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PWKstudentsheadintobushforSweetgrasstripThegreatoutdoorsbecametheclassroomforGrade7and8studentsinFortSmithontheirannualexpeditiontoSweet-grassStation.Seepage23.UnitingAgainstViolenceNWTcommunitiesmarkFamilyViolenceAwarenessWeek.Seepage7.BehchokohostsfunbacktoschoolhandgamesOrganizerssaytheBacktoSchoolHandGamestour-namentkeepsyouthenter-tainedandoutofmischief.Seepage22.RiverguideauthortakesonAthabascaandSlaveMichelleSwallowauthoroftheMackenzieRiverGuideisexploringtheAthabascaandSlaveRiversystemsforhernextproject.Seepage11.Visitwww.norj.caAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingNorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00October82013Vol.37No.22GNWTbeginsworkonnewLandsdeptPremierreleasesdepartmentaldesignforpost-devolutionByMEAGANWOHLBERGAnorganizationalcharthasbeenreleasedandadeputymin-isternamedforthebrandnewLandsdepartmentresponsiblefortakingoverfederalrespon-sibilityforlanduseplanningandadministrationfollowingnaldevolutiononApr.12014.Thenewdepartmentwillbeestablishedtosupportman-ageprotectandadministerpubliclandsintheNWTandwillseeMarkWarrenatthehelmforthetimebeingasthepremierwaitstoappointaministertotheportfolio.Warrenwhohas20yearsmanagementexperienceintheterritorialdepartmentsofAboriginalAffairstheNWTHousingCorp.EnvironmentandNaturalResourcesENRandthedepartmentoftheEx-ecutivewillofciallybeginhisjobonApr.1ofnextyear.AccordingtoPremierBobMcLeodhewaschosenforhisexperienceleadingthedevelopmentoftheterrito-rialLandUseandSustain-abilityFrameworkoverthelasttwoyearsalongwithpastworkontheNWTWaterStewardshipStrategyWasteReductionRecoveryProgramandGreenhouseGasandBiomassStrategies.Histeamwasalsorespon-siblefornegotiatingveland-claimprocessesonbehalfoftheGNWT.Mr.Warrenwillbere-sponsibleforensuringthatdecision-makingaboutlandmanagementrecognizesAb-originalandtreatyrightsaswellasthird-partyintereststakesecologicalspiritualculturalrecreationalandeconomicvaluesintoconsid-erationisasharedresponsi-bilityacrosstheNWTandiscleartransparentcon-sistentandcommunicatedMcLeodsaidinanewsre-leaselastweek.LandstotakeonMACAfederalrolesWhilenewlands-relatedre-sponsibilitieswillbedevolvedfromCanadathedepartmentwillalsobeinchargeofdu-tieshavingtodowithCom-missionersLandscurrentlyhandledbytheNWTdepart-mentofMunicipalandCom-munityAffairsMACA.Thoseadministrativeroleswillincludelandinventoriesleasesdispositionsvalua-tionssurveyapplicationsandmappingalongwithsustain-abilityguidelinesandpoliciesmajorprojectassessmentsregionallanduseplanningandenforcementmeasuresincludinginspections.MACAwillcontinuetoberesponsibleforcommu-nitygovernancesportsandrecreationyouthandemer-gencymanagementincludingtheofceoftheremarshall.ChangesmadetootherdepartmentsMACAwillnotbetheonlyexistingdepartmenttochangefollowingdevolution.DetailsofthenewENRandIndustryTourismandInvestmentITIorganizationalstructureswerealsomadepubliclastweek.SeeJoboffersonpage2.PhotoScottClouthierSixyear-oldJoshuaBarnesshowsoffhisskillswithareextinguisherduringacontrolledlearningexerciseattheHayRiverrehallatthedepartmentsopenhouseeventforFirePreventionWeek.ThisyearsthemefortheweekisPreventKitchenFires.Seemoreonpages14-15.FREEFREIGHTwww.power123.comCallforyourFREENWTofcialslearnfromsouthernshaleindustryAdelegationofNorthernlead-erstouredfrackingprojectsintheBakkenplaylastweektotakelessonsonwhatnottodointheSahtu.Seepage3. PoliticsDevolution2TuesdayOctober82013NEWSBRIEFSFortResolutionmanchargedforpossessionofchildpornographyAmanfromFortResolutionwillappearinterritorialcourtthisDecemberonchargesofchildporonographypossessionanddistribution.JosephKing49wasar-restedSept.26inrelationtoaRCMPinvestigationlastyearthatledtotheseizureofseveraldigitalmediastor-agedevicesatahomeinthecommunity.TheRCMPinvestigationdubbedOperationSnapshotwasafour-monthoperationinvolvingpoliceagenciesfromSaskatch-ewanManitobaAlbertatheNWTandNunavut.KingwillappearincourtonDec.5tofacehischarges.GNWTHumanResourceslaunchesnewwebsitewithfreshlookAnewlylaunchedwebsitefortheGNWTdepartmentofHumanResourceshasafreshlook.GlenAber-nethyministerofHumanResourcesannouncedthelaunchofthedepartmentsredesignedandimprovedwebsitelastweek.AlongwitheasiernavigationandafocusonclientneedsthewebsitealsoappealstouserswithsocialmediasavvyfeaturinglinksforFacebookTwitterandLinkedIn.Accordingtothepressreleasetheuser-friendlywebsitefulllsacommitmentmadeinthe2020ABrilliantNorthNWTPublicServiceStrategicPlantohavetherighttoolsforeffectivecom-municationwithemployeesandclients.FortunesellsCamsellRiverProjecttoDenendehminingcompanyFortuneMineralsLtd.hasannouncedthesaleofitsCam-sellRiversilverpropertytotheDenendehExplorationMiningCo.DEMCo.TheFortuneleasecovering78hectaresoflandbetweentheNorexandNorthrimminesnearGreatBearLakewhereitisconsideredtohavegoodpotentialforstrikeprojectionsofhigh-gradesilverveinsfromtheadjacentmineswassoldfor25000plusa1percentnetsmelterroyalty.DEMCoisaFirstNationsownedcompanybasedoutofYellowknife.SCARYTIMESarehereGuardianTMWALLYSDrugsPharmacy.Souvenirs.Magazines.NewspapersToys.Cards.Stationary.LotteryTicketCentreMondaytoSaturday10a.m.to6p.m.Thursday10a.m.to8p.m.SundayCLOSED867872-2134AndtherearescarydealsatWallysHalloweenSaleAlargevarietyofcostumesandmakeupareonsalestartingOctober25JobofferssenttofederalemployeesContinuedfrompage1.Thoughthehighlevelor-ganizationaldesignreportedrsttoTheJournalinJanu-aryindicatedthatITIwouldlikelybesplitupintotwosep-aratedepartments-onewithafocusprimarilyonnaturalresourcedevelopmentandtheotheronbuildinglocalbusi-nesscapacityandtourism-thatisnolongerthecase.ThechangeswillhappenwithintheexistingITIsaidZoeRaemerdirectionofplan-ningandcommunicationsfordevolutionwiththeGNWT.Asplanningcontinuedonitseemedtomakesensetocon-tinuethesynergiesthatwerealreadyestablishedwithinITI.ThenewITIwillpickupprogramsandservicesrelatedtomineralandpetroleumex-plorationanddevelopmentlikemanaginglandtenureandresourcerightsroyaltiesandresourcepolicythroughtheMackenzieValleyPetro-leumPlanningOfcealongwithAboriginalconsultationrequirementsassociatedwithresourcedevelopment.ENRwillintegratenewre-sponsibilitiesforwaterreg-ulationforestmanagementprotectedareaswildlifetra-ditionalknowledgeandcli-matechangeamongothersandtakeoverresponsibilityfortheTaigaEnvironmentalLaboratory.Itwillalsobere-sponsiblefortheinspectionandenforcementofleaseslicensesandpermits.FederalemployeesaskedtotransferSome113federalem-ployeesweresentjobof-fersfromtheterritorialgovernmentlastTuesdayinpreparationforthetransferoffederalresponsibilitiesnextApril.MoreoffersareyettogooutasthegovernmentoftheNorthwestTerritoriesexpectsaround130jobscurrentlyunderthepur-viewofthefederaldepart-mentofAboriginalAffairsandNorthernDevelopmentAANDCtotransfertotheterritory.Werecognizeandvaluetheknowledgeandexperi-enceofthefederalemploy-eescurrentlydoingthisworkandlookforwardtowelcomingthemintotheGNWTMinisterofHumanResourcesGlenAbernethysaidinapressrelease.Wehavebuiltastructurethatcombinesthestrengthsofbothorganizationsinclud-ingourexistingskilledandexperiencedstaff.Federalemployeeswillhave60daysoruntilDec.2todecidewhetherornottotakethejobthoughthema-jorityareexpectedtomakethemove.TheGNWTwillalsocon-ductarecruitmentcampaigntofillnewpositionscre-atedthroughdevolutionandhopestollasmanyaspossiblefromwithintheNWTthoughthedepartmentofHumanResourcesnotedsomesouthernrecruitingwouldlikelyoccurforjobsrequiringspecializedtech-nicalknowledge.Devolutionofcialscouldstillnotsayexactlyhowmanypositionswouldbelocatedincommunitiesout-sideofYellowknife.DelinespeedingtowardsnalizedselfgovernmentByMEAGANWOHLBERGTheSahtucommunityofDelineisadvancingquicklytowardsbecomingtherstintheterritorytosuccessfullyreachselfgovernmentfol-lowingmeetingswithfederalnegotiatorslastweekthatcon-rmedtheagreementisbasi-callygoodtogo.AgroupofdelegatesfromDelinevisitedOttawaattheendofSeptembertohaveanalsit-downwiththegov-ernmentofCanadaondetailsoftheirnegotiatedselfgovern-mentagreement.AccordingtoDannyGaudetDelineschiefnegotiatortheresnothinglefttodonowbutedu-catetheFirstNationsmembersonallthedetailsoftheagree-mentandheadtowardsrati-cationwithinthisscalyear.Wewanttogotoratica-tiontotakethispackagetovote.WevecomeupwithatentativescheduleanditsatightschedulebutIdontwanttogivethedateyetbecausewerestillrunningitthroughthesystemshesaid.Gaudetsaidtheyareintheprocessofappointingtheirfourratificationcommitteememberswhowilljointworepresentativesfromtheter-ritorialgovernmentandtwofromCanada.Thosedetailsshouldbeinplacesometimethisweek.Wereprettymuchgoodtogoprovidedwegetapprov-alsontheraticationdatehesaid.Ourselfgovernmentagree-mentandalltheothersupport-ingagreementsthatgowithit-whichisbasicallythetaxagreementstransitionagree-mentimplementationplan-areprettymuchalldone.Wewenttomakesurethattheresnooutstandingissuesandsowerehappythatweregettingreadytopackupthepackage.Gaudetsaidthefocusisnowoncomingupwithacommunicationplanformembersandthegeneralpublictoeducatethemaboutthedetailsoftheagreement.Whatourintentwouldbeisthatweregoingtotrytoreacheverybodynomatterwheretheyarewithinforma-tion.Wellalsobehiringateamtoanswerquestionstovisitpeople.Wewanteverybodytounderstandtheagreementandontheirownmakeadeci-sionastowhetherornotitsagoodagreementforthem...sotheydonthavetorelyonotherpeopletellingthemwhatsgoodorbadforthem.Afteraround20yearsofne-gotiationswhichwrappeduplastSeptemberGaudetsaidhespleasedwiththemovementbutnotgettingaheadofhimself.Imexcitedabouttheprog-ressbutIdontgettooexcitedaboutknowingtheoutcomeyethesaid.Wegotalotofworkyet.Wewanteverybodytounderstandtheagreementandontheirownmakeade-cisionastowhetherornotitsagoodagreementforthem.DannyGaudetDelineLandCorp.PoliticsFirstNationsFilephotoTheGNWTispreparingtobringinover130federalemployees. 3TuesdayOctober82013NWTtakeslessonsfromsouthernshalegasplayNortherndelegationtoursactivefrackingsitesinBakkenformationByMEAGANWOHLBERGDecisionmakersintheNorthwestTerritoriestouredoneofNorthAmericasmostactiveshaleplayslastweektobuildonmodelsofsuccessandlearnfromsouthernmis-takesinpreparationforde-velopingtheirownfrackingindustryintheSahturegionoftheterritory.MinisterofIndustryTour-ismandInvestmentDavidRamsayledadelegationofelectedterritorialandmunici-palofcialsAboriginallead-ersandregulatorsthrough-outsouthernSaskatchewanandNorthDakotafromSept.29-Oct.4meetingwithgov-ernmentindustryandFirstNationstoexplorebusinessopportunitiesandgarnerad-viceonhowtoprepareforanoncomingsurgeofindustrialdevelopment.ThedelegationincludedFortGoodHopeChiefGregLaboucanrepresentativesfromboththeNormanWellsandTulitaLandCorp.SahtuMLANormanYakeleyatworepresentativesfromtheNa-tionalEnergyBoardNEBMLARobertHawkinswhositsaschairofthestandingcommitteeoneconomicde-velopmentandinfrastructureWeledehMLABobBromleyandNormanWellsMayorGregorMcGregor.Wereseeingsomeoftheimpactsdevelopmenthashadbothpositiveandnega-tive...andalotofwhatweveheardfromstaterepresenta-tiveshereinNorthDakotaisiftheycoulddoitalloveragaintheydplanitbetterRamsaytoldTheJournalfromtheUSonThursday.ThatswherewehaveanadvantagebecausewerestillintheearlydaysoftheCanolplaysowecanplanandgetthingsdoneright.BakkenplaguedbyinfrastructuresocialissuesRamsaysaidgovernmentofcialsinthesouthtalkedaboutchallengeswithpre-parednessaroundinfrastruc-turelikepipelinesroadshousingandschoolsalongwithresourceslikepolicingtodealwithincreasedsocialproblemsthatcomealongwithdevelopment.ItsbeensuchamassiveinuxofpeopleintotheareatheyvehadsomeissueswithanumberofthingsfromthesocialsideRamsaysaid.Inmeetingwithcivicof-cialsinWillistonBrom-leysaidthedelegatesheardaboutaplethoraofsocialissueschallengingthecitywhichhasbeentakenoverbytemporaryworkerswhoaddstresstothesystem.Of-cialsestimatedeachwell-siteemployedonlyoneper-manentposition.Whereasveyearsagothecityemployed22policeof-cersitnowhosts60alongwithtwoadditionaljudges.Emergencymedicalserviceshavebeenincreased10-foldandrstrespondersdescribedthetypesofemergenciesontheriseasgrotesqueshockingandlikebeinginawarzone.Mostofthoseaccidentsarehighwayrelated.Around2200truckspassdailyonjustone11-milesectionofroadthroughMandanHidatsaandArikaraMHAThreeNationsterritory.Thetotalestimatedtruckstravellingthroughouttheroadsystemiscloserto38000.TherearemanydeathsonthehighwaystheFirstNationssaidtheyhavelostalotofpeopleBromleysaid.FirstNationsintheareaalsoattestedtoheightenedaddictionsassubstanceslikemethandheroinpiggy-backtheirwayintothearea.BothBromleyandYake-leyasaidthestatisticshavethemconcernedaboutthefateoftheSahturegionwhichismoreisolatedgeo-graphicallychallengingandmuchlesspreparedintermsofinfrastructureandhumanresources.ItsgottentothepointwhereImsayingohmygodwedonteventouchthescaleofcapacityneededBromleysaid.Itsprettyoverwhelm-ingtoconsidertheSahtuwhichstillhasapristineen-vironmentandwherepeoplearealotclosertotheland...Thiskindofinfrastructurewilltakehundredsofmillionsinupfrontfundingandthatjustdoesntappear.YakeleyasaidtheGNWTneedstocreateamasterplanforaddressingtheimpactsthedevelopmentisgoingtohaveoncommuni-tiesintheSahtu.Itsreallyoverwhelmingandweneedtoknowwhatweregettingintohesaid.Weneedtohavefarad-vancedplanningforroadssafetyhousinghealthcare...andensurepropertrainingforouryoungpeople.MakingmoneyhandoverstDespitenoshortageofchallengesalldelegatessaidthoseproblemshavecomewithtremendouseco-nomicprosperityinbothjurisdictions.Youlookaroundtheresnewroadconstructionhotelsbeingbuiltofcebuildingsentireresidentialcommuni-ties.Sotheeconomyisab-solutelyredhothereanditwasinSaskatchewantoo.ThehousingmarketisblisteringinReginayoulookatEste-van-everyoneseemstobedrivinganewtruckorcar.TheeconomyshummingalongRamsaysaid.BromleycalledtheentirepaceofdevelopmentandthemoneybeingmadeintheBak-kenareaoverwhelming.Theyaredealingwithunimaginablesumsofmoneyhereandanun-imaginablepaceofdevel-opmenthesaid.Itsveryhardtograspitssobig.Generallypeoplearereallyexcitedaboutthemoney.Therearealotofpeoplethatarebenefittingespe-ciallyfinancially.Withataxonoilandgasof11.5percentthestateofNorthDakotaisrakingin3billionperyearinadditiontothecashgar-neredfromagrossprod-uctroyaltyrateof12-19percent.TherevenuehasresultedinsevendifferentfundsincludingalegacyfundsimilartotheNWTHeritageFundthatisal-readyupto1.5billiondespitebeingcreatedjustthreeyearsagoandthelocalThreeNationsaremaking25millionamonth.TheyremakingmoneyhandoverstBromleysaid.FrackingisnotanissueThemessagefromgovern-mentofcialsintheBakkenwaspredominantlyanen-couragingoneonthetopicofenvironmentRamsaysaid.ThebottomlinethatweveheardloudandclearfrombothSaskatchewanandNorthDakotaishydraulicfracturingisnotanenvi-ronmentalorsafetyissuehesaid.Yakeleyasaidhewasre-assuredaboutthesafetyofthetechnologyafterseeingitrsthandandhearingfromthelocalFirstNationswhoreportnoproblemswithwell-sitesbeingontheirland.IlookedfrackinginthefacebutIwasntsocon-cernedafterhesaid.AllthethingstheysayaboutfrackingIdidntsee.Thereareconcernshowevertheresregulationscomplianceandenforcement.Therewasnttoomuchevidenceoftheissueswethoughtweweregoingtosee.Thoughdelegatesheardfewofthegroundwatercon-cernsthattypicallycomealongwithfrackingBrom-leysaidtheamountofex-cessnaturalgascurrentlybeingburnedoffandsentintotheatmosphere-esti-matedat1billionperyear-istroublingconsideringtherecentinternationalclimatechangereportwhichraiseditsestimateforthepotencyofmethaneasagreenhousegasbe34timesthatofcar-bondioxidelastweek.Conservationgroupsintheareaalsonotedthereareproblemswithhabitatfrag-mentationcausedbytheroadnetworksandwellpadsscat-teredthroughouttheregion.Currentlythereareover9000wellsandthatnumberisex-pectedtoincreaseto50000asmorediscoveriesaremade.TakecontrolandkeepcontrolBromleysaidhesstillpro-cessingtheexperiencebutthemainsensehestakenawayisthatdevelopmentintheSahtuisgoingtohavetobeatamuchslowerpacethanwhatheseesintheBakken.Wewillhavetogoveryslowlyandmodestlyhesaid.Alltheregulator-typepeopleandcommunitypeoplehavesaidTakecontrolandkeepcontrol.Theoilcompanieswillcontrolitifyouletthem.Dontdothat.Ifwecandothatsuccessfullyandcontroltheactualscaleandpaceofthisdevelopmentthatwillbeahugehelpbecausewesimplycouldntdoitproperlyotherwisehesaid.RamsaysaidheiscondenttheGNWTcandeveloptheregionsuccessfully.Wehavetomakesurethatwegetthisright.WedontwantthisopportunitytopassusbyandIthinkwecandoitanddoitrightheconcluded.Halliburtondrillsforshalegasusinghydraulicfracturingatoneofthethousandsofactivewell-sitesintheBakkenplayofNorthDakota.IndustryOilGasPhotoJoshuaDoubekHon.J.MichaelMiltenbergerMLAThebachawillbehostingaConstituencyMeetingonWednesdayOctober162013at700p.m.attheNorthernLifeMuseum.ConstituencyMeetingAllresidentswelcome.Pleasefeelfreetoattendandraiseanyconcernsorissues.TheHon.RobertC.McLeodwillbeinattendance.ForfurtherinformationcalltheRefreshmentswillbeavailable. EDITORIALARCHIVES15YearsAgo...HayRivertohostmajorforestryconferenceTheNWTwillbeholdingthersteverforestryconferenceinHayRiverthisweekattractingapproximately130speakersanddelegatesfromnorthwesternCanada.EventorganizerssaytheconferenceisanattempttoshareknowledgeandexpertiseonforestmanagementanddevelopmentwithcolleaguesaroundCanada.IssueOctober5199820YearsAgo...NWTgetsaCforprotectingwildspacesTheWorldWildlifeFundissuedthefourthannualEndangeredSpacesReportinYellowknife.HughMckeeEndangeredSpacesCo-ordinatorfortheNWTsaidtheNWTsratingwasdowngradedfromaB-lastyearbecausenomajornewlandswereprotected.IssueOctober6199330YearsAgo...CacciacomingtoNWTFederalEnvironmentMinisterCharlesCacciawillarriveinYellowknifetobeginatouroftheWesternArctic.WhileinYellowknifeCacciahasmeetingsscheduledwiththeDeneNationGNWTandtheSlaveRiverBasinCoalition.HewillbestoppinginTuktoyaktukandInuvik.IssueOctober619834TheNorthernJournalisanindependentnewspapercoveringnewsandeventsinthewesternArcticandnorthernAlberta.VisittheJournalonlineatwww.norj.caAnzacAtikamegBrownvaleCadotteLakeChardChetehColdLakeConklinDriftpileDufeldEdmontonEnildaEnochFortChipewyanFortMcKayFortMcMurrayFortVermillionFrogLakeGlenevisGoodshLakeGrandePrairieGrouardHighLevelHighPrarieHytheJohnDorPrairieAvailableinAlbertaatAklavikBehchokoColvilleLakeDelineEaglePlainsEkatieDiamondMinesEnterpriseFortGoodHopeFortLiardFortMcPhersonFortProvidenceFortResolutionFortSimpsonFortSmithGametiHayRiverInuvikJeanMarieRiverLutselKeNahanniButteNormanWellsPaulatukTheNorthernJournalisavailableinthefollowingNWTcommunitiesRaeEdzoSachsHarbourTroutLakeTsiigehtchicTuktoyaktukTulitaUlukhaktokWekwetiWhaTiWrigleyYellowknifeKehewinKinusoLacLaBicheMornvillePeaceRiverRedEarthCreekSaddleLakeSlaveLakeSt.PaulValleyviewWabasca2013CCNABLUERIBBONCANADIANCOMMUNITYNEWSPAPERAWARD2013CMCAAUDITEDAdvertisingDeadlinesDisplayaddeadlineisThursdayat400p.m.ClassiedaddeadlineisThursdayat500p.m.Emailadsnorj.caSubscriptionRates867872-3000PricesincludeGST.47.25inFortSmith52.50elsewhereinCanada105intheUSAoverseas164.30.LetterstotheEditorPolicyTheNorthernJournalwelcomesletterstotheeditor.Lettersmustbesignedandincludeaphonenumbersotheauthorcanbeveried.Nameswillbewithheldonrequestinspecialcircumstanceswherethereasonsaredeterminedtobevalid.TheJournalreservestherighttoeditlettersforlengthlibelclarityandtaste.Opinionsexpressedinlettersandcolumnsarenotnecessarilythoseofthepublisheroreditor.PublishedweeklybyCascadePublishingLtd.PrintedonrecyclednewsprintwithvegetableinkatWainwrightStarChronicle.PublisherManagingEditorDonJaque867-872-3000ext.21djnorj.caEditor...........................MeaganWohlberg867-872-3000ext.24newsnorj.caReporter..............................MariaChurch867-872-3000ext.25reporternorj.caComptroller...........................DixiePenner867-872-3000ext.23dixnorj.caAdvertising....................JoshuaJorgensen867-872-3000ext.15salesnorj.caAdministration............CarolMacPherson867-872-3000ext.29adminnorj.caProductionGraphics.......SandraJaque867-872-3000ext.22sandranorj.caPaulBannister867-872-3000ext.27graphicsnorj.caAnnaSierra867-872-3000ext.26designnorj.caTuesdayOctober82013Stopthekilling.Now.Canyounamethe10commandmentsGiveitatryevenafew.Theyareimportantenoughthatev-eryoneshouldknowthem.Theywerenotafterallthe10suggestions.Theyarefundamentaltenetsbywhichoursocietyhasoperatedfor3000years.Beforethatsuchprinciplesasmightisrightandaneyeforaneyewerewhatpeoplelivedby.TodayifsomeonewellconnectedtoGodweretoconferwithhimaboutthefutureofhumanityandanewsetofcommandmentsemergedwouldtheybedifferentIfsohowwouldtheychangeTheyareaprettybasicsetofrules.Thoushaltnotkillisthestartingpointtheprimaryconsiderationthesanctityofhumanlife.Theyalsoincludeprohibi-tionsagainstidolatryblasphemytheftdishonestyandadulteryaswellasbasicguidelinesforreligiouslife.Mostofthe10commandmentsGoddic-tatedtoMosesstillholdtruealthoughafewareshowingtheirage.Thoushaltnotcommitadulteryisnotthatwelladheredto.Todaysloosenedmoralityseemstohaverenderedthatoneabitthreadbare.TakingtheLordsnameinvainhasprettymuchgonebytheboardsforatleasthalfthepopulation.OntheotherhandtheimportanceofprivatepropertyhasremainedsacrosanctandThoushaltnotstealhasempoweredpoliceforcesallovertheworldtokeepourjailsfull.WhataboutnotbearingfalsewitnessagainstourneighboursNobodylikesthatonebutalmosteverybodydoesit.ForgetaboutThoushaltnotcovet.Covetingisthebasisofmaterialismwhatmakesourmoderncapitalisticsocietytick.Humanityseemstohaveslippedquiteabitintheinterveningyearssince1200BC.Godmaywellbeangry.Ontheotherhandweareconsider-ablymoreenlightenedandtheworldisinmanywaysamuchbetterplace.Todayifatopamountaininthepres-enceofGodnewrulestolivebywerecarvedonstonetabletstherewouldbeafewnewonesthatrepresentthewaywenowthink.Wearemuchlesstoler-antofracialinequality.Equalitybetweenmenandwomenisanother.Freedomofsexualpreferenceisyetanotherthatmightbeconsidered.WhatruleswouldyouwanttoaddTheinspirationforthisratheresotericlineofthinkingcomesfromthenationalawarenessprogramlastweekdecry-ingviolenceagainstAboriginalwomen.WhathappenedwiththosehundredsofpoorunfortunatesoulssocruellyputtodeathAsidefromtheterribleexperienceeachenduredwhatruleshavebeenviolated-notjustintermsofcriminallawbutcriticalfundamentaltenetsofoursocietyConsiderthesebreachedThesanctityofhumanlifeTherightofallpersonstosecurityfree-domfromfearfreedomfromanythreatofphysicalviolationSexualequalityRacialequalityAretheremoreIn3000yearstherehavebeenmorethanafewexamplesofviolationssoheinousandevilthattheythreatenthefabricofoursociety.Slaverywasone.Genocideanother.Thisone-thepur-posefulandperverseabductiontortureandmurderofAboriginalwomen-wouldbeatornearthetopofthelist.Wecannotallowthistohappenanylonger.Manspenchantfordeprav-itymustbekeptincheck.Violenceagainstwomenandviolencewithinfamiliesmuststopandeverypossi-bleresourcewecanmustershouldbecommittedtostoppingtheparticulardepravitythatisviolenceagainstAb-originalwomen.Thefutureofourso-cietydependsoniteverybitasmuchasitdidwhenMosescommunedwithGodthatfatefulday3000yearsagoatopMountSinai.THENORTHERNJOURNALSUnasweredQuestionoftheWeekTHETOPICAnAlbertacourtjudgeruledtheprovinceimproperlyexcludedenvironmentalgroupsfromanoilsandsreview.THEJOURNALSQUESTIONPosedtoRobynCochranespokespersonforAlbertaEnvironmentandSustainableResourceDevelopmentWhathasthegovernmentlearnedfromthisrulingandhowmightdecisionmakingchangebasedonthiscourtdecisionTHEANSWERNoresponse.RebeccaCabellandRev.DavidLehmannpreparetheirfruitsforprocessingattheAnglicanChurchHallduringanautumnpearcanningsession.PhotoMikeVassal