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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.