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11TuesdayOctober292013TheFortSmithDistrictEducationAuthorityTheAnnualGeneralMeetingisscheduledforThursdayNovember212013at630p.m.Room113atJBTChangesorcancellationswillbepostedatJBTinwriting72hourspriortothemeetingatP.O.Box131orbyfax867872-2448Thepubliciswelcometoattend.RegularDEAmeetingshadpreviouslybeenstatedasstartingat700p.m.Weapologizeforthisinconvenience.AuditshowssafetyconcernsatFredHennebeachGrouprequestslifeguardsatLongLakeBeachafterdrowningWESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.HeydudeThenamesPaul.ThehandsomedevilyouseeinthisphotoCestmoiNoPhotoshoppingrequired.Ireallyamthatdebonnaire.Allthegirlcatsthinkso.Pleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.ByMARIACHURCHTheFredHenneTerritorialParkbeachinYellowknifewillbeseeingseveralup-gradesnextswimmingsea-sonafterathird-partyauditreportreleasedlastweekre-vealedsafetyconcerns.TheauditwasconductedbytheLifesavingSocietyofAlbertaandNorthwestTerritoriesinJulyatthere-questoftheGNWTdepart-mentofIndustryTourismandInvestmentfollowingthedrowningof7year-oldLoduneShelley.TherewasayoungboywhodrownedsothatswherealotofthisspurredoffAlaynaWardcommunica-tionsmanagerwithITItoldTheJournal.Theaudithighlightsfourpriorityrecommenda-tionswhichWardsaidwillbeimplementedbysummernextyear.Thechangeswillincluderegularbacterio-logicalwatersamplesoftheswimareaduringtheseasonreadilyavailablelifesavingequipmentsignageidentify-inghazardsrulesandproce-duresandemergencyphonenumbersatpublicphoneslo-catedonthebeach.WedoknowforsurethatwewillbeputtingthosefourHealthWellnessPublicSafetypriorityrecommendationsinplaceatminimumWardsaid.Theother27second-aryrecommendationsmadeinthereport-includingde-velopmentofasafetyandemergencyplanadjust-mentstothecurrentbuoysandrestrictingthesizeoftheswimmingarea-willbediscussedinthenextfewmonths.Abigelementofwhatcameoutofthisreportistheimportanceofeveryonebeingsafeinthewaterbeingawareoftherules.Weareessentiallyjusttakingstepstomakethebeachsaferandwewilldothat.ItsgoingtobeagoodresultfromthisreportWardsaid.KeepingswimmerssafeisthenumberonegoaloftheLifesavingSociety-ana-tionalvolunteerorganizationandregisteredcharity-andbeachauditsarearegularpartofhowthesocietymeetsthatgoalsaidKellyCarterstandardsandsafetymanagerwiththesociety.ThesesafetyauditsreallyareimportantbecausetheyhelpidentifysafetyconcernsandwaystoimproveaquaticenvironmentsCartersaid.TheauditteamspenttwodaysattheFredHenneTer-ritorialParktocarryouttheonsiteinspectionwhichin-cludedwalkingthebeachswimminginthewaterandtakingaboatouttoapproachtheswimmingareafromdif-ferentangles.Anotheraspectoftheauditwasdonethroughinterviewswiththecampgroundcon-tractorsITIofficialsCityofYellowknifeofcialsandresidents.Ingeneralthecitizenshaveconcernforsafetyatthebeachandtheywanttodotheirpart.TheywereveryforthcomingwithprovidinginformationtothesocietysowecouldgatherwhattheyseeatthebeachCartersaid.Wewerethereforatwo-dayassessmentandthecitizensaretheonesthatarethereeveryday.LifeguardsunderconsiderationAgroupcallingthemselvestheLifeguardsforLoduneBeachWalkersmetwiththeLegislativeAssemblyinYel-lowknifelastweektorequestareinstatementofthelifeguardprogramattheparksLongLakebeach.ITIMinisterDaveRam-saytoldthegroupthatifitwillimprovewatersafetythebeachwillhavelifeguardsnextsummer.Thoughtheauditrecom-mendationsdonotincludereferencetolifeguardsITIhasrequestedtheLifesavingSocietyperformafeasibilitystudythatwouldidentifyprosandconsofputtingalifeguardinplace.Thebiggestthingwithlifeguardsisoftenitgivesthepublicthissenseofprotec-tionthatmightnotbethereCartersaid.Lifeguardsdoprovidesurveillanceandrescuere-sponsebutthereneedtobeothersafetymeasuresinplacebeforeitcomestothatsuchassignageandwatersafetyeducationhesaid.SomeoftheconsthatgowithputtinglifeguardsthereisyoumaystillseeparentsthatdropchildrenoffandfeelthatbecausethereisalifeguardtheretheydontneedtostayandsupervisetheirchildrenandthatsfalseCartersaid.Thelifeguardfeasibilitystudyisstillintheearlystagesofdiscussionandconsultationandwilllikelyseerecommen-dationsbyearly2014.TheHayRiverTerritorialParkbeachalsounderwentanauditbytheLifesavingSocietythissummer.Areportwithrec-ommendationsisexpectedtobereleasedinlateNovember.BothHayRiverandFredHennearelocatedwithinmunicipalboundariesandinaterritorialparksothatswhythosetwowerechosenWardsaid.Nootherbeachesarescheduledforauditingatthistime.EnvironmentWasteReductionByMARIACHURCHTrashyhabitscametolightatacommunitydiscussionintheFortSmithlibrarylastweek-thegarbagevarietyoftrashthatis.ResidentsattendedTrashTalksaneventheldbyEcologyNorthforthethirdannualNWTWasteReduc-tionWeek.TrashtalkwelcomedforWasteReductionWeekAround15peoplecrowdedintothebasementoftheMaryKaeserLibrarytowatchascreeningoftheaward-winningenvironmentaldocumentaryTrashedandparticipateinalivelyalbeittrashydiscussion.SimilareventswereheldinHayRiverandYellowknifeallofwhichweredesignedtosparkdis-cussionaboutwasteman-agementintheNWT.Alotoftheissueisget-tingpeopletothinkaboutwasteinadifferentwaysaidKimRapatieventor-ganizerandEcologyNorthmanagerinHayRiver.In-steadofjustthrowingthingsintothegarbageandhavingitdisappearitsunderstand-ingthecyclehowitsmadewhereitcomesfromwhereitendsupandhowthataf-fectsus.CurrentlytheGNWThasseveralrecyclingprogramsbutnowastereductionstrat-egyshesaid.DiepDuongmanagerofwastereductionandman-agementforthedepartmentofEnvironmentandNaturalResourcesENRexplainedthatasweepingWasteRe-sourceManagementStrategyisintheworksbutisstillafewyearsoff.ItsgoingtobeabroadlookathowwedealwithwasteingeneralintheNWTaswellaslookingatourprioritiesforwhatsortofwasteaversionpro-gramswewanttoimplementintheNorthDuongsaidaddingthatpublicconsul-tationswouldstartinthenextyearortwosincethedepartmentiscurrentlyfo-cusedonotherinitiatives.Whilegovernmentinvolve-mentiscrucialtochangeintheNWTRapatisaidpeo-plesperceptionsoftrashneedtochangeaswell.Peoplewhogrewupheretheyarenotreallyusedtorecyclingordontthinkaboutitasmuchaspeoplewhogrewupinotherplacesthathavelotsofrecyclinginplace.Soitsamindsettogetintoshesaid.Peoplewhogrewupheretheyarenotreallyusedtorecyclingordontthinkaboutitasmuchaspeoplewhogrewupinotherplacesthathavelotsofrecyclinginplace.Soitsamindsettogetinto.KimRapatiEcologyNorthTheFredHenneTerritorialParkbeachwillseesafetyimprovementsbynextsummer.PhotoLifesavingSociety.