rotation’ people currently) and once its surface infrastructure and assets, if their paste fill plant construction begins, needed at Pen. they are going to have to do something Asked if Lalor would eventually take different. He adds that he can’t see the over Hudbay Manitoba’s flagship status, camp closing anytime soon. Carter replied, “Ya, it’s started already. In respect to capital expenditures, The pendulum or centre of gravity for the a proposed paste fill plant has been Manitoba Business Unit is swinging to permitted and approved; it is expected Snow Lake quite quickly and it will stay to be commissioned in February 2018. here for a number of years.” There will They are presently investigating bedrock be a fair bit of growth in the Lalor mine in for the site and a series of underground the near term. They plan to ramp up the bore holes for the plant have been drilled. base metal zones production, with the Work on the underground distribution goal of maximising the hoisting capability pipeline will begin in March 2017. This of 6000 tpd when the gold material paste fill will become an enabler to comes on line. The current number of increase tonnage at the mine. The fill Hudbay employees at Lalor is 250, with itself is a dense, non-draining, slurry another 60 at the Stall Concentrator; this made from single or a combination doesn’t include contractors. With the of several suitable solid materials and ramp up and depending on technological produced to toothpaste consistency. advances in mining, the number of Once it sets up in a mined out area, it Hudbay employees at Lalor could reach provides ground support so that workers 350. Notwithstanding, Carter says that and equipment can go back into the area Hudbay is experiencing some difficulty and further mine ore adjacent to it. hiring workers. “It has been a major issue Currently, the mine is being for us,” he said. “A lot of the workforce overdeveloped due to a need for waste. comes from Flin Flon and enticing people to relocate to Snow Lake has been a See LALOR continued on page 4...

In Memory of Ted Wilson

Who Passed away February 23, 2008

Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure. You are loved beyond words, and missed beyond measure.

Forever loved by your family.

Clancy Evans April 27, 1932 ~ March 19, 2008

Beautiful memories, Are wonderful things, They last till the longest day, They never wear out, They never get lost, And can never be given away, To some you may be forgotten To others a part of the past. But to those who loved and lost you Your memory will always last. Lovingly remembered by Daughter Sheila, Sons Dan, Bob, Mike, Dave, and Families Page 4 THE Underground PRESS March 9, 2017

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In each issue during hockey season, The Underground Press sponsors this space in order to promote Minor Hockey ~ Maple Zosa ~ ~ Emma McNeill ~ ~ Brennen Folk-Lapierre ~ ~ Evan Charles ~ ~ Hudson Hawkey ~ and its players. - Initiation - - Initiation - - Initiation - - Atom - - Initiation - The photos and Fav. Rink Food - Chips & Hotdogs; Favorite Rink Food - Candy Bags; Favorite Rink Food - Chips; Favorite Rink Food - Pizza Pops; Favorite Rink Food - Chips; Fav. Player - Skye Zosa & Kade Lobert Favorite Player - Maple Zosa; Favorite Player - Connor McDavid; Favorite Players - Sidney Crosby; Favorite Player - Chloe Cairns; text are Favorite Team - Snow Lake Spartans; Fav. Team - Snow Lake Spartans; Favorite Team - Edmonton Oilers; Fav. Team - Pittsburgh Penguins; Favorite Team - Boston Bruins; courtesy of Parents: Eric and Rebecca Zosa Parents - Keelan and Calsey McNeill Parents: Chris Hopkins & Brittany Folk Parents - Randy & Gayle McCallum Parent - Candice Cairns Jodi Lobert safe parameters); meaning the ...LALOR continued from page 3 entire stope was mined out from Nearly half of the seven mining surface other than a few oversize rounds taken per day at Lalor pieces that we had to deal with Rockcliff stakes extension of are into waste rock, which is in underground.” Operated from a turn used for backfill. Carter room in Lalor’s office complex, says while they wait for the the machinery continually scans Hudbay’s Pen Zinc Deposit Paste Fill Plant to come online, the walls, building it into memory, they have begun to look at other operates the bucket, drives the options. “We already have these equipment and dumps into an bore holes (8" in diameter) from ore pass or transfer raise. “We surface… we’ve spent money see this as being an enabler to on them. The paste fill plant is increase our tonnage and also not going to be commissioned allows us the opportunity to take until essentially the 1st quarter advantage of the time between of 2018… so how can we utilize shifts on blast clearance, when those bore holes,” he asks no one is in the mine… we can rhetorically? “One idea that capture more tonnes.” They are we are working on is cemented looking at other equipment or rockfill for an isolated area. That’s infrastructure modifications, such working out good for us. The as driving a large Alimak raise – other idea is a temporary paste ore pass. “For the last four years, plant; to use those bore holes we haven’t been using gravity before the permanent paste plant to our benefit… we have been is operational.” trucking,” said the bespectacled One final thing Carter wants Mine Manager. “With trucking, to talk about is the move to you need more ventilation; there integrate the latest technological is more maintenance, so we are advances in mining to the Lalor trying to use some of the obvious operation. He explains that the helpers. How that material is mine was built with the same transferred into the back of a technology as was used to build truck… we are looking at different Flin Flon’s 777 mine, but over the loading options also. “ Rockcliff Copper graphic showing Hudbay's 'Pen' Deposit in relation to Rockcliff's 'Penex' Property. last 10 – 15 years there have been “The primary focus is a huge technological advances in “The deposit is located less than 200 metres on successful ramp up in order to n addition to providing an update on drilling at mining. “We (Lalor) were the first I surface from the Property’s northern boundary,” get to a continuous state,” Carter their highly touted Talbot property, Rockcliff Cop- in all of Hudbay to operate a LHD the release read. “All lenses of the Pen zinc depos- concludes. “I think we can do per Corporation announced they had staked the (Load Haul Dump) from surface it dip towards the Property’s northern boundary it and I think we can do it faster Penex zinc property in a February 28, 2017 news via tele-remote with autonomous and at least one of the zinc-rich lenses dips and than people first envisioned.” MJ release. (self-directing within set and plunges onto the Property at a vertical depth of The Penex property is located approximately between 300-350 metres. The deepest historical 4.5 kilometres southwest of Hudbay’s Lalor mine drill hole (CPen-03) on the Property intersected and less than 200 metres from that company’s the deposit at approximately 475 metres vertical. Pen zinc deposit. The hole assayed 6.7% zinc equivalent across 2.6 The Penex property actually hosts the down dip metres within a much thicker zinc envelope of 7.6 continuation of the Pen deposit and Rockcliff has metres grading 4.0% zinc equivalent. Bore hole added it to their swiftly growing and all-encom- geophysics completed in drill hole CPen-03 con- passing Snow Lake Project. firmed that the deposit's conductivity continued “Staking of the Penex zinc property containing downward within the Company’s Property and the down dip continuation of the high grade Pen was strengthening at depth below the hole in an zinc deposit was very strategic and timely,” said area completely untested by drilling.” Rockcliff President and CEO Ken Lapierre in the Rockcliff has commenced a surface geophysi- release. “It underpins our commitment to acquire cal Deep Penetrating ElectroMagnetic (DPEM) properties either by staking or acquisition that survey on the Property. They say the DPEM survey have significant metal potential within trucking will assist in determining the extent and depth po- distance to milling facilities in this world class tential of the conductivity related to the Pen zinc base and precious metals camp. We feel confident deposit on the Company’s Property and will pro- that our 100% owned Penex zinc property will vide a framework for a diamond drilling program become a very strategic asset for Rockcliff.” planned in 2017. The release also notes that Hudbay’s Pen Hudbay themselves are just finishing up a 17 deposit hosts multiple zinc-rich lenses, strikes hole, 3000m, short hole drill program on the Pen northeast-southwest and dips/plunges northwest. zone. MJ from a Rockcliff release There's a saying among “Genius is the gold in a mine; prospectors: “Go looking for talent is the miner who works one thing, and that's all you'll Lalor Mine, headframe, hoist house, and and brings it out.” office complex ~ photo by Marc Jackson ~ Marguerite Blessington find.” ~unknown Page 5 THE Underground PRESS March 9, 2017

was a child. And it worked out tors came every summer, first fine. I loved working there, I with a tent, then with a camper, The echoes of Maria Bauhs... always liked Mrs. Casselman, the and in the end in an elaborate Postmaster's wife, and especially house-trailer. They were like by the late Maria Bauhs, edited by Marc Jackson Mae Johannson, a co-wotker family. We were at their chil- progress. The Canadian Legion Building on Main s noted in our February editions, during a recent with whom I got very friendly. dren’s weddings, and in the end A Street was opened with many colourful march- discussion with former resident Karen Bauhs, she In time it spouted the way for at Garth’s funeral in Stonewall, ing bands from neighboring towns, and the first confided that her mother Maria had kept a journal a special friendship with my where they had a large home train left from Chisel Lake to Flin Flon with ore all her life. During the conversation, Karen of- daughter Karen, and her daugh- and the rest of the Proctor family for the mill. It was quite a gathering at the Chisel fered the passages covering the years from when ter Brenda. How miraculous life had farms. Lake mine, with half the town there and the press Marie and Joe Bauhs left their home in Hanover, is. w Joan no lives in Parksville, BC, and many HBM&S officials making speeches. Two Germany (setting out for Canada), up until and Joe was very happy and ful- where her sister lives. She came months later, when my mother left to go back to including their years as well known and contribut- filled in his job as Cafeteria and to say “goodbye” shortly before Germany, I took her on this train to Flin Flon. We ing members of the community of Snow Lake. For Dormitories Manager. His staff Joe and I moved to Winnipeg. had special permission from Sandy Morris. It was those new to the community, Maria Bauhs was a liked him and he got many com- But before this, we had moved great, because there still was no road between longtime employee of Canada Post and Postmis- pliments for his activities and for after Joe’s retirement out of the Snow Lake and Flin Flon. Under HBM&S contract, tress at the Post Office. Joe Bauhs was a Chef and his good deeds to the town. He company owned house into a the first new houses were under construction the Cafeteria/Dormitory Manager for HBM&S. He taught rifle and hunter safety, similar house also on Lakeshore along Pine Street. was a selfless volunteer and the indoor rifle range which gave him great satisfac- Drive. We bought it in 1973 for My mother had a great time. We took her all is named in his honour. tion because it was a way of life, S8,400 and had rented it out till over the area and to the South End of Wekusko At this juncture, their story seems even more poi- living in the north with abundant our retirement. Which meant, Lake. Jack Burkhard gave us his big wooden boat to gnant, as they immigrated to post WWII Canada wildlife. He made many good whatever happened, Snow Lake cruise on Wekusko Lake. We took her to Flin Flon - from an axis country. From the time they landed friends, who shared his enthusi- was ‘home’. And it was for all of via the train from Wekusko Landing, and we picked in Halifax till their passing, Maria and Joe were asm for outdoor life - fishing and us for many years, a very happy up a car in The Pas for the rest of the way. She kept deeply appreciated and treasured members of hunting. The Wekusko Falls home. Karen and Harvey came us busy all the time picking blueberries to pre- every community they resided in. campground was a great attrac- back at Christmas and vacation serve, and got up early in the morning to work in This is the last of Maria’s journal entries. Enjoy… tion to him; it brought many new time, after they had left to try my little garden patch, demonstrating that I could and thank you to Karen (and Harv) for sharing friends to our door, and a special their wings in the world. They raise nice vegetables if only I worked hard at it! I their mother’s thoughts. lifelong friendship with the Proc- searched and found gratifying did work hard that summer, freezing peas, beans CONT... I think I meant it. I was scared, finally, tor family. As the years went by, careers, and happy marriages. and other vegetables. She sailed back on a ship living the rough life like pioneers. I know I was the small campground under- Bless them! ~The End from Toronto, very happily for the experience,. spoiled. But I must have had a guardian angel that went a lot of changes. But Proc- I was grateful to be at home while Karen and looked out for us, because two days later Sandy Harvey grew up, playing with the neighbors’ Morris flew to Snow Lake and asked at the office children, on our side of the street. The children to see Joe. Well, the boss was told that he was SOUP, across the street all played very rough, and we in the bush, cutting wood for his furnace. Sandy SANDWICH, forbade ours to cross the street. I remember one Everyone located him, and told him that he could move into time when Harvey crossed and was climbing up and DESSERT one of the staff houses on Lakeshore Drive. Welcome! on that little hill when a huge dog tried to attack Now all was right with the world again. It was DAY him. Fortunately, Mr. McKercher, who was cutting fantastic! I felt like I was in heaven. It was a small wood, saw it and threw the axe at the dog. I went WHERE: Senior Centre house, with a big back yard going down to the over and thanked him with all my heart for his WHEN: Fri., March 17th lake, but I couldn’t have asked for anything more TIME: 11 am - 1:00 p.m. timely rescue. and I was happy. It took a while until all the other So - I was a ‘stay at home’ mom, but, also staff houses filled up with staff people like shift working. Morning coffee bosses and engineers. We were all privileged to clutches with my neigh- get special care from HBM&S. The whole house bors were not for me. My was painted inside and out by their painters from profession, dress making, Flin Flon. At each Christmas, HBM&S brought came in handy. Of course I Christmas trees to each staff house, one for inside sewed all my own clothes, and one for outside. A warm friendship developed and my children's clothes. with all the neighbors, and everybody had an The first thing I bought in ‘open-house’ at Christmas. I truly felt welcome, Flin Flon was a ‘Pfaff’ sew- and our children enjoyed their playmates. ing machine from the Bay, The storm windows were changed regularly by * Fun Bingo EVERY Thursday for $99.00. I also started, workmen from HBM&S and if anything needed to if time allowed, sewing for be replaced or repaired in the house, workmen of the month at 7:00 p.m. a few friends. But I was came from HBM&S to fix it. The company was re- selective. Sophie Johnson ally good to us. asked me once if I would I had flower-beds around the house and looked *General Meeting, 3rd sew a skirt for her, and how after the lawn, cutting it with a hand mower - elec- much I would charge. I said tric, or gas mowers were not in the picture yet. Joe Saturdays of the month $6. She said, “What?? I only built a platform with steps on the lake for swim- paid $4 for the material.” I ming and we acquired a paddle-boat. at 11:00 a.m. heard that she then asked Harvey was lucky because his birthday is in someone else, who wanted July, so we always had lots of kids on the lawn to $7. I also cuffed men’s celebrate it. The main attraction was always my * Meat Draw, every trousers for the Bay for $1 ‘Kasper Theater’ (Puppet Show). I got quite famous each. for my plays, and was often asked for a show in the Saturday at 4:00 p.m. When the road from community hall at special occasions. The children Snow Lake to #10 highway were fascinated with it. At that time there was no was finally opened, I think *Chase the Ace, every TV at all. That came many years’ later and featured it was 1960, Allan came children’s shows, beloved by young and old. one day from Flin Flon and Saturday during In 1960, my mother decided to visit with us. We asked me if I would open a were excited and hoped she would like what we dry-cleaning outlet for him the Meat Draw! had to offer. She flew to Toronto and then took in my house, which I ran the train to Winnipeg. I waited for her at the CN from then on. My neighbor, station, but did not see her leaving the train. I Eileen Syms, worked in the * Whist/Crib, every Friday finally went back to the nearby hotel, where I had newly built Post Office on booked a room for us. And there she was at the Main Street. She wanted at 7:30 p.m. registration desk! She knew the hotel we would to work in the newly built stay at was the St. Regis, but how she managed to Royal Bank and asked me find it, I can't imagine. Phone (204)358-2308 if she should recommend Of course we talked all night, or she did, and the me to Mr. Casselman, the next morning we boarded a train to Wekusko, via for more details! Postmaster, to take her job. The Pas, on our way to Snow Lake. Joe, Karen, and I agreed to do part-time, Harvey were waiting for us with our car, and it was so I always would be home an exciting drive back to Snow Lake. My mother when my children were was very impressed with our house and in seventh home from school. I did heaven cuddling with her grandchildren. not want them to come 1960 was quite a special year for Snow Lake, home to an empty house, with many occasions that showed the town's like I always had when I

