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TuesdayDecember220145COLUMNS15YearsAgo...DiavikdiamonddashCommunitiesintheSouthSlaveregionoftheNorth-westTerritoriesarerenewingtheirghttoconvinceamuch-anticipateddiamondprojectthattheircommu-nityistherightplacetondandhouseemployeesandlocatevalue-addedindustries.DiavikDiamondMinesInc.andAberDiamondMinesareproposingtoestab-lishamineattheEastIslandinLacdeGras.IssueNovember30199920YearsAgo...FitzcourthousetocloseItlooksliketheprovincialgovernmentinAlbertaisreallygettingseriousaboutcuttingitsbudgetafteritrevealedplanstoclosethecourthouseinFortFitzger-ald.TheonlyproblemistheresnocourthouseinFortFitz.ItsactuallytheFortSmithSkiClubschaletlo-catedjustoutsideFortSmithscorporateboundariesontheAlbertasideoftheborder.IssueNovember30199430YearsAgo...NewministersupportsroadFederalTourismMinisterTomMcMillanunderlinedwhathecalledhisgovernmentsawarenessoftheneedforahighwaysouthfromFortSmithduringaspeechThursdaytotheannualconferenceoftheNWTTravelIndustryAssociation.ThisgovernmenthesaidisawareofyourhighwayanditsimportancetotheSouthMackenzie.IssueNovember291984ARCHIVESNorthernJournal2014JoinusonlineLikeNorthernJournalonFacebookandgettheweeklynewsdeliveredtoyourfeedFACEBOOKFEEDBACKWithlastsummersNorthAmericanIndigenousGamesandconstantexcursionstocommunitiesacrosstheter-ritoryyear-rounditsbeenabusy2014fortheteamatAboriginalSportsCircleNWTASCNWT.AboriginalSportsCirclehonoursvolunteersrolemodelsMelissaDanielsRitaCatholiqueIanLegareeVeronicaTuccaroTyroneJSanguezLindaMcBethWillisandMaryKeiFournierlikethis.FortResMtistocreateChipewyanlanguagecentreWhiteGirlFishcampintheRampartsByDAWNKOSTELNIKNetsaresetinbackeddiestocatchwhiteshbutsome-timesacovetedLochsnakesitswaythroughtheweaveofthenetandgetsentangled.IthinkaLochmaybelikeacat-shorfreshwaterLingcodIthasataillikeasnakethatwrapsitselfaroundyourarmwhenyouarepullingitoutofthenet.AgiantwhiteshcalledaConeywouldshowuponoccasionaswell.Wewanttocatchwhiteshtomakedrysh.ItissogoodPaulinemakestheverybestintheworld.Shecutsthewhiteshsothattheskeletalsectionre-mainsinonelongpiecethatisstillattachedtothebodyatthetailend.Theeshoftheshislaidoutinoneatpieceandscoredwithaknifeintocrosssectionssoitwilldryniceandcrispy.Thebellyhasthebestoil.Paulineispa-tientwithalittlegirlwhoisallthumbs.Itshardtoseparatethebonesfromthemeatandstillhaveitlookinglikeitoncewasash.Istruggletomakemyshlooklikehers.ItwilltakeyearsandIdontknowifIcouldgetevenclosetomy10year-oldexpertiseanymore.Withtheboneattachedwehangtheshonpolesthataresetuponracks.Theboneanchorsthebodytothepolesandstopsitfromfallingtotheground.Asmallreisbuiltundertheshtokeeptheiesawayitgivesitalightsmokedavouraswell.About120ofthesesharepiledandstackedthenboundtightlyintobalesofdriedsh.Thesebaleswereusedfordogandpeoplefood.IntheancienttimesshbaleswereusedfortradewithothertribesandtheHBC.Thistypeofdriedshisalmostimpos-sibletondanymoreithasatotallydifferenttastefromsmokedsalmon.Itpeelsbeau-tifullyfromtheskinandtasteslikenothingelse.Youcanalsoputitinwaterandmakesoup.Ipreferitpeeledrightofftheskin-wonderful.OnceindesperationItriedtoduplicatethisdriedshbysub-stitutingoceangoingwhiteshfortheMackenzieRiverwhite-shandusingcedarbecausetherewasnoalderwillowforsmoking.IwaspregnantatthetimeandnotontheMackenzieRiver.IfonlyIcouldhavesimplycravedpicklesandicecream.ItjustdidnotworkthereisnosubstituteforPaulinesdrysh.Ialsomadedriedmeatoutofsoutherndeeranditdidnotcomeclosetodriedmoose.Itwasaroughninemonthsuntilmysonarrived.WandaWood-BeaulieuKarenSilverthornJoeFergusonLindaMcBethWillisandBeaLepinelikethis.PromotingahealthypregnancyAreyoupregnantorthink-ingaboutbecomingpreg-nantCongratulationsonthisjourneyofbecomingaparentWhenyourhealthcareproviderconrmsyourpreg-nancyyoumayhavemanyquestionsandwillseekoutinformationfromavarietyofsources.WhatshouldIeatHowmuchweightshouldIgainHowcanIprepareforlabourHowamIgoingtofeedmybabyHavingtherightinforma-tionissoimportantinhelp-ingyoumakeyourdecisionsaboutcaringforyourselfduringandafterpregnancy.Visityourdoctorormidwiferegularlysotheycancheckonhowbabyisgrowingandhowyouaredoing.Otherwaystobehealthyduringyourpregnancyin-cludeeatinghealthyreduc-ingstressandanxietyinyourlifeandexercising.Mentalandphysicalhealthisveryimportantinmaintainingahealthypregnancy.ContactyourlocalAlbertaHealthServicesAHSPub-licCommunityHealthCentretoinquireaboutprenatalclasses.Theseclasseswillprovideyouwiththemostcurrentinformationonpreg-nancychildbirthandnew-borncare.Pleasetryandbookbeforeyourthirdtrimesterasclassescanllupquickly.TopicscoveredinprenatalclassesincludeHealthyPreg-nancyLabourandDeliveryComfortMeasuresMedicalinterventionsCesareanSec-tionPostpartumCareNew-bornCareandBreastfeeding.Oneofthehealthiestdecisionsyoucanmakeforyouandyourbabyistobreastfeed.Talktoyourdoctormid-wifeorPublicHealthNurseifyouhaveanyconcernsorquestions.Formoreinformationaboutpregnancynewborncaresafetyandbreastfeedingpleaserefertotheresourceslistedbelow.YourlocalPublicorCommunityHealthCen-trewww.albertahealth-services.catondoneinyourarea.HealthyParentsHealthyChildrenwww.healthy-parentshealthychildre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