LETTERTOTHEEDITOR5FortSmithHayRiverWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayForecastForecastNorms6Cand-1CNorms6Cand-2C0Low3Low7High6High-3Low9High0Low-2Low4Low6High7High-3Low6High-1Low4High4HighYellowknifeInuvikWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayNorms-2Cand-8CNorms3Cand-2C-5Low-1Low-4Low1Low0High-1High1High0HighTuesdayOctober82013ByDAWNKOSTELNIKBywayoftraditionandageandthestartlingfactthatIhavelivedthislongIamanElder.ThesearestoriesofmylifeandareasIremem-berthem.MyparentshaveresearchedFortNormanwhichislo-catedontheMightyMacken-zieRiverthelongestriverinCanadawindingandweavingforabout1118milesinthethenNorthWestTerritoriesofCanada.AccordingtooneencyclopediaanythingnorthoftheAlbertaborderisatree-lesswastelandthatremainsfrozensolidfor10monthsoftheyear.Peepingoutthesmallholethatwehavekepticefreeweseemilesandmilesofgreenblacktrees.Frozenwhitelinesandcirclesdeneriversandlakesandaddpat-ternsinthedarkofthetrees.Thisblackandwhitevistacontinuesonandovertheho-rizonintoinnity.Mymotherisonly27yearsold.Armedwiththisbitofmisinformationsheiesintoavastunknownwastelandwithmyfatherfoursmallchil-drenandSamtheSiamesecat.Speakingplainlymymotherhadguts.Roaringenginesinitiallydeafenmethenslowlybecomeabackgroundhum.OurrststopwillbeYel-lowknifeNWTAfterrefu-elingandloadingcargoandpassengerswewillcontinueontotheWellsNormanWells.ThisDC-6iesfur-thernorthtoservethecom-munityofInuvikaspartofascheduledservice.YellowknifeNWTwehavelanded.Itisduskordarkthesunisoffvisitingsome-onesomewhereelse.Intheswarmingsnoweverythingshiftsasshadows.Peoplearedarkshadowsthatmovethroughsoftergreyshadows.Wearehustledto-wardtheterminal.Eveninthefewminutesittakesforthistransferitsrealapparentthatmybeautifulcoatisnotevenclosetobeingwarmenough.Myfeetareblocksoficecreatedwhilesittingonthefour-hourightfromEdmon-tontoYellowknife.Clunk-clunkeightlittlefeetinfro-zenbootstrudgeacrossthesnowswepttarmactowardsthedimlightofthetermi-nal.Peopleaskwherewearegoingeyebrowsareraisedinsurpriseattheresponse.Weareananachronismeveninthisera.Whitekidsofschoolagewereseldomseenhead-ingintotheHighArcticandneveratthistimeofyear.IcanhearthewhispersTheycantbetakingthatlittlegirlintherereallyForcryingoutloudevenafterthenoiseoftheDC-6enginesIamnotdeafThesepeoplearescaringmeandIhavetopee.Isthereabath-roominthisdarkandnoiseIamafraidtoaskImighthavetogobackoutsideandsquatbesidetheplane.Some-oneontheplanesaidthatthetoiletwasbrokenandwewouldhavetopeeinajamcan.IthinkIwouldprefertosquatbytheplane.Suchteas-ingthereisaninsidebath-roomattheairportandtheoneontheplanedoeswork.ThesepeoplearedifferentIdontknowiftheyaremak-ingfunornot.IsurewishIhadknownthatthetoiletontheplaneworkedaboutanhourago.Staytunedforpart3ofthis5-partstoryintheNorthernJournal.www.thewhitegirl.caCOLUMNWhiteGirlPart2TheBeginningNewYearsEve1965EarlychildhoodeducationisthekeyNorthernJournal2013JoinusonlineLikeNorthernJournalonFacebookandgettheweeklynewsdeliveredtoyourfeedFACEBOOKFEEDBACKWhatsinanameItsamatterclosetotheheartforRubiHelenShir-ley-SakeskaniporiginallyofFortChipewyanwhowasonceknownasRubiHelenGibotbeforeshehaditlegallychanged.FortChipauthordiscoverstruenamefamilyandselfDesireeLoutittIn1990whenChucksGrandmothertookmeasideandaskedmetolookintoherhusbandspastasshewasnow90anddecidedshewantedtoknowthebig-gesthurdleIhadwasthelastname.ItwaslikeChucksMushum3generationsfromChiefBigBeardidntexistbeforeheenteredtheCana-dianArmy.WeluckedoutwhenwemovedtoBLodgeandlookingforanumberinthephonebookonedayInoticedaWabiscaandIhadChuckcall.ThatwaswherewelearnedaboutthePahpastayoreserveandthenameandawholelotmoreandIwasabletomakethecon-nectionthen.UnfortunatelyKookumpassedbeforesheeverlearnedthankgoodnessastherewerethingsshewouldnthavelikedLOLRe.AfailinggradeforeducationEditorialNorth-ernJournalOct.12013EditorIagreewiththethreepointsintheeditorialbuttoanswerthequestionaskedinpoint2...sowhattodoasaretiredEarlyChildhoodEducatorIsuggestthatthelong-termanswerliesinyourpoint1.Fortoolongwegovern-mentparentseducatorshavecontinuedtoignoreachildsearlyyears.Educa-tionalresourcescontinuetobeweightedinfavourofthelateryears.Qualityuniver-salaffordableandaccessibleEarlyChildhoodEducationcontinuesnottobeavailableformost.Dr.MariaMontes-soriwasthersttodiscovertheAbsorbentMindofchildrenunder6yearsold.Childrenunder6areabletolearnseveralnewlanguages-withouteffortYoungchil-drenofdiplomatsandotherswholiveinareasthatspeakdifferentlanguagespickuptheselanguages-withouteffort.Theycanalsolearnotherthingssuchassciencemathematicsmusicetc.alsowithouteffort-iftheyareprovidedintheirenviron-mentatanearlyageThisisnowawellacceptedfact.Despitethatwecontinuetocloisterouryoungchildrenincareenvironmentswithuntrainedpeopleandinmanycasesinunsupervisedhomedaycares.Thenwewonderwhyourchildrendonotdowellwhentheygetolder.ThereisnoreasonforAb-originallanguagestodieout.IftheveryyoungAboriginalchildrenareinanenviron-mentwherethelanguageisspokentheywilllearnitnaturally.TheycanalsolearnEnglishFrenchandotherlanguagesatthesametime-withouteffortontheirpart.TheAbsorbentMindoftheyoungchildwillabsorbthelanguagesiftheyaresur-roundedbythem.ThetrickistohaveEarlyChildhoodEducatorswhoknowwhattheyaredoing.ManyhomedaycaresandotherdaycaresaredoingtheirbestbutIcontinuetohearofsituationswherechildreninregisteredandunregisteredhomedaycaresaremovedtootherunregisteredunsuper-visedlocationsduringthedaywhilethecareoperatordoespersonalbusiness.Parentsdoyoualwaysknowwhereyourchildrenarewhenyouleavethematahomeday-careSomedaycaresarerunbynursesbutwhileanursemaybeabletocareforachildsheisnotaneducator.WhydonursesfeeltheycanbeearlychildhoodeducatorsbutIasanearlychildhoodeducatordonotfeelthatIamqualiedtodonursingBe-causeIamnotIhavealsoworkedatdaycaresrunbyformerbartendersandotherunqualiedpeople.Whenwerelegateourchildrentocareenvironmentswedenythemthebesteducationaloppor-tunitytheywilleverhaveintheirlifetime-theimmenselearningthatcanhappenintheearlyyears.Ifwearewillingtogoupagainsttheentrenchedvestedinterestsintraditionaleducationandre-prioritiseoureducationalresourcestothe1-6yearsgraduallywewillbringupagenerationofAboriginalchildrenspeak-ingtheirownlanguagesaswellasEnglishandFrench.Traditionaleducationalbod-ieswillghtthislikehellbutifwemakeMontessoriandotherkindsofscienticEarlyChildhoodEducationalprogramsavailablepar-entswillberelievedoftheenormouscostofdaycareandourchildrenwillhavetheeducationalfoundationthattheyneedtodobetterintheirlateryears.RaymondD.GrantYellowknife1Low4Low-4Low0Low6High4High6High1High JusticeSafety6TuesdayOctober82013ByMEAGANWOHLBERGAtragicmurder-suicidethatshookthecommunityofTuk-toyaktukinDecember2011couldhavebeenpreventedwithbettersystemsinplacetorespondtofamilyviolenceaccordingtoNWTsChiefCoronerCathyMenard.Menardreleasedherof-cialreportonthedeathsofDiamondKeithKlengen-berg38andhis33year-oldcommon-lawpartnerJennyLeePingowhowerefounddeadintheircabinonDec.19.TheautopsydeterminedPingohadbeenshotdeadthroughthebackbyKlen-genbergbeforehetookhisownlifewiththesamerie.ApuppybelongingtoPingohadalsobeenkilledandwasfoundinagarbagecan.Anotherdogwasleftabandonedoutsideforatleasttwodayswhichgottheattentionofneighboursthatsomethingwaswrong.Multiplestatementsfromfamilyandfriendsgiventhroughtheinvestigationre-vealedPingohadbeenthevictimofabuseatthehandofKlengenbergonanongoingbasisforanumberofyears.ThoughPingohadlefthimthesummerof2011shere-turnedtoTukinNovemberofthatyearwhentheviolenceresumed.Familyandfriendssaidshehadbeenplanningtoleaveagainbeforeshewaskilled.AlongwiththereportMenardmadeseveralrec-ommendationstotheNWTdepartmentofHealthandSo-cialServicesHSSandtheRCMPtostopsimilareventswhichshecalledlargelypre-ventablefromhappeningtoothersinthefuture.Domesticviolencedeathsalmostneveroccurwithoutwarningshewrote.Inmostcasestherehavebeenrepeatedincidentsofviolenceandindicatorsofriskaswellasopportunitiesforagenciesandindividualstointervenebeforedeath.Klengenberghadanumberofconvictionsdatingbackto1999allwithinTuktoyaktukrangingfromassaultassaultwithaweaponandutteringthreats.SeveralwererelatedtoassaultonPingo.Whenviewedasanes-calationofpredictablepat-ternsofbehaviourdeathresultingfromdomesticandfamilyviolencecanbeseenaslargelyprevent-ableMenardconcludednotingthatPingowasincontactwiththeCommu-nityHealthCentre.SherecommendedHSSconsiderestablishingauni-versalscreeningtoolforfamilyviolenceforpatientsenteringallNWThealthcen-tresandemergencyroomswhichwouldprovideanop-portunityforvictimstolinkwithsupportservices.Shealsorecommendedmoresupportforcoordinatedcommunityresponsestofam-ilyviolencenotingthatvic-timsperpetratorsandtheirchildrenrequireacontinuumofcareandthatalllevelsofgovernmentandcommunityhavearoletoplayinkeepingcommunitymemberssafe.Menardfurthersuggestedgovernmentsupportforalong-termsustainedso-cialmarketingcampaigndirectedatchangingatti-tudestowardviolenceandultimatelybehaviour.HSSmediaspokespersonDamienHealysaidthede-partmentreceivedtherec-ommendationslastTuesdayandwasstillworkingonaresponsewhichwouldbeannouncedthisweek.HerrecommendationstotheRCMPincludedcon-ductingOntarioDomesticAssaultRiskAssessmentsODARAasatooltoin-creasevictimsafetyeitherbyreferringvictimstoser-viceshelpingcreateasafetyplanandorfacilitatingemer-gencyprotection.ThemoreavictimcomestotheattentionofpolicethemorelikelytheirlevelofriskisincreasingMenardadded.Cpl.GregTowlerwhosepositionisdedicatedtoad-dressingtheissueoffamilyviolencesaidtheGDivi-sionRCMPhasalreadyad-optedODARAandisutilizingittoevaluatethelevelofrisktovictimsoffamilyviolence.Thetrainingiscontinu-ingasnewmemberstransferintotheNorthwestTerritoriestoensurethatallfront-linemembersandsupervisorsaretrainedheadded.TowlerwhomovedintothepositiononApr.1ofthisyearsaidhismandateistoensureconsistenthigh-qual-ityfamilyviolenceinvestiga-tionsacrosstheNWT.AsignicantpartofmypositioninvolvesreviewingfamilyviolencerelatedlesfromacrossGDivisionandensuretheyareconsistentwithourpolicyandtoiden-tifyvictimsatriskhesaid.ByJOSHLONGMorethan200concernedcitizenscametovoicetheirconcernstopublicofcialsatNorthernUnitedPlacelastThursdayeveningfollow-ingseveralsexualassaultsinYellowknife.IamheretonightbecauseamonthagoIwassexuallymolestedalongtheFrameLakeTrailsaidDeannaLeonardaddressingapanelincludingNWTJusticeMinisterGlenAbernethyRCMPChiefSuperintendentWadeBlakeandYellowknifeMayorMarkHeyck.Thepolicehavebeenincredibleinhelpingmewithitshesaid.WhatIreallywantedthoughwastobringittolightanden-courageothersanddosome-thingaboutitasacommu-nitybecauseitsnotreallyuptotheRCMPtosolvetheproblem.Manywhosteppedtothemicrophonesuggestedsolu-tionsrangingfromaddic-tionstreatmenttoaddress-inghomelessness.Wecanenforceenforceenforcebutthatsnotthean-swer.WehavetogetbacktotherootcauseandndoutwhythisishappeninganddealwithitpanelistYellow-knifedetachmentcommanderInspectorFrankGallaghersaidinaninterviewwithNorthernJournal.Thishasbeengoingonforyears.Itsacycle.Wearrestintheeveningsorthenights.Weputpeopleinthejail.Wereleasetheminthemorning.LocalartistFrancoisThibaultsuggestedmovingthe49thSt.liquorstoreout-sidethedowntowncore.Itsformorethanjustcon-trollingthedowntownitstoactuallygivepeopletheRCMPachancetobetterpoliceourtownThibaultsaid.Itllactuallygivealotofpeopletimetothinkwhentheygetpissedoff.SomefeltotherswerequicktosuspectYellowknifeshomelesspopulation.Theresalotofassump-tionsbeingmadethatthesesexualassaultsareprimarilythefaultofthosepeoplethatareinthedowntowncorethehomelesspeopleorthepeoplewiththeaddiction.WeallknowtherearesexualpredatorsouttherethatcomefromeverywalkoflifesaidJenniferHunt-Poitrasco-directorfortheTruthandReconciliationCommission.IfyoulookinthiscrowdandyouseethattherearentCommunityspeaksoutonviolenceinYellowknifemanyAboriginalpeoplehereitsbecauseitfeelsliketheyrebeingtargetedandblamedforwhatsgoingonandthatsnotokay.Heyckoatedthepossibil-ityofhavingthecitycontractmoreRCMPofcersduringopeningstatements.Ifthecommunitydeemsahigherpolicepresenceinacer-tainpartofthecityapriorityandcouncilcarriesthatpriorityforwardthenthatscertainlyanoptionforthecitytoconsider.ThemayoraddedthatthecityisalreadytakingactionbyclearingbrushtoimprovevisibilityalongtheFrameLakeTrailandisintalkstohavetheareabetterlit.Communitypatrolsarealsoanoptionandheen-couragedresidentstoattendYellowknifePolicingAdvi-soryCommitteemeetings.NWTcoronercallstragicmurder-suicidepreventableJusticeHomicideWESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.Fluffyisaveryfriendlycreature.Shemakesforgreatcompanyinwonderfultopet.Pleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.HundredsgatherforadiscussiononcommunitysafetyinYellowknifelastThursdayfollowingastringofsexualassaultsinthecommunity.PhotoJackDanylchuk