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Turnbull, Mayor Kim Stephen and CAO Jordan Willner. Chair, Regular Council Meeting Deputy Mayor Robin Turnbull called the meeting to order and under General Business there were three items: 1) Reception of Delegation - Jack Strelezki - Slide Addition: Mr. Strelezki 02-07-2017 provided an updated quote for the slide addition. The I can’t answer. I have worked in another town with a committee will recommend that a resolution approving the he Town of Snow Lake held their regular council T policy that held the legal landowner responsible for additional work of adding the slide platform to the meeting, beginning at 6:30 p.m. on the evening of all costs for water and sewer service connections and Dock Replacement Project be presented to Council on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. Those in attendance were: repairs from their building all the way to where they February 21, 2017. 2) Community Hall Chairs - The committee Mayor Kim Stephen, Deputy Mayor Robin Turnbull, connect in the street. I would like to better understand will recommend that a price quote for 150 (Chairs) be collected Councilors: Peter Roberts, Penny Roberts, Brenda how the Town of Snow Lake sees this. It would be and forwarded to Budget 2017 deliberations. 3) Flower Forsyth, Richard Jones, Jodi Wilson, and CAO Jordan fair for the home and business owners to know this Budget for 2017 - The committee will recommend that a Willner. ahead of time, before the excavator shows up on their budget line for $2,500 be held and forwarded to Budget 2017 The meeting began with a resolution to accept the doorstep to dig. deliberations. minutes from the regular council meeting held on I have given council my letter of recommendation Under ‘Other Business’ there was one item: 1) January 31, February 7, 2017. A further resolution was passed for the hire of the most suitable candidate that applied 2017 Unaudited Expense Report from Rec Department - The approving the agenda for the current meeting. for the Town Maintenance Man position. This person, Committee received this report as information. The meeting A resolution was then put forward to review the I feel, would be a great asset to our team and I wait was adjourned at 4:35 p.m. The minutes were accepted as period’s accounts; Payroll internet payments of eagerly for your decision. I expect to submit another presented. $27,299.52: consisting of: $17,145.96 payroll, Revenue letter of recommendation very shortly regarding our The Fire Chief’s Report for the period of February 1 - 15, Canada of $10,072.71, and ADP Service Charge of open Utility Man position by the end of the month. 2017 was received for filing. The Chief reported that there $80.85 were approved for payment and cheques We have been short staffed and I must once again were no callouts for this period. Practices: February 1, 2017 #11292 to #11326 for $70,761.39 were also approved thank our crew for their work and dedication to the - At this practice, the department went over ladders and rope for payment. town, water and sewer issues seem to be the norm, rescue. February 8, 2017 - On this night the crew practiced Council moved to ‘Communications’: 1) Letter to our days never seem to go as planned and change with the SCBA’s. February 15, 2017 - At this practice, the Council - Garbage Collection Fee: Darcy and Trudy often throughout the day. Keep up the good work.” department checked gear, and fueled up the trucks. Graham wrote requesting removal of the garbage Council submitted the question of sewer and water line Under ‘Delegate Reports’ council accepted by resolution the collection fee from the water utility bill for Snow responsibility to committee in order to come up with a report from the Snow Lake Chamber of Commerce Meeting - Lake Repair. They noted that because of a weight policy for council consideration. held on February 8, 2017. limit restriction on commercial garbage, they have The Utility Maintenance Report was received for There was no ‘Mayor’s Report’ or ‘Administrator’s Report’ to haul 80% of their own garbage and include it all filing. In the report Mr. Melnick advised the following: Under ‘Policies’, Council dealt with two – The first GG- for convenience sake. They say they have not used “The 2016 WWTP Federal Environment Report was 103 covering Use of the Administration Vehicle. The policy the service for close to seven years and it costs them completed online as required on the operating license was revised to include Emergency Preparedness personnel $600 per annum. They asked the town to review their and a copy was given to the CAO. Due to an error and placed in the Town of Snow Lake Policy and Procedures situation, and consider a more equitable agreement. made in the initial registering online, a couple years Manual. The second EP-100 is a policy covering travel and The letter was sent to committee; 2) Manitoba back, this particular report will be done quarterly from indemnity for Emergency Preparedness personnel obtaining Municipal Relations - Municipal Road Improvement now on. Ya, more work. training; it was accepted and placed in the Town of Snow Lake Program: The town received a cheque in the amount of We had a site visit on February 10 from Carol Policy and Procedures Manual $15,035, or the provincial government’s 50% portion Nabanoba Musoke, a water/wastewater engineer from Under ‘Unfinished Business’ passed a resolution accepting of this summer’s paving program; 3) RCMP Mayor’s AECOM engineering, who the town contracted to do the price quote presented by Jack Strelezki for the dock slide Report - January 2017; 4) Snow Lake Chamber of an engineering assessment as required on the Town’s addition at Sunset Bay Beach at the cost of $5,000.00 plus Commerce - 3rd Annual Tradeshow: Council agreed WTP operating Incense. She flew from Winnipeg to materials and Town equipment use. Councilor Roberts noted to have a table at the Trade Show. Councilor Forsyth Thompson, then drove to Snow Lake and spent 2.5 that due to some miscommunication between the Province stated it would be an opportunity to hand out some hours at the plant looking it over and learning the and workers adjusting the flow at the Snow Creek Control of the town’s grocery bags. All communication was process. Then she drove back to Thompson and flew Structure, boards were removed from the gate during the accepted by resolution. back to Winnipeg same day. February 13, 14, 15 an winter and the lake level is below optimal. Roberts says that Under ‘By-Laws’, there was one in front of council on additional 2.5 hours was spent on the phone with this has caused major problems for Mr. Strelezki in his work this evening. It was 944/15 - Water and Sewer Rates Mona Lasharizadeh, Carol’s co-worker with AECOM. installing the new dock. By-Law, which was tabled. For a lousy 150 dollars or so extra, Carol could have Under ‘General Business’ council dealt with: 1) AMM - 2017 The Town Foreman’s Report was received for filing. stayed one night in town and saved some Utility Mayors, Reeves, CAO and MOS Seminar: Council approved Town Foreman Andrew Smith provided a report Operator time. The operator still has one more call to attendance for Councilor Peter Roberts (MOS) and Mayor covering the period ending February 11, 2017. In return to them yet. It is 3:50 p.m. Friday. Kim Stephen (Both) at the AMM Mayors, Reeves, and CAO the report he noted: “Over the past few weeks the People have been walking their dogs on the road meeting and Municipal Officials Seminar in Winnipeg, from guys and I have been working along steadily. Mild down to the lake by the Water Treatment Plant and not April 11 - 13, 2017 with all expenses paid as per indemnity by- temperatures have been very much welcomed by all of cleaning up their messes. There is actually a sign telling law. 2) Cordwood Bonspiel - the Town will donate the rink and us and working outdoors has been quite enjoyable. them to (clean up after animals) by the stop sign by ice time to the Cordwood Bonspiel Committee for their March Cedar Avenue has continued to be a real problem the lift station. It is the law. Come on people, we don’t 17, 18, and 20, 2017 bonspiel. 3) Federation of Canadian spot in town, the 4” sewer service lines that connect .... on your doorstep. Hope everyone has a great Long Municipalities (FCM) Conference 2017 – June 1 – 4, 2017 in each home to the main out in the street have become weekend!” There were no questions or comments Ottawa, Ontario. Councilors Jodi Wilson and Brenda Forsyth deteriorated over time. What is happening is that the from council on the report. expressed interest in attending. Councilor Jones asked if they service lines are collapsing and restricting flow. Once The Recreation Supervisor’s Report was received were familiar with the events at the conference. Councilor these lines completely collapse, nothing is able to drain for filing. Items covered in the report were: “1) Dug Wilson advised that she had looked over the schedule. Jones away from the home, causing a real problem for the grave/burial. 2) Changed out water filters at the replied that he didn’t see anything that was relevant to the homeowners. We have been called frequently over the arena and Community Hall. 3) Cleared the parking community and didn’t feel that the registration cost of $800 past few months to snake slow draining service lines lot of snow at the curling rink and put out extra per person could be justified. Councilor Wilson countered that and have done three digs over the past 2.5 months. The garbage cans as per request for the Ladies Bonspiel. the issues and discussions at the FCM conference as opposed infrastructure in place along this street was installed 4) Did the annual recreation report for the Norman to AMM differed greatly. Councilor Roberts stated that all back in the early 1960’s and is very quickly coming to Recreation and Regional Services Board – Children totalled the cost of the conference could be $5000. He also the end of its functional lifespan. Normally what we and Youth Opportunities. 5) Tended to the electrical stated that there was some great information on corporate do when we receive a call regarding a blocked sewer problems at the Municipal Office - called out an assessment received from the FCM conference in Winnipeg service connection is to measure out the distance from electrician to inspect it, and fixed the problem. 6) Put last year… and it wasn’t acted upon. In a vote; councilors the clean out port in the basement to the blockage; up advertisement signs at the arena. 7) Assisted the Wilson and Forsyth voted for attendance, the rest of council we can either do this by using the snake or by using Aurora Borealis Arts Council at the Community Hall as voted against it. The motion to attend was defeated. 4) the camera. We will then attempt to remove the per request. 8) Talked with the boiler inspector from Local Firesmart Representative Training Workshop - Hecla, blockage, if we are unsuccessful, we are then forced to the Office of the Fire Commissioner in regards to his Manitoba: By resolution, the Town authorized Ron Scott’s excavate down and make the necessary repair. It is to questions about the ammonia/ice plant at the arena attendance at the Local Firesmart Representative Training my understanding, that the town is responsible for the and supplied him with the required information. 9) Ice Workshop on March 7 and 8, 2017 at Lakeview Hecla Resort in water and sewer service connections and all costs up maintenance and arena programming. 10) Ordered Hecla, Manitoba, with all expenses paid as per indemnity by- to the landowner’s property line. I’m questioned all the baby changing stations for the washrooms at the law. 5) Municipal Emergency Coordinator Workshop - The Pas, time by homeowners about this; luckily for them any arena and Community Hall as per request. 11) Building Manitoba: the Town authorized Dave Kendall, Sharon Meuse, sewer service line dig I’ve been involved with has been maintenance and office administration as required. and Mayor Kim Stephen’s enrollment into the Municipal on the town side of the property line. This is a very grey For their Two Week Plan the recreation crew will: 1) Emergency Coordinator Workshop held in The Pas on March area for me and I have a few questions for council. It Arena programming and ice maintenance. 2) Assist 7, 2017, with all expenses covered as per indemnity by-law. is going to happen, it has probably happened several public works as required. 3) Assist at the Minor Hockey 6) Proclamation - Nutrition Month March 2017: the Town times already, water and sewer service lines are going tournaments happening at the arena on February 25, proclaimed March 2017 as Nutrition Month. 7) Scheduled to fail on private residential and commercial property. March 5, and March 6. 4) Office administration and Council Meeting Date Change: Due to a lack of a quorum, the When they do, who is responsible for the costs? How building maintenance as required.” There were no Town changed the scheduled meeting of March 7, 2017 at 6:30 much will those costs be? Does the town have a policy questions or comments from council on the report. p.m. to Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. on this? I’m questioned every single time we respond Under ‘D’ ‘Committees of Council’, Recreation and Council went in camera at 7:10 p.m. to discuss personnel; to a problem. These questions are often asked by Culture - February 13, 2017 – The meeting took place they reconvened at 8:27 p.m. and passed a resolution hiring people who are not necessarily the ones with the sewer at 4:00 p.m. on January 25, 2017 in the Town Council Vaughn Deduke as Public Works Maintenance Man with a or water issue, but concerned taxpayers asking if it Chambers. Present: Committee Members: Councilors start date of March 8, 2017. They adjourned the meeting at is their tax dollars being spent making the repairs on Jodi Wilson, Brenda Forsyth, Deputy Mayor Robin 8:30p.m. The next scheduled meeting of Council is set for someone else’s property. It’s a legitimate question, one March 8, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. ~ MJ Page 7 THE Underground PRESS March 9, 2017

