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Thursday, august 21, 2014
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'Gardening girls' spread enthusiasm
Interest in growing springing up throughout the Inuvik region
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Kim Campbell of Inuvik and Rena Squirrel of Fort McPherson have spent the summer working on the Get Growing Initiative with the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment.
by Shawn Giilck
Northern News Services
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There's something about
growing your own food that's
making residents of the Delta
region think green.
That's the opinion of Kim
Campbell, an Inuvik university student who has spent the
summer working on the NWT
Growing Forward program
along with Rena Squirrel of
Fort McPherson.
The two young women have
been headquartered in the Inuvik office of the Department of
Industry, Tourism
and Investment
for the season.
They've travelled
widely through
the Inuvik region
in the course of
that work, taking the idea of
food security with them wherever they go.
"The greenhouse here has
been a great example of what
can be done," Campbell said.
In the process, they were
dubbed the "gardening girls,"
a nickname that seems to
have become popular. The
success of the Inuvik Community Greenhouse is a bit
of the inspiration for the program, both young women said.
From its commercial end, it
supplies most of the bedding
plants that other communities
are making use of, and serves
as a model that food, and high
quality food at that, can be
grown easily even in Northern conditions. At the moment,
the Tsiigehtchic project is
going the strongest, Campbell
said, but communities such as
Sachs Harbour are developing
quickly as well.
"They're doing amazing,"
she said. "And Fort McPherson
is doing really well.
"Northern residents, like
Inuvikmiut, are hungry to
make a change when it comes
to their food," Campbell said.
Squirrel, who is in her
second summer with the program, had noticed the same
thing.
"Everyone seems on board
with the idea and it's really
exciting," she said.
She remembered a little boy
in Tuktoyaktuk who came in to
the greenhouse
there with an
apple and wanted to plant the
seeds. They did,
and apple trees
started growing.
"How funny was that?"
Squirrel said. "We were growing apple trees in the Arctic!"
All of the communities are
in the process of setting up
small commercial-sized greenhouses sufficient to host about
a dozen plots, they said. Campbell said she wanted to work in
the program because "it's such
a good thing to have in the
communities."
"Healthy living too is a
big part of it, and the cost of
fresh vegetables here is just
ridiculous," she added. "It's not
necessarily that fresh either,
and you're still paying an arm
and a leg. So what we're doing
is helping people eat better and
be more healthy without paying an arm and a leg."
"You can see it in their
faces about how proud they
are," Squirrel said. "They brag
about how they grew this, and
it's so nice to see."
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Briefs
Windfall for anti-poverty
organizations
Three different Inuvik organizations will be receiving funding from
the GNWT anti-poverty strategy.
The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation will receive $80,000 to be spent
in three communities, yet to be identified, for a program called Sustaining Inuvialuit Community Harvests
to Reduce Poverty and Increase Food
Security in the Inuvialuit Settlement
Region.
The Inuvik Inter-agency Committee will receive $72,000 to be used
for the Inuvik Emergency Warming
Centre.
East Three Secondary School
will receive up to $24,000 for the
Inuvik Community Kitchen Program, which is still in the preliminary stages. It will receive $8,000 to
begin with, potentially followed by
$16,000 in its second year of operation.
Volunteers appreciated
A volunteer appreciation event
will be held Aug. 23 at the Midnight
Sun Recreation Complex.
Volunteers from the Inuvik Petroleum Show, the Inuit Circumpolar
Council general assembly, the Traditional Northern Games, the Inuvik
Community Greenhouse, the Muskrat Jamboree and many others are
all invited. Sponsored by the Town
of Inuvik, the afternoon's festivities
will include free access to swimming
from 2 to 3 p.m. at the family centre.
An ice cream sundae bar is being
offered from 2:30 until 3:30 p.m.
Concert at greenhouse
The Inuvik Community Greenhouse is hosting a "garden hoedown"
live concert and fundraiser Aug. 24.
The greenhouse needs a new
roof, estimated to cost more than
$100,000, due to age and weatherrelated deterioration of the existing roof. The new roof panels were
purchased last year and have been
delivered, but more money must be
raised to cover installation costs. It
is hoped the panels can be installed
sometime this fall.
