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TuesdaySeptember1620143HEALTHWELLNESSHOMELESSNESSNewhomeforhomelessdayshelterinYellowknifeByJACKDANYLCHUKWiththeseasonturningquicklytowardwintertheNWTDisabilitiesCouncilispre-paringtoopenadayshelterforYellowknifeshomelessonOct.1.Theterritorialgovernmentawardedthecouncila619000contracttooperatetheshelterfortwoyearswithanoptionforathree-yearextensionHealthMinisterGlenAbernethyannouncedlastweek.TheshelterdemonstratesoursocietyscommitmenttocareabouteveryoneAb-ernethysaidinannouncingthecontract.Itisamoralobligationforgovernmenttondwaystosupportclientsthatliveindifcultcircumstances.Thecontracthas100000moreperyeartoworkwiththantheJohnHow-ardSocietyhadwhenitrantheDeneKoshelterthatclosedlastMay.Thecityhaspromisedthenewshelteranadditional50000ayear.Rentonthethree-storeybuildingat5023-49thStreetwillconsume64800ayear.Thebuildingwhichnowservesasanofceforaconstructioncompanyneedsrenova-tionsincludingtheadditionofawheel-chairrampandremovingwallstoopenupthemainoor.LesHarrisonCEOatYellowknifeHealthandSocialServicessaidthedowntownlo-cationisconvenientforthehomelesswhousethenearbySalvationArmyandotherserviceagencies.Theimmediateproximityofthedown-townliquoroutletwontaddtothediffi-cultyofprovidingservicestopeoplewhohaveissueswithsubstanceabusehesaid.WewillbethereforthemwhentheyneedusHarrisonsaid.DeniseMcKeetheDisabilitiesCouncilsexecutivedirectorsaidthosewhoworkedatDeneKoarebeingrecruitedforthenewshel-terbutsomehavemovedontootherjobssowereadvertisingpositions.Theproximityoftheliquorstorewontbeallowedtointerferewiththeworkofaddress-ingissuesfacedbyindividualsandfamiliesexperiencinghomelessnessandrelatedis-suesMcKeesaid.Wehavezerotolerancewhenitcomestoalcoholintheshelternotjustforoursakebutfortheclientsaswellshesaid.Theywantasaferespectfulshelterthatsfreeofviolenceandalcohol.Itisamoralobligationforgovernmenttofindwaystosupportclientsthatliveindifficultcircumstances.MinisterGlenAbernethyHealthandSocialServicesPhotoJackDanylchukLiquorsalesshouldfundNWTaddictionsprogrammingMLAContinuedfrompage1.Itsaprovenfactthatweneedtochangetheenvironmentthatwereinandthehighcostsoflivinginsmallcommunitiestheun-employmenttheinfrastructurecreatesnotagoodpictureforalotofpeopleYakeleyasaid.Peoplesittheretheresnoworkanditgetsprettydepressing.Thoughtherearecampaignstoreportboot-leggersYakeleyasaidyoungerandyoungerpeoplearedecidingthatbootleggingisavi-ableoptionformakingmoneyinplaceswheretheemploymentrateisaslowas40percentandademandforboozebyanaddictedbasekeepstheminbusiness.Lastyeartheterritorialgovernmentmadea24-millionprotonalcoholsalesintheNWT.Yakeleyasaidatleast10percentofthatshouldgodirectlyintohelpingcommunitiescreateon-the-landaddictionsprogrammingfortheirresidents.Throughprogrammingthatcelebratesso-brietypeoplewillbecomestrongerwhichwillhopefullyleadtoresidentstakingastandYakeleyasaid.Wehavetomakeitunacceptablethatthisisunacceptablebehaviourwithinoursoci-etyandourcommunitiesthebootleggingandtheabuseofalcoholhesaid.Leader-shiphastostartmakingthosetypesofstate-ments.Itsnotapopularstatementbecauseyoucouldbetalkingaboutsomeonereallyclosetoyou.ButthisisnotO.K.Peopleneedtobestandingup.PhotocourtesyofRCMPGDivisionHEALTHWELLNESSADDICTIONSYellowknifedayshelterusershamitupinfrontofwhatwillbetheirplaceasofOct.1.TulitaRCMPdisplaythelootofmickeysandmarijuanasmuggledintothecommunityearlierthismonth.