or will it also include a review of refurbishing and restarting the New Brit (Snow Lake Mine) mill?” Again, it was Meager who answered, “I Hudbay releases 4th quarter results, holds webcast… think what we’ll be able to do with respect to the New Brit and the gold zone is provide our plan going forward… what we intend doing there… what we’re working on. As far as the detail goes, that will have to come sometime after. You can imagine reopening an older asset that has many components to it of which are tailings impoundment, condition of equipment, etc. So I think shortly after getting out some guidance on the base metal zone with this 430101 at the end of the quarter, we will be able to produce and provide more detail on the gold zone soon thereafter.” The next question was from Alex Terentiew of Raymond James. He began, “Just want to circle back to Manitoba here, so you guys have been mentioning that 777 is getting near its end of life and its getting a little more challenging… just on this trough put number, should the current rate be what we should look for going forward and on the cost ************* side as well as the costs we’ve seen are those what we should expect?” ************* ************* The COO replied, “Like I explained with Orest, I believe we have 2017 ************* well understood, I would be surprised to expect any higher throughput ************* ************* as we move along, the margins of the mine become more distal to our ************* hoisting facility, so I think what we will try and do is maintain the cur- ************* Hudbay’s President and Chief Executive Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) ************* ~ both photos gleaned from the web rent throughput with respect to having a certain baseload requirement ************* Officer (CEO) Alan Hair Cashel Meager ************* to optimise our milling costs. Though as a per tonne basis mined or ******* ranges for 2016. milled, you could probably expect similar sort of costs as you’ve seen ith a February 22, 2017 new release, Hudbay W “Ore mined at Hudbay's Manitoba mines dur- in the past few quarters.” Terentiew added, “Just wanted to clarify as Minerals outlined their 4th quarter 2016 results. ing the fourth quarter of 2016 decreased by 13% well, so this update on Lalor next month, it will be primarily the base They followed it up with a February 23rd confer- compared to the same period in 2015 primarily as metal and the gold zone and incorporating the New Britannia Mill, ence call/webcast, attended by interested people a result of lower production at the 777 mine,” said that will come later on this year?” Meager answered, “I wouldn’t say from the investment community. It appears that 10100101101010001010101 the CEO. “Ore mined at the 777 mine declined as later this year, but shortly thereafter, likely in the following quarter after a single quarter in the black, the company is 00001010101010101010100 ground conditions necessitated the implementa- we would be able to give reserve detail around the gold zone. At the back in red ink. 01010111101010101101010 tion of a more conservative stope sequence in end of this quarter it would still be conceptual in nature, because we Yes, Hudbay advised that they have once again order to adapt to more challenging operating are still working out some detail to support the reserve. It’s not so 10101010100101010001010 lost money - $47.3 million this time out. Added conditions as the mine ages. Overall copper and much the underground mine-ability and dilution that we’re concerned 10101010101010101010101 to losses of $5.7 million in the 2nd quarter, $15.8 zinc grades were lower in the fourth quarter of 01011010100101010101010 million in the 1st, and a gain of $33.6 million in See HUDBAY 4TH 'Q' continued on page 9... 2016 compared to the same period in 2015 by 8% 10101010010100010010101 the 3rd quarter, the company lost a total of $35.2 and 4%, respectively, due to lower grades at Lalor million for the year. 11010010101010111000101 and Reed. Full year ore production at Hudbay's During the Webcast, Hudbay’s President and 01010101010101010101001 Manitoba mines in 2016 was 7% higher than in Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Alan Hair summa- 01010101010010110101000 2015 as a result of increased production at the rized the quarter prior to taking questions from Your search is over. Lalor and 777 mines. Copper, zinc and gold grades 10101010000101010101010 analysts. In addition to the quarterly losses, The Manitoba government offers you opportunity, diversity in 2016 were lower compared with the grades in 10101000101011110101010 highlights of that summary were: The Company and a rewarding career. 2015 by 9%, 3% and 6%, respectively, and silver 11010101010101010010101 has met or exceeded all production and operat- grades were higher by 7%.” 00010101010101010101010 ing cost guidance for 2016. They have increased During the webcast’s question and answer ses- production of all metals year-over-year, reflecting 10101010101101010010101 sion, there were a total of six questions. The first their first full year of commercial production at 01010101010101001010001 one was from Matt Murphy - Macquarie Capital Maintenance Worker Constancia and higher throughput levels at Lalor. 00101011101001010101011 Markets Canada Ltd. in respect to the Rosemont Term/Part-Time They have achieved cost reduction initiatives in Manitoba Infrastructure, Snow Lake, MB 10001010101010101010101 permitting process. The question that followed 2016 in respect to copper production. They had Advertisement Number: 32457 was posed by Orest Wowkodaw from Scotiabank. Closing Date: March 13, 2017 01010010101010 an operating cash flow per share of $0.52 in the He wanted a little more information on the plans Salary Range: LAB $34,497.00 - $36,960.00 per year, plus remoteness fourth quarter and $1.64 for the full year 2016. in Manitoba moving forward, as well as noting that allowance, if applicable; OR1-4 $37,357.00 - $44,598.00 per year, plus They reduced their net debt position by $136 remoteness allowance, if applicable. the zinc guidance had been upped substantially million during 2016. They successfully completed in 2017 due to resequencing at 777. Wowko- Priority consideration will be given to existing Engineering and Operations refinancing of senior unsecured notes and are on Division. daw wondered how investors should think about track to release new technical reports on Rose- 2018/19 with the paste backfill plant on track to An eligibility list may be created for similar positions and will remain in effect mont in Arizona and Snow Lake’s Lalor mine during be finished. “Is the ‘17 (2017) number a good run for 12 months. the first quarter of 2017. rate before you start thinking about doing any Qualifications: In respect to operations in Peru, the Constancia Experience operating light and/or heavy duty equipment and mill expansions for ‘18 and ’19 (2018 and 2019)? experience servicing and/or making minor repairs to vehicles and equipment mine produced 33,986 tonnes of copper, 5,033 Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer is desired. Must have experience performing manual duties and operating ounces of gold, and 723,392 ounces of silver, hand and power tools. Must possess and maintain a valid Manitoba Class 5 (COO) Cashel Meager answered. “As you pointed during the fourth quarter of 2016. Production of driver’s licence and be capable to upgrade to Class 3 with air endorsement; out, we intend on producing more zinc,” he said. all metals on the year was above guidance and be physically capable of performing required duties and be able to respond “The motivation there is to take advantage of to work within 30 minutes of call. substantially higher than 2015 as a result of full these higher zinc prices. So what we did was production and improved recoveries at Constan- For the full list of required qualifications and conditions of employment, relook at optimizing the mine and the life of mine, please go to our website at www.manitoba.ca/govjobs. cia. Nevertheless, ore mined during the fourth so that work is still underway. We have done the quarter of 2016 decreased by 25% compared to Duties: Reporting to the Area Works Supervisor, the Maintenance ‘17 work as per our guidance. We are still working the same period in 2015, as ore production rates Operations Worker will also receive lead hand direction from the Assistant out ‘18 and ‘19. As an overall view of what we will were aligned to mill throughput rates, and the Works Supervisor. This position performs physical maintenance work, produce going forward, we are going to provide operates and maintains small hand and power tools associated with highway mine plan continues to advance to lower levels some more detail on Lalor… we believe there is maintenance operations to ensure the safety of the workers and the in the pit. Optimization of plant performance travelling public while maintaining public infrastructure. some more opportunity at Lalor to produce more remains the primary focus for Constancia, as all zinc from there also, and we’ll give closer guid- Apply to: metal recoveries improved over 2015. However, ance on that closer to the end of the quarter.” Advertisement No. 32457 recoveries of all metals were slightly lower in the Manitoba Civil Service Commission Wowkodaw then asked, “With 777, how long can fourth quarter of 2016 compared to the third Human Resource Services you focus on the zinc before you have to normal- quarter as mining began on phase two of the Con- 300-305 Broadway ize the mine plan again?” Meager answered, “If Winnipeg, MB R3C 3J7 stancia open pit where the initial near-surface ore you look at the previous technical report, it has us Phone: 204-945-4394 contains a greater amount of altered and oxidized Fax: 204-948-2193 running out of reserves sometime in 2020, so the mineralization. question is, what is the sustained zinc price, what Please include advertisement number and position title in the subject line It was also noted that some of the employees at of your e-mail. are we finding as we are heading towards the Constancia have formed a labour union. Negotia- margins of the deposit. You know, any mine that Your cover letter, resumé and/or application must clearly indicate how you tions to establish an initial collective agreement gets along in age, sometime the stopes themselves meet the qualifications. are ongoing with representatives of the union. are more difficult to recover, so what we’re doing We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for further Manitoba operations were also touched on. is we’re taking a detailed look at what’s available consideration will be contacted. Compared to the same period in 2015, production to us within the 777 mine to really understand Employment Equity is a factor in selection. Applicants are requested to of copper and zinc were both lower. This was due going forward, but we’re really confident of what indicate in their covering letter, resumé and/or application if they are from to lower mill throughput and lower grades at Lalor any of the following groups: women, Aboriginal people, visible minorities we’re going to deliver in 2017 as you know, in the However, due to higher recoveries, production of and persons with a disability. past we’ve been unsuccessful expanding those ore gold and silver was higher than the fourth quarter Find out about other current job opportunities — click on the Jobs button zones underground. We have a limited resource of 2015. During the full year 2016, production of at manitoba.ca. there and we’re trying to optimize that to get the copper was consistent with 2015 levels, while pro- best value for the community and for the share- duction of the other metals increased as a result holders.” Wowkodaw had one more question, “In of increased production at Lalor and 777. Produc- terms of the Lalor study in March… will that only tion of all metals in Manitoba was within guidance look at expanding the Snow Lake Mill potentially,

Manitoba Civil Service Commission Underground Press Ad size: 2 col = 4.0” (wide) x 135 lines Insertion date: Thurs Mar 09 Page 8 THE Underground PRESS March 9, 2017 Peterson warms to cold running… Men’s Bonspiel - small but successful

Winner's of the men's spiel is the Peterson Team. L to R Terry Hornyak (Sponsor - Steelworkers), Kelly Peterson, Brad Gogal, Todd Gray (Thompson), Jonny Reeves (The Pas) ~ photo courtesy Suzanne Kluke

The Snow Lake Men’s Bonspiel was resurrected this year. Men’s Bonspiel was held February 17 – 19, 2017 Six teams participated in a five game round robin format, where most wins would determine the winners. Last men’s bonspiel was held in 2012, also with six teams. The Sponsor of this year’s event Steelworkers USW Local 7106, Terry Hornyak presented the Teams with the envelopes containing a cash prize. 1st place: Peterson - $600 2nd place: Flett - $400 3rd place: Hornyak - $300 4th place: Schellenberg - $200 Out of the 24 participants in the bonspiel, 12 were local and 12 were from out of town. One man even travelled here from Churchill for the event! Saturday banquet was prepared by one of members, who donated her time and put out a great home cooked meal of prime rib and all the fixings. If you didn’t participate this year, you missed out! The planning committee hopes to see everyone back next year and more. ~ by Suzanne Kluke Snow Lake Curling Club’s second annual raffle

(L): Judy Peterson and daughter Sarah Erickson ~ photo courtesy of Judy Peterson

One thing about running… participants are the appropriate winter running gear and forever challenging themselves. It is either started training for a winter run.” to better that last time, go the extra mile, or As both Peterson and her daughter find run an entire outing at the same pace. But running in the heat difficult, they quickly to take part in an outdoor run in February… discovered that the cool air feels pretty in Winnipeg? Well, that’s just asking for it, good! It must have agreed with them as isn’t it? they finished the 10k distance in the top Actually, Snow Lake’s Judy Peterson had 30 of their 56 person field; Peterson with a some reservations when the Crohn's and time of 1:10:21 and daughter Sarah Erick- Colitis Hypothermic Run was first brought son at 1:10:10, besting their training time to her attention, but in consideration of by about 14 minutes. who was asking… how could she possibly Of the event, the runners thought it was say no? “Sarah, my daughter, suggested to great. As well as being able to personally me at Christmas this year that perhaps we donate or fundraise as a runner for such a worthy cause as Crohn's and Colitis re- Val Brew - winner of the Curling Club's Patrik Laine jersey raffle do the Hypothermic run in February,” said ~ photo courtesy of Suzanne Kluke Peterson. “My first response was YIKES! But search, participants were treated to a huge I said sure.” brunch after the run, as well as a backpack, Curling Club’s second annual raffle was held on February 18th, 2017 Having run only on a treadmill in the win- toque, and a unique finisher’s medal. “This is my seventh run, but only the third that on the Saturday night of the Men’s Bonspiel. Congratulations to: ter, Peterson was unsure of how she would The Winner of the 1st prize of $500 Asham Gift Card was Randy react to running in the cold. As well, foot- we have done together,” said Peterson. Hordal of Lundar Manitoba who was not in attendance that evening. ware was a concern… who knows how slip- “Such a rewarding thing to do together.” The Winner of the 2nd prize of the ‘Laine’ Jets Jersey (donated by Ice pery it could be. “Our biggest fear was how The mother and daughter plan to run the Time Sports in Winnipeg) was Val Brew of Snow Lake Manitoba, who cold it could possibly be race day,” she said. Manitoba Marathon in June, but haven’t was in attendance. She was very excited to win the jersey and imme- diately put it on and kept it on for the rest of the evening.~ by Suzanne “But we decided to go for it and purchased decided which portion of the race they will do. ~ MJ Kluke Page 9 THE Underground PRESS March 9, 2017

...HUDBAY 4TH 'Q' continued from page 7 about, it’s about the detail around the cost of refurbishing New Brit and the tailings facility we may use, which is Birch Lake. So it’s just about getting some more detail around Michael Stephan Neilson those areas. However, the gold zone itself and the recovery of the gold zone remains robust.” Terentiew also posed a Jan. 16, 1939 ~ Feb. 22, 2017 further question on Constancia surface rights. Stefan Ioannou of Haywood Securities was the next questioner, he wondered if there would be any exploration at Reed or if the focus would be at Lalor. Cashel Meagher replied, “Reed itself, we believe we have evaluated the ex- tents of the deposit proper… we’re drilling off the bottom of It is with great sadness the family of Michael Stephan Neilson announces his passing on Febru- the zone, the copper areas and it is turning out more or less ary 22, 2017, after losing his battle with cancer. Left to mourn are his wife of 53 years, Jacquie, as expected, so we believe we have found the extent of the sons Robert (Sabine), Gregory (Barb), and Graham (Rhonda). Grandchildren: Torben, Zoe, Dylan, ore zones at Reed and basically what is going on is infill drill- Evan; and his brother Paul (Evelyn). Also left to mourn are numerous nieces, nephews, and cous- ing. The exploration currently, yes we will be concentrating ins. Mike is predeceased by his parents and sister Nancy (Barry). on some infill at Lalor; however, much of our exploration, we Mike was born January 16, 1939 in Brandon, Manitoba to Norman and Helen (Graham) Neilson. are seeing a rebirth with it and will start looking for oppor- tunities within the camp itself and in due course we’ll talk He grew up in Brandon until the age of 13; then his father was transferred to Flin Flon, Manitoba about those as they become more material. Ioannou coun- with the CNR. In the years there, he belonged to the Air and Sea Cadets and also enjoyed play- tered, “Are they grassroots or those that you’ve done drilling ing sports. In 1957 he hired on with HBM&S in Flin Flon. Then in 1963, he married Jacqueline on in the past, with or without JV partners?” Meagher (Broudy), the love of his life. In the following years, they had three boys – Robert, Gregory, and replied, “It is a combination of both brownfield (modified or Graham. upgraded work) and greenfield (new work) in the camp.” During the ‘70s, Mike coached Minor Hockey for several years; having his team meet Saturday Ralph Profiti - Credit Suisse Securities asked the next ques- mornings at 7:30 a.m. for practice, when the ice was available. tion, “Looking at the old technical report for Lalor, it shows He was also seriously involved with the United Steelworkers, starting out as a union steward; that waste and development tonnes fall off pretty signifi- then elected President for a time, negotiating with HBM&S twice. In 1966, he joined AA, actively cantly and I was wondering if we will see Lalor move into a sponsoring many people and remaining sober until he passed away. waste neutral or waste deficit position in the next couple of years?” Meagher answered, “The balance of this year will In the mid-‘80s he started ‘Neilson Nurseries’, a very successful nursery, growing and selling see the construction of our paste backfill plant and what bedding plants and vegetables for a great many years. has happened up until its commissioning is that we’ve had a Mike retired from HBM&S in 1994, but soon got bored with not working and hired on with New need for rock underground to backfill various voids, so that Britannia for about a year. He then guarded for the RCMP and was their groundskeeper for a we are able to continue mining, so with that we have quite a number of years. At one point, Mike also landscaped for the local Health Centre. bit of predevelopment for a majority of ore zones, so other He very much enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, playing cards, and in earlier years, curling. than the gold zone and the copper/gold zone, which require He loved hockey and was a WWII buff. What many people don’t know about him is that in the more development, the base metal zone is by and large early ‘80s, Mike and his son Greg, while in a canoe, saved two local boys from drowning on Snow developed, so we could see a drop-off in the base metal Lake. component that required capital development.” Profiti also Mike fought his battle with cancer long and hard for eight years. May he now Rest in Peace. asked a question about the ownership structure at Rose- mount. The final query was from Alex Terentiew and he asked Mike was cremated and there will be a graveside service at a later date. Announcement to follow. about Molybdenum production and recoveries at Constan- In lieu of flowers, if so desired, donations can be made to Cancer Care Manitoba. cia. MJ

