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Volume 18, Issue 19 Snow Lake, Manitoba September 11, 2014 on Elm Did youKnow?

• That I mistakenly stated in the editorial in the August 28th edition that a tipping fee at the dump had been implemented by this council? This was incorrect. This council talked about this fee at the com- mittee level and the Utility Committee did recommend that they be implemented at the September 18, 2012 Regular Council Meeting. However, council elected to defer a decision until budget time and never did proceed on the matter. My apologies for any confusion this inac- curacy may have caused.

• That the first home ever built in Flin Flon by Habitat for Humanity will be owned by former Snow Laker An- gela Bennett? CFAR Radio reported on Wednesday, September 3rd that a group of workers came in from Snow Lake the previous weekend to help locals in build- ing the home. The station reported that Local Committee Co-chair Ted Elliott advised, “The crew from Snow Lake was awesome, they were well organized and very skilled, just a great crew to work with.” The Habitat home is at 189 Ste- venton Boulevard and when completed it will be purchased by Angela and her son Austin through a no down payment no interest mortgage. (L): Big Dave McLean and Jimmy Guiboche showing who they play the Blues for. ~ photo by Marc Jackson

hat Mark Steeves of Thompson • T The Blues is music that originated at the end of the 19th century (Grandson of Judy Steeves) and Connor rowing up in Snow Lake certainly didn’t give Jimmy G in African-American communities of the southern United States. Faulkner of Rankin Inlet were chosen as Guiboche the blues… far from it. What it did do, was set him on It hatched from spirituals, work songs, and field hollers. Online the goaltenders for the Triple ‘A’ Midget a musical path and help him to develop a great appreciation for overviews advise that the blues form is present in jazz, rhythm Norman Northstars for upcoming season? the genre that he’s made his own. Guiboche started out life in The 17 year-old, 6’ 2”, Steeves also and blues, and rock and roll. “It is characterized by specific Snow Lake, but after moving west as a young man, he became tended net for them last year. chord progressions, of which the twelve-bar blues is the most a student of the blues… and he learned his lessons well. He’s common,” a Wikipiedia entry notes. Those who play the blues an exceptional purveyor of the music and a skilled slide guitar • That The Aurora Borealis Arts Council normally follow the same framework and lyrics for a given song, player who is well known and respected in a business where the will host a show by Jimmy Rankin of the but instrument solos are typically improvised and as such are Rankin Family on November 6th. Watch talent is as creative and wide ranging as are the nicknames. seldom the same. for further information on this. The Snow Lake Motor Inn was the venue for a two night Jimmy Guiboche’s musical background evolved after he stop on a short Northern Manitoba Tour for Jimmy and the moved to Edmonton in early nineties and in doing so he was • That,Wade Schnieder advises he now Sleepers. Being Guiboche’s first ever foray home to play for a exposed to a lot of the blues. Guiboche, 45, notes that his has water and water pressure and is damn crowd of childhood friends and acquaintances, he brought along glad to have it? He says that he hopes influences are vast and that his friend Big Dave is included a special guest, Big Dave McLean! A legend in the industry, to have his deck back up in the not too foremost amongst them. “You know, also guys like T-Bone McLean owns a and has no less than seven albums distant future as well. Walker, , Howlin’ Wolf,” Guiboche says of his to his credit. The group didn’t disappoint. They were tight, the inspirations. “I was influenced by a lot of the slide guys, like vocals were gutsy, solos were nothing short of mesmerising, and • That there are only 842 days until Snow Robert Nighthawk, Earl Hooker, Muddy Waters, and Elmore Lake's 70th Anniversary and 2668 days the crowd was appreciative, not only for the band’s talent and James. It was mainly the that grabbed me the until Snow Lake's 75th Anniversary (70th effort, but for the fact that you could talk and be heard over the in 2017, 75th in 2022)? MJ impressive music they played. See BLUES on page 3...

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Page 2 THE Underground PRESS September 11, 2014 Careless Driving and said it was are or were RCMP members and explained on the back of them sent a letter off to the prosecutor how to deal with the offences. I asking for full disclosure in the thanked him and he told me to case. Full disclosure is a person’s Editorialstretch, as well as why they weren’t passing the have a nice day. This was nice, I right under the law and if sought, ell, I guess you could say that I learned my W obviously slower bus. could tell that despite our initial requires the prosecutor to provide lesson… saw the light, so to speak. Problem was; At the time, the sky was overcast, visibility problems, there was a chance we all evidence that the crown will it started with a flashing light in my rear-view was excellent, the temperature was +4 C and the could still be friends. present against the person during mirror! Some acquaintances will be aware of this highway was dry, so I pulled out a bit to look at the , Anyway the car was pretty trial. I asked specifically for a already; others probably won’t care, so I’ll advise oncoming lane. There were headlights far in the quiet after that. What with me copy of the officer’s notes, from them right now, things probably won’t get any distance on a long (probably 5 km) straight stretch, brooding about blowing my his notebook; any notes written more interesting for you as you read on and this is the line was broken, and so I pulled out to pass perfect driving record and my on the back of the traffic ticket or a long one, so perhaps cut your losses and move on all four vehicles at once. I went by the van, then wife no doubt recounting (to citation; a copy of the Court Brief; to another area of the paper. the SUV, and as soon as I was up on the Charger, herself of course) the many times a copy of the readout from the This offering involves me being charged for flashing lights went on. I passed the bus and she’s reminded me to slow down radar device, as well as the make speeding with six demerit points and a fine, if immediately put my blinker on and pulled over to or drive more carefully. But I and model of the device, and a found guilty, of $731.50 as well as a charge of the side of the road. couldn’t help but wonder what copy of the statements of any Careless Driving; worth six to eight demerit points, I took out my licence and had my wife pass me the officer could have seen that I witnesses. if found guilty, and a fine of no less than $200 and the registration and I handed them to the officer didn’t in order to charge me with After listing all this and no more than $2000. as soon as he came up to my window. I could tell Careless Driving (other than my explaining to the prosecutor It all started around noon on Monday, November by his demeanor and voice that he was angry. He speed of course)? He, himself, why I wanted it, she promptly 4, 2013. While driving home from Winnipeg (just asked if I knew how fast I was going. I said that I couldn’t see the highway in front mailed me the front and back north of Fairford), I came up on several vehicles thought about 140. He said that he clocked me at of the bus, without pulling out to of the offence notices, advising traveling about 100 kph. There were four – a 152. He then said that MPI would be calling me look (and he didn’t while I was that this was all she planned to van, an SUV, a Dodge Charger, and a large First about my licence and he walked back to his car. I behind him) so he wouldn’t have use in prosecuting the case. I Nations Bus. There was no room between the was right… he was angry! known if there was or wasn’t any contacted her immediately, stating vehicles to pass them individually, and it was hard I waited about 15 minutes while he was in his traffic ahead. Actually, the RCMP that I could not read the officer’s for me, or any of the others (I assume) to see the car. He got out, walked to my vehicle and handed Officer driving 100 kph behind writing, or make out his shorthand highway past the bus. I wondered at the time, me two tickets; one for Speeding and another for that bus and holding up three other on the offence notices. I asked if why the vehicles were all bunched up on a straight vehicles appeared to be a more she, or the officer, could transcribe careless mode of driving than me the notices for me, so that I passing it. could prepare for the case. The I kept this opinion until the prosecutor replied that she could afternoon of November 9, 2013 not transcribe the notes herself and when I talked to a friend in the stated that she felt they weren’t Snow Lake Legion. He told me that bad… I should be able to read that he was driving the van that them. She further advised that The Snow Lake Motor Inn and the Rose Room was just ahead of me when I got she was not legally required to Restaurant supper specials! stopped the previous Monday. He have the notes transcribed for me also said that he was going 102 and that subject to an order from Monday- Steak Night! (5 pm to 8.00 pm) at the time and that the SUV in the court; she wouldn’t provide Featuring a prime rib-eye steak, fresh fried mushrooms, baked front of him had made a move to me with anything further. Well, I potato with all the fixings, Caesar salad, baked beans, and garlic toast! All for $16! Add a succulent skewer pass the Charger and the Bus just could see that I wasn’t making any Wednesday - LASAGNA Special! (5 pm till sold out) of Black Tiger Shrimp for $5. They are AMAZING! before I came up on them and the friends here either! Nonetheless, Back by popular demand our regular Lasagna cop flashed his lights warning I did some research online and Thursday - WING NIGHT! (5 pm till sold out) special, featuring our savory caesar salad, garlic toast, and soup du jour! him and he pulled back in. Wow, found two cases that backed up 'Thursday Wing Night' takes place tonight! Come on he’d warned this guy and he my request to have the notes down tonight and every Thursday Night for some of the Motor Inn's 'Wickedly Sumptuous Wings' and charged me! Well… there went transcribed for me if I was unable Friday - Prime Rib Sandwich Night! (5 pm till sold out) other delectable delights! any chance of me and this officer to read them, so I planned to use A whole loin of slow roasted prime rib, cooked ever being friends. I said piss on this as reason to request that the to perfection, then thinly sliced, dipped in au jus and piled high on a fresh grilled Kaiser bun with sautéed this right there… I’m fighting this judge throw out my charges. onions and horseradish mayo! Accompanied by our famous fries, southern coleslaw, and a side of au jus! thing. I left Snow Lake at 4:00 a.m. Saturday- Memphis Style Baby Back Ribs (5 pm till sold out) All for $15! 