The hoedown will feature live
music from Inuvik musicians such
as Greg Murphy, the Ukelele Divas
and Don Gillis. Doors open at 8 p.m.
Sexual assault case
returns to court
An Inuvik man charged with
sexually assaulting a tourist at Tonimoe's Restaurant is set to return to
court on Sept. 9.
Donald Archie Campbell, 56,
stands accused of sexual assault and
uttering threats in relation to the
June 13 incident. The woman said
she was waiting for some food to
be delivered when a man allegedly
assaulted her, pulling her shirt and
bra down. She was travelling with
a companion and had just arrived in
Inuvik. Two other people interceded
on her behalf after the assault.
A publication ban has been
imposed on the case.
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Aaron Miller of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers was one of the speakers at a presentation on fracking at
Ingamo Hall Aug. 14.
No fracking in the Delta
Educational workshop hosted by GNWT and
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
by Shawn Giilck
Northern News Services
There are currently no applications for fracking projects in the
Beaufort Delta region, but that
didn't stop representatives from the
GNWT and the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers from
hosting a joint presentation on the
controversial drilling method at
Ingamo Hall on Aug. 14.
A dozen people attended the
workshop, the purpose of which
was to educate people about the
drilling method and try to allay
public concerns about fracking,
which has been the source of controversy recently in the Sahtu south
of the Delta region, said Johnny
Lennie, manager of oil and gas
planning for the new petroleum services department at the Department
of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI).
Both he and Aaron Miller, the
Northern manager of the Canadian
Association of Petroleum Producers
described fracking as just becoming established as a technique to tap
into some of the undeveloped oil
and natural reserves in the NWT.
As such, many people are wary
of methods and technology they're
not familiar with.
The panel has been travelling to
various communities in the NWT
to give the public a chance to vent
their concerns, ask questions about
fracking, and to hear a presentation on another perspective on the
exploration work.
Miller said there are currently
no applications for any fracking
to be done in the Inuvik area. All
of the work and applications so far
have been directed further south.
Miller provided a brief history
and overview of fracking, which
is used primarily in shale formations to extract oil and natural
gas. A horizontal well is drilled
into potential sources, and then
the surrounding rock structures are
cracked hydraulically through fracking fluids.
Most of that fluid, Miller said,
is a water and sand mixture. Only
about one or two per cent of the
fracking fluid is additional chemicals.
Most of those additives are
comparable to common household
products, he said.
Fifty to 90 per cent of fracking
fluids are recycled as well, cutting
down on the need to dispose of
products, according to Miller.
One spectator, Janet Boxwell,
reacted with some skepticism to
that statement, saying that even
something as simple as salt could
have a detrimental effect in a spill
of sufficient quantities.
Miller and Lennie fielded a
number of questions from the audience, although they said the meeting was quieter than in Tsiigehtchic, where there was a lively debate.
Herbert Blake, the chief of the
Inuvik Native Band, asked some of
the more pointed questions.
He inquired, asking why the
Inuvialuit had a "special status"
when it came to fracking applications, giving them more input into
the decision making process.
That question was directed at
Lennie, who said he had no clear
answer.
"That was negotiated during
devolution," he offered. "I wasn't
involved in that, so I don't really
know the answer to that."
Other questions revolved around
how companies would handle spills
of fracking fluid and how they
would dispose of the material.
Lennie and Miller reiterated that
companies have to adhere to shipping and transport standards.
Miller also stressed that it is up
to the GNWT to develop "appropriate standards" for oil and gas companies to follow.
Trapper impresses on park tour
Traditional activities offered at Gwich'in Territorial Park
by Shawn Giilck
Northern News Services
More than a dozen
people braved the Dempster
Highway Aug. 8 to enjoy
some cultural activities at
Gwich'in Territorial Park.
It was another in a
series of events planned
by NWT Parks staff in Inuvik to remind people just
how accessible and interesting the parks in the Delta
region are.
The park is located
about 36 kilometres outside
of Inuvik on picturesque
Campbell Lake, which is
one of the largest lakes in
the area.
The spectators went
to a variety of activities,
including demonstrations in
cutting reindeer meat with
traditional ulus.