JusticeFamilyViolence7TuesdayOctober82013TheTownofFortSmithandDillonConsultingarereviewingtheTownsGeneralPlanandZoningBylaw.WeareinvitingyoutojoinusforapublicopenhousesessiontoshareyourideasaboutplanningdevelopmentandthefutureofFortSmith.NorthwestTerritories-Highway5McDougalRoadCalderAvenuePrimroseLaneTroutStreetolfAvenueKingStreetParkDriveFieldStreetBreynatStreetPortageAvenueWildernessRoadPelicanStreetRavenCrescentPineCrescentaddleStreetConibearCrescentMillsStreetSimpsonStreetPolarCrescentDickensStreetYorkCrescentWintergreenStreSt.MarysStreetPoppyCrescentSt.AnnesStreetWarblerCrescentPtarmiganStreetWhipoorwillCrescentWinterStreetCaribouCrescentPenguinDrivePickerelCrescent----Thesebylawsareveryimportanttothecommunityaswellasallbusinesses.Weencourageyoutoattend.GeneralPlanandZoningBylawReviewPublicOpenHousePleasejoinusonTHURSDAYOCTOBER10intheFORTSMITHRECREATIONCENTREFOYERDropinanytimebetween1000AMAND100PMor500PMAND900PMFormoreinformationcontactAnnPetersatapetersdillon.caor867920-4555ex.4108.THANKSANDHOPETOSEEYOUTHEREByMARIACHURCHThisyearwithmorepar-ticipationthaneverbeforecommunitiesacrosstheNWTmobilizedforFamilyViolenceAwarenessWeekcallingforactiontochangethealarmingrateofviolenceintheterritory.Withculturalactivitiessharingcirclesandvigilscommunitygroupssoughttoemphasizetheunaccept-abilityoffamilyviolence.TheweekofactivitieswasheldinconjunctionwiththenationalSistersinSpiritdayofremembrancemarkedacrossCanadaonOct.4tohonourmissingandmur-deredindigenouswomen.Itstimetoputastoptothis.Theseareourfamiliesourdaughters.Itstimetodosomethingsaidvigilor-ganizerLynetteBlessetoacrowdgatheredinFortSmithfortheSistersinSpiritevent.Vigilparticipantsreleasedballoonsandlitcandlestocommemoratemissingandmurderedwomentak-ingsolacethroughsharedgriefformissingsistersanddaughters.YourlossisourlossyourgriefisourgriefyourlovedonewillforeverbeinourheartsBlessesaidtothegroup.InYellowknifetheSis-tersinSpiriteventincludedalunchandvigilheldbytheNativeWomensAssociationoftheNWT.ThroughouttheweekeventsincludedaTakeBacktheNightmarchtheturnoutforwhichwassogreatthatorganizerssaidtheycouldntseetheendoftheprocessionfromitsstart.InInuvikFamilyVio-lenceAwarenessWeekwascoordinatedbyAuroraCol-legestaffincludingDavidBobstudentlifeandwell-nesscoordinatoratthecollege.WhileInuvikmarkstheweekeachyearthisyearthescaleofeventsincreasedsig-nicantlyinsolidaritywitheffortsbeingmadeacrosstheterritorytofocusonhealthyfamilylifestylesBobtoldTheJournal.ThethemearoundtheawarenessweekinInuvikwastwofoldencouraginghealthyfamilytimeandre-establishingculturebothofwhichhehopeswillhaveanimpactonNortherners.Alotofitsorientedaroundfamilyviolenceandencouraginghealthierlife-stylesBobsaid.Basicallyitsaboutbringingculturebackintothecommunity.ViolencereportcardreleasedLastmonthareportcardre-leasedbytheCoalitionAgainstFamilyViolenceCAFVcon-rmedwhatsomecommunityleadersandpoliticianshavebeenhighlightingforyearsViolenceratesintheNWTareunacceptablyhigh.ThedatacollectedshowstherateofreportedspousalassaultsintheNWTisnineto12timestheprovincialaver-agesecondonlytoNunavut.Anotherstatisticnotesof750respondentsthroughouttheNWT88percentwerewor-riedaboutfamilyviolenceintheircommunity.LorrainePhaneufexecutivedirectorofStatusofWomenNWTandchairofCAFVsaidthatthereportcard-therstofitskindreleasedbytheco-alition-isdesignednotasanactionplanbutasareferenceforfutureprogress.Itsjustarealityofvio-lenceintheNorthPhaneufexplained.Welluseitasabaselineandatalaterdatewelllookatthesamesta-tisticsandseeifweredoingworseorifweredoingbet-terandifanyprogrammingwasputin.Itreallywasjustasnapshot.TheNWTpresentsauniquechallengefororganizationsNWTgroupsmobilizeagainstfamilyviolenceNewlyreleasedviolencereportcardgivesNWTafailinggradehopingtobringchangetotheviolencestatisticswithisola-tionbeingthemostdifcultfactorPhaneufsaid.Withthevastnessofourterritoryandtheremotenessofalotofthecommunitieswehaveissuesaroundre-sourcesinthesmallercommu-nitiesshesaid.Whenyouhavecommunitiesthatonlyhave60peopletheyhavethesameservicesavailablejustnotatthesamespeed.Theyhavetobeownouttheresnosheltersinsomecommuni-tiessomedonthaveRCMP.Beyondrecommendingmoreconsistencythrough-outanti-violencemessagesandaccessibilityofservicesincommunitiesacrosstheterritorythereportcardsug-gestedtheneedforafatalityreviewcommitteetoaccountforthehighnumberofsud-dendeathsrelatedtofamilyviolence.Domesticviolencefatal-ityreviewsareaninnovativeandpromisingmeansofun-derstandingandpreventingdomesticviolencedeathshomicidesandsuicidesthereportstates.Toviewthereportcardgotowww.statusofwomen.nt.cafamiliyviolence.htmandclickontheNWTFamilyViolenceReportCardlink.PhotoMariaChurchSistersinSpiritvigilparticipantsinFortSmithreleaseballoonsasasymbolicgesturetohonourthespiritsofmissingandmurderedAboriginalwomen. 8TuesdayOctober82013OfceNumberoVacanciesWardNumberMayorOne1AtLargeCouncillorsSix6One1CouncillorsTwo2Two2CouncillorOne1Three3CouncillorOne1Four4AttestationofResidenceissuedbytheresponsibleauthorityofFirstNationsBandorReserveOneofthefollowingissuedbytheresponsibleauthorityofaseniorsaccommodationfacilityorlong-termcarefacilityAttestationofresidenceletterletterofstayadmissionformorstatementofbenetsBankcreditcardstatementorpersonalchequePensionPlanstatementofbenetscontributionsorparticipationCorrespondenceissuedbyaschoolcollegeoruniversityPrescriptionbottleinsertGovernmentchequeorchequestubResidentialleaseormortgagestatementIncomepropertytaxassessmentnoticeStatementofgovernmentbenetse.g.EmploymentinsuranceoldagesecuritysocialassistancedisabilitysupportorchildtaxbenetInsurancepolicyorcoveragecardUtilitybille.g.TelephonepublicutilitiescommissiontelevisionhydrogasorwaterLetterfromapubliccuratorpublicguardianorpublictrusteeVehicleOwnershiporInsurancecerticateOneofthefollowingissuedbytheresponsibleauthorityofastudentresidenceshelterorsoupkitchenAttestationofresidenceletterletterofstayadmissionformorstatementofbenetsVehicleRegistrationOfceNumberoVacanciesSubdivisionSchoolBoardofTrusteesFive5No.9Athabasca-DeltaFortChipewyanSchoolBoardofTrusteesFive5No.15ConklinSchoolBoardofTrusteesFive5No.16JanvierSchoolBoardofTrusteesFour4No.17Anzac-GregoireLakeReserveWard2 9TuesdayOctober82013AlbertaAssuredIncomefortheSeverelyHandicappedAISHcardCanadianNationalInstitutefortheBlindCNIBcardAlbertaForestryIDcardConrmationCerticateAlbertaHealthCareInsurancePlanAHCIPcardCreditDebitcardAlbertaHealthServiceIDBandpatientwristidenticationbandEmployeeStaffcardAlbertaNaturalResourcesconservationIDcardFirearmPossessionandAcquisitionLicenceorPossessionOnlyLicenceAlbertaServiceDogTeamIDcardFishingTrappingorHuntingLicenceAlbertaWildlifeWINIDcardHospitalMedicalcardBaptismalCerticateLibrarycardBirthCerticateMarriageCerticateCanadianAirTransportationSecurityAgencyCATSAIDcardMembershipcarde.g.ServiceclubcommunityorganizationtnesshealthclubpoliticalpartyorretailoutletCanadianBloodServicescardMtisNationofAlbertamembershipcardCanadianBorderServicesAgencyCanadianPassengerAcceleratedServiceSystemCANPASScardOldAgeSecuritycardCanadianBorderServicesAgencyFreeandSecureTradeFASTcardOutdoorsorWildlifecardlicenceCanadianBorderServicesAgencyNexuscardPleasureCraftOperatorPCOCcard-GovernmentofCanadaCanadianForcesCivilianIDcardPublicTransportationcardCanadianForcesHealthcardSecureCerticateofIndianStatusSCIScardCanadianForcesIDcardSocialInsuranceNumbercardCanadianPassportStudentIDcardCitizenshipcardVeteransAffairsCanadaHealthcardELECTION2013 EnvironmentOilsands10TuesdayOctober82013DieseldumpingchargesdroppedagainstRowesConstructionByMEAGANWOHLBERGChargesweredroppedlastTuesdayagainstaHayRiverconstructionrmaccusedofillegallydumpingdieselintoagravelpitinWoodBuffaloNationalPark.ParksCanadawithdrewitschargesagainstRowesConstructionontheseconddayoftriallastweekinFortSmith.RoweswasaccusedinJune2012ofunlawfullydischargingdieselfuelintheparknearFortSmithbreakingsection321oftheCanadaNationalParksActwhichpointsspecicallytopollutioncleanup.Thechargesclaimedthecompanydidnottakereason-ablemeasurestopreventen-vironmentaldamageorharmtohumanhealth.PresidentJackRoweandforemanWayneThomp-sonwereco-accusedinthematter.RowesConstructionismostpleasedwiththewith-drawalofthechargethathadbeenlaidagainstitRowesaidinanemailedstatementtoTheJournal.Thecom-panyhadpreparedforoveroneyearforthistrialandwaslookingforwardtoes-tablishingitsinnocence.Itispleasedthatjusticewasnallydone.PhotoRowesConstructionIndustryConstructionChargesagainstRowesConstructionforallegedlydischargingdieselinWoodBuffaloNationalParkweredroppedlastweekduringdaytwoofcourtproceedingsinFortSmith.CourtcallsAlbertabiasedinexcludingenvironmentalgroupsfromoilsandsreviewJudgerulesprovincesprocessofdecidingparticipationtaintedByMEAGANWOHLBERGAnAlbertaQueensBenchjudgedidnotmincewordslastWednesdayinrulingthattheprovincialgovernmentimproperlyexcludedenvironmentalgroupsfromtheregulatoryreviewofanoilsandsproj-ectin2012.InaharshlywordedrulingJusticeRichardMarceaucalledtheAlbertagovernmentsdecisiontoblockthePembinaInsti-tuteandFortMcMurrayEnvironmentalAssociationFMEAfromparticipat-inginthereviewprocessforaproposedinsituoil-sandsprojecttaintedandthatbothgroupsweretar-getedbecausetheywith-drewfromtheCumulativeEnvironmentalManagementAssociationCEMAandpublishednegativemediaabouttheoilsands.ItisdifculttoenvisionamoredirectapprehensionofbiasthananhistoriccasewherebythepremierofQue-becrevokedaliquorlicensefromarestauranteurbecausehewasaJehovahsWitnessMarceauwrote.SimonDyerpolicydi-rectorforPembinasaidthevictorywassignicantonmanylevels.Obviouslywithourstate-mentofconcernreinstatedwelookforwardtobeingabletopresentourevidencearoundthisspecichear-ing...andwellberequest-ingthatthegovernmentofAlbertareconsiderotherstatementsofconcernmen-tionedinthereportthatthegovernmenthasrejectedinthepasttwoyearsbasedonthemalsobeingtaintedbythisbriengnoteDyertoldTheJournal.ThereviewinquestioninvolvedthesecondphaseofSouthernPacificRe-sourceCorp.sproposedinsituoilsandsprojectontheMacKayRivernearFortMcMurray.ConcernsraisedbyPem-binaincludedthecompa-nysprojecteduseofasmuchas1.7millionlitresoffreshgroundwaterdailyalongwithdisturbancestoregionalairqualityandnegativeimpactsonthethreatenedlocalcariboupopulation.Pembinawasalsore-jectedfrombeingabletomakestatementsofconcernforseveralotherprojectsincludingCanadianNatu-ralResourcesLtd.sKirbyoilsandsprojectSyncrudestailingspondexpansionandthemorerecentTeckResourcesFrontierprojecthearing.BriengnotefatallyawedThejudgesdecisionhingedonagovernmentbriefingnoteobtainedthroughthecourtchal-lengewhichsuggestedthatPembinaspublica-tionofnegativemediaontheoilsandsandthegov-ernmentsimpressionthattheenergypolicythinktankwaslessinclinedtoworkcooperativelywerereasonsforrejectingtheinstitutesstatementofconcern-rea-sonsMarceaudismissedasfatallyawed.Theprinciplesofnaturaljusticeclearlyrequirethede-cisionmakertonotconsiderirrelevantandimproperrea-sonshewrote.FurthermorebecausethebriengnotewasdistributedinsecretPembinadidnothavetheabilitytorespondtothoseallegationswhichMarceausaidwasaviolationoftherighttobeheard.ThoughpleasedatthevictoryDyercalledtheentireordeal-includingboththewordinginthedocumentandtheprov-incessubsequentactions-deeplytroubling.ItsembarrassingforthegovernmentofAl-bertahesaid.Youhavethemtravelingaroundtheworldsayingtheyreaseri-ousresponsibleregulatoroftheoilsands.Itscom-pletelyinappropriatethatthegovernmentofAlbertabasicallyraninterferencefortheoilsandsindustryintermsofpreventingpar-ticipationintheregulatoryprocess.DyersaidPembinaisquitechoosyintermsoftheprojectsinwhichitoptstointervenebasedonlim-itedresourcesbutevenifthepolicygroupdidparticipateinallhearingsthosearefewandfarbetween.In2012theregulatorheldonlysevenhearingsonen-ergy-relatedprojectsonlyoneofwhichincludedaninsituoilsandsprojectde-spiteover36000energyap-plicationsmadeinAlberta410ofwhichwereforinsituoilsands.Theresthissortofmy-thologyouttherethatstake-holdersareclogginguptheprocessanditstoooner-ousfortheproponentbutasyoucanseetheoppositeistrueThevastmajorityoftheseprojectsareroutinelyapproved.StillhesaidPembinalooksforwardtobeingallowedtomeaningfullyparticipateinfuturereviews.Clearlyourpriorityisstilladdressingimprovementinenvironmentalpolicythatapplytooilprojectssowedonthavetogotoindividualhearingstoensurethepublicinterestisprotectedbutwerelookingforwardtocontinuingtoworkinthiswayhesaid.AlbertadefendstrackrecordWhilecommunicationsstaffwithAlbertaEnvironmentandSustainableResourceDevel-opmentignoredrequestsforcommentastatementreleasedbyMinisterDianaMcQueenonThursdaydefendedtheprovincestrackrecordwhenitcomestoitsreviewprocessforresourcedevelopmentinre-sponsetocriticismfromboththefederalandprovincialNDP.WehaveestablishedtheAlbertaEnergyRegulatorandannouncednewregulationswhenitcomestoexpressingconcernsaboutanapplicationfordevelopmentwhichallowsallAlbertanswhobelievetheyaredirectlyandadverselyaf-fectedbyanapplicationtheabilitytoprovideanoticeofconcerntotheregulatorMc-Queensaid.Thenewprocessensuresathoughtfulandcommonsenseapproachtohearingallissuesfromallaffectedpar-tieswhichinturnsmeansthatAlbertanswillhavemoreinvolvementatthebeginningofaproject.TheprojectinquestionSouthernPacicResourceCorp.sMacKayinsituoilsandsprojectsitsadjacenttotheMacKayRiver.PhotocourtesyofSouthernPacicResourcesCorp.InthestatementRowesaidtheallegationsshouldhavebeensubjectedtofargreaterscrutiny.HeindicatedthatRowesConstructionwouldbecon-sideringitslegaloptionsinrelationtotheaccusations. 