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6:30 p.m. - Entertainment by the Hoop Lady Friday March 10/2017 10:00 a.m. - Ice Worm Hunt clues continue… (Le- gion Ladies) 7:15 p.m. - Health Break 3:15 p.m. - Freeze toss at JH Kerr School, open to all children in the community - Sponsored by Win- 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Kids Road Hockey in front 7:45 p.m. - Hoop Lady resumes. ter Who-ot Committee (WWC) of Snow Lake Motor Inn. Lunch provided to all who 9:30 p.m. - Entertainment at the Snow Lake Mo- - First clue of the Ice Worm Hunt posted play. Bring a stick - free to play! 4:00 p.m. tor Inn - Home Routes presents Scott Nolan. $20 on the door at the Legion. Bring your shovels, entry, all money to the artist. hoes, stick, and a partner. Follow the clues until 12:45 - 1:45 p.m. - Human Curling at the Arena. it’s found! – Sponsored by the Legion Ladies $10 per team to enter, four people per team. Prizes: 1st - $50, 2nd - $30, 3rd - $20. Get your Sunday March 12/2017 team together; come launch yourself down the ice 5:00 p.m. - Walking Derby - Snow Lake Motor Inn. Grab a partner/friend and walk the five stops. and get as close to the centre ring as you can! – 11:00 a.m. - Food Booths Open - Hotdogs|Hambu Best Hand wins! - Sponsored by the Beach En- Sponsored by WWC rgers|Cheesburgers|Potato Soup|Chicken Noodle hancement Committee Soup|Perogies 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. - Scavenger Hunt: Gather you fam- ily and friends into teams of four. $10 per team to 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. – Come learn the secrets of the NOON - Doors to Hall Open! Bracelets on sale for Hula-Hoop! (ages 8 - up) Workshop at the Com- enter. 1st Prize - $50, 2nd - $30, 3rd - $20. Pick up $10. Penny Parade, Big Raffle and Candy Guess. munity Hall. Must pre-register at the Bus Depot. the list of items (and drop off) at Sweet Nothings. Only 30 participants! Each item is worth points – the more you gather, 1:00 p.m. - Face Painting with Vicki Morrison; the more points you get. Bingo and Cake Walk. 9:00 p.m. - Mark Gogal Memorial Road Hockey Tournament – 8:00 p.m. Registration, $10 per per- 4:00 p.m. - Bannock Baking Contest... free to en- 2:30 p.m. - Pudding Eating Contest. son, register at the Snow Lake Motor Inn. Anyone ter... bring your bannock to the hall to be judged. can play – no skill required. Bring your own stick if 4:00 p.m. - All draws will take place! you have one – there will be some on hand. 4:30 p.m. - Doors open for supper and entertain- ment We hope to see you around on the weekend! Page 10 THE Underground PRESS March 9, 2017 Why do we say that? by: Phyllis Verbeek

Maybe the grass is greener over there, because e are well into the month of March, with W those folks take care of their surroundings and you the big celebration spanning the continents this are so busy whining about what they have that month being St. Patrick’s Day. When we think St. you neglect your own. A better way to look at life Patrick’s, we think green. The color green is often is to want what you have and not what you don’t associated with the culture of Gaelic Ireland, and have. Incidentally ‘greener on the other side of the is the color of the flag of Ireland. We are now fence’ is one of the most used phrases of all times. going to focus on some green terminology, which (According to a survey?) incidentally, has nothing to do with Saint Patrick’s Having a ‘green thumb’ is a common phrase Day. associated with folks who know how to grow ‘Greenhorn’ is an often used word. This refers flowers/plants/vegetables etc. Folks with a to a person who lacks experience and knowledge. ‘green thumb’ are usually the envy of those who Originally the word was used to denote an wish they could produce such luscious greens. immigrant from Eastern Europe. This was around The phrase originated with the knowledge that the turn of the 20th century. This person was algae growing on the outside of earthenware uninformed of local manners and customs and in pots will stain a person’s thumb (and fingers) if a new environment. Why ‘greenhorn’? According he or she handles enough pots. Hence, a person to Oxford English Dictionary a ‘greenhorn’ is an who is always working with flower pots has a appellation given to an animal, such as an ox with ‘green thumb’. Another theory is that the term ‘green’ or newly forming horns. From animal originated during the reign of King Edward I of body parts, the term was applied to recently England. He was fond of green peas and kept half enlisted army recruits and from there the term a dozen serfs shelling them during the season. became applicable to anyone in a new situation or The serf who had the greenest thumb won a prize. environment. A note of interest may be that in the ‘Middle Another green term is, ‘the grass looks greener Ages’ and ‘Renaissance’, the color of clothing on the other side of the fence’. This is a reference worn showed the owner’s social status; green to the way we tend to look at other people’s was worn by merchants, bankers, and the gentry, lives. This comes from the idea of looking at a while red was the color of the nobility. The Mona neighbor’s lawn and seeing it as better looking, Lisa painted by Leonardo da Vinci wears green, healthier, and overall greener then your own. In showing she is not from a noble family. reality, you are just ignoring anything negative ‘What’s the story’ on… Annette Lamontagne? Of course, during the next week we should about that lawn while downplaying everything not overlook green shamrocks, green beer, and How long have you lived in Snow Lake? positive about your own. This probably leads leprechauns! Happy Saint Patrick’s day! I was born and raised here, but lived in various places in to another well used phrase ‘Green with envy’. Manitoba and Saskatchewan between the ages of 15 and 22. We moved back here in ‘85 and have lived here ever since, with the exception of taking our furniture on holidays to BC in ‘98. What is your age and marital/ family situation? Bits and Bytes - Technology at Work am a dyslexic 35 year old mother of my three bright, hilarious children Jordie (32), Jade (30), and Joellee (25). I recently By: Peter Purves became a Gam Gam to the most beautiful little Granddaughter, the Amazing Macie! I am also regretfully single, so if there are any single funny men reading this??? There are two recent product unveilings that What do you do for a living? will surely lower the price of computers and I am grateful to have been able to support my children and graphics cards in the months to come. myself as a hairdresser for the past 29 years; however, due to my chemical sensitivities, I am no longer able to work. I am scared, AMD and Intel Locked in Battle but excited, to be switching gears to focus totally on my song writing and getting my children’s book published in time for the 70th. What is your favorite book(s)? I’m not a reader anymore, but I think that's because people Nvidia Releases the GTX 1080 Ti Advanced Micro Device (AMD) and Intel are have become my books. I learn something from everyone I meet, everyone has a story. I hear history, geography, drama, self-help, the two computer processor manufacturers romance, adventure and my favourite, Comedy. That is what I will that have been going head to head in the miss most about hairdressing. CPU arena, and AMD has thrown down the What is your favorite TV show(s)? gauntlet with the release of three new high ‘Modern Family’, ‘The Chew’, ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ with Jade, ‘Last end CPUs that will disrupt Intel’s dominance Man Standing’, ‘White Collar’, and ‘Life in Pieces’ of market share. AMD released the Ryzen What is your favorite movie(s)? family of processor offerings on March 2nd; ‘Good Will Hunting’, ‘Pride and Prejudice’, ‘Willow’, ‘The Holiday’, known as the 1700, 1700X and 1800X series and ‘It’s Complicated’ What is your favorite food(s)? of processors. These will compete head-to- Buffalo Chicken Fingers from the Tin Roof, Boston Pizza cactus head with Intel’s high end i7 7700K, i7 6800K chips, Toasted chicken salad on Rye with crispy fries and gravy, and and i7 6900K processors, respectively. Nvidia has a strangle hold on the graphics picking at leftovers from a big turkey dinner… a homemade bun All of the new processors from AMD card marketplace. Over 80% of all graphics with ham or turkey here, a couple meatballs and a perogy there… boasts 8 core processors and 16 threads, cards sold today use their technology. shout out to Jord for making the best perogies in the world. which is the highest available in the industry Nvidia release a series of graphics cards last What is your favorite song(s)? today. These processors will provide better ‘Pride and Joy’ by Stevie Ray Vaughan, ‘Ballroom Blitz’ by Sweet, summer; the GTX 1060, 1070 and 1080 series ‘Simple Man’ by Shinedown and anything you can dance to. I love performance numbers at a substantial catapulted the performance of graphic cards Bob Seger, Meagan Trainor, and of course country. reduced price, resulting in a combined to unprecedented levels. On February 28th What is one thing most people don’t know about you? advantage to AMD of up to 2.3 times that of Nvidia released a new graphics card called the I always say ‘yes’ when someone asks me to dance, because my a comparable Intel CPU. This has sent Intel GTX 1080 Ti. Industry experts expected the brother Rene told me “It takes a lot of nerve for a guy to ask a girl to scrambling to produce a better processor; card to be 10% to 20% faster and $200 more dance, and they’re asking you to dance, not marry them.” I've had dropping their prices of the existing CPU the times of my life because of it. expensive compared to its younger brother offerings or both. What is the thing you like most about Snow Lake? the GTX 1080. However, Nvidia unleashed a If you need a good laugh or some BS you can always make your Although these processors are targeted graphics card that is 35% more powerful, and way up to the Snow Lake Motor Inn and find a friendly face. Some at the gaming and video content creator kept the price equal to the GTX 1080 at $699 of the best laughs of my life come from sitting around ‘the L’. segment of the CPU marketplace, the trickle- (USD). This will surely result in a lowering of There is nothing like the Snow Lake sense of humor and if you see down effect to processors at the business or all the prices of the 1000 series of graphics someone new sitting by themselves, you invite them to join you enthusiast level are sure to follow suit later cards on the market in the months to come, because that is the Snow Lake way… and you never have to worry this summer, as the market absorbs these and put a smile on the faces of those gamers about how you’re getting home because you can walk anywhere. new turbocharged offerings by AMD. AL who demand the best performance. Page 11 THE Underground PRESS March 9, 2017

geologist, Michael DeGuzman, who got his fatal last ride in a helicopter worked with Felderhof and plays a central role London, Rome... Parres? in the film (Michael DeCarlos). By Jim Parres The surprise ending plays up the widely held theme that DeGuzman may have faked his supposed death Harlingen, Texas. We were first in line. jungle of Indonesia. The movie was n an attempt to add to existing by suicide, but is really still alive I When the cold naked truth was actually filmed in Thailand. reserves, Callinex continues to somewhere, living the high life on his finally realized in the Bre-X situation it The scenes in the movie portraying aggressively diamond drill with three stock profits. DeGuzman is largely set Canadian junior mineral exploration heavy alcohol consumption and rigs, on the Pinebay base metal project thought to be the perpetrator of the financing back at least 10 years. The profanity laced tirades are accurate near Sourdough Bay, 15 kms east of ‘salting job’ but Felderhof denies this black eye, that the gold property in from my ‘on the street’ observations in Flin Flon. Positive results could add to possibility in his memoirs, which will the Indonesian jungle had been salted Toronto and Vancouver. the zinc feed for the processing plant, eventually be published. with alluvial gold, was a tremendous Washoe Mines, the company Kenny supplementing ore from the Lalor mine Felderhof states that he thinks he has shock. How all the so called experts Wells (McConaughey) inherited, is just southwest of Snow Lake. figured out who actually purchased the missed such an obvious con job was based in the U.S., whereas Bre-X was In a recent phone conversation with alluvial (stream) gold from the native extremely baffling, but little consolation a Calgary based company formed Mike Muzylowski, the driving force Dayak miners and salted the core, but to investors who were fleeced out of by David Walsh, a Canadian stock behind Callinex for years, he expressed he is reluctant to actually identify the their money. promoter who died in the Bahamas at frustration with the drill companies individual as it may be injurious to his Bre-X stock hit a high of $280 a share, age 52, shortly after the ‘doo doo’ hit who are currently employed by long term health. taking the splits into consideration. the fan. Callinex. Apparently and possibly due I have noticed that many of the Even after the nasty truth was verified, The telephone salesmen working to attrition, the experience needed in ‘salt jobs’ and engineering fiascos the stock still traded heavily, mostly with Wells to pump the Washoe stock drilling very deep holes is an elusive could possibly have been identified by speculators that couldn’t fathom could be reminiscent of Canadian or skill these days. by their names beforehand. Names that the entire industry had been American boiler-rooms, take your pick. Muszlowski added that the book such as BINGO, rubiCON, or OMENica, bamboozled. One person we knew Now-a-days, promotion is mostly done detailing his outstanding career with can now be joined by WASHue (as from Flin Flon was so heavily invested in on the internet, largely by anonymous Hudson Bay Exploration, Granges, in ‘wash’ trading). Add STRIKE, gold Bre-X, that he committed suicide. tipsters. and Breakwater, is finally complete. to the list. And who knows, we may The critics of ‘Gold’ feel that the Kenny Wells is a sort of combination Prior to publication, he has to add all get TRUMPed in the political con movie is really based on the general of David Walsh, the hard drinking Bre-X approximately one hundred pictures game someday very SHORTly. After all, Bre-X theme story line, but tailored president and John Felderhof, the within the text of this highly anticipated there’s “one born every minute” so they slightly to appeal more to the larger geologist who brought the Indonesian memoir. Mike was a good friend of say. ~ London, Rome... Parres? American viewing audiences. However, (gold) property to Walsh. The Filipino my dad, Lew Parres, and is known as the producers, a ‘straight shooter’ within exploration possibly to avoid any circles. I am hoping he doesn’t ‘pull legal ramifications, any punches’ in the book, as Mike was continue to claim (L): Jim Parres and Mike Muzylowski privy to an abundance of participation that the movie at the 2008 Manitoba Mining Convention in many historical exploration ~ photo by Marc Jackson is NOT based on events in Northern Manitoba and the Bre-X fiasco. Saskatchewan. His intriguing stories are Personally, I would endless. Mike’s adventures in Russian strongly disagree; controlled countries are especially ‘eye having seen the opening’. Either Marc or I will definitely movie and lived be reviewing Mike’s book when it through much of eventually hits the street. the Bre-X story that The movie ‘Gold’ was released in cost investors $4 to early January this year. For my wife and $6 billion. There myself it was a ‘must see’, as we lived certainly seem to be through a good portion of the Bre-X endless similarities. story. Matthew McConaughey stars The mineral as a boozing prospector, who dreams property location of one more big ‘score’. Although the where the gold was producers of the movie disclaim the fact “supposedly” so that it is based on the Bre-X scandal, abundant, according there are many parallels, possibly too to head geologist, many to make the denial credible. The John Felderhof, is launch date for the movie was initially set in the sweltering delayed, so we got to view it here in

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the mess around the murder. Racism, grudges and secrets n each issue, we write a short review of selections under I unfold and the season ends with something unsuspected the categories of Music, Television, and Film. The picks and altogether. The second season involves photos that show up reviews may not be for everyone... just a matter of opinion. online after a young man is raped by a member or members

of a basketball team. Again subplots involving the families Music of those involved take on the main focus. Both seasons are * ‘In Memory of Loss’ – Nathaniel Rateliff well written and acted, but the acting abilities of the cast Nathaniel Rateliff has three solo and two collaboration members who play in both seasons are really at the forefront albums to his credit. ‘In Memory of Loss’ was released in here. The roles they play are at opposite extremes from one 2010… it is one of his solo offerings and was released several season to the next, so it really gives you some perspective of years before Rateliff reached his current level of popularity. I The next monthly their range. saw this guy and his band - the Night Sweats - last year and committee meeting of have to say that I have been to a lot of shows over the past 45 Film years… Rateliff’s was by far, one of the best! Having said that, * ‘Captain Fantastic’ – Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, the 70th Committee takes this album disappointed me; it is fairly minimalist. Mainly Samantha Isler, Annalise Basso, Nicholas Hamilton, Shree acoustic guitar, some snare drum and a bit of piano. It’s place at *7:30 p.m. on Crooks, and Charlie Shotwell basically folk, rather than the soulful rhythm and blues he is This movie really had me hoping that Viggo Mortensen scored noted for… and not what I was hoping to hear. Nevertheless, Monday, April 3rd in the the best actor Oscar at the recent awards, but it wasn’t to his voice, lyrics and the odd harmony carry the day. Give a be. He plays Ben Cash, an idyllic survivalist, who along with Snow Lake Town Council listen to ‘A Lamb on the Stone’ and ‘Happy Just to Be’. his wife Leslie and their six children Bodevan (MacKay), Kielyr

(Isler), Vespyr (Basso), Rellian (Hamilton), Zaja (Crooks), and Chambers. It would be Television Nai (Shotwell) live in a cabin in the mountains of Washington * ‘American Crime’ – ABC (3rd season set to begin March great to see more people state. They grow their own vegetables, kill their own meat 12, 2017) Felicity Huffman, Timothy Hutton, Richard Cabral, and keep in tip top shape scaling mountains, fording stream, Regina King, and Lili Taylor whoe ar committed to this and running through meadows. The parents are well American Crime is a unique series in that, like ‘American educated and have schooled their children to not only be celebration step up and Horror Story’, it reuses and reassembles much of the same able to recite things such as the constitution of the United cast in a different story setting over the various seasons. States, but to think critically about what it means. After the become a part of it. Put Mind you, there have only been two seasons of the drama mother commits suicide, the family has to go out into the real thus far and I haven’t seen what the third has to offer, but your ideas together and world in order to retrieve her body and commit her ashes the the formula has basically been set. The first season involved way she asked in her will. This makes for some interesting a drug addicted couple who are suspects when a war vet is bring them to the interaction between the family and those who live their lives killed and his wife is left in a coma. Over the 11 episodes in the traditional sense. The movie has a few twists and both meeting. Hope to of the season, a variety of sub plots play out involving the Ben Cash and his kids come to several realizations. I thought families of the drug addled couple, the murdered man, and it was an excellent film… one of the best I’ve seen this year. ~ see you there! his wife. A young Latino and his family are also caught up in MJ

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Volume 21, Issue 06 Snow Lake, Manitoba March 23, 2017 Golden Vista drops their ‘down-payment’ Did you Know?

