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HealthWellnessResources19TuesdayFebruary19201313023DE0YOUHAVEASTAKEINHOWOURENERGYISRESPONSIBLYDEVELOPEDANDREGULATED.HELPSHAPEALBERTASENERGYFUTURE.TheAlbertaEnergyRegulatorwillbemoreeffectiveandefcientforindustryandlandownerswhilebuildingonourcommitmenttosoundenvironmentalstewardship.HelpshapeenergyregulationthatworksforallAlbertansforthenext50years.Visitenergy.alberta.catocompleteanonlinesurveyandthenplantojointheconversationataspecialpublicinformationeventinthesecommunities.ThursdayFebruary28FortMcMurrayWednesdayMarch6EdmontonNiskuThursdayMarch7GrandePrairieFridayMarch8PeaceRiverWEAREPLANNINGFORTHEFUTUREOFENERGYREGULATION.JOINUSASWELOOKAHEAD.WEAREPLANNINGFORTHEFUTUREOFENERGYREGULATION.JOINUSASWELOOKAHEAD.FirstWellnessConferencecreateshealthnetworkAboriginalhealthperspectivekeycomponentorganizerssayByRENEFRANCOEURYellowknifewasfulloftalkaboutenergytherapytradi-tionalplantmedicinereikiandyogathispastweekendtousherintheNorthwestTerritoriesfirstwellnessconference.TheNWTWellnessCon-ferenceaimedtoeducatethegeneralpubliconallhealthandwellnessoptionsavail-ableintheNorthaswellascreateconnectionsbetweenpractitionersofdifferenthealthmodalitiesSylvieFrancoeurconferenceco-ordinatortoldTheJournal.Avolunteer-basedcom-munitydriveninitiativetheconferencewasalsoaboutcelebratingandpromotingNorthernwellnessresources.Manyofusthinkweneedtogodownsouthtogetwellbuttheenergythetalenttheexpertiseitsrighthereandweneedtotakemoreadvan-tageofthatbeawareofthatFrancoeursaid.Atradeshowoflocalex-hibitorsvariousdemonstra-tionsandworkshopspaneldiscussionsandcontestswereallapartoftheweekend-longconferencethattookplaceattheBakerCentreandSirJohnFranklinSchool.HenriMcKinnonofBC-basedInsightCounsellingandTrainingInc.aprofes-sionalinthedevelopmentofthecosmicselfandspiritualhealingwastheconferenceskeynotespeaker.Workshopsincludedintro-ductionstoChinesemedi-cinepersonaltnesstrain-ingandbreasthealthamongothertopics.TherewasalsoafocusthroughouttheconferenceontheAboriginalperspec-tivewhenitcomestoinjuryrecoveryandmaintainingahealthylifestyle.ThereissomuchtobefoundintraditionalAb-originalcultureinregardstowellnessandhealingandournaturalresiliencetofac-ingillnessFrancoeursaid.HereintheNorthespeciallythatshouldbeattheforefrontofthesedialogues.DeneelderBeshaBlondinledtheconferencesopeningprayerandranaworkshoponholistichealthylivingtheDeneWayandtheheal-ingpropertiesofplants.TheyDeneelderssaidthingswillchangebywork-ingandsharingwitheachothertocreatewellnesstostrengthenthepeopleandtobuildthecommunityandthenationBlondinahealerandenvironmentaliststatedinaDecemberpressrelease.Itiseverybodysrespon-sibilitytoworktogethertohelpcreateawellnessplanoneverylevel.Weneedtomakefundingandresourcesavailable...forhelpingtoimplementthesewellnessplansshesaid.Theconferencealsofea-turedapanelonAborigi-nalwellnesswithspeakersDellaGreenPaulAndrewsLeonErasmusandSayizCatholique.TheideaforaNWTwell-nessconferencehasbeenaroundforyearsFrancoeursaid.Thesteeringcommitteedecideditwastimetostoptalkingaboutitandmakesomethinghappen.Ithinkpeoplearelook-ingtotakechargeoftheirownhealthandwellnessinnewwaysandthiswillspeaktothat.Theconferencewillhope-fullyplantaseedwiththecommunityFrancoeursaidandvolunteershopetoseetheconferencecomebacknextyear.TheweekendeventsweresupportedbytheSacredCir-cleProjecttheNativeWom-ensAssociationoftheNWTtheCityofYellowknifeandConseildedeveloppementconomqiuedesTerritoiresduNord-OuestCDTNO.Weekendpasseswere20withallprotsgoingtowardsBETTYHouseanup-and-comingtransitionalhomeforhomelesswomeninYellowknife.Thereissomuchtobefoundintradi-tionalAboriginalcultureinregardstowellnessandhealingandournaturalre-siliencetofacingillness.SylvieFrancoeurConferencecoordinatorPhotoSimoneGoudreauNorthernHockeyseriescontinuesTheNorthernHockeyChallengecontinuedthispastweekendwithgamesinYellowknifeIqaluitandKuujjuaqQue.YellowknifetookonHayRiverandtiedboththeirFridayandSaturdaygameswithanail-bitingscoreof4-4.IqaluitwongameoneagainstRepulseBay9-5.RepulseBaycamebackingametwowitha7-6win.RankinInletswepttheirrstweekendgameawaywitha12-4winagainstKuujjuaqbutlostSaturday6-11.BRIEFSSPORTSMawdsleywinsbiathlonchampsElizabethBetsyMawdsleyofFortSmithhadthewinningtimethispastweekendinNorthBattlefordSask.duringtheWesternCanadianBiathlonChampionships.Biathloncombinescrosscountryskiingandriflemarksmanship.Mawdsleytookhomethegoldmedalwithanaltimeof12730Saturdayduringthesprintraceandatimeof4610Sundayforthemassstartrace.ShewillheadtotheCanadianChampionshipsinWhistlerBCinMarch.TherapistRhondaMillerdrawsontheinteractiveArtWallduringanexpressiveartworkshopgearedforyouthattheNWTWellnessConference.