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OPINION5TuesdayApril302013FortSmithHayRiverWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayForecastForecastNorms8Cand-3CNorms11Cand-2C0Low-4Low8High7High2Low5High-11Low1Low-6Low11High8High3Low5High-13Low11High14HighYellowknifeInuvikWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayNorms-1Cand-10CNorms6Cand-4C-19Low-17Low-15Low-25Low-1Low-6Low9High7High-2Low5High-10Low6High-12High-9High-13High-6HighNowthatspringisuponusweareenjoyingoutdooractivities.Asaresultthereisalwaysanincreaseinthenumberofanimalexposuresorattacksthatoccur.Thatswhyitsimportanttotakeprecautionswhenbeingaroundunfamiliaran-imals.Becarefulwhenap-proachingafriendly-lookinganimalorhelpingananimalthatseemsinjured.Iftheanimalisnotaccustomedtohumaninteractionoreveniftheanimalisdomesticateditmayrespondaggressivelyoutoffear.ToprotectyouandyourchildrenfromanimalbitesorexposuresAHSrec-ommendsthesesimpleprecautionsDonotapproachorat-tempttobefriendanunfa-miliaranimal.DonotattempttohelpUsecautionwithunfamiliaranimalsinjuredanimals.Callani-malcontrolforassistance.Ensureyourimmuniza-tionsaswellasyourani-malpetimmunizationsareup-to-date.Animalexposuresareoftentheresultofsuchac-tivitiesaspettingandfeed-ingstrayanimalsplayingwithbarncatshelpingin-juredanimalsbreakingupghtsbetweenanimalsorsleepinginenclosedspaceswithbats.Animalexposuresmayputyouatriskofinfec-tionfromrabiesortetanus.Ifyouvebeenbittenscratchedorattackedbyawildanimalstraydogorbatimmediatelycleansethewoundwithsoapandwater.IfthewoundisseverevisityournearestEmergencyDe-partmentformedicaltreat-mentandforadditionalin-formationcallHealthLinkAlbertaat1-866-408-5465.Atthetimesoftheincidentattempttoobtainasmuchin-formationabouttheanimalandtheownerifknownassoonaspossible.AllanimalexposuresshouldbereportedtoyourlocalEnvironmentalPublicHealthinspectorsotheymayfollowupontheanimal.Theinspectorwillcallitsownerandprovideinstructionsonthenextsteps.Theownermaybeaskedtoquarantinetheanimalfor10daystode-termineifithasrabies.Itisimportantnottodestroyordisposeoftheanimalsothatitcanbesentfortestingifneeded.TheinspectorwillalsobriefthelocalPublicHealthNursewhowillfol-lowupwiththeindividualwhowasexposedtoensureimmunizationisup-to-date.Ifyouworkinaveterinaryclinicperformanimalre-searchworkinanimalorwildlifecontrolorcareforanimalsonadailybasisyoumayqualifyforrabiespre-exposureimmunization.Discussthiswithyourem-ployerandhaveyourem-ployercontactyourlocalPublicHealthofficetoinquire.HeidiGouldandCarolynHayesCommunicableDiseaseControlPublicHealthAlbertaHealthServicesMoreinformationaboutpreventingandtreatinganimalbitescanbefoundonlineatwww.myhealth.alberta.caorcallHealth-LinkAlbertatospeaktoaregisterednurse24hoursadaysevendaysaweekat1-866-408-LINK5465.EditorMPDennisBevingtonsreviewofBillC-45demon-stratesyetagainhehaslosttouchwithNortherners.Heclaimsthereportfo-cusesonissuesthatmat-termosttoresidents.ItisloadedwithsalaciousquotesandreferencesfrompeopleandorganizationsattackinganythingandeverythingthatcouldaffecttheNorth.YethowmanyNorthern-ersareactuallyquotedinLETTERTOTHEEDITORthedocumentOne.ThelonevoicespeakingfortheNorthwaswell-knowneco-fascistandAlternativesNorthmembersupporterPeterRedvers.Insteadhishitsquadap-pearstohaveinterviewedcountlessspecialinterestgroupsfromoutsidetheNWTsothattheycantellushowtofeel.BevingtonandRed-versbothcondemnedde-volutionovertheirownunsubstantiatedfearsofpo-tentialimpacts.Weareevolvinghereandtakingcontrolofourowndestiny.ItsashamethatBevingtonissoquicktohandthatcontrolbacktospecialinterestsfromthesouth.Weprobablyshouldntbesurprisedhealsosupportsin-troducingacarbontaxwhichwouldcrippleoureconomyandindividualNorthernhouseholdsbyincreasingthepriceofalmosteverythingfrombabyfoodtocampinggearduetoaddedtranspor-tationelectricityandheat-ingcostsforbothbusinessesandresidentsalike.Healsopubliclyandthoughtlesslycalledforlegalizingmarijuanajustweeksafterwelearnedthedrugdirectlyledtoa2011planecrashthatkilledtworesidentsandseverelyin-juredtwoothers.DaveBeamishFortSmithEarthDayisthedayinwhichwetakeasmanymo-mentsaspossibletocelebrateandrevereourhomeplanetbutdidyouknowthatitac-tuallyextendstotheentiremonthofAprilInrealitywecanandshouldcelebrateourplanetandthelifeitgivesuseverydaybutthepointofsettingasideacertaindayormonthistoencouragepeopletoreallyputourlifeonEarthintoperspectiveandthinkabouthowthewayweliveourlivesaffectsit.TheEarthisbeleagueredbyagreatmanyecologicalproblemsincludingwaterandfoodshortagesclimatechangeduetopollutionandotherdamaginghumanac-tivitiesandthecontinuingendangermentofmanyofitslifeforms.Manyofthechoicesthatwemakeinourdailyliveseitherdirectlyorindirectlyaffecttheseis-suesandtheeffectcanbepositiveornegative.WhatEarthMonthencouragesustodoistrytomakeincre-mentalchangesinourdailyroutinesandhabitsthatwillcreatelessnegativeeffectsfortheplanet.Whetherthatmeanstodriveourcarslessbemoremindfulofourwaterandenergyusageorcontrib-utetocausesinsomewaythatworktobenetourlife-givingplanetEarthMonthhelpsraiseawarenessforwayswecouldbedoingthingsdiffer-entlyallthetimenotjustforamonthoutoftheyear.SunnyScopeOutdoorNewswww.sunnyscope.comCelebrateandappreciateourplanetNorthernJournal2013JoinusonlineLikeNorthernJournalonFacebookandgettheweeklynewsdeliveredtoyourfeedFACEBOOKFEEDBACKWesternArcticMPDennisBevingtonreleasedhisownreportontheNorthernimpactsofomnibusBillC-45onMondayhopingthein-formationonthehugepieceoflegislationwilleducatenotonlyresidentsandFirstNationsbuttheterritorialgovernment.MPreleasesreportonNorthernimpactsofBillC-45TerryHalifaxWhereshisreportontheLongGunRegistryJerylJaqueItstheLongGoneRegistrywhichisagoodthing.Bevingtonoutoftouch