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Fort Smith voices fracking concerns at public meeting Residents in Fort Smith ex- pressedworriesaboutpossible damagetolandandwateratlast weeks public meeting on the NWTs new rules for fracking. See page 3. Young writers show Spark of creativity with writing contest NorthwordsNWTishonouring the best youth writers in the territory at its upcoming writ- ersfestivalwithwinnersfrom Yellowknife and Fort Smith. See page 15. DEFENDING DRYBONES Yellowknives Dene try second time in court to protect site. See page 6. Hay River to hire replacement work during strike The Town of Hay River plans to contract local eld mainte- nance staff to clean and repair playgroundsandpublicspaces during the labour dispute. See page 8. Northerners give visions for future of agriculture in NWT Local food community gar- dens and greenhouses were some of the visions dancing in the heads of NWT residents consultedonfarminglastweek. See page 7. V IS IT W W W .N O R J.C A A national award winning independent newspaper serving northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories since 1977 1.00 May 19 2015 Vol. 39 No. 3 Saskatchewan dam diverting 95 per cent of NWT river towards oilsands By MEAGAN WOHLBERG A river in a virtually unchecked corner of the Northwest Territo- ries has been losing 95 per cent of its water to Saskatchewan and Al- berta for over 50 years with little to no monitoring of the downstream impacts. The Tazin River whose head- waters arise in the Northwest Ter- ritories before dipping southward into Tazin Lake in Saskatchewan and back up again into the NWTs Taltson River system has been reg- ulated by a dam on the outow of Tazin Lake since 1939. Thatearthlldamoriginallycon- structed to support gold production in Saskatchewan was raised by an additional two metres in 1958 ef- fectively blocking 95 per cent 25 ms of natural lake outow from returning north to the territory. Environment and Natural Re- sources ENR Minister Michael Miltenberger said theres not much the NWT government can do to alter the trajectory of the historic pre-regulation dam in the territory but said lessons learned from this occurrence emphasize the need for nalized agreements with the Land-users see drop in water levels ENR scientists say the diversion has no measurable impacts on Great Slave Lake as the water from the watershed where land-users say a signicant drop in water levels over time has negatively impacted beaver moose and other wildlife as well as sh blocked by the dam. Alotofprimehabitatformoosehas dried out all the shallow water bays and some of the smaller offshoots to theriversaidDonTrueaMtishar- vesterfromFortSmithwhohashunted mooseathiscampontheTazinRiver every fall for 25 years. They used to come in the evenings and feed in the grassthatwouldgrowtherebutalot of those are just mudats now. True said growing beaches exist where there was once water. Dried up streams now prevent his canoe from leaving the main river while low water levels make docking the oat plane a challenge. Beaver dams along the shore have been left high and dry metres above the waterline which can be seen to have dropped noticeably by many feet in the mark- ings on the cliffs along the river. See Past mistakes on page 2. Saskatchewan government on in- terjurisdictional water issues. We cant undo the past Milt- enberger said. But it makes the case very clearly why we need those transboundary water agreements with Saskatchewan. Tazin is said to be returned undi- minished to the territory via Lake Athabasca and the Slave River. But there is little knowledge on the current state of the Tazin River downstream of the dam and any impacts on the rest of the Taltson This is a boon to Alberta because the ow - which is not insignicant - out of the Taltson system adds signicantly to Lake Athabasca which is very helpful in offsetting the water demands that are now there for the oilsands. Minister Michael Miltenberger NWT Environment Natural Resources PhotoDaliCarmichael Joe Mura is honoured for his 30 years of service working as an IT technician for Public Works and Services at the GNWT Long Service Awards ceremony in Fort Smith the evening of May 13. For more on his story and some of the longest-serving members of the GNWT head to page 9. 2 Tuesday May 19 2015 ENVIRONMENT WATERSHEDS NEWS BRIEFS Yellowknife RCMP investigating sexual assault allegation Police in Yellowknife have placed a suspect in custody re- lated to a sexual assault investigation that sent a 22 year- old female to Stanton Territorial Hospital. RCMP do not believe public safety is at risk at this time. No charges had beenlaidagainstthesuspectasofpublicationdate.Thein- vestigation is ongoing though RCMP say there will be no further information regarding the victim or the person in custody to protect their privacy. Ekati Diavik diamond mines win joint environmental award Two NWT mines have been recognized for their joint ef- forts to protect the environment where they are operating. Ekati and Diavik diamond mines were honoured with the Canadian Institute of Mining Metallurgy and Petroleums topenvironmentalexcellenceawardfortheirworkonajoint regional grizzly bear DNA program. The project was cre- ated to determine if mining-related activities were impact- ing the abundance and distribution of grizzly bears over time.Localindigenousgroupswereconsultedontheproject. NWT parks open in time for Victoria Day Weekend The Northern camping season officially started this past weekend as a majority of NWT parks opened their camp- grounds.Lastyearover24000campersmadetheirwayout toparksaroundtheterritoryandtokeepthetourismboom going the GNWT has committed 2.5 million for upgrad- ingandmaintainingparksinfrastructurein2015including new hiking trails at the Gwichiin Territorial Park and fixes to Prelude Lakes marina and shoreline. Parks in the Beau- fort-DeltaregionandInuvikwillremaincloseduntilJune1. Fort Smith Mission Historic Park Community Garden TIndustry ourism Investment Fort Smith Mission Historic ParkMission Historic Park Community Mission Historic Park presley_beamishgov.nt.ca or 867-872-6439 To reserve space please contact Presley Beamish at Past mistakes support need for transboundary agreements minister Continued from page 1. Whilesomeofthatdeclineis likelyrelatedtoclimatechange True said the diversion has certainly been a contribut- ing factor. Whenwefirstgotoutthere 25 years ago we could see the water was three feet below where it used to be he said. Since weve been going out there its dropped another three feet. Though the diverted water is said to return to the NWT via other channels concerns about mounting industrial developmentintheAthabasca oilsandsregionofAlbertaand continueddryingfromclimate changeinthePeace-Athabasca Delta means less of that water couldbereturningnorthward inthefuturethaniscurrently- especiallyifthedroughttrend continues. Weve had no rain of any kindsincelastsummer.There were no fall rains no spring rainsandthesnowpackwasnt excessive - I think it was even slightlyundernormalMilten- berger said. Plus were in the fourthyearofthatdroughtso waterflowsacrossthelandare goingtobeimpacted.Evapora- tionisgoingtobeuprainfalls downuseisupitsallgoingto put stress on things. At present Miltenberger said oil companies in Alberta are benefitting most from the diversion. ThisisaboontoAlbertahe saidbecausetheflow-which is not insignificant - out of the Taltson system adds signifi- cantlytoLakeAthabascawhich isveryhelpfulinoffsettingthe water demands that are there now for the oilsands. Talks underway with Saskatchewan Negotiationsonestablishing a transboundary agreement withSaskatchewanhavebeen ongoingsincethegovernments signed on to the Mackenzie RiverBasinmasteragreement in1997withthosetalksramp- ingupoverthelastthreeyears. Throughoutitsvarioustrans- boundary water negotiations the GNWT has established a classification system for the health and monitoring of riv- ers wherein a Class 1 river is pristine and untouched a Class 2 river has some activ- ity requiring studies a Class 3 river is impacted by signifi- cant upstream development - liketheSlaveRiver-andClass 4 is beginning to see negative impacts of development. Sowerehavingthedebate as we do the negotiations of what class is the Tazin Milt- enbergersaid.Wecantchange whats already on it but if we look at the here and now the flowwas95percenthigherand theymovedthatwateroutside of the Tazin basin. Though the GNWT cant ask other jurisdictions to