The meat was then pre-
pared as a stir fry, to the
delight of everyone present.
William
Simon
Modesto, better known as
Willie Simon, was on had to
lead a short tour of the park.
He's a well-respected
Gwich'in elder now living
in Inuvik who has spent
years living in the bush at
various jobs.
His short tour led to a
replica sod house made in
traditional Gwich'in style
that he helped build in 2013.
Not many people know
the display is there, he said,
because of the dangers of
vandalism.
The sod for the house,
built over a wooden framework which bears a bit of a
resemblance to a McPherson tent, was cut in a nearby
low spot, Simon said. It
was then hauled with some
effort up to the site chosen
for the sod house.
The house would be
suitable for perhaps a small
family, Simon added. It
is no bigger than a large
tent, which impressed on
the visitors that cramped
quarters were the norm at
the time.
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Billy Joe brings the blues
Great guitarist lives up to reputation at
End of Road Music Festival
by Shawn Giilck
Northern News Services
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Blues sensation Billy Joe Green was the headliner at the End of the Road
Music Festival this past weekend.
Billy Joe Green plays the
blues as if his soul is on sale
and the devil is hunting for a
bargain.
Green, along with his band,
the Inglorious Bluez Blasterz,
was one of the headliners of
the End of the Road Music
Festival this past weekend.
He's billed as one of Canada's great blues guitarists,
and he lived up to that reputation Aug. 16 during two
performances at the Midnight
Sun Recreation Centre.
He brought with him coguitarist Charles Tizya, who's
originally from the Yukon. It
was a bit of a homecoming
for Tizya, who lived in Inuvik
for several years and still has
many family members here.
It's been 13 years since he
visited town, and he even met
a grandson for the first time
during the festival.
"You just get busy living,
you know," he said of his long
absence from the area.
"I wound up in Winnipeg
because my son was stationed
in the military in Winnipeg. Then he was posted to
Afghanistan, so I just moved
down."
Both he and Green are now
based in Winnipeg and they
have a long history playing
together. They're also related
by marriage, which makes the
connection stronger.
"I can't rid of him now,
man," Green said, doing his
best to "bust Tizya's chops."
Part of their bond is their
common history and troubled
past.
Both men were led to
music, and particularly the
blues, by their experience in
the residential school system. ence, never progressing much
If you have to suffer to play beyond the level of a bar band
the blues convincingly, these despite his prodigious talent.
two men had an early start.
"I hate the music business,"
Tizya recalled how a coun- he said.
sellor used to listen to him
"And I love it. It's so much
play blues-flavoured material, fun. We don't earn a lot of
and told him how lucky he money, but we look forward
was to have found a thera- to the weekend because we
peutic outlet for his anger and know we're going to have fun,
bitterness in music.
and nobody gets hurt."
"She said it was a release
He began playing profesfor me for all of
sionally in 1968
that anger I had.
when he was 16.
"And
my
"It's never
family is all
led to any formusical,"
he
tune. We're still
said. "We had to
slugging it out
have something
in the trenches,"
to do in those
Green said.
long
winter
"There were
nights. My influa couple of
Billy Joe Green
ences were all
times in my life
over the place,
I had to slow
especially with
down with it. I
my mother.
had to raise my two kids with
"I always wanted to go to my wife, and they're pretty
New Orleans, which is the good kids.
birthplace of the blues, but
"But I thought they defI've never made it to New initely had to have a mom
Orleans."
and dad to turn out to be
Green has a similar story. well-tempered. It was a huge
He's also a survivor of the responsibility. You can't let
residential schools, which left anyone else raise your kids."
him scarred.
On stage, the three-mem"When I was growing up ber band sizzled and quickly
in the residential schools, I had the festival attendees on
made it a point to never let my the floor dancing.
kids experience what I experiGreen, as humble and
enced," he continued.
down-to-earth as any musi"Thank goodness for music cian you'll encounter, said
... it kind of gave me an outlet he'd like a chance to return
for all my anger, my rage and, for more performances, and
when you see me play, you'll Tizya was plainly enjoying his
know there's a lot of rage in homecoming as well.
my music.
