May 4,2016 - The Westend Weekly

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Learning opportunities are limitless for co-op students
Connor Tibbs executes a dead lift as a way to engage his
peers in a conversation about physical fitness.
Taylor McQuaker proudly holds a mould she made herself
during her co-op at the Emo Dental Clinic.
Matthew Nowak stands in full surgical gear, prepared to
watch the grossest of knee surgeries if needed.
Faye Boshkaykin shows off her own oil pastel animal portrait, which she taught the art students to create as well.
Savannah Hyatt works on braiding a student's hair during
her co-op presentation.
Moriah Carradice explained that although the legal system
is abused, more often than not, justice prevails.
Maxwell Williams borrowed some equipment from the hospital to explain all that goes into fixing medical machinery.
so it's neat to see how they all
by Melissa Friesen
work differently. I had to adapt
Another round of co-op stuthe way I taught."It took Condents spread themselves
nor awhile to learn his own
throughout the Fort Frances
technique, but he's had good
High School atrium. Their disteachers along the way. He
plays summarized all the work
considers weight lifting one of
they've accomplished and all
his passions and will continue
the insight they've gained over
to perfect his skills as he goes
the last 3 months of co-op
forward, hopefully as a police
placements throughout the
officer.
community. As always, there
Taylor McQuaker spent her
wasn't enough time to talk
co-op at the Emo Dental
with each student. As I weaved
Clinic and found a new love
my way through the narrow
for pouring impressions and
aisles between crowds of peoassisting in root canal proceple, it was hard to choose who
dures. I got to sit next to the
to speak with. Without excepdentist and hold suction and
tion, the co-op placement propass all the tools to the dentist.
gram seems to be a valuable
It was intense and gory, but
part of the participant's cumureally fun!" Although Taylor
lative education, providing a
sometimes had to leave her cocertain clarity that just classop before the procedure was
room work simply cannot
finished, four months of obserproduce. Certainly every stuvation gave her a pretty good
dent would have knowledge to
indication that this is someshare about their experience,
thing she'd like to do permaI've only been able to encapsunently. It gave her such a boost
late a few of them.
in confidence that she'd recConnor Tibbs was co-oping
ommend it to all the students.
in Mrs. Faragher's Personal
"Definitely take a co-op! I was
Fitness Class when an idea
really unsure of what I wanted
struck him: how many people
to do, and then I took the coactually know how to do a
op and ended up really enjoydead lift? "I thought demoning it." When she outlined the
strating a major lift that most
procedure for making moulds,
people don't know how to do
using a real mould she created
would be a great way to interby herself, it was clear she
act with students," he told me.
knew what she was talking
And so he brought his loaded
about. Although Taylor has anbarbell to the high school's
other year of high school to fiatrium and set up shop. Proper
nalize her plans, she definitely
technique was what he was
hopes dental hygiene will be a
most concerned about. "Usubig part of them.
ally the biggest misconception
Matthew Nowak didn't think
is that people round their
he'd be squeamish during his
backs and that leads to insurgery rotation at the hospital
juries. I want to shed some
co-op, that was until the doctor
light on injury prevention."
sliced the patient's knee open.
Connor sometimes prepared
"I think it's considered one of
and taught the full class workthe worst procedures to watch.
out by himself. The moments
It was probably a bad thing
when everyone was working
that I saw it on my first day."
hard and enjoying themselves
First incision? No problem.
were some of his favourites.
Once the tibia bone was ex"Everyone's body is different,
Anne Jean promotes multiple intelligence on her display,
something she's advocating for in her co-op placement.
posed, Matthew couldn't help of the valves in the operating
but think how it looked like a room was stuck and the biochicken wing. Suddenly, medical tech team had to be
haunted by his previous night's called. He decided last year to
dinner of just that, he went stay an extra year in high
white. "My stomach started to school so that he could have a
feel weird, and I had to sit co-op placement, and it's made
down and chug some apple moving forward that much easjuice." After that, he watched ier.
Faye Boshkaykin stuck close
three more knee surgeries.
"Once I could watch the knee to her comfort zone, opting to
surgery, I became really inter- spend her co-op in Mr. Johnested." Not only did Matthew ston's grade 10 and 11 art
get an inside look into the classes, in the same room she's
knee, but into hospital policy been in the for the last four
in general. He had a backstage years. "I really like art and I
pass to many of the hospital's feel like I'm fairly good, so why
backstage operations. The ex- not?" She taught the art class a
perience was so rewarding, it lesson in animal portraits using
reinforced his decision to oil pastels. Some of the highapply to study nursing next lights of the class was "seeing
everyone else's art skills and
fall.
Maxwell Williams also co- what they like to create, and
oped at the La Verendrye hos- teaching this particular lesson
pital, but in the biomedical to them. It felt good, like I was
technician department.
"I the teacher! I made a slideshow
know I'm not going to be a to show the process and then
doctor, I'm bad with blood." had to help them individually
He was part of the team re- as they created their work." Of
sponsible to repair all the med- course, there were times when
ical
equipment
(from she felt unheard and unapprecidefibrillators to beds to ECG ated by the students when they
machines) from Fort Frances, didn't listen to her instructions.
Emo, Rainy River, Dryden, Faye thought co-ops might be
and Sioux Lookout. Maxwell's hard for shy people, since she
first day on the job was a herself is shy, but admits that
meeting with a sales represen- she was stretched through the
tative for a scope cleaning ma- process, and has become more
chine. "It was a big investment confident as a result. She
so they had supervisors from wouldn't mind teaching art in
all around the hospital weigh the future, but is debating
in on the decision." Maxwell whether or not she might want
sat in silence, and felt the to be a tattoo artist instead.