re- movedamsestablishedbefore thenegotiationoftheseagree- ments Miltenberger said the possibility is left open in the agreement for some recourse based on historical decisions. We dont close the door on any reaching back via parties forthingsthathavehappened in the past he said. The minister said the de- bate over the Tazin should be completedwithinthenextfew weekswithafinaltransbound- arywateragreementhopefully signedwithSaskatchewanbe- foretheendofthe17thAssem- bly this fall. TheSaskatchewanMinistry ofEnvironmentandtheWater SecurityAgencywerebothap- proachedforcommentbutdid not respond in time. Agreements have already thecountryafterwenegotiate thatagreementwithSaskatch- ewan Miltenberger said. The baseline samples done by AANDC were analyzed for basic physical parameters majorionsnutrientsandtotal metalsbutwereneveranalyzed fororganicsubstanceslikepoly- cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAHs or polychlorinated bi- phenyls PCBs. All values were reported as close to or below CCME guidelinesfortheprotectionof aquaticlife.AccordingtoENR the Tazin is characteristic of a been finalized with Alberta andareclosetocompleted with B.C.AsidefromSaskatchewan the territory still needs to fin- ish negotiations with Yukon and Nunavut. Gap exposed in water monitoring Though Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada AANDC did some water quality monitoring on theTazinbetween1982-2010 taking spring and fall surface water samples Miltenberger said the area has been a rela- tiveblindspotintheterritorys watermonitoringregimewhen compared to work being done on the Slave Liard and Mack- enzie Rivers. ThatTazinandTaltsonsys- tem has sort of been quietly allowed to move on its own without a lot of infrastructure in that area for monitoring so we have to look at paying more attention to that part of taiga shield river in that it has very low levels of suspended sedimentmetalconcentrations nutrient inputs and dissolved constituents.Along-termtrend analysis shows a slight rise in pH associated with regional climate change. Miltenberger said ENR plans to advance the gov- ernments knowledge of the Tazin and Taltson systems over the foreseeable future partnering with Canada and Saskatchewan. Given the importance of the Taltson system to us now that we are paying at- tention and aware that there has been significant activity on the Tazin in the past on a go-forward basis we want to have better information we want to have the best water monitoring that we can get among all the parties...and ensure that part of the Mack- enzieRiverbasinstayshealthy as well he said. When we rst got out there 25 years ago we could see the water was three feet below where it used to be. Since weve been going out there its dropped another three feet. Don True Fort Smith Mtis harvester Don True walks along the Tazin River where he has hunted moose for 25 years. The area used to be covered by water but has dried up over the last several years. PhotoPatti-KayHamilton Tuesday May 19 2015 3 INDUSTRY OIL GAS Fort Smith voices distrust around fracking in NWT By MEAGAN WOHLBERG Themeetingbeganwithaprayeraboutwater andendedwithaprayeraboutwatersumming upthegeneralconcernconveyedtoaterritorial government panel charged with engaging the public on the NWTs new rules for hydraulic fracturing or fracking last week. FortSmithresidentsgraduallyfilledtheroom onThursdayeveningduringoneoftheGNWTs last community meetings to discuss the terri- torysnewfrackingregulationswherethecon- versation has been less about the rules them- selves and more about peoples great concern overpotentialimpactstolandwaterandhealth sincethemeetingsbeganamonthagoinInuvik. Fracking may be a good idea in your mind but its a bad idea for people who have the cleanest water in the world Henry Beaver a former chief and member of the Salt River First Nation told the panel. The people work- ing on this legislation are going to retire and go back south but were going to be here. If these regulations are going to be used they have to protect Aboriginal people and North- erners of the Northwest Territories. The new regulations released last month come as a first step in the GNWT taking con- trol over the way development is done in the territory since inheriting control over lands water and resources from the federal govern- ment just over a year ago. The new rules essentially maintain the pre- vious filing requirements established by the NationalEnergyBoardbutbuildinadditional tasks for companies applying to horizontally frackforoilorgasintheterritorybasedonfour Northern priority areas which pay increased attentiontosurfaceandgroundwaterairqual- ity transparency and disclosure. We expect industry to complain because we are demanding tons of information here said Menzie McEachern director of petro- leum resources for the department of Indus- try Tourism and Investment ITI. Still some say the move toward transpar- ency does not go far enough. Though the new rules ask companies to disclose the chemical additives used in fracking that disclosure remains voluntary due to a section in the Petroleum Resources Act protecting com- panies trade secrets. The unwillingness to release certain infor- mationduetoproprietarysecretsdoesntwash with me voiced Fort Smith resident Grant Paziuk. The public has a right to know - its a right and its non-negotiable. It shouldnt be just for the regulators. Im not putting my trust in the regulators I want to be able to do my own homework if I wish. ITIassistantdeputyministerofmineraland petroleum resources Deborah Archibald said the governments plan is to eventually chip away at that confidentiality clause but said the GNWT is currently cuffed by the terms of the federal legislation they mirrored dur- ing devolution. We know its not consistent with the way we do business in the North where its open and public and honest. We know its not the way Northerners want business managed but we had to take the legislation as is she said. Its on our to-do list and were look- ing at other jurisdictions like Alberta where disclosure is mandatory. Others expressed concerns over the need for more research on fracking in the North before allowing it into the territory about fair benefits for Aboriginal communities and emphasized that it should be up to the people of the North to decide if they want to approve the unconventional practice or not. The people of the Northwest Territories al- ready said they dont want it in that area Bea- ver said referring to the Sahtu region where most future fracking is expected to occur. If youre here for those people put that in here he said holding up a copy of the regulations. Henry Beaver of Fort Smith expresses concerns about water the levels of Aboriginal em- ployment by industry and seismic events to a panel engaging the public on the GNWTs new rules for companies performing hydraulic fracturing or fracking in the territory. PhotoMeaganWohlberg Dismissed Fort Chipewyan doctor had stopped making regular visits board By DALI CARMICHAEL The Nunee Health Board Society has re- spondedtoawaveofmediaattentionandaghast residentswhoexpressedshocklastweekfollow- ing the dismissal of one of its on-call doctors. TheFortChipewyanhealthauthorityfiredDr. John OConnor on Friday May 8 giving little reasonforthedecisioninitsabruptemailtothe physicianwhichtoldhimhisserviceswouldno longerbeneededinthecommunityandthathe couldnolongerrepresentNuneeinanywayef- fective immediately. Last week the board released a statement in an effort to give more of an explanation. Over the past few days there has been a great deal of miscommunication about physi- cian services at Nunee and Dr. OConnor the statementreads.Thishascausedunnecessary fear and confusion. As the Board of Directors of Nunee we are concerned by this and have prepared this message so all residents receive accurate information. On May 8 2015 the Board informed Dr. OConnor that it no longer required his ser- vices to provide on-call coverage after regular clinic hours or on the weekends it continues. It is important that the residents realize that Dr. OConnor has not provided clinics in Fort Chipewyan for seven years. The statement also indicates any residents who wish to continue seeing OConnor in Fort McMurray or Fort McKay may do so. TheopenletteralsopointsoutthatDr.Esther Tailfeathers an on-call doctor for the commu- nity who is currently on holiday would soon be resuming her duties as visiting community physician. Two Alberta Health Services AHS doctors