• That Flin Flon’s Uptown Curling Club held their 85th Annual Ladies and Men’s Bonspiels concurrently on the weekend of March 10 – 12, 2017? Of the six teams that took top honours between the two spiels, five of them held a Snow Lake connection! Firstly, the ‘A’ side of the Men’s Bonspiel was won by a team of current residents: Ross Schellenberg, John Bartlett, Riley Eastman, and Terry Hornyak. The ‘B’ side winning Trevor Watt rink had former resident Doug Salahub playing for them. In the Ladies’ Spiel, the ‘A’ Side was won by former resident Kyla Reierson’s (Hanks) rink, the ‘B’ side winning Kim Johnson rink had current resident Sherry Playford as a player and the ‘C’ side winning Tiffany Anderson rink had former resident Patti Korchinski (Sigurdur) playing.

• That the Town Council is currently looking at a By-Law covering a Special Service Levy for Garbage Collection? At a recent commit- tee meeting they requested a cost analysis of the garbage collection process from Fore- man Smith; it appears they are also looking at replacement of the Garbage Truck - the current truck was bought four years ago at a cost of $75,000 (tax in). Of note, the private Golden Vista residents Mona and (former Mayor) Jack Forsyth couldn't be happier living in their third floor suite. ~ photo by Marc Jackson garbage collection contract in 2011 cost the town an approximate total of $63,000. Northern project in a single industry town… regardless of the eople contemplating a move into Snow Lake’s Golden Vista P promise of the Lalor ore deposit. At that time, Hudbay held Block just got the news they needed to make their decision • That Lalor Mine will host the 2017 Provin- two of the suites in the block, but increased their holding to cial Mine Rescue Provincial Mine Rescue and those currently living there received something in their 14 in total ($700,000) and provided the financing to finish Competition. It takes place May 12th and collective stocking as well. the project. They planned to use the building as a bridge for 13th. Clint Parsons says it's been 15 years Golden Vista President Dave Koop says that there has been families of people hiring on with Hudbay and moving to Snow since the yearly competition has been a change in the lease agreement with block tenants, which hosted in Snow Lake. Lake. Suites would be used until people decided to stay and will result in the incremental refund of the $50,000 down- buy into the community, or chose to move along. payments for current tenants. The same change will mean • That the Town of Snow Lake is currently The current situation resulted in the last year or so. that new tenants to the block will no longer be required to pricing a new Loader, Shop Door, Trailer, Hudbay has not been using the facility as they had originally WWTP truck dump modifications, reloca- put up the down-payment. Koop and his fellow investors feel intended. They have also changed management and have tion of Parres Ave water and sewer mains that the $50,000 upfront requirement has been a detriment to been looking at ways to cut costs. They approached Golden and a Steamer for consideration in the 2017 filling the block. They know that people can see the benefits Vista shareholders and asked how they could help entice budget? of living in the facility; however, the large outlay of cash is local people into the block. It was suggested that adding what is holding them back. each suite’s down-payment to the original Hudbay financing • That the 70th Committee meets at 7:30 Hudbay the company that initially came onboard to help p.m. the 1st Monday of every month in the would make the block much more affordable to the people move the project forward is also involved in current efforts to Town Office? There are only 98 days until pondering a move. allow it to become self-sufficient. Snow Lake’s 70th, Herb Lake Landing’s 100th Koop feels this move will entice those who were trying to and Canada’s 150th Anniversaries (July 1, The mining company became involved in 2014 when 2017). MJ Southern lenders were not prepared to take a chance on a See GOLDEN VISTA continued on page 3...

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USW Local # 7106 donates... Selkirk chases the Elks' Ace!

Barry Selkirk (L): USW won $3167 Local # 7106 Elks' March Vice Pres. 10th 'Chase Terry Hornyak the Ace'. presents a There were cheque in the 38 cards amount of left in the $500 to the deck. Next Snow Lake pot starts at Cordwood $500, plus Bonspiel's half of that Jodi Lobert ~ photo courtesy of Jodi Lobert days sales. ~ photo courtesy of Brenda Forsyth

Legion Quarterly Draw Winners $1000 - Chrissy Evans $500 - Ross Schellenberg

Monday - Steak Night! (5 pm to 8.00 pm) $500 - Kim Stephen $19 $250 - Susan Brew Featuring a prime rib-eye steak, fresh fried mushrooms, baked potato with all the fixings, Caesar salad, baked beans, and garlic toast! All for ! Add a succulent skewer of $250 - Connie Polh Tuesday - Chinese Special! (5 pm till sold out) Black Tiger Shrimp for $5. They are AMAZING! $250 - Madonna Okeefe Egg Rolls, Fried Rice, Chicken Balls, Sweet and Sour Ribs or WednesdayPork. Chinese - LASAGNAfare has never Special! been (5 better... pm till make sold sure out) you don't miss this night out for some Awesome Asian $125 - Andrew Smith Cuisine each Tuesday evening! Back by popular demand our regular Lasagna special, $125 - Garry Zamzow Thursday - WING NIGHT! (5 pm till sold out) featuring our savory caesar salad, garlic toast, and soup du jour! 'Thursday Wing Night' takes place tonight! Come on down tonight and every Thursday Night for some of the Motor Inn's 'Wickedly Sumptuous Wings' and other Friday - Prime Rib Sandwich Night! (5 pm till sold out) delectable delights! A whole loin of slow roasted prime rib, cooked to Northern Tykes Daycare perfection, then thinly sliced, dipped in au jus and piled high on a fresh grilled Kaiser bun with sautéed onions Saturday - Memphis Style Baby Back Ribs! (5 pm till sold out) Annual General Meeting and horseradish mayo! Accompanied by our famous fries, southern coleslaw, and a side of au jus! All for $15! Available in combo with BBQ On Saturdays Chicken weor featurejust the our ribs. Memphis Style baby back rib special, consisting of a full rack of mouth-watering baby back ribs, our famous fries, and coleslaw ** MAKE CERTAIN you don't miss out on our weekly HOMEMADE DESSERTS for $ 19.95, or a half rack for $13.95. - Made FRESH and available both in our restaurant or to go! ** April 11th at 7:00 p.m.

As well, on every night other than Sunday, you can enjoy Marie’s famous homemade burgers and fries, Family Resource Centre Building towering clubhouse, a tasty whistle dog, and ‘Homemade’ soups and desserts! Come on down folks! Restaurant Hours: Mon to Thurs - 4 pm to 8.30 pm., Fri & Sat- 11.30 am to 8.30 pm, grill off at 8 pm., Sunday - Everyone Welcome! Closed. For takeout orders phone: 204.358.2331. All specials are plus taxes.

Gaudet wins Spartan Draw

If anyone in Snow Lake has an extra room in their house that they would be willing to let someone use for the weekend, or a spot in their yard to plug in a camper please let Mary-Ann Otto know and she will try and coor- dinate a billet system for anyone that Mom and Dad, Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary!! would like to come to the 70th, but March 25th 2017 doesn't have a place to stay. Please Remember the yesterdays, Plan the tomorrows, email her at [email protected], & Celebrate today! (R): Gerard Lamontagne presents a LarsWorks Spar- see her at work, or call her at home Lots of Love, tans burning to Brady Gaudet during the Mark Gogal Kari, Zane, Ryland and Tristan Memorial. Gaudet promptly donated the burning to after 5:00 p.m. 348-2408 Cory, Dennis, Shane and Kiara the Wilfred T. Lipton Arena. Page 3 THE Underground PRESS March 23, 2017 senior years!” ...GOLDEN VISTA continued from page 1 “Our common room on the first sell their current home before moving floor overlooks our lake and lets in When people at the highest level of government believe that Fredrick into Golden Vista. He says it will allow lots of natural light; it’s furnished Douglass is still alive, that slavery was a great deal for the slaves, and that prospective tenants to look at renting with comfortable couches, a large microwave ovens are spying on us... it really calls into question the wisdom of their property for a period until they TV, and electric fireplace and full electing a reality-show character as President. ~ Andy Borowitz can sell, knowing that they don’t have kitchen facilities,” first floor tenant Vi to come up with a large down-payment Wood added. “We have a very special to make the move. “People talk and custodian, always helpful, wearing his those who are already in the block love smile every time he comes around.” it,” explained Koop “Their friends are The block itself features three levels, saying that if they didn’t have to put the with six suites on each floor; all serviced $50,000 down, they’d be in there too.” by an elevator. On each floor there In talking to current block tenants, are two 914 sq. ft. one bedroom units, they concur with Koop. “Can’t beat it… I two 1031 sq. ft. central two bedroom don’t have to shovel snow. I don’t have units, and two 1133 sq. ft. lakeside two to cut the grass, and I don’t have to pay bedroom units, for a total of 18. The taxes,” said 97 year-old Ben Foord as lake can be seen, unobstructed, from he looked down from his second floor the patio of all units and the view of the window at Snow Lake. “You have a forest and subdivision is quite pleasing ground-level garage… what do you have as well. Everything is included with the to worry about?” suites other than washer, dryer, parking “We love our new pad,” said third floor ($100 per month), phone, and cable. tenants Cathy and Greg Erickson. “The There is wifi on every floor and the sunsets and view are amazing. We like building features a large common room the bush view as well; you don’t feel on the bottom floor that is accessible you’re in an apartment block. Having to all tenants and available to book for access to the common room for larger tenant family functions. Plans for 2017 family gatherings is great or even just to include landscaping to the lakeshore and gather all the residents for a visit like we a dock on the lake for tenant use. did on New Year’s Eve. We are enjoying Koop says that they look forward to our new apartment, our neighbors and people taking advantage of this new being back in Snow Lake.” development. “People will realize that “With the convenience of an in suite with the cost of maintenance on their laundry; an elevator to the 3rd floor current property, taxes, insurance and and a ground-level heated garage; we what not, the cost of living in Golden are enjoying living at Golden Vista,” Vista is no more than what they are said third floor tenants Mona and Jack paying already,” he said. “Add to this Forsyth. “Friends and family gather that there is virtually nothing to worry in the spacious common room on the about as far as a lawn or snow, or even first floor. In the summer our decks are plugging in your car.” a great place to sit and relax. We are Koop says they plan to hold a very happy that we chose to sell our Spring 2017 ‘Open House’ and that house and move into Golden Vista. It’s he is available by phone for walk- a wonderful place to live and spend our throughs. MJ Beach Enhancement update...

