Police in Hay River are instructing residents to avoid the town's 533 neighbourhood "due to an ongoing policing operation." Here's what we know.

Failure to Comply Undertaking

On January 8th it was reported that a 30-year-old male was breaching a No Contact Order. The male had contacted his ex multiple times over the last few days with comments escalating. The female was relocated for her safety, the male was located and arrested by police on January 9th. He was held for court.

Arrest Warrant

On January 9th at 8:46PM police located a 34-year-old male near the 900 block of Victoria Avenue and arrested him on the strength of a Warrant for Arrest (Possession of Property Obtained by Crime). He was later released via Appearance Notice with a court date of March 6th, 2025.

Failure to Comply Release Order / Consuming Liquor in Public

On January 9th at 9:23PM police noted a 41-year-old male consuming liquor in the 200 block of 9th Street. The male was arrested for Possessing/Consuming Liquor in Public (LGCA) as well as for Failure to Comply Release Order where he is not to consume alcohol. He was later released via Appearance Notice with a court date of March 6th, 2025.

Arrest Warrant

On January 9th at 10:39PM a 35-year-old female was noted in the 1300 block of 5th Street. She was arrested on the strength of her Warrant for Arrest (Failure to Comply Release Order). She was later released via Appearance Notice with a court date of March 6th, 2025.

Arrest Warrant

On January 10th at 1:00AM a 39-year-old female was noted near the 800 block of Pacific Avenue. She was arrested on the strength of her Warrant for Arrest. (Failure to Attend Court). She was held in detention cells and will attend court in the morning on January 10th, 2025. 

Breach of Peace

On January 10th at 1:19AM police were contacted by a cab company regarding a driver in the 100 block of 13th Street having issues with a fare. Police attended and found a highly intoxicated 26-year-old male who was found to be the cause of the disturbance. He was arrested for Breach of Peace. He was held in detention cells and will be released once sober.

IPDA (Intoxicated Persons Detention Act)

On January 10th at 1:31PM a call came in claiming a couple was fighting in the residence. Police attended and it was determined that the issue was in fact the highly intoxicated 47-year-old female caller. She was arrested, held in detention cells and will attend court in the morning.

For general inquiries or to file a report:

(204)729-2345 or https://www.brandon.ca/police-contact/police-contact

Anyone with information on any unsolved crime is asked to call Brandon Crime Stoppers at 204-727-(TIPS) 8477, www.brandoncrimestoppers.com or by texting BCSTIP and your message to CRIMES (274637).  Crime Stoppers pays up to $2000.00 cash for information that leads to the solution of a crime.

CRIME STOPPERS 204-727-TIPS

High-profile cabinet minister Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says she won't seek the Liberal leadership, according to a source with knowledge of her plans.

Students from St. Stephen and Milltown are partnering up to bring a multicultural fair to the community. 

Teacher Catriona McLanaghan has been helping coordinate the event, which is scheduled for Jan. 23 at St. Stephen Elementary. 

“Because we’ve had so many newcomer families move into the district,” she said in an interview with The Courier. “It is one of the ideas that we had to celebrate diversity in our community and build relationships.” 

The event will feature different tables from different countries featuring displays and information, cultural dances, and instruction on different languages, among other activities. 

McLanaghan said each child will get a little passport which they can get stamps to show what places they visited during the event.

She said sometimes it can be challenging to introduce yourself or ask questions about someone else and their culture, but this will open the lines of communication between students and their families. 

“It’s just this nice, friendly, welcoming and an easy way to start conversations and they realize, like, oh yes, you’re just like me, but you’re from a different place,” she said. 

Some cultural associations will be joining the small fair, she said, including the Chinese Cultural Association of New Brunswick,  and the Nigerian Cultural Association of New Brunswick, and McLanaghan said she is awaiting a response for some others as well. 

One student, she explained, has spent time hand-sowing his Croatian traditional clothing for a dance he intends to perform during the fair.

It is in its first year, but she is hoping this will become something that increases in size in the years to come. 

“It’s a way for people to build bridges, come in, have conversations with different people, and learn about where people come from,” she said. 

Anyone who wishes to participate in the cultural fair should reach out to McLanaghan through her email: [email protected].

The fair is on Jan. 23 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at St. Stephen Elementary and is open to the public.