Savannah Hyatt spent her
weight of his job hit him. All
the machinery was important days at A Little Off the Top
and critical, but even so, where she was taken under the
Maxwell got a lot of hands on wings of the staff and moulded
experience. "Obviously I had into a braiding master. When I
access to do things that stu- visited her display, she was
dents co-oping in the other de- busy working on a set of braids
partments didn't. They couldn't for a friend. But it's not just
try operating on a patient, but about braiding for Savannah,
I could run tests myself." she loves everything about
Still, he got a chance to see hair: colour theory, styling, you
surgery for himself when one name it. She had a lot of suc-
As an added bonus, meet some of the high school's business
students! John Gesse and Terrell Mosher cleverly tricked me
into believing they were a co-op display, only admitting they
were a business class presentation after I had sampled their
apple juice and completed a survey on product marketing.
cess and some blunders (on don't work 9-5. That might be
mannequins) while she was their scheduled time, but they
learning to colour, but that was work way beyond that, and it's
all part of the learning process. stressful work. People want
"This was really important for their cases closed quickly."
me. It was deciding factor if I She's going to study finance in
wanted to go into this field. I the fall, and considering a fuwouldn't have known that for ture pursuit in corporate or real
sure if I didn't take my co-op. If estate law.
you want to take one, you won't
Anne Jean has been teaching
regret it!" She's been accepted Christian Living, Music, and
to Nu Wave School of Hair De- Math in the St. Francis 7th
sign for the fall, and is focused grade class. "What I've noticed
to improve her craft as much as is that students are understandpossible before then. After ing things differently." That obschool, she'd love to go back to servation resonated with her
the shop because of how well own educational experience.
she connected with the staff. Anne considers herself in the
"It's a family atmosphere. category of musical learners,
Everyone cares for everyone." not something that's generally
Moriah Carradice's display catered to in the classroom. But
"Scales of Justice" immediately that learning style is just one of
caught my eye. I mean, there nine different types of intelliwas a red dragon in the middle gence. "I think I'm pretty adapt-- I was intrigued. "The scales," able to how people want to be
she says, "are the technicalities taught, but it takes a lot of
in law. It keeps the govern- work" Anne said, sharing that
ment's power in check, like our she includes learning stations,
Charter of Rights and Free- singing, group work, writing
doms, but people abuse it, too." notes, and independent study
She spent her co-op at Morgan as part of her comprehensive
Law Associates and spent teaching. "I had to take stuff
much of her time there filing home at night, and when I'm
and handling documents. After planning a lesson that I know is
three months in the lawyer's of- going to be challenging, I have
fice and watching case after to map out a way to teach it
case come through the doors, through all of these styles." She
she's a witness to the time it could understand how teachers
takes to make things happen fall into sticking to their own
legally. "Especially with real teaching style, creating a chasm
estate, it's not such a simple between the material and the
transaction. There are titles to students' ability to learn. It's
fill out, credit checks, banks something she hopes to change
have to approve, files have to as she pursues a future in edube transferred, and it takes cation and music.
time. There are a lot of
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passings
Moos by Kim Jo Bliss
Finally the sun has arrived!
Everyone is anxious to get on
the land and get some seed
into the ground! I was able to
start cultivating on Friday. For
the most part – it was great!
My students are starting this
week so it will be a crazy week
and they are going to get
tossed into a very busy time! I
was hoping to get back into the
Station over the weekend but
it just didn’t work out. I know
many think it is too early to be
planting but the black soil is
quite warm and we all worry
about what will happen with
our weather. In Rainy River
you can go from early to late
quickly if the rain decided to
come and not leave quick
enough. The nights are still
cool but the seed in the ground
will be fine. I think it is still
too early for corn or soybeans
but cereals are just fine. You
can watch for our little white
stakes to be appearing this
week – but we still need to
weigh and as a matter of fact
some seed hasn’t even arrived
yet!
My little farm helpers were
out for the weekend. They had
to work quite hard on Saturday. We boostered our yearlings and calves and then
sorted everyone out and got
the bulls out. I debated on
waiting until next weekend –
but Saturday is booked with
the 4-H Discovery Day so that
would only leave one farm
day. The girls really did have
to work and I think at the end
of day were pretty tired out. A
few tense moments with cows
that wouldn’t move quickly or
calves that were trying to get
away from us – made for some
interesting conversations at the
end of the day. Marlee explained that her mom just
doesn’t want her hearing
words like that but Maddie
quickly said “momma would
say them too if the cows were
being stubborn!” We just had
to remind each other once
again – “what happens in the
country, stays in the country!”
We celebrated our long day of
work with a bon-fire and
wiener roast.
I have to say thank you to all
of you that have completed a
RRCA Survey and returned it.
We really appreciated hearing
from everyone and will review
all comments. If you are still
interested in completing one –
let me know and I will get one
to you or if you see Missy at
Emo Feed, I left her a few as
well.
We have decided the deadline to enter our Soybean Crop
Challenge will be June 15th,
2016. We have an entry form
for you to complete and as
well we will need your $25
entry fee. If things go well this
year, we will plan to expand
and include other crops as
well.
Many of you have been calling and asking how Fisher is
doing. He is in very good spirits and his radiation will be
completed this week. He will
be home from Thunder Bay
near the end of the week and
he will begin chemo in Fort
Frances. He is happy to hear
from everyone so please don’t
be shy about contacting him!
We wish him and his family all
the best as they go through this
difficult time.
Just a quick reminder now
that it seems “Spring has
Sprung” and because of it
there will be lots of farm
equipment on local roads.
These hard working people
feed the world. Please slow
down and use caution on the
roads to keep our farmers safe!
It’s that time of the year again.
Be patient. Be respectful. Be
thankful. If getting behind a
tractor for a few minutes is the
worst thing that happens to
you today, you’re living pretty
well.
Love that fiddle!
Only a few days remain before Fort Frances again welcomes Scott Woods, Canadian
Fiddle Champion’s “Love that
Fiddle” Show back to Knox
United Church on May 11.
Knox has been receiving very
favourable comments with regards to the recently completed renovations which
included the addition of an elevator lift and fully accessible
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washrooms. These features
now enable anyone who may
struggle with stair climbing to
attend community events such
as this upcoming Scott Woods
Show and the very recently
held Music and Drama Festival performances which Knox
annually has hosted.
Organizers kindly remind
everyone that tickets are still
available at either Fort Frances
General Supply, Brockie’s
Jewellers , Sight and Sound or
by calling Bill Gushulak at either 275-9252 or 274-3891.
Sincere appreciation is extended to everyone who has
supported and continue to support the various Knox Renewal Fundraising Projects.
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Garth Lauchlan George Clifford
On April 30, 2016 at La
Verendrye Hospital in Fort
Frances, Garth finished his
earthly pilgrimage and went to
be with his Lord and Saviour.
Garth was born in Dryden,
Ontario on December 16,
1938, the eldest of five boys
and two girls. At age 12, his
father died suddenly while the
family resided in Hornepayne,
Ontario and it was a difficult
time. Garth dropped out of
school for a year to look after
his baby sister who was only
six months old. To put it in his
own words, “We knew what it
was to be poor, then we discovered poverty.” His mother
remarried three years later and
free of that responsibility,
Garth joined the Canadian
Regular Army at age sixteen to
be a “Boy Soldier” and began
a military career spanning 26
years, retiring as a Captain. It
was a life he loved.
Garth’s faith journey was
launched by a “Damascus
Road” experience in 1970
which led him to later study
theology at an Anglican Seminary, graduating in 1980.
