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TuesdayNovember2520145COLUMNS15YearsAgo...LowwaterlevelscontinueIfitseemsasthoughtheSlaveRiverhasbeenverylowthisfallitsbecauseithasbeen.AccordingtoMurrayJonesNWTsupervisorfortheWaterSurveyofCan-adawhilethelevelsonthePeaceRiverwerenormalwaterlevelsinLakeAthabascawerealmosttwometresbelow1996waterlevels.IssueNovember23199920YearsAgo...Treaty8lookingformorecontrolovereducationAdelegationofsixTreaty8chiefsattendedtheSouthSlaveDivisionalBoardofEducationmeetinginFortSmithlastweekendarmedwithapowerfulnewtermsofreferenceagreementandawake-upcallforthere-gionalboard.Theagreementsetsthestagefornegotia-tionsthatwillgiveTreaty8bandsdirectcontroloverprogramsandservices.IssueNovember23199430YearsAgo...MasslayoffsatCWSAcutinEnvironmentCanadasbudgetincludesamajoramputationintheCanadianWildlifeServicewhichwillconsiderablyrestrictitsprogramsintheWestandNorth.AlmosttwodozenstaffmembershavereceivedlayoffnoticesinthewesternregionofCWSaloneal-mostaquarterofthestaff.IssueNovember221984ARCHIVESNorthernJournal2014JoinusonlineLikeNorthernJournalonFacebookandgettheweeklynewsdeliveredtoyourfeedFACEBOOKFEEDBACKOnegroupofgeophysicistsfromAlbertabelievetheyhavefoundevidencelinkingfrackingtoseismicactiv-ityinnorthernpartsoftheprovince.StudylinksfrackingtoearthquakesinAlbertaAndreaBoothBrittanyBourkeLouiseDixonandVeronicaTuccarolikethis.NWTresidentssharetalentslandscapewithLoveTheLandcontestJoeFergusonandMarylanYaniklikethis.WhiteGirlFishcampintheRampartsByDAWNKOSTELNIKIttakestimefortherivertoclearofmudandjunkbeforethenetscanbeset.Weare-nallygoingtoLaCouesshcampIlovevisitingPauline.Theirshcampiswellsetupabovetheriverinbetweenthelimestone.IswearIcansmelltheshassoonasweareinthecanoe.MybrothersareapaineveryonejostlesforaseatandmymomyellsatustositdownforGodssakeTherearenolifejacketsandtheMackenzieisstillatfullboil.Iscrambleformyfavou-ritespotinthebowoftheboat.Mydadpullstartsthekickeranditroarstolife.Sunshinewarmsthesprayofwaterasitsplashesourfaces.ItisnotfartotheRampartsandwelookateachotherintrepidationasweapproachthetoweringlimestone.ThisiswherethebushmanlivesPaulineandAndrearetheonlyonesthatIknowwholiveonthedoorstepofthebush-man.Nooneelsewantstogointothecanyon.Listenlis-tenforawhistlejustalon-n-glowsinglewhistle.YougirlshearthatrunlikehellThisisthecallofthebush-man.Thebushmanneedsawomantotakecareofhimtoscapehishidesmakehimclothescookforhimandhavehischildrensohislineagecancontinue.Otherarchaiccul-turesattemptthispracticeaswell.Ifthebushmancatchesyouandyouescapefromhimyouwilldieintwoyears.Ifthebushmancatchesyouandkeepsyouyouwillprobablydiefromoverworkorchild-birthinamuchshortertime.Abushmanishugeandblackandcoveredalloverwithhair.Hecreepsaroundtheedgeofcampwatchingforsillygirlsthatdonotlistenorgrabswomenwhogotoofarouttogetre-woodbythemselves.Legendrangeswiththoughtsthatat-tachhimtotheWhitePeoplesstoriesofYetiorSasquatchortothepossibilitythatthesewereblackmenwhoescapedfromthesouthandnowliveattheedgeofthelightofcampres.TherewastalkofBlackMenfromthesouththatcametohideawayfromtheirworlds.Blackmenwhoaresickofthewarsthatneverendinthelandofthefreeandhomeofthebrave.LivinginthefrozenNorthstealingawomanandbecomingabushmanmustseemaneasierbattlethanbeingshippedofftoghtapo-liticalwarinKoreaandViet-namthatkillsinnocentwomenandchildrenandleavesthemtolivewiththeremnantsoftheirsoulsforevertorturedbyaghtthattheydidnotbelievein.AllthatIknowisthatwhileplayingoutinthebushIwouldgetthathairrisingonthebackofmynecksensationgoosebumpswouldraiseanyskinthatwashairlessandadreadfeelingthatIneededtorunsomewherefastbecameover-whelming.Asenseoffearwouldpermeatethecrowdofkids.Likeaockofptarmiganwepanicscatterandrunforourlivestothetownarrivingbreathlessandfeelingsilly.Lookingateachotherinthesecurityofthevillagenoonewantstotalkabouttheirfears.LetsgoovertoHelenstowarmupandhavetea.Slowlyslowlywegetbraver.ThetoughestkidsaysThatmusthavebeenthebushmancominginforkids.Wees-capedhimagainIneversawthedarkformthatsomedidIcanonlystatethatthisfeel-ingofpanicdidhappenanditarrivedwithaninstincttorunforsurvivalthatwaspri-malandreal.Thisbasicin-stinctkeepsmealivetothisday.Whenyoufeelittrustitandscatterlikeptarmigan.ScreentimeaffectsbraindevelopmentTechnologyiseverywhereSmartphonestabletscom-putersvideogamesandtele-visionsareallaroundusandchildrenareusingandwatch-ingthemmorethaneverbe-fore.Somestudieshaveshownthattheaveragechildunder2iswatchingtwohoursofTVaday.Evenmorefrightening8to10yearoldsaregettingeighthoursofscreentimeaday.TheyarespendingmoretimewithTVandvideogamesthantheyarespendingatschool.SowhatIsthisabigdealoristhisthewayofthefutureWhatweknownowisthatitisabigdeal.Weareseeingde-laysinlanguagedevelopmentnemotorskillsproblemswithattentionandproblemswithsleepandbehaviourintoddlerswhowatchTVwhencomparedtothosewhodont.ThereareotherhealthrisksforchildrenwhospendtimewatchingTV.Theyaresittingstillandnotmovingaroundwhichputsthemathigherriskforobesity.Theyplaylessandinteractlesswithotherchil-drenandadultswhentheTVison.AlsoTVviewingbeforebedandespeciallyinthebed-roomisassociatedwithsleepproblemsandcanbeassoci-atedwithaggressivebehaviour.ButwhatabouteducationalshowsandappsFirstofallthesedontreallyexist.Com-paniesadvertiseshowsandprogramsaseducationalbutthereisnooneoverseeingwhogetstoputthisclaimontheirpackaging.Anyonecansaytheirproductiseducational.WealsoknowthatwhileyoumightseeyourchildlearningsomewordsfromwatchingeducationalshowstheywilllearnalotmoreifyoutalktothemratherthanputtingtheminfrontoftheTV.DidyouknowthattheCa-nadianPediatricSocietyhasguidelinesaboutscreentimefortoddlersandpreschoolersForchildrenunder2yearsscreentimeisnotrecommendedatall.ThatmeanstoddlersshouldnotbewatchinganyTVorplayinggamesonyourphoneortablet.Forchildren2-4yearsscreentimeshouldbelimitedtolessthanonehouraday.Whenchildrenarewatch-ingTVtheyaremissingoutonimportantexperiences.Theyarenotreadingengagingincreativeplaymovingandex-ploringtheirenvironmentsandplayingwiththeirparentsandotherchildren.Unstructuredplaytimeisveryimportantfordevelopingproblem-solvingskillsandcreativity.ChildrenlearnbydoingandweneedtoletthemtryScreensarebadforparentstoo.Theyleadtodistractedpar-entingbecauseourattentionisonourphoneandnotonwhatourkidsaredoing.Thisoftenleadstotantrumsandbadbe-haviourbecauseourkidscantgetourattentionsotheygetfrustratedandupset.SowhatcanyoudoaboutitSetlimitsandhaverulesaboutscreentimeforparentsandkids.Putpasswordsonyourelectronicdevicessothatyourkidscantaccessthemwithoutyouknowing.KeepTVsandcomputersoutofthebedroom.Takeyourkidsoutsideevery-dayExplorewiththemplaywiththemreadtothemandtalkwiththemItsO.K.forkidstobeboredsometimes.Therearemanytoystheycanplaywiththatdontinvolveascreen.Tryapuzzlebookblocksstackingcupscarga-ragesdollsdress-upclothesorasimplecardboardbox.SoturnofftheTVputyourcellphoneawayandplayAlisonDurocherAlbertaHealthServices