Where is Spring? Seriously!
Well I have been here in Moosonee for nearly three months! Can you believe it? It's snowing right now as I write this! All this white stuff isn't funny anymore. Someone needs to tell the weather-person that it is nearly May. But I regress.
In 26 days I will be heading for Rivere de Loup QC. I am still working on the banquet but it has been bumped to September because the break-up of Moose River is causing a lot of problems. The town of Kashechewan had to evacutate due to flooding and Moosonee is on water restriction. As a town we need 13-15 liters pumped through the pipes per second but since there is a broken line we are only getting about 10 liters which may not sound like much difference but if it gets much lower we will have to evacuate too. In Kashechewan the water is level to the ceilings of thier basements. The poor residents won't be able to return for at least 6 weeks.
In brighter news last week I had the very exciting oppertunity to ride in a helecoper to get over the Moose River. In the winter they usually just drive over the ice and in the summer there are boat taxis but during the river break up or bad river conditions the only way to get across is helecopter. For some kids in Moose Factory, the nearby reserve across the river, catching a helecopter to get to school is as normal as catching a bus is to us.
So we are preparing to leave and also wrapping up at our jobs. If Mrs. Brossart could see my desk she would shake her head. It is pretty much either a fire hazard or I'm creating a bunker of file folders, binders and documents. Who knew that banquet planning involved so much paper? Green-peace must positivly hate me!
Also Our latest community project is painting pool characters on the walls of the community pool. Cool, huh? Leo De Vinci move over!
Well I should jet but I will leave you with these inspiring words. I honestly don't know if this is something I dreamed up or a famous quote that stuck in my subconcious. I will let you be the judge.
If you have all the answers you aren't asking the right questions!
Peace to y'all back in Saskatoon and beyond......
In 26 days I will be heading for Rivere de Loup QC. I am still working on the banquet but it has been bumped to September because the break-up of Moose River is causing a lot of problems. The town of Kashechewan had to evacutate due to flooding and Moosonee is on water restriction. As a town we need 13-15 liters pumped through the pipes per second but since there is a broken line we are only getting about 10 liters which may not sound like much difference but if it gets much lower we will have to evacuate too. In Kashechewan the water is level to the ceilings of thier basements. The poor residents won't be able to return for at least 6 weeks.
In brighter news last week I had the very exciting oppertunity to ride in a helecoper to get over the Moose River. In the winter they usually just drive over the ice and in the summer there are boat taxis but during the river break up or bad river conditions the only way to get across is helecopter. For some kids in Moose Factory, the nearby reserve across the river, catching a helecopter to get to school is as normal as catching a bus is to us.
So we are preparing to leave and also wrapping up at our jobs. If Mrs. Brossart could see my desk she would shake her head. It is pretty much either a fire hazard or I'm creating a bunker of file folders, binders and documents. Who knew that banquet planning involved so much paper? Green-peace must positivly hate me!
Also Our latest community project is painting pool characters on the walls of the community pool. Cool, huh? Leo De Vinci move over!
Well I should jet but I will leave you with these inspiring words. I honestly don't know if this is something I dreamed up or a famous quote that stuck in my subconcious. I will let you be the judge.
If you have all the answers you aren't asking the right questions!
Peace to y'all back in Saskatoon and beyond......
posted by Melissa at 11:19 AM
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