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Initially someone gave me some old basic We became instant friends guitar books and I learned some chords and have built on it since Big Dave McLean and Jimmy Guiboche ~ photo by Marc Jackson out of that, but from there I learned to then.” McLean says that play by listening to the records of the guys both men have the same that I mentioned. And Dave was a big influences in their music influence. He was the first guy I saw and and this serves as a basis this is such a special thing for me to be for them to play together playing in my hometown with a guy who with their friendship helped me get hooked on the blues.” naturally gravitating from McLean, 62, says his brother, Grant got it. Both had to learn the him started listening to the Folk albums blues long distance. “We of Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie and didn’t grow up in Chicago that he learned to appreciate the efforts of or Mississippi… we had to the ‘Bluesy Folk guys’ at that time. He learn at the end of a record began to immerse himself in the blues needle” McLean said. after a 1969 trip to the Mariposa Folk Asked what it was like to Festival. “I was watching a guy named come back home, Guiboche John Hammond, and he was the first guy stated, “It’s great. I’ve been I’d ever seen playing country blues,” back several times since McLean recalled. “He had such energy originally leaving, but this and a conviction you know, he was like a is the first time I’ve come locomotive. I remember I was on my way here to play. I didn’t really drywall finisher. As a result, he doesn’t of people know who we are because of to the washroom and I just stopped and know what to expect. I was kinda’ scared. go on the road as much as he used to, but Holger’s show,” said Guiboche. said who is this guy and what’s he doin’ to I didn’t know if people would reject the when he does there are some preferred Asked why he plays the Blues, that guitar? I’d never heard slide before. music, because it’s a different type of venues like Buds on Broadway in Guiboche was philosophical. “There is He was ripping through Preacher Blues, music and not everybody likes it. I was . However, his overall favorite just an honesty and purity to the music a Robert Johnson song, and I got totally nervous, but that ended three songs into blues room is in the Commercial Hotel and it connects with you deep down blown away. I saw him sitting under the set last night. McLean concurred, (Blues on Whyte) in Edmonton. “I’ve inside,” he said. “It’s like getting bit and a tree later that day and went over and “Most people in rural Manitoba; their idea been playing there since early – mid- getting some sort of infection; it takes told him how much I enjoyed listening of blues would be Stevie Ray Vaughn, nineties. It was our living room… where over and there is no turning back. I’ve to him. I had a $5 Kent guitar with me George Thorogood, and Eric Clapton,” we cut our teeth.” never wanted to do anything else. I could and I didn’t know a single chord.” But he said. “These are names that they can McLean is a full time musician and probably make more money playing pop Hammond showed McLean how to relate to. So they wouldn’t know Sleepy says that one of his favorite places to play or country, but it has never appealed to play I’m a Man by (Ellas John Estes or Bukka White and I wasn’t is also Saskatoon’s Buds on Broadway. me. I feel it is the only thing that I can McDaniel), and that was when the blues sure how that was going to go over, but But he says there are also great rooms in really play honestly with a passion and bug bit! we seemed to be accepted very nicely, Halifax, Toronto, and Montreal, and adds desire. The men’s friendship began a number it was a very warm crowd and such a that he just finished playing another of his Snow Lake Motor Inn co-owner, of years ago at a gig Guiboche played comfortable room. I love it. I’m in preferred gigs at Smith Camps, a hunting/ Gerard Lamontagne advises due to the with Harpdog Brown at McLean’s love with Snow Lake. It reminds me of fishing lodge outside of Kenora Ontario. success of the Blues Show, he plans to Winnipeg haunt, the Windsor Hotel. Wasagaming, where I grew up.” Both men credit Holger Petersen’s bring more of these higher caliber shows “Dave was out in the crowd,” he Guiboche isn’t a full time musician; on CBC Radio with to the Motor Inn’s Main Stage. MJ explained. “I did a couple of Muddy he subsidizes his passion with work as a getting their music out to the masses. Waters slide solos. When I was done the They hold him in high regard. “A lot Redpath 'signs off' in Snow Lake

In early February of 2013 the empty Two workers worked through the resulted in the decision to close our community. I hope that the mining econ- holder on Elm Street’s Snow Sound morning of Friday August 29th remov- Snow Lake regional office. Redpath omy in the country gets back on its feet Building was filled with the sign of a ing the sign and the holder once again wishes Hudbay all the best in transition- again, so that companies like Redpath company that was no stranger to Snow sits empty. Asked to comment on the ing Lalor into an operating mine and can be busy once again in our area.” Lake - J.S. Redpath Ltd. It was a cause move, the paper contacted Redpath’s hopes to return to Northern Manitoba to In addition to their headquarters for celebration to see that new sign go Vice President of Canadian Opera- support Hudbay or other operations in in North Bay, Redpath has regional up, and many sensed a revitalization of tions, Paul Healy. Healy was out of the the future.” Canadian offices in Rouyn-Noranda, the downtown was instilled along with country; however, he did reply. “Red- Mayor Fisher was also out of the Quebec, Timmins, Ontario, Sudbury, it. However as we all know well, the path’s scope of work at the Lalor Project country when he was asked to address Ontario, and Red Lake, Ontario, as well mining industry is fickle, unforgiving, is essentially complete and Hudbay’s the situation on the day it happened. “I as a global work force of close to 6200 and cyclical. When it gives, it gives immediate is to be self-sufficient actually have little comment to make personnel. Included in that number good, but when it takes away, it hurts as the mine operator,” wrote Healy in about Redpath,” said the mayor, also by were the approximately 50 personnel bad! So is the case with Redpath’s of- a September 4th email. “This coupled email. “We were happy to see that they they had working at Lalor and the two fice on Elm and their sign above it. with current business opportunities in chose to join us in Snow Lake and are people who once staffed their Snow Northern Manitoba being limited, has disappointed to lose any business in the Lake office. MJ

J.S. RedPath's workers removing (L): HudBay's Lalor Project Manager Kim their company sign Proctor and J.S. RedPath's former Project ~ photos by Marc Superintendent, Marc Leroux stand in front Jackson of Redpath's Lalor Shop back in 2012 Page 4 THE Underground PRESS September 11, 2014 Meet Reg MacDonald; J.H. Kerr’s new principal new larger school. After another stint as That mining aspect is one of the things VP of Paradise Elementary in St. Johns, that attracted him to Snow Lake. Being MacDonald was hired as Principal of Holy a geologist he’s interested in rocks and Cross Elementary in St. Johns. A year very interested in the history of Snow later, and with mixed feelings, he took Lake, noting that he feels a trip through the Principalship of the Newfoundland the Snow Lake Mining Museum will be a School for the Deaf in St. Johns. Three must. MacDonald is also aware that there years later, after developing a difference is a fair contingent of Newfoundland folk of philosophy with the Provincial Govern- who now make Snow Lake their home ment on how the school should be run, he and he looks forward to meeting them and went back to Holy Cross and retired there getting together. as Principal in 2013. What Mr. MacDonald misses most Although it is early days, MacDonald about Newfoundland is obvious. “Right says both the school and community of now my wife, children and grandchil- Snow Lake have been great. “The teach- dren,” said MacDonald. “They’re very ers have been terrific, the people I’ve important to me. I’m a family guy and met have been friendly, open, warm, and that is the most important thing to me.” welcoming; and likewise for the students,” Although he looks forward to the chal- J.H. Kerr's new Principal, he said in his Newfoundland brogue. “I’m lenges of the job ahead in Snow Lake, he Reg MacDonald enjoying myself immensely; I’ve met also looks to Christmas, when he will see ~ photo by Marc Jackson some terrific people in the community. I them all again. don’t mind mentioning, Janice Becking Outside of the job, MacDonald says and Sandy Morrison. When I was offered that he enjoys hunting and being out in the job, I went on the community’s web- the bush. He is also very interested in page to try get a place to live… and that’s the Canadian Rangers and had actually a challenge. One morning I woke up and applied to become one prior to leaving said I’ve got to get a place, and it doesn’t home. He has done all the paperwork and look very good, so I said I’m going to call hopes to have the documentation forward- deafness… how we acquire language,” he the church. I called the church and spoke ed to Snow Lake. The educator also likes he community's children went back to T said. “And when children are wrestling to Janice and they looked after me. So hockey and actually played goal when he school last week, and along with all the with school and they aren’t learning. I al- between Janice and Millie (Morrison) they was involved. On the more serious side, new cloths and new shoes that showed up ways reason… is it because we aren’t de- found a place for me.” he gravitates to senior’s advocacy and the in the classrooms of Joseph H. Kerr, a new livering it in a language which they under- Queried on what he saw as J.H. Kerr’s