TOWN OF KINGSVILLE
REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL
AGENDA

Monday, January 13, 2025
6:00 – 10:00 PM
Unico Community Centre
37 Beech Street Kingsville, ON
N9Y 1A9

The Agenda for the Council meeting is available on our website. View the meeting via Livestream at the time of the proceedings at https://www.kingsville.ca/livestream

Please contact the Clerk at [email protected] for information pertaining to this agenda or to arrange for any additional accessibility needs.

Event Details

Agenda (PDF):
Agenda Package – Regular Council Meeting_Jan13_2025.pdf

Agenda (HTML): 
https://kingsville-pub.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=4de82e2a-ef38-4249-b0ec-67793f1a09ee&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English

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There will be a Special and Regular Meeting of Essex County Council on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, which are scheduled to commence at 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM, respectively.

As permitted pursuant to By-law 2024-26, being a by-law to provide rules governing the order and proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the County of Essex, adopted on June 5, 2024, the meeting will take place with members of County Council in person at the County of Essex Administration Building.

Essex County Council meetings are open to the public. Seating is limited in Council Chambers at the County of Essex Administration Building. As such, members of the public who wish to attend the meeting in person are encouraged to pre-register. Pre-registration allows for a more expedient check in procedure.

Registration in person is permitted on the day of the meetings as well. Attendees can proceed to the registration kiosk at the West Entrance of the County of Essex Administration Building beginning at 4:00 PM.

Overflow seating is not available. Once the capacity limit of 97 people is reached, no further people will be admitted to the Administration Building, and will instead be invited to view the meeting from home or may wait until a seat is vacated.

The Special Meeting pertains to an Official Plan Amendment affecting Leamington.  Information regarding the amendment can be found on the County of Essex website at Public Meeting Notice: Official Plan Amendment Affecting Leamington

The Special Meeting agenda is available for viewing or download on the County website.

Following the Special Meeting, Essex County Council will meet in Regular Session beginning at 6:00 PM.

The Regular Meeting agenda is available for viewing or download on the County website.

The County will be live streaming both meetings at the following link:
https://video.isilive.ca/countyofessex/live.html.

The Regular Meeting will also be broadcast by YourTV Cogeco cable.

Everyone attending Essex County buildings or County Council meetings agrees to abide by all County of Essex policies and procedures. To review the policies and procedures, please visit the County Council page on the County of Essex website.

Essex County Council will assemble for a Closed Meeting at 3:00 PM pursuant to Section 239 (2) (b), (d), (f) and (k) of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended for the following reasons:

(b) personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees;

(d) labour relations or employee negotiations;

(f) advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including necessary for that purpose;

(k) a position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality or local board. 2001, c. 25, s. 239 (2); 2017, c. 10, Sched. 1, s. 26.

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The Town of Kingsville is dedicated to expanding our recreational programs. See what’s happening at the Arena the week of January 13, 2025.

Monday, January 13 – WINTER PROGRAMS BEGIN

• Drop-In Indoor Pickleball – 7:30 am to 1:00 pm – Kingsville Arena
• Adult Skate – 9:00 am to 9:50 am – Kingsville Arena
• Shinny – 10:00 am to 10:50 am – Kingsville Arena
• Home School Skate – 12:00 pm to 12:50 pm – Kingsville Arena
• Home School Shinny – 1:00 pm to 1:50 pm – Kingsville Arena
• Tai Chi All Levels – 7:15 pm to 8:15 pm – Lakeside Park Pavilion

Tuesday, January 14

• Senior Shinny – 8:00 am to 8:50 am – Kingsville Arena
• Parent and Tot Skate – 9:00 am to 9:50 am – Kingsville Arena
• Drop-In Parents & Tots (10 Months – 4 Years) – 9:30 am to 12:00 pm – Kingsville Arena
• Creative 55+ Art Class – 10:30 am to 12:30 pm – Carnegie Arts & Visitor Centre – Registration Required
• Junior STEM – 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm – Kingsville Arena – Registration Required
• Little Ninjas (4–5 Years) – 4:30 pm to 5:15 pm – Kingsville Arena – Registration Required
• Little Ninjas (6–8 Years) – 5:30 pm to 6:15 pm – Kingsville Arena – Registration Required