11TuesdayOctober82013TheTownofTuktoyaktukwouldliketothankandcongratulateallmembersoftheVolunteerFireDepartmentfortheirhardworkanddedication.Youreffortshelpkeepourcommunitysafe.Thanksforeverythingyoudo.RiverguideauthorexploresAthabascaandSlaveByMEAGANWOHLBERGTheauthorofthepopu-larMackenzieRiverGuidebookistakingonanewandevenmorechallengingriversystemforhernextprojectwhichcouldnditshomeonlineratherthanonpaper.MichelleSwallowauthorofthebeautifullyillustratedeldguidebooktopaddlingthemightyMackenzieRiverhasspentthelasttwosum-merscanoeingtheAthabascaandSlaveRiversasresearchforhernextendeavor.Butwhilesheinitiallysetoutonamissiontocreatean-otherguidebooktheowoftheAthabascaRiversystem-onemuchdifferentfromtheMackenzie-isnowpushingherinanewdirection.OriginallyIhadintendedthatitwouldbeexactlythesamestylesoIhadthesamepersondothemapsformeaheadoftimebutnowthatIveessentiallypaddledmostofitImnotentirelysurewhatImgoingtodonowSwal-lowtoldTheJournal.ThewholeideawiththeMackenziewasIreallywantedtoencouragepeopletopaddletheMackenzie.Iwantedthemtofeellikeitwassomethingthattheycoulddoandtofeelinspiredtodoit.AndtheMackenziesprettyconsistentitsmoreorlessaconsistentsizeallthewaydownitsamoreorlessconsistentrangeofskilllevelneededtheresalotofpeopleontheriverallthewaydown.ButtheAthabascahasgotdifferentavoursindiffer-entsectionssothatmakesitinterestingbutitalsomeansthatitcouldtakeabitmoretimetothinkitthrough.ThoughshemaystilldoabookprojectSwallowisnowthinkingmoreandmoreabouttransformingherresearchandrecordingsintoaninter-activeonlinelmorappofsomekindfocusedmoreonprolingtheriverthanoffer-ingtraveladvice.ImnotsurethatpeoplechoosetopaddletheAtha-bascainthesamewaythattheychoosetopaddletheMackenzieRivershesaid.IthinkmoreworkneedstobedonetoclassifyrapidsthatareontheAthabasca.Swallowalsoalmmakersaidshewasinspiredbytherecentaward-winninginter-activewebdocumentaryWel-cometoPointPointandcanenvisionsomethingsimilarfortheAthabascaandSlaveRivers.Withthemapsalreadydoneshepicturesaninterac-tivewebformatwhereviewerscanscrollthemselvesdowntheriverclickingondiffer-entvideoclipsprolingthevariousphysicallocations.RightnowImthinkingaboutitmoreasawayforpeopletolearnabouttheriverandthenImaydomoreofaguideinthefutureshesaid.AthabascafunandaccessibleJustbecauseshesmov-ingawayfromtheguideideadoesnotmeanSwallowwontrecommendtheriverstoavidpaddlers.ThefunthingabouttheAthabascaRiverisitsallcon-nectedbytheroadsystemsoitmakesitreallyquitesimpleitscheapforone-youdonthavetoyanywhereanditsincrediblyaccessibleallthewayalong.Swallowspentthreeweeksthissummercanoeingwithasequenceofpartnersonthreedifferentsectionsoftheriver-includingherwhitewaterenthusiastbrotherherfriendandherboyfriend-fromthetownofAthabascatoFitzger-aldbeginningintherapidscorridor.Ifyoureaskilledwhite-waterpaddleryouwouldlovethesectionbetweenAthabascaandFortMcMurray.Itsverybeautiful-tonsofwildlife-anditsprettyisolated...soifyouloverapidsthenthatsagreatplacetogo.IfyoudontloverapidsthenIwouldavoidthatsectionbecausetheyreprettybigandtheyrehardtoscoutandtheriverislargesoittakesawhiletogettoshore.ThesummerpreviousshespentthreeweekswithherbrotherandmothercanoeingfromtheAthabascasheadwa-tersinJasperthroughFortAs-siniboineendinginAthabascaaneasierfamilytripshesaid.Theresafewrapidsbe-foreHintonandtheresalotofdriftwood-alotofdeadfalleverywhereshesaidadd-ingthatmadeithardtondcampingspotssomenights.ButbetweenWhitecourtandAthabascatheriverisreallyatwatercalmmovesatadecentclipbutisreallysafewithlotsofwildlife.Wedseeseveralmooseandelkanddeereveryday.Itwasreallynice.Swallowsaidshealsore-allyenjoyedthesectionbe-tweenFortMcKayandFortChipewyanmadeespeciallymemorablebecauseoftheamountandfriendlinessofthepeoplewhowerescarceformostoftheotherpartsofthetrip.ReallyuntilyougettoFortChipewyantheresnotpeopleontheriverallthetime.InfactinsomecommunitieslikeHintoneventhosethoughcommunitiesarerightontheriveritwasastretchtondanypublicaccessatalltotherivershesaid.TheclosertoFortChipewyanthebetter-justreallyfriendlypeopleoutonthewater.Reallykindpeo-ple.Everyonewouldslowrightdownwhentheysawuswhichwasreallynice.NowthatshesrelocatedtoFortSmithSwallowsaidshewilleventuallyturnherattentionmoretotheSlavewhichshehopestocom-pletepaddlingnextsum-merallthewaytoGreatSlaveLake.Butfornowsheisgoingtokeepdreamingaboutthepossibilities.Imgoingtospendthewinterthinkingaboutitandcollectingstoriesshesaid.TheresalotIcouldgetdonefromFortChiptohere.NorthernersGuidesRiverguideauthorMichelleSwallowrightpaddleswithhermomandbrotheronajourneybetweenJasperandAthabasca.SwallowspartnerPierreBerubeenjoysaneveningsunsetalongtheSlaveRiver.PaddlingpartnerStephanieYuilltakesabreakalongtheAthabascaRivernearFortMcKay.PhotoscourtesyofMichelleSwallow 12TuesdayOctober82013MunicipalElectionDayMondayOctober212013ThisOctoberuseyourspacetohelppointWoodBuffalointherightdirection.yourspacermwb.ca NorthernersCharity13TuesdayOctober82013ByJACKDANYLCHUKCharlesDelormeisamanoffewwords.Waitingforatableinadowntownrestaurantheseemedpuzzledwhenawomanapproachedandwithafriendlysmiletoldhimyoureace-lebrityCharlieyourpictureisalloverFacebook.Whenyouvebeenax-tureonYellowknifestreetsfor40yearsdoingoddjobsandrecyclingemptiestheconceptseemsforeignevenifyouvebeengivingmoneyaway2000totheSide-Dooryouthcentre5000totheSalvationArmyand10000totheStantonHos-pitalFoundation.Charlieaseveryoneknowshimshruggedandlookeduncomfortableasifhissuddenfamefeltlikeahairshirt.AftergivingthatmoneyawaydidhehaveenoughforhimselfYeshesaid.Imnotalone.Ihavefriends.Overlunchhechoseahamburgersteakbecausehisfavouriteahothamburgersandwichwasnotonthemenu-heprovidedafewdetailsabouthislife.Born64andone-halfyearsagoinFortSmithtoArchieandHelenDelormeChar-liemovedwithhismothertoYellowknifewhenhewas12.HisonlylivingrelativeisanieceinFortResolution.HestravelledabitandworkedonfarmsinthePeaceRiverBlockandSaskatoonthereslotsofSaskatoonstherehesaidandgrinnedatthesmalljoke.ThatsafarmerstownSaskatoon.Ididalotofworkthereforfarmers.Hesalsoworkedatshinglodges.InYellowknifeheclearsside-walksinwinterandinsum-merherecyclesempties.Charliespleasuresaresimple.Rabbitinastewwithonionsisgoodwheneatenwithbannock.Hehasasweettooth.Chocolateisgoodbutwhathereallylikesarejellybeans.Anyavourwilldo.Hisarthritisgiveshimgriefandhefeelstiredtothepointofbeingalittletorpid.IhopethegoodLordwillhelpmethroughthisyear.IhopeImakeitthroughChristmasandNewYearshesaid.Imnotwell.HashebeentoadoctorTheonlydoctorIwantistheLord.Hesmydoctor.Whenthemomentcomeshesaidhiswishesarejustassimpleashispleasures.BeforeIpassonIjustwantasimplecofn.ShybenefactorsharesresidentialschoolcompensationPhotoJackDanylchukByMEAGANWOHLBERGAmobilebreastcancerscreeningclinicisrollingitswayintoFortMcKaynextweekjustintimeforBreastCancerAwarenessMonth.Themobilemammogra-physervicerunbyAlbertaHealthServicesismakingitswaytothecommunityonOct.16andiscurrentlybookingpatientsforthe27appointmentsavailablefrom900a.m.to500p.m.duringtheone-daystop.AccordingtoScreenTestmanagerJoanHauberthemobileserviceisintendedtoimproveaccesstotestingforpeopleinsmallerormoreremotecommunities.Thepurposeofamobilelikeoursistoprovideac-cesstoaservicethatwomenmaynototherwisebeabletogeteasyaccessto.Sowegooutintocommunitieswheretheresnotamam-mographyfacilitythatsreallynearorsometimestheresjustissuesofgettingtothenearestmammogra-phyfacilityshesaid.Iftheresreasonsthatpeoplecanttravelthenwecanbringittothem.ForwomeninFortMcKayFortMcMurrayistheclosestavailablelocationforbreastcancerscreening.ThroughScreenTestmammographytechnolo-giststravelyearroundto106communitiesintheprov-incewithHighLevelbeingthenorthernmostcommu-nity.Thetwomobileclinics-oneforthesouthernandMobilebreastcancerscreeningcomestoFortMcKaytheotherforthenorthernhalfoftheprovince-con-sistoflargetrailerspulledbysemitruck.FortMcKayhasbeenvis-itedbyScreenTestforsev-eralyearsonceannually.Italotofcriteriaparticularlywithourreallybigtrailershesaid.Haubersaidthemobileser-viceisintendedmainlyforwomenbetweentheagesof50-74thoughwomenasyoungasbreastsoranythingthatsnewordifferentthenwewouldntencouragethemtowaituntilHealthWellnessCancerthemobilecomes.AtthatpointwewouldtellthemtogosomeplaceelseHaubersaid.Appointmentsarealsore-servedforwomenwhohavenothadamammograminthelast12months.Shesaidwomenareencour-agedtocallaheadandmakeanappointmenttoensuretheyseethetechnologists.Ifwegetalotofbook-ingswemaynotbeabletoseewalk-insshesaid.Wetryasbestwecanbutofcoursewehavetogivepreferencetothosela-dieswhohaveascheduledappointment.TomakeanappointmentorlearnmoreaboutScreenTestcall1-800-667-0604.Forafullscheduleofstopsvisithttpwww.screening-forlife.cascreentestPhotocourtesyofAlbertaHealthServicesJessGilbertcelebratespassingthehalfwaypointoftheCIBCRunfortheCureinHayRiveronSunday.TherunraisesmoneyandawarenessforbreastcancerresearchandtakesplaceinOctoberduringBreastCancerAwarenessMonth.PhotoScottClouthierIftheresreasonsthatpeoplecanttravelthenwecanbringittothem.JoanHauberAlbertaHealthServicesScreenTestiscurrentlythesolecom-munityintheWoodBuf-faloregiontoreceivetheservicebutHaubersaidthatcouldchange.Werealwayskeepinganeyeoutandifcommuni-tiesareinterestedinmobileservicestheycancontactusandwegothroughaprocesstomakesureitsasuitablecommunitybecausewehave40orolderthan74areabletogetcheckedoutwithareferralfromtheirfamilyphysicians.Thetargetpatientisonewithnosymptomswhore-quiresaregularcheckupnotforwomenwithproblemssuchasanewlumpornippledischargeahistoryofbreastcancerorbreastimplants.IftheycantwaitortheyhaveaconcernwiththeirCharlesDelormehasmade17000incharitabledonationssincereceivingaresidentialschoolsettlementlastmonth.AlbertaHealthServicesmobilescreentestclinicwillbedoingmammogramsforwomeninFortMcKaynextWednesday. 