church. He says that in the past he has Principal turned up in the building’s main stand? Language Arts and Language are leading quality, the administrator didn’t worked very hard on affordable housing office. Reginald MacDonald, 54, is the two different things. My background is in miss a beat. “I always say that the biggest for seniors. “Social policy, seniors hous- school’s newest administrator. He comes how children acquire language – in addi- asset of any school is its students,” he ing, deaf education… these are important to us from St. Johns, Newfoundland, tion to a Math and Science background.” replied. “We must always be cognizant to me.” replacing Steve Deighton who has moved He believes that different children can of that… our first priority is the students. In closing the interview, Mr. Mac- on to a position in Cranberry Portage. have different pathways to graduation and We are tasked with encouraging them to Donald noted that most everything in his MacDonald was born and raised in Bur- with a background in curriculum and as be the best that they can possibly be in realm is about relationships. “You can’t geo, Newfoundland, into a family of 19. a program specialist; he has developed a whatever they choose.” Of note, Mac- run a school or be involved in a communi- Along with his parents, he has ten sisters number of strategies in a variety of areas Donald says that he has made a point of ty if you haven’t developed relationships,” and six brothers. He himself is married and says he is always advocating for more speaking to nearly all of them (second day he remarked. “So I’m a stranger… so one to the Reverend Gail Coley-MacDonald. services for children. of school); he has yet to reach a couple of the first things I have to do is, I have to The couple have four children; three boys The new principal has no less than grades. develop a relationship with my staff, more and a girl, ages 34, 31, 30, and 25. He three educational degrees to hang on The new principal says that this is his importantly, I have to develop a relation- advises that the youngest and oldest of his his office wall: a Bachelor of Science in first time in Manitoba and more impor- ship with my students, and then also with children are hearing impaired. Three live Geology-Geophysics, an tantly his initial foray into a mining town. the parents and the community.” MJ in the St. Johns-Mount Pearl area of New- Education degree, and a foundland; the youngest is enrolled in the Masters in Deaf Educa- Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) tion. Over a career that in Rochester New York taking his second spanned four decades, year of a Master’s degree in Science-Sec- he has taught in small ondary Education. The couple also have and large schools and five grandchildren. brought administra- In explanation of how he arrived in tive skills to both as Snow Lake on his own, MacDonald ad- well. His first job saw vises that his wife was formerly the Priest him with a Grade 8 in Charge of the Diocese of South-East and 9 homeroom, and Labrador, prior to taking a new position as in a position where he Associate Priest of St. Thomas’ Anglican taught 22 courses in split Church in St. Johns Newfoundland. “I classrooms from Grade took a year off and spent it up in Labrador 6 right up to Grade 12. with her and the plan was that she was Has worked in sev- going to come north with me, but she was eral Administration and offered that position, three weeks before I Math-Science Program was offered this one,” he said. Specialist positions and MacDonald says he is excited about the has experience in de- opportunity to try something new. He has veloping and evaluating always wanted to travel north and he looks curriculum and work- forward to experiencing a new commu- ing within the distance nity and a new culture. “I love meeting education framework to people,” said the upbeat administrator. “I bring advanced Math, love the cultural aspect, seeing how others Chemistry, and Physics do things, the language; the names. It’s to rural and remote com- all interesting, because we all wrestle with munities. He has also the same problems, but we don’t always taught the deaf and hard address them the same way.” of hearing. MacDonald says that having two hear- He began his ad- ing impaired children has enriched he and ministration career in his wife’s lives in many ways. “It has 2000. MacDonald’s first given us opportunities, challenges and re- principal’s job was at wards that we had never expected. It has Pouch Cove Elementary been a joyful and interesting ride.” It is (in Pouch Cove New- obvious from the way he talks, that family foundland) where he is very important to him and this caring was a teaching Principal. attitude will no doubt show up in his ap- When it closed and was proach to the new job. “One of the things combined with another that I think I have is an understanding of school, he took the Vice language because of my experience with Principal position in the Page 5 THE Underground PRESS September 11, 2014

Letter to theask about itsEditor 2014 financial plan. I’m ear Editor: D asking the Manitoba Government about a This is the content of a letter I sent mining company not being assessed and to Laurie Davidson at the Provincial taxed the same as other companies that Municipal Support Services Division. I are in the legal boundaries of the Town The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #241 and the Snow Lake received little or no information back. of Snow Lake. Is the Town of Snow Lake Motor Inn would like to thank the people of Snow Lake for Thank you for your follow up e-mail responsible for taxation in Manitoba making the third annual street party another smashing success! concerning the Town of Snow Lake, or is it the Manitoba government? In specifically the assessment and taxation of The fun was nonstop, and all those who attended can attest your February 13/2014 letter, you state, the Hudbay mines. You indicated that the to that! Once again the local band entertained in rain or shine “you also express your views about tax treatment of mines in Manitoba is long and performed another exceptional show like only they can! many other issues, including bus service standing and historical. In your letter of The Meat Draw and Chase the Ace was enjoyed by all, and to Snow Lake and the availability of July 8/2013, you state property assessment the meal received endless compliments! A party like this does not happen by commercial services to residents.” Our and taxation replace long standing chance though; it is only with the help of many volunteers that this level of two neighboring communities, Thompson historical agreements that were negotiated and Flin Flon, which receive millions success is possible. between the town and previous mining in taxes every year, do not have these Therefore; in no specific order, we would like to thank the following for operators. In your letter of February issues. You state, “I would encourage you their help: Jason and Margaret Yoder, Daryl, Colleen and Tegan Armsworthy, 13/2014, you state the town was formed to share your views on these issues with Charlie Strasser, Sharon Stubbs, Diana Lavoie, Donna Wills, Grace Chrapun, in 1959. How do you interpret property the Town of Snow Lake council and to assessment and taxation replace long Brian and Betty Hicks, Darren and Daniel Longpré, Garnet Coulson, The discuss their efforts to promote economic standing historical agreements that were Underground Press (for the great coverage of the party), Terry Rudd, Ma- development within the Municipality.” negotiated between the town and previous rie and Rick Pettipas, David and Vicki Morrison, Teri Olafson, Phil Miller, With the mining companies in Snow mining operators? One would think 55 Gordy Cann, Davey Roberts, Danny Roberts, Ryan and Crissy Evans, Sue Lake not paying their full assessment and years would be a long standing historical Brew and Wendy Teneycke (for the delicious homemade buns), The Town taxation, the Town of Snow Lake has no agreement and should be replaced with of Snow Lake (for their cooperation and help), Larry Barnesky, Ian Lamon- money for economic development. Why assessment and taxation. is this NDP government and the Town tagne, Roxane Lamontagne, all the great staff from both establishments You state the Hudbay mine in Snow of Snow Lake reluctant to get fair taxes who did such a great job and were true professionals throughout the night, Lake is located outside of the legal from a mining company? You don’t have the good folks who helped stack up the chairs at the end of the night, and to boundaries of the Town and is not subject to look too far for fair taxation, look at anyone else who lent a hand. We thank you all very much! If we forgot your to property assessment and taxation. Last our neighboring mining communities time I checked with the Town of Snow name, we apologize. Thank you all once again. and their agreements and taxation, then Lake Hudbay’s mine was in the legal look at Snow Lake’s taxation on mines. boundaries of the Town of Snow Lake The Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 241 Some communities have hired a firm and should be subject to assessment and Snow Lake and the Snow Lake Motor Inn which appoints an individual to deal with taxation. Why are other mines in the legal fair taxation in their communities. After boundaries of the Town of Snow Lake seeing the way taxation has being handled subject to assessment and taxation (QMX, in Snow Lake with businesses (Mines) but not Hudbay)? Hudbay Mining has and domestic home owners (Cabins ), had 12 mines and a mill within the legal Snow Lake people should be looking at a boundaries of the Town of Snow Lake and firm which appoints a individual to deal was subject to assessment and taxation. with fair taxation. Why were they not assessed the same as Could you please email me Hudbay’s the QMX mine, and other business in the long standing and historical agreements legal boundaries of Snow Lake? and any special privileges that Hudbay You state in your letter the industrial The Snow Lake Curling Club requires an Ice has within the Town of Snow Lake’s agreement requires Hudbay to contribute boundaries (perimeter boundaries of Maintenance person for the 2014/2015 to both municipal and school operations Snow Lake or the Town of Snow Lake by paying a grant in lieu of taxation… boundaries)? Is there a difference season. Training will be provided. why were they paying in lieu of? All their between the two? mines were in the legal boundaries of Interested parties can call Kelly Peterson at Were these