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23TuesdayJune102014nwtseniorssociety.caNWTSENIORSSOCIETYPROCLAMATIONWHEREASmoreseniorsandeldersareindependentandactiveandbychallengingthestereotypesofagingareleadingthewayforfutureseniorsandeldersWHEREASamorepositiveattitudetowardagingiscreatingnewopportunitiesforseniorsandeldersWHEREASseniorsandeldersareavitalpartofourfamiliesgivinggenerouslyoftheirwisdomexperiencetimeleadershipandloveWHEREASwerecognizethatseniorsandeldershavemadeandcontinuetomakemanycontributionstostrengthenourcommunitiesandthroughoutourdailylivesWHEREASwerecognizethatsomeseniorsandeldershavetherighttofeelsecureandsafeinthiscommunityWHEREASitisappropriatethataspecialmonthbesetasidetorecognizeandshowrespecttoseniorsandelders.LeonPetersonPresidentNWTSeniorsSocietyNowthereforeIthePresidentofNWTSeniorsSocietyintheNorthwestTerritoriesdoherebyProclaimthemonthofJune2014tobeSeniorCitizensMonthandthespecialdayWorldElderAbuseAwarenessDayonJune15.SeniorCitizensMonth2014WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDayJune15IcalluponeveryoneinourcommunitiestojoininthecelebrationofSeniorCitizensMonthandWorldElderAbuseAwarenessDayonJune15torecognizethevaluablecontributionsofseniorsandelders.SeniorsHelpingseniorsByMARIACHURCHSeveralNWTrecordswerebrokenthisyearatthe24thannualtrackandeldterri-torialchampionshipsheldinHayRiverlastweek.Organizerscouldnthaveaskedforbetterweatherdur-ingthethree-dayeventwhichsawmorethan1100athletesattendfrommorethan30schoolsacrosstheterritory.Eightrecordswerebrokeninshotputlongjumpandtriplejumpaswellasthe1000-m1500-m100-mand400-mraces.Forthersttimeresultsfromeacheventwereim-mediatelypostedonlineforthoseathometokeepuptodateonthecompetition.Forthesecondyearinarowaphotonishkeptresultsasaccurateaspossible.JoeLeBlancpresidentoftheNWTTrackandFieldAssociationandtrackcoachbasedinHayRiversaidtheterritorialmeethasbeenheldinHayRiversincehecametothecommunity20yearsago.BasicallytheonlyplacethatcanholdtheeventrightnowisHayRiver.FortSmithhasatrackbuttheydonthavetheeldfacilities.Yel-lowknifetheydonthavearegulationtrack.HayRiverhasbothhesaid.JenniferTweedieisonthesteeringcommitteefortheter-ritorialeventandsaidthecom-munitypulledtogetherwitharound300volunteerskeep-ingthingsrunningsmoothly.Manyofthosewererepeatvol-unteerswhohavebeenhelpingoutforyears.Alotofthepeopletakeonthesamejobseveryyear.Itsbasicallyawell-oiledmachine.Peoplealreadyknowwhattodoeachyearsoitprettymuchrunsitself-withthehelpof300peopleofcourseshesaid.Thehighlightisthesameeveryyear.Itsthesmilesonthekidsfaces.ItstheculminationofhardworkovertheentireschoolyearTweediesaid.Forfullresultsfromthemeetvisithttpitechnt.com201405202014-nwt-track-eld-championshipsEightNWTrecordsattrackandeldterritorialsRECORDSBROKENSHOTPUTJuvenile...................13.03metres....JoshGauthierPWKLONGJUMPMasterWomen....3.89metres....TobiDusomeSt.PatsTRIPLEJUMPSecondYear....7.95metres....DeclanMunroEcoleBoreale1000-MPeewee..........................0340..............LukeKotaskaJ.H.Sissons1500-MMasterWomen.............0606..............ShannonFerreiraSirJohn100-MBantam............................0013.90...........MadisonMcPheePrincessAlexandra100-MBantam............................0012.80........LanceDizonSt.Josephs400-MMasterMen.....................057.46..........JoelHubertEcoleBorealeSportsRecreationTrackFieldPhotosStevenLeePaulWilliamKaeserhighschoolsKrystalGamblerracesaheadofhercompetitorsduringlastweeksterritorialtrackmeetinHayRiver.HayRiversBrennaBeckischeeredonbythecrowdatthe24thannualtrackandeldterritorialsheldinHayRiverlastweek.