They even had a chance
"I think that's what drew to visit the venerable Mad
me to the blues, because it was Trapper bar for a jam sesan outlet for me to let it all sion, which is a must for
out. When I play, I don't hold any performer with bar
anything back."
band roots, as well as the
He's led a hard-living exist- Royal Canadian Legion.
"We're still
slugging it
out in the
trenches."
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Replica sod house explored
spruce or willow gum and
make a poultice of it.
Somewhat skeptically,
sod house are still visible
at another spot in the park, Simon followed that advice.
By the next morning, the gum
Simon said.
That site is likely hun- had pulled the infection out
dreds of years old, and he's of his hand, which healed
studied the remains, which nicely afterwards.
That's when he began to
puzzle him because he can't
find any obvious trace of learn more about traditional
medicine, which is largely
wood fire there.
based around
"I don't what
the use of
they did," he
plants.
said.
He spent five
Simon also
years in total
regaled
the
working as a
visitors with
full-time trapstories of his
per, learning
wild life in the
a lot about the
bush. They were
Anne Murgg
land as he did.
par ticularly
S i m o n
fascinated by
picked up his
his claim that
expertise with
spruce gum saved his life
sod by spending another
years ago.
He was spending the win- five years working with sod
ter trapping in the bush miles houses.
The audience was deeply
to the east of the Dempster,
impressed by his storytelling.
he explained.
"Both of us really enjoyed
Simon said, while preparing firewood, he cut his hand, it. There were so many storwhich became seriously ies," said Anne Murgg as her
husband Louie nodded.
infected.
"There's so much history,
"I think I had blood poiand a chance to see it."
soning," he said.
"I'd do it again anytime,"
"I had streaks of red going
up my arm, and there was Louie added.
Ron McDonough, an Inuno getting to a hospital from
there. It was miles and miles vik resident making one of
his first visits to the park,
back in the bush."
His trapping partner echoed those sentiments.
"I very much enjoyed it,"
laughed a little, he said, and
then told him to go find some he said.
Trapper, from page 3
"There were
so many
stories."
Shawn Giilck/NNSL photo
William Simon Modesto led a tour of Gwich'in
Territorial Park on Aug. 6, including a stop at this
replica sod house he built in 2013.
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Dazed in canoes
Tsiigehtchic/Arctic Red River
Tsiigehtchic is set to host its 23rd annual Canoe Daze this
weekend, from Aug. 22 to 24. Celebrations are set to kick off
on the Friday at 5 p.m. with opening ceremonies and a feast
at the gym, followed by games for all ages before a casino
night scheduled to begin at 9 p.m., according to the hamlet's
promotional material.
A 10 a.m. pancake breakfast at the gym will start the day
Saturday before events move down to the river at 1 p.m.
Races will take place on the river on both Saturday and
Sunday afternoons, with several categories including events
for youth aged 15 and under, adult races and events that will
pair up an adult with one youth. The largest cash prize up for
grabs is $1,000 for the first-place winner in the triathlon event
on Saturday. Second and third place finishers in that race
will walk away with $800 and $600, respectively. Saturday
will wind down with an old time dance and jigging contest.
A strong man competition is scheduled for Sunday evening.
Summer camp winding down
Ikaahuk/Sachs Harbour
Aug. 21 is the last day for the youth summer camp in
Sachs Harbour. For the past six weeks, the hamlet has offered
daytime activities for youth aged 12 and under. Each week's
activities are themed, with the theme for the final week being
music camp. Youth co-ordinator Kyle Donovan said this year's
camp has been a success, drawing roughly a half-dozen of the
10 youth who registered every day. The purpose of the camp
is to give youth productive daytime activities while school is
out, he said.
It's time for berries
Ulukhaktok/Holman
It's not too late to participate in a group berry-picking
excursion near Ulukhaktok, as the event – originally scheduled for Aug. 19 – has been postponed to next week.
"There's not much berries right now and we're going to wait
for nicer weather," said Denise Taptuna-Okheena, who is coordinating the excursion.
Those interested in a free boat ride to and from either
Asiakniakvik or Nanoalok, located about two miles east of
the community, are asked to call the community corporation
to sign up for the excursion, which is expected to take a few
hours. The last berry picking excursion was held two summers
ago, said Taptuna-Okheena.
