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2 Wednesday November 4 2015 JUSTICE DISTRACTED DRIVING NEWS BRIEFS Allan Adam retains position as ACFN chief Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation ACFN Chief Allan Adam retained his leadership position following a band election last Friday. Adam dominated with 221 votes out- pacing runner up Greg Cowboy Marcels 85 votes. He also beat out Leslie Wiltzen and Julie Mercredi. Adam has held onto his position as chief since 2007 when he was rst elected. This time around he will be working with an entirely new council. Out of 15 candidates Terri Lynn Vil- lebrun Michele Voyageur Jonathan Bruno and Raymond Cardinal took the coveted spots. Girl leads Twitterverse on wild goose chase A Hay River teen had friends and concerned citizens up at armsacrosstheNorthwestTerritoriesaftertheRCMPmo- bilizedthemediawithamissingpersonreportOct.29.Ta- maraGrahamhadbeenreportedmissingbyherfamilythe day previous having not been seen since she left work Oct. 26. The problem Graham was not missing she had taken off on her own accord which she posted on her Facebook page when the news started to spread and friends began urging her to go home and call police. I will eventually she responded. Inmate medevaced from Fort Smith corrections dies A66year-oldinmatemedevacedfromtheRiverRidgeCor- rectional Centre in Fort Smith has died RCMP have con- rmed.Aftergoingintounpreventablemedicaldistressin a cell block an elderly man was treated at the local health authority before being transported to Edmonton the eve- ning of Oct. 16 for further care. He was later returned to the Fort Smith facility where he died Oct. 25. The death is beinginvestigatedbythecoroneroftheNWT.TheMedicine Hat Police Service is continuing an external investigation. 1-877-872-2216 50 Off 50 Off Children Between 2 and 12 years old New Child FareNew Child Fare Children between 2 and 12 years of age will receive a 50 discount off the adult base fare on all flights with NWAL. Northwestern Air Lease Ltd. announces a Children under age 2 will still fly free Effective November 1st www.nwal.ca BOOK YOUR NEXT FLIGHT ONLINE For Reservations please visit our website www.nwal.ca call our toll free number 1-877-872-2216 or call locally in Fort Smith at 872-2216. By CRAIG GILBERT Eight years after a teenager textingwhiledrivingchanged hislifeforeverJohnBodenmay have found a new road. At the end of October for thersttimesincethecollision with that 16 year-old left him an incomplete quadriplegic Boden spoke to groups of stu- dentsaboutthepotentialcon- sequencesofdistracteddriving. ThenativeofCamroseAlta. said his message seemed to hit home. The students didnt re- allyadmittousingacellphone while they are in their car but everyoneofusgotasensethat when we spoke they were fo- cused on every word we said Boden said. There were kids that almost looked like they had tears and were emotional about the situation. Boden made international headlines in August when he walkedoneofhisthreedaugh- tersdowntheaislewiththehelp ofawalker.Allthreeofhisgirls wereteenswhenhewasinjured and the idea of giving them awayunderhisownpowerin- spiredhisintensethrice-weekly rehabilitation sessions. We worked very hard to make sure I could he said. Though he can stand for short periods he has no feel- ingbelowthepointofhisinjury requiresaround-the-clockcare andforexampleneedssome- one else to wipe or scratch his nose.SpeakinginYellowknife and Hay River Boden asked thestudentstoputthemselves inhispositionimagininghow theirparentsandsiblingswould have to cope with it. He showed photos of his vehicle which was totalled in the collision and of him- self in the hospital. His wife Shaunaspokeaboutassisting him on the weekends. I spoke from the heart I didnt need to read any- thing Boden said. I walked them through it I was quite graphic. At the end I did a little demonstration of how I can stand. It shows them really how life changes and to show my personality Im outgoing and always very positive. I have a strong sense of humour and I use that in the presentation as well. In June 2014 the GNWT more than tripled the fine for distracted driving to 322 including a 15 per cent vic- tim surcharge. The Motor Vehicles Act has outlawed using handheld devices in- cluding phones and GPS navigators since 2012 458 people had been charged as of March 2014. Boden plans to return pos- sibly in June to speak in In- uvik and Norman Wells. He wants to put young people in the same position kids were a generation ago when they wereaskedtopolicetheirpar- ents into buckling up. Can you tell mom or dad canyoupleaseputyourphone down until we go that extra four or ve minutes Boden said. Years ago you used to havethekidssayingmomand dad put your seatbelts on. They were the driving force then and the cellphones are no different. Alberta man injured by distracted teen driver reaches NWT youth John Boden who lost most of his mobility in a collision with a distracted teen driver in 2007 spoke to students in Yellowknife and Hay River last week. PhotocourtesyofGNWTJamesMackenzie PARTICIPATE actively with Fort Smiths Town Council and First Nation governments to improve the economy and services with regular meetings and active consultation - starting with a series of goal setting meetings in the coming year that engage and unite the community WORK with Aurora College administration and Board of Governors to re-invigorate Thebacha Campus involving the community in the student recruitment process including marketing Fort Smith as an attractive place for students to come to - and fill those empty classrooms WORK with Hay River leaders to foster a strong South Slave economy to lower power rates expand Talston Hydro capacity with the communities as the main customer enhance tourism and develop industry - including regular annual economic conferences between the two involving Town First Nation and Metis governments and Chambers of Com- merce in a way that engages the people of the two communities with common mutually beneficial goals STABILIZE the riverbank to prevent the loss of Fort Smiths water intake sewage lagoon and newly renovated arena all of which are at risk - done in a way which uses local contractors that enhances the local economy BUILD infrastructure for the Arctic Winter Games that is lasting and makes Fort Smith a better place to live - plus enhances tourism and attracts college students. Don Jaque for MLA Ideas . Action . Community Authorized by Sandra Dolan 867 445-1447 official agent for Don Jaque FORT SMITH was once the capital of the NWT then lost that and became a regional centre. Now that status is being lost too. What can replace it The community has tremendous resources that could be utilized. A plan is needed created by the whole community but there is none. It is time to change that. A Better Fort Smith Future