agreements and privileges Snow Lake. that Hudbay received from the Manitoba (204)358-0233 or Judy Peterson at (204)358- Vale Inco Limited in Thompson government and the Town of Snow Manitoba pays $6 million in lieu each 0626 or (204)358-2127 for job Lake given to all mining companies year and supports infrastructure in the and business? If these agreements and position information City Of Thompson, privileges were not offered to other In Flin Flon, Hudbay pays $5.5 million mining companies and business one in lieu of and supports infrastructure in the also... would think that they were discriminated City of Flin Flon. against by the Manitoba Government. If In Snow Lake, Hudbay pays in lieu only one company received privileges, of approximately $ 600,000. No way then one would think the Manitoba close to the $5 - 6 million other mining Government was involved with favoritism towns are receiving. In your letter you The Club requires a person to run the and discrimination. That’s the problem mention that this includes a two million with these corporate welfare schemes we downstairs concession for the 2014/2015 contribution to the new wastewater hear about important investments that are treatment plant, and $ 100,000 towards season. Please call the same supposed to create jobs and stimulate the repairs to the community hall roof. economy, but then we find out years later Hudbay is faced with a significant numbers for information. about the money (invested in or loaned to financial burden, hauling waste water or handed out) to corporations that was or septic 160 miles round trip per day, never paid back and we have to dig deep so does Hudbay support infrastructure into the public accounts a decade or more improvements for the Town of Snow Lake later to find these losses. Governments or are they supporting infrastructure that don’t publicize them. There are no press Hudbay needs for their own financial Snow Lake Chamber of Commerce releases boasting about bad loans and burden? unrecovered handouts. You have to find Annual General Meeting Hudbay does not pay their full share of them yourself. For example, the province taxes to the Town of Snow Lake. They Wednesday, September 17th dumped $10.7 million of taxpayer’s should have paid the full amount for the money into Hudson’s Bay Mining, and at 7:00 p.m. in the Legion Basement. water treatment plant, instead they only Smelting in 1987. The mine ceased Free Appetizers! paid for a fraction of the total cost and operation 15 years later in 2002, but loaned the town the money for the rest of All Businesses and Service Clubs taxpayers never got their money back. The the cost while charging the town interest province wrote off the entire $10.7 million are Welcome to Attend! on the loan. in 2005-2006 (Province’s write-offs are Other mining companies support For more info contact throwing good money after bad Tom infrastructure in their communities, plus Brodbeck, Winnipeg Sun, April 12, 2014). Brenda 2045-358-0312 pay taxes in the tune of $5 to 6 million So Hudbay made millions in profits dollars a year. What did Hudbay support from Manitoba ore then the Manitoba last year in Snow Lake or the year before, government gave them close to $11 or the five years previous to that? You state I should go to the town office and See LETTER on page 7... Page 6 THE Underground PRESS September 11, 2014

...EDITORIAL from page 2 for any friends either! When I received and read the officer’s read the disclosure. I explained notes, it was clear he had me for that I had to travel the same speeding (actually, it was pretty What's Old is New! distance home that night and obvious before I read them too), because of my inability to read but I still couldn’t stomach the the disclosure, it looked like I Careless Driving charge. ith this edition we will look at five items; four of which sit outside the Snow Lake Mining Museum, would require a further court W I called the prosecutor and the other inside. Through information gathered from Museum Chairperson Paul Hawman, my own date and similar travel in order to discussed the case with her. We personal experience, and several websites, the following was learned about something called a 'Jim deal with the matter. I requested came to an understanding that Crow', the 'New Britannia Mine Safety Sign', and three separate 'Slushers'. either an outright dismissal of if I pled guilty to the Speeding the proceedings or that the court charge, she would drop the charge 1) Jim Crow Track Tool- A Jim Crow is a hydraulic rail/ direct the officer to transcribe of Careless Driving (perhaps track bender and it was an indispensable aid for bending and/or and send his notes to me, so I was too quick to discard the removing kinks and straightening underground railway tracks. that I could properly prepare possibility of us being chums). I Prior to being operated by hydraulics, Jim Crows operated on for a future court date. Guess I left it at that. She told me she’d a screw which had to be turned by hand. The hydraulic unit of shouldn’t have given him that enter the deal into the system and course does the job in a fraction of the time, with less effort by particular choice… ‘cause after the next time I was in a center one operator, than could have been done by six workers with a admonishing the prosecutor for with a JJP (Judicial Justice of screw operated Jim Crow (http://vankos.com/RAILWAYJACKS. not transcribing the officer’s the Peace) I could deal with it by aspx). Simple in operation, the Jim Crow has two arms that hold a notes for me, he picked the latter entering a plea on the Speeding rail on either side and a ram that moves forward in the center to make the bend. and advised me to either speak charge. This particular Jim Crow had other applications outside its underground realm. It happened to be used to the crown about dealing on I appeared before a JJP in The a decade or so back when new boards were being installed in the Wilfred T. Lipton Arena. The boards the charges, or speak to a lawyer Pas (sat across the desk from her were being fastened into metal track that outlined the area of the ice surface, and one of the tracks that about a defense. I decided to in her office) in early September came with the boards did not have enough of a bend in it. The volunteer crew doing the work pondered wait for the officer’s transcribed and she was very pleasant and the situation until Gordon Cann recalled that the Snow Lake Mining Museum had a Jim Crow. It was notes, then to re-evaluate who my extremely helpful. She asked retrieved and used to put the proper bend in the track… further installation of the boards worked like a friends were before proceeding why I hadn’t dealt to get my charm! further. speed on the remaining charge After giving it some thought, reduced to 149. I was honest 2) New Britannia Mine Safety Sign - This sign once sat prominently it appeared (after he had and said I’d never thought of it on the front lawn of the New Britannia Mine office. It was built by to transcribe his notes) all and asked why? She advised Gator Eastman and was acquired when a former museum employee, Dan chances of being pals with the that dropping it to 149 would Hughes (who worked for Garson/Alexis/QMX at the time) contacted RCMP officer were out the mean two demerits rather than Museum Chairman Paul Hawman, stating that the company was going to window. Being buddies with the six! I thought six points, instead tear the sign down and remove it. He wondered if the museum wanted prosecutor was gonna be tough of a possible two and a $731.50 it as an artifact. Hawman said sure. It was brought over and sat in the as well… particularly after that fine… where the hell were all museum yard for several years before a work crew was mustered to episode in the courtroom where my friends when this information install it this past summer. the judge got testy over her not could have been explained? I got Over its eleven years of operation, the New Brit’ Mine and its having the notes transcribed for it remanded… the saga continues. workforce had an exemplary safety record and garnered a number of me. And to be honest, it didn’t MJ awards as a result. The mine gained their first safety record, working appear the judge was looking one year without a Lost Time Accident or LTA in November of 1996. (A lost time accident is a mining accident of a serious nature, when an employee is unable to return to work for his or her next shift because of ARE YOU RUNNING FOR injury.) Two years later, New Brit’ celebrated three years without a LTA. COUNCIL OR SCHOOL COMMITTEE? They also attained one million man-hours without a LTA and two million man-hours without a LTA, with that ongoing record eventually ending at 1,386 days. New Brit’ was also The Underground Press is offering all awarded the Western Canada Regional John T. Ryan Trophy for low accident frequency three times in candidates the opportunity to put their platforms addition to the All Canadian Metal Mine National John T. Ryan Award in 1997. When the mine closed in January of 2005, the numbers stood at 379 since the last LTA and the previous across to the voting public in either the

