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JusticeAssault2TuesdayOctober12013NEWSBRIEFSDFOseizesillegalshinHayRiverAninvestigationintoillegalshingisunderwayafterofcersfromthefederalDepartmentofFisheriesandOceansDFOwithassistancefromlocalRCMPseized4700poundsofcommercialshataprocessingplantinHayRiver.Fisheriesbecameawareoftheallegedil-legalshingafterofcersobservedfourcommercialvesselsshinginanareaofGreatSlaveLakeclosedtocommercialshingduringaroutineaerialsurveillanceightonSept.21.Fisheriesiscontinuingtoinvestigateandevidencegatheredwillbeforwardedtothedepart-mentofJusticetodetermineifchargeswillbelaid.NorthernministersconferencewrapsupHousingbenetsforlocalcommunitiesandcommuni-cationstechnologywerethethreeNorthernCanadianissuesdiscussedindepthataconferenceoffederalprovincialandterritorialministersinFortMcMurraylastweek.FederalMinisterBernardValcourtaswellassevenotherministersattendedthethree-dayNorth-ernDevelopmentMinistersForumwhichincludedatouroftheoilsandsintheWoodBuffaloregionofAl-bertaandtheMcArthurRiverUraniumMineinnorth-ernSaskatchewan.TheconferencethemedEnergyforAllhighlightedNorthernopportunitiesandchallengesalongwiththeimpactsCanadasNorthernregionshaveacrossthecountry.PolicesearchformankilledafterwatercraftcollisiononAthabascaRiverMilitaryandRCMPhelicoptersarestillsearchingforthebodyofavictiminvolvedinawatercraftcollisionontheAthabascaRiverSaturdayevening.Twopassen-gerswereaboardwhentheboatcollidedwithasandbarcausingoneoftheoccupantstobeejectedfromtheboataccordingtotheRCMPsinitialinvestigation.A45year-oldmalefromFortMcMurrayisconrmeddeceasedwhileanotherman59wastransportedtothehospitalinFortMcMurraywithnon-life-threateninginjuries.Investigationisongoinghoweveralcoholdoesappeartobeafactorandfoulplayisnotsuspected.YellowknifeassaultvictimcallscitycounciltoactionByJACKDANYLCHUKLikethemythicalNet-worknewspresenterHow-ardBealeYellowknifersaresayingtheyremadashellandarentgoingtotakeitanymore.Arashofsexualas-saultsisthesourceoftheangerthatwillbeventedthisweekonThursdayatapublicmeetingatNorthernUnitedPlacewithRCMPterritorialJusticeofcialscitycouncillorsandMayorMarkHeyck.TheRCMPhasputoutinformationthatthereisnotawholelotmoresexualas-saultsthantherehasbeeninthepastHeycksaidinaninterviewwithTheJournal.Howeveronesexualassaultisonetoomany.Theassaultshaveservedtofocuspublicattentiononlong-standingconcernsaboutsafetyloiteringsub-stanceabusepublicintoxi-cationandurbandecayindowntownYellowknifeandHeycksaidthecommunityneedstohaveaconversa-tionaboutthis.KelliHincheywhoserecentexperiencewithanintruderprovidedtheash-pointforthepublicangerthatpromptedthemeet-ingsaiditsanissuethatsbeensweptundertherugfortoolong.HincheywasinbedwithherhusbandBrentwhenshewasawakenedbyatouchfromanintruderwhohadransackedtheirhomeinasearchforcash.ItsahorrifyingfeelingtoawakentothatandtohaveyourhomespaceviolatedshetoldTheJournal.ThefrighteningthingthatdidntdawnonmeuntilIwastalkingtopolicewasWecouldhavebeenmurdered.ThankgodmyhusbandwashomebutwhatifhehadawakenedandgotintoanaltercationUnlikemanyvictimswhosufferinsilenceHincheywentpublicwithherout-ragepromptinganotherwomantoreportanearlierincidentandbringingthenumberofsexualassaultsreportedinAugustandSep-tembertosix.IwillbephysicallynebutIwouldbelyingifItoldyouIwasntnervousshesaid.Wehaveanalarmsys-temweneverusedandwiththreeboyshomefromuni-versityourfrontdoorwasopenallsummerlong.Nowthealarmisarmedeverynightthedoorsarelocked.InadvanceofthepublicmeetingthatHincheywontattend-shewillbeonamonth-longtravelholidaythatwasplannedandcom-mittedtobeforetheassaultpolicehaveadvisedpeopleusingpublictrailstobecare-fulandvigilant.AsasmallbusinessownerHincheythinksthatthecitysbylawen-forcementofcerscouldbeputtobetteruse.IthinktheyshouldbeempoweredtodealwithCriminalCodeoffences.Theirpresencehastobestronger.HeycktoldTheJournalthatthepolicingoptionscarryaheftyprice.Mu-nicipalenforcementof-cerswouldrequiretrainingtohandlecriminalcodeof-fencesandhiringtheRCMPtopolicethecitywouldbeexpensive.WerelookingatthecitycontractingwiththeRCMPdirectlyhesaid.ThereisacostandRCMPofcersarentcheap.Ifthecouncilandthecommunitydeter-minethatsaprioritywecanlookatputtingresourcesintothat.Hincheysaidshewouldmuchratherputhertaxdollarstowardthatthanbenchesonmainstreetwhichencouragevagrancyandpublicdrunkennessandsoon.Ithinkweremakingittooeasy.Iseethatthecityisspendingalotofmoneybeautifyingtheroadwayswithtreesandowers.Ial-mostlaughed.WhyarewespendingmoneyonthisGivenwhatshappenedIwouldmuchratherputitintotrainingbylawofcersshesaid.Thecityisdraftinganeco-nomicdevelopmentstrategyHincheynotedandencour-agingpeopletomovehereandstay.IfIwassomeonecomingtoYellowknifeandmyrstexperienceofthedowntownwaswhatwetypicallyseeIwouldwanttogetthehelloutitsanembarrassment.HincheyhaslivedinYel-lowknifesince1969andsaidthedrugelementhasbecomeahugeproblem.Peopleturnablindeyeuntilitdirectlyaffectsthem.Thatspartoftheproblem.Werecomplacentwedontspeakup.Ihopethemeetingcomesupwithadenitiveplanofactionandnotsomethingthatgetsputtocommittee.Thisneedstobedealtwithimmediatelyitneedstobeapriority.Ihopethatpeoplewillusetheirvoicetodothat.Nowisthetime.YellowkniferesidentKelliHincheywhowasassaultedbyanintruderinherhomewantsbylawofcerstohavemorepowers.PhotoJackDanylchuk