Those ten years were used by
the Lord to remould Garth
from a soldier for his country,
to a soldier for his Saviour.
Although the military had
plans to keep Garth as a chaplain, he felt the Lord calling
him to go elsewhere and he
began ministry in Northwestern Ontario and served God
faithfully with congregations
in Atikokan and Fort Frances.
Forced to retire by the Anglican Church in Canada, he was
led to the Free Methodist
Church in Canada where he
sion, and they were safe.
Garth was twice married, the
father to Lori (Spence) Murray
and Craig Clifford. His second marriage was to his soulmate Diane who continues this
earthly trek, and he became a
parent to David (Stephanie)
Black and Rachel (Mark)
Skinner. Garth said the Lord
had given him many projects,
but in terms of Diane, it was to
ensure her happiness. He had
a special home in his heart for
their grandchildren, Josh and
Matthew Skinner, Sophia, Lila
and Caleb Black.
There were two families of
which he was a part. There
was his faith family and his
genetic one. He loved both
very deeply. Sibling infants
Allan and Janice died before
Garth as did his mother and his
step-father. His memory lives
on in brothers Garry (Phyllis),
Dode (Marguerite), sister
Rhonda (Eric) and Robert
(Christine).
The earthly remains have
been cremated and in due
course his ashes will be interred in Dryden in a plot beside his father’s grave. A
celebration of Garth’s life will
be held on Friday, May 6,
2016 at 11:00 a.m. at the Devlin Hall, with his partner in
life Diane and their faith family leading. It was Garth’s
wish that any In Memoriam
donations be directed to the
Church of the Holy Spirit,
Free Methodist Church, Fort
Frances for their Missions and
Outreach Projects in care of
Green Funeral Home, Box
427, Fort Frances, Ontario
P9A 3M8.
What was life’s journey
about? One of Garth’s many
favourite passages from the
scriptures was the following:
”So that we, who were the
first to set our hope on Christ,
might live for the praise of his
glory.” Ephesians 1:12
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made in care of www.greenfuneralhomefortfrances.com.
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felt God had placed him.
Garth had many gifts, he
loved music and could play
the piano, organ, and guitar
without the knowledge of
reading music. He wrote several songs of faith but always
said the Lord did the dictating
and he just wrote things down.
He was a gifted preacher and
teacher who believed that only
Jesus was to be lifted up. He
lamented the state of much of
the organized religion practiced in North America.
In his youth he was a very
gifted and talented hockey
player, and as a junior he became the property of the New
York Rangers.
He often
chuckled and said that up
north he was just an average
player, in Southern Ontario he
was above average.
Garth developed an interest
in his roots and soon began the
hobby of putting together a
Family Tree. He learned of
his maternal ancestry and was
proud to call Moose Factory
and Fort Albany, the cradles of
his infancy. He was shocked
to learn how his people had
been treated by some of the
Europeans and fur traders. He
acquired his status card to honour the memory of his aboriginal grandfather whom he
only saw once in his life.
He was an avid hunter and
fisherman and loved the outdoors but as age and failing
health crept in, these activities
ended. His spirituality was
rooted deeply in God’s creation. Garth loved dogs and
came to love cats.
His
favourite breed were Golden
Retrievers, and earlier in his
life he trained one to championship level. He loved all the
dogs that had come into his
life but Raska (black lab),
Rocky (English Setter cross),
Rufus (Golden Retriever) and
finally, Rusty also a Golden
captured a special place in his
life. His cats were numerous,
any cat looking for a home just
had to come into Garth’s vi-
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Wednesday, May 11
2 to 3:30
Tea, coffee, sandwiches,
dainties, bake table, Lucky
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Memberships available
Fort Frances Mill’s Old Timer’s Club
Annual Dinner/Buffet $30.00
Thursday, May 26th, 5:30 (Social Hour)
Fort Frances Royal Canadian Legion
All past employees and retirees of the idle mill are invited.
Tickets on sale at From the Grind Up, Sister Kennedy
Centre, committee members or mail a check payable to
Mill’s Old Timers Club to: Mr. Ed Haglund, 409
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Deadline for tickets is May 12th.
Retired Nurses Dinner
Tuesday, May 31
Cocktails 5:30, Dinner 6:30 pm
Fort Frances Legion $20.00 per ticket
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Next Borderland Orchestra Concert is not one to miss
Stand in conductor Aron Bohnert leads the orchestra
through each time signature and tempo change in keeping
with the spirit of the song.
Kitty Gale, Jon Thompson, David Schwartz and Mike Hirst
deliver a powerful sound that often rises above the rest in ornamental solos.
by Melissa Friesen
group and snapping a couple
I snuck into the Donald
of photographs. They play a
Young gym just as the Borderseries of other selections while
land Orchestra was beginning
I'm there, including the "Symtheir take on the "Romeo and
phonic Dances Medley" which
Juliet Overture". I stood
starts with a sparky theme
against the side wall in what I
from Fiddler on the Roof.
hoped was a respectful posIt's not every day that I get to
ture. Several bars in and my
enter into the music chamber
heart starts skipping a little. I
of a live orchestra. I relish the
look towards the back half of
moments I'm there, leaving
the gym which is empty.
only barely in time to make it
Would it be alright if I twirled
to my next appointment.
around? The song really starts
While the Borderland Orchesto sway and I feel like I'm
tra practices regularly, these
Julie Andrews and this gym is
particular selections (and othalive with the sound of music.
ers) have been picked for a
Why don't more people sit in
special performance. The oron orchestra practices? Probchestra is teaming up with
ably because it would be
vocal group Bel Canto to unheartily distracting for all the
leash a showcase of musical
people responsible to make the
delight for a springtime aftermusic happen. So I refrained
noon.
from doing anything but
The concert will take place at
meekly walking around the
2 pm on May 14th at the Bar-
Mark Loney plays his trumpet from the back of the group,
standing out amongst the swelling sounds of violins.
Elin Czayka, Hannah Veldhuisen (back left), and Michelle
Cain focus on the music written in front of them.
The Chapple Museum features a tribute to the old Hudson's
Bay trading post, one of which used to be in Barwick.
The main room of the museum features aisles of collected artifacts, as well as rooms set up in the style of a hundred
years ago.
In the centre, the baby clothes in the nursery section date
back to as early as 1910.
wick Hall. The concert is a last fall. But it's also a celebratribute to Violinist Marcia tion of the history of dance
Bringedahl and Robert Jacob- music. From soft waltzes and
sen, bassist - longtime orches- ballroom music to zippy flatra members who passed away menco tunes that make you tap
your feet, the orchestra will
have you dancing in your seat.