LTA record was 1386 days. If anyone knows where the numbers (that used to show the days since the last September 25th or October 11th editions. ThePrepared by the REP. Lily LTA) are, the museum would be interested in acquiring them. paper will offer this service at no cost to theHR ADWORKS Service Team DESIGNER Carly 3) Underground Cable Slusher - The use of slushers candidates. Please send your platforms (up to PROOFED for removing ore from drawpoints was common in 500 words) to [email protected] ESTIMATED the past. A slusher is essentially a double/triple drum SENT hoist. Slushers may have either electric or compressed All prices exclude taxes air motors of 5 to 125 hp. OneAD cable PROOF of the slusher & isESTIMATE Prices do not include 5% GST attached to the front of the scraper,Docket so that it canMedia be SectionSOUP, Insertion DateEveryone Ad Size Price pulled towards the slusher and an orepass. The other 1409-024 Underground Press CAREERSSANDWICH,Sept 11, 2014 2 col x 3.8478 $0.00 cable goes around a block securely fastened in the far Welcome! end of the slusher drift and is attached to the back of and DESSERT $0.00 the scraper. Pulling this cable brings the bucket toward DAY $0.00 the end of the drift for another load. As the scraper is $0.00 WHERE: Senior Centre dragged across the muck pile, the ore is pulled into an $0.00 WHEN: Fri., Sept. 19th ore pass or into an ore car. (http://technology.infomine.com/articles/1/18/underground.slusher.mining/ TIME: 11 am - 1:00 p.m. TOTAL PRICE slusher.mining.aspx) $0.00 Museum Chairperson Paul Hawman advises that the #33 Slusher was used at Ghost Lake on the 475 level. It is a Sala three drum slusher. He says it had three cables. The centre of which went to the front of the slusher blade, and it dragged University College of the North (UCN) is committed to building a workforce that is representative it towards the slusher, the other two drums/cables were to of the populations we serve. Applications are invited from individuals who have a demonstrated maneuver the blade directionally. He noted that (normally) on interest and ability to work with Aboriginal learners and mature students. a two drum, the blade just went back and forth and you had to NORTHERN MANITOBA MINING go to the back and move the block (that the cable ran through) ACADEMY COORDINATOR in order to retrieve muck from a different area. “The block by Classification: Program Coordinator the way was called the ‘bitch block’ because you usually got Full-Time Regular Position your fingers pinched when you moved it,” Hawman explained with a chuckle. “With the three drum, you Flin Flon, MB Competition No. 14-067 didn’t need the block, or need it as much, you could pull more on one side and it would bring the blade Closing Date: Position will remain open until filled. over. The larger slusher - Sullivan two drum 60 hp slusher - was for use in a scram (an underground Please visit our website for more detailed information about UCN and this employment opportunity. drift above the tramming level, along which ore is moved by slushers to a discharge chute.) and would At http://www.ucn.ca, select “Employment”, and select from the list of positions to view. Preference have been a permanent fixture (bolted in place) in a will be given to Aboriginal candidates. Thank you for your interest in UCN. major scram with a lot of draw points. Another featured slusher is #410, which is a Gardner Denver two drum, 7.5 hp air slusher and was used at Chisel Lake. #11a, the previously mentioned Sullivan two drum 60 hp slusher, was in storage in Snow Lake when given to the museum, so there was no record of where it was used underground. As always, if anyone has any further information on anything featured in this column, by all means contact either Museum Chairperson Paul Hawman or Curator Dori Forsyth. MJ ~ all photos by Marc Jackson Thompson (866) 677.6450 Page 7 THE Underground PRESS September 11, 2014

...LETTER from page 5 up on the track bed, this stops access to five or six lakes which million. One would look at the are crucial for tourism in this taxes Hudbay pays $600,000 - area. I see Logging and Mining $800,000 in Snow Lake. It would exploration Companies using be cheaper for the government the track bed (roughly 40 miles), and taxpayers of Manitoba not but it’s not assessable to tourism to open any other mines in the or Snow Lake people who have Snow Lake area due to the taxes been paying taxes to Snow Lake Hudbay is paying and the cost to for years. One would think if the There will be a work bee at the Curling Rink on Saturday October 4th, beginning at the Manitoba tax payers. track bed was open to tourism, 9:00 a.m., Everyone is Welcome. Hudbay believes revenue some pressure would be taken from its mines should be shared off the lakes that are accessible Curling registration will take place upstairs at the curling rink, starting at 7:00 p.m., on with affected First Nations -- as by road in the Snow Lake area. It October 20th and 22nd; the bar will be open both days. Also, on both these evenings, long as the funds are taken from would be nice if these companies taxes and fees from the Manitoba the rink will be open for fun curling, or people can come out and practice (no cost). gave Canadians access to our Government. Hudbay pays Canadian lakes. Is the track bed PLEASE NOTE: There will be members in attendance on October 20th and 22nd $600,000 to $800,000 taxes per real estate? If yes, who owns it? year; the ore shipped to Flin Flon who will be available to give free lessons to anyone new to curling and wanting to If someone owns it; who pays is 120 miles of paved highways, learn about the sport. The ice time will be available, at no cost, on a come and go taxes on it? Most of it is in the which are abused by heavy ore legal boundaries of the Town of basis from 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. trucks from the mines. I’m sure Snow Lake. these 120 miles of road cost the These mining companies **Regular curling will start October 27th at 7:45 p.m.** government and tax payers more hide behind a 50-60 year old than $600.000 per year. Do the agreement and special privileges math; what is the cost to pave it is money grab for the mines 120 miles of road in Northern and a loss to the Manitoba Manitoba? These highways Government and also a loss for were paved by the tax payers of the Manitoba tax payers. Did Manitoba once and now the tax the Manitoba tax payer’s taxes payers of Manitoba have to keep go up to compensate for the paving them due to the pounding 10.7 million dollar hand out the road takes from these ore to HBM&S? Did Hudbay get trucks. It is not fair to the tax any special privileges within payers of Manitoba, especially the Town of Snow Lake’s when this mining company was boundaries? Or the perimeter once shipping ore by CN rail boundaries of Snow Lake? directly to the Flin Flon smelter. If yes could you explain the I don’t know which government boundaries? was responsible for it, but they I am sure the Manitoba must be proud to see our roads government wants to be fair and In Northern Manitoba being equitable in taxation in Manitoba. destroyed by ore trucks as a cost I have brought this situation to Manitoba tax payers, when to this NDP government on a there is an empty track bed going number of occasions, and have to the Flin Flon smelter. I hope it only received the same lame wasn’t the Manitoba tax payers responses? If I do not get a direct that paid for the track bed that answer why mining companies went to the Flin Flon smelter. in Snow Lake are not being There are No Trespassing assessed or taxed on their gross signs on the track beds and gates profits I will move to the next put up to keep the public out. level for answers. Tourism is another industry in Snow Lake that is very crucial Len Abromovich for its survival. With No Snow Lake MB. Trespassing signs and gates put

You know you're in a mining town when... the coffee shop to look at their ver the years I’ve had a num- O watches, and also solicits at least ber of lists e-mailed to me, noting one comment about “the boys situations and traits, which clas- comin’ up a bit early today.” sify a person into a given group. 5) The words “drilling at the These lists usually come under face” are no cause for alarm, un- the heading: “You know you’re less you’re sitting in the dentist’s a Canadian when...,” or “You office! know you’re from a small town 6) Every Laundromat in town when...” I’ve given such lists has a washer specifically for your some thought, and back in 2002 I work clothes! came up with one of my own. It 7) “Hoisting a few,” can mean was called: tipping back a couple of brews YOU KNOW YOU’RE IN A or bringing the crew up from MINING TOWN WHEN, and it underground! is reprinted below... 8) A day’s work is always done 1) You’re sitting in the local twice: Once in the heading, and bar and when you hear the words, again in the bar after shift! “The jigger’s full of whiskey,” it 9) “Oversize in the grizzly,” doesn’t mean that your next drink has a completely different mean- is on its way, it means you’re ing from the obvious, “fat guy boss is two tables over and he’s being eaten by a big bear!” really drunk! 10) The words, “Scale it down 2) You smell sulfur in the air, and bolt it,” are no cause for and rather than looking to see alarm unless you’re sitting in the who lit the match, you look to- dentist’s office! wards the stack to see which way 11) A “good bonus round” the wind is blowing! doesn’t necessarily mean you’ve 3) Your house shaking and correctly answered one of Alex pictures falling off the wall, Trebek’s skill testing questions, hardly warrants looking up from but instead that you’ve made the paper! good money on a days work! 4) The blast at the end of each shift usually causes everyone in See LIST on page 11... Page 8 THE Underground PRESS September 11, 2014 Why do we say that? by: Phyllis Verbeek goers are guys! It is common for ladies to ‘shower’ ecent events have lent themselves to some R a new mom and baby with a party where all in new phrases and in this column we will reflect attendance ooh and aaah over the gifts presented. on three of those. We will begin with ‘ice bucket The most favored shower game is pass the baby for challenge’. all to hold, cuddle while murmuring baby talk to The ‘ice bucket challenge’ is an online activity the precious attendee. originating to bring awareness of the horrendous ‘Diaper parties’ are the male version of disease known as ALS. Amyotrophic Lateral honouring the new father (no baby at this party). Sclerosis; also, known as Lou Gehrig’s disease The guests stop at required sales outlets; pick up and usually referred to as ALS is a non-contagious a pack of disposable diapers and a box of beer disease that currently affects approximately 3,000 enroute to enjoy a social evening. Canadians. Statistics done by ALS Canada show Another type of party; a total recipe for disaster, that two out of every 100,000 adults are diagnosed is an event known as a ‘pharm party’. It seems that each year. Sadly, due to low numbers, the illness a new rage among the younger set (hopefully, not has not commanded a lot of attention; that is, until in our community) is to gather up an assortment the ‘ice bucket challenge’ materialized! of prescription medications from the medicine The severity and ultimate death of those affected cabinets available to the party goers. These suggest that it is important for awareness, research, medications are thrown into a common bowl and assistance for those affected to be made a and users consume the contents! Supposedly, priority when donating to a worthwhile cause. We the idea is to reach a ‘high’ of some sort from a all know how the challenge works: a nominated medication not intended for personal consumption person will have a bucket of ice water thrown over of the participant. The mix of medications can be their head while being photographed/videoed for extremely dangerous and the intended usage of the facebook or YouTube. (If standing in the garden medication can have dangerous or fatal effects for or on the lawn the water will not be wasted.) partiers. Does common sense play a part here? This person is then qualified to nominate others he ‘What’s the story?’ column is an overview; or the telling of One would assume NOT; nevertheless, the parties T and so the challenge moves forward. In lieu of ‘the story’ on a different Snow Lake resident in each edition. Each continue! an icy encounter, or better yet, in addition to an issue's subject(s) is asked a series of ten questions that allows readers icy encounter, the idea is that a donation should to get to know them a little better. In this issue we ask, 'What’s the *This writer’s brother is one of the 3,000 be made to ALS Canada. Facebook has videoed story' on… Margo and Al McDougall, who are shown above with a Canadians affected by ALS. Progression of several locals who have taken part in the challenge. certificate presented to them upon becoming full time residents of his disease has moved from diagnosis to total (This writer says, “BRAVO” to these fair citizens!) Herb Lake Landing immobility and loss of ability to speak. (Awareness The challenge has raised over $5 million in Canada How long have you lived in Snow Lake? of the five senses and the thinking/reasoning part this season and over $80 million in the US. * e W have been summer residents of Herb Lake Landing, and by of the brain are NOT affected by the disease.) The The term ‘diaper party’ is apparently a familiar; extension Snow Lake, for seven years and moved into the community ALS society of Alberta has made it possible for albeit, new term. A ‘diaper party’ is similar to a full time this spring. him to maintain a method of communication and a baby shower; with one major difference. The party What is your age and marital/ family situation? desire to continue in this journey. e W are in our late 60's (can that be right?), with two children, a daughter and her family in Saskatoon and a daughter with her husband in Ottawa. New health service offered in Snow Lake What do you do for a living? e W are retired, Al after 35 years maintaining ventilation equipment ones to brighten up the day of someone for the University of and Margo from 35 years of staying in one of our centres by allowing maintaining an acreage, and Al! them to send a brief personal message right What is your favorite book(s)? to the bedside.” For favorite book Al has to go way back to The Darkness and the Dawn by Thomas B. Costain. Margo's is Wisdom's Daughters by The release explained that messages Steve Wall. through the service are routed to the facili- What is your favorite TV show(s)? ty where the patient is staying, printed, and As to our favorite TV, Margo likes anything informational, delivered right to the patient during regular while Al is not quite so deep and leans to The Big Bang Theory. office hours. “Confidentiality is respected Apparently we're not as compatible as we think! What is your favorite movie(s)? by sealing the message and handling it like Margo's favorite movie is One Flew Over that Cuckoo's Nest and any other piece of correspondence,” read Al goes with Lord Of the Rings. the release. “If the person the Patient Well What is your favorite food(s)? Wish was intended for has already been Al's food of choice is sweet and sour ribs with rice and Margo has a discharged, the message is destroyed.” soft spot for cabbage rolls. What is your favorite song(s)? So far, the Patient Well Wishes service is Margo sings along with Peter, Paul and Mary's Le Deserteur and available at the following Northern Health Al is more a Bellamy Brothers fan who relates to Old Hippy. Region facilities: What is one thing most people don’t know about you? Thompson General Hospital; Northern Most people do not know that we met almost 49 years ago within a Spirit Manor (Thompson); Flin Flon Per- hundred miles of Snow Lake. Northern Health Region Chief Executive Officer, sonal Care Home; Flin Flon General Hos- What is the thing you like most about Snow Lake? Helga Bryant ~ a google image This is easily the simplest question to answer. The best thing pital; Northern Lights Manor (Flin Flon); about Snow Lake has got to be the people. We have been made to In a news release dated September 4, 2014, St. Anthony’s General Hospital (The Pas); feel at home since the moment we arrived. M&AMc the Northern Health Region (NHR) advised St. Paul's Personal Care Home (The Pas); that, through a free online service, families Gillam Hospital; Lynn Lake Hospital; or and friends can now send well wishes to Snow Lake Health Centre. Others may be hospital patients and Personal Care Home added if there is a demand. residents region wide. “So far the reaction to the service has Anyone with Internet access can go to been extremely positive and we want to Anglican/ United Church the Region’s website at www.northern- get the word out to everyone in the Region healthregion.ca and click on the Patient that they can make a patient’s day special (102 Balsam Street) Well Wishes link to use the free service. by receiving a message from home or from “Many of our hospital patients and resi- anywhere in the province, the country or COMMUNITY OF FAITH dents in personal care homes have family throughout the world for that matter,” Bry- ant added. “This is a great way to add to Gathers Sundays at 11:00 AM and friends living outside of the commu- nity or even outside of the Region which the healing process by enhancing a pa- Service of Worship and Coffee time makes regular contact difficult,” said NHR tient’s stay in hospital or in a personal care Our path could be the CEO Helga Bryant. “The Patient Well home with a caring message from a friend Highway to Heaven! Wishes are a nice way for friends and loved or loved one.” ~ MJ from an NHR News release Page 9 THE Underground PRESS September 11, 2014 from the South don’t give a ‘tinkers’ infighting plus roadblocks between damn’ about the North, or Northern minor players. Once again, a Southern problems, or Northerners. Besides, Government that doesn’t understand or London, Rome... Parres? they’ve got their own problems and issues care about the North. to deal with. Although I don’t agree with Van Nostrand does; however, weave a By Jim Parres some of Van Nostrands’ ‘facts’ and case reasonable train of thought and he makes histories, I do believe his article is worth one very important statement. “Every WILL THEY STAY? Magazine (Sept. - Oct, 2014) entitled reading. On the ‘facts’ side: resource based project in the country There is an interesting article on Page 34 the ‘Precambrian Proposal’. This was 1. There is no ‘Goldfields’ in Northern (Canada) is going to encounter resistance, of the September 2014 issue of the Walrus an idea that my father Lew Parres had Manitoba. from Aboriginal and some non-Aboriginal Magazine; It is entitled ‘If We Build It, advocated in the early 1950’s, which 2. Vale didn’t spend $19.2 billion to buy communities. We need to act effectively to They Will Stay’. The piece was written was presented to the local and national just the Thompson nickel deposits. They ensure benefits for all. He also adds, “We by John Van Nostrand of Toronto. The board of the Chamber of Commerce. bought all of Inco, which consists of many need a bold national vision.” Walrus is a project of the charitable, non- Lew proposed a new Province (called deposits, more notably Voiseys’ Bay and With our current political ‘alignments’ profit Walrus Foundation. PreCambria) whereby the Government Sudbury, etc. I can’t see this happening, but, of course Van Nostrand refers to a bold proposal of PreCambria would be comprised of .3. He doesn’t mention the crime gangs in I hope I’m wrong. I would like to see the put forward by Richard Rohmer in 1967. Northerners. People who know the needs Thompson. ‘Ring of Smoke’ burst into the ‘Ring of Rohmer postulated that because there of Northerners and know the best way to 4. The ‘Ring of Smoke’ in Northern Fire’. For various apparent reasons my was a band that was rich in minerals, oil, develop the resources of the North. The Ontario has, in my mind, been a huge prediction is resource development will and gas that stretched from coast to coast area would comprise the mineral belt ‘screw-up’ by the Ontario Government. grind to a slow excruciating halt. across Canada, infrastructure needed to of Northern Manitoba, Saskatchewan, There has been all this bickering and London, Rome... Parre? be built (by Government and the private Alberta, and the Yukon. sector) where people could live and have Unfortunately, for many of the amenities of our big cities. all Canadians, the These people would be the workers (like decisions about the in Snow Lake – past and present) who North and Northern could work in resource extraction. They development would be happy to live in remote areas are made in the near the resources, because they would South of every have many of the features that most Province, mostly Canadians in big cities enjoy. by Southerners. Rohmer points out that 80 percent of The Southerly Canada’s population lives within 160 km areas control the (100 miles) of our southern border. vote by virtue of One of the reasons I found Van population. Most Nostrands’ article so interesting was that of the population of when I recently visited Snow Lake (Aug. Western Canada is 2014) I met a Hudbay employee who was made up of farmers. lamenting that Snow Lake had few of the The above many amenities of Winnipeg, or Toronto, proposals by both or Montreal. I was sympathetic to a point, Rohmer and Lew but most of the mineral deposits etc. are Parres make good not located within an hour or two’s drive common sense and from a big city. I am hopeful that some of although their ideas these amenities will develop over time. were meritorious, Another reason that I found the six could never get page dissertation intriguing was that I very far off the ground, because, to put it had just written a piece for Cottage North bluntly, most of the people and politicians

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CORRECTION It was pointed out to me that the Street Party Talk of the Town! with Mayor Clarence Fisher will no longer be featured in The Underground Press. has been an annual event for seven years and Fisher advises that he won't be seeking a second term as Mayor of Snow Lake. not four as I stated in the last edition. Also I Since stating in the last edition that he would run, he has had several other stated that the Legion's branch number was opportunities come up and has decided instead to pursue them. #244; it is actually #241. My apologies and thanks for paying attention Iona!