are providing on-call services to the community in her absence. Though leaders in the community either de- clined or were unavailable for comment Miki- sew Cree Chief Steve Courtoreille expressed some concern in an article by the Edmonton Journal.CourtoreillesaidOConnorhadntbeen to Fort Chipewyan in several years and ques- tioned his commitment as an advocate for the community. He also stated that OConnor had beenapproachedaboutaWell-Mansclinicand had never responded to the request. OConnor said he travels to the community everytwoorthreeyearsandrunsatele-health systemoutofhishouseinEdmontonmeaning hedidntalwaysneedtobeinthecommunityto conducthisbusiness.Healso remembersturn- ing down the mens wellness proposal because he was too busy with all of his travel clinics. TheNuneeboardofdirectorsandthehealth director are working with AHS to recruit an- other rotating doctor to work with Tailfeath- ers and provide clinics in Fort Chipewyan with the intent of having this person in place by September. OConnorisknownforfirstraisingthealarm over high cancer rates in Fort Chipewyan a northern Alberta community of about 1500 people located downstream from the oilsands. OConnorbelievestheinflatedcancernumbers are linked to contaminants from resource de- velopment activities a claim that was substan- tiated by a study partially funded by Health Canada in 2014. In the past OConnor has faced multiple charges of professional misconduct however they have all been cleared. 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Advertising Deadlines Display ad deadline is Thursday at 400 p.m. Classied ad deadline is Thursday at 500 p.m. Email adsnorj.ca Subscription Rates Prices include GST. 47.25 in Fort Smith 52.50 elsewhere in Canada 105 in the USA overseas 164.30. EDITORIAL LETTER TO THE EDITOR The advent of the new non-petro economy Fitting solar panels on older homeswillsoonbeastandard upgrade as much as insula- tion retrots are today and electricity generating mate- rials in new home construc- tionalongwithalargestorage battery will be the standard. We will soon leave the petroleum-based economy behind. The new economy is arriv- ing gradually picking up speed driven by the urgency of climate change enhanced by step- pingstonetechnologicalinnovationsthatmake the move away from carbon-based fuels not only possible but attractive and economical. Televisions have been central to our homes for 60 years. Humanity has progressed re- markably thanks to computers during the same period. As the two merge and smart TVsproliferateinthemarketplaceconsumers arerapidlymigratingfrompackagedtelevision to internet streaming movies and entertain- ment. The merger of television and computers was talked about for the last 20 years as the next big thing. What was not envisioned was the rapid advancement of the cell phone at the same time. Who knew communication would only be one of its functions that it would be- come a facilitating device enhancing our lives at home and work. No one talked about it be- coming the third leg of the matrix that cell phones would also merge with televisions and computers. Now every child and adult in most households has a hand held electronic device ortwoorthreeandthosearecomingtogether with televisions and computers. Our lives are being rapidly altered because of it. Over the next 20 years a similar transfor- mation will bring together how we generate electrical energy fuel our automobiles and heat our homes. The catalyst for this will be the electric automobile. You may have already seen the advertise- ments for the Tesla home battery an attrac- tive battery pack or Powerwall that is being advertised as a backup power supply to keep your lights on in case of an electricity black- out. That home battery appliance is a game changer. Every household will have one. They willbeubiquitoussoldatthecornerhardware storeorleasedbyyourlocalelectricitycompany. Tesla is an innovative automobile manufac- turer specializing in electric cars. They lead the world in battery and vehicle design for plug-in electric automobiles but many other automanufacturersareclosebehind.German automanufacturersBMWandAudialongwith General Motors have invested greatly in re- search and development. The future is bright for electric cars. Not only are electric vehicles much cheaper toruntheyalsoneedafractionasmuchmain- tenanceresultinginasubstantiallylowercost over their lifetime. The race is on to be in the lead and dominate the market. How electric vehicles work is constantly being rened and in particular battery capacity longevity and cost are improving. Atthesametimesincesmogissuchaprob- leminsomanycitiesbutparticularlyinChina there is pressure to produce low emission ve- hicles. Global standards are getting tougher eachyear.Thefearofclimatechangeisfurther heighteningdemand.Inmanyjurisdictionsin- centives are being offered to consumers who make the switch. All these forces together are stimulating innovation and change. In such a competitive market with mass consumer buy-in just around the corner it is just a matter of time before battery tech- nology improves dramatically and the price drops. That same technology will be available for home battery systems. Soon there will be a high capacity affordable storage battery available to every home. At the same time improvements in electrical generation tech- nology will make home electricity generation as common as cars that can park themselves available now in a showroom near you. Fit- ting solar panels on older homes will soon be a standard upgrade as much as insulation ret- rots are today and electricity generating ma- terials used in new home construction along with a large storage battery will be standard. Once implementation commences it will be- comethenormquickly-tothepointthatitwill be pervasive within two decades. Of course anyone generating a surplus of electricity will be able to sell it to the network. Governments will eventually see the wisdom of having that new capacity and encourage it by ensuring a good price is paid for the power the opposite of the approach now. Technological innovation will drive the changes. For example the windmills we now knowwidelyspacedwithgiantbladesthatkill birds and give off a persistent mind-numbing noise will be replaced by quiet tall slender closely spaced wind powered generators that have little downside - kind of like that cool Dyson fan that moves air with no blades but much bigger. They are not far away. You can help make all this happen faster. Lobby to have your government transfer in- centives that the oil industry has enjoyed for decades to electric cars and solar panels for homes. That will help drive advancements in those industries creating jobs and in time make the world a cleaner better place. Talking to Imperial Editor Out of curiosity and the promise of a free dinner I attended the information session hosted by Imperial Oil in Ulukhaktok the eve- ning of April 29 to discuss their recent appli- cation to drill in the Beaufort Sea. A sparse but focused audience about 50 people including elders families and high school students asked a lot of pointed ques- tions. Sometimes the answers from the Im- perial team were clear and specic. But the teams response to a few difcult questions was We dont know the answer to that. ImperialspeopleassuredusthatBOPBlow Out Prevention was their main strategy for protecting the Beaufort Sea and everything in and on it. But we all know that strategy doesnt work BPs Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010 proved that. And by the way BP is one of the partners in this venture. Exxon is the other partner. Yeah Exxon - of Exxon Valdez infamy. When asked How many gallons of oil per hour will ow into the Beaufort if the well blows Imperials answer was We dont know. They couldnt even give us a ball- park gure. Now a quick Google search shows that the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill dumped 5000 barrels a day 8700 gallons per hour into the Pacic Ocean off the California Coast. And the 2010 Deepwater Horizon ow rate was estimated at 62000 barrels per day 108500 gallons per hour into the Gulf of Mexico. So how come the Imperial team didnt have this information Heres the problem If you dont know how much oil will ow from a blow out in the Beau- fort then how can you say youre prepared to deal with it The response time for a Beaufort spill ac- cording to Imperial is 3 hours to 3 days. By my ballpark calculations based on the aforementioned