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HealthWellnessBoards9TuesdayAugust62013PoliticsMunicipalByRENEFRANCOEURAnappointedpublicad-ministratorhastakenovergovernanceoftheDehchoHealthandSocialServicesAuthoritybasedoutofFortSimpson.ThehealthboardwasshutdownbythegovernmentoftheNorthwestTerritoriesonJuly29.Stafngissueswereafac-torinthedecisionsaiddep-utyhealthministerDebbieDeLancey.TheboardwasdowntotwomembersbytheendofJulywhenitshouldhavehadnineplusonechair.AnumberofmembershaveresignedandotherstermshaveexpiredanditwasdifculttondnominationstollthosepositionsDeLanceysaid.Therewerealsooperationalconcerns.Fromthegovernmentsroutineauditsandincidentinvestigationsitwasdiscov-eredmoreworkwasneededtoimprovequalityassuranceandstandardsDeLanceysaid.TherewereconcernsaboutmedevacstoTroutLakeonatimelybasisandoneoftheissueswediscoveredwastherewasquitealongdelayintermsofthetimeittookforthecommunitystafftobeabletogetintouchwiththehealthcentresowedidaninvestigationandsawsomeneedforimprovementintermsofprotocolforthattypeofresponse.EarlierthisyearittookvehoursforamedevactoarriveinTroutLakeafteraseriousboatingcollisioninwhicha77year-oldwomanwasinjuredandlaterdied.HealthministerTomBeau-lieuappointedformerpremierandformerchiefoftheLiidliiKueFirstNationJimAntoinetotakeovertheboarduntilfurthernoticeisgivenfromthedepartment.Hehasanextensivehistoryandhesfromthearea.Hebringsawellroundedex-perienceandanunderstand-ingoftheregionitspeopleandgovernmentprocessesDeLanceysaid.Antoinesmaintaskwillbetoundertakemajorbudgetdirectionstrategicplanninglistentoconcernsfromthecommunityandbringthoseforwardtothestafftoensuretheyareaddressed.Ahealthboardwillre-emergeoncetheministerissatisedoperationsaresta-bilizedDeLanceysaid.Therearealsosomediscussionsgoingonrightnowaroundwhetherornotweneedtochangehowtheboardsarestructuredandifthecatchmentareaforeachboardisrightsheadded.ThreeotherhealthboardsintheNWTarecurrentlyop-eratingunderanappointedpublicadministratorinclud-ingStantonTerritorialBeau-fortDeltaandHayRiver.GNWTterminatesDehchohealthboardinFortSimpsonByJACKDANYLCHUKJustonehouseboatremainsafterthecityservedevictionnoticestoasquattercommu-nitythatwastakingrootontheGiantMinedockbutitcouldbethereuntilfall.ThelastoffourhouseboatsthathavebeenatthedockformuchofthepastyearwillprobablyhavetowaituntiltheendofthesailingseasonwhenGreatSlaveLakecruis-ingclubbringsinacranetoliftvesselsfromthewatersaidJeffreyHumbleYel-lowknifesdirectorofplan-ningandlands.Theownerisco-operat-ingHumblesaidlastweekasthedeadlineformovingpassedbuttheoatsaredamaged.Movingitwontbeeasysowerelookingforawaytosolvetheproblemthatisnttoocostly.OwnersofthebanishedhouseboatshaduntiltheHouseboatssailawayfromGiantMinedockendofthemonthtofindnewmoorage.Threehouse-boatsthatmovedbeforethecityissuedevictionnoticesfoundtemporarymoorageatSnowkingPointonYellow-knifeBaybutwerewarnedtovacatebymid-August.EmeraldMurphydirectoroflandsadministrationforMunicipalandCommunityAffairssaidthedepartmentreceivedseveralcomplaintsaboutthesquattersbeforeitissuedtheevictionnotices.TheyaresquattingonCommissionersLandandthelawisquiteclearMurphysaid.IfthehouseboatsarentmovedbythedeadlinethematterwillbereferredtotheterritorialJusticedepartmentforlegalaction.PhotoJackDanylchukCascadeComputersTheSourcearenowclosed.Afternearly30yearsofoperationthetimehascometowinddownourretailstore.Thankyoutoallourcustomerswhosupportedusovertheyears.OpeninginthesamelocationisthenewstoreBlaineWalterhouseandhisstaffwillcontinuetoprovideWewishthemthebestofluck-DonSandraJaqueOnlyonesquattinghouseboatremainsattheGiantMinedockafterarecentevictionorder.