Wednesday, January 15

• Drop-In Indoor Pickleball – 7:30 am to 1:00 pm – Kingsville Arena
• Adult Skate – 9:00 am to 9:50 am – Kingsville Arena
• Zumbini (0–4 Years) – 9:30 am to 10:15 am – Kingsville Arena – Registration Required
• Shinny – 10:00 am to 10:50 am – Kingsville Arena
• Home School Skate – 12:00 pm to 12:50 pm – Kingsville Arena
• Home School Shinny – 1:00 pm to 1:50 pm – Kingsville Arena
• Public Skating – 3:00 pm to 4:20 pm – Kingsville Arena
• Little Athletes – 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm – Kingsville Arena – Registration Required
• Kingsville Painters Guild – 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm – Grovedale Arts and Culture Centre

Thursday, January 16

• Drop-In Indoor Pickleball – 7:30 am to 12:00 pm
• Drop-In Indoor Badminton – 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
• Public Skating – 3:00 pm to 4:20 pm – Kingsville Arena
• Drop-In Corn Hole Toss – 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm – Kingsville Arena
• LEGO Club – 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm – Kingsville Arena – Registration Required
• Little Creators – 5:00 pm to 5:45 pm – Kingsville Arena – Registration Required

Friday, January 17 – PA DAY

• PA Day Camp (4–12 Years) – 8:00 am to 5:00 pm – Kingsville Arena – Registration Required
• Drop–In Indoor Pickleball – 7:30 am to 12:00 pm – Kingsville Arena (CANCELLED)
• Adult Skate – 9:00 am to 9:50 am – Kingsville Arena
• Shinny – 10:00 am to 10:50 am – Kingsville Arena
• Parent and Tot Skate – 11:00 am to 11:50 am – Kingsville Arena
• PA Day Skate – 12:00 pm to 12:50 pm – Kingsville Arena
• School Shinny – 1:00 pm to 1:50 pm – Kingsville Arena

Saturday, January 18

• Little Dancers (4–5 Years) – 9:00 am to 9:45 am – Kingsville Arena – Registration Required
• Little Dancers (6–7 Years) – 10:00 am to 10:45 am – Kingsville Arena – Registration Required
• Gymnastics Beginner (Parents and Tots) – 9:30 am to 10:15 am – Kingsville Arena – Registration Required
• Gymnastics Beginner (2–3 Years) – 9:30 am to 10:15 am – Kingsville Arena – Registration Required
• Gymnastics Beginner (4–6 Years) – 9:30 am to 10:15 am – Kingsville Arena – Registration Required
• Public Skating – 4:30 pm to 6:10 pm – Kingsville Arena

Sunday, January 19

• Drop-In Parents & Tots (10 Months to 6 Years) – 10:00 am to 12:00 pm – Kingsville Arena: Auditorium A

Visit our online recreation portal at Kingsville Click and Play to register for a program and to see specific details (such as fees). Drop-in programs do not require registration.

Explore Kingsville’s Community Calendar to discover more events hosted by various groups in the area. We can’t wait to welcome you next week!

Image by Hobby_Photographer from Pixabay

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Online urgent care is available for residents in Southwestern Ontario. Appointment costs are fully covered with an Ontario health card.

In February 2021, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, London Health Sciences Centre and Hamilton Health Sciences Centre partnered together to offer virtual urgent care services through www.urgentcareontario.ca. We offer urgent online medical care services to adults, children and residents of long-term care across Southwestern Ontario.

• Children’s Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre – provides virtual urgent care for children/youth
• Hamilton Health Sciences – provides virtual acute care consultations for long-term residents (currently Hamilton and Niagara North West)
• St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton – provides virtual urgent care for adults in Southwestern Ontario

The www.urgentcareontario.ca initiative received provincial funding to enhance the pandemic response through appropriate virtual care options, which are key in ensuring continuity of health services while preventing the spread of COVID-19.

A virtual urgent care appointment may be right for you if you or a loved one have a medical issue that is NOT life threatening, but requires urgent medical attention. The www.urgentcareontario.ca services are only for individuals that have an urgent medical issue but cannot see their family doctor due to availability or they do not have a family doctor.

We inform all patients that their first point of contact should always be their family doctor if they have one and they are available. We know family doctors are the most familiar with the personal and medical history of their patients, and often have a lengthy relationship with them. Patients seen through www.urgentcareontario.ca are told to follow up with their family doctor if necessary.