spills thats a lot of oil ow- ing till somebody gets there. Best case sce- nario 26100 gallons of oil pumped into the Beaufort Sea. Worst case 7812000 gallons. Well Im no oil company expert just an old-time newspaper reporter. So I might be wrong about that oil spill ow rate. Maybe by the next meeting some expert in the oil business will have a better answer. Kate Kelly Ulukhaktok NT PhotoDaliCarmichael Fort Smith reghter Brent Starling surveys the damage left by a house re on Timber Cres. on May 13. It was a busy week for emergency crews in the community where an- other destructive house re mangled at least one half of a duplex on McDougal Rd. the evening of May 9. Currently both cases are under investigation by the territorial re marshal who would like to remind citizens to be cautious of their burning activities as conditions are tinder-dry. Tuesday May 19 2015 5 COLUMNS 15 Years Ago... Science and technology festival a big hit Fort Chipewyan recently completed a jam-packed week of science and technology during the Fort Chipewyan Suncor Science Festival 2000. Bob McDonald of CBC Radios Quirks and Quarks entertained and educated the students of Athabasca Delta Community School on Monday May 8. McDonalds visit was the grand nale in a week of events. Issue May 16 2000 20 Years Ago... Way paved for northern Internet connection Construction of the information superhighway is coming north and offramps should be sprouting off to just about every northern community following a recent agreementbetweenNorthWesTelandNetworkNorthCom- munications. The two northern communication compa- nies signed a letter of intent to establish a joint venture service to provide Internet service in the NWT Monday. Issue May 17 1995 30 Years Ago... Three groups will bid for NTCL NTCL is on the auction block again and this time three consortiums have their bids in. They are expecting an answer from the federal cabinet by the weeks end. Two of the hopeful bidders were involved in the last round of buying when the bid by the Northern Industrial Car- riers NIC of Edmonton was successful. That deal has since collapsed. Issue May 16 1985 ARCHIVES Northern Journal 2015 Join us online Like Northern Journal on Facebook and get the weekly news delivered to your feed FACEBOOK FEEDBACK Finding out he had cancer during his rst week of college was one of the most unfortunate events to take place in Neil Andersens life. Young cancer survivor on road to recovery Sarah Rosolen Amazing story Local economies forum to focus on sustainable NWT communities Ronald Beaulieu and Linda McBeth Willis like this. By DAWN KOSTELNIK There are brown kids and white kids and ivory kids in this class. I am no longer the onlywhitegirl.Thereliefofthis is overwhelming. I am not the onlyonewhoisdifferenthere. I will not stand out because I am white maybe because I ammouthyandaproudybut not because I am white. I will be judged by who I am not by the colour of my skin Ihadnoideathattherewould bemorelikemeinthisplace.I amsohappyIsmilebackten- tatively. I am directed to my seat at the front of the class Mr. Adams wants to keep an eye on the new student. For once I am not at the front of the class because of my lack of height. Among the Eskimo girls I am almost a giant as they are short statured. Thisisfunthereareincred- ible pictures that the students havecraftedadorningthewalls along the shelves at the side of the class soapstone carvings are on display - the work of these young student artists. I learn the Inuit word for CoppermineisKugluktukwe areallbeingtaughtthewritten languageoftheInuktitutwhich is a syllabary style of writing. TheNorthwestTerritoriesgov- ernment had a true type font developedforitcalledPigiamiq. The little triangles are easy to learn I thinkmuch easier than the spoken word for me. I had become procient in the Slavey language which sings a soft song. The language of Inuinnaq- tun blankets the sub-dialect ofKangiryuarmiutanthelan- guagespokeninCoppermine andisgutturaltome. Itsspo- keninyourthroatitsoundsto memorethanonyourtongue. I have difculty with pronun- ciationanddontlearntospeak thislanguageverywell. Imay have managed more profi- ciency if I had started to learn thisyoungerorhadbeenmore self-assured. Embarrassment is the destruction of puberty and adolescents they are em- barrassed about everything. Have you as parents noticed this I love the written words of Kangiryuarmiutat. I wish I had been more mature in my approach to the language. A classroom has been con- vertedforuseasagym.There islimited ceiling heightsono basketball. The one big win- dowinthisroomhasbeencov- ered with heavy wire mesh to allow us to play oor hockey soccer limited volleyball and thegameofchoicedodgeball. Dodge ball is the passion Grade 7 students range from 13 to 17 years of age. School did not start for some for the kids who lived off of the land until they were six to 10 years old. English is a second lan- guage for the Eskimo kids most of them dont learn it until they attend grade be- ginners. Can you imagine the culture shock Actual levels of grading were based on kids ability to read like a white man and to write like a white man. To be continued www.thewhitegirl.ca White Girl From Indians to Eskimos By LONE SORENSEN Before planting make sure your soil is leveled as much as possible so the seeds will not wash away when you water. Each plant will have a differ- entneedsuchasspacing.Seed packagesfromgoodcompanies likeWestCoastSeedshaveex- cellent planting instructions on the back. Read them and you will know what to do with each plant. Ageneralguidelineforplant- ingdepthistoplanttheseedas deep as its size. So if the seed issmalllikeakalemakealine with the end of your rake or a stickthatbarelymarks.Cover only lightly with soil. A potato willneedtobeplanteddeeper than a kale seed. Some North of 60 growing techniquesFindyourbearings astowheresouthis.Plantingin awaythattheplantsareshorter facing south and taller facing north in a tight area will pre- venttallerplantsfromshading the smaller ones. Alistofseedstosowdirectly in the garden Carrots beets peas snow peasshellpeasandsugarsnap peaskaleSwisschardbeans keep covered with floating row cover lettuces mesclun mixes butter romaine aru- gula potatoes turnip rad- ish sow again for later crop in August and September dill. SeedlingsIfyouweregoing tostartyourownseedlingsthat should have been done weeks ago depending on how far Northyoulive andtheyshould be up by now. If you have not hadachancetogrowyourown youmaybeabletobuythemin your community. If seedlings are not available in your com- munityconsiderstartingyour ownnextyear.Youwouldselect andorderseedsinJanuaryand startseedsatdifferingtimesac- cordingtothetimeneededfor each plant. Some plants need starting 4 to 6 weeks before plantingoutsideinthegarden whereas others will need 8 to 10ormoreweeks.Itisverysat- isfyingtowatchyourseedlings coming out of their little pots insidethehousewhenthereis still snow on the ground. Some plants that are good to give a head start by grow- ing them as seedlings indoors areCauliowerbroccolicab- bageredandwhiteChinese Gardening with Lone Things that grow well in a North of 60 garden romainelettuceparsleykale. Planting seedlings tip be- fore planting the seedling cut a brown cardboard roll the inside of the toilet paper roll. Usingoneortwocutpiecesput togetherwraparoundseedling. Thecardboardaroundtheplant protectsitfromcutwormsthat move in the surface of the soil in early spring. Iputoatingrowcoversover everything I plant in the gar- den.Theoatingrowcoverisan acrylicwhitesemisee-through fabricthatallowsenoughlight to come through to the plants but protects against the wind. Thetemperaturewillbehigher under these covers and your plants will be happy campers. Using this technique you can plant some seeds that dont mindthecoolerspringweather. Once your garden has been planted watering regularly sometimes every day is im- portant for good germination andagoodstartfornewplants. Watering in general through- out the entire season is key to good growth for plants. Buy yourself a moisture measurer andletittellyouifyouarewa- tering enough. One of my gardens is in the Yellowknife Community Gar- den. Here in Yellowknife we have very dry weather in the summer sometimes without any rain at all for an entire seasonsoregularandenough waterisabsolutelynecessary. I oftenseeothergardenerscome towatertheirgardenandspend onlyafewminuteswithacou- ple of watering cans. The soil looks wet on the top and that is exactly