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HealthWellnessHealthCare9TuesdayJuly92013Photoswantedfor2014FortSmithPetDeskCalendarFillingupfastGetyourpicturesinsoonIfyouwouldliketohavephotosofyourpetstakenarrangementscanbemade.PleasecallChrisat872-5547.BecauseofthehighvolumeofrequestsSpecialconsiderationwillbemadeforpetsnotinpreviouscalendars.Pleasesubmitphotosoflivingpetsonly.Thereisnofeetohavephotosinthecalendar.IfyouhaveanyquestionsorneedmoreinformationpleasecallChrisat872-5547oremaildewolfnorthwestel.netDeadlineisAugust31ThisadsponsoredbytheNorthernJournalWESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.Sayaisabeautifuladultfemalecat.Shehasamediumcoatwithanenchantingwhitepatch.Pleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.ByRENEFRANCOEURTheseverelackofhealthcareprovidersinthesmallcommunityofTsiigehtchicwasamajoritemofdiscus-sionduringasecondinter-governmentalmeetinginYellowknifelastWednesdaybetweentheGwichinTribalCouncilGTCandcabinetmembersfromtheterritorialgovernment.Therewassomeconcernexpressedbythecouncilaboutnursingservicesinsmallcommunitiesespe-ciallythosethatdonthaveroadaccessPremierBobMcLeodwhoattendedthemeetingtoldTheJournal.Tsiigehtchicdoesnthaveanurseforexamplesotherewasadiscussionabouthowwecandealwiththatandwhoshouldbepayingformedi-caltravelifpeoplewhoaresickaredrivingthemselvestoInuvik.Thepossibilityofrevisit-ingclinicalpracticeguide-linesfornursesinisolatedNortherncommunitieswasalsoaddressedatthemeeting.NursesarentallowedtoattendpatientsoutsideoftheirnursingstationsowesaidwewouldbepreparedtodiscussthisissuewiththeNWTNursesAssociationtoseewhatifanychangeswouldberequiredtoenablenursestoattendpatientsintheirhomeMcLeodsaid.Theoverallconclusionisthatourhealthandsocialservicespeoplewillfacili-tateacommunitymeetinginTsiigehtchictodiscussthehealthandmedicalservices.Themeetingwillbeheldsometimeinthecomingweeksheadded.Otherareasofinterestre-viewedatthemeetingin-cludedfundinglevelsforcommunityprogramsandservicesunderGNWTcon-tributionagreementsandestablishingprotocolsforac-cesstoGwichinlandsintheGwichinSettlementArea.Weupdatedthemonhowweredoingwithourcon-tractingagreementwhenitcomestocontributionsaswellaseffortsweretakingtohaveaworkforceandpub-licservicethatismorerepre-sentativeofthepopulationMcLeodsaid.Wedohaveamemorandumofunder-standingwhenitcomestocontractingandwebriefedeveryoneonastatusreportonconstructionofseniorresidencesinFortMcPher-sonandAklavik.Theobjectiveofthecon-tractingagreementistopro-videGwichincompanieswith50percentofthegov-ernmentcontractingdoneintheregion.Manyofthesecontractsincludehighwaymaintenance.OverallbothpartiesseemedpleasedwiththemeetingMcLeodsaid.ItsbeenayearnowsinceourvicepresidentNormanSnowshoeandItookovertheleadershipoftheGwichinTribalCouncilGTCpres-identRobertAlexieJr.saidinapressrelease.Oneoftherstthingswedidwasre-establishagoodworkingrelationshipwiththegov-ernmentoftheNWT.WearepleasedtoobtainbothabilateralagreementandanagreementoncontractingintheGwichinsettlementareawhichwearemakingworktoourmutualadvantage.DuringthemeetingthepremierconrmedhewouldbeinattendanceattheGTCsupcomingNationalConferenceonIndigenousSelf-GovernmentslatedtotakeplaceinInuvikfromSept.10-12.McLeodalsoannouncedhewillrespondtotheGTCsfundingrequestof50000fortheconferencewithinthenexttwoweeks.TheUmbrellaIntergovern-mentalAgreementregardingIntergovernmentalCooper-ationandCoordinationwassignedonOct.132012andrecognizestheimportanceofagovernment-to-govern-mentrelationshipbetweentheGNWTandtheGTC.Itcommitsbothgovernmentstotwomeetingsperyear.ThelastmeetingwasonDec.102012inInuvik.TsiigehtchichottopicforGwichinTribalCouncilHealthservicescontractingagreementsdiscussedatmeetingwithGNWToaallllllllkkknininndssAARGGRGFOFOOFRMRMAAARRNIITTGGGGRRAAPPHHIICCDESIGGNBANNNNERSSDEAALSLLSTTTCKCCKRERESPPOOPPUPUPUBBANANNNNENNRRSSSSAAANDNWIWWWWCHHBBBOAOAOAORDRDDSSPTARMIfollowusatSIGNEDYK502451STSTREETABOVETRUHARDWAREYELLOWKNIFE867920-0770JANETSIGNEDYK.COMTsiigehtchicdoesnthaveanurseforexamplesotherewasadiscussionabouthowwecandealwiththatandwhoshouldbepayingformedicaltravelifpeoplewhoaresickaredrivingthemselvestoInuvik.PremierBobMcLeodPhotoGTCRobertAlexieJr.presidentoftheGwichinTribalCouncilsaysthecouncilhasagoodworkingrelationshipwiththeterritorialgovernment.