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THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2016
Chili cookoff
spices up
Fort Liard
Young people
test skills in
bridge building
Table tennis
tourney takes
Fort Providence
Climatologist
suggests warm
summer in store
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community
Bridge builders show skills
photo courtesy of Steve Nicoll
Some of the bridges that were entered into the competition. Hansen and Larter's bridge is number 6, while the Tate brothers are number 7.
Students win first, third
places for engineering
designs in Yellowknife
by April Hudson
Northern News Services
Liidlii Kue/Fort Simpson
Four young aspiring engineers tested their mettle against
competitors across the Northwest Territories in March to
come out on top as the best
bridge builders in their category.
Grade 7 students Patrick
Tate, Lucas Tate, Danielle
Hansen and JC Larter all
received their winning certificates on April 15 as well as
cash prizes for placing first
and third in the
Grade 6 to 8
category.
The competition, held by
the Northwest
Territories and
Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists on March 5, threw
Fort Simpson's Thomas Simpson Secondary School into
months of popsicle-laying in
preparation for the big event.
The Tate brothers teamed
up on a lightweight arch
bridge that ended up winning
first place, even after judges deducted some points for
having to remove a strut in
order to properly secure the
machine they used to break the
bridges.
"We both came up with
some ideas and then kind of
combined them. As we went
along, we kept building on
those ideas and brought in
more (ways) to add strength,"
said Patrick after receiving his
award on April 15.
One of the tricks they
learned as they built was to
utilize triangular shapes as
well as put beams across the
top of the bridge.
"Triangles are a strong
shape because they have points
of balance," Lucas explained.
Larter and Hansen worked
on their bridge together as
well. The duo had to refine
their design after realizing
the one they wanted to build
would exceed guidelines set-
ting out maximum height and
width for bridges.
"At first, it was supposed
to be a triangle bridge on top
and an arch bridge on bottom,"
said Larter.
Once they realized there
was a limited height, the partners modified their design so
its arches and support beams
all ran underneath the bridge.
"I think it made it stronger,"
Hansen said.
One of the challenges they
ran into during the building
phase was keeping the bridge
together. They
used clippers
to hold the
popsicle sticks
together but
that didn't stop
pieces from
falling apart every time they
had to turn it upside down to
work on the support.
"Building bridges isn't as
easy as it seems," Hansen said.
She added she would like
to try her hand at different
engineering designs in the
future, perhaps using straws or
a medium other than popsicle
sticks.
The breaking of the bridges
took place at the Centre Square
Mall in Yellowknife. Instructor
Steve Nicoll said he mailed off
the best of his class's bridges
for the event.
Bridges were scored on several factors, including aesthetics and adherence to engineering principles.
"Structures are part of our
Junior High science curriculum so (students) were required
to do it. We always do this as
a practical way to apply the
theory we learn in the classroom," Nicoll explained.
"Everyone brings their own
level of motivation to it, so
everyone built bridges but not
everyone finished them. We
sent the best and (broke) the
rest here."
The Tate brothers won
$400 for their first-place
bridge while Larter and Hansen won $100 for theirs.
COFFEE
Break
April Hudson/NNSL photo
Bridge builders hold up their certificates. Danielle Hansen, left, partnered with JC Larter, while Patrick Tate
partnered with his brother Lucas for the competition.
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Earth Day celebrated
The Open Sky Creative Society is
holding an Earth Day celebration on
April 22 with a coffee house and a
movie at the society's gallery in Fort
Simpson.
The society announced the gallery will open to all ages starting
at 6:30 p.m. There will be familyfriendly crafts – using recycled
materials as a tribute to Earth Day.
There will also be free snacks.
At 8 p.m., the gallery will hold
a screening of Fractured Land, a
Canadian film that follows Dene
lawyer Caleb Bohn on his journey
to reconcile the fractures in himself,
his community and the world.
Negotiation resumes
Negotiations between the federal
government, territorial government
and Dehcho First Nations are picking back up as of April 19.
According to an April 18 news
release from Dehcho First Nations,
the main focus of the current discussions will be the amount of land
the federal and territorial governments are prepared to recognized as
Dehcho-owned lands.
The discussions will also focus
on how lands throughout the Dehcho
traditional areas will be used in the
future.
Dehcho First Nations will be
going into the negotiations with its
new chief negotiator, Garth Wallbridge.
Grand Chief Herb Norwegian
stated in the news release the Dehcho people want to see an offer
that includes a "reasonable" amount
of land and good co-management
system based on the land-use plan
"which keeps important land decisions within the Dehcho and not
somewhere else like Ottawa or even
Yellowknife."
Negotiation sessions are open to
the public. Anyone interested in sitting in on the session can contact
Dehcho First Nations for details.
Ice crossings close
The ice crossing across the Liard
River outside Fort Simpson and the
Mackenzie River ice crossing to
Wrigley are both expected to close
for the season this week.
On April 20, the Department of
Transportation announced the Liard
crossing to Fort Simpson had been
put on 24 hours notice for closure
and would be evaluated on a daily
basis.
Warm weather has continued to
pervade the Deh Cho, culminating in
a thunderstorm that swept the region
the evening of April 18.
Temporary recycling
opens in new spot
PR Contracting and Rowe's
Recycling will be opening a temporary recycling facility on 100 Street,
in Fort Simpson starting April 26.
The facility will likely be open Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The facility will open next to the
Fort Simpson liquor store.
photo courtesy of Albert Lafferty, original held by Susan Christie
A family photo taken in 1915 shows Catherine Beaulieu Bouvier Lamoureux, right, and members of her family. They include,
back row, from left, Celine Lafferty Bouvier and her daughter Albina Bouvier; Marie Lafferty Bouvier, the wife of Jean-Baptiste
Bouvier, seated; Veronique Lecou Bouvier; Rev. Father Leguen; and Jean-Baptiste Lamoureux. Front row, from left, Elizabeth
Bouvier Norwegian holding her niece Corrine Bouvier.
