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12TuesdayJuly162013VictimsofCrimeEmergencyFundIfyouhavebeenavictimofaseriousviolentcrimeemergencyfundingmightbeavailabletoyou.Formoreinformationcallyourlocalvictimservicesprogramorvisitwww.justice.gov.nt.caVictimServicesVCEF.shtmlorcall867-920-6244or867-873-7002.AreyouavictimofcrimeortragedyThereshelpforyou.Victimservicesprovidesupportinformationassistanceandreferralstovictimsofcrimeandtragedy.HaveasafetyplanjustincaseKnowwheretogoandhowtogetthere.Leaveapackedbagwithsomeoneyoutrustincaseyouhavetoleavequicklyincludeimportantpapers.Takeyourchildrenwithyou.Tellsomeoneabouttheabuse.AsktheRCMPiftheaccusedisincustody.VictimServicesorasheltercanhelpyouwithasafetyplan.VictimImpactStatementsVISIfyouhavesufferedemotionallyorphysicallybecauseofacrimeyoucanwriteaVIS.AVISisyourchancetotellthecourtinwritinghowacrimeaffectedyou.IftheaccusedisfoundguiltythecourtwillconsideryourVIS.ForhelptocompleteyourVIScallyourlocalvictimservicesprogramorcalltheManagerNWTVictimServicescollectcallsaccepted920-6911.Yellowknife.............................920-2978HayRiver................................874-3009FortSmith..............................872-3520Inuvik......................................777-5493FortGoodHope.....................598-2247FortSimpson.........................695-3136Aklavik....................................978-2265Paulatuk.................................580-3223Behchoko...............................392-6014AlisonMcAteerHouseYellowknifeTollFree1-866-223-7775LegalServicesBoardYellowknifeCollectcallsaccepted873-7450CrownsCounselCollectcallsaccepted669-6900ImportantPhoneNumbersforVictimServicesNovictimservicesorRCMPinyourcommunityCallvictimservicesnearestyou.InformationaboutBeingawitnessCourtprocessSheltersandsafetyplanningAssistancewithVictimofCrimeEmergencyFundapplicationsGoingtocourtRCMPhospitalVictimImpactStatementsRegistrationwiththeNationalParoleBoardReferralsforProtectionShelterCounsellingVictimServicesprovidesJusticePhonesupportisavailable.Thereshelpforyou.Welisten.ByRENEFRANCOEURAteamfromtheRoyalAlbertaMuseuminEdmon-tonjumpedheadrstintotheSlaveRiverandWoodBuf-faloNationalParklastweektoexploreeverythingtheFortSmithareahastoofferintermsofnaturalhistory.ThegroupofeighttraveledtothetownjustnorthoftheprovincialborderonJuly5tocollectandupdateresearchforthemuseumwhichiscurrentlyundergoingmajorchangesasitpreparestomoveintoitsnew340-millionlocationindowntownEdmonton.Weremovingoversomeofthenaturalhistorydiora-masandwehaveoneofpel-icans-whichtothebestofmyknowledgehasnotbeentouchedsinceitwascreatedinthe1970s-anditsverysimplewithapelicanandagull.Sowewantedtoaug-mentitandrebuilditMarkSteinhilberthemuseumsheadoflifesciencessaid.AccordingtoSteinhilbermanyofthecurrentmuseumstaffwerenotaroundwhenthedioramawascreatedandhaveneverevenseenthepeli-cancolony.Thatwassome-thingtheywantedtochangeinordertogivethepublicthebestmostenlighteningandup-to-datemuseumexperi-encepossible.Thispelicancolonyisre-allyuniquebeingongraniteandwithsomuchvegetationaround.Wellincorporatethatintothenewdioramatalkmoreaboutgeologyandtheexposedprecambrianrockhesaid.Wethoughtitwasimportanttocomeuphereandgetasmanypho-tographsandinformationandrocksamplesaspos-sible...Likewenowknowthereisjuniperandspruceinthecolonyandwhattypeofshpelicansfeedon.Wedidsomeelectrolyteshingofourowntoo.Thegroupalsowentoutinaninatableraftwiththelocalpaddlingclubtogetabirdseyeviewofthelargepelicannestinggroundshost-inganestimated500nests.WellletsjustsayitsagoodthingtheclubtookusoutorwedhavebeenupsidedowninFortResolutionoth-erwiseSteinhilbersaidwithalaugh.Itwasincredibletogetthatclose.Formanyofthestaffin-cludingMelissaBowermanageologistwiththemuseumitwastheirrsttimeinFortSmithandthepark.Theexperienceherehasjustbeenmind-blowing.WiththeraftandthepelicansitwaslikelookingintotheirbedroomwindowlikeoneoftheParksemployeestoldmeshesaid.Itsanim-portantplacethisistheonlyspotinAlbertawhereyoucanseetheCanadianShieldandthenyouhavetheseamazingsaltandlimestonedepositsintheparkwhichareincontactwiththeShieldsoyouhaveahugedifferenceinrocktypesanditsincredibletohavethatsidebyside.BowermansaidtherearemanyothernorthernAlbertastoriestheyhopetoweaveintothediorama.Thisisntjustgoingtobeaboutpelicansandthatsan-otherreasonwecameuphere.Therewillbemorespaceforexpandedstoriesshesaid.RightnowthestorieswetellaboutnorthernAlbertaaremorefocusedonthebiologybuttheresawholegeologicalstoryhereandmanyhumanstoriesaswell.Ourworkisabalancebetweenresearchgalleryworkandoutreachsothistripisaboutallthreeofthose.Thejourneytothefarreachesoftheprovinceisonlythebeginningofamoretightknitconnectiontonorth-ernAlbertaforthemuseumBowermansaid.Weretryingtobeatrulyprovincialmuseumshesaid.Therearemanyplacesyoucangoandseeevidenceofeventsthathavehappenedinthepastgeologicallybuthereyoucanseegeologyhappeningonashorttimescale.Itssody-namic.Youhavesaltcrystalsgrowingandsinkholesform-ingmoving.Itsfascinating.Bowermansaiditsesti-matedthenewgalleriesanddioramaswillbereadysome-timeoverthenextfewyears.RoyalAlbertaMuseumstaffcollectNorthernresearchEnviron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