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TuesdayJanuary1320155COLUMNS15YearsAgo...NegotiationtalksstalledThecurrentstrikebyNWTpublicschoolteachersisthreateningtoturnintoalongoneaftertheirunionre-jectedthelatestgovernmentoffertoincreasetheirpayto6.25percentoverthenexttwoyears.Theteacherswentonawork-to-rulestrikeJan.6afterattemptsatamediatedsettlementfailed.IssueJanuary11200020YearsAgo...HugeinterestinInternetmaybeitsdownfallPublicinterestintheInternethasexplodedoverthelasttwoyearswithliterallymillionsofpeoplenowonlineandthousandsmorejumpingonthebandwagoneveryday.ButthehugeinterestgeneratedbytheInternetmayultimatelyleadtotheunravelingofasystemlaudedforitsfreedomofaccessandunrestrictedgrowth.IssueJanuary11199530YearsAgo...ResmovestowardlocalgovernmentAceremonyMondaynightinFortResolutionsawthesigningofanagreementthatwillhandovernewpowersandgivemorefundingtothesettlementadministrationthere.ChiefRobertSayineandsevencouncillorsalongwithMinisterforLocalGovernmentNickSibbestonsignedtheagreement.IssueJanuary101985ARCHIVESNorthernJournal2015JoinusonlineLikeNorthernJournalonFacebookandgettheweeklynewsdeliveredtoyourfeedFACEBOOKFEEDBACKTheTouretteSyndromeFoundationofCanadahon-ouredKimBennettwiththeMaureenCavanaughPublicAwarenessAwardforoutstandingachievementinpro-motingTouretteSyndromeawareness.MotherawardedforbringingTourettesawarenessNorthSuzanMarieKatzKathreinMarySummersMurialJeanMercrediCraigandKarenAnnClarkelikethis.FortSmithvolunteergetsintheChristmasspiritwithNunavutShoeboxOperationWhiteGirlLightafterdarkByDAWNKOSTELNIKHappyNewYearsbeginswithaBANGfollowedbyasuccessionofsharpcracksastheclipisemptiedonthe330rifle.Neighbourstotheleftofthefirstburstofrifleshotsbegintoemptytheirgunchambersskywardaswell.DoyourememberthisThisisCanadiantraditionInthecoldblacknightthesoundismagnified.WeallhopethatUncleEdhashisriflepointedintherightdirec-tionhesbeensippingbitsofbrew.FunnyhehasbeenshootingattheBigWhiteMoononNewYearsfor70yearsandhasnothurthim-selfyet.AuroraBorealisthenorthernlightsshimmerandswaywithvibrationoftheriflefire.LastyeartheboysshotupoldRonsouthouse.ItsNewYearsintheNorth.HappyNewYearsHappyNewYearsEveryoneisshakinghandsandsmilingitisanewbeginningafreshstartandtheverybestofallthedayswillnowbegintolengthenintothelightofthemidnightsunandthebrightnessofspring.Dark-nessinaNorthernwintergrowsheavy.Anotherformoflighthasbeguntoshineinourlittlevillagewehaveanewpriest.FatherReneFumoleauhasreturnedtoFortGoodHope.Thisisasmallnativevillageof350peopleitislocatedalongthebanksoftheMackenzieRiverintheNWTofCan-ada.FatherFumoleauheldthisparishin1953whichisbeforemytime.Thechurchhadbeenafocalpointforeveryfacetofmylifeinthepastthepre-viouspriesthadnotalloweda10year-oldgirlunderthesameroofashim.IhaddaredtoaskwhytheCath-olicChurchesinMexicocouldnotsellsomeoftheirgoldtofeedthepoorpeo-pleandstarvingchildrenthatlivedthere.Accordingtohimthiswasnotaccept-ablebehaviourhowdareIquestiontheChurchhowdareIaskWellIrepliedthosekidsarestarvingyousaidsoyourselfwhenyouwereaskingpeopleinGoodHopeformoneyforthem.Theylooktomeliketheyneedfoodtoday.Hephysicallythrewmeoutofrectory.NotbeingabletoaccessthisavenueofsociallifehadleftavacancyinmylifethatwasunrealizeduntilFatherFumoleauarrived.Thereislittleinthewayofstimula-tionoutsideofschoolandschoolreallywasntachal-lenge.Inthedepthofwinterwithterriblecoldtempera-turesof-35to-40forweeksonendanhourofslidingonthehillsorsnowshoeingwasoftenontheinsideedgetofreezingfeetandfingersorworselungs.Notelevisionnoelec-tronicgadgetstherewastheodddrumorfiddledanceIreadeverythingfromAr-chiecomics20timesweonlyhavetwoofthemtoDarwinsTheoryofEvolu-tion-reallywhatatoughgo.Ihaveattemptedtoreaditagainrecentlyandthestrug-gleremains.HowinthehellcanyoustayawaketostayfocusedonthatbookIhadtohavebeentotallydesper-atetoattemptitatage10.Tobecontinued.WiththelongwinternightsSeasonalAffectiveDisorderSADisatopiconmanyCana-diansminds.ButwhatexactlyisSADSADisadiagnosisofclinicaldepressionwithsea-sonalonset.Itusuallyoccursinthewinteralthoughthereisalsoarareformthatcanoccurduringsummermonthsandresolvesinthespring.Roughly2-6percentofallCanadianswillexperienceSADduringtheirlifetimeaffectingeighttimesmorewomenthanmen.PeoplewholivefarnorthorsouthoftheequatoraremostsusceptibleduetoseasonalchangesinsunlightbutshiftworkersandcitydwellersarealsolikelytodevelopSADbe-causeofdecreaseddailyexpo-suretothesun.ThecauseofSADisbelievedtobelinkedtothedecreaseinsunlighthoursduringthewintermonths.ThereducedWhatisSeasonalAffectiveDisorderandwhenshouldyouseekhelpsunlighthoursdisruptsthecircadianrhythmswhichistheinternalclocktellinguswhenweshouldbeawakeorgotosleeppossiblylead-ingtodepression.Thebrainchemicalserotoninmayalsodecreaseduetoalackofsunexposuretriggeringdepres-sion.Melatoninthehormonethatregulatessleepandmoodisalsoaffectedbychangesintheseasonandlightandmayplayarole.FinallyVitaminDanessentialvitaminthatisonlyproducedinourbodiesthroughsunexposureisalsobelievedtobeafactorinthedevelopmentofSAD.ThesignsandsymptomsofSADarethesameasgeneraldepressionandincludefeel-ingsofhopelessnesshelp-lessnessandanxietylossofenergysocialwithdrawalandchangesinmoodappe-titeandsleep.Thisisdifferentthanthecommonchangesinenergyandsleepthatcomewithwinterinfacttheyaresosignicantthattheyaffectapersonsabilitytofunctiononadailybasismakingithardforexampletoevengetoutofbedinthemorningorndthemotivationtogotoworkortoschool.SignsandsymptomsofSADshouldbetakenseriouslybecauseaswithanytypeofdepressionleftuntreateditcanleadtoschoolworkorfamilyproblemssubstanceuseorabuseandevensui-cidalthoughtsorbehaviour.SowhenshouldyouseekhelpifyoususpectyouorsomeoneyouknowmayhaveSADIfyouorsomeoneyouknowhassymptomsofdepres-sionforatleasttwoweeksandthosesymptomsarese-vereenoughtointerferewithyourortheirabilitytofunc-tiononadailybasisthenhelpfromaprofessionalshouldbesought.Treatmentmayin-cludetheuseofaSADlightpsychotherapyprescriptionantidepressantsandevenselfmanagementpracticessuchasexerciseproperrestandnutritionandrelaxationtechniques.Whilethereisnoclearmodeofpreventionbeinginformedandawareofthesignsandsymptomsandseekingearlyinterventioncanpreventsymptomsfrombecomingse-vereandunmanageable.Earlydiagnosisandtreatmentareimportanttobeinghealthystayinghealthyandrecovery.Formoreinformationvisitwww.albertahealthservices.caorcallHealthLinkat1-866-408-5465LINK.TracyZimmerMentalHealthPromotionsFacilitatorAlbertaHealthServicesOliviaVillebrunMarieVillebrunMacDonaldMaryKeiFournierJulieBeaulieuMaryBourkePamWalshLauraKurszewskiEileenNormanTanyaVyseRhondaPlamondonJaneSnderwaldTsastilqualusAmbersUmbasDwanHillierKimOlsonandKirstenBradleylikethis.