Yore, our exchange student from Belgium, is thoroughly enjoying his stay in Canada, with Sioux Lookout as his home base. The move from his home country has been a significant change for him, yet he is embraced the experience and adapts well to his new surroundings.

 

 

The Rotary Club of Sioux Lookout is once again teaming up with the Sioux Lookout Bombers Jr A Hockey Club to provide the ever-popular 50/50 draw.  You will find Rotary Club members and other volunteers selling 50/50 tickets before and during every home game.
The more tickets sold the bigger the take home prize.  The proceeds generated are used in several ways. Vouchers for game tickets are distributed to various community youth organizations and schools and to other qualified organizations such as those with charitable status. 
“Through the Rotary Club contributions more youth in the area are able to attend Bombers games. The donations also encourage families to come and enjoy a safe, fun evening cheering for “Our Team” in “Our Town,”” says Andreas Kottschoth, Rotary Club President. 
The Rotary Club together with the Bombers donate to numerous organizations as part of the special games held throughout the season. Last season a donation was given to the 270 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron from the proceeds of the 50/50 and Bombers’ activities at the Canadian Armed Forces Appreciation Game. Similar donations were given to the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Foundation for cancer care and mental health as part of the Hockey Pucks Cancer and Mental Health Awareness Games. The planned special games this season will be End Domestic Violence, November 23, 2025, and Mental Health Awareness, January 31, 2026.  
“The government regulations around lotteries do limit who can receive the funds raised. We do our best to seek out recipients that are qualified and can benefit from having hockey tickets available,” says Rotary Club Treasurer, Susan Barclay. 
“The Bombers organization greatly appreciates the time and effort the of the Rotary Club in making the 50/50 draw such a success,” says Joe Cassidy President of the Bombers.  “The partnership we have with the Rotary Club has contributed to the success of the Bombers team.  We look forward to working with the Rotary Club during the 2025-2026 season to bring another exciting year of great hockey to Sioux Lookout.”

   

 

Please contact Susan Barclay -  rotarysiouxlookout@shaw.ca

The Rotary Club of Sioux Lookout proudly supported the Global Engineering Brigades, a chapter of the University of Manitoba, where students work alongside local communities and technicians to implement clean water systems in the developing world. 

 

The engineering students travelled to Honduras from February 14-23, 2025, where they collaborated with the non-profit Global Brigades and the rural community of El Jicaro. The community members of El Jicaro have never had access to infrastructure to deliver water to their homes. Instead, many walk long distances to perform daily tasks like laundry and rely on weekly trips to purchase drinking water. The team was privileged to have such a motivated and vibrant community that accepted their help in designing their water system.  (https://fundraise.globalbrigades.org/empowered/chapter/university-of-manitoba-engineering-chapter)

 

     

 

 Susan Barclay - Club Administrator

Email: rotarysiouxlookout@shaw.ca

Karisma Vyas is a 5th-year Biosystems Engineering student at the University of Manitoba, as well as the Vice President of Finance for UMEarth. She will present a slideshow about their upcoming Honduras Engineering Water System project. This initiative can potentially create significant positive change, and they believe our involvement could greatly enhance its impact.

 

The project focuses on addressing critical water infrastructure challenges in underserved communities in Honduras by providing sustainable and clean water solutions. It aligns with our university's values of social responsibility and global outreach, and we are confident it presents a meaningful opportunity for collaboration. 

 

Sioux Lookout had a Community Service sign just before the Pelican Lake bridge for several years. During construction, the community lost the sign. 

 

In 2023, the Sioux Lookout Rotary Club initiated a project to restore the sign. The municipality offered the club an unused signpost across from Farlinger Park (Town Beach).

 

In July 2024, everything came together, and members of the Rotary Club, including Alanna, Lorenzo, Bill, Lew, Dick and Andreas, installed the new Community Sign.

 

The New Community Club Sign is slightly different from the usual Community Service Signs as it includes 16 clubs that contribute to making Sioux Lookout a better community.

 

 

 

The Sioux Lookout Bombers Jr.A team held their second annual Hockey Fights Cancer game at the Hangar on Saturday night. The real winner was local Cancer care as the Bombers and the Sioux Rotary Club of Sioux Lookout teamed up to donate $5000 to the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre Foundation. 369 fans came out to support the team and this very worthy cause.

 

Please join us 

The Rotary barrel sank May 5 at 1:15 pm.
This year's winner is Shirley Keetash, who predicted the exact time. Winnings are just over $1600. Congratulations!

We also thank our sponsors for supporting the "End of Winter" event

 

 

The Rotarians will be setting the candles out and lighting them at Sacred Heart/Northway and Hillcrest cemeteries on Sunday, December 20.

 

 

WINNER CHRISTINE HOEY !!!
Christine's prediction was 2:36 pm. Prize $1170.00
Lorenzo Durante presenting cheque to Christine Hoey.

 

India Presentation and Pizza night, by Sylvie MacDonald on Thursday March 7 at 6:30pm. Come hear about her personal experiences, Rotary projects, historical events and current events, all in one!

Thanks to all who helped: Lorenzo Durante, Collin Hochestedler, Wendy MacDonald, Bill and Susan Hochestdler, Kirk and Sylvia Drew, Greg and Sylvia Davis, Elaine and Ed Thompson, Reg and Edna Drew, Phillip Drew, Peter and Susan Barclay, Rotary District 5550, Rotary Club of Sioux Lookout, Fresh Market Foods, Guardian Eagle Lodge, Municipality of Sioux Lookout Recreation Department and all the host families.

 

 

 

 

Our Rotary Club would like to wish these two a great adventure abroad, Ben will be going to Italy and Clara will be in Sioux Lookout from Belgium, both will experience a year as an Exchange Student miles away from their homes!

The Rotary Club of Sioux Lookout presented the Jack McKenzie Memorial Award to the the Nordic Nomads Ski Club. For the excellent work they do in creating and keeping the Xcountry ski trails in our community. In particular the award recognizes the work of Ron Laverty and John Davies over the last 5 decades.

Rotary Exchange Students with their counsellors, parents and the District Youth Exchange Team gathered in Russell Manitoba for the weekend. The Outbound students in their brand new red jackets include Ben Martin from the Rotary Club of Sioux Lookout and in the front right corner, proudly displaying her Spanish flag is Rebeca Lopez our Inbound Student this year.

The Rotary Club of Sioux Lookout is working with our Rotary Exchange Student, Rebeca, to help her raise funds for a Shelter Box. A fun filled day at Dick and Mary McKenzie's camp is being planned for March 25.

 

Rebecca with counsellor Sylvie

 

 

Thursday night we formally welcomed our exchange student! This is Rebecca. She is from Spain and I'm sure over the next year we will be learning much more about her. Thank you to Sylvie for all that she has done and thank you to the host families that make this program possible!

Posted with permission from The Sioux Lookout Bulletin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From left: Bill Hochstedler – Rotarian, Sylvie MacDonald – Rotarian, Clifford Mushquash – Rotary President, Lynn Martin and Michela Salter – refugee sponsorship group, and Dick MacKenzie – Rotarian. Tim Brody / Bulletin Photo