to completely go to a dock that we be- ate last month Jill Arpin provided an L lieve is the town’s responsibility,” said update on the Snow Lake Beach En- Arpin. The Town in turn applied for the hancement Committee (BEC) that was grant and the dock is currently being missed in the paper earlier in March. constructed. She stated that the committee wanted The committee had an original goal to quell a nasty rumor being bantered of raising $100,000 to start a splash pad about Snow Lake, which insinuated they at the beach; however, that equipment had lost a grant. and inherent infrastructure is costly and “I must nip this in the bud right now, complex. Arpin says the committee as that is not true whatsoever,” said consists of only four people and they Arpin in response! “All of the money we have decided the ‘Splash Pad’ project have won or fund raised is in the bank! is too big for them and for the $50,000 We just hit the $50,000 threshold the they have raised thus far. As they want other day (late February) and are now to have the majority of their funds deep into the process of getting ready spent by July 1st, they have decided as to spend it!” a group to purchase some new original Arpin said the BEC filled out paper play equipment, buddy benches, etc., work for $32,000 matching Canada 150 all of which they are currently negotiat- grant last year. They were successful, ing to be be installed by the 70th. “We but decided not to accept it because are still fundraising and we do still need the grant and $32,000 of BEC money the town’s support, so I hope this clears would have to be spent on the Sunset everything up about this rumor that Bay Beach dock and landscaping. “We is not true,” said Arpin. “And please as a committee decided to pass the if you have any questions at all please grant to the town, because we were not give me a call at 204-358-2460.” MJ ok without our hard earned fundraising Page 4 THE Underground PRESS March 23, 2017 Regular Council Meeting Scott Nolan plays 02-07-2017 garbage collection (two days); 3) Put up a sign at the he Town of Snow Lake held their regular council the Motor Inn T beach as per request; 4) Changed out a heater fan meeting, beginning at 6:30 p.m. on the evening of motor; 5) A Snow Lake Minor Hockey tournament took Tuesday, March 8, 2017. Those in attendance were: place at the arena on February 25th; 6) Put out pylons Mayor Kim Stephen, Deputy Mayor Robin Turnbull, at the beach dock construction site as per request; 7) Councilors: Peter Roberts, Penny Roberts, Brenda Ordered material for the new beach dock; 8) Installed Forsyth, Richard Jones, Jodi Wilson, and Assistant four baby change stations in the washrooms at the Administrator Sharon Meuse. arena and Community Hall; 9) Ice maintenance and The meeting began with a resolution to accept the arena programming; 10) Got information/design minutes from the regular council meeting held on measurements of the ‘Welcome to Snow Lake’ sign February 21, 2017. A further resolution was passed - gave the information to the Chief Administrative approving the agenda for the current meeting. Officer as per request; a new sign is a possibility at this A resolution was then put forward to review the point; 11) The Snow Lake Minor Hockey Tournament period’s accounts; Payroll internet payments of that was scheduled for March 4 and 5 was cancelled; $26,361.75: consisting of: $16,550.30 payroll, Revenue 12) Checked out the ceiling fan in the Community Hall Canada of $9,436.93, and ADP Service Charge of kitchen; it was making a lot of noise – there were two $384.52 were approved for payment and cheques broken rubber shock absorbers; a temporary fix was #11327 to #11357 for $43,946.17 were also approved made until the parts come in to fix it and the fan is for payment. okay to use; 13) Office administration and building Under ‘Delegations’ - Bill Pleasance had a return maintenance as required.” For their Two Week Plan engagement with council in respect to the Berry Bay the recreation crew will: “1) Arena programming Loop. and ice maintenance; 2) Assist the Winter Whoot Mr. Pleasance followed up on his presentation from Committee as required; 3) Assist public works as February 7, 2017 with his thoughts on the letter he required; 4) Get the arena ice ready for the Cordwood received regarding Council’s decision to wait for the Bonspiel on March 17 and 18; 5) Building maintenance probate settlement until the May 14, 2017 deadline. and office administration as required.” No questions or Mr. Pleasance also commented on the Town of Snow comments were noted. Lake practices in advertising meeting dates. Under ‘D’ ‘Committees of Council’, Transportation Council moved to ‘Communications’: 1) AMM June Services - The meeting took place at 9:00 a.m. on District Resolution Notification – Notice that 2017 June February 22, 2017 in the Town Council Chambers. District meetings (DM) will take place June 8, 13-15, Present: Committee Members: Councilors Jodi Wilson, 20 – 22, and that the deadline for all resolutions for Deputy Mayor Robin Turnbull, Mayor Kim Stephen, the DMs is June 1, 2017; 2) Frontier School Division Public Works Foreman Andrew Smith, and CAO Jordan - Board Meeting Highlights from their gathering on Willner. The meeting was called to order and under February 14, 2017; 3) General Business there was one item: 1) Appointment Frontier School Division – The correspondence advised of Chair – the Committee appointed Councilor Peter that Joseph H. Kerr School will play host to Frontier Roberts as Chairperson. School Division’s High School Games on April 19 - 21. Under ‘Other Business’ there were four items: 1) The school expects approximately 300 student athletes Snow plowing/School Route Policy - The Committee to attend and take part in volleyball, table tennis, and deferred recommendation on policy amendments until badminton. The letter also looked to solicit donations Public Works Foreman makes required revisions, which Scott Nolan imparting his smooth sound on the patrons of the towards ‘Goodie Baskets’ for games attendees; 4) will be presented at the next meeting 2) Snow Creek Snow Lake Motor Inn ~ photo by Marc Jackson Letter of Thanks from the Snow Lake Curling Club Dam Control Structure - There are currently four logs recognizing the Town for their donation to the 2017 per bay in the structure. 3) 2017 Summer Projects With a personality as vast as the country he travels and as Ladies Bonspiel; 5) Snow Lake Winter Whoot Festival (Snow dump lot, brushing along Lakeshore, paving) engaging as his music, Scott Nolan took to the stage at the – The letter requested the Town donate money - The Committee discussed 2017 Summer Projects Snow Lake Motor Inn on the evening of March 11th. Laid to the Whoot supper or prizes for their event. All with the Public Works Foreman; 4) 2017 Budgetary back and at ease with the crowd of 35 or so, Nolan began by correspondence was accepted by resolution. Considerations – Items recommended for price explaining that he was no stranger to Snow Lake. He had vis- Under ‘By-Laws’, there were two in front of council quotes are: Loader, Shop door, Steamer and Trailer, be ited the community as an 11 year-old with his father. Recall- on this evening. The first was 944/15 - Water and collected and forwarded to Budget 2017 deliberations. ing that his father was visiting with a curling friend, Gordon Sewer Rates By-Law, which was tabled. The second, The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 a.m. The minutes ‘Bud’ McIntosh, Nolan regaled the audience with tales of visit- 954-17 – Landfill Reserve Account (a bylaw governing were accepted as presented. ing bears at the dump and the teasing of Snow Lake’s beloved rehabilitating and/or decommissioning the existing The Water and Sewer Utility Services Committee ‘Bud’. He also noted that he’d recently done some online landfill) was given first reading and was carried. meeting took place at 6:30 p.m. on February 22, 2017 musical collaboration with Bud’s son Jeff… a fine songwriter The Town Foreman’s Report was received for filing. in the Town Council Chambers. Present: Committee and musician in his own right. Town Foreman Andrew Smith provided a report Members: Deputy Mayor Robin Turnbull, Councilors As the laughter petered out from Nolan’s first sermon, he covering the period ending February 25, 2017. No Peter Roberts and Richard Jones, Mayor Kim Stephen, began picking his time weathered Art & Lutherie guitar and questions or comments were noted. Public Works Foreman Andrew Smith, and CAO Jordan accompanying it with a voice that was perfected for the in- The Utility Maintenance Report was received for Willner. The meeting was called to order and under strument. Most of the tunes in his first set were originals and filing. In the report, Mr. Melnick advised the following: General Business there was one item: 1) Appointment his mastery at both writing and performing led many to the “On February 8, 2017 water samples were taken in the of Chair – the Committee appointed Deputy Mayor back of the venue between sets to purchase a CD of his work. distribution system and sent out for disinfection by- Robin Turnbull as Chairperson. Scott Nolan is a songwriter, poet, multi-instrumentalist product analysis. THM results were 0.0593 mg/L and Under ‘Other Business’ there were twelve items: from Winnipeg. His songs have been recorded by Hayes Carll, HAA results were 0.0549 mg/L. The guidelines call for 1) Lift Station Fuel Tanks – the replacement of Lift Mary Gauthier, Watermelon Slim, and Corin Raymond among the concentrations to be < 0.1 and 0.08 respectively Station Fuel Tanks will be a 2017 project, as it was others. He has recently produced albums for William Prince, for the average of four sets of samples taken on a not completed in 2016; 2) Policy for Water Bleeder Lynne Hanson, and Watermelon Slim and has released nine quarterly basis. The town’s operating license requires - The Committee began work on developing a policy albums of his own music since 2003. these be done every second year and this is the year. on water bleeder; 3) Policy for Frozen Trailers - The Seeing Nolan perform is not just about the music… he has For comparison purposes, the February sample set for Committee began work on developing a policy on a flair for taking common occurrences within daily life and 2015 results were 0.0647 mg/L and 0.0463 mg/L , so frozen water/sewer lines at trailers; 4) Policy for Sewer turning them into entertaining and humorous stories. He we are on target for another year in compliance. Snaking - The Committee began work on developing had several from his Home Routes tour stops that had folks The sum of the HWW (septic truck deliveries) and the a policy for use of the sewer snake; 5) Parres Avenue chuckling and there were others from tours in Canada and Raw Water used at the WTP for the month of February Utility Services - The Water and Sewer Utility Services the states that roused laughter and cheers. A particular story is 1,047 + 12,672 = 13,719 cubic meters. That is water Committee requested a cost estimate/quote for in- from a performance at Folsom Prison introduced one of sev- going into the system. The WWTP final effluent house/contractor for relocation of water and sewer eral cover tunes he played on this night… a seemingly out of was 14,077 cubic meters. That is water going out. lines. They also recommended that council notify place ‘Hungry like the Wolf’. Many in the audience preferred Difference is 358. This is as close as they have ever Colleen Hornyak that the Town is not interested in his rendition to the original by Wham. He also shone bright been, possibly indicating how tight the ground is right purchasing her Parres Ave residential property; 6) on The Weakerthans ‘One Great City’, Tragically Hip’s ‘Bobcay- now with next to no infiltration taking place. Effluent Pond - The committee requested alternative geon’, and Leonard Cohen’s ‘Avalanche’, which was recently The monthly geometric mean for the fecal coliform locations for Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) revived in an episode of TV’s ‘Black Sails’. He closed the show count in the WWTP final effluent for February is 13.9. solid effluent discharge; 7) Internet Failures Plan – The with the Cohen tune. The towns operating license calls for <200/100 mls.” No committee was informed that if power is out at the The Scott Nolan Show was another in the series of fine questions or comments were noted. MTS Tower, the Town does not have (a plan); 8) Water ‘Home Routes’ performances Gerard and Roxane have The Recreation Supervisor’s Report was received System Assessment – The committee was apprised that brought to Snow Lake. The next, and final performance of for filing. Items covered in the report were: “1) AECOM is nearing completion of the Water System the season, takes place on April 9th, when Daniel Gervais a Maintenance at the Administration Office - flushed Assessment; 9) Balsam Street Serviced Lot - the lot Master Fiddler playing ‘Canadiana’ takes to the Motor Inn sewer lines and changed filters in the furnace and air Main Stage. All shows have a $20 cover charge, which goes in exchangers; 2) Assisted public works with residential See COUNCIL continued on page 8... its entirety to the musician. MJ Page 5 THE Underground PRESS March 23, 2017 A show about ‘Patsy’… if you’re so ‘InClined’ Adult cordwood rocks...

'A' Pool winners (L): Sidney Brown, Morgan McLeod, and Nasya Hughes ~ photo by Marc Jackson

with a group of musicians that were committed to part atsy Cline, had she lived, would be approaching her P time/weekend shows and we traveled mostly in Mani- 86th birthday and even though she left her worldly toba and Saskatchewan,” said Ms. Anseeuw. “With confines in a tragic 1963 plane crash, her music and this next phase of our show (now called The InClines); legend live on. this group of musicians are available to travel further, Cline is hailed as one of the most influential, success- 'B' Pool winners (L): Cathy Stabback, Leone Jackson, Marc Jackson, perhaps with more touring to the more western and ful and acclaimed vocalists of the 20th century. Her and Ted Stabback ~ photo by Jill Arpin eastern provinces and possibly the US.” music spanned numerous genres and even today - 54 The performer says that the show is more the years after her death – she continues as a musical portrayal of a legend than it is a tribute. Noting that influence. Her songs ‘Crazy’, ‘I Fall to Pieces’, Sweet the intent is to tell Ms. Cline’s story, keep the music Dreams’, and ‘Walkin’ after Midnight’ are classics and alive, as well as create an experience that rivals a real counted among the favorites of anyone who lived Patsy Cline performance. “In 2000, I had approached through the 1960s. a local musician and friend, David McKay to see if he In late April, the people of Snow Lake will have a was interested in performing together,” Anseeuw said unique opportunity to experience the artist in all her in explanation of how it all got started. “Having been splendor when the ‘Aurora Borealis Arts Council’ and in the music industry for decades, David had been ‘Me to We’ Committee present The InClines’ ‘Sweet intrigued with the idea of putting a professional stage Dreams of Patsy Cline’. show together.” McKay was impressed with how well The InClines’ show is billed as a musical celebra- Ms. Anseeuw portrayed Cline, and this motivated them tion of the life and times of the legendary Patsy Cline. to develop a show about Patsy Cline. “I had literally “Through narration and song, The InClines revisit just finished reading her biography, and was very taken Patsy’s life from her humble beginnings to the tragic by, not only the songs of Patsy, but by Patsy's journey Name Tag winners (L): Matt Arpin, Jill Arpin, Mark Brasch, and accident that took her life on March 5, 1963,” their lit- from childhood to career roadblocks and landmarks to Jodi Brasch ~ photo by Marc Jackson erature reads. “Lead vocalist, Michelle Anseeuw, brings her untimely tragic death,” said the performer. “What Patsy’s magical music to life with a two hour show of a story! How could I not do this? So, I re-read the biog- Eight teams took part in the two pool 2017 Adult Cordwood. her best songs.” raphy with highlighter in hand and got to work to write The teams thoroughly enjoyed the four draws spaced over 4 The InClines bring to Snow Lake a ‘true Nashville the show.” hours on the evening of Friday, March 17th! sound’ reliving Cline’s timeless classics. Ms. Anseeuw The co-sponsored ‘Dinner Theatre’ will take place on The Pool 'A' winning team was the Hughes rink made up will be backed by a six piece band, including backup April 29, 2017 in the Lawrie Marsh Community Hall. It of Nasya Hughes, Sidney Brown, and Morgan McLeod; sec- singers who recreate the unique sound of the ‘Jorda- begins at 6:00 p.m. with supper and the show starts at ond place went to the Brasch team of Jodi and Mark Brasch naires’, those splendid vocalists who sang back-up for 7:00 p.m. Tickets for the show and supper are $40, for and Jill and Matt Arpin. Top honours in the 'B' Pool went to Cline and countless others, including Elvis Presley and the show only $20. They are available at Cornerview, the Stabback team made up of Cathy and Ted Stabback and Jim Reeves. Franals, Second Glance, The Snow Lake Motor Inn, and Leone and Marc Jackson. Second spot in the 'B' Pool went Reached on the road via email, Michelle Anseeuw HD Central. Please make your utmost attempt to at- to the Rolles foursome, made up of Audrey and Curtis Rolles advised that she has been performing her show for tend this show and support the hard work of these two and Jennifer and Curtis Briscoe. close to 16 years. “The first 10 years of the show (the valued organizations. MJ Sadie Stabback did a remarkable job organizing the event, band was then called InCLINEation) were performed prizes, and draw. MJ In From The Ledge MGM 50/50 Draw winner... A Member's Statement By: MLA Tom Lindsey

Flin Flon Member's Statement on Manitoba’s Northern Manitoba workers in the North, or the South. communities This government needs to understand that bringing good jobs to the North means more than having a plan Madam Speaker, for tourism, which they do not have. It means giving Having lived in Flin Flon for nearly all my life, I know Northern Manitobans concrete supports for economic just how vibrant and resilient Manitoba’s Northern development, beyond a flashy new website. It means communities are. The people of Flin Flon are proud of investing in healthcare, education and training, not where they’re from, and they want to be able to work cuts. and raise their families in the communities where they In their Look North plan, this government grew up. intentionally excludes the Port of Churchill as a Throughout the past few months, I’ve been actively strategic advantage for trade, even though Churchill meeting with my constituents all over the Flin Flon is Canada’s only deep water arctic port. Northern constituency, and listening to their concerns. They’re Manitobans see their communities’ potential. It’s worried about this government’s inaction, as a hundred unfortunate that this government doesn’t. It’s high workers face layoffs as a result of Hudbay’s 777 mine time this government take action to help Northern closure. They’re worried, as hundreds of workers lose Manitoba. As a proud Northerner, I will continue their jobs at the Port of Churchill as grain shipments to be a strong voice in this chamber for the people have ceased. This government’s order to layoff 900 in the constituency of Flin Flon, and our NDP team Robert Stoupe won the $410 50/50 draw during workers at Manitoba Hydro, their continuous attacks will continue to fight for the jobs and the future of the Mark Gogal Memorial; Gerard Lamontagne on labour, and their refusal to raise the minimum Northern Manitobans. Thank you, Madam Speaker. presents ~ photo by Marc Jackson wage have made it clear that they’re not on the side of Page 6 THE Underground PRESS March 23, 2017

Winter Who-ot draws despite temps

~ all photos by Marc Jackson

to 130 people attended a mouth- espite mounds of hardened D watering meal, sponsored by the snow and temperatures scaling Whoot Committee and put on by -35, enthusiastic Snow Lakers the Snow Lake Boot Camp. Plates showed up in true Northern were piled high and belts were let fashion to celebrate their beloved out a tad during the two hours or winter festival. so it played out. In conjunction Even though scaled back a bit with the supper, the ‘Hoop by the snow and cold, the 28th Lady’ aka: Christina Munchinsky Annual Winter Who-ot drew performed for attendees. crowds to nearly every event that Munchinsky is a talented teen was hosted during the second from Brandon who won fame weekend in March. However, one through the ‘Canada has Talent’ time honoured tradition notched contest and an appearance and a first during the event. The Ice first place finish ($10,000 prize) Worm Hunt, one of the draws that on the ‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’. the festival was built around, went She had everyone’s attention with the entire weekend without being her hula hooping antics, as well unearthed! “It was the first time as the steady stream of audience ever,” said long-time organizer Kim members that she brought to the Stephen. The Ice Worm Hunt is stage. just that… a worm that is hidden Though the temperatures somewhere in the community and were cold and the wind was is searched for by the community’s whistling, the 28th Annual Winter children after clues are given at Whoot was a warm affair… much specific intervals. The child who appreciation is given to the hard finds the worm is showered with working group of volunteers who a host of gifts from the committee make up the committee. and the worm is put away until Some of the winners during hidden again the next year. This the weekend were: 50/50 draw, year it was hidden in a pile of which was won by Michael Young snow in the old Northern lot on totalled $285.00; the Watch was Main Street and with the mounds won by Lynda Pronger; Human ofw sno over the week previous Curling winners were 1st the to the festival and its subsequent Compton’s - $50.00 and 2nd the clean up, the worm stayed hidden. Strelszkis and Peggs - $30.00; Nevertheless, from Human Calm Air Tickets - Erica Erickson; Curling to the Walking Derby and Bus Tickets - Tammy Leaman; from the Scavenger Hunt to the FXR Jacket - Leone Jackson; Bannock Baking Contest, folks Basket - Candice Cairns; Overalls came out, took part, and had fun! - Travis Walker; Smart Start - John In addition to those events there Humeniuk; Beverley Taylor Picture was a pancake breakfast, two road - Sarah Bernauer; Winner Take All hockey tournaments, food booths, $5 Table - Bernice Stoupe; Candy face painting, Freezee Toss (800), Guess - Vayden Ryan; as well as 68 a pudding eating contest, and the prizes on the Penny Parade Table... annual supper. MJ In respect to the latter, close Page 7 THE Underground PRESS March 23, 2017