The performance is a
fundraiser for the Chapple Museum's general upkeep fund.
There will be a free will offering during the concert as well
as a silent auction to raise funds
for the museum. It has no admission fee (but donations are
accepted) and runs through the
summer months, featuring an
expansive collection of all
things Barwick history. "There
used to be 13 schools in Chapple," Rilla Race tells me as we
walk through the aisles of the
museum. "One every six miles
because the children had to
walk." As I gaze through the ornaments and trinkets and tools,
I find myself struggling to
imagine a time when these
things were necessary. Even the
chalkboard in the school room
seems like a distant memory,
never mind the relics of the
World Wars and kitchen appliances from the first half of last
century.
The museum, which is
housed in a former general
store on Main Street, winds
through time and theme. As I
browse over old photographs I
Alphonse LaRoche has just celebrated his 99th birthday and imagine that many visitors
have reconnected with family
last week we featured 2 five generation pictures with daughters Lea and Pauline. This is another five generation picture history here. The artifacts find
their way to the museum in a
with daughter Irene's family. Pictured from left Greatvariety of sorts. Some fixtures
Granddaughter Breanna McKay, Grand-daughter Lisa
are simply screwed to the
Haight, daughter Irene Degagne behind Alphonse LaRoche
with Great-Great-Granddaughter Blaire McKay.
Five generations
Legion Chat
by Walter Wagner, Major
Hughes Br. 54 president
I want to thank those that
informed us of their family
members that were veterans.
There seems to be a bit of
confusion as to what makes a
veteran. Here is the official
version - A veteran is any person who is serving or has honourably served in the Armed
Forces of Canada, the Commonwealth or its wartime allies or who have served in the
Merchant Navy or Ferry
Command during wartime.
At this time we have located
a possible 112 names interred
in Forest Lawn. We are striving to not miss anyone.
It is Chinese food at the Friday night meat draw. Hope
to see you there.
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The display features old logging photos, tools, and memorabilia each carrying with them a story of their own.
floor, others mailed from histo- me through each space enthusirians in other provinces, some astically, telling stories of select
found along the shores of the artifacts as she knows them by
Rainy River. Each piece sym- heart. The committee is
bolizes a time when Barwick preparing it for another season
was a thriving community, with of visitors, and expects a suma hotel and stores and restau- mer student to help run the murants.
seum starting in June. Before
Rilla Race, Chair of the Chap- then, appointments can be
ple Heritage Committee, was made to see the museum by
busy cleaning the place when I calling 487-2354.
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Footwear
Footwear
Serving the Rainy River District
20% Off
Just in time for
Mother’s Day!
May 4 to 8
Excluding Muck and Bogs - In Stock Merchandise only.
We offer complete dental care and
full orthodontic services to people across the district
Serving our customers since 1964
New Patients Welcome
Call 274-7131 for your appointment
241 B Second Street, East, Fort Frances
Visit our website at rlfamilydental.ca
www.ronnings.com
Falls (218) 283-8877 Baudette (218) 634-2088
Store Hours: Baudette: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday
International Falls: 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday
Both Locations: Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
No Sales
Tax on
Clothing!
Page 4, The Westend Weekly, May 4, 2016
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two weeks over long periods of time. Please print or type submissions. Real Estate ads are not
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General Newspaper submissions and letters to the editor: This is an independant publication
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is provided.
FARM AND
OTHER H EAVY
E QUIPMENT
Belarus 520 Tractor for
sale. 4x4, 3 pth, live pto.
$4,500.00
Ph. 4872548 or 487-1684. No
Sunday calls.
6
Ford 5000 diesel tractor.
Excellent condition. 3
point hitch and one remote. Always kept inside
and well maintained.
Asking $6000. Phone
483-1443.
7
Front end loader for M.F.
135 tractor $400 ph. 4863301.
7
3 pth, Lilliston Cultivator
for sale. $ 775.00
Ph.
487-2548 or 487-1684.
No Sunday calls.
6
Small tractor loader for
sale. $500.00
Ph.
487-2548 or 487-1684.
No Sunday calls.
6
18 ft. Tandem, tilt deck,
trailer for sale. $5,500.00
Ph. 487-2548 or 4871684. No Sunday calls.
6
New Vermeer 8 wheel V
rake $4,726 US or $5,766
CDN ph. 487-2620.
6
L IVESTOCK /P ETS
F OR S ALE
Wanting to buy: Cull
Cows. Ph. 487-2548 or
487-1684.
6
10 bunnies for sale
$20.00 each and will be
ready to go by May 7.
phone Claude 486-3357.
7
T O GIVE AWAY
2 bags of cement, ph.
274-2286.
6
G ARAGE S ALES
FRIDAY May 6 from 12
to 6 at 902 Second St. E.
kitty corner from the
arena in Fort Frances..lots
of household items 5
Garage sale, many many
tools, Brigs & Stratton
engines, horizontal shafts,
3.6 to 16hp, about 20, lots
of furniture, ph. 8523111.
7
P ERSONAL
Looking for a lady companion, must like animals. I am interested in
antique cars, I smoke but
don’t drink. I’ve just recently lost my wife. Contact Warner at 274-7914.
7
F OUND
Found- Good used bike
between Fort Frances and
Devlin, call and dis crime
to flame. 486-3517.
6
H ELP WANTED OR
H ELP AVAILABLE
Pruning all types of fruit
trees in FF, for larger,
sweeter fruit, crab apple,
apples, plums, pear,
cherry, etc, I will check
for disease and/or bug
damage and remedy the
problem, prune, inspect,
clean up, 10 yrs exp. Ph
Clay 274-3239 or 2761793 or 274-2347.
6
5
size
Gardens
and 2835.
flowerbeds in the fort
Frances and crozier area glider/rocker 75.00,cedar
call 274-7499
6 tete e’ tete 350.00 please
call 274-0315.
5
Roof Sweeping - for
clear water drainage, Fresh pecan nuts from
sweep of entire roof of Oklahoma for sale by the
leaf obstruction, clean pound, ph. 482-3936. 6
around roof vallys and
clean eaves all around, 1 extra large Petmate Pet
call Clay 274-3392, leave Porter dog kennel, 23W x
message with Panda or 27H x 33L in excellent
271-1793 with Chase. 6 condition, seldom used.
Asking $75. Call 2745199.
6
Firearms in any condition, need not be complete or working. Also
interested in parts, scopes
and sights, ammunition,
reloading components or
any firearm related items.
Fair prices paid. 2747
0472.
Electric recliner lifts, 1
large $450 and 1 medium
$300 ph. 274-3506.