what it is. Many new gardeners make this mistake thinking they have watered their plants but really they have only added a little moisture on top. It will not benet the plant. I use a veryhandymoisturemeter myngerImakesurethatthe moisturefromthetopmeetsthe moisturefromthebottomthen IknowIhavewateredenough. My daughter who grew up knowingwhatrealfoodtastes like said to me the other day If you were a vegetable you wouldbeacute-cumber.Keep smiling and happy planting. Lone Sorensen is the founder of Northern Roots andhaslivedandgrownfood in Yellowknife for 27 years. Traci Elizabeth Gladue Wow One tough cookie Trenton Phillips THATTA BOY Neil YEE YEEEEEEEEE 6 Tuesday May 19 2015 POLITICS FIRST NATIONS 15053CF0 The Government of Canada has new ways to help you and your family save on taxes. There are measures available to help like The Family Tax Cut Couples with children under age 18 can now split their income between the higher-income spouse and the lower-income spouse for tax purposes. Tax-Free Savings Account Starting in 2015 you can earn more tax-free investment income than ever before. Keep more of your savings or spend it on the things that matter. TAX SAVINGS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. LEARN MORE AT ACTIONPL AN.GC.CA Subject to parliamentary approval. Yellowknives try second time in court to protect Drybones Bay from mineral exploration By MEAGAN WOHLBERG TheYellowknivesDeneFirstNationYKDFN once again turned to the courts last week in hopes of overturning a decision allowing fur- ther mineral exploration activities in the Dry- bones Bay area of their traditional territory. TheFirstNationwentbeforetheFederalCourt of Appeal last Tuesday in a second attempt at repealing a 2012 decision by the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board that gave Alex Debogorski the green light to drill 10 exploratory holes for diamonds in the area on the north shore of Great Slave Lake. In that decision the review board ruled that the proposal did not pose a significant threat to the environment or cause for public concern and could go ahead without bind- ing recommendations. The First Nation which has opposed all eight applications to do exploratory work in the culturally sensitive area over the last two decades says the appeal is not so much about opposing development outright as it is an attempt at reaching a ruling that is con- sistent with previous decisions made by the review board. The view is the broader cumulative effects perspective. It isnt just the Debogorski ap- plication said Todd Slack regulatory spe- cialist for YKDFN. On a common sense basis when going into these high-risk areas it just makes sense to have a plan before you start degrading and destroying the land. This is not just the Yel- lowknives saying this the review board has said it three times now. Most notably in a 2003-04 environmen- tal assessment report approving exploration in the bay the review board recommended a land use plan be completed for the Drybones Bay area including provisions for protect- ing sensitive environmental cultural and spiritual sites. That was reiterated in 2011. Though the boards request was to see that land use plan completed within five years the First Nation says the federal government has refused to engage in the planning process. The blame lies with Canada. They have shown no resolve to exercise any sort of real land use planning for the Akaitcho region for Drybones Bay Slack said. Theres a distinct lack of will on behalf of the government to begin to plan to be smart about development and I think its because right now everything is open and thats the plan they want. Representatives from the federal depart- ment of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern De- velopment were approached for comment but did not respond by press time. Previous contamination at Drybones Bay Slack said the First Nation has a right to be concerned with development in Drybones Bay an area held to be of great cultural sig- nificance due to its archaeological and his- torical sites and lands used for traditional activities like hunting. Previous exploratory work resulted in a forest fire in 2007 that destroyed a cemetery and cost taxpayers 330000 in remediation costs followed by an accident involving a fuel tanker that went off the road and into the bay in 2008. The truck remains at the bottom of Dry- bones Bay and as far as I know there was no penalty or real effort to remove it Slack said. The cemetery that was burned as a re- sult of the fire you cant quite fix that. It was re-dedicated and the company did work to- wards that end but the sites still been des- ecrated. Its unfortunate that cant ever re- ally go away and its upsetting because thats exactly what was predicted. Though YKDFN has supported the con- struction of numerous mines on its traditional territory including the NWTs four diamond minesSlacksaidDrybonesBayshouldremain off limits at least until a plan is put in place. Over and over again the Yellowknives have said theyre not against development. Theyve walked this walk. But not every bit of Chief Drygeese territory is open for devel- opment he said. By supporting some does not mean you have to support all and there seems to be a real problem accepting this idea that there are special areas where we dont want to see development. Drybones Bay is one of those areas. The risk attached to it is significant the level of concern is significant. PhotoPatKane An mining exploration camp sits abandoned on Drybones Bay with garbage and equipment strewn across the site near the water. Tuesday May 19 2015 7 INDUSTRY AGRICTULTURE 15053CF0 Le gouvernement du Canada vous offre de nouveaux moyens pour vous aider et pour aider votre famille conomiser de limpt. Des moyens comme ceux-ci La baisse dimpt pour les familles Les couples qui ont des enfants de moins de 18 ans peuvent dsormais fractionner leurs revenus cest--dire en transfrer une partie du conjoint au revenu le plus lev lautre conjoint aux ns de limpt. 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The visioning exercises put on by the territorial government and facilitated by agriculture consultants Serecon and Planet North took stock of where people are at in terms of growing food in Fort Simpson Hay River and Fort Smith and what theyd like to see if they were sud- denly transported to their community 10 years from now. A year-round local greenhouse fresh local fruits and vegetables for the food bank and for elders and community fruit trees - a fruit orchard with local species Lynn Buckley gave as part of her commu- nity vision. Greater access to better quality fresh produce and greater engagement with food and through that engagement with the en- vironment we live in expressed Rebecca Cabell a member of Fort Smiths sprouting Garden Society. Access to fresh local fruits and vegeta- bles for Northern communities especially the more isolated ones because the cost is ridiculous shared Sadele Paulette who said such access would address health is- sues like diabetes. Fresh food has certainly been a major theme noted Jerry Bouma one of the con- sultants facilitating the sessions. People really want to see more fresh food - vegetables and fruits - produced lo- cally he said whether that be personal or in community gardens or greenhouses. People want to see a lot more than is cur- rently produced. Along with the hunger for more local pro- duce Bouma said people are craving more education and infrastructure and are excited about the side benefits agriculture could bring to the territory. People want a lot more knowledge on how to produce food he said whether that be a go-to instructor with the knowledge or a train-the-trainer program for communities gardening education in schools or help with the marketing side of things. On the infrastructure side people have ex- pressed interest in community greenhouses farmers markets storage areas like root cel- lars a commercial kitchen for processing foods a seed library and even an abattoir for slaughtering animals. In Hay River the well-attended meeting the night before brought forward many of the same feelings of people wishing for more self-reliance and wanting practical changes to make that happen. I want to be a farmer and I dont want to wait until I grow up said Kate Latour who lives in Hay Rivers old town and grows veg- etables from raised bed plots. I want to be able to feed my own family and not rely on food from a truck. Many emphasized