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18TuesdayAugust132013CascadeComputersTheSourcearenowclosed.Afternearly30yearsofoperationthetimehascometowinddownourretailstore.Thankyoutoallourcustomerswhosupportedusovertheyears.OpeningsooninthesamelocationisthenewstoreBlaineWalterhouseandhisstaffwillcontinuetoprovideWewishthemthebestofluck-DonSandraJaqueLongLakebeachwalkersseezeroincidentsByRENEFRANCOEURBeachpatrolsatLongLakejustoutsideofYellowknifehavebeenrunningsmoothlysinceagroupofvolunteersdecidedtowatchtheunsu-pervisedwatersbeginningontheweekendofJuly20.AdvocacygroupLife-guardsforLodunewases-tablishedbyYellowknifemotherTanyaSilkeafterthetragicdrowningof7year-oldLoduneShelleyonJune27atLongLakeinFredHenneTerritorialPark.Thegrassrootsgroupiscallingforthereinstate-mentofofciallifeguardsatthebeachandwillwalktheshoreswhenevertheycanuntilsuchactionistaken.Theyarestressingtothepublicthattheyarenotlife-guardsbuttheyaretheretoactasrstrespondersSilkesaid.Itsbeengoingverywell.WevebeenouttherefortwoweekendsnowandIdenitelyfeelalotofsupportfromtheparkstaffandcommunitySilketoldTheJournal.Wedoaheadcountandrelaythatinformationbacktotheparkstaff.Itsbeenworkingwell.Therehavebeennoinci-dentstodate.Noonehasevenneededaband-aidshesaidwithalaugh.Sothathasbeengoodtoo.Silkesaidshehasalsobeenencouragingbeachuserstotakeadvantageofthefreelifejacketloanersta-tionrecentlysetupbythegovernmentoftheNorth-westTerritoriesinpartner-shipwiththeLifesavingSocietyatLongLaketoin-creasesafety.ShealsotalksaboutwatersafetywithchildrenwhenevershecanaspublicawarenessandeducationisanotherpartofLife-guardsforLodunesmandate.Therstbeachwalkershiftstartedat1100a.m.onJuly20.FivevolunteersstayedonthebeachforsixtosevenhoursSilkesaid.Imgoingtotrynottohaveonevolunteeroutthereforlongerthanvehoursshesaid.Volunteershavet-shirtshatsumbrellasfoodandwatertokeepthemat100percentduringtheirshifts.Arangeofequipmenthasalsobeendonatedinclud-ingwhistlesoatationde-vicesandthrowropes.RangeLakeMLADarylDolynnyalsodonatedanautomatedexternaldebrillatorAED.Otherlocalbusinessesandresidentshavemadecashdonationstohelpthegrouppurchasesuppliessuchaslawnchairs.Webasicallyhaveevery-thingweneedSilkesaid.Ibringthefoodforthewalk-ers.OnedayImadethemtacoinabagsandwichesthingslikethat.RainkeptthevolunteersathometheweekendofJuly27butsixbeachwalkerswerebackpacingthesandyshoresontheAugustlongweekend.LongLakesaw300peopleoutatitspeakhourduringthatweekendSilkesaid.Threeofusstoodoutinthewatersothatwehadgoodviewsfromallanglesshesaid.Ahandfulofpeopleevencameandtalkedtousandthankedusforbeingoutthere.AccordingtoSilkeatleastonebeachwalkerwithCPRandrstaidskillswillal-waysbeontheshore.WhilethegroupdoesnothaveadenitescheduleandcannotbepatrollingeveryweekendtheydoasmuchastheycanSilkesaid.Theyplantobeoutwiththeireyespeeledagainthisweekend.BeachsafetyauditunderwayTheterritorialgovernmentandtheLifesavingSocietythenationalbodyofexpertsonwatersafetyrecentlyconductedasafetyauditofthebeachesatFredHenneandHayRiverster-ritorialparkafterpublicoutcryfollowingtherecentdrowning.Thetwolocationswerese-lectedbecausethebeachesarewithinmunicipalbound-ariesandincloseproximitytolargepopulationssaidapressreleaseissuedlastmonth.Theauditfocusedontheuseoflifeguardsbeachsizeandac-cessparknumbersandusagepropersignageandsupervision.TheresultswillbecompiledinareportandrevealedattheendofthesummerSilkesaid.ThersttimeSilkemetwiththeLifesavingSocietyshesaidtheywereleeryaboutthebeachwalkersduetoliabilityissues.RecentlytheysuggestedSilkebecomepartoftheirwatersmartprogramaninjurypreventioneducationaltool.ThesecondtimeImetwiththemthingswentverywellandtheymentionedthatIcouldbe-comeanambassadorandstillbeinvolvedwithLifeguardsforLoduneshesaid.Silkebelievestheambas-sadorjobwouldcomeintoeffectnextsummer.HealthWellnessSafetyPhotocourtesyofTanyaSilkeBeachwalkingvolunteersforLifeguardsforLodunestaycoolandhydratedastheywatchswimmersfromtheshoreatLongLakeinFredHenneparkoutsideofYellowknifeonJuly20.LefttorighTanyaSilkeSuzanneMcAstockerandBrittneyKing.