5
For Rent - 3 bedroom
house on double lot in
Rainy River. Includes
fridge, stove, dishwasher,
washer, dryer & freezer.
$750/month plus hydro &
gas. Avail. June 1st, call
7
852-4762.
at the Fort Frances Curling
Club. 10AM to 4PM. Info:
275-7523. Here's a sampling of first time vendors
at the Mother's Day weekend Fort Frances Gun &
Hobby Show, Saturday
May 7th. Stacey Johnson
and Frank Fraser; Stained
glass, reloading supplies,
and planted teacups.
James Hnatishin; Collector grade Winchesters &
antique firearms. Bonnie
& Lorne Caul; The Rusty
Spur tack shop. Katie
Galusha;
Tupperware.
L.A.R. Arms; Shooting
and reloading supplies.
Farah Flinders; Mary Kay.
Karla Daniw; Norwex
cleaning products. Cheryl
Hughes; Crafts, canned
goods, & home baking.
Peggy & Rochelle Johnson; Fresh fudge & Essential Oils. Laurie Brown;
JK Apparel. Badiuk
Equipment;
Outdoor
power tools and toys. 6
R EAL E STATE
F OR S ALE OR
RENT & M OBILE
H OMES
M ISC . FOR S ALE
Heat your entire home
for free. Over 85% Efficient. EPA Qualified.
Central Boiler E-Classic
2300
OUTDOOR
WOOD FURNACE.
Call Today. Emo Feed
Service Ltd., Canning
Lane, Emo, ON, 4822017.
7
Box to fit a 90s era GMC
or Chevrolet truck ph.
483-1076.
7
Mobility Scooter with
Basket, rarely used and
stored indoors, commode,
wheelchairs. For info
Jigs! Glow jigs & spin- phone 807-276-3609. 6
ners, Disco jigs, other
coloured jigs, red/green Crosley (Maytag) washspinners, custom orders, ing machine, white, VGC,
ph. 852-3669.
s totally refurbished with
new parts where required,
Inexpensive starter fish- ready for washing duty,
ing rods for kids $10 $300. Call 8523655 (RR),
each, call Don at 852- machine for years of serv6
3669.
s ice.
7’ and 8’ cedar fence
posts, small, med. &
large, $2 to $6 each; also
square bales of hay stored
in shed $1 each; ph. 4863512.
6
Makita 1" electric impact
wrench with carry case
and 3/4" adapter. Like
new condition. $550. Call
or txt. 275-7523.
6
New cupboard doors,
Umbrella clothes line and never installed. Made of
post, asking $25, call pine. Different sizes. Paid
Fran 852-3192.
7 &1000. Asking $500.
486-3517.
6
Hedge trimmer, gas weed
trimmer; CB Radio with birch log flower box $30
cable and antenna and squirrel houses / feeder
wire; many different $50 log cabin bird or
sizes of flower pots; 2 squirrel feeder $25 home
fancy tea pots and 3 cof- made vintage flower box
fee pots plus fishing gear, with a vintage window atphone
483-5462, tached to it $40 bird
Pinewood.
7 houses made out of barn
boards $20 each call 2746
2 sets of 4 truck tires, 7499.
Good Year $40 and
Yokohoma $80 all 17” Stainless steel Moulinex
phone 482-2126.
6 1000 watt Microwave
Oven in good used condi5 ft, 4 inch long deep tion. 1.1 cubic feet. Less
freezer for sale. $100.00 than 2 years old Asking
6
o.b.o. Call (705) 943- 70$. 271-4599.
0206 (item located in
Pinewood).
7 4 drawer dresser $10 ph.
274-2286.
6
One car tire 215/R70 15
$60.00 ph. 271-3742.
WANTED
7
An elliptical Pro-Form
Strider, new Xmas 2015,
hardly used, asking
$450.00, was $1000.00
plus new. Phone: 4872309, ask for Char or
Harry.
5
Lots of household and
furniture for sale every
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
10am to 4pm 207 Third
St., Rainy River ph. 8523111.
5
Looking for someone
who does a lot of Gig Saw
puzzles, I have a lot of expensive ones done only
once, would like to trade
for equal valued ones.
Good winter pastime.
486-3517. Days
6
Looking for an 8' box for
a 1973-79 ford truck.
Some rust or dents are
fine but floor must be rust
free. Text 807-276-0724.
7
Pearl Drum set including
stool, stix and instruc- Wanted calcium cloride
tions in good condition for tractor tires. 4831442.
ph. 274-6639 or 218-283- 5
4481.
6
Yamaha Bravo SnomoDark blue truck topper biles, any cond., ph. 483for sale. Currently on a 1076.
7
GMC PU with 5` 8` box.
Comes with clamps ask- Rear Tine Tiller ph. 483ing $350. Call Steve at 1076.
7
274-2846.
7
Broken down Cub Cadet
Solid metal bronze tone lawn mowers ph. 483frame & maple-colored 1076.
7
wood 48" round diningroom table w/ 6 uphol- Looking for a very nice
stered- seat chairs and filing cabinet ph. 482matching 39"w x 72"h, 3936.
6
hutch/sideboard. Will include assorted round Honda FR 700 Rear Tine
tablecloths.
$300.00. rototiller. ph. 807-599Phone 276-4250.
5 2800.
5
Used 16” truck tires,
good for farm use etc.,
$30 each obo. Can deliver to FF. ph. 807-599-
Will do out door painting
Decks , fences sheds call
274-7499 or 271-2758 in
the fort Frances and
crozier area
6
Will till small to medium
Looking for a 3 bedroom
house in the Fort Frances
area for a family of 4.
This is needed before August 1, 2016. Please contact Joyce @ 274-2465 or
Carl @ 271-2626 for additional information. 7
2 bedroom, 5 appliance
home located in Emo,
new gas, heat, air, hot
water tank, newer win6
dows, 275-6362.
R ECREATIONAL
I TEMS
Looking to buy a house in
Emo or rent Please call
or text 18074643315.
5
1999 , 25 hp merc, short
shaft, tiller handle, rope
start, runs great , $1500.00
, 271-0645.
6
Beautiful River Ave. lot
for sale in Rainy River,
serviced, double lot
120’x120’ 509 River Ave.
s
E. ph. 275-7051.
Honda CRF70 dirt bike.
Excellent condition. Starts
and runs like new. $1250
firm. Call or txt. 275-7523.
6
N OTICES
Planting season and
Mother's Day are just
around the corner. Gift
certificates make great
gifts for mom, dad, yourself or any gardener!
Support Rainy River
High School Chem Free
Grad by purchasing
Loewen's Greenhouses
gift certificates before
buying your plants.