Garage going up in Paulatuk
Paulatuk
Construction of the hamlet's new garage, which provides
protected parking for 10 vehicles, is underway in Paulatuk.
Currently, two contractors are at the site, working with four
locals who have been hired for the job, said hamlet supervisor
Greg Morash. Once construction reaches its peak, the project
is expected to employ between six and nine local people.
"We had inadequate parking," said Morash of why the
$1.5-million new garage is needed. "The garage that we
knocked down was 35 years old and only fit two vehicles …
we had to do something to protect our machines."
If the barges arrive in the hamlet on time, the garage is
expected to be finished by Nov. 30.
Last chance for a swim
Tuktoyaktuk
The hamlet pool in Tuktoyaktuk will be closing for the
season on Aug. 30.
To mark the end of the summer swimming season, a free
swim will be held all day Aug. 30 for youth, said recreation
co-ordinator Caroline Loreen. Since opening for the summer
in July, the pool has been seeing regular use, she said.
Back to school
Beaufort Delta
Students are heading back to school throughout the territory. Here are the back-to-school dates for students throughout
the region, courtesy of the Beaufort Delta Education Council:
Helen Kalvak School in Ulukhaktok: Aug. 16
Mangilaluk School in Tuktoyaktuk: Aug. 28
Angik School in Paulatuk: Aug. 29
Chief Paul Niditchie School in Tsiigehtchic: Sept. 2
Chief Julius School in Fort McPherson: Sept. 2
East Three School in Inuvik (elementary and secondary):
Sept. 2
Inualthuyak School in Sachs Harbour: Sept. 2
Moose Ker School in Aklavik: Sept. 2
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Inuvik Drum, Thursday, August 21, 2014 7
Nimble fingers make magic
Crafting
Feature
by Shawn Giilck
Northern News Services
Nearly a dozen people
gathered at the Western Arctic
Regional Visitor Centre Aug.
14 for a workshop in making
traditional crafts with expert
sewer Alice Kimiksana.
Kimiksana guided the participants through the process
of cutting and sewing semitraditional miniature bird dolls
out of a selection of material
that included sealskin, moose
hide and rabbit fur.
Everyone who took part
expressed their pleasure in the
workshop.
"I think it's really cute and
reminded people of their childhood in a unique way," said
Diane Wu.
"It's always good to try
something new," added Jen
Bond.
The workshop was sponsored by NWT Parks via the
Department of Industry, Trade
and Investment.
Jen Bond showed a flair for traditional craft work
during the workshop.
Rosalie Driscoll said she was thrilled with the way her first sewing project turned out under the guidance
of Alice Kimiksana.
Stephanie Boudreau proved to be a natural at
sewing.
Diane Wu didn't take long to master some of the
basic skills needed to produce a miniature bird
doll.
Ruth Gould said she was delighted to have the
chance to learn from an expert craftsperson such
as Alice Kimiksana. "I loved it," she said.
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Horoscopes, Aug. 21-28
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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, exercise caution
when expressing your needs. It can be difficult to
stop when you are drumming up so much excitement. Now is not the time to take a risk.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you may have
overextended yourself this week. You didn't realize
you had taken on so much until it was too late, but
there is still time to backtrack.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, committing to
a daily routine can have a strong impact on your
overall health. Consider tailoring a new routine for
yourself, and you'll reap the healthy rewards.
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Take things slow with a
budding relationship this week, Cancer. You don't
want to go too fast and find yourself in over your
head. Let things develop gradually.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, carefully consider any
offer that seems too good to be true this week.
While the person making the offer is not ill-intentioned, you still must exercise caution.
Shiense Cockney
"Yes, I'd love to go on a trip like
that. It'd be a lot of fun and a
good experience."
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"I'd like to do it and see the
whole Earth."
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Don't get too lost in fantastical ideas, though. Wait
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"I really want to see some
bears and whales."
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with regard to spending this week, Libra. You have
to save up for a bigger purchase that's on the horizon, so try to save as much as you can now.
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, only now do
you realize how much you have on your plate.
