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2 Tuesday September 1 2015 HEALTH WELLNESS HOSPITALS NEWS BRIEFS Serious assault in Fort Providence A man was medevacd to Yellowknife with serious injuries after an assault in Fort Providence Aug. 24. According to theRCMPofcersrespondedtoareportofabadlyinjured malelayingonthegroundoutsideahome.Hewasairlifted to Stanton Territorial Hospital. The RCMP forensic iden- tication unit is assisting with the ongoing investigation and you can too. Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call the Fort Providence RCMP at 867-699-1111 or contact Crimestoppers at 1-800-222- 8477 nwtnutips.com click on submit a web tip text nwtnutips to 274637. Violent sex offender arrested in Yellowknife Police arrested a convicted sexual offender living in Yel- lowknife last Friday shortly after issuing a public safety warning. Jonah Keyuajuk 44 was arrested in downtown Yellowknife in the early hours of Aug. 28 for breaching the conditions of his release. The RCMP said charges are pending. Police said Keyuajuk is considered to be a violent sexual predator who poses a risk of signicant harm to the public. Police issued the warning after careful delib- eration of all related issues including privacy concerns. Keyuajukhasbeenconvictedofaggravatedsexualassault assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm. Sibbeston to run in Nahendeh RandySibbestonofFortSimpsonannouncedonsocialmedia lastweekhesenteredtheracetoforMLAinNahendehtak- ing on incumbent regular member Kevin Menicoche. The two-term incumbent defeated Bertha Norwegian in 2011. Wow the race for Nahendeh is on Sibbeston posted on Facebook.Imthrowingmynameinthehatthisyearalong with a number of great contenders Im sure. May the best MLA win Broadcaster Dneze Nakehko also announced his candidacy for the district last week. The deadline for nominations for the Nov. 19 election is Oct. 30. 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Deadline for Application is September 15 2015 Major changes underway at Stanton Territorial Hospital By DALI CARMICHAEL A new CEO is set to take the helm at Stanton Territo- rial Hospital just as renova- tions on the building and the territorys health care system are set to get underway. Sue Cullen assistant dep- uty minister of operations for the NWT department of Health and Social Services was named interim chief executive ofcer for the ter- ritorial hospital on Aug. 25. Cullen will hold the position fromSept.10toMar.312016. I am excited by the op- portunity to move back into health and social services op- erationsandsupportdevelop- ing the key role that Stanton will place in the new inte- grated system Cullen said. Before working with the GNWTCullentookonthepo- sition of interim CEO for the BeaufortDeltaHealthandSo- cialServicesAuthorityin2012. Prior to that she was named CEOwiththeHayRiverHealth andSocialServicesAuthority starting in 2010. Cullens career has also taken her around the world. A registered nurse by trade she has held senior-level po- sitions with international healthcare provider Exten- dicare in Markham Ont. Minneapolis Minn. and the U.K. and has overseen cap- ital projects in Alberta and Ontario as part of a team that executed a Ministry of Health request for propos- als for long-term care beds in both provinces. I am pleased Ms. Cullen hasagreedtotakeonthechal- lenge of leading the Stanton team through system trans- formation said Joe Handley public administrator of the Stanton Territorial Health Authority. As we prepare for integration of existing Health and Social Services authori- ties into a new NWT Health and Social Services Author- ity structure we need stable leadership and someone who can bring rst-hand knowl- edge of how different com- ponents of the NWT Health and Social Services system need to work together. Proponent named for hospital renovations Earlier in the week Fi- nance Minister Michael Miltenberger announced the GNWT had selected its preferred proponent for the hospitals upcoming ve-year renewal project. Boreal Health Partnership BHP consists of partners from international groups Carillion Canada Hochtief and Bird Capital as equity providers. Bird Construc- tion Clark Builders Ltd. and Kasian Architects will collaborate as the projects design-builders and Caril- lion Canada Inc. will act as service provider. As the partners and the GNWTworktonalizeaproj- ect agreement preparatory work will get underway to allowforconstructiontocom- mence later this fall. The new hospital will have a oor area of over 280000 square-feet with both outpa- tient and inpatient services including emergency medi- cal imaging dialysis obstet- rics pediatric cardio and mental health departments. Day procedure and surgery suites will also be included in the design. The new design offers sev- eral improvements to Stan- ton. All inpatient beds will be replaced with single in- patient rooms. A new and larger emergency area will be established. A bigger medical laboratory will be developed with additional space for di- agnostic imaging. Finally new technology to allow for enhanced video conferenc- ing technology will provide improved medical support to those in the communities. Thisisamajorstepinpro- viding the benets of a state- of-the-arthospitaltoresidents of the Northwest Territories Miltenberger said. Stanton hasbeeninservicesince1988. Thefacilityisagingandisdue for a major renewal. Stanton has been in service since 1988. The facility is aging and is due for a major renewal. NWT Finance Minister Michael Miltenberger