Loewen's will generously
donate 20% of all sales to
RRHS Chem Free Grad.
Available from Rainy
River High School grade
12 students/grads or by
calling the school 8525
3284.
1989 Glastron Sierra 195.
19`bowrider IO. Nice
condition and reliable
boat. 4.3 litre Merc Alpha
One, GPS fish finder,
Shoreland`r trailer, seating
for 8, new battery, 2 tops
(new bimini). $3975.00.
Steve at 274-2846.
7
Upcoming auction sale in
Dawson Twp. June 11/16,
several parties participating. Location across the
tracks on Worthington
Rd. #3. Complete list
will be posted shortly, ph.
7
852-3623.
For sale 2011 Kia Sorrento. Take over payments
of 395.19 per month. Two
years remaining warranty.
Call 4831442
5
Retired contractor will do small
carpenter jobs, some siding &
trim work. Cell 276-1214.
Call Cleason 487-9968
Your outdoor
furnace dealer!
P LANES , B IKES
& OTHER
V EHICLES
1995 Buick Le Sabre car:
motor and transmission in
good working order. Been
well taken care of. Needs
some body work. Make an
offer. 486-3517.
6
emphill
Heating
Vance Hemphill
Natural Gas & Propane
Appliances
Sales, Services & Installation
Professional Duct Cleaning
home, commercial & cottage
maintenance available
807-271-3516
[email protected]
Rainy River District
Women’s Shelter of Hope
If you are a woman who has
experienced violence or abuse,
staff at the Atikokan Crisis Centre
are available 24 hours a day to
listen and provide support to you.
1-800-465-3348
LIDKEA
Optometry Services
Dr. Robert E. Lidkea
Dr. Bruce A. Lidkea
(807)
274-6655
Your local H&L Motors rep
•Stoves
•Parts
•Accessories
•Installation
McCormick, Landini,
Hesston, Valtra, Kuhn,
MacDon and Farm
King
Check out the website:
www.hlmotors.ca
Mallard Creek Mechanical
[email protected] - Daryl Meck
691 Barwick Road, Phone 487-1395 or 1-807-271-2201
unwanted or broken
gold & silver jewelry.
Buying & Selling Gold and
Silver Bullion.
One oz Bags to 100 oz Bags
283-4701 324 3rd St., Int’l Falls
Celebrating 33Years!
•
•
•
•
•
WE OFFER
Accurate on-site appraisals of volume and quality
Before and after aerial photography
Competitive pricing
Flexible payment options
Pay statements directly from the mill for ALL
DELIVERIES
• Direct deposit to your bank account EVERY WEEK
• We will work with you to meet your objectives and
put that resource to work for you!
Call and set up an appointment today
Bud McQuaker 807 487 2000 ext 260
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS AND
OTHERS
All persons having claims
against the Estate of HARLAN
LESLIE FARAGHER, also
known as LESLIE HARLAN
FARAGHER late of the Town of
Fort Frances and of Township of
Watten, in the District of Rainy
River, who died on or about the
19th day of March, 2016, are
hereby notified to file same, duly
verified with the undersigned
Solicitor or Estate Trustees on or
before the 30th day of June,
2016, after which date the estate
will be distributed with regard
only to claims which have been
received.
DATED at the Town of Fort
Frances, in the District of Rainy
River, this 20th day of April,
2016.
KAREN SUE QUEFFELEC and
DARCY SHAWN FARAGHER
Estate Trustees With a Will
by their Solicitor;
LAWRENCE G. PHILLIPS
406 Church St.
Fort Frances, Ontario P9A 1E2
Rainy River District
School Board
Invites applications for the positions of:
Elementary and Secondary Long Term
Occasional Teacher Lists
For more information regarding these positions please
visit the Employment section of our website at
www.rrdsb.com
Heather Campbell
Director of Education
Home Renovations
New Construction
Lake Work
If your water doesn’t drain...
Ease the strain! Call
Romyn
Pumping
Waste Water Service
483-5339
NORTHERN SPORTS
& MACHINE
Randy Orton • 651 Cty Rd 1
SW, Baudette
3/4 mile S. of Baudette Motel
ATVs & Snowmobiles
• We service & repair all
makes & models
• Complete Automotive &
Diesel Machine Shop
• Complete line of Sled
Bed Trailers
(218)
634-1089
Polaris ATVs may not be ridden by anyone under 16
and all riders should take a safety course. For safety
and training information see your dealer or call Polaris at 1-800-342-2764. ATVs can be hazardous to operate. For your safety always wear a helmet, eye
protection, protective clothing and never carry passengers. ©1998 Polaris Industries Inc.
* Windows * Doors * Decks * Docks * Drywall
* Kitchens * Baths and more!
Barging Service Available
Call Rick or Randy @ 807-275-8346 or 807-276-0263
NORTH AUTO for used parts!
North Auto is your local recycler for used parts.
We can also find new after market parts at reasonable prices.
We are now scrapping for parts the following vehicles:
2004 GMC Sierra 2500
2008 VW Rabbit
2013 Dodge Caravan
2005 Jeep Liberty
2008 Dodge Avenger
2013 Chevy Cruze
2005 Chevy Colorado
2012 Nissan Versa
2014 Jeep Wrangler
2007 Ford F150
2011 Chevy Silverado 1500
2013 Mazda 3
Need used parts? Call or stop at
NORTH
AUTO
on the highway, west of Fort Frances
The UPS Store
®
Wide Format Printing
• Banners & Posters
• Blue Prints & Maps
• Photographs
theupsstore.ca/369
274-5444
Call
221 Scott Street
Fort Frances, Ontario
See us for your farm
equipment needs!
Fishing for your
2000 - 30hp Yamaha long
shaft, electric start, oil injection $1,800 phone 4860532.
6
9th Annual Gun & Hobby
Show. Saturday, May 7th
Martin’s Construction
WE CAN HELP
Norbord Inc in Barwick will purchase your timber!
Saturday, May 7th, 6 PM
at the Emo CRC church.
God's Great Outdoors,
Rainy River District, will
be hosting Gerry Caillouet, founder and author
of GGOs and Media Ministries. Potluck supper at
6pm, followed by a message from Gerry. Everyone is welcome. A free
will offering will be taken
to help defray costs of future GGOs events.
6
Looking to buy property
in Emo with town services Please call leave
text
or
message
5
18074643315.
Camper trailer 24 to 26’
long, not a gooseneck, ph.
807-483-5803 or 218417-0059.
5
ATTENTION LANDOWNERS
Do you own land that has standing timber on it?
Do you want to turn that timber into $$$$$$?