Think about postponing a getaway until your
schedule is less packed and you can enjoy the trip
even more.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, turn
work into play and things will move along that
much more quickly. Split up the tasks at hand with
a friend or colleague, and the week will fly by.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, even
though you don't have much time for yourself, you
feel compelled to spend more time with others.
Make some time for yourself as well.
Eric Francey
"Yes, I would."
Dreven Devoe
"I want to see the places like
this and explore."
Christin Taylor
"Yes, I'd like to see Greenland."
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, you secretly enjoy when others come to you for advice. Think
carefully before making any suggestions, and your
friends will be more appreciative because of it.
PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Now is the time to
further your studies, Pisces. Figure out how to
finance a return to school and make the most of
the opportunity.
Can't get past anger at ex Direct
Answers
If you can kindly offer a word or two, I'm grateful. You
see, I can't get my ex out of my head. I think about him every
waking moment, but they're not pleasant thoughts. They're
memories that leave me with an explosion of anger and anxiety ... every time.
And I so badly want to stop thinking and feeling this way.
I just don't know how. It's been two years since I walked
away from our one-and-a-half year marriage, a year since the
divorce and six months since the e-mails to and fro stopped
cold turkey. Getting through to him was always like raking at
a concrete wall barehanded.
When we were married, I kept quiet because I feared his
reaction. He wasn't physically abusive, but the smallest disagreement brought on days of sulking and nights of him turning his back.
Listening wasn't his thing. Talking, yes. The day I talked
back was the day I said, "I want a divorce!"
I could've given him my life without hesitation at one
point. Now, I really don't care if he gets run over by a train
because that's how much love he showed me. I hope to stay
away from him for the rest of our lives.
I know I can't erase the past, but, this anger, I pray will go
away. Any advice for me? Thank you kindly.
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Debra, the standard advice is time will solve a lot of your
anger and anxiety, and getting good things in your life will
take care of the rest. True enough, but in your case, it doesn't
seem to be working.
One thing you didn't mention is that you are mad at yourself. "He had no love for me, and I didn't see that and wound
up married to him." But that can't be undone.
Whether he was your first and that's what caused you to
turn a blind eye, whether he was a consummate liar and you
weren't skilled enough to deal with that, whether you loved
the idea of his potential and didn't know it was a potential he
had no interest in, or whether it was something else, doesn't
matter.
This is a lost investment of your time and your life. Keep
the only good thing – the experience you gained which will
prevent this from happening again. So history doesn't repeat
itself, you must keep the knowledge without reliving the history. By not seeing him, by not coming into contact with him,
thoughts of him will become fewer and fewer. And the pain
will get better. By filling your life with positives, there will be
less and less time for him.
But we hear you protesting, "That hasn't been enough."
OK, there is another way to get where you want to be.
Let us suggest one book, titled Coherence by Alan Watkins.
Watkins is a British cardiologist, and this book is for senior
executives. That probably doesn't describe you, so you will
want to focus only on one aspect of the book.
In Coherence, Watkins describes a simple way of focusing
on the breath and putting it in tune with the heart. Because
the heart is by far the most energetic organ in the body, it is
capable of putting all other organs, including the brain, in
synch with it.
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Mistreatment of any sort creates lasting mental problems.
We can't get it out of our thoughts. Taking attention from the
mind and centering it on the heart has a powerful effect. It's
like taking a car that's stuck in third gear and shifting it into
neutral. Watkins also explains how to replace negative emotions, such as anger and anxiety, with positive ones like confidence, serenity and optimism. This step frees the mind to do
what it was intended to do.
If this approach sounds intriguing, skip the pages which
don't concern you. Focus on the method Watkins outlines in
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If you have any questions or comments for Wayne or Tamara,
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Student of the week
Kaia Parkes
Age:3
The staff at the Children's First Centre say Kaia is a "great leader and
group organizer who is always friendly and helpful with her classmates."
sports & recreation
Inuvik Drum, Thursday, August 21, 2014 9
Different kind of ladies night
Shawn Giilck/NNSL photo
The Road's End Golf Course has been sponsoring a successful ladies night event this season. On Aug. 14, these women were taking part. Pictured are Leah Ipana,
left, Lauri Forcade, Darlene Allen, Stacy Christie, Onida Banksland, Marjorie Baetz, Anne Marie Jennings, Laura Worsley-Brown and Tanya Gruben.
