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TuesdayMarch1020155COLUMNS15YearsAgo...NWTCommissionerresignsDanMarionsteppeddownasCommissioneroftheNorthwestTerritorieslateMondayafterspendingal-mostoneyearonthejob.MarionwhotookoverthejobfromHelenMaksagakonApril11999followingthedivisionofNunavutfromtheNWTsaidhewantstoreturntoprivatelife.IssueMarch7200020YearsAgo...CanadianHeritageshakeupcouldmeanmorejobsforFortSmithArestructuringplanforthemanagementofthede-partmentofCanadianHeritagehasthepotentialtobringseveralnewjobstoFortSmith.ThereorganizationispartofCanadianHeritagesplantobringjobsfromitsmainofcesinWinnipegtotheNorth.IssueMarch8199530YearsAgo...MLAsrecesstocooldownTheLegislativeAssemblyhastakenatwo-weekbreaktoletemotionscoolafterheateddebateondividingtheTerritories.ThemembersvotedlastThursdaytoad-journthebudgetsessionuntilMarch13.Theassemblywasonlyhalfwaythroughasessionthatwasexpectedtolastatleastsixweeks.IssueMarch71985ARCHIVESNorthernJournal2015JoinusonlineLikeNorthernJournalonFacebookandgettheweeklynewsdeliveredtoyourfeedFACEBOOKFEEDBACKMembersoftheLegislativeAssemblyandstaffrun-ningtheonlyCanadianland-basedpost-secondaryouttareghtingtogetherforincreasedfundingtoprovidewideraccesstotheNorthssoleuniversityinstitution.Dechintadeclaredindemandunder-fundedWolfSamsonPauletteIcouldvewenttothisacoupleyearsagobutwasntabletogetfunding....11MNutritionNorthnotnewmoneyNWTMPPatriciaSeppTheyshouldscraptheprogram.givedirectlytoconsumers.WesReganFantasticeducationalinitia-tiveinstitutionthatdeservesmoresup-portWhiteGirlThespiritsofrelationsByDAWNKOSTELNIKLaterthatspringamotherbearbreaksthoughthelastbitofsnowcoveringherden.Winterhasbeenlongshehasbirthedtwocubsthisseasonandisstarvedfromfeedingthemwithouthavinganythingtoreplenishherself.Sheisdesperateforfood.Latespringmeansthattheyounggreenthingsareonlythink-ingaboutshowingtheirpartstotheworld.Bugsandothercrawlycrittersarenotabouttomovethroughthesnowthisearly.Notfarawayfromherdenshespotsaraggedbun-dleproppedupunderanoldsprucetreeandyetagaintheGrandmothersgiftgiveslife.YoukidsHeysmartenuprunningroundthemuskeglikethatmakenoisebangonthetreeswithsticksletthembearsknowyerhere.Watchforthatbushmanyougirls.Sowearesupposedtobenoisyforbearsandquietifwethinkabushmanishere.Adultcontroversyisamysterytothoseofusundertheageof12-talkaboutmixedmessages.WhatwerewemostafraidofIwasmoreafraidofthebushmanthanthebears.Althoughbearswouldhuntusiftheywerehungrytheywereonlybearsafterall.Peoplesmelledbadtobearsaccordingtotheoldpeople.ByspringIhavetosaythingswereripeinourvillage.Therearefewwashingmachinesandalmostnoindoorplumbing.Theyhadtobeprettyhungrytowanttohaveoneofusforasnackwearelittlekids.Butstuffhappensandweneedtoletthebearsknowwherewearesotheycanavoidthesmellofusandwecanavoidrunningheadonintoabrother.Bearsareourbrothers.Tokillabearisnotadecisionmadeinhaste.Bearsarenothuntedforfood.WhywouldyoukillsomethingjusttokillitHowsickisthatYouonlykillforfoodandyougivethanksforthatgift.Bearshadtobekillediftheywerebeingsociallyun-acceptable.Ifbearsareviolentcausedestructionofpropertyorstealfoodtheyarekilled.Foodraidsontreetopcachesbybearscausepeopletostarveinthedeadofwinter.Therearenodetentionhallsforbadbearsorholdingcells.NopsychologicalanalysisorobservationasinthecaseofTrevorthedogaSupremeCourtofCanadaorderstoppedtheexecutionofthisdogwhorepeatedlychewedonpeople.HebecameawardoftheCityofWhitehorse-thetaxpayersactually.AfortunewasspentonthisdogthoughIsuggestedtheycouldspendthemoneyonbatteredchildreninstead.SocialservicesandtheMaeBachurAnimalShelterhaventhadlegislationpassedinordertorehabilitatebearsyet.Ifyouareathreattotherestofyourworldyouneedtobehaveoracceptrealconsequencesforevenbearsareheldresponsiblefortheiractions.Peopleneedtolearnthis.Aftertheageof21whatourparentsortheworlddidtousisnolongeranexcuseforbadbehaviour.Putonyourgrownupunderwearandtakechargeofyourlife.Ah-h-hourbrothersthebearstheyareclowns.Theyfallintherivertheyfalldownthebankinthemudandtheyaresurprisedbythemselveswhentheyaresilly.Wedonoteatthemeatofourbrothers.Sometimesourbrothersateourances-tors.Intheolddayspeoplediedonthetrailandthegroundwastoofrozentodigupdirttocoverbodies.SeeourlittletreesPrettyhardtoputapersonupthere.Ancestorsofanimalsthateatmeatmayhaveeatenouran-cestorswedonoteatthoseanimals.Apartofourances-torsremaininthespiritofthebearthespiritofthewolfandsoon.Thisiswhywedonoteatthem.Thisistherespectthatwegivethem.www.thewhitegirl.caBySUEFLECKSowhatmakesamusherFirstyoucantbelazy.Likeapostmanintheolddaysthroughwindsleetrainorsnoweverydaytherearethingstodo.AsracingdogsarelikeOlympicathletestheyneedlotsofcare.Foodhastobeprepared.Dogsneedwater.Puppiesareplayedwithsotheyaresocialized.Thenthereistraininghookingupdogsputtingonbootiesorcoatsiftheweatheriscoldandlonghoursonsnowma-chineorsled.Trailshavetobegroomedbeforeeachtrain-ingsessionsodogsdonthurttheirfeet.Equipmentneedsrepairdogfeetneedmanipedisandthelistgoeson.Secondyouhavetolovedogs.Ittakesalotofdedica-tion.Youdontgetrichbeingamusherbutyoudogetintoshape.Workingwithdogsislikehavinganoutdoorgym.Mostmushershavefull-timejobs.Astr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