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2TuesdayJune32014NEWSBRIEFSRCMPinvestigatingsuspiciousbuildingreinInuvikPoliceinInuvikareinvestigatingarethatconsumedanabandonedbuildinginthecommunityonMay24.RCMPandtheredepartmentrespondedtothereonMcKenzieDr.around1230p.m.Thestructurewhichwasunoccupiedatthetimewasalreadyengulfedinameswhencrewsar-rived.RCMParecurrentlyinvestigatingtheincidentwhichtheyhavedeemedsuspiciousbutnosuspectsorcausehavebeenidentied.AnyonewithinformationisaskedtocallRCMPat777-1111orCrimestoppersat1-800-222-TIPS.ThisisthesecondreinInuvikthismonth.AnearlierreonMay14damagedarowhouseonDolphinSt.PolicerecaptureescapedprisonerRCMPofcersinYellowknifearebreathingasighofreliefafterhuntingdownaprisonerwhoescapedfrompolicecustodylastweek.OnMondaya34year-oldmaleprisonerfromYellowknifewasbeingtransportedinapolicecruisertothedetachmentscellswhentheofcerguardinghimwascalledawayfromthevehicle.Whileunsupervisedtheprisonerwasabletoescapethroughtheunlockedpatrolscreenandtookoff.ShortlyaftertheescapeRCMPbeganasearchofthecityandlessthan2hourslaterfoundthemaninquestionattheYKCentreMall.Theprisonerwasapprehendedwithoutincident.Hefacedchargesofescap-inglawfulcustodyathiscourtappearancethenextday.TrialformanchargedwithmurderofYvonneDesjarlaisDavidHarrisonthe29year-oldmalechargedwiththerst-degreemurderofYvonneDesjarlaiswillstandtrialforherdeath.HarrisonwasarrestedinJulylastyearforthemurderofDesjarlaisa63year-oldwomanfromLutselKewhosebodywasfoundinanalleyindowntownYel-lowknifeinDecember2012.AtapreliminaryinquiryheldattheYellowknifecourthousetwoweeksagojudgeBerna-detteSchmaltzdeterminedtherewasenoughevidenceforatrialtoproceed.ThecasewillmovetotheSupremeCourtforallfutureappearances.Notrialdateshaveyetbeenset.THEYELLOWKNIFETheOfcialAirlineofNorthWordsNWTPremierSponsorTHEYELLOWKNIFEPublicLibraryTheOfcialAirlineofNorthWordsNWTrremiPremierSponsorAURORACOLLEGE9thAnnualNorthWordsWritersFestivalGenerationNorthFortSmithThursdayJune52014FollowusforupdatesTheMakingofaStorynorthwordsnwt.caMoniqueGraySmithBurtAwardforFirstNationsMtisandInuitLiteratureAndtheFineArtsCouncilofThebachaMichelleSwallowJeriMiltenbergerJamesieFournierPatti-KayHamiltonJimGreenEducationCultureEconomicDevelopmentNORTHERNLIFEMUSEUMCULTURALCENTREFundingchangesleavesomeNWTfriendshipcentreshangingFortSmithyouthcentreclosesdoorsByMEAGANWOHLBERGAmassiveoverhaulinfed-eralfundingtofriendshipcen-tresacrossCanadahasleftnoorganizationunaffectedincludingsomeintheNWTthatarestrugglingtokeepyouthprogrammingrunning.ThegovernmentofCan-adaannouncedinFebruarythatfundingtotheNationalAssociationofFriendshipCentresNAFCwouldbestreamlinedfromfourpro-gramsintotwototalling43millionperyeartobesharedwithcentresacrossCanadaoverthenexttwoyears.Whileoneofthosestreams-thecorefunding-beganow-ingasofApr.1thesecondhasyettobenalized.Andwiththeoverhaulcancellingthe1.1-millionCulturalCon-nectionsforAboriginalYouthCCAYinitiativeoutrightmanycentresarenowinatightpositionwhenitcomestoyouthprogramming.UncleGabescancelsyouthprogrammingAmongthoseisUncleGabesFriendshipCentreinFortSmithwhoseeveningandweekendyouthprogramT-RevsYouthHubhasbeenshutdownsincetheCCAYfundsranoutonMar.31.ThecutthatwegotwasquiteabitofmoneysaidUncleGabesyouthcoordina-torAmyHarris.Rightnowwithoutfundingorevensala-rieswedonthavethefundingtokeepthestaffaoat.T-RevsYouthHubprovidesasafehavenforyouthinFortSmithwhocantaffordtoparticipateinotherrec-reationalactivitiesintownHarrissaid.Apartfromgiv-ingyouthaspacetohangoutinwithaccesstocomputersandgymequipmentthecen-trealsooffersculturalcampsanddrummingcirclestakesyouthontripstoconferencesandgivesworkshopsonthingslikelifeskillsandaddictions.UncleGabesisnowscram-blingtopartnerwithcommu-nityorganizationstore-openthedoorssendinglettersoutlastweekpleadingfornancialsupportandseekingoutotheravailablegrants.Wearetryingashardaswecanbecausethisisreallyim-portantfortheyouthHarrissaid.IfwecantgetthisgoingIdontknowwhatsgoingtohappen.Alotofourprogramsareallfreetotheyouthandwedohaveapercentageoftheyouthwhocantaffordotherkindsofprogramslikesportsandstuff.Theycancomehereanddropin.UncleGabesisnotalonesaidBrendaJeromeexecutivedirectoroftheIngamoHallFriendshipCentreinInuvikwhoisalsodealingwiththerepercussionsoftherestruc-turedfunding.WereallfeelingitJe-romesaid.Itisaconcern.IfyoulookatthebudgetthatwedidhaveweusedtohavethecorebudgetandthenwehadaCCAYbudgetforouryouthandelderscoordinators.Theybasicallytookthatawayandgaveusverylittlemoreinourcorebudget.Accordingtothedepart-mentofAboriginalAffairsandNorthernDevelopmentCanadaAANDCthechangestofundinghavebeendoneinparttoreduceadministrativeburdensandsavecosts.FundingchangeswelcomeTreeofPeaceWhiletheshort-termeffectsarebeingfeltacrossthecoun-trynotallfriendshipcentresbelieveitisanoverallnegativeoccurrence.ByrneRichardsexecutivedirectoroftheTreeofPeacefriendshipcentreinYellow-knifesaidhisorganizationwaspreparedforthere-prolingofNAFCmoneysandwhiledisappointedwiththeinter-ruptioninfundingwelcomesthosechanges.Whatweneedtohaveisaconsistentreportingstruc-tureandaconsistentaccount-ingstructureandinthepastthathasbeenachallenge.SoisthereaninterruptionintheowofdollarsYes.Istheinterruptioncreatinganega-tivethingTomethisisnotabadthing.Itsbecomingmorestructuredsothatwecanhaveasolidbasetoworkfromsowehaveaconsistentmodelthatwecandeliveracrossthecountryhesaid.Woulditbeniceifitdidnthavetocomewithaninter-ruptionofserviceYesbutyouhavetostoponethingtostartanother.RichardssaidhehasfaiththatthesecondstreamoffundingcurrentlyundernegotiationbetweenCanadaandNAFCwillbeworkedoutsoonandhopesitwillbeinplacebyatleastnextSeptemberforthecomingschoolyear.WhileitislackingtheCCAYfundsRichardssaidtheTreeofPeacehasalwaysbeenabletodiversifyitsfundingsourcesandpart-nerstostayaoatthoughherecognizednotallfriendshipcentresareequippedtodoso.Manyofourcentreswereveryreliantonlyonwhatwasthereandtheywerentexpandingortakingadvan-tageofallofthepiecesthatareoutthereandtrulytherestructuringofthemoneytalksaboutinvolvingpart-nershipsandcommunitytohelpinthesustainabilityofwhateverprogrammingisthereRichardssaid.Tomeittakesoutsideoftheboxkindofthinkinganditsalittlebitmorethanwritingproposalsandrely-ingonasinglesourcetode-liverthemoney.Werenotsole-sourced.HealthWellnessFriendshipCentresUncleGabesFriendshipCentreinFortSmithhashadtocancelitsafterschoolandweekendyouthprogrammingduetothelossofamajorfundingcomponentfromthefederalgovernment.Itsstaffarecurrentlylookingforlocaldonors.PhotoMeaganWohlberg