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12 Wednesday November 4 2015 POLITICS HEALTHCARE Responses will be printed in the Nov. 18 issue of the Northern Journal. We encourage all older adults in the NWT to exercise their right to be heard and to vote in the Nov. 23 election. Lets make sure our seniors are assured of a good life The NWT Seniors Society The NWT Seniors Society advocates for the rights and quality of life for senior citizens across the NWT. We want to be assured candidates in the upcoming territorial election make seniors issues a priority and hope you the voter will keep that in mind when you fill in your ballot. The Society has asked candidates for MLA in all 19 ridings to express their position on issues of concern to seniors in the form of six questions 1. How will you ensure the continuation of Extended Healthcare Benefits for NWT Seniors 2. What will you do to support ageing in place 3. What commitment would you make to ensure seniors living in their own homes have safe housing adequate subsidies for fuel and are provided with affordable housing options 4. What measures will you take to enable equal access for all NWT seniors to GNWT programs and services 5. What actions will you take to reduce living costs throughout the NWT 6. Do you support a Seniors Advocate for the NWT Why or why not This is a paid advertisement sponsored by the NWT Seniors Society. DEH CHO Ronald Bonnetrouge Lyle Fabian Michael Nadli Gregory Nyuli FRAME LAKE YELLOWKNIFE Roy Erasmus Jan Fullerton Kevin OReilly David Wasylciw GREAT SLAVE YELLOWKNIFE Glen Abernethy Chris Clarke HAY RIVER NORTH Robert Bouchard Karen Felker Rocky Simpson HAY RIVER SOUTH Jane Groenewegen Wally Schumann Brian Willows INUVIK BOOT LAKE Dez Loreen Alfred Moses INUVIK TWIN LAKES Jimmy Kalinek Robert C. McLeod KAM LAKE David Ramsay Kieron Testart MACKENZIE DELTA Frederick Blake Jr. William Firth David Krutko Norman Snowshoe MONFWI Jackson Lafferty NAHENDEH Rosemary Gill Arnold Hope Kevin Menicoche Dneze Nakehko Dennis Nelner Randall Sibbeston Shane Thompson NUNAKPUT Ethel-Jean Gruben Jackie Jacobson Robert Kuptana Herb Nakimayak John Stuart Jr. RANGE LAKE YELLOWKNIFE Caroline Cochrane-Johnson Daryl Dolynny SAHTU Paul Andrew Yvonne Doolittle Danny McNeely Judi Tutcho THEBACHA Don Jaque J. Michael Miltenberger Louis Sebert TU NEHDE- WIILIDEH Tom Beaulieu Richard Edjericon YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE Julie Green Robert Hawkins YELLOWKNIFE NORTH Edwin Castillo Sean Erasmus Ben Nind Cory Vanthuyne Dan Wong YELLOWKNIFE SOUTH Bob McLeod Nigitstil Norbert Samuel Roland All candidates are invited to respond to the above questions in 100 words or lessquestion. Responses should be submitted to seniorsyk.com before Wednesday November 11 for publication. By CRAIG GILBERT Soon northern Alberta seniors will not have to paddle as far for care. Four of the 25 long-term and dementia care facilities approved for provincial fund- ing will be built north of Edmonton in Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement Hythe Whitecourt and Lac La Biche. Six projects in Edmonton were approved for the funding flowed through the Afford- able Supportive Living Initiative ASLI and worth up to 50 per cent of the projects cost according to an Oct. 29 announcement. A statement from the province indicated officials would be meeting with the successful proponents to hammer out details including how many beds each will include. In Paddle Prairie home to about 1200 people about an hour south of High Level that has already been decided. Administrator Darla Wanuch told the Journal the 12 long-term care beds in their new 1.2 million facility are most welcome. Its a good start she said on Thursday. Were planning on designing it so we can add to the project later. Designandsitepreparationhavealreadybegun. Wanuch added the settlements next appli- cation for funding would be for an assisted living wing where residents have their own condo but receive support. A lot of the people in the various stages of end-of-life care are friends from the same generation she said. Its good to have them in close proximity so they can visit. The2014-15ASLIprojectswererigorously reviewed to ensure they are financially viable are located in communities with the greatest need and align with government priorities for supportive living and long-term care. Capital funding will be available for long- term care and dementia care spaces accord- ing to the province. Operating funding will be provided for supportive living spaces de- mentia care and long-term care spaces. Grant recipients are required to maintain the units at government-established rates for 30 years. Seniors helped build this province and we are committed to investing in long-term care and dementia care so they can live in dignity and access the supports they need Minister of Seniors Sarah Hoffman said. New dementia LTC beds coming to northern Alberta