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PoliticsActivism16TuesdayApril22013TheFortSmithHealthandSocialServicesAuthorityFSHSSAfacilitieshavebeenunderrenovationforsometimeandchangeshaveoccurred.TheFSHSSAstrivestodeliversafehigh-qualitycaretoourcommunity.TheFortSmithMedicalClinicwillbemovingtoatemporarylocationduringthenextphaseofrenovationstotheFortSmithHealthCentre.Ourhoursofoperationandourtelephonenumberwillremainunchanged.Ifyouwishtoseeadoctorornursepractitionerandyoudonothaveascheduledappointmentpleasecallaheadandbookyourappointment.Wemakeeveryefforttoensurewaittimesareasshortaspossible.Wewanttomakesurethecommunityisawareofcurrentandfuturechangestoourprogramsandservicesandwewillbeprovidingfurtherupdatesinthecomingweeks.PleasebeawareofthefollowingchangestotheFortSmithMedicalClinic1.Wewillnolongerbeabletoserveclientswhodonothaveascheduledappointment.2.Peoplewhoshow-upattheMedicalClinicwithoutascheduledappointmenta.willbeaskedtobookanappointmentandreturnattheirscheduledappointmenttimeorb.willberedirectedtotheEmergencyDepartmentattheFortSmithHealthCentre.PleasebeawareofthefollowingchangesattheFortSmithHealthCentreEmergencyDept1.EveryclientwillbeassessedaccordingtotheCanadianTriageandAcuityScaleCTAS.2.ClientswillbeprioritizedaccordingtotheirCTASscore.3.ServicesrenderedwillbedeterminedbyCTASscore.WewouldliketonotifyyouofthefollowingFirstCouncilofCanadianschapterborninNWTChaptersinceptioninuencedbyIdleNoMoremovementByRENEFRANCOEURThefirstNorthwestTer-ritorieschapteroftheCoun-cilofCanadiansCOCthelargestcitizensorganizationinthecountryissettoof-ciallylaunchonThursdayinYellowknifeprovidingamoreaccessibleandconcreteoutletforNorthernactivismwhenitcomestosafeguardingdemoc-racyandenvironmentaljustice.TheinternationalIdleNoMoremovementthattookthecountrybystorminDecemberandJanuaryandthepassingofomnibusbudgetBillC-38andBillC-45in2012werethedriv-ingforcesbehindgalvanizingachapterintheNWTLoisLittleNWTchapterco-chairtoldTheJournalinaninterview.BillC-38makesmajorchangestotheFisheriesActoneoftheoldestandmostwidelyusedpiecesoflegislationwhenitcomestoenvironmen-talprotection.AdditionallyBillC-45changeslegislationin64actsregulationsincludingtheIndianActNavigableWatersProtectionActandCanadianEnvironmentalAssessmentAct.AlotofpeoplehavebeentalkingintheNorthwithallourresourcesabouttheunravellingofdemocracywiththeConservativegov-ernmentanditreallyhitfullforcethispastyearwiththosetwobills...Thereareover120lawsandregulationsthathavechangedwithoutanypublicdebateorconsultationwithFirstNationsandothersin-volvedLittlesaid.TheCOCisavoicethatstandsupagainstsuchap-pallinggovernmentagen-dasshesaid.Establishedin1985thecouncilworkstoprotectCa-nadianindependencebypro-motingprogressivepoliciesonfairtradecleanwaterenergysecuritypublichealthcareandotherissuesofsocialandeco-nomicconcern.COCsupportedbyover70chaptersacrossCanadahasbeeninvolvedinanumberofcampaignsfromraisingawarenessabouttheimpactsofoilsandsonriversystemstosuccessfullykillingplansforamegalandllontopofapristineaquiferinSimcoeCountyOnt.WiththenewchapterinYellowknifeNunavutisnowtheonlyjurisdictionwithoutaCOCchapter.AccordingtoLittletherehavebeenmanyCOCmembersintheNWTanywherefrom50to100forthepasttwodecades.Littlehasbeenacouncilmembersincethemid1990s.Sheisalsoamemberofthead-hocYellowknife-basedactivistgrouptheRagingBoomersdescribedontheirFacebookpageasadultswhobelievethattheHarper-ledConservativegovernmentisassaultingourcoreCanadianvalues.TheCOCchapteristhenextdevelopmentalstepforNortherngrassrootsgroupsliketheBoomersLittlesaid.Thingsaregettingmoreandmoreserious...Wedontwanttobeanad-hocgroupkindofjustoatingaroundshesaid.Wehavegovernmentssteamrollingrightoverusthesedayshandinhandwithmulti-nationalcor-porations.Thelittleguydoesntcountforanythingsothisisawayofcitizenscounting...andbeingheard.Theofciallaunchgetsun-derwayat700p.m.ThursdayintheYellowknifePublicLi-brarymeetingroom.ThisiswherewewillbeinvitingNorthernerstotelluswhattheythinkweshouldbedoingwhatissuesweshouldbestartingacampaignonwhatweshouldbefocusingonwhatweshouldbeprotectingLittlesaid.WhiletheNWTchapterwillbesupportingthemajornationalCOCcampaignsitwillalsochampionNorthern-specicissuesLittlenoted.LittlewantsthepublictoknowthechapterisopentoeveryoneintheNWTandisnotgearedjusttopeopleinYellowknife.AnyoneinterestedinthechapterwhocannotmakethemeetingisinvitedtoemailLittleatcocnwtgmail.com.PhotoDeneNationProtestorstakepartinarounddanceduringanIdleNoMorerallyindowntownYellowknifeinDecember.TheIdleNoMoremovementwasacatalystintherecentstart-upoftherstCouncilofCanadianschapterintheNWT.