14TuesdayOctober82013BESAFETHISHALLOWEENIfyouusearealcandleuseextremecaution.WallysDrugs872-2134GuardianTMCorbinScheller1takesaturnbehindthewheeloftheretruck.VolunteerreghterJoeRobertsonexplainsthecontentsofarescuetrucktotheGunsonfamily.J.R.BarnesandhissonJoshuasportmatchingreghtersgearatSundaysopenhouse.TheHayRiverFireDepartmenthadtheirfullarsenalofreghtingequipmentondisplayfortheopenhouseonSunday.FirePreventionWeektakesplaceOct.6-122013andthisyearyouwillbehearingalotaboutkitchenres.Thatsbecauseaquarterofallhouseresin2010inAlbertastartedinthekitchen.Wespendalotoftimewithourfamiliesinthekitchencookingtalk-ingaboutourdaydoinghomework.Formanyofusthekitchenistheheartofourhome.Butthekitchenisalsoaplacewithanumberofdangersifwedontprac-tisebasicresafety.Ascookingisthenum-ber-onecauseofhomeresandhomereinjuriesthethemeforFirePreventionWeekisPreventKitchenFiresandtherstweekofOctoberwillpromotesafekitchenhabitswithstovesmicrowavesandotherappli-ances.Remainingattentivewhilecookingandmanag-inghowclosechildrenandpetsaretoanythinghotwillhelpkeepfamiliessafe.KeepyourkitchenssafeFirePreventionWeekOct.6-122013FirePreventionWeekSafetyHereareafewsafetytipstogetyoustartedonmak-ingyourkitchenandhomeasaferplacetocookinWhenyoufrygrillorbroilfoodremaininthekitchenuntilthiscookingiscompleteandtheheatsourcehasbeenturnedoff.Itisagoodideatoneverleavecookingfoodunattended.Maintainachildren-andpet-freezoneatleastonemetrefromthestoveandanyothersourcesofcooking.Alwaysturnpothandlesawayfromthestovesedge.Keepalidandovenmittnearbywhenyouarecookingtouseincaseofagreasefire.Ifyouhaveagreasefireslidealidoverthepan.Turnofftheburnerandleavethepancovereduntilitiscompletelycool.Unplugelectricalappli-anceswhennotbeingused.Installasmokedetec-tornearbutnotinthekitchen.Alwaysrollupsleevesandtiebacklonghair.Youcandoalottopreventkitchenresalthoughyoucantremoveeverypossiblesourceofakitchenre.Howeveryoucanmini-mizefirerisksbyremovinghazardsandmaintainingyourkitchen.FirePreven-tionWeekremindsallAl-bertansaboutthetragediesandlossfirescancause.Moreimportantlyitre-mindsAlbertansaboutthewaystheycanpreventresandprotectthemselvesandtheirfamilies.FormoreinformationonfirepreventionorFirePre-ventionWeekpleasevisitwww.3minutedrill.alberta.cawww.precan.cawww.nfpa.orgMichelleHodderHealthpromotionfacilitatorAlbertaHealthServicesPhotosScottClouthierHayRiverredepartmentopensdoorstopublicFirePreventionWeekPublicEducation 15TuesdayOctober82013PetroleumLtd.1BreynatStreetFortSmithNT867872-4567FirePreventionWeekVolunteersByMARIACHURCHPuttingyourlifeonthelinetobattleablazeisask-ingalotfromyouraveragepersonbutdoingallthatin40-belowweatherisan-otherstory.ThatsthestoryinTuktoyaktukwherewin-terrespresentuniquechal-lengestothevolunteerredepartment.TworesweretackledinTukinthepastyearbothinthemiddleofwintersaidTukFireChiefStanleyFelix.Felixexplainedthatinordertoghtareduringfreezingconditionsfire-ghtersinTukknowtostaymovingduringanoperationandtrusttheirgearwilldothetrick.Stayactiveandstaywarm.Wedontreallyworryaboutgettingwetwiththatgearbecauseitworkssowell.Ourgearcouldgetsoakingwetanditwouldstillgiveusprotectionhesaid.RecentlytheTukrede-partmentwasapprovedtoorder30newsetsofbun-kergear-thestandardizedreghtingsuitthatincludesthehelmetbootsglovesjacketandpants.ThejacketandpantsbothhaveanoutershellamoisturebarrierandathermalbarriermakingTukfiredeptfaceschallengesinHighArcticthesuitreretardantandratedto-40C.Ontopoftheusualbun-kergearreghtersinTukwearareretardantbala-clavatokeepwarmduringthewinter.Thelasttwofireswehadwereinwintertimeandassoonasourgeargotwetitfrozeonthesurface.Itworked.Itdidwhatitwassupposedtodoprotectthereghtershesaid.WhiletheretrucksorpumpersusedinTukarethesameasthoseusedinmostcitiesinCanadadur-ingtheirwinteroperationstheTukredepartmentisforcedtokeepthehosesonatrickletopreventthemfromfreezingandclogging.Wevegotanoldpumperfrom1988thatwearestillusingplusanewtypeofpumperthatwejustgotin2011andtheyworkneincoldweatherbutyouhavetoknowwhatyouredoingFelixsaid.Youhavetomakesurethetruckisrun-ningallthetimeandmakesureitshot.WhilehouseresarenotoverlyfrequentintheArc-ticcoastalcommunityFelixexplainedthatbecausemosthousesarearound25to30yearsoldtheyareseeinganincreaseinthenumberofelectricalres.Whenahousefireoc-cursanditsunattendeditcantakeaslittleas3.5to5minutesfortheretospreadoutofcontrolheexplained.Peopledontrealizethattheyhaveaboutsixminutestogetthereundercontrolandiftheydonttheyhavetogetoutofthehouse.TheydontrealizehowfasttheheatbuildsupinthehomeFelixsaid.ThisisFelixssecondtermasrechiefinTukhisrsttimewasforaperiodofveyearswhenhewasonly20.Lastyear28yearslaterFelixsaidhetooktheposi-tionagainbecausetherewasalackofqualiedcandidatesintherunning.Felixsaidrecruitingvolunteerfirefightersisnoteasyinsucharemotecommunity.WevehadproblemswithvolunteersinthepastsoIhandpicked90percentofthevolunteerswehaverightnowhesaid.IchosetheguysthatIknowdontmindvolunteeringtheirtimeandeffortlearningsomethingnew.ThosevolunteersmakethedepartmentwhatitistodayFelixsaid.Idontthinkthatpeoplerealizehowmanytimestheyputthemselvesatriskjusttosavesomebodyslife.Everyredepartmentacrossthiscountryisinthesamesit-uation.Aredepartmentwontbewhatitiswithoutthevolunteersasasupportstructurehesaid.ThisismysecondtimeaschiefandImreallyfor-tunatethatwehaveagoodmayorandgoodcouncilsupportingtheredepart-menttogetnewgeartogetnewtrainingandtolearndifferenttechniquesforghtingare.PhotocourtesyofTukFireDept.FromleftNoellaCockneyRichardCockneyKevinNuttallandStanleyFelixgetsuitedupinbunkergearfortraining. 16TuesdayOctober82013FossilscouldtracemissinglinktoHayRiverareaScienceTechnologyPaleontologyBySCOTTCLOUTHIERHaveyouseenany3-me-tre-longfour-leggedshwalkingaroundlatelyChancesareyouhaventbutanAlbertascientistbe-lievessuchcreaturesmayhaveroamedthebanksoftheHayRiverabout370millionyearsago.DonHendersonapale-ontologistwiththeRoyalTyrrellMuseuminDrum-hellerAlta.iscurrentlyinHayRiverstudyingasetoffossilizedimpressionswhichcouldprovethatthemissinglinkbetweenaquaticandlandanimalsexistedhereduringthelateDevonianperiodwhichoccurredbe-tween420and360millionyearsago.AccordingtoHendersonthesuspectedtrackscouldbeamongsttheoldesteverdis-coveredintheworld.Hendersongaveapresen-tationattheHayRiverCen-tennialLibraryonThursdayeveningwherehediscussedhisndingssofar.HeandassistantChrisCapobiancohavebeenwork-ingatthesiteabout100metresupstreamfromAl-exandraFallstogathermouldsandsampleswhichwillbetakenbacktotheRoyalTyrrellMuseumforfurtherstudy.Thetracksaseriesofde-pressionsinthelimestonealongtheriverbankwereoriginallydiscoveredbyHayRiveriteBruceGreenwhocontactedHendersoninDrumheller.Thedepressionsappeartobehalfofasetoftracksmadebyafour-leggedani-mal.Theotherhalfseemstohaveerodedawaywiththewideningoftheriveroverthepast300millionyears.Hendersonsaidthatmakestheprocessofstudyingthemmoredifcultasonlyhalftheinformationispresent.Itslikelisteningtoonehandclappinghesaid.ThoughthereisnotyetenoughconcreteevidencetoasserttheyweremadebyalongextinctanimalHendersonsaidthepatterninwhichtheyaremadesuggeststohimitwasnocoincidence.Idontthinktheyreran-domerosionalthingshesaidduringhispresenta-tion.TheyhavesufferedsomedamagebutIthinkthereisarealbiologicalsig-nalthere.DuringthepresentationHendersonshowedthesimi-larityoftheHayRivertrackstoasetofconrmedmid-DevonianeratracksfoundrecentlyinPoland.Hendersonbelievesthetracksweremadebyasar-copterygianatypeofeshy-nnedshfromwhichalllandanimalsarebelievedtoderive.Thoughsarcopterygiansweresalt-waterdwellerstheareawhichisnowAl-exandraFallswasactuallyatropicalcoastlineintheDevonianagebeforethecontinentssplitanddriftedaparttoformtheworldwerecognizetoday.Hendersonsaidheises-peciallyinterestedinfossil-izedtracksfortheinsighttheygiveintothewayanextinctanimalmayhavemoved.Fossiltracksaretheclos-estwehavetoamotionpic-tureofanextinctspecieshetoldTheJournal.DuringtheirvisitHen-dersonandCapobiancowerealsoabletostudyan-otherfossildiscoverymadebyDougLamaliceandhisfamily.LamalicesaidhewasoutatLouiseFallswithhisdaughtersAshleyandAmberwhentheydiscoveredwhatlookedtobefossilizedbonesembeddedintherockbelowthefalls.Hendersonbelievesthemtoberibbonespossiblyfromafour-leggedtetrapodnamedichthyostega.HealsopraisedtheLamal-icefamilyfornotattemptingtoremovethefossilsfromwheretheywerefoundasitisbestforscientiststobeabletostudythemintherock.Therocklayersarelikepagesofabookhesaid.PaleontologistDonHendersonrightandassistantChrisCapobiancooftheRoyalTyrrellMuseuminDrumhellerremoverockinthehopesofndingmorepristineandunerodedtracksalongtheHayRiverbelowAlexandraFalls.PhotoBruceGreenTheTownofInuvikwouldliketothankitsvolunteerfirefightersfortheircaringdiligenceandhardwork.TheTownofInuvikcelebratesFIREPREVENTIONWEEKTOWNOFINUVIK EnvironmentWatersheds17TuesdayOctober820132013FireServiceMeritAwardsEveryyearduringFirePreventionWeekwerecognizeindividualThe2013awardrecipientsareScottWhitmoreIndividualAwardYellowknifeFireDepartmentHayRiverFireDepartmentNWTdriftwoodstudymakeswavesingeologyworldByMEAGANWOHLBERGDriftwoodalongtheshoresofGreatSlaveLakeisnotonlymorphingthegeologyoftheareabutgeologistsunderstandingofhowwoodcarriedbyiceandwaterisusedtocon-structlandforms.FindingsstemmingfromongoinggeologicalresearchonthebaysofGreatSlaveLakenearFortResolutionhavehelpedcoinanewtermbeingusedbygeolo-giststodescribethewayinwhichdriftwoodbuildsupovertimetoformislandsandbuildbiggershorelines.Driftcretion-acom-binationofdriftwoodandaccretion-isanewtermdevelopedbyUniversityofColoradoPhDstu-dentNatalieKramerAn-dersonwhoseNationalGeographic-fundedre-searchhasbroughthertotheNorthwestTerritoriesforthelasttwoyearstostudythemovementandvolumeofdriftwooden-teringtheterritoryviaitsriversystems.Thewordwhichwillbepre-sentedforthersttimeattheGeologicalSocietyofAmer-icameetingthismonthde-scribesthewaythatdriftwoodcobbleandbouldersbecomenewlandastheyarepushedupontotheshoreorintois-landformsovermanyyearsbyiceandwaterandcomesfromherresearchintowherewoodgoesonceitentersGreatSlaveLake-researchthatwonhertheawardforbeststudentproposalingeomorphologyintheUSthisyear.WooddeliveredfromtheSlaveRiverstaysinthelakeandcontributestolandgrowthAndersonsaid.Whatweretalkingaboutherearedriftcretionswherebigwoodmatsorwoodbermsgetshovedupontheshorelinesandthenstaythereperma-nentlyandwhathappensistheyallownewtreestogrowandtheneventuallythelandgrowsoutwards.LookingattwoislandsnearFortResolution-PauletteIs-landandMooseDeerIsland-Andersonfoundthatthesoilontheislandwasstrictlytheproductofdecomposedwood.Ifyoudigintoanyofthesoilsonthoseislandsthereisntanysoil.Itsstraightorganicmatterdowntocob-ble.Usuallywhenwetalkaboutsoilswetalkabouttwothingsmineralsoilsandorganicmaterials.Mineralsoilswouldberockswhentheyweather...Buttheorganicmatterisjustthedecayedlogsandleaflitter.Surveysofthelakeshoresdonefromairplaneandseakayakalsoclearlyrevealedthedriftcretionprocesshigh-lightingtheconstantgrowthofthelakeshoreshesaid.Youcanseetheselinearlinesoftreesthatcorrespondtothesedecayinglinesofwood.ItisreallyneatAndersonsaid.Beforetheforestmaturesfortherst100metresorsofromtheshorelineyoucanseetheselinesoftreesthatprobablycorrespondtotheselinesofolddriftwoodthathavebeenthrownuponshorebytheiceorlaketsunamis.Shesaiddriftcretionwilllikelycausethelakewhichwascarvedoutbyglaciersandbuiltonbedrocktoshrinkovertime-albeitaverylongtime.TheSlavesbeenthrowingalotofsedimentintothelakeandwood.ThatsprobablywhytheSouthShoressoshallowwhiletheEastArmssodeep.AlloftheriversdrainingintotheEastArmarentreallycar-ryinganysedimentorwoodbecausetheydrainoutoftheCanadianShieldandtheresjustnotalotoftreestopplingshesaid.Andersonsaidthelakeservesasanimportantbasinforcleaningdebrisandpo-tentialtoxinsoutoftherivers.TheGreatSlaveLakeiskeepingthewaterandthesedimentintheMackenzieRivercorridorreallyclean.CamerassetuponriversystemAndersonsresearchonthelakecoincideswithandisaidedbyanotherbranchofworkshesbeencarryingoutusingtimelapsephotog-raphyatvarioussitesonriv-ersthroughouttheNWTin-cludingtheMackenzieSlaveLiardHayandPeelRivers.PhotographstakenontheMackenzieatFortProvidenceusingacameraplantedthereallwinterconrmedAnder-sonshunchthatmostdrift-woodremainstrappedinthelakewhilethesmallamountthatsexporteddownriverismostlyduetoicebreakup.Thoughitstooearlytoidentifysolidtrendsontheriversystemsobser-vationssofarhaveallowedhertoconcludethatwoodtransporthitsamaximumthresholdtimedwiththehighestpeakofwatervol-umeeachyearataround4500m3s.BasedonherphotosfromthisspringontheSlaveandLiardRiversshesaidshesabletoidentifyagapofap-proximatelyonedaybetweentheicejamoodandalargepulseofwoodcomingdownriveraswell.Preliminaryresultsfromthetimelapsephotography-anewmethodologyshedevel-opedtoestimatevolumesofwoodbeingtransporteddownriver-willalsobepresentedattheAmericanGeophysicalUnionmeetinginSanFran-ciscoinDecember.Andersonsaidtheresearchasitunfoldsoverthenextseveralyearscouldhaveim-portantimplicationsforthoseconsideringhydrodevelop-mentontheSlaveorotherriversintheNWT.Thatstoryisgoingtobereallyinterestingtoanyonestudyingthedeltasandany-onewhosinterestedinwhatcoulditdoifyoublockallthiswoodshesaid.WhatifyouseveredthisarteryofwoodbeingdeliveredtothelakeWhatroledoesthatwoodplayaroundthelakemarginsIthinkitsareallybigone.PhotocourtesyofNatalieKramerAndersonGeologistNatalieKramerAndersontakestreecoresamplesfromdriftwoodpiledalongtheshoresofGreatSlaveLake. 