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Tuesday August 4 2015 5 COLUMNS 15 Years Ago... Not parks role to take stand on road Wood Buffalo National Park superintendent Josie Weninger wants people to understand the Parks role in the current debate over the road south. First of all she points out that Parks Canada is not a spokesperson for the proposal. Nor is it Parks Canadas role to take a stand for or against the proposal. Issue August 1 2000 20 Years Ago... Aboriginal language news coming soon For the rst time ever a daily Aboriginal newscast will be offered in the North starting August 1 1995. The Native Communications Society of the Western NWT announced last week it will be introducing short news- casts in Dogrib Chipewyan and North Slavey on Tues- day Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Issue August 2 1995 30 Years Ago... Federal building contract signed The long-awaited Fort Smith federal building con- tract was signed by David Crombie Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs on Monday July 30 after more than a decade of lobbying by community leaders. The 3518360 contract went to PM Construction 1985 Ltd. of Edmonton. Stephen Sorenson general manager of PM estimates a completion date of June 1986. Issue August 1 1985 ARCHIVES Northern Journal 2015 Join us online Like Northern Journal on Facebook and get the weekly news delivered to your feed FACEBOOK FEEDBACK Two years after a pipeline leaked over 15 million li- tres of toxic wastewater into the boreal wetland near Zama City in northwestern Alberta the Alberta En- ergy Regulator AER has ned Apache Canada Ltd. 16500 and ordered an audit of the companys pipe- line infrastructure. Apache ned for pipeline spill near Zama City in 2013 Andrew Wanderingspirit Hahaha yeah only a few lousy bucks. So its safe to say that the environment is not worth much at all according to the Harper government. Anthrax conrmed in Wood Buffalo National Park bison Todd Sanderson Oh no In our July 20 edition in the story about the Salt River First Nations new gas station Salt River First Nation teams up with ATCO to build new gas station the story incorrectly stated that In 2012 the two organizations worked together to design and build the Wood Buffalo Inn a hotel in Fort Smith. The Wood Buffalo Inn was a private project between Martselos Services Ltd. and ATCO. It had no connection to the Salt River First Nation. We apologize for the error and any issues it may have caused. By DAWN KOSTELNIK My aunts live on ranches in Maple Creek Sask. this is our most easterly point of venture. Horses cows chick- ens and pigs are all amazing. Rick and Rob our cousins teach us how to rope and ride pigs. Angelina is disgusted by the smell of the strange ani- mals and she is not getting on the back of any horse not a chance. She is having dif- culty with the food. Fresh cows milk is something that none of us are used to and having it delivered warm from an udder to the table and having an appreciation for this freshness may need to be learned. Hard-boiledeggsaregood but Angela peels off the white part. I think she may get sick from eating so much water- melon. In Edmonton 10 lbs. of bananas were on sale for 1. The back seat of the car is still home to at least 20 lbs. of slightly bruised and brown bananas. Ice cream is heavenly mom takes us for banana splits at Dairy Queen. We decide that a ba- nana split is the perfect food. Chubby chicken at the AW is Angelas and my favourite the boys order burgers. Holy lookthegirlsarehangingour food on our car door we can talk to them on that phone thing. We dont understand that we have to give the glass root beer mugs back. Angel is pretty homesick after two weeks of ranch life and driving around in cars eating strange food. We are headed west and stop back at my Grandparents. My grandma whom we called Nan makes her special ver- sion of macaroni and cheese. Angela eats and eats like a starving person. Nan hugs her a bond is formed. Angela seems to feel better after this and starts to try new food. At Saratoga Beach on Van- couver Island we have rented a cabin for a week. My mom is from Comox and she hasnt seenherIslandsisterinyears. We come to visit and swim in the sea. This ocean is much warmer than the Arctic one we live by. There are sea- shells which we dont see in the Arctic Ocean. It smells really funny kinda stinky we think but we dont want to hurt moms feelings. She looks so happy. She shows us sea cook- ies sand dollars and whips and cracks kelp on the beach and tells us to jump on the bulb to make a loud pop. My uncle brings sacks of oysters down to the shore and we roast them on the beach re we have built. We decide to leave these things with the green guts for the grownups. To be continued www.thewhitegirl.ca White Girl Schools out for summer By ANGELA SLADEN The rst garden harvest of summer has begun Yummy cabbage crunchy kale but- tery lettuce creamy potatoes tasty broccoli delicious peas and the sweetest carrots in Canada are now ready to pick and eatwith more to come There is nothing more re- warding or healthy than growing and eating your own food. To think that you started with a plot of dirt and a bunch of small seeds added a little water and lots of ten- der loving care and you end up with a garden plum full of goodness yumminess and healthiness is actually one of lifes miracles and gifts - a gift we give to ourselves and can pass onto others. The abundance of a garden is often far too much for the grower to eat alone. Many vegetables can be canned or preserved but not all. One of the gifts of gardening is the joy we feel when we share our bountywiththoseweloveand those who need it. Gardeners have the incredible privilege ofmakingadifferenceintheir community. Oneexampleoftheredemp- tive work of gardening is the storyoftheMarylandEastern CorrectionalInstitutionsgar- deningprogram. Picturethis a drug dealer pulls a cabbage from the ground and hands it to a convicted murderer. This cabbage - and many other vegetables - are then eaten by the prisoners thus reducing diabetes and heart disease and also donated to the poor - ve tons last year. The prisoners are lining up to help in this garden want- ing to work 10 hours a day. They read gardening books and are eager to learn as much as they can. They have a plan to continue when they are released. The results are astounding. Less than 10 of the prisoners return to jail a dramatic improvement from the typical 60 return rate. They are proud of their ac- complishments helping the less fortunate and working with nature and making a difference. Another example of the redemptive work of garden- ing is the growing number of inner city schools and neigh- bourhoods adopting a piece of uncultivated land prepar- ing it to grow food and enjoy- ing the fruits of their labour. The stories of at-risk children and adults who are changed by this gardening process are inspiring. Not only do they now have a chance to eat healthy foods an option that is not available to them due to the cost they also get the satisfaction of literally watching the growing re- sults of their hard work and the chance to give to others rather than always being a recipient. Lives are being changedandneighbourhoods are being restored. And to think that all this goodnesscomesfromgarden- ing. Reaping the rewards of gardeninggoesfarbeyondthe food that goes on your table. It has the power to change peoples health minds spir- its emotions and communi- ties. The power of plants is amazing Angela Sladen is a nu- tritionist and member of the Tahltan First Nation in northern B.C. Reaping the rewards Ron Gwynne Steven Harper is personally liable for this damage. His pro OIL stance is reason enought to re him. THIS is not a joke. CORRECTION