the importance of small- scale operations and improved co-operation and connectivity between regions. To me partnership is key said Kevin Wallington of Polar Egg Hay Rivers com- mercial poultry and egg farm. We can- not afford to have region against region... We need to encourage everyone to work together. We either work together or we die alone. The meetings also left time to chat about barriers and ways in which those can be lifted to realize peoples visions. Major challenges identified were access to land in many ways impeded by bureaucracy access to fertile black soil access to af- fordable training equipment seeds and plants and most fundamentally a lack of continuous coordinated support in communities to help people get started and keep going. Bylaws are restrictive even if you have a lot of land said Orlanda Patterson of Hay River who said she wants to be able to feed her family year-round even through the win- ter. Theres a limit on how many animals youre allowed to have. Id like to be able to be selfsufficient on my own property and grow my own food said Leon Bouchard who has chick- ens and rabbits even though the bylaws dont allow. He said the town needs to change bylaws to allow animals on peo- ples properties. Over in Fort Smith Bruce Gudeit agreed and said if growers unite they will have more influence over their mayor and council. A unified voice gives you strength he said. Working with local government is going to be easier than taking on the terri- torial government. The need for a specific territory-wide plan around agriculture grew out of previous consultations on the NWT Economic Op- portunities Strategy which aimed at tar- geting ways to diversify the territorial economy. They heard over and over again were interested in agriculture and it wasnt just Hay River or just Fort Smith right across the territory at every consultation there were a few comments around agriculture and the desire to build an industry - really a desire to grow your own food said Markus Weber another consultant helping to facili- tate the meetings. Additional consultations are scheduled for this week in Norman Wells on May 19 Fort Good Hope on May 20 Inuvik on May 21 and Yellowknife on May 26. With files from Scott Clouthier Pat left and Shari Burnstad write down their visions of what agriculture in Hay River will look like 10 years from now. The sisters who organize the towns community garden were two of the dozen or so Hay Riverites who attended a facilitated discussion about agriculture in the NWT on May 12. Rebecca Cabell left and Lynn Buckley chat with agriculture consultant Markus Weber following a facilitated discussion on the future of agriculture in the NWT held in Fort Smith on May 13. The consultants will visit Norman Wells Fort Good Hope Inuvik and Yellowknife over the next week. PhotoMeaganWohlberg PhotoScottClouthier 8 Tuesday May 19 2015 By MEAGAN WOHLBERG Premier-designate Rachel Notley ordered all departments to immediately stop shred- ding documents last week just hours after a joint investigation was launched into the destruction of records by the ministry of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development ERSD. At the request of the premier designate the deputy minister of executive council has directed all departments to stop shredding until the new government assumes ofce reads the statement issued by Notleys ofce on Wednesday afternoon. The directive came shortly after the an- nouncement of an ofcial investigation during a joint press conference held by the provinces public interest and privacy com- missioners after receiving complaints that allege the improper destruction of records by ERSD. Letters and even social media posts have expressed concern about the shredding of government les since the NDP won the election on May 5 ending a 44-year Pro- gressive Conservative reign in the province. Were aware of the concerns both on social media and in traditional media. In response to that weve certainly been in touch with information management branch to nd out what sorts of instructions have been provided to staff with regard to the destruction of records and at the same time in the statement that my ofce put out last week we talked about if anyone had any evidence of any unlawful destruction of records to contact the ofce Information and Privacy Commissioner Jill Clayton said at the media conference held with Public Interest Commissioner Peter Hourihan. Though the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act FOIP does not apply to the personal records of ministers or MLAs correspondence with their constituents Clayton said it does apply to departmental and cabinet records. Under the FOIP act it is in offense to willfully destroy records to evade an access request she said. So if we nd out through the course of this investigation that records have been willfully destroyed to evade a request for access then...we will carry that through and look to prosecute. The ne in that case is 10000. In order to prosecute Clayton said it would have to be proved the destruction was intentional which is a challenge. She said the two ofces will be able to approach IT people to attain original documents and can compel departments to produce records. Any good records management program should include documenting the destruc- tion of records and issuing certicates of destruction so we know exactly what was destroyed so well be looking at that Clayton said. Even if the allegations do not end in a discoverable offence Clayton said the in- vestigation will have other benets. I think its an opportunity to educate government departments. I think its an op- portunity to perhaps reassure the public that we are taking a look at the concerns. The fact that we are investigating might serve to encourage others who have evidence to come forward she said. Notley orders end to government shredding as investigation launched POLITICS PROVINCIAL By MEAGAN WOHLBERG The Town of Hay River will be hiring local contractors during the strike this summer to maintain its public spaces and playgrounds Mayor Andrew Cassidy an- nounced last week. The town will be using contractors on an as-and-when needed basis to conduct safety inspections of playground equipment and provide groundskeeping services in public spaces over the summer despite the ongoing labour dispute. As community members and visitors begin utilizing our summer elds and parks our town council is taking steps to ensure the safety of equipment and cleanliness of the outdoor recreation spaces Cassidy said in a statement issued last Monday. We feel it is important that the youth of our community have the opportunity to play in a safe and enjoyable environment free from dangerous debris and faulty equipment. Cassidy told The Journal the eld mainte- nance is not considered an essential service which is why it has to be contracted out. He said its an issue of public safety and possible liability for the town. We have a signicant liability regarding our parks and outdoor facilities and we need to ensure through due diligence and safety inspectionspreventative maintenance the safety of our equipment is maintained at the highest standard Cassidy said. Our outdoor facilities see a signicant amount of use during the summer months by local residents and visitors alike and we intend to provide the level of service that is expected of our town. The union responded last Tuesday af- ternoon accusing the town of heightening tensions and prolonging the strike by hiring scab workers. These announcements push this dispute to new heights said Union of Northern Workers vice president Gayla Thunstrom. Hay River to contract maintenance staff during strike Union accuses town of using scab labour prolonging strike We cannot allow scabs to take our mem- bers work. Town-run summer camps cancelled Though the municipality will be main- taining its playgrounds kids will have to look elsewhere for summer programming this year. Cassidy said the Summer Heat camps normally put on by the town have been cancelled due to the strike and is advising the public look to make alternate plans this summer. Regarding the summer camps we will be leaving it up to the private sector to step in with programming Cassidy said though the town will not be recommending any in particular. The camp program usually sees participa- tion from around 60 children in the com- munity. Various groups in town have already announced they will be providing summer