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Wednesday February 10 2016 5 COLUMNS 15 Years Ago... De Beers plans mine De Beers Canada is planning the third diamond mine in the Northwest Territories at Snap Lake about 220 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife. De Beers bought the property last summer for 300 million. Unlike the other two dimond mines in the NWT the Snap Lake operation will be an underground mine. Issue February 6 2001 20 Years Ago... GNWT oers up funding to keep oral traditions alive The GNWT announced 83700 of funding reserved for 15 projects to preserve the oral traditions of the NWT. The oral traditions program which has been running for several years in the North has provided funding and professional assistance to groups and individu- als to record and preserve oral traditions in the NWT. Issue February 6 1996 30 Years Ago... Canadian pay TV coming to town Entrepreneur Park Ang has big plans for his enter- tainment-oriented operations in Fort Smith. Angs local cable TV service will be obtaining three Canadian pay- TV channels the all-movie Super Channel the all-sports TSN and the all-music video Much Music. They will be replacing three American channels WGN WTBS and TNN The Nashville Network. Issue February 6 1986 ARCHIVES Northern Journal 2016 Join us online Like Northern Journal on Facebook and get the weekly news delivered to your feed FACEBOOK FEEDBACK NWT Premier Bob McLeod and two members of his cabinet travelled to Vancouver meeting with mining companies active in the territory at a mineral expo. Premier bangs the drum at Vancouver mining summit Jack Danylchuk Correction this is NOT a new government just the same bo- zos who dont understand that if China and India are not buying no amount of schmoozing at mining conferences will make anything happen. Tri-territorial training project takes Arctic Inspiration Prize NWT Recreation and Parks Association Thanks for the story Eat healthy and take care of your ticker By JARED TAM February is heart health month the annual national campaign to raise awareness for heart disease. Heart dis- ease and stroke remain the primary cause of death hos- pitalization and prescription drug use in Canada. Fortu- nately heart disease and stroke can be prevented by adopting healthy lifestyles and behaviours. With an estimated 1.6 mil- lion Canadians living with heart disease and death rates approximating 350000 per year its not too late to start a heart-healthy diet. AccordingtotheHeartand Stroke Foundation by adopt- ing healthy behaviours you can delay the onset of heart diseaseorstrokebyasmuchas 14 years and up to 80 per cent of premature heart disease and stroke can be prevented. As a dietitian a large part of my job involves promoting ways to prevent heart disease through proper nutrition. Here are my top ve nutri- tion related tips for optimal heart health. Pick plants Increased consumption of vegetables especially non-starchy vegetables and fruits can reduce specific risk factors for heart disease including body weight waist circumference blood sugars blood pressure and choles- terol. In fact eating ve or more servings of fruits and vegetables can help reduce riskofheartdiseaseandstroke by approximately 20 per cent and eating four or more serv- ings of vegetables and fruit per day can add more than two years to your life. Fur- ther most fruits and vegeta- bles are packed with vitamin C which can further cut your riskofcardiovasculardisease by helping to reduce inam- mation in the body think red peppers broccoli brussels sproutsberrieskiwioranges and pineapple. Stop sugars Recent studies have shown that reducing intake of added sugars primarily fructose can reduce the risk of heart disease and hypertension. Food items such as high-fruc- tose corn syrup sugary fruit juices punches fruit drinks some specialty coees and cocktails are packed with added fructose. The Ameri- canHeartAssociationadvises limiting added sugars to no more than 100 calories per day for most women and 150 caloriesperdayformostmen. Go nuts Nuts and seeds oer plenty ofheart-healthfulbenetsin- cludingtonnesofberhealthy mono- and polyunsaturated fats plant sterols vitamin E and omega-3 fatty acids. Fur- ther they are good sources of protein which helps keep us satiated. Aim for about a quarter-cuporacuppedpalm- full for a good serving size. Find the fat Limit foods higher in satu- ratedfatssuchasfattycutsof meat bacon lard and other animal fats. Studies have shown that for every one per centincreaseinanimal-based fatsinthedietbadcholesterol increases by two per cent in- creasing heart disease risk. Avoid foods that are made with trans hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated fats such as fried foods frozen prepared foods crackers chips pastries croissants andotherbakedgoods.Those who eat the most trans fats can nearly triple their risk for heart attacks. Instead opt for vegeta- ble-based fats such as olive canola saower soybean or peanut oils nut butters avocados and fatty sh like salmon mackerel and sar- dines. Aim for about two to three tablespoons per day of these fats and sh twice a week. Fantastic bre Foods rich in bre espe- cially soluble bre can help lowerbloodcholesterollevels. It works by binding to choles- terol in the small intestine and transporting it out of the body. Sources of soluble bre include dried beans and peas psyllium barley psyl- lium husks Metamucil and most fruits and vegetables. In short eating for heart health is not all that di- cult Incorporating these ve easy tips can oer amazing health benets and can help reduce risk of heart disease and other chronic diseases as well. This February lets feed our hearts the right way and ght the leading cause of death worldwide. Jared Tam is the commu- nity dietician for the Fort Smith Health Social Ser- vices Authority. By DAWN KOSTELNIK The lm crew has got it cords of music begin to ll the empty spaces. Music is making the room brighter we have never heard this song before du dn du du its been a long long lonely winter. They begin the song from the beginning and hit the volume for us. These guys areverygroovytheylikekids. White Girl Here comes the sun its all right Once again the music of the Beatles lls the room it is loud enough that it lls our ears it vibrates on our skin. Here comes the Sun du dn du du here comes the sun. Oh My God here comes the sun Breaking in shattered rays through the wire mesh diamonds that cover the win- dowsthewarmcolouredgold shafts of light throw glowing linesacrossourfacesandover the oor and walls. A collec- tiveah-h-h-h-hisheardabove the music the lm crew looks at us in wonder. Wide-eyed we look back at the lm crew. Our collective grouptakesaninstinctivestep backwards.Whatkindofmagic is this Most of the crowd be- ginstolaughsomeofthekids who are recently o the land arent sure that there is not some magic going on. Beauti- ful golden light lls the room faceslightinsmilesDUDN DU DU HERE COMES THE SUN ITS ALRIGHT Our voicesboomoutthispartofthe song always ready to dance kidsbreakintoajigdancingto George Harrisons song DU DNDUDUrattlestherafters. The lm crew watches us in amazement their faces split into huge smiles. These kids are high on sunshine It is gone so sad the sun drops below the rock. The music dies away as everyone hastogetbacktoseriousonce again. Our teachers ring the bell and the lm crew begins another round of check check. Our hearts are light as we return to class. Such magic our rst sight of the sun in so long arrives riding the waves of a Beatles song. We decide that we really like the Beatles. We need to get some of their music. Every day we see fteen more minutes of the life giv- ing golden globe. There is no heat in the glorious rays but the light lls your mind and makes you walk with less weight. Everyone smiles in the sunshine. www.thewhitegirl.ca