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EducationPrincipals15TuesdayFebruary192013SaltRiverFirstNation195advisesthatNominationPackagesareavailableforpick-upfromLyndaB.Martinat59PineCrescentforOne1CHIEFandOne1COUNCILLORCompletedNominationPackagesmustbedeliveredtotheundersignedNOLATERTHANthe28thofFebruary2013at500p.m.RequirementsoftheCandidateswillbeprovideduponpick-up.ItisMOSTimportantthatifyouareconsideringrunningforeitherpositionyouapplyforyourCriminalRecordsCheckC.P.I.C.immediatelytoensureyoucanmeetthedeadlines.LyndaB.MartinElectoralOfficer59PineCrescentPhoneFax867872-2945wlmartinnorthwestel.netSaltRiverFirstNation195NoticeofNominationBy-ElectionAPRIL22013NWTprincipalsawardedoutstandingtitleByRENEFRANCOEURTwoNWTprincipalshavebeennamedoutstandingbyaToronto-basededucationad-vocacygroupasannouncedearlierthismonth.DanSummersoftheDeninuSchoolinFortRes-olutionandLoisPhilippofFortProvidencesDehGahElementaryandSecondarySchoolwereamong51otherprincipalschosenfromacrossthecountrybyTheLearn-ingPartnershiptobehon-ouredfortheirleadershipineducation.TheywillreceivetheirawardslaterthismonthatanofcialceremonyinToronto.PrincipalsarenominatedbytheirpeersschoolstaffandcommunitymembersintheOutstandingPrincipalsprogram.Candidatesarechosenbasedonevidenceofpartnershipswithparentsandcommunityapersonalstoryillustratingsuccess-fulchangeandinnovationthatresultedinimprovedstudentachievementandlettersofsupport.ItsanhonourPhilippwhohasbeenatDehGahsince1996saidoftheaward.Ithinkitsatestamenttothequalityofadministrativelead-ershipwehaveintheNorth.IveworkedwithDanonanumberofprojectsandwhathebringstothetableises-sentiallywhatIbringputtingthecommunityrst.ForSummerswhohasbeenprincipalforfouryearsatDeninutheawardisnotabouthim.Itreallyspeakstomybrilliantstaffhesaid.Icantsaythatenough.Deninuspreviousprinci-palMohOdeenalsowontheOutstandingtitlein2008.Dansabilitytomotivatestaffandstudentstoachievetheirpotentialderivesinmyopinionfromasingu-larqualityheisfocusedonwhatisbestforthestudentsineverycircumstanceSouthSlaveDivisionalEdu-cationCouncilSuperinten-dentCurtisBrownsaidinapressrelease.AccordingtothereleaseDeninustudentshavemademajorleapsduringSum-merstimeasprincipal.Forexample87percentofDeninuSchoolstudentsachievedthenationalaver-ageorbetterontheGRADEassessmentin2012-upfrom46percentin2008.TheCa-nadianaverageis77percent.Mybigpushiscultureandbuildingofcourselit-eracyandnumeracywhichwevedone.Butyoualsohavetofocusonawell-roundededucationSum-merssaid.FromFeb.24-28thehonouredprincipalswillalsoparticipateinanex-ecutiveleadershiptrainingprogramattheUniversityofTorontosRotmanSchoolofManagementwheretheywilldiscussmanagementis-sueswithotherleadersfromtheeducationalandbusinesssectors.The2013CanadasOut-standingPrincipalsjoin260otherswhohavereceivedthishonouroverthepastnineyearsbecomingmembersofTheLearningPartner-shipsNationalAcademyBiathlonBearswinatPolarCupFortSmithsPolarCupparticipantseachreturnedfromHayRiverlastweekendwithaloadofmedalsandnewpersonalbestsintheskibiathloncompetition.FromleftCalis-taBurkeAgnesCockneyAmelieSmithandDanikaBurkewithcoachLindseyFreund.ofCanadasOutstandingPrincipals.TheLearningPartnershipisanationalcharitableorga-nizationdedicatedtocham-pioningastrongpubliced-ucationsysteminCanada.DanSummersDeninuPhotoSuzanneSihikalMenshealingprogramlaunchesinYellowknifeHealthWellnessFamilyViolenceByMEAGANWOHLBERGAnewpilothealingpro-gramdesignedformenwhouseviolenceagainsttheirintimatepartnerslaunchedinYellowknifelastweek.The24-weekprogramcalledWekeahkaaANewDayisdesignedtohelpmenwhohavebeenabusivendtheirownstrengthuseittochangetheirbehaviourandtakeresponsibilityforpastactionsaccordingtotheprogramdescription.JusticeMinisterGlenAb-ernethysaidtheprogramre-ectsthe17thAssemblyshealingphilosophy.EachdaybringswithitafreshchancetotakecontrolofouractionsAbernethytoldtheHouseonMonday.Menwillbesupportedastheydeveloptheirabil-itiesandresources.Groupsessionswillfocusonhowtobuildrespectfulrelation-shipstounderstandhowbe-haviouraffectsothersandtoconsiderthepossibilitiesforhealingandrepairingtheeffectsoftheirabuse.Abernethysaidtheprogramisbasedonmodelsrunninginotherjurisdictionsandwasdevelopedthroughconsulta-tionwithmenthroughouttheNorthtocreateacustomde-signfortheNWT.Therstfourweeksassesstheindividualsreadinesstoenterthetherapyprogramfollowedby20weeksofgroupwork.TheprojectwillbepilotedthroughtheHealingDrumSocietyinYellowknifeforthreeyearswiththeinten-tiontoeventuallyexpandintoothercommunities.Participantscanvolunteerorbemandatedtopartici-pateintheprogram.Ultimatelyourgoalistohaveaprogramthatisacces-sibleandrelevantthroughouttheNWT.Itisaninvestmentinpreventioneducationandawarenessanditisbuiltonpartnershipshesaidin-cludingNGOstheRCMPculturaladvisorsandstafffromthedepartmentsofJusticeandHealthandSo-cialServices.TheyhavebeenworkingwiththecontractortheHeal-ingDrumSocietytomakesuretheprogramisready.Programstaffhavebeentrainedandarereadytostarthesaid.Aswordisspreadingcallshavebeencominginfrommenwhofeeltheyarereadytolearnfromthisprogram.Abernethyextendedhisgratitudetothoseinvolvedindevelopinganddeliver-ingtheprogramaswellastothemenwhoarechoosingabetterway.Weknowthatfamilyviolenceisdeliberate.Wealsoknowthatthisviolenceisbasedonapatternofbe-havioursagainstthewillandagainstthewell-beingoffamilymembers.Thisprogramwillbeasigni-cantsteptowardspositivechangehesaid.Thisisahopefulprogram.Itinvitesmentoconsiderwhatkindofpersontheywanttobehowtheywanttotreattheirpartnerstheirchildrenandtheircommunities.Theparticipantswanttochange.LoisPhilippDehGah