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TuesdayOctober1420147HEALTHWELLNESSFAMILYVIOLENCEMissStacheisasophisticatedandcutelittlelady.IsntshejustpreciousIfyoubroughtherhomeshedbesohappyandgiveyoucuddles.Pleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.WESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.FemaleAdultBlackandwhitemixLookingforanewhomeFamilyViolenceisEVERYONESbusiness.WhatwillYOUdoSUTHERLANDHOUSEWOULDLIKETOTHANKthefollowingorganizationsandpeopleformakingtheactivitiesduringtheweekofOctober4ththroughtoOctober11thasuccessSaltRiverFirstNationSmithsLandingFirstNationFortSmithSeniorsSocietyTownofFortSmithRecCentreNorthernLifeMuseumCulturalCentreMaryKaeserLibraryHealthyFamiliesProgramDennisBevingtonNWTMPSpecialthankstoallpeoplewhoattendedactivitiesthroughouttheweekMalorieRehmEileenBeaverHenryBeaverRCMPPWKandJBTKaesersSutherlandHousestaffallvolunteersSistersinSpiritandFamilyViolenceAwarenessWeekYELLOWKNIFEYWCAATURNINGPOINTFORWOMENByDALICARMICHAELAstheeventsofFamilyViolenceAwarenessWeekintheNWTwinddowntheterritorialgovernmentwantstomakesurethatissuesoffamilyanddomesticviolencearenotforgot-tenthroughouttherestoftheyear.TocreateasustainedawarenessaroundtheproblemthedepartmentofHealthandSocialServicesHSSaswellastheNWTCoalitionAgainstFamilyViolenceCAFVputtogethertheWhatWillItTakeaware-nesscampaignlastweekwhichwaslaunchedatYellowknifesNorthernUnitedPlaceOct.8bysingerLeelaGildayandMinisterGlenAbernethy.Thenewinitiativespecicallyaddresseswhatorganizerscallthebystandereffecttheideathatthosewhowitnessorareawareofdomesticabuseareunabletoreportitei-therbecausetheydontknowwheretoturnorbecausetheyareafraidofthepotentialrepercussions.IntheNWTIthinktheresarecognitionthatweveallbeenimpactedbyfamilyvio-lencewhichmeansthatweallhaveininter-estinworkingtoeliminateitsaidKimberlyFairmandirectorofMentalHealthandAd-dictionswithHSS.Weworkedonanaware-nesscampaignbutalsotoolsthatcouldbeusedbyjustaboutanyonetointerveneinasituationortohelpsomebodyaccesscom-munityorterritorialresourcestodealwithfamilyviolence.Inthenearfuturecommunitiesaroundtheterritorywillhavetheresourcestodeliverbystandertrainingtotheirresidents.Theles-sonsarebrokenintotwomodulestherstaone-hoursessiondedicatedtosensitivitytrainingandthesecondathree-hourwork-shopwhereparticipantscanlearnskillstosafelyinterveneincasesofdomesticviolence.Itdoesnttellpeopleexactlywhattosaybutmorejusttoberespectfulhowtoassessforriskinthesituationsandobvi-ouslytoavoidrespondingwithviolenceFairmansaid.Wealsogivetipsonwhattodoafterithashappenedsoitmightbethatafterthesituationhasdiffusedtheyknowhowtoapproachthevictimandofferhelp.Accountsfromactualexperienceswerecompiledtocreateresourcesfortheinitiative.Hereinthedepartmentweworkedwithpeoplewhoareintheeldallthetimedeal-ingwithfamilyviolenceissuesFairmansaid.ThematerialsweredevelopedbyHSSandtheCoalitionAgainstFamilyViolence.Theyheldfocusgroupstotestmaterialsandcompiledbestpracticesfromotherjurisdic-tionstodeveloptheprogram.Abernethysaidthatovertheyearshisde-partmenthasorganizednumerousaware-nesscampaignstoendfamilyanddomesticviolencethoughnonewiththesamemes-sagingasWhatWillItTakeWhileratesofviolenceintheterritoryarestillsomeofthehighestinthecountryhesaidhehasnoticedaconsiderabledif-ferenceinthewaytheissueisnowbeingaddressed.Wefindthatmorepeoplearepreparedtotalkaboutithesaid.MorepeoplearepreparedtomakerecommendationsonwherepeoplecangethelporspeakupormakeRCMPcalls.Wefeelthatthispro-gramwillgiveindividualsthebystand-erstoolsthatwehaventbeenabletogiveinthepast.ItsAbernethyshopethatastheinforma-tioncontinuestospreadthosediscussionswillturnintoaction.FamilyviolenceisunacceptableanytimeweallknowthatsaidAbernethy.Itsunac-ceptableanytimeanywherebyanyoneandtheresahugenumberofindividualsintheNWTwhoareadverselyaffectedbydomes-ticandfamilyviolence.Toenditweneedtoworkwithpartnersfamilies-weneedtoworkwitheverybody.GNWTasksWhatWillItTaketostopdomesticviolenceNewterritorialprogramtargetsthebystandereffectByMEAGANWOHLBERGLandlordsandrentalagenciesinthecapi-taloftheNorthwestTerritoriesarecomingtogetherthisweektodiscusswaystheycansupporttenantsanddecreasehomelessnessinthecommunity.TheYellowknifeCoalitionAgainstHome-lessnessishostingitsrstlandlordsroundta-blemeetingtheafternoonofOct.15atNorth-ernUnitedPlacebringingtogetherNorthernPropertyREITtheYellowknifeHousingAu-thoritytheAVENSseniorscommunityandtheNWTCommunityServicesCorp.NWT-CSCtolearnaboutavailableresourcesforimprovinghousingsecurity.GailLeonardisofNWT-CSCthecorpora-tionthatmanagesthelowincomehousinginNorthernUnitedPlacesaidtheroundtablecameoutofothercoalitionmeetingsthatheardbothtenantsandlandlordsalikeex-pressproblemswithsecuringandmaintain-ingrentalpropertiesinthecity.Someofthecommonchallengesacrosstheboardaremakingsurerentispaidinfullandontimemakingsurethatpeoplewhoneedsupportservicesknowaboutthosesupportservicesandcanaccessthemthatkindofstuffshesaid.Whilerentalrelationshipscanoftenbeproblematicshesaidlandlordscanbeaperfectpointofcontactfortenantstolearnaboutavailablesupports.Byassistingthetenantthenofcourseitsinourbestinterestaswellbecausethetenantbecomesagoodtenanttherentgetspaidandallthatshesaid.Ithinkitsagoodstartingpointforsometenants.Thelandlordisprobablytheonepersontheydealwithonaregularbasisandofcoursethelandlordisgoingtobetheonewhosharass-ingthemthemostsoitsagoodresourcenotonlyforthelandlordbutforthetenantaswellforthelandlordtobeabletosaytothetenantHaveyoucontactedthisagencyAVENSCEOJeffRenaudsaiditscrucialtoknowmoreabouttheresourcesoutthereforhomelessandlowincomepeopleespe-ciallyseniors.Weareapartofthehomelessnessco-alitionbecauseseniorsareasegmentofoursocietythatareaffectedbypovertyandhomelessness.CurrentlyinYellowknifewehavemorethan50individualsovertheageof60whoarepre-qualiedforsubsidizedhousingduetolowincomesRenaudsaid.Whenpushcomestoshoveseniorswillsacricefoodclothingandadequateshelterinordertopayformedications.ManyofthestoriesthatwehearfromseniorssharethesamethreadIWearetoopoortostopwork-ingandwhenweareforcedtoretirewearenotsurewherewecanlive.Thishasahugeimpactonoursocietyasawhole.AttheroundtablelandlordslikeAVENSwillhaveachancetohearfromtheNWTHousingCorp.ontheTerritorialRentSup-plementProgramandHomelessnessFundsfromEducationCultureandEmploymentontheirIncomeSupportservicestheDisabili-tiesCouncilontheirsupportsandtheredepartmentontheissueofhoarding.ItsinthebestinterestofthelandlordandthetenanttoknowthatthoseservicesareavailableandtoreferthemtothemLeon-ardissaid.Themoreresourcesyouhavethebetteryoureabletodoyourjobeffectively.LandlordsjoinforcestofighthomelessnessinYellowknifeHEALTHWELLNESSHOMELESSNESSPhotocourtesyofStatusofWomenCounciloftheNWTActivistsinYellowknifemarchintheTakeBacktheNightTBTNeventonOct.9.BothTBTNandthegovernmentsnewWhatWillItTakeinitiativearesocialawarenesscampaignsworkingtowardsthegoalofendingfamilyviolence.