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TuesdaySeptember220145COLUMNS15YearsAgo...MarionettecaperNunavutsMinisterofSustainableDevelopmentPeterKilabukannouncedthatseveralmarionettesseizedbyAmericancustomsofcialswillbere-turnedtoPellyBaythisweek.CustomsofcersseizedsevenmarionettesastheywerebeingshippedtoanAmericanpuppeteerfornishingwork.IssueAugust31199920YearsAgo...Graniteminesettooperateyear-roundAnewminingventureeastofFortSmithcouldsoonmaketheNWTamajorplayerinthepoten-tiallylucrativemarketforredgranite.RichGran-iteasubsidiaryoftheVancouver-basedRichRe-sourcesCorp.hasspentthesummerdoingad-vancedexploratoryworkandisnowgearingupforyear-roundoperation.IssueAugust31199430YearsAgo...CandidatessquareoffVotersacrossCanadagotothepollsTuesdaytoelectanewfederalgovernmentwhichrecentpollssuggestwillalmostcertainlybeProgressiveConservative.IntheWesternArcticridinghow-everallthreecandidatesremainoptimisticgoingintothenalstretch.Mondaynighttheygottheironlyterritory-wideaudiencetelevisedbytheCBC.IssueAugust301984ARCHIVESJoinusonlineLikeNorthernJournalonFacebookandgettheweeklynewsdeliveredtoyourfeedHaveyouhadcoffeewithafriendlatelyWhataboutgoingforawalkwithalovedoneHaveyoutakenthetimetophonesomeoneyouvebeenthinkingofbuthaventspokentolatelyReachingouttoothersandhavingstrongsocialbondsishealthyandcanbealife-savingact.Studieshaveshownthatsocialisolationcanincreasetheriskofsui-cide.Suicideisthefthleadingcauseofdeathamongthoseaged30-49yearsandthesecondlead-ingcauseofdeathamongthose15-29years.TheIn-ternationalAssociationforSuicidePreventionestimatedthatin2012foreachadultwhodiedofsuicidetherewere27otherswhomadesuicideattempts.Thepsychologicalpainthatleadseachoftheseindividualstotaketheirlivesisunimaginable.Suicideiscomplexwithpsychologicalsocialbiologicalculturalandenvironmentalfactorsinvolved.Connectednesstheex-tenttowhichpeoplein-teractwithoneanothereitherindividuallyorthroughgroupsiscrucialtoindividualswhomaybevulnerabletosuicideandcanprotectindividu-alsfromsuicide.Socialisolationcanprog-ressfromwithdrawingtoavoidpeopleandactivitiespreviouslyenjoyedtothepointofbeingalonemostofthetime.Reachingouttothosewhohavebecomedisconnectedfromothersandofferingthemsupportandfriendshipmaybealife-savingact.Havingstronghumanbondscanbeprotectiveagainstriskofsuicide.Althoughsomegroupsareatahigherriskforsui-cidenooneisimmune.Suicideaffectspeopleofallagesandgenders.Peoplewhoarethinkingaboutsuicideneedtoknowthatthereishelpavailableandthatitisimportanttoaskforhelp.Dontbeafraidtotalkaboutsuicide.Talkingaboutsuicidewithpeo-plewhomaybesuicidaldoesnotputtheideaintheirhead.Infactbeingabletoopenlydiscusssui-cideletsthepersonknowyoucareandcanmakeadifference.September102014isWorldSuicidePreventionDay.Letstalkaboutit.IfyouorsomeoneyouknowneedshelppleasecallHEALTHLinkAlberta1-866-408-LINK5465ortheMentalHealthHelplineat1-877-303-2642.Bothnumbersareavailable24hoursadaysevendaysaweek.AlbertaHealthServicesNorthZoneAddictionsandMentalHealthKeepthemhereLetstalkaboutWorldSuicidePreventionDayWhiteGirlTouchingtheOutsidePart2of3ByDAWNKOSTELNIKFinallytheeldersdecidethattheyhavetormentedusenoughwehavebeengoodkidswatchingthemgoroundandroundwithfacescoveredinstickysugarandpopcornsalt.Notonewordissaidindisrespectandtherewardoftherideissweeterthanthecottoncandy.Anticipationhasalreadybuiltthisrideintolegendintheactualshorttimethatwehavewaited.ThisstoryoftheFerriswheelwillberecountedthroughoutthewintertheseatswillswingwideandwildlyoutovertheMacken-zieindeathdeanceasthestoryistoldandretold.Fornowweallsitveryquietlybigeyesmeetingwidereyesinexcitement.Ourknuck-lesarewhiteonthemetalhandlethatkeepsusfromfallingout.WeholdonforourlivesItbumpsasitstartsandwebeginwithaswingingjerk.Itstopsitcreaksitgroans.OhnoitcantbebrokenourheartswillbebrokenThemanpullsandpushesleversandwithahardjerkandmetalgrind-ingonmetalweslowlyreachoutovertheedgeofthebargeandnowthereisonlywaterbelowus.AwhimperisheardfromareallylittlekidahandquicklycoversthesmallmouthSh-h-hitsOKitsokwearehavingaridetothestars.Thisiswhisperedloudlytothelittlebrother.Mosteveryoneintownhasnoexperiencewithmotorizedequipmentandthereareonlytreestoclimbthatwillnotevergetustothisheight.Thereareveryfewskidoosandnocars.RoyCorlisshasatruckIbelieveandmydadborrowedheavyequipmentoffthebargeseverychancehethoughthecouldgetawaywithit.Travelwasdoneonfootorbydogteam.Ourlivesareinthehandsofthedeckhandsandthiscreakyoldmachinethatistakinguswayoutupandovertheswirlingbacked-diesoftheMackenzieRiver.Thewheelisstoppedwhentherstpassengersreachthetop.Wecanlookway-y-ydowntotheram-parts.Movementmakestheseatsswingaswearealltoonervoustocausethatonpurposeyet.Cautiouslywestraintolookbackoverourshoul-derstocatchglimpsesofourtinyvillageitlooksalittledifferentfromuphere.Shouldersstarttodropaswerelax.Icanseemyhouseisrepeatedbackandforth.VoicesbegintoriseincondenceAhmaahmamothermotherlookatus-wearesohighuphereitsfunYoushouldbringgrannyandcomeforarideDehdehcomecomeandtryyoucanseethewholeworld.Anditwasthewholeworld.FACEBOOKFEEDBACKNorthernJournal2014Drugsstabbingsweaponsandpilesofcashallhavebeenassociatedwiththe8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