Women catch bug for golf after new program created
by Shawn Giilck
Northern News Services
The Road's End Golf
Course is getting in touch with
its feminine side. It is sponsoring a weekly ladies night
every Thursday in a bid to
recruit a few more players to
the course. So far, it's looking
like a sound strategy, too.
"We've been having five to
15 women out every week,"
said organizer Marjorie Baetz.
"I've never played golf, so it's
something to do and it's a hard
game to master.
"It's frustrating," she said.
"Last year my goal was to hit to
the 50-yard line, and now I'm
at the 125-yard range."
Baetz, whose husband,
Conrad, is one of the volunteering mainstays at the threehole course, thought the concept was good, Marjorie said.
He helped recruit avid golfer Steve Krug from the Town
of Inuvik's recreation department to help out as a tutor for
the evenings, and Krug was
also happy to oblige.
"Conrad approached me
to come down and help out,"
Krug said. "A lot of men play
golf, but a lot of ladies may not,
and if they found out we had
a men's night it might cause
some problems, so we decided
to start a ladies night.
"We thought it might have
a good turnout, but here we're
full at the range. I'm here just
to help out. They get to come
out, have some laughs and
maybe a couple of drinks, and
maybe take up the sport."
He said he's played since
he was five years old, and has
played everywhere in Canada
except the Yukon.
"And you know this course
is actually really hard," he continued. "Even if you're really
good at the sport. If you're
straight and long, you're going
to be shooting over par for
sure."
"Steve's the best," said
Laura Worsley-Brown, who is
one of the most dedicated of
the new golfers.
"She's one who is always
sending text messages asking
what a club does and asking if
she made the right purchase.
The uptake is really solid and
maybe some of them will play
in the tournament coming up."
Stacey Christie, a multisport athlete who plays with
the Inuvik Bench Warmers,
was also on hand Aug. 14 looking like a natural at driving
the ball.
"I haven't played in about
15 years," she said as she sent
ball after ball thundering down
the driving range. "Steve telling me what to do tonight is as
much instruction as I've had."
Tanya Gruben said she's
"only come out about three
times" to the ladies night, but
was delighted with it.
"I love it. I never golfed
until three years ago, and this
is where I learned," she said.
"They have great facilities and
great teachers. I saw friends
doing it, and I just wanted
to challenge myself," Gruben
added. "You're constantly practicing to get better. Because
I'm a brand-new golfer, I have
no experience with really good
courses, so I think it's better that I learned here. It'll be
easier for me if I go somewhere
nice."
She described her long
game as good, in contrast
to her short game, which
leaves room for improvement. On Aug. 14, she was
driving up to 125 yards.
"I like the idea of the ladies
night," she said. "If they didn't
have it, I wouldn't come out as
much. I like it that there's other
women here, they're willing to
help you and there's a guy here
to help us learn and improve
our shots. I'm more likely to
come out because there is a
ladies night."
Anne-Marie Jennings said
she took up the sport a few
years ago to play with her
family.
"I'm not very good, but the
thing about golf is, for every
10 terrible shots you have that
one good one that makes you
think 'I can play this game.'
It's a good excuse to get
out and get some sun."
Annual Mayor's Classic returns
Labour Day golf on tap after two-year haitus
by Shawn Giilck
Northern News Services
After a two-year absence,
the annual Mayor's Classic
Golf Tournament will hit the
grass on the Labour Day weekend at the Road's End Golf
Course.
The tournament, last held in
2011, has been revived partly
to help raise the profile of the
sport and the club, and also as a
way to lure people into staying
in town on a weekend where
Dawson City and its hugelypopular ball tournament beckons, said Conrad Baetz.
"Every year at Labour Day
you hear people talking about
going to Dawson. We're hoping
that we can keep some of them
here by offering a fun event,
and maybe in the future we'll
draw people from Dawson."
He's one of the chief volunteers at the course, which has
come a long way from the first
mayor's classic, he said.
The three-hole course will
be expanding to the five-hole
layout in the near future, and
it's a challenging course that's
fun to play, he said.
