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19TuesdayAugust62013SaltRiverFirstNation195NoticeofByElectionAByElectionforone1CouncillorisbeingheldinFortSmith.BrunoChantelLavioletteRobertKennethCouncillorCandidatesSeniorsRoomFortSmithRecreationCentrePollsopenat1000a.m.Pollscloseat800p.m.ReginaRoomRamadaInnKingswayEdmontonPollsopenat1000a.m.Pollscloseat800p.m.ElectionDayPollStations-August12th2013PleasenoteinaccordancewiththeAmendedCustomaryElectionRegulationsunderSection103ifanElectorwillnotbeavailabletovoteintheAdvancePolloronthedayoftheElectionthatElectormayrequestamail-inballotfromtheReviewCommitteeShariOlsenGladysMacPhersonAlternativesLeonPetersonDonWebbTreatyCardsmayberequested.LyndaB.MartinElectoralOfficer867872-2945TurnbullJerichoVillebrunGloriaPLEASEDISREGARDthedatefortheadvancepollingstationprintedinlastweeksNorthernJournal.HealthWellnessSexualHealthBlachfordLakegetsFOXYwithrstgirlsretreatByRENEFRANCOEURBlachfordLakeLodgewasbuzzingwithtalkaboutbodyimagerelationshipsem-powermentandthebeautyofself-expressionlastweekasthefunandinhibition-freesexualeducationproj-ectFOXYFosteringOpeneXpressionamongYouthhosteditsrstpeerleader-shipretreat.Twentyyoungwomenaged13-17fromacrosstheNWTtookpartintheweek-longgatheringwheretheyhadtheopportunitytoworkwithhigh-profileNorth-ernartistssuchasVeronicaJohnnyatraditionaldrum-merandleaderoftheFortSmith-spawnedrockbandTheJohnnysChipewyanelderJaneDragonfromFortSmithwriteractorRenelttaArlukandphotographerKay-leyMackay.FOXYprojectcoordinatorNancyMacNeilsaidtherewaspowerinbeingaroundotheramazingsuccessfulandcreativewomen.Foralotofthesegirlsitwasanimportantoppor-tunitytoseeexamplesofwomenwhohavestrongrolesinartcultureancienttraditionsandthenewmod-ernworldandthattheytoocanandwillmakeadiffer-enceintheircommunitiesMacNeilsaid.Theretreatfeaturinganumberofactivitiesinclud-ingdrummakingbeadingphotographylessonsandbodymappingexercisesforaposi-tivebodyimagestrivedtohelpmanygirlswithself-es-teembuildingandmotivation.TheycametotheretreatthinkingtheydidntknowwhattheywantedtodoandleftsayingIlovephotogra-phyorIamgoingtowritestoriesfortherestofmylifeandgobacktomycommu-nityandcreatethischangeorstartthiscluborwritethisbook.ItwasphenomenalMacNeilsaid.Keymomentsincludedtheawardsceremony-handedouttothemostdaringdrum-merandsmilingscribbleramongotheruniquetitles-andaliberatingcamprant.Theycouldstanduponachairandrantaboutwhat-evertheyweremadabout.Itwasabouteverythingfromdishwashingtoairportse-curitytogenderrolesanditwasapositivewaytofeelvalidatedandpermittedtobeangry.Youhaveemo-tionsbecauseyourepas-sionateandyoucareandthatshouldbeexpressedMacNeilexplained.Anotherdeningandsyn-ergiceventwassingingtheFOXYsongthegirlswrotewithVeronicaJohnnyaftereveryonebrainstormedwordsthatdenedwhattheretreatmeanttothem.Theretreatisanexten-sionofFOXYsdrama-basedworkshopsthathavebeenrunninginschoolsandcom-munitiesintheNWToverthepastsixmonths.Withthiswewantedtondwaystoincorporatedif-ferentartintellingthestoryofwhoyouareanddeliver-ingthatmessagewithsomeamazingfacilitatorsthatex-pressionthroughdifferentmediawaspossible...Andsogirlswhothoughtthatalltheywantedtodowasreadandwritehavepickedupacameraandareontheirwaytobecomingaprofes-sionalphotographerMac-Neilsaid.TheretreatwasfreeofchargethankstofundingfromthePublicHealthAgencyofCanadatheInsti-tuteforCircumpolarHealthResearchandotherspon-sorswhosupportFOXYsmandate.Wehadntevenleftyetandthegirlswereaskinguswhenwecouldhaveare-unionMacNeilsaidwithalaugh.Thisretreatwastoogoodtoonlyhappenoncesoweredenitelylookingatcontinuingsomethinglikeit...FOXYisnotgoinganywhere.PhotoscourtesyofCandiceLysFOXYgirlsbuilddrumswithrockstarandtraditionaldrummerVeronicaJohnnyaspartofaself-expressionworkshop.TwentygirlsfromacrosstheNWTcelebratetherstpeerleaderretreathostedbyFOXYasexualeducationprojectontheirnaldayatBlachfordLakeLodgeoutsideofYellowknife.