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16TuesdayJuly232013HealthWellnessSeniorsProposedLimitedResidentHarvestforBluenose-EastBeverlyandAhiakCaribouHerdsTheGovernmentoftheNorthwestTerritoriesGNWTisproposingalimitedresidentharvestontheBluenose-EastBeverlyandAhiakcaribouherdsforthe2013-2014biggamehuntingseason.UndertheproposalresidenthuntersintheNWTwouldbeallowedtopurchaseonebull-onlytagtobeusedinBarren-groundCaribouManagementUnitsRBC01SBC03andUBC01.TheGNWTrequiresyourinputontheproposalforthelimitedresidentharvest.FormoreinformationcontactyourlocalENRoffice.SendyourcommentstoLyndaYongeDirectorWildlifeEnvironmentandNaturalResourcesGovernmentoftheNorthwestTerritoriesBox1320YellowknifeNTX1A2L9Phone867920-8043Fax867873-0293Emailsaragov.nt.caCommentsduebyAugust92013.ByRENEFRANCOEURAYellowknifeseniorssocietyismakingplansforwhatitsayswillbeamajorsurgeinthenumberofse-niorsoverthenextdecade.Avenswhichrunsthese-niorshousingandlong-termdementiacarefacilityinthecityhaslaunchedacampaignthathopestoseeconstructionofanewbuildingaswellasarenovationofthecurrentfacilityAvenManorwithinthenextfewyears.Thesocietyoperatedinpartnershipwiththeterrito-rialgovernmentsdepartmentofHealthandSocialServiceslaunchedits33millionMov-ingForwardcampaigntothepubliclastThursday.WewillseetheNWTspopulationofseniorsmorethandoubleby2026oneofthefastestratesofgrowthinthatagedemographicinCanadaJeffRenaudAvensCEOsaidinapressrelease.InYellowknifethatnumberwilltriple.AccordingtoRenaudthereare173long-termcarebedsforseniorsintheNWTwith19onthewaitinglist.AvenswantsnewfacilitytomeetseniorsneedsBy2026thenumberofbedsneededcouldrisetowellover600hesaid.Avenscampaignispartofatwo-phase70-pagebusinesscasestudy.Therstpartoftheplanconsistsoftheconstruc-tionaimedtostartsometimein2014ofa55000square-foottwo-storeyfacility.ThisAvenPavilionwillhouse55long-termcarebedstoexpandandreplacethe29onescur-rentlyinAvenManor.Thepavilionwillalsofeaturethreebedsforthecreationofadedicatedpalliativecarepro-gramtwoadditionalbedsforcontingencyrequirementsageriatricstep-downprogramandorfamilystayprograms.Therewillalsobeamainoorkitchenwiththecapacitytoserve300mealsandamainoorrehabilitationcentreaswellasextraofcespace.ThefacilitywouldbreakgroundbehindthecurrentmanoronFranklinAvenuenearthedowntowncore.Theestimatedcostofthisphaseis28500000.Avenssaidcapitalnancingwillneedtobesecuredthroughprivatedonationandgovern-mentsupport.Phasetwoslatedtofollowimmediatelyafterthecom-missioningofthepavilionwillentailacompleteretrotoftheexistingAvenManorwhichwasbuiltin1983.Therenovationswouldsee30supportivelivingsemi-independentunitsredesignedintothemanorsmodelforseniorsage60andup.Supportivelivingincludesinitiativessuchasmedicationadministrationabathassis-tanceprogramlaundrylighthousekeepingandmealser-viceamongothers.Phasetwoisexpectedtocomewitha5000000pricetagandwouldalsorequiregovernmentandpri-vatefunding.Inour30yearhistoryourgovernmentandcommunitypartnershiphasachievedalotforseniorsBillBradenpresidentofAvensboardofdirectorsalsosaidintherelease.TheAvensvolun-teerboardisnowworkingtocreatetheawarenessandraisethesupportanddollarsneededtocontinue.Bradenaddedthatthepro-jectedgrowthofNorthernseniorsandtheseriousgapinsupportiveservicesforthemisdrivingAvensnewvisionwiththiscampaign.Thenumberofseniorsage65-74intheNWTisprojectedtoincreasefrom1546in2011to3866by2026.Seniorsoverage75-theagegrouprequir-ingthemostcare-aretorisefromatotalof905to2037inthesametimeframe-a300percentgrowthrate.AccordingtoAvensof-cialsitsthisparticularagegroupthatwillbethemostacuteinYellowknifeinthecomingyearsandthecohortthatwilllargelydrivethede-mandforsupportservices.ByJOSHLONGAFortResolutionmancouldndhimselfpayingtensofthousandsofdollarsforahomethatcaughtreJuly6.MymomanddadgavemethathouseandwhenwecameandsignedthepaperstheguywesigneditwithsaidwedidnthavetopaynothingbecausewegotthehousefrommymomanddadLeonardBeaulieuJr.saiddescribingthecircumstancesthroughwhichhesaidhisparentsgiftedhimthenowre-damagedhome.BeforethehouseburneddownBeaulieusaidhewasapproachedbyanewhous-ingofcialwhotriedtogethimtosignamortgageplantopayback21000.WhenIsignedforitthersttimewecouldhavepaidthatlongagoandnowtheyjustthrowthisbigbillatusBeaulieusaid.Therepresentativewaswillingtotakethebilldownto11000BeaulieusaidandItoldthemImnotgoingtopayeventhat.Hesaidhehasntheardaboutthemattersincethatexchange.Inthemeantimeheshavingatoughtimemak-ingendsmeet.Theretookallhisclothesforcinghimtorelyondonations.Bothheandhiswifewereunemployedatthetimeofthereandtheyhadntbudgetedforthecostoftheburnedhomenorthecostofrenttheynowfaceastheylookforotherplacestolive.Idonthavethatkindofmoneyrightnowhesaid.Ivegotthreekidstofeedplusthepowerbillandwaterbill.Itshardtoliveon800everytwoweeks.Theirinterimhousingar-rangementsputhimhiswifeandkidsinatwo-bedroomhousetheysharewithhisfa-ther-in-lawandsister-in-law.IcantstaywhereImstayingrightnowbecauseweresleepingontheoorhesaid.Hishouseisnotbigenoughformyfamilyandhisfamily.Thefire-damagedhomewasbuiltinthe1970sac-cordingtohismotherTerriBeaulieuwhoattributesthebilltosomerenovationworkthehousingcorporationcon-ductedbeforesheandherhusbandgaveittotheirson.Shesaidshewasundertheimpressionthatthehous-ingcorporationwouldfootthebill.TheygiveyousomethingfornothingandthentheyturnaroundandyougottagivethemsomethingforitshetoldTheJournal.TuNedeMLATomBeau-lieusaidhesdiscussedop-tionswiththefamily.Wedidntgetintothespe-cicsofhiscurrentmortgagebutwedidtalkaboutwhathisoptionswouldberightnowhesaidaddingthattheyrecurrentlylookingatpublichousing.Regardlessofwhathismortgagesituationwiththehousethatburntwasheneededahouse.NWTHousingcorporationspokespersonReviLau-asaidhecantspeaktothecaseduetoprivacyconcerns.Somehous-ingsituationscanbeconfusingbutmosthavealegitimateex-planationbehindthemhesaid.Ifthereissomethingthatweredoinginaparticularwayandpeopledontunder-standwhythatssomethingthatourcommunicationsneedstoaddressLau-asaid.WeledehMLABobBromleyhasraisedtheissueofhousingunitsinNDiloandDettahsit-tingvacantdespiteawaitinglisthecharacterizesaslengthy.IthinktheperceptionisthatwhenyouseeanemptyhouseitispropertyoftheNWTHous-ingCorporationandthatsnotnecessarilythecaseLau-asaidaddingthatsometimesitcouldbeanabandonedhomeormarkethousing.Therearealsocaseswhenhomeownershipunitscansitemptybecausetherearenoclientseligibleforthepro-gramhesaid.MeanwhileLeonardBeau-lieuJr.saidhiscrampedlivingconditionshaveledhimtocon-sidermovingbackintothere-damagedhomebuthismothersaysthatsanunlikelyoption.Hecantitscompletelydemolishedshesaid.FirebringshousingplightInfrastructureHousingImageAvensThenewAvenPavilion55000squarefeetwouldfeature55long-termcarebedsandthreepalliativecarebeds.