The Mark Gogal Memorial – A Good ol’ Hometown Hockey Tournament

Brad Gogal with the cup named for his brother Mark

The winning Chiefs Team (L): Ted Stabback, Jarid Medina, Jean Guy Trudeau, Jack Cole and SLMI's Gerard Lamontagne ~ all photos by Marc Jackson

The idea for the MGM tournament came about in ight teams vied for the right to hoist the Gogal Cup E 2013, when Gerard Lamontagne and a few others during the 5th Annual Mark Gogal Memorial Road were tossing around some ideas for the Winter Whoot Hockey Tournament (MGM). Of course it can only weekend. Lamontagne said it was initially going to be the members of one team who raise the sacred be called the Main Street Road Hockey Tournament. chalice, so a swift but tricky process must be navigated However, a suggestion was made that if it was a in order to gain the sought after honour. memorial tournament, it would be more of an event At the outset of the day set for the event, things did and there would likely be better participation. “Right not look promising in respect to attendance. Only six away I thought of Mark and said, ‘How about the or so people had signed up and most of them were Mark Gogal Memorial Main Street Road Hockey ‘Pay No Play’ (wished to donate to the cause, but Tournament?’” Lamontagne explained. Mark’s brother not play in the game). However, with some expert Brad was all for it and has donated prizes as well as promotion on the part of Snow Lake Motor Inn owners participated every year since. All the proceeds go to Gerard and Roxane Lamontagne, the signup sheet Sara and Ethan’s (Mark’s children) trust fund.” grew and by game-time (9:00 p.m.) enough bodies for Most everyone in the community can recall the eight teams had assembled in the Motor Inn beverage stark and sudden sorrow that gripped Snow Lake room and they were clamouring to get out on the as the afternoon hours of Sunday, November 18, street. 2012 unfolded. That was when, Mark Gogal, a well- The playing surfaces for the MGM, yes there were respected pilot, father, and friend to many, lost his life, two of them, were set up on Elm Street (Main) in front and seven others were badly injured in a tragic plane of the Motor Inn/Legion. They were bordered on one crash. The community pulled together that day, both in side by a windrow of snow and on the other by 6’ steel getting the injured to care and supporting the families mesh fencing… this helped keep the puck (actually a who were affected by the ordeal. Lamontagne, who fluorescent tennis ball) and participants in play. The gave the eulogy at Mark Gogal’s funeral, said after the addition of a massive light tower in the back of a inaugural tournament that it was something his friend pickup did wonders in allowing teams to better see would have participated in wholeheartedly. the puck and for spectators to snap those keepsake Past versions of the MGM have drawn many of photos. Teams were made up of three players each, Mark Gogal’s friends from outside the community; and as was the case in other years, they sported some this year’s was no exception. Former residents, Brent very imaginative and innuendo laden names. Games Stiff (a mainstay attendee), Troy Woroniuk, and Laune were 15 minutes of straight play and teams were Prince made it back and participated in the 2017 tiered among two pools. There was about ten minutes MGM. All three gents enjoyed themselves immensely between games, in order to allow those who had to go and stuck around to take in the entire Winter Whoot back out again to warm their extremities, catch their weekend. “A little over $2475 was raised for Mark’s breath, and wet their whistles. children this year,” said Gerard Lamontagne. “Not quite The winning team at the 2017 Mark Gogal Memorial as good as previous but with the blizzard and the 40 was ‘The Chiefs’, who were made up of Ted Stabback, below things got slowed down a bit! Was an incredible Jean Guy Trudeau, Jarid Medina, and Jack Cole. They night nonetheless and everybody had a great time!” bested The Melon Crushers 6-4 in the final. That Of note, both Garnet Coulson and Bob Alcorn braved team consisted of Rudy Pegg, Laune Prince, and the elements to provide refereeing for the event Andrea Parsons. After the final, the Gogal Family’s and Connie Bartlett spent several hours, in the cold, Brad Gogal, Gerard Lamontagne, along with Sara Otto cooking burgers on behalf of, and donated by, USW and Marc Jackson (representing trophy sponsors, the Local #7106. There were two draws that took place Wooley Family and The Underground Press) presented on this night as well. The Snow Lake Minor Hockey the ‘Gogal Cup’ to the Chiefs… they all took turns draw for a large ‘Lars Works’ burning of the Snow Lake hoisting and drinking from it. Brad Gogal and Gerard Spartans crest, which was won by Brady Gaudet. He Lamontagne later presented the winning team with promptly donated it to the Wilfred T. Lipton Arena. personal cooler bags emblazoned with the tournament And Robert Stoupe won the 50/50 Draw, which logo. amounted to a cool $410. MJ

(L): Former Snow Lakers Laune Prince, Troy Woroniuk, and Brent Stiff back home to take part in the MGM.

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...COUNCIL continued from page 4 needs to be ready for utility services to be brought to surface in Spring 2017; 10) Main Street Serviced Lot - the lot needs to be ready for utility services to be brought to surface in Spring 2017; 11) 2017 Camera and Televising - the committee requested that the Foreman present a plan for the 2017 sewer camera and televising project; 12) 2017 Budgetary much better acting, a more scenic location (Monterey, Considerations – The committee recommended that n each issue, we write a short review of selections under I California), better sets, and a storyline that runs a bit WWTP truck dump modifications be collected and the categories of Music, Television, and Film. Books deeper and darker. Told through the eyes of three sent to council for 2017 budgetary consideration. The will now be included only on occasion rather than as a mothers - Madeline (Witherspoon), Celeste (Kidman), and meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m. The minutes rule. I’m having a tough time coming up with novels that Jane (Woodley) - the series’ narrative explores marriage, were accepted as presented. A resolution to purchase I’ve read and can include here. Nevertheless, the picks sex, parenting, and friendship. It relies a lot on flashbacks the property at #3 Parres Avenue was put forward and and reviews may not be for everyone... just a matter of to a murder that has taken place and the mystery (to the defeated in a five to one vote with Councilor Brenda opinion. series audience anyway) surrounding who was murdered Forsyth voting in favour, all others against. Music and who committed the deed. I’ll keep watching. The Economic Development Services Committee * 1989 – Ryan Adams meeting took place at 6:30 p.m. on February 26, 2017 Film I thought the name was familiar when I came across in the Town Council Chambers. Present: Committee * Kill the Messenger – Jeremy Renner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Adam’s ‘1989’ album… I looked over the song listing and Members: Councilors Penny Roberts, Peter Roberts Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Oliver Platt nothing really jumped out at me. But then I played it, and Brenda Forsyth. The meeting was called to order A great film with fine acting, based on the true story and the album is actually a track-by-track cover of Taylor and under General Business there was one item: 1) of journalist Gary Webb (Renner). The film takes place Swift’s album of the same name. There are certainly a lot Appointment of Chair – the Committee appointed in the mid-1990s, when Webb, who was an American of artists who cover other’s work… but a whole album? Councilor Penny Roberts as Chairperson. investigative journalist working for the San Jose Mercury Regardless, it works. Even if Adam’s version has much less Under Former Committee Business there was one News, inadvertently uncovered the CIA’s role in importing production value; it is basically acoustic and as a result item: 1) Anglers Atlas – The committee recommended shipments of cocaine into the States. The drug was sounds more ‘bare bones’. Nevertheless, the Adams the Town of Snow Lake cease pursuing the economic then sold in ghetto neighbourhoods across the country version is a righteous album on its own. His arrangement opportunity with Anglers Atlas for the 2017 year. and the money used to fund the Nicaraguan Contras. of most of the tracks differs from Swift’s original… not Under ‘Other Business’ there were twelve items: 1) A massive campaign was launched to deter Webb from enough so that they are unrecognizable, but he certainly January 19, 2017 Letter to Committee from 2626391 publishing his findings, but he chose to work the story put his own stamp on the work. Like Swift, Adams has a Manitoba Ltd. – The committee recommends the and go public with his evidence. It was published in the great voice and it lends well to these tunes. Give a listen Town of Snow Lake draft a letter to the company San Jose Mercury News series ‘Dark Alliance’. The series to the entire thing, but particularly ‘Out of the Woods’ and stating Council’s decision was established by policy, provoked outrage, particularly in the Los Angeles African- ‘This Love’. and for $15,000 in expenses (ED. NOTE: unclear what American community, and led to four major investigations the minutes refer to here) be forwarded for 2017 Television of its charges. Gary Webb’s career as a professional Budget consideration; 2) Snow Lake Community * Big Little Lies – HBO (7 episode 1st season, will end April journalist was destroyed by CIA smears shortly after these Outdoor Fitness - the committee recommends the 2, 2017) Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Alexander articles were published. He became an investigator for Town of Snow Lake cease communication with ‘Fit Skarsgård, Shailene Woodley, and Laura Dern the California State Legislature, publishing a book based Park’ for functional outdoor fitness equipment for the This heavily hyped HBO series is based on the Liane on the ‘Dark Alliance’ series in 1998, and worked doing 2017 year; 3) Bill Pleasance - Berry Bay Loop (Feb 7 - Moriarty best-selling novel of the same name and is freelance investigative reporting. Webb died on December Council Delegation). The committee recommended compared by some to the ‘Desperate Housewives’ 10, 2004; the result of two gunshot wounds to the head… series of a few years back. Having watched the first few his death is officially listed as suicide. ~ MJ See COUNCIL continued on page 9... episodes, I would somewhat agree, but ‘Big Little Lies’ has

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recommended this by-law be presented ...COUNCIL continued from page 8 to council for first reading at their March that the Town of Snow Lake wait for 8, 2017 meeting; 6) By-Law - Special the probate settlement until the May Service Levy for Garbage Collection - Next Monthly 70th 14, 2017 deadline and for $15,000 in the committee requests a cost analysis expenses (ED. NOTE: unclear what the of the garbage collection process from Committee Meeting minutes refer to here) to be forwarded Foreman Smith; 7) Garbage Truck - the to 2017 Budgetary considerations; 4) committee requested two more quotes Application for purchase - 197 McGilvray for the replacement of the Garbage Avenue – the committee recommended Truck. The meeting was adjourned at that the Town contact the applicant 7:45 p.m. The minutes were accepted as The next monthly committee meeting of the 70th requiring more detailed drawings, presented. Committee takes place at 7:30 p.m. on including house square foot, possibility The Fire Chief’s Report for the period of a garage, and frontage location in of February 15 - 28, 2017 was received Monday, April 3rd in the Snow Lake Town Council compliance with zoning and building by- for filing. The Chief reported that Chambers. It would be great to see more people law; 5) Lot Advertisement – it was noted there were no callouts for this period. that the lot advertisement for town Practices: February 22, 2017 - At this who are committed to this celebration step up owned property has not been uploaded practice, the department practiced going and become a part of it. Put your ideas together to the new website yet; 6) Northern into a smoke filled environment. No Store Lot - questions or comments were noted. and bring them to the meeting. The Committee noted that the town’s Councilor Turnbull entered Council Unsightly Property By-Law needs Meeting 7:35pm Hope to see you there! revising. They recommended the Under ‘Delegate Reports’ council Town of Snow Lake write a letter to the accepted by resolution reports on a Northern Store stating that they are in RBC Royal Bank Tour – February 22, February 2017 Students of the Month breach of the Unsightly Property By-Law 2017, Hope North Committee- March and request the property to be graded 1, 2017, and Aurora Borealis Council and grassed; 7) Museum Land - More – February 20, 2017. On the latter, information is required for the Museum Councilor Peter Roberts reported lot, including an agreement for lot use that the Aurora Borealis Council have and requirements for construction; 8) scheduled ‘The Inclines’ as a dinner EMS Station - the Water and Sewer theatre production in conjunction with Utility Services Committee is ensuring the Me to Me Committee on April 29, the lot’s services will be ready for 2017. Sierra Nobel has been booked for construction. The committee will entertainment for the Snow Lake 70th await further information. 9) Bactech Anniversary Weekend. Lot – the committee recommended There was no ‘Mayor’s Report’, the Town of Snow Lake survey and ‘Policies’, ‘Unfinished Business’ or develop proposed lots 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, ‘Administrator’s Report’. 12 of the un-surveyed SW 114 of17- Under ‘General Business’ council 68-17W being Parcel A&B of Plan dealt with: 1) A resolution that the 55091; 10) Water Treatment Plant Flow Town of Snow Lake will contract ‘Way Line - the committee placed this item to Go Consulting’ at the quoted rate of under their ‘Old Business’. Surveyors $6450.00 plus travel to develop the 2017 plan to complete requirements this Financial Plan and Tax Levy By-Law. It summer; 11) Surrender of GPS Permits was carried unanimously; 2) Elm Street - the committee received information Closure Request – By resolution, the on this item; 12) Wood Lots - the town authorized closure of Elm Street committee reviewed their lawyer’s from HD Central Express to Snow Lake recommendations and choose to leave Motor Inn for the 5th Annual Mark Gogal Taelor Kowalchuk, Tessa Sass, Liam Leefe, Briden Spence, Emmy Turnbull, Sofija the current administration of wood lots Main Street Memorial Road Hockey Gagnon, and Katy Cousins. (Missing: Wesley Snow and Kyla Spruyt) alone for the time being. The meeting Tournament on March 10 and 11. It was These students were picked for having their post-secondary future mapped out and was adjourned at 7:15 p.m. The carried unanimously; 3) Training and applied for, improvement in math skills, exceptional work in EOP, efforts in math and minutes were accepted as presented. Development Request – By resolution knowing their letters in Kindergarten. ~text and photo courtesy of Lynn Smith A resolution to survey and develop the town authorized Garnet Coulson’s proposed lots 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12 on un- attendance at the Traffic Control surveyed SW1/4 of 17-68-17W being Seminar on March 11, 2017 with all Parcel A and B of Plan 55091 was put expenses covered as per indemnity forward and carried. by-law. It was carried unanimously; The Environmental Health Services 4) Training and Development Request Committee meeting took place at 6:30 – By resolution the town authorized p.m. on February 28, 2017 in the Town Sara Otto’s enrollment into the Council Chambers. Present: Committee Emergency Coordinator Workshop held Members - Councilors Richard Jones, in The Pas, Manitoba, on a date to be Special Events Brenda Forsyth, and Public Works announced, with all expenses covered RC Legion #241 Whist/Crib Nights, 7:30 p.m., March 24th, 31st, April 7th (Clubroom) Foreman Andrew Smith. Absent: as per indemnity by-law. It was carried RC Legion #241 Meat Draws, 4:00 p.m., March 25th, April 1st & 8th (Clubroom) Committee Member Councilor Peter unanimously; 5) Snow Lake Repair Legion Ladies Auxiliary Monthly Meeting,7:00 p.m., April 10th, 2017 (Clubroom) Roberts The meeting was called to order Garbage Collection Fee – By resolution RC Legion #241 Fun Bingos, 7:00 p.m., March 23rd, 30th, & April 6th (Clubroom) and under General Business there was the town reclassified Snow Lake Repair’s RC Legion #241 General Meeting, 11:00 a.m., April 15th, 2017 (Clubroom) one item: 1) Appointment of Chair – the garbage collection frequency to twice Elks' Club Chase the Ace, 5:00 p.m., March 24th, 31st, April 7th (Motor Inn) Committee appointed Councilor Brenda a week and amended their rate to 70th Committee Meeting, 7:30 p.m., April 3rd, 2017, (Council Chambers) Forsyth as Chairperson. $37.80/quarter effective April 1, 2017. ABC & Me to We 'InClines' Supper/Concert, 6/7 p.m. April 29th (Lawrie Marsh Hall) Under ‘Other Business’ there were It was carried with a vote of five to seven items: 1) February 14, 2017 Letter one, Councilor Peter Roberts voted to Council in regard to Commercial against doing so; 6) Frontier School – By Garbage – the committee recommended resolution the town approved granting Ongoing Events a resolution be presented to Council that $100.00 to Joseph H. Kerr School YOGA Classes with Brooke Davies, 8:00 - 9:00 p.m., Tues. (Lawrie Marsh Hall) Snow Lake Repair’s garbage collection towards the Frontier Games participants Anglican United Church, 11:00 a.m., Sun. (Anglican-United Church) frequency and rate be amended to goodie bags. It was carried unanimously; Snow Lake Christian Centre, 10:30 a.m., Sun. (Christian Centre) $37.80/quarter; 2) Used Oil Depot - 7) By resolution the town approved Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church Mass, 10:30 a.m., Sun. (Catholic Church) Foreman Smith provided the committee granting $100.00 to the Winter Whoot Snow Lake Baptist Church, 11:00 a.m., Sun. (101 - Lipsey Drive) with an update on plans for the 2017 for their 28th Annual Festival. It was TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly),6:00 p.m. Thurs. (Ang-United Church Basement) construction of a Used Oil Depot; carried unanimously. MMF Monthly Meetings, 2nd Monday each month, 7 - 9 p.m. (Reading Room) 3) Waste Disposal Grounds Fence - Council went in camera at 8:07 p.m. Foreman Smith is to provide more to discuss personnel; they reconvened details on this item; 4) By-Law 946/16 - at 9:15 p.m. and passed a resolution to Tipping Fees Implementation contract out snow removal to remove The Committee began reviewing the snow banks ASAP. They adjourned courtesy of Hudbay the intricacies of implementing the the meeting at 9:20p.m. The next Tipping Fees Schedule; 5) By-Law - scheduled meeting of Council is set for Landfill Reserve Fund – the committee March 21, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. ~ MJ Page 10 THE Underground PRESS March 23, 2017 Why do we say that? by: Phyllis Verbeek culture. These people depended on sundials, which he calendar says it is the season of spring. T had faces divided into twelve segments. Hours Apparently, neither Jack Frost nor Waldo the were counted from daylight to dusk; with darkness Weatherman got the memo. falling at the twelfth hour. The eleventh hour Digging out from tons of snow as we are, heavy was the last possible time for decision making or equipment is a common sight these days, (at least it activity. The parable told in the book of Matthew is at time of writing). (20: 1-16) speaks of workers being chosen to work Why do we call one common piece of heavy at the ‘eleventh hour’ or the hour before sunset. equipment a ‘bulldozer’? The word stems from a We use the term to indicate lateness or last minute time prior to the American civil War. Plantation timing. Winter’s ‘eleventh hour’ will eventually and overseers traditionally treated slaves with doses of certainly give way to spring. punishment fit for a bull; hence, these manipulators Spring lends itself to the common term, ‘no became known as ‘bulldozers’. Post war overseers spring chicken’. This refers to someone who has were still likely to carry a black snake whip and/ passed the age of prime. This rather odd phrase or a revolver. When these folks moved into has roots in ancient history. Poultry has been a action, people tended to get out of the way. This widespread type of farming dating back to early terrorist term became dormant when slavery was civilization. Conditions at that time made raising abolished; however, resurfaced prior to World War chickens a task that could only be done during II. The term became symbolic with a powerful warm weather, since there were no incubators or earth-moving machine that pushed opposition warm hatching barns. Farmers soon learned that aside, either literally or figuratively. Large forceful chicks born in the spring brought the best prices machines were used in military operations during at summer markets. Some devious entrepreneurs the war and took on the name. Today a bulldozer is tried to sell older poultry as spring born chickens. standard equipment in construction work and snow Buyers would later complain that tough, hard removal operations. to cook birds, were ‘no spring chickens’. The It is likely; though, that winter is in its ‘eleventh terminology has spread from birds to people and all hour’ and spring is on its way. When we say of us past a tender young age might be referred to something (anything) is in its ‘eleventh hour’ we as ‘no spring chicken’. are using colorful language to say that something On a happier note, a new season is on its way and is in its final stages and action is eminent. This we should then all have a spring in our step and be phrase stems from ancient Greek and Babylonian full of the joys of spring.