18TuesdayOctober82013ByMARIACHURCHDerricStarlightwasbul-liedasachildforplayingwithpuppets.NowafamousCa-nadianpuppeteerStarlightbroughthisknee-slappingpuppetshowtoFortSmithlastweekwithamessageaboutbullying.DontletbulliestellyouyoucannotdoithesharedwithTheJournalafterhisshowinFortSmithlastweek.MymotheralwaystoldmethatifIfinishedschoolIwouldworkintelevisionsoIbelievedherandIkeptupwithit.SureenoughwhenIgotolderandnishedlmschoolIbecamefamousandstartedworkingintelevision.StarlighthailsfromtheTsuuTinaNationwestofCalgary.Forthepast17yearshesbeentrav-elingacrossCanadaandtheworldwithhisuniquecomedicpuppetshowandanti-bullyingmessage.IwasbulliedwhenIwasakidforplayingwiththesemuppetssoImtryingtopre-ventbullyingonreservationsacrossthecountryhesaid.IvetraveledallacrossCanadaandbeentoeveryreservation-everysingleone.Bestknownforhisorig-inalpuppetsfromFirstNationsbackgroundssuchasJingleDressDancerChieftheWarriorandBandCouncillorWillieStarlightisamasterofvoicesandcanmimic275differentcharacters.HisshowinFortSmithalsofeaturedmanypuppetsfromTheMuppetsandSesameStreetcharactersthatinu-encedhisownchildhoodhesaid.StarlightperformedforstudentsatPaulW.KaeserPWKHighSchoolaswellasayoungeraudienceattheRecCentregym.Whiletheperformanceforstudentsin-cludedtheanti-bullyingmes-sagetheshowforchildrenlaterthatdaywastailoredtoyoungerhumour.DuringtheshowchildrenbubbledwithlaughterasBertandErniesangTheWheelsontheBusandcheeredwhenElmomadeanappearancetosingapow-wowversionoftheSesameStreetthemesong.WhenChieftheWarriorwasintroducedtothecrowdchil-drensangalongtoaversionoftheclassicnurserysongClapYourHandsinsteadbeltingoutIfyoureproudofwhoyouareclapyourhandsfol-lowedbyIfyoureproudofwhoyouaredoawarcryStarlightsaidthestudentsatPWKwereecstatictoseehisshow.Whenyoudoschoolsitslikearockconcert.Theygetallrileduphesaid.Butmoreimportantlyhewasabletosharehisanti-bul-lyingmessagewithstudents.Youshouldbesafeatschool.TellyourparentsoryourteachersifkidspickonyouStarlightadvised.WhilehislifegoalwastomakeitontelevisionStarlightsaiditsbeeninterestinghowhiscareerhasdevelopedtotakeonthemessageofanti-bullying.Ididntknowitwasgoingtoturnoutthiswaybutitdidhesaid.TolearnmoreaboutStar-lightandhismessagevisitwww.derricstarlight.com.Puppeteerbringsanti-bullyingmessagetoFortSmithHealthWellnessBullyingPhotoMariaChurchYellowknifelookingtobuildonitsadvantagesByJACKDANYLCHUKAreportofferingstrategiesforgrowingthecapitalsecon-omyoverthenextveyearsisdueintimeforChristmas.CalgaryconsultantsMillierDickinsonBlaiswereinYel-lowknifeearlierthismonthtogathercommentsonpro-posalsdevelopedfromone-on-oneinterviewsandonlinesubmissionsfrommorethan400residents.Theconsultantslookedatpaststudiesandcompara-blecommunitiesregionalcentresstatecapitalsandminingandresourcecitiesfromWhitehorsetoAustra-liaCourtenayEllingsontoldthosewhoturnedoutforonelastroundofdiscussion.WhatsreallyimportantisanactionplanEllingsonsaidbeforeYellowknifersturnedtoplacardsoutliningopportunitiesandchallengesinbuildingthecityspositionasthelegalandadministra-tivecentretransportationhubandsupplybasefortheNorthwestTerritories.Barrierstodevelopmentacknowledgedintheinitialreportincludethehighcostoflivingdowntowndecayandsocialissueslossofretailsalestoonlineshop-pingandcompetitionforterritorialresourceswithothercommunities.PartofthecityseconomicdevelopmentstrategyhasbeenondisplayinadvertisementsandvideoseshingoutscenesofthecityglimpsedonrealitytelevisionshowspresentingYellowknifeasacosmopoli-tanNortherncity.Theadsareaimedatdraw-ingformerresidentsbacktoYellowknifeandputtingthecitysbestfaceforwardasitrecruitsnewbusinessesandarguesforalionsshareofjobsfromdevolutionandtheminingindustry.Thosewhorespondedtotheinitialsurveyalsosawopportunitiestogrowthetourismbusinessespe-ciallyindrawingconven-tionstoadestinationmadepopularbyrealitytelevi-sionprograms.YellowknifewasalsocastasapotentialcentreforNorth-ernresearchpost-secondaryeducationandAboriginaleco-nomicdevelopment.Thecitysdowntowncouldbedesignatedabusinessim-provementdistrictwithstrat-egiestollvacantretailspaceanddealwiththehomelesspopulationaccordingtoasummaryofproposalsderivedfrominterviewsandsurveys.PoliticsMunicipalPuppeteerandcomedianDerricStarlightentertainsyouthattheFortSmithRecCentre.OCTOBER6122013PREVENTKITCHENFIRESOCTOBER6122013PREVENTKITCHENFIRESFIREPREVENTIONWEEKFIREPREVENTIONWEEKWednesdayOctober9WednesdayOctober9IntroductiontotheFireDepartmentThinkingofjoiningtheFortSmithVolunteerFireDepartmentVisitthehallforthisshortintroductionThursdayOctober10ThursdayOctober10BurntOfferingBarbecueNoonattheFireHallSaturdayOctober12SaturdayOctober12FireHallOpenHouseTheTownofFortSmithtothecommunity.ThankyouforkeepingourTownsafe.TheTownofFortSmithtothecommunity.ThankyouforkeepingourTownsafe.DIDYOUKNOWDIDYOUKNOW HealthWellnessEldersCare19TuesdayOctober82013ByMARIACHURCHForTrishMerrithew-MercredisenioradvisortochiefandcouncilofMiki-sewCreeFirstNationhav-inganelderscarecentreinFortChipewyanwillnotonlybeacommunitytriumphbutalsoapersonalone.Ivelivedinthecommu-nityonandofffor20-someyears.Mymother-in-lawandevenmylatehusbandbothofthemprobablycouldhaveusedthefacilityforassistedlivingaswellasendoflifecareshesaid.Itsveryclosetomyheart.InMaythisyearMiki-sewCreeFirstNationbrokegroundonconstructionofabrand-newenvironmentallyconsciouselderscarefacil-ityinFortChip.Itsa12-suiteresidenceforeldersandotherindi-vidualsinthecommunitywhorequireendoflifecareorassistedlivinganditsbeingbuiltattheexpenseoftheFirstNation.Itsnotagovernment-fundedproj-ectMerrithew-MercreditoldTheJournal.Merrithew-Mercrediex-plainedthatpreviouschiefsinthecommunityandthecurrentchiefofMikisewSteveCourtoreillehavebeenadamantaboutbringingthisservicetoFortChipewyanandarearesidents.Theresneverbeenafa-cilitylikethishereinthecommunitysoanybodywhohasrequiredassistedliv-ingwhetheritssomebodywhoselderlyorindividualswhoverequiredendoflifecarehavealwayshadtoleavethecommunitytogoatleasttoFortMcMurrayandoftenmuchfurtherandveryfewofthosepeoplereturntothecommunityalive.SheaddedthatthelackofanyendoflifefacilitiesinsmallerFirstNationcom-munitiesacrossnorthernAlbertaandtheNWTisnotunusual.Thesamegoesforgovernmentinaction.Neitherfederalnorthepro-vincialgovernmentswerepre-paredtotakeresponsibilityforthesituationsotheMikisewCreeFirstNationdecidedthatthatwasaprojectthattheywouldundertakeonbehalfofthecommunityshesaid.FundingfortheprojectwhichMerrithew-Mercrediestimatednowhasabudgetof12millionhasbeenraisedwithoutassistancefromthegovernmentbutatotalof5millionwasdonatedbyindustryplayersincludingShellCanadaandCenovusoilsandscompaniesoperatingnearthecommunity.Weveraisedconsider-ablemoneythroughindustrybutintheenditwillbetheFirstNationthatsbuildingitandoperatingitonbehalfofthecommunity.ItsnotjustMikisewitsallmembersofthecommunityMerrithew-Mercredisaid.Thefacilityisbeingbuiltoutofwhatwasformerlyanursingstation.Siteprepara-tionandconstructionoftheexteriorofthenewfacilityisalreadycompleteandworkisnowfocusedoninstallingplumbingandelectricsystems.Itsbeenveryfast-trackedMerrithew-Mercredisaid.Contractorreportsputcon-structionontrackwiththeoriginalschedulemeaningthefacilitywillseeoccupancynolaterthanAprilnextyear.ClarisVoyageurrunstheseniorshomeinFortChipandsaidthenewfacilitycouldnotopenanyfaster.Imsureassoonasthedoorsopenthatplaceisgoingtollupshesaid.Iveseenmanyseniorscomeandgofromthecommunityandthencomebackinawoodenbox.Thatsnotnice.Theyvebeensenttothehospitaltheygetlonelyovertheretheydontlikethefood.TheyresousedtoeatingtraditionalfoodshereVoyageursaid.IgovisitalotoftheseniorsinFortMcMurrayandtheysayTakemehometakemehome.VoyageursaidshethankstheMikisewchiefandcouncilfortakingontheelderscarecentreandhopesthingswillbedif-ferentonceitsbuilt.Seniorswanttobehomebecausetheyneedfamilyshesaid.Itneedstobebuilt.FortChipelderscarecentretoopenbyspringByMARIACHURCHNorthernbusinesseshop-ingtoattractlocalgraduatesofAuroraCollegesHealthandSocialServicesHSSprogramslaidsomeground-workatacareerconferenceheldattheYellowknifecam-puslastweek.TherstofitskindinsixyearsthePracticeNorthHealthandSocialServicesCareerConferencesawboothsfromorganizationsandagenciesinthehealthandsocialserviceseldgivepotentialemployersavenuetopitchpracticumandjobop-portunitiestostudentssoongraduatingfromtheAuroraprograms.Thesearenursingstu-dentspersonalsupportwork-erssocialworkstudentsandnursepractitionersDeniseBowenchairoftheschoolofHealthHumanServicestoldTheJournal.Whatthisdoesitisexposesthemtootherhealthauthori-tiesoutsideofYellowknifeandtosayCouldIcometoFortSmithforsixweeksorCouldIgototheAk-lavikhealthauthorityforaperiodoftimeSoitsanopportunityforthetwoofthemtomeet.OrganizationsfromFortSmithYellowknifetheBeaufortDeltaDehchoandTlichoregionswerepresentattheconference.Eventsin-cludedpresentationsfromseveralemployersaswellasafternoonbreakoutsessionstoteachstudentsinterviewskillsandresumebuilding.Itsreallyexciting.Wevehadreallygoodturnoutfromtheemployers.Wevehadsev-eraloftheauthoritiesherestudentnancialassistancesomeofourpartnerswhoareNGOsnon-governmentalorganizationsandthentheConferenceconnectscollegestudentstoNWTemployers13101DA313095DA1ThereareNEWVoterIDrequirementsforthemunicipalelections.UpcomingmunicipalelectionsonOctober21acrossAlbertaoerachancetovoteortheutureoyourcommunity.NewVoterIDrequirementsmeanyoullneedtobringproperidentifcationtobeabletovote.Checkwithyourmunicipalityaboutlocalrequirements.Visitalberta.caorcalltoll-free310-0000then780-427-2225formoreinformation.studentscameinandtheroomwaspacked.Wehadover160studentsattendBowensaid.Bowenadmittedshewouldntknowifstu-dentsleavingforworkinthesouthisaproblemintheNWTbutnotedthatwhiletherearemanycareerop-portunitiesforthemacrosstheterritoryforpersonalreasonssomemaychoosetoleaveforjobsinotherareasofthecountry.AftersixyearswithoutaHSScareerconferenceBowensaidthecollegefelttherewasagrowingneedtoconnectstudentstopotentialemployersintheNWT.Theneedwasexpressedfromemployersthattheydliketohaveanopportunitytocomeandmeetwiththestu-dentsandwefoundthatthiswasthebestwaytodothat.Itgetseverybodyintheroomshesaid.HealthWellnessCareersIllustrationcourtesyofWesternHealthPlanningAssociatesLtd.ThankstosignicantdonationsfromindustrytheFortChipelderscarecentreshouldseeclientsbyAprilofnextyear. 20TuesdayOctober82013AttestationofResidenceissuedbytheresponsibleauthorityofFirstNationsBandorReserveOneofthefollowingissuedbytheresponsibleauthorityofaseniorsaccommodationfacilityorlong-termcarefacilityAttestationofresidenceletterletterofstayadmissionformorstatementofbenetsBankcreditcardstatementorpersonalchequePensionPlanstatementofbenetscontributionsorparticipationCorrespondenceissuedbyaschoolcollegeoruniversityPrescriptionbottleinsertGovernmentchequeorchequestubResidentialleaseormortgagestatementIncomepropertytaxassessmentnoticeStatementofgovernmentbenetse.g.EmploymentinsuranceoldagesecuritysocialassistancedisabilitysupportorchildtaxbenetInsurancepolicyorcoveragecardUtilitybille.g.TelephonepublicutilitiescommissiontelevisionhydrogasorwaterLetterfromapubliccuratorpublicguardianorpublictrusteeVehicleOwnershiporInsurancecerticateOneofthefollowingissuedbytheresponsibleauthorityofastudentresidenceshelterorsoupkitchenAttestationofresidenceletterletterofstayadmissionformorstatementofbenetsVehicleRegistrationOfceNumberoVacanciesSubdivisionSchoolBoardofTrusteesFive5No.9Athabasca-DeltaFortChipewyanSchoolBoardofTrusteesFive5No.15ConklinSchoolBoardofTrusteesFive5No.16JanvierSchoolBoardofTrusteesFour4No.17Anzac-GregoireLakeReserveWard2ZoneNameIDPollingStationLocationAddressFFortChipewyan13MamawiCommunityHallFortChipewyanEFortMacKay18FortMcKayPublicSchoolFortMacKayGFortFitzgerald19FortFitzgeraldFortFitzgeraldVotingSubdivisionPollingStationZoneNameIDPollingStationLocationAddressCAnzacGregoireLakeEstates14AnzacCommunityHallAnzacBJanvier15MunicipalOfceJanvierAConklin16NakewinCommunityHallConklinVotingSubdivisionPollingStation 