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HealthWellnessWorkerSafetyHealthWellnessPublicSafety8TuesdayMarch42014FortSmithMtisCouncilIndigenousMembershipDriveThisprocesswillensurethatallindigenousmembersduetothem.FormscanbepickedupTheformisalsoonlineatnwtmetisnation.caquestionaire.pdfbeforeApril12014FormoreinformationpleasecontactFortSmithMtisCouncilat867872-2643ByMEAGANWOHLBERGTheNWTChiefCoro-nersOfficeisrecommend-ingthegovernmentstepupsafetymeasuresatFredHenneTerritorialParkinYellowknifefollowingthedrowningofa7year-oldboylastsummer.ThereportconcludedthatLoduneShelleydiedaccidentallyfromdrown-inglastAugustatthebeachunderthesupervisionofababysitter.Echoingrecentrecommen-dationsmadebytheLife-savingSocietyofAlbertaNWTinitsaquaticsafetyauditofthebeachcoronerRuthMcLeansaidthede-partmentofIndustryTour-ismandInvestmentITIshouldcontinueworkingonchangesthatwouldincreasethesafetylevelratingfortheunsupervisedwaterfronttoalevel7.Theparkcurrentlyratedatalevel2includessignagetocommunicatesafetymes-sagestobeachusers.Raisingthatleveltoa7wouldrequireadditionaltrainingforstaffandthepresenceofadditionalrescueequipmentaccord-ingtothecoronersreport.ByMEAGANWOHLBERGTheNorthwestTerrito-riesPowerCorp.NTPCandtwoofitssupervisorsarebeingchargedwithbreachingsafetyregula-tionsfollowingtheseriousinjuryofaworkerlastyearnearFortSmith.TheWorkersSafetyandCompensationCom-missionWSCChaslaideightchargesinTerrito-rialCourtundertheNWTSafetyActandGeneralSafetyRegulations.ThechargesallegethePowerCorp.andtwosu-pervisorsWilliamMudryandMorganLeBlancfailedtotakereasonableprecau-tionstoensurethehealthandsafetyofpersonsontheworksitebynotprovid-ingadequateinstructiontoFloydDiamond-Canem-ployeecontractedbythePowerCorp.toperformhisdutiessafely.Diamond-Cwasclear-ingbrushalongtheTalt-sontransmissionlineCoronercallsforbeachsafetyimprovementsfollowingdrowningYouthwererstrespondersin7year-oldsdrowninglastsummerPowerCorp.chargedafterworkerelectrocutedLevel8themaximumsafetyratingfeatureslife-guardsupervision.Inordertopreventsim-ilardeathsfromoccur-ringMcLeanalsorecom-mendedthatITIcreateapublicawarenesscampaigninsistingchildrenunder10bewithinarmsreachofaresponsiblecaregiverandtowarnofthehazardspresentandaroundtheswimmingareaeitherthroughad-ditionalsignageormediacampaigns.Thiscouldincludein-formingthepublicthatitisanaturalenvironmentsub-jecttochangingconditionsthataffectwatertempera-turewindcurrentmarinelifeandbottomterrainMcLeanwrote.OtherrecommendationsforITIincludedcontinuingtosupporttheNWTWaterSmartprogramandtoen-couragethepublictopursueSwimtoSurvivetrainingandtoconsiderexpandingthelifejacketloanersta-tionimplementedatFredHennetootherwaterfrontsintheNWT.Shealsocautionedthepublicontheuseofinat-abletoys.Inatablescanposeasig-nicantsafetyriskastheyareeasilyblownaroundbythewindthereportstates.AccordingtothecoronersreportShelleyandsomefriendswereplayingwithaninatabletoywhenhedisap-pearedunderwater.HisfriendsattemptedtwicetoobtainassistancefromseveraladultsonshoreafterShelleybecamesubmerged.Onthesecondinstancea15year-oldmalebroughtShelleytoshorewherehewasgivenCPRbeforebeingtakentothehospitalwherehewaspronounceddead.Thetragedyresultedinnu-merouscallsforlifeguardsatthebeachandthecreationofalocalvolunteerbeachpa-trolgroupcalledLifeguardsforLodune.McLeansreportrecom-mendsITIworkwiththeLifesavingSocietytocom-pletealifeguardfeasibilitystudyforFredHennebutnotedthatallotherlevelsofprotectionmustbemetrst.LastweekITIMinisterDavidRamsayreiteratedastatementfromOctoberoflastyearpromisinglife-guardsifnecessaryformak-ingthebeachsafe.HoweverhesaidheisstillwaitingforthereportfromtheLifesav-ingSocietyandwantstohaveadeeperconversationwithresidents.Wewanttohavesomemoredialoguewiththecom-munity.Wehavehadinputfromanumberofcommu-nitymembersonourweb-site.TheanswerisstillyesifhavinglifeguardsatFredHennebeachisgoingtomakethatbeachsaferwelltryourbesttohavelifeguardsthereRamsaysaid.EarlyestimatesindicatelifeguardserviceatFredHennewouldcostbetween120000to150000peryearbutRamsaysaidfund-ingisnottheissue.TheissueoflifeguardsatFredHennebeachhasneverbeenanissueaboutmoney.Ithinkiftheserviceisgoingtoberequiredtherethede-partmentwillndthemoney.Wellgothroughasupple-mentaryappropriationifwehavetohesaid.approximately10kmeastofFortSmithonMar.82013whenaseriesofeventsresultedinhimbeinghitbyalivewire.HewastakentotheFortSmithHealthCentreandlatertransportedtoEdmon-tonwithnon-lifethreaten-inginjuries.ProsecutorJohnCliffeofCliffeTobiasBarristersandAssociatessaiditisnotun-commontonameindividualsupervisorsalongwiththeemployercompanywithrespecttothesekindsofcharges.Thefirstcourtappear-anceinthematterissched-uledforApr.142014inFortSmith.NTPCpresidentandCEOEmanuelDaRosasaidthecompanytakesthechargesseriouslybutwouldnotcommentfurtheronthecasewhileitisbeforethecourts.PhotocourtesyofLifesavingSocietySignageattheFredHenneTerritorialParkinYellowknifegivesthebeachasafetyratingoflevel2.TheLifesavingSocietyofAlbertarecommendsincreasingtheparktoalevel7.PhotoNTPCTheNorthwestTerritoriesPowerCorp.isbeingchargedinrelationtoaworkerinjuryinMarch2013.