Alcoholics Anonymous
Rainy River AA
Please call for meeting time and location
Ph. 1-807-276-1074
Lorelei Locker
OPTOMETRIST
314 Scott Street, Fort Frances
274-0510
274-7243
Carr’s Repair
is pleased to announce
they are a certified repair
shop and do heavy truck
and trailer, bus
and car safties.
Phone 487-2548
or see our website at:
www.carrsrepairvintageparts.com
Bauman’s
Construction
All types of cement
work: floors, walls,
driveways, sidewalks,
basement repairs.
Call Bruce
807-483-1423
Noble Monument Sales
Contact me for a
No Obligation Quote
• Custom-ordered
monuments & markers
• In Home Consultation
• Design Proof for
Approval
• Satisfaction
Guaranteed
[email protected]
www.noblemonuments.ca
Mavis
St. Hilaire
We’re here to
cover
ALL Your
Sharpening
Needs!!
“If it cuts we can sharpen it!”
We do it all...Woodworking tools, Veterinary & Hairdressing needs as well
as sewing.
Drop off locations at:
Great Bear, Busch’s Auto and Tompkins Hardware plus pickup and delivery on large orders.
807-707-0750 or 807-481-9980
[email protected]
DR. THOMAS COUSINEAU
- OPTOMETRIST 808 Scott St., Fort Frances
274-8551
Melanie’s Footcare
& Reflexology
REFLEXOLOGY:
Touch Therapy...
A natural Healing Art
FOOTCARE:
Reduction of corns, calluses and
nails (Veteran’s Affairs Provider)
Footcare Clinics in
Emo, Rainy River,
Morson and Fort Frances
482-3778
276-3648
Call for appointment:
Melanie Murray 852-3308
or cell 1-807-271-4190
Page 5, The Westend Weekly, May 4, 2016
TOPS celebrates its members from around Northwestern Ontario
Area Captain Blaire Paterson (Kenora/Rainy River) and
Area Captain Rose Marie Shandruk (Thunder Bay) read
aloud the testimonies of the division winners.
With high hopes and a firm resolve, Mollie Kamm, Lorraine
McMahon, Ada Antoniw and Allan Legros were awarded as
each division's top winners (most weight lost).
One of the many hugs between TOPS regional director
Debra MacLean and one of the members, as each award
winner was called to the front.
by Melissa Friesen
I went to part of TOPS'
Area Recognition Day on Sunday morning, but with all the
standing and sitting, it felt a
little bit like church. If you're
unfamiliar with TOPS it stands
for Taking Off Pounds Sensibly, and the organization's
been doing it since 1948.
I walked in just as the first
prize winners were being
awarded. Two women sat on
stage with bouquets of flowers and sashes across their
chest. Four people sat centre
stage. I had no idea what was
going on. Allan Legros walked
to the front of the stage as
someone read his testimony.
Tears started to well in his
eyes and those sitting at the tables all around the room. And
again, as Mollie Kamm
walked to the front, and then
Ada Antoniw, and then Lorraine McMahon. With each
story of tragedy, each set back,
every stumbling block, tears
began to fall around the room.
I finally understood what the
half dozen packages of
Kleenex were for.
These people had went to
war with their struggle to be
healthy and come out on the
other side. Now, they were
being crowned in victory. In
front of their fellow members
and friends and fighters, in solidarity and standing ovations,
each person who graced the
stage had a story to tell. They
had an addiction they were
fighting. They had a community who loved them. It was
far more emotional for me, an
outsider, than I ever anticipated. We heard of people who
had lost 100+ pounds, and
then gained it all back. We saw
them starting back at the beginning, and it was incredibly
stirring for everyone in the
room. And the room was
packed, by the way. TOPS
chapters from Thunder Bay,
Dryden, Atikokan, and around
the Rainy River District came
to celebrate and support each
others' journeys through
weight loss.
Even the regional director,
Debra MacLean, who oversees operations from Nova
Scotia to Northwestern Ontario was there. She handed
out every pendant, squeezed
every shaky hand, and even
told her own story of how she
Notice of Meeting:
Please be informed that the Annual General Meeting of the
Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board
will be held on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at
6:00 p.m.
La Place Rendezvous
Ojibway, Laverendrye or Lady Frances Meeting Room TBD
1201 Idylwild, Drive Fort Frances, Ontario
The tentative agenda includes:
Chair’s Annual Report
CAO’s Annual Report
Audited Financial Statements
Question Period
Refreshments will be served following the meeting.
ON BEAUTIFUL RAINY LAKE
Our Special
This Friday & Saturday is
Walleye Oscar
A broiled walleye fillet served over
wild rice, a layer of asparagus spears
and crab meat with hollandaise sauce
drizzled over the top. Served with a
tossed or Caesar salad.
Mother’s Day Special is
Chicken Alfredo Bruschetta on May 8th
Serving Dinner from Noon - 8:00 pm
10 miles east of Int'l Falls on Hwy. 11
218-286-3151
Dine Daily ~ 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
www.thunderbirdrainylake.com
Century Medallion winners (awarded for keeping 100+
pounds off for a year) were recognized and took their place
beside their regional director. Jennifer Noyes, on the left, received the award in 2012, and Brenda Messervia received
the award this weekend,
came to TOPS. Twenty years
ago, she was in a head on collision and suffered enough injuries
to
require
hospitalization for an entire
year. She had eight orthopedic
surgeries and the recovery
time was lengthy. Her weight
gain left her feeling powerless
and out of control. When her
neighbour asked her to join her
at a TOPS meeting for moral
support, she agreed. And she's
never left since. She encouraged each of them that if she
could manage to get up and
walk, eight years after being
told she'd be in a wheelchair,
then the rest of them could too.
Roughly 200 TOPS members
were at the event, with brand
new members as well as those
who've been a member for
more than 40 years. Each chapter, divided geographically,
has its own identity, demographic, and size, but absolutely everyone was treated
like family when they got on
that stage. Anyone interested in
visiting a TOPS chapter can go
on www.tops.org to find one
nearest you.
This year's Northwestern Ontario Royalty were Donna
Wiersma from Fort Frances as Runner Up and Bonnie Jean
Palmer from Kenora as Queen.
Agnes LaDouceur from Kenora was reinstated as a KOPS
after many years of being away from the program.
The weekend's closing ceremony is a "Circle of Light"
where the veteran members form a circle around the others
as a way to inspire and establish a deep sense of community
for another year.
Page 6, The Westend Weekly, May 4, 2016
Maverick Juson releases new single Why did the David and
Collet Stephan jurors cry?
