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EDITORIALARCHIVES15YearsAgo...ThebachaCampushostsprincipalsintrainingFortSmithtookitsturnasatraininggroundforschoolprincipals.AuroraCollegeThebachaCampuswasthesiteofthe1998sessionofthePrincipalsCer-ticationCoursedesignedtogiveteachersandnewprincipalsthebackroundneededtohandletheresponsibilitiesofthejob.Thecourseistailoredtobeexiblesincetheteachersandprincipalsenrolledcomefromawidevarietyofschoolsituations.IssueApril19199820YearsAgo...GreatesthealththreatseverDr.YvesBergevinsaysmedicalprofes-sionalsarenowfacingthegreatestpublichealthemergencytheworldhaseverknownthetoxiccombinationofpollutionpovertyandoverpopulation.BergevinisaMcGillUniversitymedicalschoolprofessorwhohasworkedasadoc-torinQuebecCreeandInuitcommunities.IssueApril19199330YearsAgo...Y.O.U.ofcereopenedTheYouthOpportunitiesUnlimitedof-cereopenedattheoldschoolinFortSmith.Recentactsofvandalismbyunoccupiedyouthsspurredactiononthematter.Y.O.U.keepsyouthbusyfromdoinganyvandalism.Y.O.U.hasprovedinthepasttobeause-fulservicebenettingbothyoungpeoplelookingforsomethingmeaningfultodoandthosewantingajobdone.IssueApril1819834TuesdayApril232013TheNorthernJournalisanindependentnewspapercoveringnewsandeventsinthewesternArcticandnorthernAlberta.VisittheJournalonlineatwww.norj.caAnzacAtikamegBrownvaleCadotteLakeChardChetehColdLakeConklinDriftpileDufeldEdmontonEnildaEnochFortChipewyanFortMcKayFortMcMurrayFortVermillionFrogLakeGlenevisGoodshLakeGrandePrairieGrouardHighLevelHighPrarieHytheJohnDorPrairieAvailableinAlbertaatAklavikBehchokoColvilleLakeDelineEaglePlainsEkatieDiamondMinesEnterpriseFortGoodHopeFortLiardFortMcPhersonFortProvidenceFortResolutionFortSimpsonFortSmithGametiHayRiverInuvikJeanMarieRiverLutselKeNahanniButteNormanWellsPaulatukTheNorthernJournalisavailableinthefollowingNWTcommunitiesRaeEdzoSachsHarbourTroutLakeTsiigehtchicTuktoyaktukTulitaUlukhaktokWekwetiWhaTiWrigleyYellowknifeKehewinKinusoLacLaBicheMornvillePeaceRiverRedEarthCreekSaddleLakeSlaveLakeSt.PaulValleyviewWabasca2011CCNACANADIANCOMMUNITYNEWSPAPERAWARD2011CMCAAUDITEDAdvertisingDeadlinesDisplayaddeadlineisThursdayat400p.m.ClassiedaddeadlineisThursdayat500p.m.Emailadsnorj.caSubscriptionRates867872-3000PricesincludeGST.47.25inFortSmith52.50elsewhereinCanada105intheUSAoverseas164.30.LetterstotheEditorPolicyTheNorthernJournalwelcomesletterstotheeditor.Lettersmustbesignedandincludeaphonenumbersotheauthorcanbeveried.Nameswillbewithheldonrequestinspecialcircumstanceswherethereasonsaredeterminedtobevalid.TheJournalreservestherighttoeditlettersforlengthlibelclarityandtaste.Opinionsexpressedinlettersandcolumnsarenotnecessarilythoseofthepublisheroreditor.PublishedweeklybyCascadePublishingLtd.PrintedonrecyclednewsprintwithvegetableinkatWainwrightStarChronicle.PublisherManagingEditorDonJaque867-872-3000ext.21djnorj.caEditor...........................MeaganWohlberg867-872-3000ext.24newsnorj.caReporter.........................ReneFrancoeur867-872-3000ext.25reporternorj.caComptroller...........................DixiePenner867-872-3000ext.23dixnorj.caAdvertising....................JoshuaJorgensen867-872-3000ext.15adsnorj.caAdministration...............AldoLandaverde867-872-3000ext.29adminnorj.caProductionGraphics.......SandraJaque867-872-3000ext.22sandranorj.caPaulBannister867-872-3000ext.27graphicsnorj.caIntern.........................GeorginaSkippingsThisisVolunteerWeeksowerec-ognizethosewhounselshlydedicatetheirtimetobetteringtheircommunityworkingwithyouthfurtheringimportantcausesandsoon.Thereareanumberofdayssetasidetorecognizevolunteersandfranklywethinkthefanfareisabitpaltry.Itispartofthelimitedvisioninvolvedwithrecog-nizingandappreciatingthecriticalroleofvolunteersinoursociety.Firstlyanytimeyousingleoutonepersonforaccoladesorawardsfortheircontributionstherearehundredsmorewhoaremissed.SohowdoesthatmakethemfeelThereisalwaysadangerinchoosingonlyoneandsometimesitdoesmoreharmthangood.Secondlyyouhavetobecarefulhand-ingoutatokenorplaqueparticularlyoneofmanytosomeonewhohasdedicatedhugelytoacausethatitdoesnotun-derstatethemagnitudeoftheirefforts.Everyoneknowsitisthethoughtthatcountsbutitcanstilloffend.Itisnicetorecognizepeoplefortheircontributionsbutthatisnotwhytheyareinvolved.Theirrealsatisfactioncomesfromachievement-watchingastheybringjoytothelivesofkidsandseeingthemdowellevenimproveorseeingapartoftheircommunityenhanced.Thegraticationthatcomesfromsuchresultsistherealreward.Letsstopforamomentandassessthis.TherearemanymanyvolunteersintownsandcitiesthroughoutCanada.Ourcountrywouldnotbeaswonderfulasitiswithoutthem.Itiswhatthespiritofcom-munityisallaboutpartofourculturethatGetmorebangforthevolunteerbucklegionofvolunteersworktoachievemanythingsmakingallourlivesbetter.Mostifnotallofuscontributetothatinsomewaysomecertainlymorethanothers.Whatshouldbeforemostinoureffortstoencouragevolunteerismistoprovidesup-porttofosterandenableit.Unfortunatelythatcriticalaspectisalmostalwaysmissed.Therearetwokindsofvolunteers.Thoseuniqueindividualswhocanorganizeandmanagearerareandwonderfulandthekeytothesuccessofanyventure.Thentherearetheworkerbeeswhowillhelpoftentirelessly-theysimplyneedtobegiventasks.Thetwotogetherareformidable.Almostanyvolunteerundertakingrequiresmoneyandorresources.Whensomethingneedsdoingthevolunteerorganizer-man-agerstaketheleadanddeterminegoalsandobjectivesassessavailableresourcesandfundsandthendeviseaplan.Thevol-unteerworkerscanthenbeassignedtasksandstartworking.Ratherthanfacilitatingallthiswhatweasasocietydoisimmediatelyaddextrabur-denstotheorganizer-managersimpedingtheirabilitytoperform.Theymustbeforeanythingelsemeetlengthyandcomplexcriteriallingoutformsdraftingbudgetswithrationalizationsandjusticationsinordertoaccessmoneyandresources.Theseessentialstepsdoneinorderforthatefforttobeconsideredrequirehugeamountsoftimeandenergy.Thattimeandenergyistakenawayfromthevolunteeractivity-fromwork-ingwithkidsandbetteringcommunitiesandenhancingcauses.Thatprocessisseriouslyawed.Noneofthatprecioustimeandenergyshouldbesacriced.Anotherwaymustbefoundtojustifythoseresourcesandfunds.Mostofthisisaboutgovernmentsin-abilitytofacilitateefciently-sincemostofourresourcesandmoneystemfromdifferentlevelsofbureaucracy.Thatisnottosayvolunteersshouldnotbeac-countableandtheycertainlyshouldnotbegivenmoneyandresourcesfreelywithoutstringsattached.Governmentsdealinpublicmoneyandareresponsibletoshepherditcarefully.Buttheprocessofplanningrationalizationandjustica-tionshouldbecarriedoutbygovernmentstaffonbehalfofthevolunteers.Insteadofgovernmentworkersgivingtime-consumingtaskstovolunteersen-cumberingthemtheonusshouldbeongovernmentworkerstofacilitatefreeingupvolunteerstothegreatestextentpos-sibleenablingthem.Inadditioneverycommunityshouldhaveastaffpersonassignedtoassistvolunteerswithadmin-istrationplanningandnances.Ifthatweredonewewouldgetsomuchmoreoutofvolunteers.Facilitatedtheywouldhavemoretimetodowhattheyloveandandwhattheyaregoodatac-complishmoreandsoreapgreaterre-wardsofsatisfaction.Everyonewouldwinincludingthegovernmentworkerswhowouldbemoreeffectiveintheirrole-bydesigntheprosatorganizingandman-aging-andsobemoreengagedandin-volvedintheinevitablesuccessstories.Facilitatingvolunteersineverypossiblewayisamissingstep.Inordertomeetac-countingandadministrativeneedsahugeworkloadisheapedonvolunteersandweneedtoxthat.Itshouldneverhappen.Over50participantsrangingfromage4to65cameouttotherstJumpABunch-AthonattheYellowknifeMultiplexonSunday.ThegroupstrappedonKangooJumpsspecialjumpingbootsforexerciseandbouncedforanhourtovarioussongs.Intotaltheyraised500fortheCanadianCancerSocietysRelayforLifecampaign.PhotoAmandaGrobbecker