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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