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GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION OCTOBER 22, 2014 APPLICATION TO VOTE BY SEALED ENVELOPE PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF SNOW LAKE To qualify to vote you must be: NOTICE OF REGISTRATION OF PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATE FOR 1. A Canadian citizen GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION 2. 18 years of age on election day 3. A resident or owner of land in the municipality for at least six months on Please be advised that a general municipal election will be held on Octo- election day. ber 22, 2014 If applying in writing, you must enclose photocopies of ID (an official document issued by Prospective municipal election candidates must register with the Senior the federal, provincial or municipal government that contains your name, address and pho- Election Official (SEO) during the registration period before they may be- tograph). The voter application must state applicant’s name, address and telephone number gin to accept contributions, incur expenses, fundraise or borrow money and a declaration that they are eligible to vote in the October 22, 2014 election and have not otherwise for their campaign. already voted in this election. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will be receiving candidate registrations: A voter who is unable to go in person to the voting place or vote in advance, may apply in person, in writing, or by fax to the senior election official at: • For the office of head of council: between 01 May 2014 and 16 113 Elm Street, Snow Lake MB R0B 1M0 September 2014. or by faxing request to (204)358-2112 • For the office of councilor: between 30 June 2014 and 16 September 2014, at the Town of Snow Lake office, 113 Elm If applying in person, a voter may apply between September 24, 2014 and October 17, Street during the regular hours of business. 2014. To obtain a registration form contact the SEO at the telephone number A voter applying in person may pick up a sealed envelope ballot package at time of application. listed below. If applying by mail or fax, a voter may apply between this publication date and Octo- Senior Election Official: Charles Boulet ber 17, 2014 Contact Phone Number: (204)358-2551 Voter applying by mail or fax will receive a sealed envelope ballot package by Fax Number: (204)358-2112 regular post, or by making alternative arrangements with the senior election official. Please mark your ballot promptly to ensure deadline is met. Ballots received after 8:00 p.m. on Election Day will not accepted. This September 2014 Charles Boulet Senior Election Officer, Town of Snow Lake Telephone (204) 358-2551 public information is www.snowlake.ca www.facebook.com/townofsnowlake sponsored by: @townofsnowlake on twitter Page 11 THE Underground PRESS September 11, 2014 17) A raincoat is a ‘slicker;’ your ...LIST from page 7 work clothes are your ‘riggin,’ and a 12) “Drilling a bootleg,” doesn’t mean cross shift is something that you actu- punching out the guy who sells you ally never want to cross! after hours liquor, but by general agree- 18) You’d love to buy that new Quad, ment, both are things you shouldn’t do! Snowmobile, or Boat, but you have to 13) You don’t talk to someone two check the spot price of Gold, Copper, or minutes without saying either, “What Zinc first. shift are you on?” or “You on days off?” 19) You go into the ‘Company’ office 14) By force of habit, men talking to to buy one of those new ‘company’ hats, each other on the street will tilt or turn and you drop your ‘company’ knife their heads to avoid shining their lights while fishing $20 out of your ‘company’ in one another’s eyes! billfold. 15) People think you are a ‘wuss’ if 20) The words, “Muck her out boys, you fix things with duct tape. This is then rig in the Jumbo,” are no cause the exclusive domain of blasting wire, for alarm unless you’re sitting in the and of course, everyone knows where dentist’s office. MJ there is a free and abundant supply.

Tramping Lake’s ancient art form Hudbay Minerals will be holding a complimentary pancake breakfast for the community of Snow Lake! The following story I wrote that ap- red ochre, a loose name for any natural peared in the April 2004 edition of Cot- clay or mineral containing a high EVERYONE WELCOME! tage North Magazine. Please note that concentration of iron oxide. The agent being a story that is ten years old, some that binds the pigment to the rock may When: Saturday, September 20, 2014 of the people who were interviewed have come from any number of animal Where: Lawrie Marsh Community Hall are no longer in the positions that they by-products, such as beaver tails, the Time: 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. held at that time. I also have plenty hooves of deer or moose, bear grease, of photos of the pictographs, but none or gull eggs; however, it is likely that Come on out and enjoy breakfast on Hudbay Minerals! would show up well here (in black and the strongest of binders came from the white). swimming bladder of sturgeon or oil rendered from whitefish. At first glance, the petrographs of In his book, Dewdney offers some Tramping Lake are a pure and simple interesting insights into the artists aboriginal art form; however, there responsible for the petrograph sites he is more to them than that. They have visited, although he qualifies it with the graced the lake’s granite shore for, at statement that it is nothing more than an some estimates, 1500 – 3000 years. educated guess. They have withstood the ravages of He thought that perhaps many years time, the force of the Grass River, and earlier a Cree or Ojibwa shaman may the insensitivity of a number of vandals. have paddled into the shadow of a gran- They are simple in structure, but they ite overhang to splash the rocks with hold as much historical significance water as he sang his magic chant; then ** Gluten free option available ** now as they held meaning back when wedged a stick into a cranny, secured the Cree and Ojibwa Shamans painted his canoe to it, and painted his dream on them on the shear rock faces of this the rock wall. pristine northern lake. He said, “No one saw him take the Thought to be one of the heaviest precious red onaman sand concentrations ever found in the north- from his medicine bag, ern area of the province, this grouping or what he moistened it of petrographs sits just a short distance with before he painted the from the community of Snow Lake. mysterious figures on the Boarding a boat 17 km from Snow lichen-free rock face with Lake at Wekusko Falls and traveling an ochre-reddened finger. another 6 km up Tramping Lake, the Nor could anyone, even petrographs can be viewed in all their then, have known what was majesty right from the water. passing through his mind. Petrographs show up across the entire Was he in the hypnotic Canadian Shield. They have been trance that long fasting found in Quebec, Ontario, Minnesota, can induce, so that later he Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and also an would not be able to recog- isolated occurrence near Fort Smith, nize the paintings as his Nunuvat. Besides the Tramping Lake own? Was he experiencing showings, other significant Manitoba a new flow of confidence in concentrations have been documented at his supernatural powers?” Molson and Moose Lakes. These were There is also the belief detailed in the 1965 publication: Stone that rock people or May- Age Paintings, by Selwyn Dewdney (a maygwaysiwuk lived in the Heritage Area Publication). Dewdney rocks and that the Sha- also touched upon more minor occur- man artisans communed rences on the Nelson, Hayes, Churchill, with them. At some of the Berens, and Bloodvien Rivers, as well pictograph locations early as others on Bushy and Fishing Lakes. evidence of tobacco offer- The Tramping Lake rock paintings ings has been unearthed on have been referred to as pictographs, rocks surrounding the sites petrographs, and petroglyphs. Howev- Being out in the open er, petrographs best describes these an- and easily accessible, the cient art forms. Pictographs were also Tramping Lake and other early designs, though they were painted petrograph sites have seen or carved on such things as bark, wood, their share of vandals stone or hide. When painted upon attempt to deface these his- rock, the Greek word for rock or stone toric artifacts. Tony Brew, ‘petros’ comes into play. Petrographs the owner and operator of are rock paintings or drawings, while the Wekusko Falls Lodge petroglyphs are figures scratched, cut – just a short distance from or pecked into a rock surface. The the Petrograph site says, Tramping Lake paintings were placed “There has been some on vertical rock surfaces close enough vandalism done, not di- to the water that they may have been rectly to the paintings, but painted from a canoe. The pigment See PAINTINGS used for the paintings is thought to be on page 12... Page 12 THE Underground PRESS September 11, 2014 Ken Baird - one who made it ize when the winger recounts his time in the big show. “I can remember one time while playing with Edmonton against the Houston Areos,” said Baird with a smile. “Gordie Howe was playing for Houston then. He was in his late 40’s. A pretty old guy to be playing hockey. Anyway, there was about 3 or 4 minutes left in the game and we were winning 5 – 2. He was a right winger and I was playing left wing, so we were lined up for the face- off. He looked over at me and said, ‘Can you believe it? Forty-nine years-old and they’ve got me playing a double shift?’ I just about broke up right there as the puck was dropped,” Baird laughed. In comparison to Baird’s playing days, he feels it is a lot tougher coming up now. “There are so many good players. To make it nowadays a kid has got to be dedi- cated,” he said. “Just because a player is the best on their team, that really doesn’t mean everything that you’d think it would mean. It’s not necessarily the best players who get to go. There are millions of great hockey players, but only a hundred of them are going to get anywhere. It’s not necessarily talent, it’s everything com- bined together.” ...PAINTINGS from page 11 Baird doesn’t play around them. Apparently these much hockey any- paintings are very sacred to the more. He says that aboriginal people, and legend he hasn’t played Rec. has it that anyone messing with League for several the sites will have bad luck years now, but has befall them.” Brew went on to recently been thinking explain a local legend of sorts about going back. A involving vandalism at the couple times a year Tramping Lake site. “It appears he’ll lace ‘em up with that there were three people the involved with some graffiti on Old Timers, as he did the Tramping paintings many a couple of weekends years back,” he said. “Actu- ago. He says that he ally they took white paint and doesn’t really miss the painted stick men around the hockey that much, but pictographs, and also initialed it does come and go. their names. Two of the three What he does miss is I know aren’t with us today, the camaraderie. “It’s one died in a car accident and unbelievable and hard another in a mine fatality. Kind to explain,” he noted. of strange how that happened,” Ken Baird's hockey statistics from Hockey DB.com “Like a big family, I he added. It seems bad luck may be “I was always kinda’ one of the rougher guys on the guess. When you are he NHL is the pinnacle that every kid who straps on one of the only ways to keep T team” Baird said modestly. “I wasn’t a goon by any on a team, you spend a set of blades aspires to. However, the league is as far these sites safe from vandalism. means, but I usually ended up in it,” he added. “There more time with them away from the Snow Lake Minor Hockey system as is Rod McCharles, Conservation wasn’t a whole lot of guys who fought on the teams, so than with anyone else. the likelihood of someone from this small community Manitoba’s Northwest Regional at times you just had to.” Baird says that he and Teddy It’s like growing up ever making it there. Kenny Baird is the only Snow Lake Parks Manager says, “Vandals Green duked it out a few times, but eventually ended up with someone. You Minor Hockey product to ever play in the NHL. He did are a tough one. Most rock art playing together. “You know, when I was fighting him, get to know what they so in the early 1970’s, with a now defunct team called the is remote and even then some I didn’t much care for him, but when we played on the like and dislike, all of Oakland Seals. of the "vandalism" may be the same team, he ended up being a pretty good guy.” their habits and vice Baird started his minor hockey in Flin Flon, and when work of native shamans. Some Injuries and sickness began to play a part in Baird’s versa. You can see his family moved to Snow Lake in 1962, the 12 year-old of these sites are still venerated career starting in 1973-74, when he missed several games how a team can really continued playing at the midget level. It was in Snow by native people, even if they with an inflamed sac around his heart. In 1975-76, he gel.” Lake that the, then, defenseman decided to pursue a don't know who painted the fig- missed the final 33 games of season as a result of a seri- Although he played career in hockey. He played two years at the Junior level, ures.” McCharles added, “Even ous knee injury and subsequent surgery. In 1976, the the pros, and both most of the time with the Flin Flon Bombers; however, research has caused some wear then 26 year-old, Baird got sick and was diagnosed with rubbed elbows with, there was a one game stint with the Estevan Bruins. He and tear over the years. Wet- Diabetes. He missed pretty well the whole year, however as well as gave them set a record in Flin Flon for points by a defenseman, ting down the paintings, so they he returned to the pros in 1977 with the Winnipeg Jets to, the stars of the with 75 during the 1970-71 campaign. He also made the photo better, used to be an ac- and ended up winning the Avco Cup with the team that big leagues, Baird 1970-71 WCHL All-Star Second Team. cepted practice. It’s not now.” year. never forgot where His second year of Junior must have impressed the For the few that would do the Following this he went to Europe for four years and he came from. When scouts and as a result he was selected in the second round paintings harm, there are many played with Duisburg, Germany in the European League. he’s handing out the of the 1971 draft, 15th overall by the Seals. This was the more who wish to observe, pho- “In 1979, I played in the Second League in Germany and credit for his good same year that Guy Lafleur and Marcel Dionne went 1st tograph, or just be near them. we won the league that year,” Baird explained. “I then fortune, his roots back and 2nd and players such as Craig Ramsey, Larry Robin- Brew says that there are ten or spent two years in the first league, and then played out in Snow Lake are at son, and Rick Kehoe went 19th, 20th, and 22nd respec- so groups of people who come my final year in the second league.” the forefront. “My tively. Oakland actually traded their first overall draft to Tramping Lake each year Baird met and married his wife Uschi while there. greatest influence as pick to Montreal that year, and the Canadien’s used it to to specifically view the petro- They’ve been married for twenty years (*) this past fall a player was Frank secure Lafleur. This meant that the Seals had no pick in graphs. “If I’m guiding, I’ll and have one daughter, Amber. Baird, 51 (*), is presently Teneycke,” Baird the first round. Baird being the first pick of the second always stop there and explain employed as Group Leader in HBM&S’s Snow Lake said. “He coached me round ended up being the Seal’s first pick overall. “After what I can about the paintings,” Concentrator. He has worked for the company for 19 from midget until I the draft, I played with the Oklahoma City Blazers of the said Brew. “The most asked years (*). was done with Minor Central League, and got called up a couple of times that question is if there is a message A pro career has many high points, but Baird states Hockey. He was first year,” said Baird. “I played 10 games with the Seals or story. I relate what I can, winning the Avco Cup with Winnipeg was the highlight the guy who got me in 1971 and the next year I jumped to the World Hockey but there really isn’t a whole lot of the entire period, also playing beside the likes of Bob- headed towards Junior Association (WHA) with the Alberta Oilers (changed known about them.” by Hull, Anders Hedberg, Ulf Neilson, Barry Long, Ted Hockey. At that time to in 1973), and spent five years with Obviously, there are still Green, Norm Ullman, Jacque Plante, and Al Hamilton I didn’t figure hockey them.” In his move from Junior to the pro ranks, Baird many questions in relation to sits right up there. As does the fact that he got the chance would ever amount to moved frequently from defense to the left wing. He says these artistic occurrences and to play 10 years at the professional level. “I did a lot of anything for me. He that he picked up a few assists in the NHL, but never the people who put them here traveling and got to see a lot of the world. The time I talked me into trying did score a goal. However, it was a different story In that beg to be answered. One spent in Europe and the series I played in with Winnipeg out.” MJ the WHA. He got 14 goals in his first season, 17 in his Brew asks is, “I wonder what against the Russians in Tokyo come to mind,” he said. (*at the time of this second, and picked up 30 in his third. All the while, aver- the fishing was like back then?” There are also many humorous instances that material- writing, which was aging 130 penalty minutes a season. 2002) MJ