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MikisewCreecreateownmissingandmurdereddatabaseTheFortChipewyanFirstNa-tionhopesthedatabasewillraiseawarenessandsupportforfamiliesofmissingandmurderedlovedones.Seepage3.St.PatstakestopspotsatHayRiversoccertournamentYellowknifesSt.PatrickshighschooltookhomealoadofbannersfromtheHayRiverElksterritorialsoccertourna-mentovertheweekend.Seepage24.NATURESCLASSROOMFortSmithstudentsjoinParksCanadaatSweetgrass.Seepage13.FortChipewyancutsribbononfirstsolarprojectYouthandeldersinFortChipewyancuttheribbonontheirrst-eversolarprojectamodelformorecleanenergyinthecommunity.Seepage8.ACFNlawyertakestreatymessagetoUNClimateSummitIndigenouslawyerMelissaDanielsoftheAthabascaChipewyanFirstNationtakesonclimatechangeattheworldleaderssummitinNewYork.Seepage2.VISITWWW.NORJ.CAAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingnorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00September232014Vol.38No.21OppositionmountingagainstproposedNWTpowerrateincreasePUBoodedwithrequeststorejectNTPCapplicationByMEAGANWOHLBERGMunicipalitiesacrosstheNorth-westTerritoriesarecontestingtheproposedpowerrateincreasestheNWTPowerCorp.NTPCsaysarenecessarytooffsetthecostofdieselduetolowwaterlevelsontheSnarehydrosystem.TheNWTAssociationofCom-munitiesNWTACalongwithanumberofindividualcommunitygovernmentsareaskingthePublicUtilitiesBoardPUBtorejecttheproposedrateincreasewhichcouldseeincreasesaslargeas20percentforsomecustomersintheterritory.Therateincreaseisunafford-ableandtheNWTACrequeststhatthePublicUtilitiesBoardrejecttheapplicationstatesaletterfromNWTACCEOSaraBrowntothePUBearlierthismonth.BrownsaidNWTcommunitiesarealreadyburdenedwiththehighestelectricalcostsinthecountryandthatmoreefciencyandaccount-abilityisrequiredfromNTPC.ThelatestrateapplicationhasdemonstratedthatNTPChasmadenoprogresstowardsgreateref-ciencyincontrollingcoststheletterarguesreiteratingapreviousNWTACresolutiondemandingtheGNWTcallontheAuditorGeneraltocompleteanoperationalreviewofthePowerCorp.SimilarlettershavebeensentbythemunicipalitiesofYellowknifeInuvikandFortSmithwhoargueforarejectionormitigationoftherateincreasebeforedroppingad-ditionalcostsonresidentsandbusinesses.SomelikeAklavikareaskingforspecicmodicationsa5percentincreaseforresidentsa7.5percentincreaseforbusinessesandnoincreaseforelderslivingontheirown.LastweekYellowkniferesidentAaronReidlaunchedapetitionagainsttheratehikesayingNWTresidents-whoareinthemidstofanongoingfour-year26percentratehike-aretappedout.Thisisastop-gapreactivemea-surethatdoesntaddresstherealissue.Whatifwaterlevelscontinuetobeloworunpredictableincom-ingyearsWillwejustcontinuetoraiseratesthenandhopethatdie-selgenerationcanmeetdemandReidasksonlinewithhispetitionthatgatheredover1000signaturesbeforeitwassubmittedMonday.PUBevaluatingneedforincreasePUBchairGordonVanTighemsaidtheboardistakingintocon-siderationeveryfactoritneedstodecidewhetherornottheincreaseisjustiedandplanstohavearul-ingoutbeforeOct.1.UnderthelegislationwhatthePublicUtilitiesBoardneedstodealwithistoonbehalfoftheratepayersensurethatwhatisbeingaskedforisrealVanTighemtoldTheJournal.VanTighemsaidthereviewisanongoingmonitoringprocesswithtechnicalexpertsinvestigatingev-erythingfromefcienciesthatcouldbecreatedwithinthePowerCorp.toNTPCsreasonsforwantingtherider.Inrulingsmadein2002-03and2007-08thePUBheldthePowerCorp.toamaximumrateincreaseof15percentforanyonecommunitythoughanemergencyincreaseof20percentwasallowedin2008.IftheincreaseisapprovedVanTighemsaiditwillberefundabletocustomersshoulditprovethatitwasntreallyneeded.Theresverythoroughscrutinyofwhatisbeingrequestedheas-sured.Whateversapprovedgetsmeasuredagainstwhatactuallyhappens.SeeNWTonpage3.PhotoDaliCarmichaelPeacefulprotestorsmarchdownthemainstreetsofFortSmithaspartoftheTakeBacktheNightmovementaninternationalcalltoenddomesticviolenceandsexualassault.TheempoweringannualeventisorchestratedbySutherlandHouseaprotectiveshelterforwomenandchildreninthecommunity.YellowknifeandHayRiverwillbefollowingsuitwiththeirownmarchesinthenextfewweeks.Formoreontheeventturntopage9. 2TuesdaySeptember232014ENVIRONMENTCLIMATECHANGENEWSBRIEFSCNRLprojectapprovedwithlessintenseproductionmethodFollowingayearofoilleaksattheCanadianNaturalRe-sourcesLtd.sCNRLPrimrosebitumenprojectnearColdLakeAlta.theAlbertaEnergyRegulatorhasannouncedthatthecompanycanresumeoperationsusingsaferlow-pressuresteamoodsystems.Sincetheoriginalincident1.2millionlitresofbitumenemulsionhaveresultedfromtheleakage.CNRLandanindependentpanelareexpectedtocompletetheirnalincidentreportsbyDecember.ManarrestedforshootinggunsoffKamLakedeckAmanhasbeenchargedaftershootingariefromhisdeckinaYellowknifeneighbourhoodonSept.13.RobertMcLeod45redoffthegunathisresidenceatKamLakeresultinginchargesofcarelessuseofarearmandcarry-ingaweaponforadangerouspurpose.RCMPwereatthesceneby920p.mthatevening.Theaccusedwasfoundin-sideandimmediatelyarrestedafterarieandausedcasingwerefoundatthescene.McLeodwillmakehisnextcourtappearanceonNov.18.HunterkilledingrizzlybearattackinNormanWellsAhunterfromTenesseewaskillednearNormanWellsbytheYukonborderafteragrizzlybearattackontheeve-ningofSept.17.KentonNovotny53washuntingwithaguideandhadjustshotananimalwhenthebearattacked.RepresentativesoftheRCMPthedepartmentofEnviron-mentandNaturalResourcesandtheOfceoftheChiefCoronerreachedthescenethenextmorningwhentheyconrmedthedeathwhichisnotconsideredsuspicious.ENRsaidtheybelievetheyhavecaughtthegrizzlybearthoughDNAtestsareunderwaytoconrm.HerearesometipstodrivesafePleasekeeptothespeedlimits.Schoolzonesare30kmhr.Drivewithcautioninschoolandneighbourhoodzones.Bewareatalltimesanddrivesafe.HerearesometipstokeepyousafewhenbikingRemembertowearafittinghelmet.Whencrossingroadslookbothways.Havereflectorsandlightssoothersmayseeyou.Makesureyourbrakesworktopreventaccidents.DidyouknowThatthreeoutoffourbikecrashesresultinsomekindofheadinjuryHelmetspreventpermanentbraindamageandevendeath.ItsBacktoschoolItsBacktoschoolSponsoredbyTownofFortSmithACFNlawyertakingtreatymessagetoUNclimatesummitPhotoMelinaLaboucan-MassimoByMEAGANWOHLBERGAnindigenouslawyerfromtheAthabascaChipewyanFirstNationismakingthelinksbe-tweenfreetradeagreementsandclimatechangeattheUNClimateSummitinNewYorkthisweek.MelissaDanielsoriginallyfromFortSmithNWTisoneof125worldleadersfromUNmemberstatesthebusinesssectorandcivilsocietytoattendtheinvite-onlysummitthatiscoincidingwithaUNconfer-enceonindigenouspeoples.WhilenotpartoftheUN-FCCCnegotiatingprocesstheintentofthesummitistohelpcatalyzepoliticalwillandac-tiononemissionsreductiontosettleanambitiousglobalagreementby2015.Danielswhoisalegalrep-resentativeforherFirstNationwithWoodwardandCo.isat-tendingthesummitasarepre-sentativeoftheNativeWomensAssociationofCanadawhichshealsorepresentsontheNa-tionalAboriginalCouncilofSpeciesatRisk.Shesaidherroleasanindig-enouswomanasakeeperofthewaterisinterconnectedwithherghttohavethetreatieshonouredandtheenvironmentprotectedandwantstostressthatfreetradeagreementsliketheFIPAdealrecentlysignedbetweenCanadaandChinamakesitnearlyimpossibletodoeither.ThekeymessageIwanttodiscussisabouttreatiesabouthonouringthetreatiesandhowIthinkCanadadoesnthavethecapacitytofullltreatyobliga-tionsunderNAFTAandnowFIPAbecausetheyhavenothonouredTreaty8whichismytreatythetreatythatsattheforefrontofclimatechangerightnowDanielstoldTheJournallastweek.IfwereabletoensurethattreatieswithFirstNationsarehonouredthenIthinkthatwouldsignicantlyimpactourcarbonlevelsourmethanelev-elsallofthesesortsofthingsbecausealotofFirstNationsareresistanttodevelopmentshesaid.Wedonotwanttoseeourhomelandsdestroyed.Wedonotwanttobeeconomichostagesanymore.ThelawyerwhorepresentsherFirstNationinlegalbattlesagainstoilsandsprojectsonitstraditionalterritorynorthofFortMcMurrayisurgingworldleadersatthesummittostartviewingCanadaasapotentialliabilitybasedonitsallegedfailuretohonourtheoriginaltreatiesmadebetweenFirstNationsandtheCrown.TheseworldleaderswhoareenteringintothesetreatieswithCanadaneedtounder-standthatCanadahasntevenfullleditstreatyobligationswithTreaty8whichiswheretheresourcesarecomingfromshesaid.Itrepresentsanin-secureinvestmentandaffectsinternationaltradethissortofhigh-riskinvestment.AsoneoftheonlyindigenousdelegatesatthesummitDan-ielssaidshefeelsitisherdutytomaketheconnectionsthatarefoundedstronglyinindig-enouslegalprinciplesbutareoftenoverlooked.WhatImreallyinterestedinexploringisresourcede-velopmentanditsconnectiontotheexploitationofMotherEarthandtheexploitationofindigenouswomenshesaid.Theresacorrelationthathasbeendiscussedbuthasntbeenbroughttotheforefrontintermsofclimatechange.Anindigenouscohortled400000demonstratorsinthePeoplesClimateMarchinNewYorkonSundaythelarg-estclimatemarchinhistory.IndigenousgatheringcoincidingOutsideoftheclimatesum-mittherstWorldConfer-enceonIndigenousPeoplesthisweekisbringingtogetheroverathousandrepresentativesfromacrosstheglobetodis-cusstheimplementationoftheUNsdeclarationontherightsofindigenouspeoplesandin-cludesseveralrepresentativesfromtheNorth.FortSmithsAshleyGillisarepresentativeoftheAb-originalyouthcommitteeforCanadaWorldYouthisoneoftheparticipants.Asitsherrsttimeattendingsuchhighprolemeetingsattheinter-nationallevelshesaidthepri-maryintentforherselfandherfourcolleaguesistolearnasmuchasshecanwhilebeinganambassadorforCanadasNorth.Itsmainlyjustalearningexperienceforallofusshesaid.Wereall25orunderandtheyjustwantustoacquireskillsandknowledgeworkingwiththeUnitedNationsmech-anismsandbodies.Conferencethemesincludeindigenousrightsattheinter-nationalnationalandlocallevelsaswellaslandsandresources.Justgettingallthisback-groundknowledgeandthenbeingabletobringitbacktotheNorthnotmanypeoplegetthatopportunitysoImprettyexcitedshesaid.Ithinkitwilljustgivemeabroaderperspectiveknow-ingthattherearecommonthemesamongallAboriginalgroupsandnotallowingittojustbesweptundertherugknowingthatthereareprob-lemsandthatweneedtoad-dressthem.GillissaidNorthernindig-enousyoutharewidelyunder-representedatthenationalandinternationallevels.ShehopesherengagementintheglobalNGOworldwillshowotheryouthintheNWTthatsuchopportunitiesareavailable.Wedontgetasmanyop-portunitiesaspeoplefromthesouthdoshesaidanditsnicetoseesomebodyyoucanrelatetogoingtosome-thinglikethis.Indigenouswomenleadtheprocessionof400000demonstratorsacrossManhattanonSundayinthelargestclimatemarchinhistorytokickofftheUNClimateSummitandWorldConferenceonIndigenousPeoples. TuesdaySeptember2320143POLITICSFIRSTNATIONSEDMONTONABALLMeetingsheldattheChateauNovaGrandRoomGeneralMeetingSept2214700pmTrustMeetingSept2314100pmMembershipMeetingSept2314700pmFORTMCMURRAYABALLMeetingsheldattheStonebridgeClearwaterRoomGeneralMeetingSept2514700pmTrustMeetingSept2614100pmMembershipMeetingSept2614700pmFORTSMITHNTALLMeetingsheldattheRoaringRapidsHallGeneralMeetingSept2914700pmTrustMeetingSept3014100pmMembershipMeetingSept3014700pmFORTCHIPEWYANABALLMeetingsheldattheMamawiCommunityCentreGeneralMeetingOct714700pmTrustMeetingOct814100pmMembershipMeetingOct814700pmNOTICEOFMEETINGDATESFORATHABASCACHIPEWYANFIRSTNATIONMEMBERSMikisewCreelaunchownmissingpersonsdatabaseByMEAGANWOHLBERGWithanationalinquiryonmissingandmurderedAboriginalwomennowhereinsighttheMikisewCreeFirstNationinnorthernAlbertaistakingituponitselftoensurenoneofitsstolensistersandbrothersareforgotten.TheFirstNationlocatedinFortChipewyanlauncheditsowndatabaselastweekmeanttocompilethenamesandinformationofun-solvedmissingpersonsandhomicidecasesfromthecommunityinordertoraiseaware-nessandassistwithinvestigations.Weknowthatforsuchasmallcommu-nitywehavealargepercentageofmissingcommunitymembersaswellasvictimsofhomicideandunfortunatelysomeofthosehomicideslikeinthecaseofAmberTuccaroarestillunsolvedsaidAprilEveWibergaMikisewmemberwhoishelpingtocoordinatethedatabaseonbehalfoftheFirstNation.TuccarowaslastseenaliveinAugust2010nearLeducAlta.HerremainswerefoundintheareainSeptember2012butthecasewhichisbeingconsideredahomicidehasneverbeensolved.SheisoneofanumberofindividualswhosefamiliesWiberghopeswillbehelpedbythedatabase.ItsreallyawayforourFirstNationtosupportthefamiliesandshareresourceslikeagencieswhohelpvictimsofhomicidesocialagenciesthatcanhelpsomeofthefamilieswiththeirgrievingWibergsaidnotingthattheinitiativehasthesupportoftheRCMP.Wealsowanttohelpraisemoreawarenessandhopefullyasaresultthefamilieswillgetsomekindofjusticethattheydeserve.ThoughoriginallyintendedformissingandmurderedMikisewmembersonlyWi-bergsaidthedatabasehasbeenopeneduptoothersfromtheregionwheretightfam-ilytiesbindthevariousAboriginalgroups.SincethedatabaselaunchedlastWednesdaynineindividualshavebeenaddedandtheinfor-mationhasbeenviewedover1500timesonline.WibergwhoworksfortheMikisewGroupofCompanieshelpstoorganizetheannualStolenSistersAwarenessWalkinEdmontonwherethisyearthememoryofover600indig-enousmenandboyswhohavebeenmurderedorgonemissingsincethe1950sarealsobeingaddedtothecallforjustice.Thateventistak-ingplaceOct.4.Shesaidtheimpactsthatthehomicidesanddisappearanceshavehadonfamiliesinherregionhavebeendevastating.YouseealotofbrokenfamiliesWibergsaidnotinginstancesofchildrenwhosemothersaremissing.Theydonthavetheirmotherandnowtheyrepotentiallyinavulnerablesituation.Thereseldersparentsofthesevictimswhoaredyingandnevertoknowwhateverbecameoftheirchild.Thatincreasessomanyothernegativethingsthataffectourcommunitiesalcoholismdrugabusepeo-plepotentiallyputtingthemselvesinavul-nerablesituationbecausetheycantcope...Thesheerheartachethatthesefamiliesgothrough-theyneedsupport.ShehopestheinitiativewillencourageotherAboriginalcommunitiestostarttheirownda-tabasestoraiseawarenessgivesupporttotheirmembershipandpreventfuturetragedies.ItcanonlyhelpsomeoftheinvestigativeworkthattheRCMPsdoingthemorepeo-plethatgetinvolvedanddemandthatthesevictimsgetthejusticethattheydeserveshesaid.Theyrenotforgottenpeopletheyrevaluedandlovedjustlikeanybodyelse.ToaddapersontothedatabasecontactWibergatstolensistersawarenesshotmail.comor780222-3052.ItcanonlyhelpsomeoftheinvestigativeworkthattheRCMPsdoingthemorepeoplethatgetinvolvedanddemandthatthesevictimsgetthejusticethattheydeserve.AprilEveWibergMikisewCreeFirstNationChiefSteveCourtoreillerightspeaksalongsidethefamilyofAmberTuccaroaFortChipewyanwomanwhosebodywasdiscoveredin2012nearLeducattheStolenSistersAwarenessWalkinEdmontoninOctober2012.PhotoBradleySaulteauxNWTlookingatperformance-basedregulationforpowerratesContinuedfrompage1.Whileratesarecurrentlybasedonacost-of-servicerecoverymodelVanTighemsaidthereismovementintheNWTrightnowtolookatthewayotherjurisdictionsregulatetheirpowerratesincludingperformance-basedregulationwhichminimizesratein-creasesbynanciallyencouragingutilitiescompaniestobemoreefcient.PartofthePUBsconsiderationalsoin-cludestheamounthandedofftotaxpayersaswellasratepayersVanTighemadded.Thereisahugegovernmentsubsidyin-volvedintheprovisionofelectricityintheNorthhesaid.LargesthikesinTaltsonzoneThoughtheissueoflowwaterisimpact-ingtheSnaresystemwhichsuppliespowertotheNorthSlaveandYellowknifethepro-posedrateincreaseof3.69centsperkilo-watt-hourkWhwillimpacteveryoneintheterritoryexceptforcustomersinHayRiverandEnterprisewhoseelectricityissuppliedbyNorthlandUtilities.Thatratehikeisinadditiontothefour-yearscheduleofpowerrateincreasesbeingrolledouteveryyearwhicharetobumpuppowerbillsby5percentinAprilafterrising7percentannuallybetween2012and2014.IfapprovedratehikesintheterritorywillbethehighestincommunitiespoweredbytheTaltsonhydrodamwheretheregularcostperkWhislowest.InFortSmithandFortReso-lutionresidentialpowerbillswillgoupby11to16percentdependingonconsumptionlevels.Commercialcustomersstandtoseean18-20percentincreaseontheirbills.Yellowknifeincomparisonisfacingin-creasesofaround11percentforresidentsand9percentforbusinesses.Ratesinthethermalzoneswillrisebyabout6percentforresidentsand7percentforbusinesses.NTPCwantstoseetheridercomeintoeffectasofOct.1andlastforthenexttwoyearsoruntilprojecteddieselcostsoverthenext10months-estimatedat20million-arerecouped.AmongoptionsbeingconsideredbythePUBisanextensionoftherideroveralongerroll-outperiodwhichwouldseesmallerin-creases.Stretchedoverthreeyearsthehikewouldamounttoaround2.5centsperkWh.ThelatestrateapplicationhasdemonstratedthatNTPChasmadenoprog-resstowardsgreateref-ciencyincontrollingcosts.CEOSaraBrownNWTAssociationofCommunitiesPOLITICSCOSTOFLIVING 4TuesdaySeptember232014TheNorthernJournalisanindependentnewspapercoveringnewsandeventsinthewesternArcticandnorthernAlberta.2013CCNABLUERIBBONCANADIANCOMMUNITYNEWSPAPERAWARD2013CMCAAUDITEDTheNorthernJournalispublishedweeklybyCascadePublishingLtd.PrintedonrecyclednewsprintwithvegetableinkatWainwrightStarChronicle.PublisherManagingEditor........................................DonJaque867-872-3000ext.21donnorj.caEditor.........................................................................MeaganWohlberg867-872-3000ext.24newsnorj.caReporter.......................................................................DaliCarmichael867-872-3000ext.25reporternorj.caComptroller.....................................................DixiePenner867-872-3000ext.23dixnorj.caAdvertising867-872-3000ext.26salesnorj.caAdministration............................................JeremyTurcotte867-872-3000ext.26adminnorj.caProductionGraphics...................................SandraJaque867-872-3000ext.22sandranorj.caProductionGraphics..................................PaulBannister867-872-3000ext.27graphicsnorj.caLetterstotheEditorPolicyTheNorthernJournalwelcomesletterstotheeditor.Lettersmustbesignedandincludeaphonenumbersotheauthorcanbeveried.Nameswillbewithheldonrequestinspecialcircumstanceswherethereasonsaredeterminedtobevalid.TheJournalreservestherighttoeditlettersforlengthlibelclarityandtaste.Opinionsexpressedinlettersandcolumnsarenotnecessarilythoseofthepublisheroreditor.AdvertisingDeadlinesDisplayaddeadlineisThursdayat400p.m.ClassiedaddeadlineisThursdayat500p.m.Emailadsnorj.caSubscriptionRatesPricesincludeGST.47.25inFortSmith52.50elsewhereinCanada105intheUSAoverseas164.30.EDITORIALCOLUMNThosewhofollowedtheScottishref-erendumonindependencethepushbymanytheretoformaseparatecountry45percentvotedYeswillappreci-atethatthewinbytheNosidemeanstheUnitedKingdomUKwhichisseenastoooftenpursuingtheinterestsoftheLondonelitewillnowevolveintoafed-erationroughlythesameaswhatwehaveinCanada.ItisironicthattheWestminsterParlia-mentknownasthecradleofparliamen-tarydemocracyforthemodernworldisnowlookingtoCanadaoneofitsyoung-estoffspringasamodeltoborrowfromsoitcanevolvetosurvive.TheUKiscom-prisedofWalesScotlandEnglandandIrelandeachofwhichisnowdemandingmorecontroloveritsaffairsmuchlikewhatourprovinceshaveincludinggreaterin-dependenceandstate-likepowers.ProtectingdemocracyisthejobofusallSinceitwastheQuebecsovereigntistswiththeirconceptofSovereignty-Associ-ationpresentedinthe1980referendumforanindependentQuebecthatforcedCanadaina30-yearprocesstochangeandadaptperhapstheyareduecreditforbeingcatalystsintheevolutionofthisnewlesscentristandmoreaccommodat-ingformofdemocracythatisnowmakingitswaytoLondon.Canadasgreatdemocracyissomethingwetakeforgrantedbutallofusshouldap-preciatethefreedomsweenjoyinthisoneofthebestcountriesontheglobe.Unfortu-natelythatdemocracyandthosefreedomsarecontinuallyundersiege.Itisessentialthatweweneverstopfightingtomaintainandprotectthem.ThisweekfromSeptember22to28isCanadianRighttoKnowWeek.Approxi-mately40countriesaroundtheworldrec-ognizetheannualinitiativetoraiseaware-nessaboutfreedomofexpressionandtherighttoaccessgovernmentinformationanddata.OnFridaySeptember26theCanadianAssociationofJournalistswillhostFreedomofInformationorFOIFri-dayinOttawaincludingamoderateddis-cussionpanelwiththeInformationCom-missionerofCanada.ItwillcovertrendstopicsandcurrentissuesrelatedtoAccesstoInformationinCanadaaswellastherolethattheCommissionerplaysinensur-ingfreedomofinformationandtranspar-encyinCanada.ThewaythecurrentfederalgovernmentworkstheCommissionerhasherworkcutoutforher.Incaseyoudontknowheryoushould.HernameisSuzanneLegault.Sheisfightingforyou.www.oic-ci.gc.caGovernmentsarebecomingmoreandmoresecretive.Ithasbecomethenorm.Thatisdangerous.Governmentsaresup-posedtoworkforandbeaccountabletothePeople.Themindsetoftoomanyingovernmentseemstohavechangedandtoooftentheapproachispaternalistic-doingwhatisrightforthegreatergood.Worstofalltheyjudgeontheirownwhatthatgoodis.Unfortunatelythesecretivepracticesofourseniorgovernmenthavetrickleddowntotheprovincialterritoriallevelandeventomunicipalgovernments.Thattrendneedstobereversed.Oneaspectofthisistheuseofcommunicationsstaffwhoareinsertedbetweenpeopleandgovernmenttomassageandspininformationsothatitenhancestheimageofthosewhogovern.Itshouldnotbeallowedtohappenyetithasbecomepervasive.Additionallywhistleblowersinsidegov-ernmentwhodonotagreewiththewaythingsarebeingdoneorwhocanpointoutmismanagementwasteorinefficiencyshouldbeprotectedevenencouraged.Thereneedstobelegislationforthis.Ourgovernmentsunfortunatelydonotalwaysoperateinthepublicinterestandattimeswilltrytogetawaywithwhattheycan.Theywillonlybeaccountableifenoughpeopledemandit.WeurgeyoutobeawareofwhatlimitsandrestrictionsyourgovernmentplacesonyourRighttoKnowandtotakeactionwithotherstoensuretransparencyandaccessinallthattheydo.AvoidinglegaladdictivedrugsUnfortunatelythesecretivepracticesofourseniorgovernmenthavetrickleddowntotheprovincialterritoriallevelandeventomunicipalgovernments.Thattrendneedstobereversed.Makenomistakeaboutitcigarettesareadeadlyandhighlyaddictivedrug.Thefactthattheyarealsolegalmakesthemallthemoredangerous.Technicallyitisillegalinmanyregionsforanyoneunder19tobuyciga-rettesbutthisdoesntstopmanyteensfromgettingholdofcigarettes.Yourbestdefenceistounderstandtherootsofteenagesmokingandbeaninformedandpositiverolemodel.TipsandtoolsyoucanuseYoucansaveyourteenthepainfulandsometimesunsuccessfulprocessofquit-tingsmokingbyconvincingthemnottostart.Ifyourteenisalreadysmokingdiscussingthesocialandhealthrisksmayencourageanattempttoquit.HereareafewtipstotrySocialpressuresSmokingispromotedasbeingglamor-ousorsophisticatedhelpyourteenrecog-nizethatthetruthisplainugly.Talkabouthowsmokingmakesyourclotheshairandbreathsmellbad.Talkabouthowitcanper-manentlystainteethandngersyellow.Dis-cussthecost.Smokingisanexpensivehabitandcancosthundredsofdollarsayearormoretalkabouthowthemoneycouldbebetterspent.Nowadaysmanypeopleshunsmokersandconsidercigarettesanuisance.Contrarytopopularbeliefsmokingdoesnothelpyoustayslim.HealthrisksCigarettescontaintwohazardoussubstancestarandnicotine.Theeffectsoftarareimmedi-atetarinthelungscausescoughingwheezingandasorethroat.Short-termeffectsofnicotineareheadachenauseaanddizziness.Long-termeffectsofnicotinecanincludelungandthroatcanceremphysemaandbronchitis.Smokingcausesmorethan80percentoflungcancercases.Chewingtobaccocancausecancerofthemouth.Intotaltobaccousecausesroughly40000deathsperyearinCanada.TeachingbyexampleModelingpositivechoicesisfarmoreeffec-tivethanjusttalkingaboutthem.Ifyouareasmokerthebestwaytoencourageyourteennottopickupthehabitistoquit.Notonlywillyoubehelpingyouryoungstersavoidtheperilsofsmokingbutyouwillalsoimproveyourownhealth.QuittingYourteensdoctorcanrecommendappro-priatequittingmethods.Medicationbytabletpatchandornicotinegummaybeprescribed.Anumberofexcellentself-helpprogramsareavailableforthoselookingtoquitsmokingatanyage.ForresourcesinyourareasearchonlineortalktothelocalbranchoftheCa-nadianCancerSociety.Whileyoucannottrulyensurethatyourteenswillnotsmokeorbecomeaddictedtocigarettesyoucanworkonmaintainingagoodrelationshipwiththem.Youwillachievethisbyspendingtimewiththemmakingthemfeelthattheycantalktoyouaboutanythingandaboveallbyreinforcingateverystepthatyouwillbethereforthemwithyourloveandanopenmindhelpingthemmakethebestpossiblechoicesforthemselves.FormoreinformationgotoKidsHelpPhonewww.kidshelpphone.caPhotocourtesyofRCMPRCMPintheSahtuRegionmadethreesignicantliquorseizuresovertheweekendincludingthisshipmentofalcoholcomingintoFortGoodHopebyboatonSaturday.Membersseized181bottlesofspiritsandanimproperlystoredrearm.OnSundayanadditional51bottlesofliquorwereconscatedfromasecondboat.ThesamedayRCMPinterceptedashipmentofalcoholcomingintoTulitabyboat-thesecondsignicantseizurethereintwoweeks.AmaleandfemalefromTulitahavebeenchargedinrelation. TuesdaySeptember2320145COLUMNS15YearsAgo...BacklashoverGiantroleTerritorialFinanceMinisterCharlesDentalongwithotherYellowknifeLegislativeAssemblymembersshouldquitplacingtheblameoverrecentjoblossesatGiantMineonthefederalgovernment.Thevice-presidentoftheNWTAssociationofMunicipalitiesBobBrookssaidthecrisisisntonlytheconcernofthedepartmentofIndianAffairsandNorthernDevelopment.IssueSeptember21199920YearsAgo...NewpolicyguidelinesforfosterparentsTheSouthSlaveFosterFamiliesAssociationdiscussedanumberofissuespertainingtotherecruitmentandtrainingoffosterparentsintheNWTattheirannualgeneralmeetinglastSaturdayinHayRiver.DominatingdiscussionswastheguidelinesprojectfundedjointlybyCanadianNationalFosterFamiliesAssociationandthedepartmentofHealthandWelfareCanada.IssueSeptember21199430YearsAgo...NopapalvisitforFortSimpsonTherstdisappointmentofthepapaltouroccurredTuesdaywhenfogpreventedthePopefromlandinginFortSimpsontogreetcloseto2000peoplemanyofwhomhadbeentherefordays.Insteadtheplaneandthosecarryinginternationaljournalistsandcloseto100securitymenmadeanunexpectedsurprisevisittoYellowknife.IssueSeptember201984ARCHIVESNorthernJournal2014JoinusonlineLikeNorthernJournalonFacebookandgettheweeklynewsdeliveredtoyourfeedFACEBOOKFEEDBACKNearlyayearafterMLAsvotedtogivetheSahtuavoiceonliquorsalesinNormanWellscasesofalco-holpurchasedintheregionalcentrecontinuetomaketheirwayillegallyintothesmallcommunitieswithoutacollectiveplantostopthetrade.SahtuyettolimitregionalliquorsalesCodyRennebahmShawnHudsonCarolHeronRonGwynneandBeaLepinelikethis.WiththeseasonturningquicklytowardwintertheNWTDisabilitiesCouncilispreparingtoopenadayshelterforYellowknifeshomelessonOct.1.NewhomeforhomelessdayshelterinYellowknifeAnneGillProhibitionliketheoldinter-dictlisthasnotworked.Educationre-sourcesetc.Istherightwaytogo.YoucannotlegislatesobrietyormoralityGNWTmustslowdownonJr.KindergartenByDAWNKOSTELNIKAstheskidoosragearoundtheperimeteroftheherdthemanstandingonthebackoftheskidooemptieshisriechamberandreloadsyetagain.Peopleattheirworstlikelandsharksthesmellofblooddrivesthemintoafeedingfrenzy.Theyhavelostallsenseandallcompassiontheyhavebe-comesomethingelsesomeotherred-eyedanimal.Theynowkillforthelustofkilling.Yesitisalustabloodlusthumankindsshame.Legsstickskywardthroughthesnowdriftsafrozeneyestaresoffintothedusk.Quietcoverstheland.Ahugeweightdescendswiththequiettoblanketthehuntersastheystandandstareatwhattheyhavedone.Notawordisspo-ken.Realizationofthepillagebeginstopiercemindsthatarenownumbwiththeirwrongdo-ing.HowcouldtheyhavedonethisdisgracehowcouldtheydishonourthemselvesandsomanyoftheirbrothersHowcantheylivewiththeirwasteWhitehornofsplendidantlersrisestotheskyinhomagetothesacricegiven.Thelossofliferangesinestimatesof4000to6000animals.ThiswasnttherstanditwasnttheonlymassacrebutIcanonlyhopethatasoftodayitwouldbethelast.Thisisadocumentedcaseofslaughter.Whereithappenedisnotrelevantanymore.ItwasaneraoftransitionwhatistheexcuseforslaughtertodayIntimespastiftherewasnomeatyoustarved.Animalswerekilledtoallowhumanstolive.Dogsandspearshavegivenwaytoskidoosandgunswhichgivepeopletheadvantage.Traditionalhunt-inggroundsandherdscannotescapeintactwhenfacedwiththebloodlustofmenandnon-traditionalweapons.Mindsetsofancienttimeshavenotad-justedtotheeaseofhuntingwithmachines.Peopleneedtorealizethattheydonothavetokilleverylivingcreatureinordertomakeitthroughthewinter.Regardlessaslittlechildrenweweretaughttoneverwastealife.IhaveseenthiscarnageandwasteontheDempsterHigh-wayontheYukonsideonlyafewyearsago.Caribouwereleftdeadwithinfeetofthehighway.WhydoyoukillforthesakeofkillingIfyoukilltheanimalhonouritbyusingthemeattofeedyourselfandyourfamily.Ifyoukillityoumusteatit.WhyelsewouldyoutakethelifeofyourbrotherTobecontinuednextweek.WhiteGirlBloodLustWetheWesternArcticAb-originalHeadStartCouncilWAAHSCagreewiththeNorthernJournalthattheNewNWTjuniorKindergar-tenneedsreconsideration.EversincetheGNWTan-nouncedtheirplansforJu-niorKindergartenwehavebeensayingthattheprocessofintroducingJuniorKinder-gartenhasbeentooquickandthattheGNWTneedstoslowdownandstartover.ChiefsanddelegateswhoattendedtheDeneNationalAnnualAssemblyinJunepassedamotionandaletterwassenttotheMinisterofEducationincludingthismotionaskingtheministertoslowthispro-cessdownuntilpropercon-sultationwasdone.Wearehearingfromcom-munitypeoplethatJuniorKindergartenissimilartoresidentialschoolwearetak-ingtheseyoungchildrenoutoftheirfamiliesandhomeenvironmentandhandingthemovertoaninstitutionforfull-daysthatissayingweknowhowtoteachyourchildrenandaddresstheirlearningshortcomings.WehaveheardgrandparentsandfamiliessaythatthechildrenaretootiredwhentheyreturnhomeafterspendingalldayinJuniorKindergartenandgodirectlytosleepwithouttimewiththeirfamilies.MostofoureightAboriginalHeadStartAHSprogramsintheNWThaveincludedallcommunitychildrenintheprogramnotonlyAb-originalchildren.Further-morethereareotherearlychildhoodprogramssuchasMontessoriandtheFourPlusProgramthatdeliverqualityearlychildhoodprogramsthatwillbeaffected.TheministercontinuestosayhesupportsAboriginalHeadStartandthathisde-partmentisworkingwithusandthatJuniorKindergar-tenisnotincompetitionwithAHSbuttheyareInNdiloforexamplethereareonlyseven4-year-oldchildrenthisyearthattheAboriginalHeadStartProgramandJu-niorKindergartenarecom-petingfor.IstherereallyachoiceforparentsFull-dayversushalf-dayNumbersinallcommunitiesaresmall.TheministerstatedthatchildrencangofromAHStoJuniorKindergartenwithoutask-ingifthiswouldworkforus.TheAboriginalHeadStartProgramsintheNWTwereintroducedin1997andarewellestablishedprogramsthatarenationallyandinter-nationallyrecognizedfortheirachievementsinearlychild-hoodeducation.WehaveourowncurriculumthatisbasedoncommunityteachingsfromthedifferentregionsintheNorthwestTerritories.Wedonotonlypreparechildrenforschoolbutweworkwiththecommunitytoservefamiliesandtheirchildrenwithwhattheyneed.Weknowfromourexperiencethathalfdaypro-gramsarejustrightforour4-year-olds.TheminsterstatedthatJuniorKindergartenisof-feringparentsandchildrenmorechildcareoptions.CHILDCAREISNOTEARLYCHILDHOODEDUCATION.Thereisabigdifference.IfJuniorKindergarteniscon-sideredchildcarehowcomeJuniorKindergartendoesnotfallundertheNWTChildDayCareActwherechildrenthatare4yearsofagewhoattendfull-daychildcarehavetobeprovidedwithquiettimetimewhereachildmaysleeprestorengageinquietactivitiesandthestafftochildrationhastobe19LastyearchildrenwhoattendedthepilotJuniorKin-dergarteninFortProvidenceinthemorningandAHSintheafternoonweretootiredtoenjoytheirtimeinAHS.Contrarytowhatisbeingsaidtherewasnoconsulta-tionwithAHSbeforehand.Fulldaysaretoomuchformanyofthechildren.Schoolprincipalsaremak-ingdecisionswithouttheinputofAHSprogramstaff-deci-sionsthataffectourprogramsandthatmanyofusarend-ingoutaboutafterthefact.DistrictEducationAuthori-tiesarebeingtoldtheyhavenochoiceandthatJuniorKindergartenismandatory.IncommunitieswhereAHSworkedwellwiththecommu-nityschoolsinthepasttheyarenowpittedagainsteachotherTHISISWRONGTheWAAHSChasnotspokentoGNWTECEformonths.Trustwasbrokenandwearesofarapartthatwecannotseeawayofworkingtogether.Muchdamagehasbeendone.Theministerneedstoslowdownandstartover.Heneedstolis-tentothecommunities.ReannaErasmusChairpersonWesternArcticAboriginalHeadStartCouncil 6TuesdaySeptember232014 TuesdaySeptember2320147POLITICSHOUSINGPleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.WESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.FemaleAdultgreyandwhitemixLookingforanewhomeThenexttimeyouseeParisyourheartwillbebrightandgay.HercuddlesandherlittlepurrswillbrightenupyourdaySeniorsciteissueswithhomerepairsprogramWorkapprovedbyHousingCorp.stilluncompletedByMEAGANWOHLBERGWithwinterjustaroundthecornersev-eralseniorsintheNorthwestTerritoriesarewonderingwhyrepairsapprovedthroughanNWTHousingCorp.homeownersgrantsprogramlastspringhaveyettobecompletedontheirhomes.TheYellowknifeSeniorsSocietyiscur-rentlylookingintocomplaintsbyanum-beroftheirmemberswhosayfundsandrepairworkpromisedthroughtheHous-ingCorp.sContributingAssistanceforRe-pairsandEnhancementsCAREprogramwerenevercompleteddespitebeingap-provedlastApril.HalLogsdonwhositsaschairoftheso-cietysadvocacycommitteeiscompilingalistofcomplaintstotaketotheHousingCorp.onmembersbehalf.Hesaidsofaraboutfivemembershavecomeforwardwithseparatebutsimilardifficultiesre-gardingCARE.Theproblemsvaryfromindividualtoindi-vidualbutsomehavebeenapprovedasearlyasMarchorAprilaccordingtothemandnoth-inghasbeendoneLogsdonsaid.Forsomeitistoolate.SeasonalworkthatneededtobedonebeforetheendofsummerhasbeenpaidforoutofpocketLogsdonsaid.Twoofourmembersliveinthepartofthecitywherewaterdeliveryisdoneandoneofthetaskstheywereapprovedforwascleaningouttheirwatertanksaswellasfur-naceservicing.TheirwaterwascutofftheotherdaybecausetheyregettingputbackondeliveryLogsdonsaid.Theirtanksre-maineduncleanedwellactuallytheyhaventremainedunclean-theydiditthemselves.Theydidntwanttoscrewupthedelivery.TheCAREprogramassistshomeownersinmakingnecessaryrepairstotheirhomesbyprovidingbetween10000and90000intheformofaforgivableloan.Theprogramalsoprovidesupto3000annuallyforminorrepairsandmaintenancetoclientsonayear-roundbasis.HayRiverSeniorsSocietypresidentStanJonessaidhismembersareexperiencingsimilarproblemswiththeprogramintermsofclarityandtimeliness.Jonessaidhehasbeenwaitingforatleastamonthtohearifhehasbeenapprovedforroofworkandnewwindowswhichneedtobeputinsooniftheyaregoingtobeinstalledbeforewinter.WerenowintotheendofSeptemberandIstilldontknowiforwhenitsgoingtobeapproved.Prettysoonitsgoingtobetoocoldtobetakingwindowsouthesaid.JonesfeelsasiftheHousingCorp.employ-eeshavelittleconcernfortheneedsofseniors.HewouldliketoseemoreadvertisingfortheCAREprogramandmoreexpeditiousservice.Yougotodealwiththesepeopleandev-erythinghastobeontheirconveniencehesaid.Thereisntamile-longlineupofpeoplecomingthroughthedoor.WhydoyouhavetowaittwoweeksThenyougothroughtheinitialinterviewandtheyllgetbacktoyouintwoweeks.Itseemslikewerealmostabothertothemthatweshouldbetakinguptheirtimeandthisisaconsensusthatalotofpeopleinthegroupofseniorswerecon-cernedabout.HousingCorp.communicationsadvisorCaraBryantsaidtherecansometimesbedelayswiththerepairsprocess.Theprocesstoobtainconstructionandrepairservicescansometimestaketimegiventheavailabilityofcontractorsandthetenderingprocessshesaidinanemail.Insomeinstancesatenderdoesnotyieldanyoffersandmustbeputuptotenderasec-ondtimethusdelayingtheabilitytobeginrepairsorservices.SheurgedthoseexperiencingproblemstocontacttheHousingCorp.tohavetheiris-suesaddressedimmediately.TheproblemsvaryfromindividualtoindividualbutsomerepairshavebeenapprovedasearlyasMarchorAprilaccordingtothemandnothinghasbeendone.HalLogsdonYellowknifeSeniorsSocietyHalLogsdonservesasamemberoftheadvocacycommitteefortheYellowknifeSeniorsSociety.PhotocourtesyofYkSeniorsSocietyCommitteeeyesfallsessionforNWTombudsmanbillByMEAGANWOHLBERGAbillseekingtoestablishanombudsmansofceintheNorthwestTerritoriescouldbehittingthelegislatureoorthisfallfollowingcommitteediscussionsthatcontinuetopushforanimpartialofceofappealintheterritory.TheStandingCommitteeonGovernmentOperationsmetagainlastweektodiscusshowtoproceedwithitsinitiativetointroduceanombudsmantotheterritorywhichcouldserveasanindependentimpartialofceca-pableofinvestigatingpubliccomplaintsintogovernmentwrongdoing.AccordingtochairMichaelNadlisupportfortheinitiativeisstrongwithinthecommit-teeandwillmorethanlikelybediscussedwhenthefthsessionofthe17thAssemblymeetsbackinYellowknifeonOct.16.IthinkthecommitteewhollysupportstheideaandIthinkmorethanevernowisthetimetoimplementtheofceoftheombuds-manNadlitoldTheJournal.Thecommitteetabledareportlastspringinfavourofcreatinganombudsmanfortheterritory-oneoftheonlyjurisdictionsinCanadawheresucharoleisabsent.ThatreportnotedanincreaseingovernmentsizeandcomplexityintheNWTwhichNadlisaidcreatesneedformoreaccountabilitymecha-nismsdespitetheexistenceofanumberofotherstatutoryappealofceslikethelanguagescon-ictofinterestinformationandprivacyequalpayandhumanrightscommissioners.WhatwerendingintheNorthhereisaveryhugegovernmentcomparedtoourlowpopula-tionbaseandtherecouldbeinstanceswhereyouhaveaDavidandGoliathsituationwheresmallpeopleatthelocalcommunitieslevelhavetogoupagainstaverylargesystemhesaid.Theombudsmansofcemaybegivenre-sponsibilityforpublicinterestwhistleblowerandorpublicservicedisclosurelegislationaswellaccordingtotheMinisterofHumanResourcesTomBeaulieubutthatisstillindiscussion.Theproposalwasleftopenforcommentoverthesummer.Despitelittlepublicfeed-backreceivedNadlisaidtheoriginalsupportforthereportsndingsremains.Theonlymajorcriticismoftheproposalthusfarhasbeenthepricetag.ThecombinedcostofallstatutoryofcesintheNWTisestimatedtototal1.91millionin2014-15.Theombudsmansofceispredictedtocost400000initsrstyearand600000inyeartwodependingontheworkload.ButNadlisaidtheprosoutweighthecosts.Rightnowourgovernmentisat1.6bil-lionintermsofannualoperatingexpendi-turesandwhattheofcewouldcostintermsofwhatweveproposedthroughcommitteeislessthanhalfofonepercentofGNWTsannualbudgetsoImeanthatsverymin-isculehesaid.Cabinetandthisgovernmenthastoun-derstandtheidealsthattheresnogreatercostthanthedemocraticrightsofcitizens.Nadlisaidthereisstilltimeforthepublictohaveinputontheproposal.CommentsmaybedirectedtocommitteeclerkGailBennettatgail_bennettgov.nt.caortoanycom-mitteemember.POLITICSTERRITORIAL 8TuesdaySeptember232014ENVIRONMENTRENEWABLEENERGYFortChipewyancutsribbononrstsolarprojectByMEAGANWOHLBERGThecommunityofFortChipewyancuttheribbononitslong-awaitedsolarenergyproj-ectlastweekmarkinganimportantmilestoneinitsquestforindependencefromfossilfuels.Therst-eversolararrayincludeseightphotovoltaicpanelscapableofgenerating1.7kWmountedontheAthabascaChipewyanFirstNationsACFNsyouthandelderlodgewhereamassivebatterystoragesetupwillallowthebuildingtoexistentirelyoffthegrid.The14000pilotprojectwillbemonitoredcloselyasapotentialmodelforsolararoundtherestofthecommunitywheretherearealreadytalksofsettingupcabinswithsolarpanelsandbatterystoragetoeliminatetheneedfordieselgeneratorsaswellasonsomehousingstartingwitheldershomes.WerejusttryingitasaprojecttoseehowwecanbenetfromitinthefuturesaidGregAdamscoordinatorofhousingandspecialprojectsforACFN.Inthefuturewearelook-ingatsomeofourcabinsonourreserveandeveninthecommunity.IfthepowerweretogooutAdamssaidthesolaratthelodgewouldbeabletoprovide72hoursofbackupelectricityandheatingwhichwouldbeespeciallyusefulforthecommunityselderssomeofwhomrelyonelectricityfulltimeforkidneydialysisandothermedicalreasons.IntheeventofapoweroutagewecouldtransportsomeoftheelderstothelodgeforemergencyAdamssaid.TheisolatednorthernAlbertacommu-nitylocateddownstreamfromtheoilsandscurrentlylivesoffhigh-costpowergener-atedbydiesel.Overthelastseveralyearsresidentswithinthecommunityhavebeenteaminguptondsourcesofcleanercheaperandmorereliableformsofenergytheycanuseonthelongterm.BecausethecommunityandACFNinparticularhasbeenastaunchopponentoffurtherexpansionintheoilsandsindustryupstreamAdamssaidmanyresidentsaredeterminedtowalkthetalkofcleanenergysolutions.Wewanttotrytogetawayfromusingfos-silfuelshesaid.Weretryingtoworkonsomethingelseinsteadofpeoplelookingatusandsayingwerehypocritesbecauseweneedfossilfuelstoo.AssistedbytheregionalenvironmentalgroupKeepersoftheAthabascafather-sonteamJerryandSidPaschenwerecommissionedtoleadtheinstallationwiththehelpoflocaltradespeopleandapprenticeseagertolearntheprocess.WehaveayoungcrowdthatwearetrainingandtheyareveryintriguedbyitAdamssaid.ImoverwhelmedathowinterestedtheyareinhelpingandthefatherandsonarenotjustsayingCanyougetthattoolformetheyareaskingthemtodojobsandshowingthemhow.JerryPaschenamasterelectricianof43yearssaidithasbeenapleasuretoworkontheprojectwithmembersofthecommunityfromlocalelectricianstoapprentices.Imtrainingpeopleatthesitebecausethisisadominoeffect.Itsgoingtobearealmodelandfromthatotherprojectswillbecarriedouthesaid.Thenovicesareshadowingthetradespeopleandlearningbydoingratherthanbyoutofatextbook...Bydoingapracticalprojecttheresthecamaraderiethedialoguebetweenwork-ersandhelpers.SowerenotjustcominganddoingthejobandleavingwewanttomakesurethattheruleswhicharelaidoutintheCanadianelectricalcodearefollowedtothet.Itisextremelygratifyingtohaveaprojectlikethison-handherewhereahighlevelofinterestisshown.Paschensaidheiscondenttheprototypeforoff-the-gridenergywillperformwelloverthewinterandpavethewayforhouseholdstostartdecreasingtheirrelianceondieselfuel.ItsagreatformofsatisfactionrelyingonMotherNaturetoprovideuswithenergyheconcludedanditsapleasuretoseeaccep-tancethatthisisworkable.YouthandeldersinFortChipewyancuttheribbonontheirrstsolarprojectlastFridaywhichwillsupplyoff-gridpowertotheeldersandyouthlodgeonLakeAthabasca.PhotoJesseCardinal TuesdaySeptember2320149POLITICSDOMESTICVIOLENCEFortSmithdenouncesviolencebytakingbackthenightByDALICARMICHAELWehavethepowerwehavetherightThestreetsareourstakebackthenightRallyingcriesrangthroughFortSmithsdowntownasagroupofpeacefulprotestorsmarchedwithsignsinhandwiththeintentofbringingattentiontoendingdomesticvi-olenceinthecommunity.ThemarchwaspartofanannualeventheldbySutherlandHousethetownswomenandchildrensshelter.WeareheretoassistandhelppeoplewhoaregoingthroughsomesortofabusesaidLouiseBeaulieuoneoftheeventsorganiz-ersandmemberoftheNWTElderAbuseSociety.ThereasonwedohaveTakeBacktheNightistoputitouttheretoletpeopleknowthatthereareorganizationsandplacesthattheycangoforhelpwhentheyreeeingviolenceandabuse.Thegroupofabout30peoplegatheredattherecreationcentrebeforemakingtheirwayoutontothestreetswherepassersbyjoinedtheeffortlingintothecrowd.IjustwantedtobesupportivesaidmarcherDelphinePaulette.GrowingcallsforaninquiryintomissingandmurderedAboriginalwomenandthefatalbeatingofawomaninFortGoodHopeinMarchspurredherparticipation.HopefullybyseeingwomenandevenmaleswalkingtheywontbeafraidtospeakupPaulettesaid.ThatswhyImheretonight.TowncouncillorandVictimServicesco-ordinatorLynnNapier-Buckleyalsoshowedhersupportatthemarch.Ithinkitsimportanttoraiseawarenesswithinthecommunitytoshowpeoplethatasacommunitydomesticviolenceisnotsome-thingthatwewanttostandforshesaid.ShealsosharedinformationwiththegroupaboutnewfundinginitiativesfromVictimServicesincludingaprogramtohelppayfortransportationforvictimsofcrimewhoneedridestoandfromthehospitalorcourtroomfollowinganincident.Womenmenchildrenandeldersallwalkedinsolidarityforthemovement.FamilyviolenceisarealityforlotsofthekidsweservesoIthoughtmaybeitwouldbeagoodideaforthekidstocomeoutsaidElyseVanderpostayouthandfamilycoun-sellorwiththelocalTrailcrossTreatmentCentreforyouth.Itsimportantforthegirlsspecicallytotakeastandandknowthattheydohaveavoiceandfortheboystoknowthatitsnotrightandthattheycanmakeadiffer-entchoicethanmaybesomepeopleintheirfamilyhavemade.Afterthemarchattendeeswereinvitedtoahotmealanddebriengatthecommu-nityreccentre.Themomentwascatharticforsomewithtearsshedaswomensharedtheirownexperienceswitnessingorbeinginvolvedindomesticabuse.RCMPOfcerCherylRaymondtheThe-bachacommunityviolencecoordinatorgaveabriefspeechtothegrouphighlightingsomedomesticviolencestatisticsinCanada.AllviolenceremainsasignicantproblemthroughoutCanadaRaymondsaid.In2011therewere21800sexualassaultsreportedinCanada.Shenotedthatasmanyas50percentofallsexualassaultsandincidentsofdomesticviolenceinthecountrygounreportedespeciallywhenthevictimknowstheirabuser.Accordingtoselfreporteddatafromageneralsocialsurveylessthanonein10sex-ualassaultswereportedtopoliceshesaid.RaymondsaideventslikeTakeBacktheNighthelpinthecreationoftrustingpositivespaceswherepeoplewhohavesufferedabusecancomeforwardtoreportcrimesagainstthem.TakeBacktheNighteventsaretakingplaceincommunitiesaroundtheterritory.OnOct.8HayRiverwillholditsownmarchwhileinYellow-kniferesidentswilltaketothestreetsonOct.9.PhotosDaliCarmichaelPeacefulprotestorsinFortSmithgetreadytowalkinaTakeBacktheNightmarchwithhopesofdrawingawarenesstoissuesofdomesticviolencewithinthecommunity.LarissaLustymarchesinFortSmithoneofabout30participantsinthisyearswalk.TheannualeventisorganizedbySutherlandHousealocalwomenandchildrensshelter. 10TuesdaySeptember232014EDUCATIONARTSHobbitDayactivitiesinspiredfromTheHobbitDropEverythingandReadFoodRiddlesstudentswillsharewhattheyhavelearnedaboutnutritionwithfamily.PrizesMakingWordsclasseswillcompeteinasports-themedwordgameLiteracyWeekActivitiesintheSouthSlaveOurschoolswillbeputtingoneventstocelebrateLiteracyWeekfromSept.21-27.ContactyourlocalschoolformoreinformationHayRiverStorytimewithTeachersTakeaLooktalkingaboutworkfromthemuseumorlocalartistsWearYourWordswearclotheswithprintonthemTeacherssharetheirfavouritechildhoodbooksWhatsupwithHealthStudentscanaskquestionsabouthealthCoffeeHousecomeenjoystudentperformancesWellnessFair9AM12PMReadandFeedBreakfasthealthyfoodandinformativereadingCommunityReadsEldersandcommunitymembersareinvitedtosharetheirstoriesTravellingStorystudentswillcontributetoastorytogetherCommunityLunchandGroupReadingFinishtheTravellingStoryandCreateaBookforitLiteracyGames130to330PMMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySharedPoemReadingandahealthysnackSharedPoemsandBuddyReadingDropEverythingandReadWearYourWordswearclotheswithwordsonthemDressuplikeyourFavouriteStorybookCharacterStorytimewithaGuestReaderBuddyReadingDropEverythingandReadWearYourWordswearclotheswithwordsonthemPJsTeddyBearsandBooksHarryCamsellSchoolPrincessAlexandraSchoolMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridayDiamondJennessS.S.MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridayFortSmithJosephB.TyrrellElementarySchoolDropEverythingandPlayfungamesforgoodhealthLearningaboutHealthyFoodandBeveragesDropEverythingandReadWearYourWordsShareYourFavouriteBookPaulW.KaeserHighSchoolThemeHealthyLiteracyMentalPhysicalEmotionalandSpiritualFortResolutionDeninuSchoolMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayKatlodeecheFirstNationChiefSunriseEducationCentreMondayTuesdayWednesdayThrowbackThursdayAllWeekDrop-InBookExchangeLutselKeLutselKeDeneSchoolMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridayHowCoolGrossareBodiesHowSharpisyourMindMazechallengesHealthCrosswordandInformationFoodQuizPersonalHygieneTriviaMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySponsoredbyTheSouthSlaveDivisionalEducationCouncilThemeHealthyLiteracyByDALICARMICHAELVolunteersinFortChipewyanarerallyingtoraisefundsforanewafterschoolprogramwherelocalswillhaveaccesstofreemusicandartlessonsallowingthemtoexpresstheirstoriesandlearnmusicalliteracywhilemaintainingtheirmentalhealth.MembersoftheAthabascaChipewyanFirstNationACFNandHelpingHandstoSuccessHHSarecurrentlyintheprocessofgatheringthesuppliesneededforthelessonswhichwillbetaughtbyvolunteersfromthecommunity.WewantedtohelpchildrenandpeoplediscovertheirstrengthsandtoenjoytheirlivessaidMissieMartenanorganizerwithHHSamentalhealthinitiativeprogramthatrunsoutoftheAthabascaDeltaCommunitySchoolADCS.IknowthatsometimeswhenpeoplearegoingthroughsomedifcultthingsmusicistherapeuticsowewerethinkingwhatcanwedoWewerereallylookingforalternativemethodsthatpeoplecanhavesomecopingskillstohelpwiththeirmentalhealth.Wethoughtwewouldfundraisegetthekidstodosomeafterschoolactivitiesbecausetheresreallynotmuchtodoouthereespe-ciallynowthatwinterscomingupsaidRi-annaFlettarepresentativeofACFN.Thetwogroupsjoinedtogethertobringtheprogramtolifebutrstneededtoinvestininstruments.TheyorderedthreedigitalYamahapianosandtwoguitarsandplantopurchasearoundsixorsevenhanddrums.Inadditiontotheinstrumentsartsuppliesmusicbooksandmusicalaccessorieswillbringtheirtotalbilltoaboutaround3500.Severalinitiativeshavebeenputintoactiontohelppayfortheinstruments.ACFNandHHShavebeenrunninga5050moneytreesinceearlySeptemberwhichtheyhopewilltakecareofaboutathirdofthecost.Martensaidsheisalsoapply-ingforgrantsacceptingin-kindsupportfromcommunitymembersandconduct-ingactivitiestogetstudentsinvolvedinthefundraisingprocess.WerehavingbakesalessothatthekidsareinvolvedwiththeraisingofthemoneysotheycantakeownershipandprideinwhattheypurchaseMartensaid.Themusiclessonsareplannedtorunonaregularbasiseverydayafterschoolwhiletheartlessonswilloccurlessfrequently.Twiceamonthwehavefamilynightsattheschoolandsowewanttohavedif-ferentartprojectsopenmaybehaveanartprojectcontestforthechildrenMar-tensaid.Alife-longpianoplayerMartensaidsheunderstandsthebenetsofrelievingstressthroughmusicalandartisticexpression.Shewillbeoneofseveralvolunteersconductinglessonsforstudents.Artisverytherapeuticforcopingandfordiscoveringyourstrengthsandtalentsandbuildingyourself-condenceandself-es-teemshesaid.ThegroupsarehopingtostartthelessonsbyearlyNovemberwithanenrollmentofabout15students.Eventuallytheyhopetogrowtheprogrambyaddingddlinglessonstothelineupandbyrecruitingvolunteerstohelpreachagreaternumberofstudents.The5050moneytreeticketswillbeavail-ableforadollarapieceuntilSept.26attheverylatest.Topurchaseaticketortomakein-kinddonationscontactACFNat780-697-3730orHHSbygettingintouchwithMartenatmissie.martennsd61.caor780-881-3450.Artisverytherapeuticforcopingandfordiscoveringyourstrengthsandtalentsandbuildingyourself-con-denceandself-esteem.MissieMartenHelpingHandstoSuccessACFNfundraisesforafterschoolartsprogramHelpingHandspartnerswithlocalbandonmusicalmentalhealthinitiativeMotherandsonRhondaMarcelandLandonThackermakemasksatoneoftheHelpingHandstoSuccessafterschoolartprogramshostedattheAthabascaDeltaCommunitySchool.PhotoMissieMarten LiteracyweekhighlightsimportanceofhealthknowledgeTuesdaySeptember23201411EDUCATIONLITERACYKaesersStoresLtd.76-80BreynatSt.FortSmithNT867-872-2345KaeserssupportsisforisforisforisforHoursMonday-Friday9am-7pmThursday9am-8pmSaturday9am-6pmSunday12pm-5pm2014NWTLITERACYWEEKwww.auroracollege.nt.caNWTLiteracyWeek2014September22-26ByDALICARMICHAELIncreasingthestateofhealthliteracywithintheterritorycanhaveagreatimpactonapersonsqualityoflifeandcanhelptoeliminatepatternsofsocio-economicstrug-gleaccordingtotheorganizationbehindNWTsannualLiteracyWeek.TheNWTLiteracyCouncileventhascommunitiesfromInuviktoEnterpriseacknowledgingtheweekwithspecialac-tivitiesscheduledfromSept.21to27en-couragingresidentstolearnaboutusingliteracyasitimpactsaccesstoinformationrequiredforpeopletomakeinformedde-cisionsabouttheirhealth.WereallawareofthecycleofpovertyandtheeffectsofresidentialschoolsonfamiliesintheNWTandwedohavepettycrimeratesandspousalabusesaidMi-chaelCorbettexecutivedirectoroftheNWTLiteracyCouncil.Literacyisoneofthefactorsthatcanbreaksomeofthecy-clicalthingsthataregoingon.AccordingtothecounciltherearemanylinkagesbetweenhealthypeopleandliteracyReadingtoyourbabiesexcitingbraincellsitgoesonsothatwhenkidsgointoschoolandtheyhitthatnextphasetheydohavethebeginningsofliteracyCorbettsaid.Kidsandadultsalikeneedtobeingoodhealthtobeabletolearnandretaininfor-mationwhichcomesdowntohavingfam-ilieslearnabouthealthyhabitstogether.Onceyoutharewellontheirwaytoget-tingagoodeducationandmaintainingabalancedlifestyletheyaremorelikelytosucceedprofessionallyandattaingainfulemploymenteliminatingsomeofthesocio-economicproblemsthatplagueresidentsoftheNorth.FinallyCorbettsaiddevelopinganindividualsliteracyisintegralsoanyonewhoneedshealthcareisabletoaccessunderstandanduseitproperly.Asindividualsincreasetheireducationandliteracyrateshealthcarebecomesallthemoreeffective.OneofourthemesisthatliteracychangeslivesandwerereallytryingtomakethatknowledgeknownCorbettsaid.Weresee-ingalotofpeopleespeciallyyoungmoth-ersandyoungparentswhoarelookingatthatespeciallywithalotoftheeconomicdevelopmentopportunitiesthatarehap-peningthroughouttheNorthnowintermsofnaturalresources.ProblemswithmessagingAccordingtoCorbettoneofthechallengesthecouncilfaceswithhealthpromotionandgeneralliteracyintheNWTiscreatingef-fectivelearningresourcesintheterritorys11distinctofciallanguages.NWTLanguagesCommissionerSnookieCatholiquesaidthatwhilethecampaignmighthaveapositiveimpactonyoungergen-erationsthescopeofthemessagingneedstobewidenedinordertohelpallpeopleintheNorth.Thesituationisespeciallyurgentforelderswhoneedincreasingaccesstocareastheyageandprimarilycommunicateorallyintheirtraditionallanguages.IntermsofwrittenliteracywiththeDenelanguagesnotverymanypeopleunderstandorcanreadthemCatholiquesaid.Oneso-lutionsheproposedistouploadvideoandaudiolesonlinethatreciteinformationinthevariouslanguages.Sheplanstoimple-mentthisstrategyforthelanguagecommis-sionswebsiteinthenearfuture.EvenbetterthanthatCatholiquesaidwouldbetheintroductionofqualiedinter-preterstocommunitiestoprovidethephysi-calpresenceofapersonwhoworkswithcli-entsintheirownlanguages.Thereneedstobesomesortofservicesothatsomebodycangoinandexplaintotheeldershowdiabetesiscreatedthiswillhap-pentoyouwhenyoufeedyourgrandchildrenthisCatholiquesaid.WerethinkinginWest-ernthoughtswherewethinkthateverybodycanreadandwriteintheDenelanguage.Fortipsonincreasingyourownhealthlit-eracyheadtohttpwww.nwt.literacy.caNWT20Literacy20Week.VolunteerswiththeNWTLiteracyCouncilleadasessionteachingcommunitymembersinYellowknifeabouttheimportanceofhealthliteracy.PhotocourtesyofNWTLiteracyCouncil 12TuesdaySeptember22014AfricansafariadreamcometrueforFortSmithboyByMEAGANWOHLBERGMostpeoplewillneverbeabletorecountthetimeanelephantpushedatreedownnexttotheirtentintheOkavangoDeltaofBotswanaorthesurprisingmomentababylionlickedthesweatoffthebackoftheirneckinSouthAfricabutTyMartenofFortSmithwillbeabletosharethosetruestoriesfortherestofhislife.The12year-oldstudentatJBTElemen-taryschoolfullledhisdreamofvisitingAf-ricaoverthesummerwithhismomMarleneEvansspending25daysinfourcountriesonsafaritoseetheanimalsofhisTVshowsandbooksupcloseforthersttime.WhenIwasreallylittleIalwayswantedtogotoAfricasaidMartenwhosemomsaidhechosethecontinentfortheirrstmajoroverseastriponhisownbecauseofhisin-terestinthewildlife.Elephantsgiraffeshipposrhinoscroco-dileszebraslionsandcheetahsallrealandwildwerejusttheclickofacameraawayfortheyoungboywhowentonseveralsafaristhroughSouthAfricaZimbabweBotswanaandSwaziland.Martenspenthis12thbirthdayinZimba-bwe-arguablyhismostmemorableoneyet.StillaskidsdohewasworriedhisspecialdaywouldgobywithoutmuchcelebrationontheedgeoftheKalahariDesert.Hewassur-prisedattheendofthedaywhenabirthdaycakewasmarchedoutofthekitchen.HewasalwayssoworriedbeforeweleftifhewasgoingtohaveacakesaidEvanswhoaskedtheguideifhecouldtalktothelodgeskitchenstaffaboutmakingsomethingforMarten.InthemiddleofthedeserttherecomesachefwithawhitehatandwhitecoatwhobringshimacakeandtheyreallsingingHappyBirthday.OhIjustgotgoosebumps.ButhisfavouriteplacetovisitwasBo-tswanawhereheandEvanstookguidedmo-koroboatsthroughtheOkavangoDeltapastwadinghipposandsunbathingcrocodiles.WegottosleepintentsinthedeltaMar-tensaid.Itwasreallynice.Therewerelotsofanimalsandinthenightyoucouldhearthehipposgruntingandthewarthogs.Andtheelephantcameandknockeddownthetreerightbesideourtent.WethoughtitwasastormoutsideEvanssaid.HerippedupthetreesandwasrightoutthereOtherhighlightsofthejourneyincludedridingandfeedingelephantsinZimbabweplayingwithlioncubsinSouthAfricaandvisitingVictoriaFallsthelargestwaterfallsonEarthandoneofthesevennaturalwon-dersoftheworld.ThetwoalsovisitedSowetothesouthwest-erntownshipsofJohannesburgapredomi-nantlyblackandworkingclassneighbourhoodthatwasthesiteofhistoricuprisingsagainstracializedlawsalongwiththeapartheidmuseumNelsonMandelasmemorialandareplicaofthejailcellMandelaspentmanyyearsinsideasapoliticalprisoner.ItmademeappreciatehowluckyIamMartensaidofthewholeexperience.EvanssaidMartenprovedhimselftobeagreattravelerandthetwoarealreadyplan-ningtheirnexttriptoVietnamnextsummer.NowthatIknowhesoldenoughhesgoingtotravelwithmeandweregoingtotraveluntilhedoesntwanttotravelorImtoooldEvanssaid.Twelveyear-oldTyMartenofFortSmithmakesanunexpectedfriendinSouthAfricaalioncubwhodecidedtolickthesaltoffofhisneck.Thelioncubsliveseparatelyatasanctuaryuntiltheyareoldenoughtojointheirprides.MartenandEvansgetupcloseandpersonalwithatrainedelephantinZimbabwe.TheElephantWhisperertakesMartenandEvansfortherideofalifetimeinZimbabwe.MartenvisitswithafamilyinBotswana.NORTHERNERSYOUTHPhotoscourtesyofMarleneEvans TuesdaySeptember2201413PhotosHilaryTurkoGrassyplainsbecomeoutdoorclassroomforFortSmithstudentsByDALICARMICHAELYouthfromFortSmithtookthetripofalifetimeastheytrekkedouttotheplainsofSweetgrassLandingforseveraldaysoflearn-ingontheland.FromSept.11to18Grade7and8studentsfromPaulWilliamKaeserPWKhighschooltookturnsspendingfourdaysoutofrangeleavingtheircellphonesandvideogamesbe-hindforsomeclassicoutdoorexperiences.Itssomethingsodifferentyoureoutinthemiddleofnowhereandtheresalotofkidswhomaybenevertakepartinsome-thinglikethissaidWoodBuffaloNationalParkWBNPvisitorexperiencemanagerRichardZaidan.Itsquiteajourneyoutthere.Youreinthewildernessandtheresnoelectricitynorunningwaterandyoureoutthereforfourdayslearningaboutthelandgettingeducatedandbondingwiththeotherkids.TheexpeditionmarkedthefourthyearoftheschoolspartnershipwithParksCanadawhichcoordinatesactivitiesatthecamp.Teachersvolunteersandparentsdonatedtheirtimetohelptheprogramrunsmoothly.Thegroupsstartedouttheirtripwithalengthytrektothesite.Afteranhourandahalfdriveintotheparkandacoolboatrideofthesamelengththekidsandtheirguidestookanalmostfour-hourhiketotheirsiteatthelanding.Volunteersandteacherssetouttoinstillvaluesintheirstudentsaboutconnectingwithandsurvivingonthelandappreciat-inglocalAboriginalcultureandcultivatingenvironmentalstewardshiphabitsusingfunactivitiesthroughouttheirstay.ParksCanadastaffintroducedanewGPSpokergamethisyearaskingyouthtousecoordinatestondplayingcardshiddenthroughoutthecamp-thepersonwhofoundthebestpokerhandwonaprize.LocaleldersEileenandHenryBeaverledculturalactivitiesfortheyouth.Theycomeeveryyearandtheyrefantas-ticZaidansaid.Henrywillactuallytakekidsandhelldosomemoosecallingwiththemandtrytocallamoosein.TheyllgoouttoSweetgrassCreekandtheyllgoinsmallergroupsandpaddlearoundandseethearea.ThekidshadsometimetonavigatethelargestnativegrasslandsinNorthAmericawhilecapturingthenaturallandscapeastheycompetedintheannualRobertaBondarphotographychallenge.Theyalsoexaminedpicturesfromthepastcomparingthesitetowhatitlookedlikeinitsheyday.Thereslotsofhistoryinthearea.ItusedtobeabustlinglittlecommunitythereZaidansaid.Thatplaceexistedbecausetheyusedtoroundupthebisonandgivetheminocula-tions.Thereusedtobeasawmilltheyusedtoharvesttreesinthepark.Peopleusetoliveouttheretherewerebuildingsandtherewasalandingstrip.Nowtheresnothingleftofthelandingexpectforafewpicnictablesanouthouseandastorageshed.Everythingelseisgrownupintreesandtheresverylittleevidenceofwhattookplacetherehesaid.Whiletheweatherwasalittlecolderthanthegrouphadhopednewheatinginsula-tionand30brandnewcotsattheSweetgrasscabinskeptthekidscozywhentheywerentoutdoingactivities.TheyjustenjoyedbeingoutinthebushoutoftheclassroombeingwiththeotherkidsandlaughingZaidansaid.Itwasjustajoyforthemtospendtimewiththeirfriends.AccordingtoZaidanWBNPstaffareintheprocessofcreatingaprogramwherevisitorswillalsobeabletorentthecabinsatSweetgrassgainingtheopportunitytoexperiencethewondersofthelandingjustlikethestudents.EDUCATIONONTHELANDGrade8studentsfromPaulWilliamKaeserhighschooltakeabreakfromoneoftheiroutdooradventuresatSweetgrassLanding.Thestudentsgottospendfourdayslearningontheland.FromleftThomasHalfnight-FergusonKeziaMcDonaldJomeiNewkirkandKristalGamblercheckouttheoldbisoncorralsatSweetgrassLanding.CamrynSoucyfrontandKristalGamblerdiscoverSweetgrassCreekbycanoe. FortChipmuseumlaunchesupgradedlocalhistorybook14TuesdaySeptember232014ARTSCULTUREBOOKLAUNCHWENDYLOUCAMPBELLage51passedawaypeacefullyonSeptember72014afteracourageousbattlewithcancer.Shewasveryfortunatetohavemanyfriendsandlovedonesinvolvedinherthebestcarebothinhospitalandathomewhenpossible.WendywasborninFortSmith.ShewastheonlydaughterofRegBeaCampbell.ShelivedmostofherlifeinFortSmith.WhileattendingschoolinFortSmithWendyworkedatSt.AnnsinthekitchenandwhenthenewFortSmithHealthCentreopenedin1979sheworkedparttimeinthekitchenforseveralyears.Aftercompletinghereducationover22yearsagoshestartedworkingfortheFortSmithHealthSocialServicesAuthorityinvariouscapacities.ProbablybestrememberedforallthegreatcaresheprovidedwithintheHomeCareDepartmentshewasacaregiverandthatpreparedherforhermostimportantroleasamother.WendyhastwoboysTerrenceandTrevor.ShealsoleavestomournherparentsRegBeaherbrothersLenardKeithKevinandReggiesisters-in-lawCatherineDonnaandAnnmanyunclesandauntsniecesnephewsandcousins.WewouldberemissnottomentionhertwodogsBaileyandSadie.Wendylovedjackets.Shehaddozensofjackets.ShealsolovedslippersandpajamasandoftenwentshoppingandvisitinginherPJsandslippers.Shelovedcountrymusic.Shelovedthebushlifeinstillingyounglives.ShealsotreasuredhersummersonthefarmspendingtimewithhergrandparentsUncleJimmyandhisfamily.SowhentomorrowstartswithoutmeDontthinkwerefarapart.ForeverytimeyouthinkofmeImrighthereinyourheart.InLovingMemoryWendywillbesadlymissedbymanywhosepathsshecrossedduringhershortjourneyonthisearth.Shetouchedtheheartsofmanypeople.ByDALICARMICHAELWhatsoldisnewagainaftertheFortChipewyanBicentennialMuseumlaunchedthefourtheditionofthebookAHistoryofFortChipewyanonSept.12.Thephotoqualityhasbeenupgradedahardcoverhasbeenaddedtothemostre-centversionofthepublicationanditseemstherelaunchofthebookhasre-awakenedanappreciationforthepastforthoseinthecommunityandacrosstheglobe.ItsbeenapopularbookthroughtheyearssaidmuseumdirectorOliverGlan-field.Wesellthemhereoutofthemu-seumanditletspeopleknowthehistoryofFortChip.Glaneldsaidatleast30copiesofthebookweresoldatadiscountedrateduringthelaunch.ForthatdaytheideawasforpeopletocomeinandjustgooverthebooksaidPamGibotoneofthemuseumscoordinators.Wehadvisitsfromthelocalpeoplewhocameinanddiscussedstoriesfromwhoswhotohowtheyusedtodothingsdiffer-entlybackthen.AfterrunningoutofstocktheFortChipewyanHistoricalSocietydecidedtore-issuethebook.ItwasoriginallywrittenbySisterArchangeBradyaGreyNunandlocalMtiswomanwhotaughtattheHolyAngelsResidentialSchoolwhichisnowknownastheBishopPicheSchool.ItsacontinuingstoryofeveryonethatsbeeninvolvedinFortChipovertheyearsGlanfieldsaidaddingthatthehistoricalaccountdocumentsthehistoryofthere-gionfromthefirstEuropeansettlersinthelate1700stotheresidentialschoolsthatchangedthesociallandscapeofthetownforever.WevesoldbookstopeopleinAustraliaandoverseasinEnglandGlaneldsaid.YouvegottounderstandthatwevehadpeoplethatarelookingforrootsinFortChipfromnumerousplacesacrosstheworldsoitgivesthemabackgroundofwhatFortChipwasabout.Thebookisrifewithphotosdocumentinglifeinthesmallcommunity.Wehavepicturesofthefurtradethekindofpeltstheygotwevegotcookingbannockonthetrail-pictureslikethatGlaneldsaid.WehaveapictureofFortChipewyanaftertheoriginalforthadbeenmovedfromOldFortPointtothemouthoftheRocherRiverandthenin1802theymovedittowhereitisjustoutsideofthemuseumhereonthelakefront.ThisiswhatitsallaboutitsrealFortChipsaidanenthusiasticGlaneldwhorecommendedanyoneinterestedbettercharteryourselfdownhereandhavealookatitandreadit.Thebookwasoriginallypublishedwithahardcoverin1983inpartnershipwithEdu-cationNorthanowdefunctcommunityor-ganization.Twoupdatedsoftcovereditionswerealsopublishedin1985and1994.ThemostrecenteditionpublishedearlierthismonthwasfundedbyShell.Itissellingfor25atthemuseum. AlbertaundernewmanagementpremierPrenticeshrinkscabinetappointstwounelectedministersTuesdaySeptember23201415POLITICSPROVINCIALREGBEACAMPBELLANDFAMILYwouldliketosincerelythankeveryonefortheirloveandsupportfollowingthedeathofourmuchlovedmotherdaughtersistercousinauntyandfriendWendyCampbellTHANKYOUvisitsandgifts.SpecialthankstothedoctorsandnurseshowhardthePitCrewworkedtomakesureWendywasfuneralarrangements.Weneededyouatthistime.THANKYOUtoallthosewhotravelledlongdistancestoconsoleourheartswethankyousomuch.ByMEAGANWOHLBERGAlbertas16thpremierwassworninlastweekandalongwithhimasmallercabinetofmostlyfamiliarfaces.PremierJimPrenticeannouncedacabinetof16ministersandthreeassociateministersdownfromtheprevious19ministersand10associateministersthatmadeupformerpre-mierDavidHancockscabinet.Despitetoutingthecabinetasanewgov-ernmentwithnewleadershipnewvoicesandanewwayofdoingthingsPrenticekept13ofthe19positionsforpreviousmin-isterswithinthelastcabinetalbeitwithsomeshufing.Nineareseeingreassignments.RobinCampbellhasbeenpromotedfromhispo-sitionasEnvironmentandSustainableRe-sourceDevelopmentESRDtoFinanceandDianaMcQueenhasmovedfromEnergyintothepositionofministerforMunicipalAffairs.PeaceRiverMLAFrankOberlepreviouslyministerofAboriginalRelationswilltakeontheEnergylewhileKyleFawcetthasmovedintotheESRDseat.TeresaWoo-Pawhasbeenmadeassoci-ateministerofAsia-PacicRelationswhilePrenticehimselftakesoverhersandfor-merministerCalDallasoldlewithInter-nationalandIntergovernmentalRelations.PrenticewillalsobeinchargeofAborigi-nalRelations.SixarenewtothecabinetincludingtwounelectedmemberswhoPrenticebroughtupfrompositionsoutsidethelegislature.Ste-phenMandelhasmovedintotheministerofHealthpositioninplaceofFredHorneandGordonDirksformerlychairoftheCalgaryBoardofEducationtakesontheEducationlefromJeffJohnsonwhohassteppedinasheadofthenewSeniorsdepartment.Hornewasnotgivenanewministertitle.Afewhavekepttheirsamepositionsin-cludingJonathanDeniswiththeJusticeleVerlynOlsonwithAgricultureandWayneDrysdalewithTransportation.SittingoutthisroundareformerFinanceMinisterDougHornerCalDallasInterna-tionalandIntergovernmentalRelationsDougGrifthsServiceAlbertaandGregWeadickMunicipalAffairs.PortfoliosnolongerinexistenceincludetheTourismParksandRecreationleformerlyheldbyRichardStarkewhichhasbeencombinedintoCultureandTourismheadedbyMinisterMaureenKubinec.PublicSafetyFamilyandCommunitySafetyandWellnessalsohavenoministerialrepresentatives.ThomasLukaszukwhonishedthirdinthepartysleadershipracealsolosttheAdvancedEducationle.SecondplacenisherformerIn-frastructureMinisterRicMcIverisnowminis-terofJobsSkillsTrainingandLabour.Thepremierandtwonon-sittingmembersofcabinetwillseekseatsasMLAsinupcom-ingby-elections.PhotocourtesyoftheAlbertapremiersofceJimPRENTICE.............PremierPresidentofExecutiveCouncilChairofAgendaandPrioritiesInternationalandIntergovernmentalRelationsAboriginalRelationsRobinCAMPBELL.........FinancePresidentofTreasuryBoardStephenMANDEL.........HealthDianaMCQUEEN..........MunicipalAffairsGovernmentHouseLeaderFrankOBERLE..............EnergyDeputyGovernmentHouseLeaderGordonDIRKS..............EducationManmeetBHULLAR.....InfrastructureVerlynOLSON...............AgricultureandRuralDevelopmentHeatherKLIMCHUK....HumanServicesKyleFAWCETT..............EnvironmentandSustainableResourceDevelopmentJonathanDENIS...........JusticeandSolicitorGeneralDeputyGovernmentHouseLeaderJeffJOHNSON..............SeniorsDonSCOTT....................InnovationandAdvancedEducationDeputyGovernmentHouseLeaderMaureenKUBINEC.......CultureandTourismWayneDRYSDALE........TransportationStephenKHAN..............ServiceAlbertaRicMCIVER..................JobsSkillsTrainingandLabourTeresaWOO-PAW..........AssociateMinisterofAsiaPacicRelationsReportingtothePremierNareshBHARDWAJ.....AssociateMinisterofPersonswithDisabilitiesReportingtotheMinisterofHumanServicesDavidDORWARD.........AssociateMinisterofAboriginalRelationsReportingtothePremierAlbertasnewcabinetinorderofprecedenceAlbertasnewCabinet.StandinglefttorightGeorgeVanderBurgDavidDorwardTeresaWoo-PawStephenKhanMaureenKubinecJeffJohnsonKyleFawcettJonathanDenisDonScottWayneDrysdaleRicMcIverNareshBhardwaj.SeatedlefttorightHeatherKlimchukManmeetBhullarFrankOberleStephenMandelJimPrenticeRobinCampbellDianaMcQueenGordonDirksVerlynOlson. 16TuesdaySeptember232014ENVIRONMENTWILDLIFENWTLITERACYWEEK2014LITERACYOURHEALTHDEPENDSONITTherearemanystronglinksbetweenliteracyandhealth.Makinghealthychoicesandlivingahealthylifestyleimprovesourabilitytolearnachievehighereducationandjobsandinfluencesourabilitytounderstandandaccesshealthinformationandservices.AchievinghigherliteracyratesacrosstheNorthwestTerritorieshelpsbuildastrongandeducatedNortherneconomyandprovidesgreateropportunitiesforusall.VisittheNWTLiteracyCouncilatwww.nwt.literacy.cahowyoucanparticipateinNWTLiteracyWeekactivitiesandvisitwww.ece.gov.nt.catolearnmoreaboutliteracyprogramsfundedbytheDepartmentofEducationCultureandEmploymenttohelpNWTresidentsimprovetheirliteracy.SEPTEMBER21-27Hon.JacksonLaffertyMinisterEducationCultureandEmploymentCaringforOurPeopleCaringforOurPeopleByDALICARMICHAELWiththeirbabiesnowschooledonhowtomaketheirwingsworktheockofendangeredwhoop-ingcranesfromWoodBuffaloNationalParkWBNPismakingitswaysouthforthewinter.FourofthebigwhitebirdshavealreadybeenspottedattheirwinteringgroundsinAransasTexastheirpresenceconrmedbytheU.S.FishandWildlifeServiceUSFWSafullmonthaheadoftheiraveragearrivaldate.Oct.15istypicallywhenweseetherstwhoopingcranesarrivesaidWadeHarrellthewhoopingcranerecoverycoordinatorforUSFWS.Theseareprobablywhatwecallsub-adultstheyrenotpairedyetbecausetheyrenotbreedingage.Theyresortofteen-agerstwoorthreeyear-oldsandtheyusu-allycomedownrst.Howexactlydothesemagnicentbirdscompletetheir4000-kmjourneyeveryfallAccordingtoonebiologistmigrationismoreofamarathonthanaracewiththecranestakingtheirsweettime.Theyrecapableofcompletingtheentiremi-grationinaboutaweekbuttheyusuallycom-pletefallmigrationoverseveralweekssaidMarkBidwellaspeciesatriskbiologistwiththeCanadianWildlifeService.InfallmostcranesdepartthebreedinggroundsandyovernortheasternAlbertacrossingintoSaskatche-wanandthentheyspenduptosixweeksdoingwhatwecallstagingincentralSaskatchewan.AccordingtoBidwellstagingisaperiodoftimewherethebirdsstopforseveralweekstostockuponenergybyfeedingonfallengraininagriculturalareasoncethelocalfarmersaredoneharvestingfortheseason.Duringthistimetheywillspendtheireveningssleepingatnightinshallowwetlandsandlakessur-roundedbyagriculturalelds.OncetheyvehadtheirllthebirdswillcrossovertheborderintoNorthDakotamak-ingtheirwaythroughSouthDakotaKansasandOklahomabeforereachingthewinter-inggroundsinTexas.Theyfollowasimilarrouteduringspringmigration.Alotofwhatscientistsknowaboutthebirdsmigrationroutecomesfrompioneeringre-searchconductedbetweenthe1960sand1980swhenthelateErnieKuytandhisteamofbi-ologistsfromEnvironmentCanadafollowedthecranesastheycompletedtheirjourney.Bidwellsaidmodernstudiesonthewhoop-ingcraneinvolveamoretechnologicalap-proach.Satellitetransmittersareattachedtothecraneslankylegspingingofflocationsignalsasitheadssouth.Shouldafatalityoccurbiologistswillno-ticeastationarysignal.Iftheyactquicklyenoughthebodycanbecollectedforresearch.Over60birdshavebeentrackedthiswaysince2009.FurtherstudiesonthewhoopingcranesmovementsarependingwithinthenextfewyearsaccordingtoBidwell.HazardsontherouteMigratorybirdsmightnothavetodealwiththeinconvenienceofcheckedbagfeesorcrampedseatingwhentheyysouthbuttherearecertainlychallengesthatcanmaketheirjourneydifcultandsometimeshazardous.WeatherandpredatorsarealwaysathreatbutitisthehumanfactorsthatreallyposeadangertothespeciesBidwellsaid.ThoughmoreresearchneedstobecollectedBidwellsaidpowerlinesareaknowndan-gerforthecranes.Whenoneoftheselargebirdscollideswiththelinetheycanbreaktheirbones.Barbedwirefencesposeasim-ilarthreat.Duetoinformativecampaignshuntershavebecomelessofanissueovertheyearsbutsomebirdsarestillshot.AsthecranesyovernortheasternAl-bertatherearealsoconcernsoftheimpactofoilsandsandtailingspondsonthespe-cieshealth.UsingthesatellitetransmitterswearelearningabouttheirmigrationthroughtheoilsandsregionBidwellsaid.Informa-tionthatweobtainviathestudywithbothgovernmentandindustrywillbeusedinmitigatingrisksandalsoimplementingim-provedmonitoringanddeterrentprogramsintheseareas.LuckilyBidwellsaidthecraneoftenpre-fersnaturallandscapeslikewetlandsandmarshesratherthanthosemodiedbyman-apreferencethatmightbelife-saving.WhoopingcranesarriveamonthearlyforwintervacationFirstbirdsoftheseasonspottedatAransasTexashabitatPhotoUSFishandWildlifeServiceSouthwestRegionTwoofthefourwhoopingcraneearlybirdsthatlandedamonthaheadofscheduleattheirwinteringgroundsatAransasTexasstretchtheirwingsfollowingtheir4000kmight. WildreseasonpromptsreviewofprotectionstrategiesTuesdaySeptember23201417ENVIRONMENTWILDFIRESTheNorthwestTerritoriesTeachersAssociationisproudtosupportonbehalfofour800educatorswhopromoteliteracyeveryday.NorthwestTerritoriesTeachersAssociation501848thStreetBox2340YellowknifeNTX1A2P7PhoneFaxEmailWebsite867-873-8501867-873-2366nwttanwtta.nt.cawww.nwtta.nt.caByJACKDANYLCHUKLloydChicotdoesntneedtobesoldonthevalueofre-smartingandcommunitywild-reprotectionplans.ThechiefofKakisasawamesburnwithin100metresofthecommunitylastJulyonlytobeturnedasidebyrecrewsandareguardcutoverthelastthreeyears.TherewascrowninguntilithittheguardChicottoldTheJournal.Withoutitwewouldhavelosthouses.Theclosecallwasalessoninthebenetsofre-smartingastrategyofremovingpotentialfuelfromaroundbuildingsandcommunities.ChicotwouldlikeKakisatodomorebutafterareseasonthatcosttheterritorialgovernmentmorethan50mil-lionmoneyisscarce.ThereisnopotofmoneyMichaelMilt-enbergerministerresponsibleforEnviron-mentandNaturalResourcesENRtoldTheJournalwhenaskedaboutnancialsupportforcommunitywildreprotectionplans.ENRbegandraftingprotectionplansin2010andredoubleditseffortsafterwild-resravagedacornerofSlaveLakeAlta.in2011.Itnowhasplansfor28communitiesinveregionsfromInuviktoFortSmithandYellowknife.Aninformalsurveyofcommunitiesre-vealedthatwhilethepublichasembracedthecommonsensetenetsoftheFireSmartprogramalackofmoneyhasstalledimple-mentationofthewildreprotectionplans.HayRiverandFortProvidencegothelpfromENRtoconstructrebreaksbutinFortLiardSAORobertFirthsaidthecom-munitymustrelyonvolunteereffort.WeallwanttomakesureitgetsdonebutpeoplearebusyFirthtoldTheJournal.Maybethepastreseasonwillshoweveryonethebenetofre-smartingthecommunity.Yellowknifepublicsafetyofcialsfoundthemselvesonthehotseatthissummerafterexaggeratedmediareportsclaimedthecapi-talwasthreatenedbyaforestreburning30kmwestofthecity.Accordingthecitysprotectionplanpre-vailingwindsduringthesummerreseasonmakethecityswesternboundarylargelyin-vulnerablebutYellowknifesforestedsouth-ernankisexposed.ConstructingarebreakwouldtakeseveralyearsDennisMarchiorithecitysdirectorofpublicsafetytoldTheJournalbutthepublicdidnotidentifyitasapriorityduringbudgetconsultations.Fire-smartingthecommunitywasnotraisedduringthepublicengagementprocessMarchiorisaidandaddedthattheissuecouldcomeupduringbudgetdiscussionsthisfall.InthemeantimeMarchiorisaidheisre-viewingemergencyreprotectionplansforvulnerableneighbourhoodswithENR.PhotocourtesyofENRGNWTAhomeinKakisaiswatereddownwithsprinklersduringthesummerwhenaforestrecamewithin100metresofthecommunity. 18TuesdaySeptember232014Photoswantedfor2015FortSmithPetDeskCalendarFillingupfastGetyourpicturesinsoonIfyouwouldliketohavephotosofyourpetstakenarrangementscanbemade.PleasecallChrisat872-5547.BecauseofthehighvolumeofrequestsSpecialconsiderationwillbemadeforpetsnotinpreviouscalendars.Pleasesubmitphotosoflivingpetsonly.Thereisnofeetohavephotosinthecalendar.IfyouhaveanyquestionsorneedmoreinformationpleasecallChrisat872-5547oremaildewolfnorthwestel.netDeadlineisSeptember30ThisadsponsoredbytheNorthernJournalWWW.FORTSMITH.CANoticetoFortSmithResidentsThesewerandwatermainsrepairworkattheintersectionofMcDougalRoadandConibearStreetisprogressingwell.Wearerepairingabrokensewermainandtakingtheopportunitytoreplacemanholesandupgradewatermainsvalvesandthemainsewerliftstationintheprocess.Thisjobisalargeandcomplexoneandisbeingcarriedoutcarefullyandsystematicallybyexperiencedcrewsinordertoavoidanydisruptiontowaterandsewerservices.Workwillbecompletedwithinthenextfewweeks.Inordertocompletethisprojectwewillbetemporarilyinterruptingwaterservicetosomeresidentsoverthenexttwoweekends.Onlyafewresidentswillbeaffected.Townstaffwillbeworkingwiththoseaffectedinadvanceoftheinterruptionstoensureaslittleinconvenienceaspossible.Weapologizeforanyinconvenienceandgreatlyappreciateyourpatience.AdvertisingsolutionsBookdesignBrochurespostersBusinesscardsStationeryInvitationscustomdesignLogodesignMarketingsolutionsPhotographyPromomaterialSignsBannersStickersMagnetsWeddingPartyfavoursContactCascadeGraphicsat867872-3000orgraphicsnorj.ca207McDougalRdFortSmithNTWeofferarangeofcustomdesignservicesthatincludecascadegraphicsOFMEETINGDATESFORATHABASCACHIPEWYANamesofnewteroveraboxamesattheSkatepark.competedinXbikeevents.ByDALICARMICHAELEndurancewasthenameofthegameforathletesinthisyearsHayRivertriathlonwhofolloweduptheirhighintensityeventsbyjogginginthetownsTerryFoxRun.Inanefforttobuildupthecrowdforthecancerresearchrunorganizersdecidedtohavethetwochallengesonthesameday.WewerehopingbetweenthetwoeventsthattheymightkindofbolstereachothersaidEmmaHarperrecreationcoordinatorforthetownofHayRiver.IreceivedalotofinterestfrompeoplewhowanttodobothwhichIndquiteadmirable.Beforerunningthe5-kmTerryFoxRunanationallycelebrateddaytoraisefundsforcancerresearch10indoneteamparticipatedincouldchoosefromoneofttheOlympicroutewhichswima40-kmbikerideortheslightlylessintimivolvinga.75kmswimaanda5-kmrun.AfterabriefawardscerearoundnoontherunnersgesecondpartoftheirdaypowtheirexhaustiontocarryontbythegreatTerryFox.SeveralexperiencedathletesLevelAlta.enteredthisyearstrimanagedtosnagsomeofthetopsMikeMorgannishedrstintheeventwithatotaltimeof23938cllowedbyfellowAlbertanChrisGosmnishedwithatimeof24154.TwoseniorsfromHighLevelweretonestorepresenttheiragegroupinthepiceventwhileIanFloodofHayRiverrsentedthegolden-agedathletesinthespPhotoScottClouthierALNOEMPLOYMEPLAYouwillberecontinuouspintegratingprofallmechacommunityreceivingatocustominventorymaintenCSOshousekmechisanAClpluWinrdDIESELPLANTOPERATOR1YEARTERMSPORTSRECREATIONTERRYFOXGamndthecityofanagreementhockeyeventsamesAWG.kGreenlandckeyplayersbetweenthehegamesforonies.KlaudiaMikaleftandKirstenMahlerracetoHayRiverTriathlon.TENDERSANDLETYoDeneKoere-electsDeneronschiefinFortLiardarryDeneronwasre-electedaschiefoftheAchoDeneeFirstNationADKFNfollowinganelectionheldon.29.Hewontheelectionwith95votes51morethanexthighestcompetitor.Deneronhasheldthepositionertwoyearsprevioustothemostrecentelection.ThisticaltimeforleadershipwithintheADKFNwhichntlyworkingtowardsself-governmentandanalentfortheirlandclaim.roundersuppliestheysfulhunt.attendantsunionreachesedealwithFirstAirentativesforFirstAirightattendantsreachedlwiththeemployerthemorningofSept.10.gotiatedfor18hourswiththeassistanceofiatorbeforeagreeingonanew22monthlextendfromApr.12014toDec.312015eperiodwhenightattendantsrstlostotewillbeplacedincomingweekswithalbeingreleasedbeforethen.WherellWhenmto6pmto2610aaccepteengineoilerosolsescleaningpesticidwaste.rresidntsonlyialwaste.ncalltio-8044or92872-8400.atByMEAGANWOHLBERGAsPrimeMinisterStephenHarperandpeopleacrossCanadacelebratethesuc-cessfuldiscoveryofoneofSirJohnFranklinsill-fatedshipsintheNorthwestPassagelastweekafewarehopingtoremindCanadiansaboutthedarkcoloniallegacytheBrit-ishexplorerhadonplacesintheNorth.MorrisNeyellearesidentofDelinesaidtheexplorerandhismenterrorizedhiscommunityformerlyknownasFortFranklinduringtheyearstheywerestationedtherekidnappingandabus-ingDenewomenandkillingmenwhotriedtointerfere.ThestoryofFranklinsleg-acyinDelinewasoriginallyrecountedtoNeyellebya100year-oldelderin1980whotoldhimthatFranklinandhis50crewmemberscametothecommunityin1825andbegantradingwiththeSahtuDenewhomtheyrelieduponforhuntingandshing.Overthewinterthemenbegantodrinkheavilyandbecameviolent.Hewastellingusastoryabouthisgreat-great-grand-motherwhowastakenbySirJohnFranklinscrewkid-nappedtobeusedandwhat-everNeyellesaid.Healsosaidtheywereverycruelpeoplewhodidalotofkillingthatwhenhisgreat-great-grandmotherwastakenwhenDenepeopletriedtointervenetheywouldkillthemwithguns.Theydrankalo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EMPLOYMENTTENDERSANDLEGALNOTICESTuesdaySeptember23201421HomeHeatingOilForon-timeoranytimedelivery...call100Locallyownedandoperated1BreynatStreetFortSmithNT872-4567PetroleumWhisperingPinesCottagesServingyouwith50yearsexperiencePleaseContactSandraRobichaudPhoneFax867872-2906-Cell867621-025485PineCrescentP.O.Box300FortSmithNTX0E0P0SaeTravelsEnjoyPrivatecleancomortableyearroundaccommodationswithFreeWiFiandHDRelaxwithourjacuzzitubfreplaceBBQyarddishwashergreatparkingandpluginsAfordableRatesdailyweeklymonthlystaysavailable.4privateunits.123and4bedroomstochooserom.www.whisperingpinescottages.caRapidPetroleumProducts8722585DeliveryofHomeHeatingFuel-PrivateandCommercialratesavailable867-765-2020salescascom.ca116NahanniDr.YellowknifeNTX1A2R1www.cascom.caPleasecontactusforinformationonhowwecanhelpmakeyourprojectasuccessProvidingconnectivity-telephoneandinternet-solutionsforindustryinremotelocations.SERVICEDIRECTORYEMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITYPOWERLINEPERSONFORTSIMPSONNTAsamemberoftheTransmissionDistributionGroupandreportingtotheManagerThermalTransmissionDistributionperformsJourneypersonlevelworkintheconstructionandmaintenanceofelectricaltransmissionanddistributionsystemsincludingsubstationsundergroundandstreetlightsystems.JourneypersonPowerLinepersoncertificationwithanInterprovincialRedSealpreferred.Severalyearsofdirectlyrelatedexperienceinpowerdistributionandtransmissionmaintenancelineconstructionandcustomerservice.AvalidClass1driverslicensewithairbrakeendorsementasset.Traveltoremotesettlementsinsmallaircraftisrequired.Salaryrangeis40.11to48.75perhourpluslocationaccommodationallowancesofapproximately10134perannum.WeofferaHumanResourcesNorthwestTerritoriesPowerCorporation4CapitalDriveHayRiverNTXOEntpc.com.Openuntilsuitablecandidatefound..AnNTHydroCompanyEMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITYTheNorthwestTerritoryMtisNationisseekingadynamicself-motivatedindividualtoadministertheCreeLanguageandCultureStrategicPlan.TheCreeLanguageCoordinatorwillworkundertheauthorityoftheNWTMNExecutiveDirectorandprovidesupporttothecommunityadvisorycommitteesinHayRiverandFortSmith.ThesuccessfulcandidatemustbeabletoworkinateamenvironmentmeetstrictdeadlinesfacilitatemeetingshavegoodorganizationalverbalandwrittencommunicationskillsandexhibitprofessionalismintegrityandtactindealingwiththeCreeLanguageCommunity.FluencyintheCreeLanguageisnotarequirementhowevertheabilitytocommunicateinCreewillbeconsideredanasset.Ahighschooldiplomaisarequirementwithexperienceinprogramadministration.PriorityNWTMNprocess.Salaryiscurrentlyunderreview.DeadlineforapplicationsisOctober3rd2014.SendresumesandinquiriestoHumanResourceManagerNorthwestTerritoryMtisNationBox720FortSmithNTX0E0P0Phone867872-2770ext22Fax867872-2772Emailtraining.nwtmnnorthwestel.netOnlyapplicantsselectedforaninterviewwillbecontacted.CreeLanguageCoordinatorFortSmithNT1yeartermOctober15th2014October15th2015NorthwestTerritoriesMtisNationEMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITYMIKISEWCREEFIRSTNATIONCHIEFEXECUTIVEOFFICERTheMikisewCreeFirstNationisheadquarteredinFortChipewyanAB.ItisalargeandsophisticatedFirstNationthatprovidesawidescopeofservicesandprogramstoitscitizens.FortChipewyanislocatedontheshoresofLakeAthabascaandisasmallbutvibrantcommunityofsometwelvehundredresidents.TheMikisewCreeFirstNationiscurrentlyrecruitingwillberesponsibleforsupportingtheFirstNationtoachieveitsstrategicgoalsandobjectivesbyplanningmanagingdirectingandevaluatingalloftheassoci-timepermanentpositionbasedinFortChipewyan.Thebasicqualificationsforthepositionareasfollows1.Aproventrackrecordasaseniormanagerwithaminimumof10yearsdemonstratedexperience2.AdegreeorprofessionaldesignationinbusinessadministrationlawcommercepublicadministrationaccountingoranotherdisciplinerelatedtotheworkoftheFirstNation3.Excellentoralandwrittencommunicationskills4.In-depthknowledgeofFirstNationsandgovernmentprogramspolicyandprocedurefundingandgovernance.ThesuccessfulcandidatewillbeexpectedtoliveinFortChipewyan.Heorshemustbeself-motivatedresultsorientedandabletoworkeffectivelywiththecitizensoftheFirstNation.Onlythosepersonsselectedforaninterviewwillbecontacted.AllapplicationsforthispositionmustbereceivedbynolaterthanOctober172014.PleaseemailacoveringletterexplaininghowyoucopyofyourresumeandthenamesoffiveprofessionalreferencestoDirectorHumanResourcesMikisewCreeFirstNationhrmikisewcree.caThankyouforyourinterest12345Placeyouradinthisnewspaperandprovincewidewithacombinedcirculationofover800000foronly...995plusGSTHSTValueAdNetworkAlbertaWeeklyNewspapersAssociationtollfree1-800-282-6903x228emailandreaawna.comorvisitthiscommunitynewspapertheMOSToutofyouradvertisingdollarsSqueezeSO008447BUSINESSAVAILABLEINALBERTAFranchiseTwofranchiseslocatedinsamecommunitysales700000areacanbesoldseparatelypricedtogetherat615000.Ownerverymotivatedtosell.CabinetMakersRetailBusinessCountertopsFitnessBusinessButcherShopDetailingShopwagepriced250000.00.FranchiseRestaurantverymotivatedtosell.CallBillConroyorEdKatchur403-346-7755emailbillconroymaxwellrealty.caMaxwellRealEstateSolutionsLtd.12345CattleBuyingandsellingallclassesFinan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22TuesdaySeptember232014POLITICSMUNICIPALThenewPULSEWOODBUFFALOCALLLINE780-743-7000isaninormationlinenowavailabletoallRegionalMunicipalityoWoodBualocitizens24-hoursadaysevendaysaweek365daysayear.CallthisnumberandamemberothemunicipalRESDispatchwillanswereverycall.Itheycantansweryourquestionimmediatelyyouwillgetapersonalresponsewithin48hours.Thisisasimplewaytokeepyourfngersonthepulseothecommunity.Foremergenciesalwayscall911.ForaccuratecurrentinormationroundtheclockaboutanythingconcerningtheMunicipalitycall780-743-7000.FROMBUSPASSESTOBUSSHELTERSLOSTSWEATERSKEYSTOWINTERROADSSNOWREMOVALANDSTRAYDOGSWITHFLEASFROMPOTHOLESTOFLOODINGTREEBRANCHESBRICKSTOPARKINGANDTRAFFICLIGHTSCALLUSFORTHEFIXAREALPERSON.WITHREALANSWERS.EVERYTIME.ALLTHETIME.HAVEAQUESTIONCALL780-743-7000HAVEANEMERGENCYCALL911WWW.WOODBUFFALO.AB.CAByJACKDANYLCHUKCoincidenceorconspiracyYellowknifecom-muterscanonlywonderattheperfectstormofeventsarounddowntownparkinglastweekaperennialhot-buttontopicinthecapital.Thecityrolledouttherstphaseofitstwo-yearprogramtoadd328newparkingmeterstothedowntowncore.Installedatacostof328000theyareexpectedtoadd287000ayearinrevenue.ThenewmetershadbarelyclockedtheirrstcarswhenParkingDaycelebrationsbrokeoutonFridayandwheninanefforttoencouragepublictransitthecitymadebustravelfreeforCarFreeDayonMonday.IntendedtodrawattentiontotheneedformoreopenspacesincitycentresParkingDayattracted15demonstrationsonFranklinAve.and49thSt.withlocalsputtingparkingspacestootheruses.EcologyNorthpluggedametertodem-onstratehowtoreduceenergyconsumptionthroughcold-waterwashinglinedryingandcompostingorganicwasteandtodrawatten-tiontothespacethatcarsoccupy.MaybewecanusethatspaceforplaygroundsandparksinsteadofcarssaidCraigScottanEcologyNorthspokespersonwhodeclinedtoweighinonthenewparkingmeters.Wethinkpeopleshouldwalkbikeandtakepublictransittoworkwheneverpossible.Werealizecarsarenecessitysometimesbutwereinasmallcompactcity.Wedontneedasmanyparkingspacesaswehave.Theadditionofparkingmeterswasdrivenbydowntownmerchantswhowantedtore-servespacesforcustomers.CouncillorAdrianBellsaidthechangewillmakeareascurrentlywithoutmeteredpark-ingmoreattractivetobusinessesanddoubtsitwilldrivepotentialcustomerstoshoppingcentresonOldAirportRd.MetersrolloutasYellowkniferscritiqueparkingproblemIthinkyouwouldbechallengedtondpeoplewhohaveeverparkedinthoseareasandthenwalkedtoshoppingnearFranklinAve.BelltoldTheJournalinanemail.Themovewillsqueezeofficeworkerswhohaveenjoyedfreeparking.Nine-hourmeterswillbeavailablefor10aday.Resi-dentswhocandemonstratethattheyhavenoalternativetoon-streetparkingwillbegivenannualparkingpasses.PhotoJackDanylchukRose-MarieJacksonandCraigScottruntheEcologyNorthboothforParkingDayaneventobservedlastFridaywhereresidentsinmorethan160citiesin35countriesre-imaginedpurposesfortheirdowntownparkingspaces. ExpertsexaminetraditionalknowledgeusageinNWTFestivalbringstogetherregionalinternationalauthoritiesonTKTuesdaySeptember23201423EDUCATIONTRADITIONALKNOWLEDGEAnnualGeneralAssemblyNorthwestTerritoryMtisNationJOINUSATTHERoaringRapidsHallinFORTSMITHNovember18212014FormoreinformationpleasecontactNWTMtisNation25CamsellStreetFortSmithNT867872-2770ByDALICARMICHAELJustweeksafteroneoftheboatsfromthestoriedFranklinexpeditionwasdiscovered-withthehelpoflocalInuitknowledge-del-egatesmetovertheweekendtodiscussthebenetsofelevatingtraditionalknowledgeTKtoalevelwhereitsharessimilarsta-tuswithWesternscienceintheNorthwestTerritories.ThekatTradtionalKnowledgeFesti-valorganizedbytheTlichogovernmentthePrinceofWalesNorthernHeritagecentreandtheCanadianPolarCommissioninvitedmembersoftheinternationalcommunitytoconvergeinYellowknifeandBehchokoovertheweekendandmulloverincreasingmer-itsofindigenousTKusage.Wevebeeninvolvedwithresearchstud-iesgoingbackquitealongwaysintothe50sand60sandevenbeforethatwiththeearlyexplorerssaidJohnB.ZoeoneoftheeventorganizersaspecialadvisortotheTlichogovernmentandchairpersonoftheTlichoresearchandtraininginstitute.Weveneverreallybeenpartofresearchbefore.Wevebeenontheendofthemicroscopewhereweretheonesbeingstudied.ZoesaidthefestivalwasdesignedtogatherbothlocalandinternationalexpertsonTKtodiscusshowtheyuseTKandhowthatusagecomparesintheterritory.AsmoreautonomyandmoregovernmentandmoreresponsibilitygoesbacktotheAb-originalpeoplewewanttobemoreinvolvedinresearchhesaid.Academicsgovernmentrepresentativesindustryworkersandtraditionalknowledgeholderswererepresentedatthesold-outtalks.Fridaykickedoffwithasessionforgradstu-dentsusingtraditionalknowledgeintheirstudieswheretheycoulddiscusstheirworkwitheldersandTKholders.FollowingthatfestivalgoersweretransportedtoBehchokowherelocalsincludingZoepresentedthevarioususesofTKingovernmentlandusewildlifestewardshipandsocialprogramswithinthecommunity.OnSaturdayTEDxYellowknifecapturedvariousspeakersastheysharedtheirexpe-rienceslearningaboutandusingtraditionalknowledge.Thefollowingdayapanelofex-pertsaddressedthequestionofhowgovern-mentsandindustrycanmoreappropriatelyrespecttheknowledgeofindigenouspeoplesandtraditionalknowledge.TKablipongovernmentradarItrytostayawayfromtheseconversationsbecauseIndthatalotofthemaresortofrepetitive...Alotoftalkingaboutisituse-fulisitvalidandsoonsaidStephenEllisoneofSundayspanelists.Ithinkweneedtobealongwaybeyondthatconversation.EllisisaNorthernseniorassociatewithTidesCanadaanenvironmentalstewardshipcom-panythatprovidesnancialandprojectman-agementservicesforphilanthropistsfounda-tionsactivistsandcivilorganizations.WhilelivinginLutselKefor12yearshealsoworkedwithFirstNationsgovernmentandindustrytoaddresslandandresourcechallenges.Certainlythegovernmenthereplayslipservice-Ohweconsidertraditionalknowl-edgeequallyandsoon-butitdoesntreallyplayoutEllissaid.ThesystemisstillverymuchdominatedbyWesternbureaucraticwaysofdoingthingsandscienticwaysofdoingthingsaswell.JoanneBarnabyaformerspecialadvi-sortothepremierwithalmost30yearsofexperienceprovidingconsultingservicestogovernmentindigenousgroupsandindustryregardingTKsomewhatagreedwithEllis.Ivehadmixedexperiencesintermsofgov-ernmentuseoftraditionalknowledgeshesaid.Sometimesitsbeensomewhatsuccess-fulothertimesitsbeenatotalfailure.Iguessitdependsonhowcontroversialtheissueis.WhiletherehavebeensomecaseswherethegovernmenthassoughtouttraditionalknowledgefromlocalAboriginalgroupsliketheNWTProtectedAreasStrategyBarnabysaiditwasfarfrombeingthenorm.PeopleresistchangeIdontthinkitsevergoingtobeeasyshesaid.ThegovernmentisembeddedintheWesternsystemitsnotembeddedintraditionalknowledge.Itsanongoingchallengetoeducateandtondwaystobringforwardknowledgeinawaythattheycanunderstanditandappreciatethevalue.PhotocourtesyofTonyRabescaAnonlookerexaminesinformationprovidedbytheTlichogovernmentontheirusesoftraditionalknowledgeinvariousactivitiesattherstTKFestivalandconferenceinYellowknife. YellowknifesSt.PatsbigwinnersatHayRiverElkssoccertournamentSPORTSRECREATIONSOCCER24TuesdaySeptember232014BRIEFSSPORTSCanadianWinterGamesbadmintontryoutstobeheldinYellowknifeInpreparationforthe2015CanadaWinterGamesCWGthebadmintonteamtry-outswillbeheldinYellowknifeonSept.27.ThetryoutswillbehostedatSt.JosephSchoolfrom830a.m.to530p.m.FormoreinformationcontactKevinOKeefeatinfonwtbadminton.ca.CrosscountryrunningnalsdelayedoneweekTheannualcrosscountrychampion-shipracesthatweresupposedtobeheldinFortProvidenceonSept.26havebeencalledofffornow.FraserOliverpresidentoftheNWTStudentAthleticFederationsaidthatduetosomemis-communicationstheeventwilllikelybeheldonOct.3inFortSmithinstead.ByDALICARMICHAELTheteamfromSt.PatricksSchoolinYel-lowknifewasthebigwinneratthisweekendsannualHayRiverElkssoccertournamentnab-bingseveralbannersincludingtheoverallrstplacenisherintheboysAAdivisionnal.WehadagreattourneyasaschoolsaidSt.PatscoachRobHartinanemailtoTheJournal.Wewonthreebannersandhadasecondandthirdplaceaswell.ThePatsgirlsandboysteamscarriedontheirlegaciesbuildingonawinningstreakstretchingoverseveralsuccessfulyears.WewontheseniorboysAAbannerforthethirdyearinarowwontheGrade8-9boysbannerforthefourthtimeinveyearsandwontheGrade8-9girlsbannerforthesecondyearinarowhesaid.SoweareprettyhappywiththatTheSt.PatsboysAteamplacedsecondlosingbyasinglepointinthenalmatchagainstFortResolutionsDeninuSchool.Youthagednineto19playedinthetour-namentwhichhostedgirlsboysandmixedteamsfromYellowknifetoFortLiard.ThoughtheyhadsomegreyskiesanddrizzleonFri-dayskiesclearedthroughouttheweekendsothekidscouldenjoyplayingunderthesun.IntheyoungerdivisionsSt.Patsstayedstrongwiththe2000-01boysbestingFortSmithina2-1gamethatranintoovertime.ThesameteamswerematchedupinthegirlsnalgamefortheagecategorywithSt.Patswinningwithanalscoreof3-1.JohnHowardSissonsschoolfromYel-lowknifealsohadagoodshowingtakingthewininthe2004-05girlsfinalgameina3-0pointmatch.TheSissonsboysteamalsowonfortheiragegroupbeat-ingthePrincessAlexandraschool5-0ontheirhometurf.TheannualtournamentwassupportedbytheHayRiverElkstheMackenzieRec-reationAssociationandtheNWTSoccerAssociation.AplayerfromYellowknifescoleSt.PatrickHighSchoolcarriestheballpastanopponentfromBehchokosChiefJimmyBruneauSchool.PlayersenjoyedunseasonablywarmweatherandclearskiesthispastweekendfortheannualElksOutdoorSoccerTournamentinHayRiver.PhotosScottClouthierPhotoMariaChurch