programming in the absence of the camps this year. ButThunstrom said if the town was serious about providing opportunities for children this summer it would have agreed to binding third-party arbitration as was requested by the union last month after a third round of negotiations failed. We must not see this program cancelled when arbitration can provide an immediate solution she said. This strike has caused enough division and anger in Hay River. Lets agree to disagree and let an arbitrator sort it out. Cassidy said the town remains committed to ending the strike through negotiations and is willing to head back to the bargaining table at any point. Workers have been on strike for three and a half months over an impasse on wage increases with the town. Much of the towns recreational programming has had to be cancelled since the strike began in February closing its arena and pool. POLITICS LABOUR PhotoDaliCarmichael PhotoWikipediaCommons A joint investigation has been launched into record shredding during the post-election transition period in Alberta. Signs erected by striking workers stand along the highway near Hay River where the union established its virtual picket line last week outside of the Katlodeeche First Nation reserve the site of recent NWT Association of Communities meetings. Tuesday May 19 2015 9 By DALI CARMICHAEL People entering the workforce in modern times might not believe they can stay with the same employer throughout the duration of their careers but employees recognized at the GNWT long service awards ceremony prove it can be done. Employees of the territorial government gathered at the Roaring Rapids hall in Fort Smith on May 13 to honour their fellow workers who have dedicated increments of ve years of service to the NWT. By my count we have about 116 em- ployees in total being honoured tonight with about 14035 hours of service between them said master of ceremonies Patty Hartlen. Some employees have navigated their way through different departments under the GNWT umbrella while others like 30-year veteran Joe Mura maintained their careers working in a particular sector. Mura came to the North in 1982 from Montreal Que. He started out with a six- month contract at the Trail Cross youth treatment facility. Ive always been into computers but work is scarce in Fort Smith Mura said. I went in and got hired as a childcare worker and from there I used it as a stepping stone to get into technology. Mura met his wife Gail Steed soon af- ter and decided to stay put in the southern NWT community. In 1985 he got his rst government job with Public Works as a maintenance management ofcer and hes been with the department ever since. I never expected to work for somebody for 30 years. Its always a surprise he said. Muraworkedhiswaythroughtheranksbe- coming a network administrator before taking on his current role at the Technology Service Centre as a regional IT support analyst. A friendly face Mura said he was satis- ed as looked back over his 30-year career. I enjoy what I do Mura said with a laugh. People are always happy to see me because I go x their computers. The tri-lingual worker whose rst and second languages are Italian and French isnt just a tech expert. He and his wife are always busy as operators of the commu- nitys greenhouse a 6000 sq-foot seasonal operation on the outskirts of town. Its been a lot of fun working for the GNWT he said. But spare time Thats a good one. GNWT honours long-serving employees in Fort Smith NORTHERNERS EMPLOYEES PhotosDaliCarmichael Andrea Steed accepts a service award for her 20 years with the department of Justice and the Fort Smith Corrections facility. Grace Mabbitt is awarded for her latest 10-year stint working with the Fort Smith Health and Social Services Authority. Mabbitt started workingwiththedepartmentin1986andhasheldoffandonemploy- ment there ever since. 25-year JBT School veteran Mary Brown welcomes her ser- vice award from the school principal Victor Manson. Lucy Mercredi left who has worked for the Northern Lights Special Care home since it opened takes her 15- year service award from Natalie Campbell. Corrections self-defense trainer James McDonald left gets a 25-year service award from warden Warren Gillis who was also awarded for a quarter-century of employment. NorthernLightsemployeeLindaMassonleftrecievesacknowl- edgement for her 15 years of service from Maxine Gladney. 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Box 2185 Yellowknife NT X1A 2P6 YOUR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE 10 By DALI CARMICHAEL Over the last three years the creative arts- based sexual health awareness and empow- erment group Arctic FOXY Fostering Open eXpression among Youth has strictly catered to the needs of teenage girls. But with new funding in place after win- ning the 1-million Arctic Inspiration Prize earlier this year co-ordinators are now turn- ing their attention to the needs of young men of the same age group. Last week the organization initiated a series of focus group discussion sessions with men in Yellowknife to determine what the male equivalent of FOXY programming could include. This information is really going to help us gure out how to talk to young men said Nancy MacNeill one of the founders of FOXY. There is a lot of emphasis on teaching sexual health information to young women and what we found is that a lot of the infor- mation and a lot of the attitudes that we take for granted about sexual health boys have never even heard them. MacNeill said she was blown away by the discussions that arose during the rst com- munity session held May 9 at the Yellowknife Inn Copper Room in Yellowknife. It was really interesting professionally and we got so much good information that were going to be able to use to adapt FOXY MacNeill told The Journal. It wasnt so much about content but the guys really shared how guys learn which was really interesting and totally not what I was expecting to hear. They were so open they were really engaged they literally talked for three hours straight. About a dozen men aged 28 to 61 contrib- uted their experiences to the discussion. It just opened my eyes Boys are living in a totally different world that girls. Theres so much stuff that theyre dealing with Mac- Neill said. I never really realized the social pressures on guys. I knew that they were there but I never really acknowledged how foundational it could be to tell a little boy to stop crying and that he didnt need to talk about his problems. There were some guys who could literally draw it back to a moment like that where they were told as a little boy to grow up and be a man or that a man always knows the right thing to do kind of thing. They could draw a direct link between that and their unhealthy attitudes towards women later in life. Over the next few months FOXY will be using the information gathered through the sessions to develop programming for young men throughout the NWT with the hopes of kicking off focus testing for the workshops in the new school year. The group plans to soon hire a team of three or four men who will act as program facilitators running workshops parallel to the ones MacNeill and her team already run with girls. We have these guys who...have so much passion and care for this program so we want to utilize them and their expertise and their knowledge as much as we can she said. What Im hearing that might lead to a change is young men may benet from more shorter term ongoing trust building as opposed to one-day workshops. Figuring out how to implement that kind of learning into the FOXY model will be a priority MacNeill said. FOXYs mandate is to improve sexual health and relationships around the North- west Territories and our goal is really to use the arts to create a safer place and a safer re- lationships for everybody she said. FOXY also hosts an annual peer leadership retreat for girls at Blachford Lake Lodge. The opportunity allows youth to immerse them- selves in a safe and supportive environment where they learn about everything from sex- uality to self-empowerment through arts programming and interactions with other female role models. Eventually the FOXY crew hopes to have a similar annual event for boys as well. Two more community sessions will be held on May 19 and May 21 at 600 p.m. in the Yel- lowknife Inn Copper Room. Im looking for people to speak to the male experience MacNeill said. If someone iden- ties as trans thats still a male experience and we still want to hear from them. Men from communities outside of Yel- lowknife who want to have input in the pro- gramming can contact MacNeill at nancy arcticfoxy.com. For girls looking to attend this years peer leadership retreat in July the deadline to apply is May 31. 