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SportsRecreationHandGames22TuesdayOctober82013SPORTSBRIEFSNewGetActivecategoriesannouncedThe20132014GetActiveprogramgrantsarenowopentofundingcommunityandelderspecicevents.OpentoallcommunityorganizationsintheNWTtheGetActivegrantsareaninitiativeoftheNWTRecreationandParksAssociationinpartnershipwiththeGNWTsdepartmentofMunicipalandCommunityAffairsandFirstAirtoen-couragecommunitiestogetinvolvedinhealthyphysicalactivities.Communityeventsandelderspeciceventsareeligiblefor750and1000respectively.OlympiansappealforsupportonlineBrendanGreenaOlympicbiathletebornandraisedinHayRiveralongwithgirlfriendandfellowOlympicbi-athleteRosannaCrawfordhavesettheirsightsonSochi2014andarelookingfornancialsupportthroughanonlinefundraisingcampaign.In2010GreenbecametherstOlympiantorepresenttheNWTin26yearsbutaspinalinjuryin2012sloweddownhisprogress.NowbackonhisfeetbothOlympiansareinfullprep-arationmodeandappealingtofansonlinefornancialassistance.Fortheircampaignwebsitevisitpursu.itcampaignrosanna-crawford-and-brendan-greenCoachingsymposiuminlateOctoberThe2013NWTCoachingSymposiumwilltakeplaceovertheweekendofOct.26-27.ThesymposiumisheldbySportNorthtosupportanddevelopamateursportlead-ersintheNWT.SpeakerswillincludesportbiomechanistCarolynTaylorformercompetitiveswimmerandcross-countryskicoachCayleyThomasaswellasLindsayWrightMeganMcKinlayAinsleyBrouillardandOzzieSawicki.Eventswillincludeworkshopsonsporttech-nologytraditionalgamesAboriginallong-termathletedevelopmentthementalgameofsportrecruitingandretainingvolunteersandofcialstraining.Registrationforaccesstoallworkshopsandkeynotepresentationsis150beforeOct.24.ByMARIACHURCHKeepingyouthoutofmis-chiefmayhavebeenthemaingoaloforganizersatthebacktoschoolyouthhandgamestournamentinBehchokotwoweeksagoBehchokohandgamestournamentkeepsstudentsbusyandentertainedbuthavingfunwasthemostobvioussuccess.ThekidswereallhappySherriZoetournamentcre-atorandmainorganizertoldTheJournal.Wehadfunwatchingthem.Atotalof10teamseachwitheightplayersaged18andunderregisteredforthegameswhichwereheldattheculturalcentreinBe-hchokoSept.28-29.EightteamswerefromBehchokowithonefromWekweetiandonefromGameti.ThewholeeventwasasuccessZoesaidabouttheweekendcompetition.Oneteamvyingforrstplacewascomprisedofplayersnoolderthan10withsomeasyoungassixZoesaid.Watchingtheenthusi-asmfromyoungerplayersastheybattledagainstolderandmoreexperiencedteamswasenjoyableforeveryoneinthecrowd.Theycameinthirdplaceandtheywereallhappy.Ithinktheywantedtogofur-therbuttheywereprettywellhappywithwhattheygotshesaidwithalaugh.FirstplaceinthetournamentwenttoClarenceMackenziesteamsecondplacetoJacobRabescasteamandthirdtoJeromeChocolatesteamallofBehchoko.Handgamesareatradi-tionalformofsocialgam-blingformeninpredomi-nantlyDenecultures.ZoesaidsheandfelloworganizerNancyRabescasawaneedtoengagetheyouthinthetradition.Welookedaroundandsaidwhilethemenarealldoingthistheresnothingfortheyouthtodointhecommunitysheexplained.Westartedoffsayingweregoingtodoayouthhandgamesjusttogettheyouthoutofmischief.ThisisnowthesixthyearBehchokohashostedayouthtournamentbutonlythesec-ondyearithasbeenorga-nizedforthefallinconjunc-tionwithstudentsreturningtoschool.Whilemoneyistradition-allywonathandgamestour-namentsforadultsZoesaidsheandtheotherorganiz-ersconsultedwitheldersinthecommunityanddecidedagainsthandingoutcash.Insteadprizesweregivenouttoeachoftheeightplay-ersfromteamsplacinginthetopsix.Thisyearrstplacewinnersreceiveda64-GBiPadminisecondplaceanAsuslaptopthirda32-GBiPadminifourtha32-GBiPodfthaGalaxytabletandsixtha100Walmartgiftcard.NogirlsallowedDespiteitbeingnearlysevenyearslaterZoewasquicktorememberthattheoriginalideaoftheyouthhandgamestournamentwastoincludeyounggirls.Howevershealongwiththeotherorganiz-erswereforcedtoturnawaytwoteamsofgirlsbecausethecommunityselderswerermlyopposedtotheidea.Theelderskindofgotmadatusandtoldushandgamesarenotforwomensosomeofthoseyoungteenagergirlswerekindofupset.Theywereallexcitedtheywantedtoplayhandgamesbutwehadtoturnthemawayshesaid.Zoesaidshewouldsomedayliketoseeyounggirlspartici-pateinhandgamesparticu-larlysincetheyouthtourna-mentsdonotinvolvemoneybutitisoffthetablewhileeldersinthecommunityre-mainagainsttheidea.WethoughtitwouldntbeabigdealbutIguessitisandwemightaswellrespecttheeldersthatareinthecommu-nitysheconcluded.WithhandgamesoutofthequestionZoesaidshehopestohaveadiscussionwithyounggirlsinthecom-munityinordertolookator-ganizingatraditionalactiv-itytheycanparticipatein.Werestilltryingtog-ureoutwhattodowiththegirlsinthecommunity.Itshardtodecidebecausethereisnothingtraditionalwecandowiththemotherthansew-ing.Maybewellgetsomeoftheyounggirlstalkingseewhattheywanttodoandgofromthereshesaid.Welookedaroundandsaidwhilethemenarealldoingthistheresnothingfortheyouthtodointhecommunity.SherriZoeTlichoGovernmentPhotoTlichoGovernmentYouthasyoungas6yearsoldvieforthetopspotsintheBehchokobacktoschoolhandgamestournament.PLANASAFEESCAPEBLOCKEDEXITScanbecomeEVERYROOMFURNITUREDOORSANDWINDOWSPLASTICINSULATIONNorthwesternAirLeasewouldliketothanktheFortSmithVolunteerFireDepartmentfortheirc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23TuesdayOctober82013EducationEnvironmentFortSmithstudentstakelearningintothebushByMARIACHURCHThegreatoutdoorswastheclassroomforstudentsatPaulWilliamKaeserPWKHighSchoolinFortSmithduringthefourthan-nualSweetgrasstriplastmonth.LivingforfourdayswiththebirdsbugsandevenbearsatSweetgrassSta-tioninWoodBuffaloNa-tionalParkGrades7and8studentsgotthemostliteralhands-onlearningduringatripcoordinatedasacollaborationbetweentheschoolgovernmentandFirstNations.ItsincrediblybenecialtotheclassroomasawholeMarnieVilleneuveteacheratPWKandtripcoordina-tortoldTheJournal.Ev-erybodyreallypullstogethertoputthison.Wecouldntdoitifoneofourpartnerspulledout.Studentsalongwithparentandteacherchaper-onescommunityeldersandParksCanadastaffbeganthetripbyboatheadingtoSweetgrassLanding.Fromtheretheyhiked13.7kmtocabinslocatedatSweet-grassStation.Overthefourdaysstu-dentsexperiencedlifeByMARIACHURCHAfterthreeyearsofcoop-erationbetweenFirstNationseldersandWesternscientiststoresearchAlbertaswet-landsleadscientistsofWater-TheSacredRelationshiparecondenttheyvetakenasteptowardsreconcilingAboriginalperspectivesandmodernscience.TheknowledgethatAb-originalpeoplehavecomesfromscience.ItcomesfromalongitudinalexperientialsubjectivesciencethatisbuiltintergenerationallyDr.PattiLaBoucane-BensononeoftheprojectleadstoldTheJournal.Wewantedtosaythatthisisavalidresearchmethod.Thosendingsareimportantandtheyareonepieceofthepuzzleinunder-standingwhatcanhappenwithwater.TheresearchprojectwasamassiveundertakingbytheNativeCounsellingServicesofAlbertaandAlbertaInno-vatesEnergyandEnviron-mentSolutionsAI-EES.Overthelastthreeyearstheteamof39researchScienceandAboriginalperspectivesuniteindocumentaryresearchpaperandcurriculumEducationEnvironmentparticipantscoveredmorethan10500kmtravellingaroundAlbertatointerviewtraditionalknowledgehold-erseldersandscientistscompiled150hoursofvideoandanalyzed300pagesofsingle-spacetranscriptions.DirectionfortheresearchwasbasedonthreequestionsWhatistherelationshipbe-tweenAlbertasAboriginalpeoplesandwaterwhatisthesciencebehindtheAborigi-nalviewpointonwaterandmostimportantlywhereisthecommongroundbetweenWesternscienceandAborigi-nalperspectivesLaBoucane-Bensonex-plainedthattheprojectsawworld-renownedwetlandscientiststeamupwithAb-originalknowledgekeeperstoventureintoawetlandtalkingaboutwhattheysawwhatwasimportantandhowtheyknowwhetherornotitsttodrink.WefoundcommongroundateveryturnLaBoucane-Bensonsaid.Itwasunani-mousfromtheelderstotheindigenousscientiststotheWesternscientiststhatwehavetoworktogether.Wehavecomplexproblemsre-gardingwaterandweneedeverybodysperspectives.Weneedbothsciencesnd-ingsometimesthesamere-sultsandsometimesuniqueresultstobringthesendingstogethertomobilizethem.LaBoucane-Bensonad-mittedthatthemajorityofWestern-trainedscientistswouldnotopenlyacknowl-edgethereisanindigenousscienceworthconsidering.ThisprojectshesaidtakesahugesteptowardsnotonlygivingmerittoAboriginalviewpointsbutsharingthatknowledgewiththepublic.Fromtheprojectcomesadocumentarylmapeer-reviewedresearchpaperandacurriculumdesignedforGrades5and6students.Thevoluntarycurriculumisavailablefordownloadfreeofchargeontheprojectswebsite.Lessonplansaredevelopedaround15shortvideosthatbreakdowntheresearchforstudents.ThegoalLaBoucane-Ben-sonsaidistointegrateanAboriginalworldviewintoclassroomsacrossAlbertathecountryandeventheworld.Thecurriculumreallyisourlegacyoftheprojectshesaid.Theideaiswewanttoinstillasenseofimportanceinchildrenaboutwetlandsandaboutourwater-whichIthinkourcurriculumal-readydoes-butwewanttoalsoexposethisAboriginalwayofknowingandsaytherearemanywaystodoscienceandtounderstandtheworldaroundus.Todatearound200teachersfromAlbertaandbeyondhavecontactedtheprojectteamtorequestthecurriculum.WaterissuchakeythingforAlbertaswellbeingnotjusteconomicallybutso-cially.Wateristhekey.IthinklearningatanearlyagetoacknowledgethatisreallyimportantJonSweetmanmanagerofwaterresourceswithAI-EESexplained.Sweetmannotedthatalast-ingresultoftheprojectwastherelationshipsbuiltbetweentraditionalknowledgekeeperseldersandscientists.Wevehadinterestinincor-poratingtraditionalknowledgeorinformationthatAborigi-nalpeoplecanbringtowaterbuttobringthatknowledgeinvolvesbuildingarelation-shipwiththepeoplehesaid.IwouldliketoseefurtherengagementanddiscussionaroundAboriginalknowledgeandrecognitionthatthatinfor-mationisvaluable.TolearnmoreaboutWater-TheSacredRelationshipandthecurriculumgoonlinetosacredrelationship.ca.withoutdailyluxuriesnoiPodscomputersorcell-phones.Insteadtheywereimmersedinnaturecom-pletewithpicturesquescen-eryandwildlife.Oneofthelessonsstressedduringthetripwasenviron-mentalawarenessVilleneuvesaid.Theselessonswhiletheycanbetaughtbythebookarefarmoreeffectiveexperienced.Itreallyputsitinper-spectivewhenyoucanshowthesekidsthisgreatbigbeautifulplainwherethebisonareandtalkabouttheamountofgarbageandtheresidualeffectthatwehaveifwedontpayattention.Itsourjobtotakecareofthelandandmakesuretheirkidsandtheirkidscanhavetheseincrediblelifeexperi-encesshesaid.WiththetripplannedsoearlyintheschoolyearVilleneuvesaiditgivesstu-dentsandteachersamuch-neededopportunitytogettoknowoneanotheronapersonallevel.Bytakingthemoutinthebushandlivingwiththemforfourdaysitsextremelyrewarding.Yougettoknowthesekidsandyoubondinawayyoudontgettoinaclassroomshesaid.Villeneuvesaidoneofthebestexperiencesforherwaswatchingthestudentshud-dledclosearoundthecamp-reundertheblazingstarssinginginunison.Someofourchildrenhavethemostamazingvoicesshesaid.Theboyswererappingandtheydidthisve-minutesongandtheynevermissedabeatandthegirlssanglikeangels.Itbroughtalotofusoutofourshells.Whilecampedoutstu-dentsthisyearhadasur-prisevisitinthenightfromacuriousbear.ThoughVil-leneuvesaiditwassome-whatnervewrackingforhersafetywastheirnum-beronepriorityandthesu-pervisorsweremorethancapableofkeepingstu-dentssafe.ThisyeartheSweetgrasstripwaspushedbackaweekinanattempttoavoidsea-sonalbugswhichplaguedtrip-goerslastyearbutwhatorganizerswerentexpect-ingwastheconictwithhuntingseason.Withmanylong-timetripsupportersinthecommu-nityunavailableorganizersstruggledtofindvolunteerstodriveboatsofstudentstoSweetgrassLanding.Wetalkedtoover30peoplebutthisisahuntingcommunityandwerespectthat.WejuststruggledwithfindingtransportationVilleneuvesaid.ButwithSweetgrassquicklybecomingacul-turalstapleforstudentsinthecommunitytheideaofcancelingwasunimaginable.IntheendParksCanadawasabletobringabargefromFortChipewyantoshuttlestudentsupanddowntheriverwiththehelpofjetboatsfromEnvironmentandNaturalResources.ForVilleneuveandtheotherorganizersmakingtheSweetgrasstriphappennomattertheobstacleswasworthittoseestudentslearn-ingontheland.Wecantalkaboutitandwecanreadaboutitandthereisvalueinthattoobutwhenyouareactuallyouttheredoingititchangesyourbrainshesaid.PhotoscourtesyofPWKStudentsbondduringtheirfourdaysatSweetgrassStation.Studentshelpeachotherwhilecanoing.PhotoNativeCounsellingServicesofAlbertaVioletPoitrasanelderfromPaulFirstNationgazesoverawetlandduringresearchforWater-TheSacredRelationshipdocumentaryresearchpaperandcurriculum. 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