For any adults who see an www.urgentcareontario.ca, the assessment notes from the visit are shared with the patient’s family physician through fax within 24 hours.

Health care services and/or community supports for patients in the Windsor-Essex Area (including Leamington, Lakeshore, LaSalle, Kingsville, Amherstburg, Tecumseh, Pelee) are available through Windsor Essex Ontario Health Team.

If you are in severe distress, call 911 and do not drive yourself to the hospital. If you’re having a medical emergency or your symptoms worsen while you’re waiting for a virtual appointment, visit your nearest emergency department or urgent care centre in person.

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Despite the heroic efforts of the Norris Point and Rocky Harbour fire departments, a home on Hospital Lane in the west coast community was a total loss.

The fire broke out on Wednesday, consuming the home, and leaving the affected family with nothing.

Firefighters were on the scene for an extended period trying to contain the blaze and prevent it from spreading to nearby homes and vehicles.

The fire is not believed to be suspicious in nature.

Bonne Bay Search and Rescue assisted the fire department by deploying a drone to check for hot spots

The Fire Department is asking area residents to use caution while accessing Hospital Lane over the next few days.

After announcing his departure, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried to reach an agreement with opposition leaders so that his government would survive a few more weeks in Parliament, Radio-Canada has learned. 

RCMP in St. George is asking for the public’s help in identifying an individual following an incident in Upper Letang.

According to police, while fuelling up at a business on Main Street in Upper Letang on Jan. 7 around 11:15 a.m., a man made a gesture toward the owner that led the owner to believe the person was armed.

“The owner immediately returned inside the business, and the individual fled the scene without paying,” the release from the RCMP said.

Police said the man was described as in his 30s, wearing a black hoodie, black pants, and brown footwear at the time of the incident. The vehicle being driven is also described as a dark-colored pickup truck with noticeable body damage.

Anyone with information about the incident, or who has dash cam or security footage from the area at the time of the incident, is asked to contact the St. George RCMP at 506-755-1130.

To remain anonymous, information could be provided to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

The investigation is ongoing.

For some people interviews are simple and they can ace interviews with ease. But, for most of us, interviews can be nerve-wracking, and you need a strategy to organize your answers based on the interview you are attending. 

When attending an interview, it is important to understand the company, the job posting in its entirety, and whom you will be meeting with. There are a few ways you can approach this to have a good performance during your interview. Another point is to always understand your values when you are going to an interview. Understanding what you are looking for in life both personally and professionally will help to guide you in interviews and during your job search.

Understanding the company – First, you want to understand the company beyond the job posting. Most well-written job postings will have information about the company. However, this isn’t always the case. It is important to research the company on their website. Go to their career page and see what they offer as a company culture. Also, read some reviews of the company on websites like GlassDoor and Indeed to gain more insight into what it is like to work there. See if the company offers training and professional development, these can be great perks that can help you grow personally and professionally. The main point is to understand the company and its culture to see how it fits with your values and needs as a professional. Asking who will be interviewing you is important. Don’t be afraid to ask who you will be meeting with during the interview. 

Understanding the role – Knowing the role you are applying to and remembering it is important. It should go without saying, however, in all my years working as a recruiter I have had many candidates say they applied for various roles and that they don’t remember submitting their application. For a recruiter or hiring manager, this is a big red flag. Employers expect job seekers to be organized and strategic in their search for a job. 

Know the role:

1. Understand why you are applying for the job and how you can benefit the company.
2. Know what is expected of you in this role and know what skills and experience you have that will be of benefit and help you to perform well in the role. 
3. Know how to explain yourself in the role in the interview. Do this by having scenarios already thought about and connecting them back to the job description. Have solid stories and not just blanket statements about why you would be good in the role. 
4. Research common industry interview questions and come up with your answers before you go to the interview. This will help you to feel confident and prepared. It is much like preparing for a test. 

Being prepared for the interview by following some of these guidelines will help you to increase confidence and performance.

This week on rabble radio, journalist and filmmaker Nelofer Pazira-Fisk sits down with Libby Davies to discuss her experience completing her late husband’s book on Middle Eastern politics and shares her reflections on how Western mainstream media could be doing a better job reporting on the Israel-Palestine conflict.