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Gord Fraser - Email employmentkinglandford.com All resumes remain confidential with Kingland Ford. 14 Tuesday May 19 2015 A GATHERING TO SERVE PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT Ecology North invites you to attend a gathering on May 22nd and 23rd at the Tree of Peace Friendship Centre in Yellowknife to discuss building a northern economy focused on local needs and renewable resources. This gathering brings together policy experts community leaders and entrepreneurs from across the NWT to share their wisdom and vision for the future. Speakers will provide a wide range of perspectives on pressing issues like food and energy security northern jobs climate change and local governance. The gathering coincides with the launch of localizedeconomies.ca a northern initiative to foster dialogue on local economic development. NWT residents are invited to visit the site to discuss issues and watch live videos of presentations. If you would like to attend the gathering in person you can register at Ecology North office on 51st street or Email jflattecologynorth.ca. Payment is by donation to Ecology North with a suggested donation of 25 per day. Donations can be made through our website www.ecologynorth.ca. Breakfast lunch and afternoon snacks will be provided. PWK play resonates with youth of Fort Chipewyan ADCS working to address suicide bullying and mental health By DALI CARMICHAEL Its been a tough year for the community of Fort Chipewyan especially for its youth. After a 13 year-old girl committed suicide in December 2014 residents of the small northern Alberta town say they have been dealing with escalated levels of bullying de- pression and suicide attempts mostly among their youngest demographic. Sincethedevastatinglossoccurredthecom- munityhasbeenrallyingtogethertotryandim- prove conditions for their students. Problems withbullyingandparentalengagementaread- dressed at monthly meetings of the Athabasca DeltaCommunitySchoolADCSPTAbutlow attendancehasmadetheprocessanuphillbattle. LeslieWiltzenwhohailsfromFortChipbut currently calls Fort Smith home knew this in- formation as his son Daniel helped write and perform the original play Normal with his classmatesinthePWKhighschooldramaclub. Theproductioncoversmanyoftheissuesfaced by Fort Chipewyan from a modern-day youth perspectiveandsohethoughtitwouldbeben- ecial if the students took their show south. The crew headed to Fort Chip and as part of their monthly meeting the PTA organized two showingsoftheplayoneforstudentsonMay6 and one for parents at their meeting on May 7. The last community meeting theyd had about a week or so before we got there had ended on a really poor note. People were just frustrated and wanted to point ngers said Kelsey Smith the PWK teacher who runs the drama club. Les Wiltzen who is the parent of oneofmyactorsthoughtheyourplaytouches onalotofthosethemesandwhathewantedus to do was come perform it for the school and perform it as part of a follow-up community meeting. He wanted to use it to kind of set the tone for some productive discussion around what the community could do. Feedback about the play and how it relates toFortChiphasbeenverypositiveSmithsaid. Ihadinadvertentlymettheladywhosedaugh- terhadcommittedsuicideandhadspokentoher several times and hadnt realized Smith said. She wrote us a really nice thank-you card and said thanks for talking about it and coming to Chip.Shewasntsurewhetherornotsheshould attend the show but she did in the end. The kids were very touched by the play the parentswereverytouchedbytheplayhopefully theyopenedupsomeeyesbecauseevenmyself italmostmademecrysaidKendrickCardinal culturalcoordinatoratADCSandtreasurerfor the PTA. I went through the same things that those kids were going through and it really touched a soft spot in my heart. Im very grate- ful that those kids came up from PWK. Our main issue is the bullying its the lack of communication and how basically kids will interpret conversations between themselves as opposed to how adults may interpret them said Jenny Piche vice chair of the PTA. I think it was touching it hit home because they were able to relate. It was well attended which means they were actually listening. The play is only the latest in a series of strat- egies used to talkabout teenissues inthe com- munity. In March the school held a three-day wellnessconferencewhereeldersfromoutside communities visited and gave the kids and their parents coping and healing strategies covering everything from smudging drum- ming and activities on the land. Recently the PTA has also appealed to em- ployersintheregiontoimplementnewcompany policies to encourage parental involvement at the meetings. They are asking for community members to be excused from work for a set amount of time on the PTA meeting days with- out being docked any pay. They are also work- ing on after-school programming like culture campsandsportingeventstogetstudentsand parents taking part in healthy social activities. Already there has been a noticeable change in some of the youths demeanours. There is more of a calmness about them knowing that people are actually listening Piche said. Its not just within the walls of the schoolstheynoticethecommunityislistening. Touring the North with Normal When the South Slave Divisional Educa- tion Council learned that PWK would be tak- ing Normal on the road the board suggested sending the students to other communities in the South Slave as well. On May 19 the crew will be showing their playinHayRiveratDiamondJennessschoolat 1045 a.m. and in Fort Resolution at 230 p.m. I think its valuable for the community to see the youth perspective the bullying and the social media back and forth that hap- pens Smith said. PhotoDaliCarmichael Shawn Tourangaeu left and Isabella Bourque are two of the leads in Normal a coming of age play written and produced by PWK high school students in Fort Smith. ARTS CULTURE THEATRE Tuesday May 19 2015 15 15053WW0 Thanks so much for returning my keys. You saved me the 400 cost of replacing my electronic fob. Diane Protect the valuables on your key ring with aWar Amps key tag and help support programs for amputees. Order key tags online. 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Partnered with the North- west Territories Power Corp. they announced the contests rst winners last week. Around 100 pieces were submitted from ve regions across the NWT. From there awhittled-downshortlistof14 stories - each 1000 words or less-wassubjectedtothecare- ful eyes of three guest judges includingformerCBCjournal- ist Paul Andrew current CBC radio host Allison Devereaux and award-winning Yellow- knife author Jamie Bastedo. Keelan Kobaissi Junior winner Yellowknife Keelan Kobaissi 13 was awarded the top prize for the junior Yellowknife category. The eighth grader from Wil- liam McDonald School wrote amysticalstorycalledHawaii. It was set almost in the Middle Ages and it was just about a guy who lost every- thing Kobaissi said. There used to be a lot of what he was - he was a wandering willow - and they were burnt down by the humans because they thought they were bad and then he just tells what hap- pened how he got burnt. Kobaissi said he was in- spired by the Lord of the Young authors ignited by new SPARK contest Northwords contest encourages NWT youth to get writing Rings trilogy which he hap- pened to be reading as he was writing his story. This isnt Kobaissis rst story though it is the rst one he submitted to a writ- ing contest. He was shy about sharing his words before but now encourages others to make their talents known. I used to write stories and I used to never show them to anyone he said. I just started off small I showed them to my dad and then Id show it to my brother. Then I entered one into the contest and if I won decided Id show my friends. If youre shy just start off small dont show ev- eryone you know just some- one you can trust. Cody Perry Junior winner outside Yellowknife Paul William Kaeser PWK High School student Cody Perry 14 of Fort Smith was also inspired by JRR Tolkien when he wrote his short story King of Storms. 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