Maverick Judson's new single "Stay" was released this
week, a lighthearted pop track
about trying to reconcile a relationship. If you remember
his last single, "Just Drive",
you know he went all out for
the music video: a trip to
Toronto for shooting, Danny
Fernandez on the track, professional video crew, on
screen girlfriend, the whole
bit. This time, Maverick
wanted to change things up.
The location? The Bahamas.
This time, he took the video
camera in his own hands. The
music video highlights the
scenery and activity at the resort where he and his real life
girlfriend vacationed at a few
weeks ago, with him playing
the role of director.
So Maverick let me hang out
in his studio for a bit last week
to ask him some questions
about the single and the direction he's going in. It turns out
Maverick's had the beat for
"Stay" sitting in the archives
for a while now. One day last
year he was searching for
something new and well,
found something he already
made. "It's just a song to put
you in a good mood! Enough
to keep your head bobbin'."
The song is simplistic in nature, like most of today's pop
music: a repetitive chorus, feel
good lyrics. "I just try to keep
my music as simple as possible. There's a fine line between
saying what you really mean
and making the song commercially relatable."
The video is a "spring break,
feel good video." He and his
girlfriend took turns filming in
between vacationing. It was a
last minute decision to turn the
vacation into a business trip.
"The day before we left I
thought, 'I should bring my
camera.'" So in between excursions and relaxing, the two
took to the beach and around
the resort to film. "No one got
mad at me for shooting around
the resort, so that was nice."
Maverick wants to be more involved in the visual storytelling process with his
unreleased music, having
more control of the artistic direction. Especially since the
"Just Drive" shoot, he's been
learning new camera and lighting techniques to improve the
quality of his own videos.
For now, he's focusing on
finding ways to visually tell
the story of every song he's
written off the upcoming
album. "Each one sounded
like it could use a video to tell
its story. I just want to do
something fun with each of
them, maybe a lyric video."
After that, "we'll see what the
response is," he says. Over the
last few years, and especially
the last few months, Maverick
has put a lot of time and
money into his projects. Waiting for them to become public
property is a bit of an draining
process.
His early spring media tour
was successful. He learned a
lot, received a fair bit of exposure, made some great connections, but not all the
interviewers were as hospitable as he hoped. With more
popular venues came more
pressure and less personable
interactions. For someone like
Maverick, who keeps his heart
back in the small town of
Emo, rubbing shoulders with
the famous and the wannabe
famous was a mixed experience: enlightening and disappointing. It'll be something he
never forgets, but it made him
miss the down to earth nature
of Northwestern Ontario folks.
Now his album is in the last
stages of production and in the
hands of people like his
graphic designer. As the project makes its final steps to
completion, he's anxious to
release the music, which he'll
hopefully be able to do in
June.
Regardless of the direction
his music takes, Maverick
knows that he'll always make
music, and he'll always be
proud to make music for the
people he loves the most: the
folks right here at home. "I'm
not done. I'm always going to
release music, I just want people to know that. This is one of
many more to come."
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"Stay" or to subscribe to updates, go to www.maverickjudson.com.
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Still they acquitted. He then
fined them for contempt and
imprisoned them until they
paid their fines. One stalwart
juror, Edward Bushell, refused
to pay. A higher court eventually freed him, establishing the
principle that jurors cannot be
punished for their conscientiously held verdict.
Some U.S. states have even
incorporated this principle into
their state constitutions. For
instance, Maryland's constitution says this: "In the trial of
all criminal cases, the Jury
shall be the Judges of Law, as
well as of fact. . . ."
Often called "jury nullification," this process of judging
the law and acquitting was
widely used during Prohibition to invalidate alcohol control laws that jurors felt were
unjust.
Canadian juries actually have
a similar power to exercise
their consciences and rebel
against what they see as an unjust application of the law.
Mandatory jury secrecy ensures this - provided a juror is
sufficiently
independentminded and logical to figure it
out. The problem is, jurors
can't be told about it. Lawyers
who tried to encourage such
juror mutiny would be in contempt of court.
It's an interesting contradiction. Citizens are ultimately
the source of our laws. We
trust them to make new laws
and change old ones by voting
for representatives in Parliament, or becoming representatives themselves. But when it
comes to making law in the
courtroom, we deny them the
knowledge of their power.
Karen Selick is a lawyer and
commentator.
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This was clearly a sad case,
but it seems unlikely that the
jurors were crying over
Ezekiel's death at this late
stage. That happened earlier
on, during the replaying of the
Stephans' urgent calls to 911.
It's illegal for jurors to disclose what happened during
their deliberations, so we'll
never know for sure what distressed them so. However, my
suspicion is that they cried for
two reasons. First, like the
judge, they had gotten to know
the Stephans during the trial
and felt enormous sympathy
towards them, and for what
will now happen to them and
their three other children. They
realized that the Stephans are
not the callous ignoramuses
who tried to cure their child's
meningitis with maple syrup,
as some reports keep repeating. They are caring, loving
parents who have already paid
mightily for any apparent failings.
Second, the jurors probably
disliked the horrible feeling
that they had been forced to
convict this couple when they
would have preferred not to.
Rare, controversial cases like
this demonstrate a little-known
void in Canada's criminal law.
We lack two features that
some jurisdictions have: the
right for juries to judge not
only the facts but also the law,
and the right for juries to know
about this power.
These concepts date back to
Bushell's Case. In 1670 in
England, a jury acquitted two
men of offences related to the
public preaching of Quakerism. However, the judge
wanted a conviction. He
locked the jurors in overnight
without food, water or heat.
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It must be a huge relief for
the members of a jury when an
eight-week trial ends. Even so,
it's not often that half-a-dozen
jurors dissolve into tears immediately after their verdict is
announced.
That's what happened on
April 26 after a Lethbridge,
Alta., jury found David and
Collet Stephan guilty of failing
to provide the necessaries of
life for their son Ezekiel. The
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2012 after contracting meningitis and spending eight minutes without air in an
inadequately equipped ambulance taking him to hospital.
One courtroom observer (a
friend of the Stephans) told me
six of the 12 jurors cried, some
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cried. The Canadian Press said
two. The CBC - the news
source that consistently
painted a negative portrait of
the Stephans throughout the
trial - didn't mention jurors
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Stephan and "people in the
courtroom's gallery" cried.
My observer told me other
details that went largely unreported: the jury foreman announced the verdict in a
choked, hoarse voice. The
judge, too, appeared emotionally affected. He looked
shocked, appeared to wipe a
tear from his cheek, and was
similarly hoarse with emotion
when he spoke. He refused the
Crown's request that the
Stephans be forced to immediately surrender their passports,
reportedly saying he had come
to know the couple.
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