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10TuesdayMarch252014SarahAndersonInuvialuktunSarahAndersonneeNasogaluakwasbornonBaillieIslandandlivedmostofherlifeinTuktoyaktukNWT.SarahsrstlanguageisInuvialuktunandsheisoneofafewwhocanspeakreadandwriteuentlyinherlanguage.SarahhasbeenworkingastheInuvialuktunlanguageteacheratMangilalukSchoolforthepast25years.Shewasalsoaclassroomassistantforveyearsprior.SarahisavaluableresourcewhocontinuestoshareandpromoteInuvialuktuntoothersinthecommunity.SarahAndersonneeNasogaluakaniyuaqBaillieIslandmimikilingaqmiTuktuuyaqtuumuktuaqsuligangmainuuyuqTuktuuyaqtuumi.SarahimsivuliquqausiaInuvialuktunuqaqpaktuqInuvialuktuntaigaquniluaklakunilutamaitasapingitgait.SarahsavaktuaqInuvialuktunilisautdjiupluniMangilalukSchoolmiukiuni25miksulisavaktuaqtalimaniukiuniilisautdjiniikayuqtaupluni.SarahimikayuqpagaitinuituqausinikuqaqatigiplugitlumumiktiqlugitluuqausitInuuniaqvikmikni.NORTHERNVOICESIntheNorthwestTerritoriesournorthernvoicesareimportant.ThroughoutourvastterritorynineofcialAboriginallanguagesarespokenwithpride.Tocelebratethisdiversityregionallanguagecommunitiesnominatedindividualscommittedtocultivatingournorthernvoices.ThesechampionsareleadersinourAboriginallanguagescommunityandwethankthemfortheireffortsandcontributionstothesurvivalofourlanguages.ByMEAGANWOHLBERGTrainedsafetysupervisorswillbehiredthissummertowatchovertheterritorialparkwhereayoungboydrownedlastyearinYellowknifeaccord-ingtotheresponsibleminister.IndustryTourismandInvest-mentMinisterDavidRamsaytoldTheJournallastweekthattherewillbeeyesandearsonthebeachatFredHenneparkonLongLakethissummerregardlessofwhetherthosearefully-edgedlifeguardsorwaterfrontattendantstrainedinrstaidandshallowwaterrescue.Ivemadeacommitmenttogetsomesupervisiononthatbeachthissummerbutwhatformorshapethattakesremainstobeseenhesaid.ThedepartmentiscurrentlyputtingtogetherarequestforproposalsRFPthatwillgaugewhatkindsofservicesareouttheretohireforthebeachpatrolfromlifeguardservices-eitherfull-timeorweekendholidays-towaterfrontattendants.Weregoingtogotothemarketplaceandseewhatwecomeupwithandseeiftheresanycompaniesouttherewhowouldbewillingtoprovidethatkindofserviceatthebeachhesaid.ThemovefollowsareportFredHennebeachwillgetsupervisionministerfromtheLifesavingSocietyofAlbertaandtheNWTwhichdidanauditofthebeachsafetyafter7year-oldLoduneShelleydrownedattheunsupervisedlakelastsummer.ThereportrecommendsincreasingthesafetylevelofthebeachfromaLevel2toaLevel7.EmployinglifeguardsupervisionwouldbringtheratinguptoaLevel8butonlyafterallothersafetymeasuresareimplementedfirstincludingimprovedsignageandtheuseofthenewlifejacketloanerstation.IncreasedsupervisiononthebeachwillnotonlyhelpincreasetheprotectionofswimmersinthewaterbutcouldalsoimprovethesafetyofthebeachasawholeRam-saysaid.Evenwithwaterfrontat-tendantstheycouldcertainlybewatchfulforchildrenwhoareleftunattendedpeopleonthebeachwithalcoholordrugs.Theycouldreallyhelpensurethesafetyofthatbeachhesaid.Theydontnecessarilyneedtobelifeguards.Wearegoingtodoourbesttondlifeguardsbutattheendofthedaywewanttoensurethatbeachissafeandthatpeoplecanusethebeach.Oneissuethatcouldarisewithemployingcertifiedlifeguardsisalimitonhowmanypeoplewillbeallowedonthebeachatonce.Accordingtonationalstandardsandguidelinesalifeguardcanonlysuper-viseupto40peopleatonetimeandofcourseonabusysummerafternoonyoucouldhave7-800peopleonthatbeachsowewouldhavetobeturningpeopleawayRamsaysaid.Theresalotofthingswehavetograpplewithwhenmakingadecisiononwhattypeofsupervisionweregoingtohaveonthebeach.WhileRamsaysaidtheissueisnotaboutmoneytherearesignificantcostdifferencesamongsuper-visoryoptions.Employinglifeguardswouldlikelycostaround230000hesaidwhereaswaterfrontatten-dantswouldcostaround70000.HesaidtheRFPwilllikelybeoutinthenextcoupleofweeks.TheonethingIdowanttomakeclearistherewillbesupervisionofsomekindonthatbeachthissummerhesaid.ThatsacommitmentIvemadeandoneImgoingtokeep.PhotocourtesyofLifesavingSocietyHealthWellnessSafetyAKLAVIKBEHCHOKOCOLVILLELAKEDELINEEAGLEPLAINSEKATIDIAMONDMINESENTERPRISEFORTGOODHOPEFORTLIARDFORTMCPHERSONFORTPROVIDENCEFORTRESOLUTIONFORTSIMPSONFORTSMITHGAMETIHAYRIVERINUVIKJEANMARIERIVERKAKISALUTSELKENAHANNIBUTTENORMANWELLS2011NationalAwardWinner2011BestAll-RoundinCanada2012TopThreeOverallinCanada2012BestEnvironmentalWriting2011CCNACANADIANCOMMUNITYNEWSPAPERAWARD2011CMCAAUDITEDYourSourceforNorthernNewsFindtheJournalinthesecommunitiesthroughouttheNorthPAULATUKSACHSHARBOURTROUTLAKETSIIGEHTCHICTUKTOYAKTUKTULITAULUKHAKTOKWEKWEETIWHATIWRIGLEYYELLOWKNIFEBytellingthestoriesofNorthernersweremakingourcommunitiesstrongerTheFredHennebeachcurrentlyrankedataLevel2forsafetywillbebroughtuptoaLevel8thissummerwithhiredsupervisionwhethertheybecertiedlifeguardsortrainedwaterfrontattendants.