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Itseemslikeano-brainer.Tobuilduplocalcapacityinthecommunityhasalwaysbeenoneofourgoals.KevinArmstrongTlichoCommunityServicesAgency19TuesdayJune32014WhisperingPinesCottagesHomeAwayFromHomeSafeTravelswww.whisperingpinescottages.ca85PineCrescentPOBox300FortSmithNTX0E0P0PhoneFax867872-2906Cell867621-0254Wishesthe2014PWKGraduatesCongratulationsonThisGreatAchievement.MayyoursuccesscontinueintothefutureWaytogoPWKGraduates2014WallysDrugsPharmacy.Souvenirs.Magazines.NewspapersToys.Cards.Stationery.LotteryTicketCentreMondaytoSaturday10a.m.to6p.m.Thursday10a.m.to8p.m.SundayCLOSED867-872-2134LocalboostforBehchokohealthcareservicesByMARIACHURCHNewEmergencyMedicalResponderEMRgraduatesfromBehchokoaretheinte-gralpartofamuch-neededrejuvenationoftheBehchokoambulanceservicesaccord-ingtotheTlichoCommunityServicesAgencyTCSA.Threenewgraduateswererecentlyhiredafterundergo-ingEMRtraininginthecom-munityinpartnershipwiththeTlichoGovernmentandStantonTerritorialHospital.AlleightofthegraduatesfromtheEMRtrainingarelocalTlichocommunitymem-bers.Withthethreenewhirestotheambulanceserviceseightoutof10oftherstre-spondersarenowTlicho.KevinArmstrongTCSAschiefexecutiveofcertoldTheJournallastweekthattheambulancedepartmentattheMaryAdeleBishopHealthCentreinBehchokohasstruggledwithretainingtrainedstaffforyearswithmostbeingrecruitedfromoutsidethecommunity.Wewerereallydependentonsouthernworkers.Ourlocalstaffbeforewasonlytrainedtodrivetheambulanceandtheycouldntattendpatientssowehadtokeeprecruitingfromthesouthhesaid.LastyeartheTlichoGovern-mentpartneredwiththeTCSAandprovided50000towardsEMRtrainingforlocalresidentswithArcticResponseLtd.Itseemslikeano-brainer.TobuilduplocalcapacityinthecommunityhasalwaysbeenoneofourgoalsArmstrongsaid.Someofthegraduateswerealsotrainedintakingbloodsampleslabworkandchestx-raysdutiestypicallydonebynursesatthehealthcentre.DaveHarnummanageroftheBehchokoambulancedepartmentsaidhavingtheambulancememberstakeonsmalltasksatthehealthcentregoesalongwayintak-ingstressoffthenursingstaff.Nurseshavesomanytaskstheyhavetocompletesointhemorningwebasi-callydoallthebloodworksothenursescanfocusontheirprogramsHarnumsaid.RobertSimpsonisoneofthethreenewrecruitstotheambulanceserviceafterHealthWellnessEmergencyServicestakingthetrainingcourselastyear.Ireallyenjoyit.Imlearn-ingnewthingseverydaySimpsonsaid.BorninYellowknifeandraisedinWhatiSimpsonhasbeenlivinginBehchokoforthelast20yearsandsaidthecommunityparticularlytheeldersarehappytoseelocalsworkingforthehealthcentre.ItsreallygoodthatmostoftheambulancecrewareDene.Mostofthemcantalkinourlanguageandhelptotranslatefortheelders.Theeldersreallyappreciatetheirownpeopleworkingintheclinichesaid.SimpsonsaidhehopesmoreyouthinthecommunityaredrawntoworkforthehealthclinicorambulanceservicesinordertokeepuptheTlicholanguageintheworkforce.NewupgradedambulanceOntopofthenewrecruitsthehealthcentrealsoreceivedabrandnewambulancecus-tommadeforthechallengesassociatedwithservingare-motearea.IntotaltheMaryAdeleBishopHealthCentreser-vicesaround2000residentsintheBehchokoareaaswellasalargeportionofHwy.3.Harnumsaidtheaveragecallforrstresponderstakesaroundfourhours.Theam-bulancewascustombuiltasa4x4withalargerfuelcapacityandmoreheadroom.Foruswehaveahugehighwaywehavealltheiceroadsandeverythingthatwecarrysoweneedtohaveabig-gerunittocarrymoreequip-mentandmakeitmorecom-fortableforthepatienthesaid.PhotoKevinArmstrongBehchokosEMSstafffromleftLawrenceLaffertySamanthaDrybonesTraceyDebaieandDarinDanielsstandinfrontoftheirnewambulance.