"For one thing, you don't
have to carry a grass mat
around with you to tee off of
anymore," he said with a hint
of a smile, gesturing to the now
mostly-grass-covered course
off Airport Road. "That's what
you had to do at the last tournament."
"I thought it was a big success then. We didn't have grass
fairways, we had manicured
weeds, but you'd be surprised
what you can do with weeds."
The tournament fell by the
wayside for a couple of years,
Baetz said, because he and the
other course volunteers were
focused on making the course
look like a course.
"We wanted it to look more
acceptable. Now we have grass
fairways. They aren't perfect,
but it's not a bad course."
Now that the goal has been
largely achieved, it's time to
bring back a higher profile
event such as the tournament,
he said.
"The tournament is a partnership between ourselves and
the Children's First Society," he
said. "We sort of share in the
profits if there are any."
The Town of Inuvik is also
jumping in as a co-sponsor,
and Mayor Floyd Roland said
at a recent council meeting he
was pleased to be asked to help
revive the event.
"We're shooting for 60 golfers," Baetz said, "and I believe
we should be able to reach that.
It's just a matter of pushing it.
If we don't get 60 people,
that's fine too ... you can just
get a little more golfing in."
Beyond the tournament,
Baetz said the course stays
open until it snows, although
the evening rounds become
more problematic as the daylight dwindles and the temperature drops.
Sports Card
Floor hockey
age: 9grade: 5
Morgan loves floor hockey, basketball
and soccer. The staff at the Children's
First Centre say he is a great team player.
Morgan Young
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Fun with
science
Shawn Giilck/NNSL photo
Natalie Fero of the DiscoverE Science Camp
program worked to make LED flashlights with
several Inuvik youth at the youth centre Aug. 12.
Core subject matter
explained in program
by Shawn Giilck
Northern News Services
This wasn't quite being
blinded by science, but it was
an eye opener for these children.
The DiscoverE Science
Camp program sponsored
by the University of Alberta
rolled into the Inuvik Youth
Centre last week for a four-day
session that had the participants buzzing.
On Aug. 12, it wasn't hard
to see why. The children,
ranging up to Grade 6, spent
part of the afternoon making their own miniature LED
flashlights. While simple, the
devices certainly caught the
attention of the science campers.
"It's a lot of fun," said
Felicia Elanik, 10.
She said she enrolled in
the camp because she "wanted
to learn new and interesting
stuff."
"My favourite part is the
cool projects," added Fletcher
Dares. "My favourite so far is
the flashlights, because I like
technology, wires and circuits."
Dillon Andrus, the senior counsellor with the camp,
was quite interested to learn
that the Town of Inuvik had
begun a program to replace its
street lights with new, energy
efficient and long-lasting LED
units.
"Essentially they're just
bigger versions of what we're
building," he told the students, who were immediately
intrigued.
He explained that LED
lights require a fraction of the
energy of conventional incandescent or fluorescent lights,
and have a very long lifespan.
That provided a segue into
discussing energy issues, and
the phaseout of the now-outdated incandescent bulbs.
"Our mission at DiscoverE
is to go into communities like
Inuvik and deliver a high-quality program in what we call the
STEM fields -- science, technology, engineering and math.
"We do have different project to sort of empower those
youth and show them they
can go into those fields in the
future," Andrus said. "Today
with the mini-flashlights, the
students will learn something
about circuits and get to complete one themselves."
"The rest of the week has
some really cool projects too.
Yesterday, we did a couple of
chemistry projects, we have a
couple of engineering projects,
where they will design their
own bowling alleys, which will
expose them to all of the different factors that would be
acting on an alley."
Andrus said "we find a
lot of students just need some
encouragement that they can
do the sciences without being
in a fancy lab or having all the
fancy gear."
"So we just want to empower them so they can go into one
of those STEM fields and that
they can actually do this now."
There's a lack of practical
exposures to those fields, he
added, and what they see on
television or movies might
leave an erroneous impression.
"We just want to provide
an environment to get them
into this."
Andrus praised the students
for their enthusiasm.
"They just ran in here for
the first day, they're so excited
to be here" he said.
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