Bits and Bytes - Technology at Work ‘The ‘What’s the story?’ column is an overview; or the telling of ‘the story’ on a different Snow Lake resident in each edition. Each By: Peter Purves issue's subject(s) is asked a series of ten questions that allows readers to get to know them a little better. In this issue we ask, account is compromised. To make matters worse, nternet security researchers have identified ‘What’s the story’ on… Margaret Yoder? I once they gain access to a person’s inbox, they a ‘highly effective’ phishing scam that’s been immediately reconnoiter the compromised account How long have you lived in Snow Lake? fooling Google Gmail customers into divulging and prepare to launch their next bombardment. I have been in Snow Lake pretty much all my life. I moved here their login credentials. The scheme has been They find past emails and attachments, create more when I was four years old and only left to go to College. gaining popularity in the past few months and has booby-trapped image versions, drum up believable What is your age and marital/ family situation? reportedly been hitting other email services as subject lines, and then target the person’s contacts. I am married... it will be 12 years this June. We have three well. It involves a clever trick that can be difficult to And so the vicious cycle of hijackings continues. children. Karson 12, Jesse 10, and Noelle 7. detect. Google Chrome users can protect themselves by What do you do for a living? Researchers on computer viruses, and the like, checking the address bar and making sure a green I own Sweet Nothings on Main Street and I do the books for the warned of the global attack in a recent post, noting lock symbol appears before entering their personal Legion, Daycare, and Library. that it has been “having a wide impact, even on information into a site. Because scammers have What is your favorite book(s)? experienced technical users.” been known to create HTTPS-protected phishing I don't have one favorite book, but Jackie Collins is my favorite Here’s how the swindle works. The attacker, sites, which also display a green lock, it’s also author, and I really enjoy true stories. usually disguised as a trusted contact, sends a important to make sure this appears alongside a What is your favorite TV show(s)? booby-trapped email to a prospective victim. proper, intended URL—without any funny business There are so many good shows out there; it is hard to pick just Affixed to that email, there appears to be a regular preceding it. one! A few I like are ‘The Walking Dead’, ‘Vikings’, and ‘Game of attachment like a PDF document. That seems In addition, people should add two-step Thrones’. normal enough. However, the attachment is authentication, an added layer of security that What is your favorite movie(s)? actually an embedded image that has been crafted can help prevent account takeovers. Experts ‘Heat’ because it combines my two favorite actresses… Sandra to look like a PDF. Rather than reveal a preview of recommend using a dedicated security token as Bullock and Melissa McCarthy. the document when clicked, that embedded image well. What is your favorite food(s)? links out to a fake Google login page. And this is A Google spokesperson acknowledged the scam Perogies... have to be homemade though! where the scam gets really sneaky. in a recent email to the press: What is your favorite song(s)? Everything about this login page looks authentic. “We’re aware of this issue and continue to Again, I like way too many to pick just one. I really enjoy all types The Google logo, username and password entry strengthen our defenses against it. We help protect of music, but one of my favorite singers is Bob Marley. fields, the tagline ‘One account. All of Google’. All users from phishing attacks in a variety of ways, What is one thing most people don’t know about you? are exactly as they would be on the official Google including: machine learning based detection of I have donated my hair to cancer three times totaling four feet of site. By all indications, the page is a facsimile of phishing messages, Safe Browsing warnings that hair. I plan to do again soon, which will take it over five feet. the real thing. Except for one clue; the browser’s notify users of dangerous links in emails and What is the thing you like most about Snow Lake? address bar is wrong. Very wrong. browsers, preventing suspicious account sign- I like that my children have a safe place to grow up. ~ MY It can be easily missed though. The text still ins, and more. Users can also activate two-step includes the “https://accounts.google.com,” a URL verification for additional account protection.” that seems legitimate. The problem though is that Be careful out there. URL is preceded by the prefix “data:text/html.” In reality, the text in the address bar is what’s known as a “data URI”, not a URL. A data URI embeds a file, whereas a Anglican/ United Church URL identifies a page’s location (102 Balsam Street) on the web. If you were to view COMMUNITY OF FAITH the address bar in its entirety, Gathers Sundays at 11:00 AM you would find a long string of characters. It’s a script that Service of Worship and Coffee time serves up a file designed to look Everyone Welcome like a Gmail login page. This is the trap. “Exercise is good for your health! As soon as a person enters her username and password into Walk with God and Run from Satan!” the fields, the attackers capture the information and your email Page 11 THE Underground PRESS March 23, 2017

Hardware, for all his possibly rubidium, from a zeolite mineral camping gear as they named pollucite. This is also a very rare London, Rome... Parres? usually had everything commodity, and Bernic Lake is the main Proudfoot needed (air tite source of world supply. By Jim Parres stoves, axes, tents, tarps, The ‘behind the scenes’ story revolves etc.). If he was working around the creation of a complicated elsewhere than Northern web of companies. Winchell was charged waves, and he was half drowned. Was it Manitoba, Jim would have for allegedly absconding with millions of nce our generation passes away, so O the same missionary that met Reverend it shipped to him in Toronto before he dollars, which I believe was earmarked to many interesting and valuable mining Horsefield? left for the next project. Proudfoot was develop the mine. (Did he ever pay the related stories as to how events originally It was a trip where my grandfather, a dedicated worker who never minced million dollar fine levied against him?) played out, will be lost forever. The Chris, was not present, or I’m sure there words. When his mag operator on Reed Winchell sought refuge in Florida for reasons are obvious and they are many. would have been some fireworks. In Lake needed warmer boots at -35 degree many years, but eventually returned to In Reverend Ray Horsefield’s poignant later years, Chris purchased the Anglican F, Proudfoot screeched “chicken feet… Canada, where he passed away on May memoir published in the late 1970’s cabin/church, as a storage depot after the chicken feet,” to the startled operator, 12, 2012, at the age of 83. and entitled, “The Friendly North”, mission was abandoned. geologist Al Willy. Another side story of my ‘work in with stories dating back to the 1920’s, William Bartum Kobar was born in the Another interesting Manitoba mining progress’ was the death of John Sikura Jr., Reverend Horsefield encountered the Pas, October 29th, 1923, but was raised story I will feature revolves around an an immigrant ‘rags to riches’ story. Sikura flamboyant Diamond Queen at Mile 81 in Herb Town and went to school there. American by the name of David Thomas came to Canada from Czechoslovakia, on the Hudson Bay Railroad line. She was He probably met Rev. Horsefield upon Davies Winchell. Winchell got his stock as a teenager in 1950. He started as a definitely a woman with an intriguing Horsefield’s visit to the school, as Bart trading education in the trenches on Bay dishwasher in a Toronto restaurant, and past. Apparently he did not spend was around 11 years old then. Bart, the Street in Toronto. Winchell was born on worked his way up to millionaire horse enough time with her to endow the lady oldest child, had two sisters, Ann and September 27, 1929 in Toledo, Ohio, just breeder in Southern Ontario. He also with his usual “terms of endearment”, June. June taught school in Herb Town three months before the ‘Black Thursday’ owned a farm in Kentucky. His suspicious a description he normally used. He at age 17, waiting to get into Nursing. Wall Street stock market crash of October death occurred when he was found appears to have been in a hurry to get to You had to be 18 years old to become 24, 1929. dead in his burned Cadillac outside his Herb Town and meet with the missionary enrolled in the Nursing Program. June is Winchell became President of several Stoufville area home, on November stationed there. ‘Hurry’ can be such a currently 83 years old and married to Mel mining companies; the most intriguing 25, 1994. Sikura had at one time held waste at times, especially in 1934. Berg, living in Winnipeg. was Chemalloy Minerals Limited, which the position of treasurer of Chemalloy After his bumpy truck ride over the ten After working in a number of area sporadically operated a small mine for Minerals. ~ London, Rome... Parres? or so mile portage to the south end of mines, Bart met Anne Puhach in the Pas lithium in South Eastern Manitoba, Herb (Wekusko) Lake, Horsefield enjoys a and they were married on June 17th, at Bernic Lake, 83 miles northeast of ~ photo - David T. Winchell ~ courtesy Jim more tranquil voyage up the lakes eastern 1955, at Glenella, Manitoba. He and Winnipeg. The entire story may not be Parres shore with a “westering sun, a lovely Anne had four children, Tom, Diane, John very familiar light.” At Herb Town, Horsefield is met by and Peter. to Northern the Anglican missionary, a retired Royal I have received 18 interesting pictures Manitobans, Horse Artillery officer, who feels Herb from the Kobar family, which includes as it took place Town needs to be run “properly”. This family members, early buildings in Snow in the south of was a daunting task, as paying work was Lake and frolicking on the Nor-Acme the province. scarce, even though the local pub (at one tailings. Another valuable picture is that The discovery time Maxwell’s) was often full. Check of a cook, Charles Nelson. These pictures story alone is your knife at the door please! will be shared in an upcoming mining a great case I remember Reverend Ray well from related book, “The Past, Present and history. As his days in Flin Flon, as a Minister in the Future” (of Mining in Manitoba). I am the orebody 1940s and 50s. He was, in my mind, the indebted to the Kobar family for their use. was in a zoned epitome of Ichabod Crane, a character Bart Kobar was a man who was a gifted pegmatite and from the legend of Sleepy Hollow and the story teller. Mr. Kobar lived a full and also contained Headless Horseman. Tall, lean and gangly. productive life before passing away in the beryllium, Amazingly he spoke the Cree language Pas on September 20, 2003, at the age of gallium, and fluently on his very popular CFAR radio 79. tantalum, it show broadcast to the outlying native Back in 1997, I was conducting a large was considered communities. Kudos to the Reverend. staking campaign and needed axes. I very unique, In some of my Father’s unpublished as couldn’t find my favorite Garant Oxhead not only yet, memoirs, Lew recalls sleeping on the axes in Flin Flon, so I called Kobar in North floor in the Anglican Church on a stormy Hardware in the Pas, and ordered a American night in Herb Town. He and his brother, dozen. I received them the next morning mining circles, my Uncle Jim, were travelling by canoe on the bus and they were on the plane but the world. to the gold property at Snow Lake. He later that same day to camp along with As of 2017, describes how a man he surmised was the staking maps. the Tanco mine the Anglican missionary tried to get into Jim Proudfoot, who worked with the is currently his bedroll during the night. Lew was Moreau and Woodard Co., performing producing upset and ran down to the lake, jumped geophysical surveys, would call Kobar cesium, in a canoe which tipped over in the

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