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rcMP searching for barry fiddler, Missing 39 years InPreparationforthePublic HearingonLakeWinnipeg Regulation TheManitobaCleanEnvironmentCommissioninvitesgroupsand individualstoapplytobeParticipants(interveners)inthereviewof thisproject.FundingisavailabletosupportParticipants,groupsand communities. ProjectOverview ManitobaHydrohasappliedforafinallicenceforLakeWinnipegRegulation underTheWaterPowerActandtheWaterPowerRegulation25/88R.Under theregulation,thetermofa"final"licenceis50yearscalculatedfromwhen theprojectisfullyoperational,whichinthiscaseis1976.Thefinallicence requestedwillexpirein2026.Anotherapplicationmustbemadetocontinue operatingafterthatdate. Manitoba'sConservationandWaterStewardshipministerrequestedthatthe Commission: � �������������������������������������������������������������� � ������������������������������������� � ���������������������������������������������������������� publicpolicy � ��������������������������������������������� SelectionCriteria IfyouareselectedasaParticipant,youmustbecommittedandprepared totakeanactiveroleinthepre-hearingandhearingactivities.Fundingis availabletohelpParticipantsandcommunitiesintheirreviewoftheproject effects. � ���������������������������������������������������������� theprojecthashadonthemand/ortheirabilitytobringadditional comprehensiveinformationtothehearing. � ���������������������������������������������������������� contentandwhetherproductsandcostsarereasonableandrealisticwithin theestimatedtimeframe. Thisnoticeisnotforcitizenpresenters.Thegeneralpublicwillbeinvited togetinvolvedwhendatesandlocationsforhearingsessionsareset.Visit www.cecmanitoba.caformoreinformationabouttheprocess,funding assistanceandapplicationforms.Toaccesssupportingdocumentsaboutthe licenceapplication,gotowww.cecmanitoba.ca. ParticipantregistrationandfundingapplicationdeadlineisNOON, FridayJanuary30,2015. Toregister,pleasecompletetheparticipantregistrationformand/orthe fundingapplicationpackageandsubmittotheCommissionSecretaryat: ManitobaCleanEnvironmentCommission 305-155CarltonStreet,Winnipeg,Manitoba,R3C3H8 Phone:204-945-7091or1-800-597-3556 email:cec@gov.mb.ca www.cecmanitoba.ca Call for Participants FPDI'sSub-AgreementHolders'(SAH)programs&servicesinclude:Skills FPDI'sSub-AgreementHolders'(SAH)programs&servicesinclude:Skills development,trainingforhigh-demandjobs;jobfinding,programsfor development,trainingforhigh-demandjobs;jobfinding,programsfor youth,programsforurbanandAboriginalpeoplewithdisabilities;and youth,programsforurbanandAboriginalpeoplewithdisabilities;and accesstochildcare. accesstochildcare. PleasevisitourwebsitetoconnecttoyourSAHCoordinator. PleasevisitourwebsitetoconnecttoyourSAHCoordinator. www.FPDInc.ca 101-1355MountainAvenue WinnipegMBR2X3B6 Tel:(204)987-9570 FPDIisfundedbyASETS—theAboriginalSkillsand EmploymentTrainingStrategy,HumanResourceand SocialDevelopmentCanada(HRSDC) TrainingtoEmployment in34FirstNationsCommunities FirstPeoples DevelopmentInc. W h e n a child is missing for years, we often see them as just a face on a poster and forget about the life they lived. We forget about the childhood accomplishments – first steps, first haircut, first day at school. It becomes too easy to overlook the friends, family, who now suffer with a painful emptiness every day. 14-year-old Barry 'Rocky' Fiddler disappeared from Waterhen First Nation, Saskatchewan, 39 years ago on February 1, 1975. Barry didn't return home when expected, and searches of the surrounding area failed to locate him. Investigators have had very few leads in the four decades since. "We can't file Barry away as a missing child case. This is a person, with 14 years of memories with his family and friends, with hopes and dreams and plans," said Christy Dzikowicz, Director of MissingKids.ca. "When you look at his photo, try to see past the 'missing child' label to the real person, and to the lives put on hold that awful day one February when a son, a grandson, a friend, didn't come home." The Saskatchewan RCMP's Historical Case Unit has been investigating the teen's disappearance since 2002. "We will never give up following up any leads or tips. Cases remain open until the missing person is located or the remains of the missing person are found," said Sgt. Ken Palen of the Saskatchewan RCMP Historical Case Unit. "[The Historical Case Unit] continues to investigate all missing person cases in Saskatchewan in an attempt to find closure for the families involved." When a child remains missing for years, parents and family are haunted by questions that have no answers, but so too, are the investigators. While these are not the same emotions that family members face, officers who have spent their days trying to find a missing child often find it hard to move on from the case. In many circumstances, it impacts their lives even long after retirement. "I have personally fielded questions from retired RCMP officers who always wondered if the case they were involved with was ever solved," said Sgt. Palen. "There is nothing more gratifying than being able to tell a family member that the police have solved their case. Unfortunately, it does not happen often enough." At the time he was last seen, Barry was 5'8", with brown eyes and brown hair, and weighed 140 lbs. He was wearing blue jeans, brown boots, and a brown wool checkered jacket. If you have any information, please call the Saskatchewan RCMP Historical Case Unit at 306-975-5153 or MissingKids.ca at 1-866-Kid-tipS (543-8477). 14 year-old Barry Fiddler went missing in 1975