For more information about Night of Power: The Betrayal of the Middle East, visit this website.

About our guest

Nelofer Pazira-Fisk is an award-winning Afghan-Canadian author, journalist and filmmaker. She was based in Beirut for fifteen years working alongside her late husband, Robert Fisk. She reported for Canadian television and radio as well as UK and Canadian newspapers from Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkey, Egypt and Syria. In 2001, she starred in the film Kandahar, based on her real-life story and has directed and produced several films including Return to Kandahar (2003), Act of Dishonour (2010), and This is Not a Movie (2019). Nelofer’s 2006 book, A Bed of Red Flowers: In Search of My Afghanistan, won the Drainie-Taylor Biography Prize.

She is a recipient of Gemini Award, New York’s Media Award, Gabriel Award and A.D. Dunton

Award of Distinction. She has a degree in journalism and English literature (Carleton University), an MA in Anthropology, Sociology and Religion (Concordia University), and two honorary doctorates from Carleton and Thomson River universities in Canada.

Recently, she saw the completion and publication of Robert Fisk’s last book – Night of Power: The Betrayal of the Middle East. Nelofer shares her time between Dublin and Ottawa.

If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you find your podcasts. And please, rate, review, share rabble radio with your friends — it takes two seconds to support independent media like rabble. Follow us on social media across channels @rabbleca. 

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Heavily ridden transit route connecting Chilliwack to Metro Vancouver adds three more buses, but critics say it's not enough.

“The goal, for sure, is to be as milquetoast as possible.”

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The Hamilton Tiger-Cats released James Butler on Thursday, ahead of the free agency deadline on Feb. 11. It took just a few hours for the veteran running back to find a new team.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. hiring picked up unexpectedly in December as employers added 256,000 jobs, another sign of the economy’s resilience in the face of high interest rates.

The Labor Department reported Friday that job growth was up last month from 212,000 in November.

Getting a clear view of the U.S. job market hasn’t been easy the past few months.

Hurricanes and a big strike at Boeing threw off the October jobs numbers, pushing them down and setting up a payback rebound in November that likely exaggerated the strength of hiring.

The December jobs numbers delivered a clearer reading of where things stand.

Over the past few years, the economy and the job market have shown surprising resilience. Responding to inflation that hit a four-decade high two and a half years ago, the Fed raised its benchmark interest rate – the fed funds rate — 11 times in 2022 and 2023, taking it to the highest level in more than two decades.

The higher borrowing costs were widely expected to cause a recession but didn’t. Companies kept hiring, consumers kept spending, and the economy kept rolling along. In fact, U.S. gross domestic product – the nation’s output of goods and services — has expanded at a robust annual pace of 3% or more in four of the last five quarters.

American workers enjoy unusual job security. Layoffs are running below the pre-pandemic trend. On Thursday, the Labor Department reported that just 211,000 people applied for unemployment benefits last week, the fewest in nearly a year.

Inflation has come down, too, from a peak of 9.1% in June 2022 to 2.7% in November. The drop in year-over-year price increases gave the Fed enough confidence to cut rates three times in the last four months of 2024.

But Fed officials signaled at their December meeting that they planned to be more cautious about rate cuts this year. They now project just two rate reductions in 2025, down from the four they envisioned back in September. Progress against inflation has stalled in recent months, and it remains stuck above the Fed’s 2% target.

Friday’s job report is expected to show that average hourly wages rose 0.3% last month from November and 4% from December 2023, according to the FactSet survey. The Fed sometimes frets that wage gains will fuel inflation as companies try to pass along higher labor costs to customers by raising prices.

But Nancy Vanden Houten, lead U.S. economist at Oxford Economics, said in a commentary that current wage growth is consistent with the Fed’s inflation goals. That is partly because strong gains in U.S. productivity allow companies to pay their workers more and earn fatter profits without having to raise prices. “Earnings growth won’t give the Fed any headaches,” Vanden Houten wrote.

Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press

The Canadian economy added 91,000 jobs in December, and the unemployment rate dipped to 6.7 per cent from the previous month's 6.8 per cent, Statistics Canada said on Friday.

Israel's army confirmed Friday that one of the bodies recovered from Gaza earlier this week was that of 23-year-old hostage Hamzah AlZayadni.