Historic woman nominated
to have face on bank note
Catherine Lamoureux's adventures remembered
as Bank of Canada nominations close
by April Hudson
Northern News Services
Deh Gah Got'ie Koe/
Fort Providence
A call to put the faces of more
women on cash is being answered
by the Fort Providence Metis Council.
The response? A larger than life
woman who looms large in Deh
Cho history.
When Catherine Lamoureux was
young, she once decided to catch
herself a bear that was frequenting
the patch where the women of Fort
Resolution would often pick Saskatoon berries.
At that time, Lamoureux was
known by her maiden name, Beaulieu.
The story goes, as told by greatgreat-grandson Bob Norwegian,
that Lamoureux took a cable and
pulled off a strand of wire the size
of her thumb and fashioned it into
a snare.
"Women weren't supposed to
carry guns in those days," Norwegian said, adding that at the time
this story took place, the men were
out on a two-week hunt.
Sure enough, when the women
returned to the berry bush, a fierce
bear awaited them, his neck caught
tight in a snare as he growled and
tore at the ground with his claws.
The sound of the cable pulling tight
was like the twang of a fiddle string.
Lamoureux, who had brought an
axe with her for the occasion, said,
"I'll get him."
And so she did.
After killing the bear, the women
brought it back to their community,
where they skinned and butchered it
to share with community members.
Now, Lamoureux has been nominated to have her likeness inscribed
on currency – an effort on the
part of the Bank of Canada to get
women on Canadian bills.
Lamoureux is one of more than
25,000 nominees from across Canada for the position.
Her nomination was spearheaded by Gail Cyr, who told Deh
Cho Drum she approached the Fort
Providence Metis Council for support.
Cyr had heard of Lamoureux
and had the opportunity to learn
more about her in 2012, when Fort
Providence threw a celebration in
Lamoureux's honour. That celebration came after Lamoureux was
named a Historical Person of Interest by Parks Canada.
"I'm friends with her descendants, so from time to time I would
hear stories," Cyr said, adding none
of the stories were quite as amazing
as the information she learned during and after the celebration.
"She could shoot better than any
man ... She would hunt back and
forth between Fort Providence and
(Behchoko), and what a generous
woman she was.”
Lamoureux spoke four languages and became known for her
work with the Grey Nuns as well as
her efforts to establish the first hos-
pital and school in Fort Providence,
where she moved with her family
in 1861.
Lamoureux's adventures gained
her the title of Ehtsu Naats'i –
Grandmother of the Winds – and
Kokum Baie – The Mother of Us
All.
Lamoureux's
descendants
include well-known families such
as the Sibbestons, Norwegians and
Antoines, as well as the McLeods,
Bonnetrouges and Laffertys.
"She's really a remarkable
woman," Cyr said.
"I figured she really deserves to
be nominated just because of all her
different skills, her generosity and
of course her (linguistic ability) ... I
think she needs to be up there."
Born in 1836, Lamoureux was
baptized at the age of nine into the
Roman Catholic Church at Portage
La Loche, Sask.
She spent four years at the Grey
Nuns' school at St. Boniface in what
was then Red River.
When she was 16, she married
Joseph Bouvier of Fort Resolution.
Bob Norwegian, whose grandmother Elizabeth Bouvier Norwegian told him stories of his ancestor's life, recalls Lamoureux as a
fearless woman who would brave
the coldest of temperatures.
One such story has Lamoureux
harnessing up her dogs at -60 C
and head out with two other women
she knew to visit her children near
Behchoko.
"It was so cold, even the men
didn't want to go out," Norwegian
said.
"They did some trapping along
the way ... and stayed for a few days
before coming back."
He also recalls being told stories
of Lamoureux braving the swaying
ice on the snye during breakup on
snowshoes in order to collect birch
sap from the island by Fort Providence.
She re-married in 1879, two
years after her husband died, to
Jean Baptiste Lamoureux, who Norwegian says was a carpenter for the
church.
She died in 1918 at the age of 82.
Norwegian said the nomination is important because it represents not just Lamoureux but many
people who lived during the same
time period.
"It's not just about her. It's about
all the great-grandmas, the greatgreat grandmas. They all went
through hardship – it just so happened a lot of stories went around
about her," he said.
"That's the way I like to see it."
In a media release, the Fort
Providence Metis Council stated
Lamoureux "exemplified the bridge
that Metis people, in particular,
built for the future with the development changes that would come to
the NWT."
"She is still with us," the release
states.
Bank of Canada nominations
closed April 15. The list of nominations is still being updated.
news
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Students trade up for essential skills
Young crafters learn at hands of tradesman
by April Hudson
Northern News Services
Liidlii Kue/Fort Simpson
The clamour of drills and the
hum of sanders fills the workshop at
Thomas Simpson Secondary School
as young crafters create.
Currently, the room is packed
with half-finished stools and benches – the products of long hours spent
measuring, cutting and screwing
wood together, making sure each
piece is square and level.
Instructor Stewart Chisholm is in
charge of Thomas Simpson Secondary School's in this – a trades class.
The course was introduced in
January and officially started up in
mid-February with weeks of safety
lessons for the students.
He teaches a maximum of 10
Grade 7 to 12 students, making sure
to keep them within eyesight at all
times. Safety is one of the foundational principles he teaches.
Although they are currently
learning the rudiments of construction, Chisholm hopes to give them
a taste of electrician work – his
specialty.
If all goes as planned, they may
even conclude the school year by
building a shed or two.
For now, the class is keeping
things simple. Students help each
other with their projects, working in
partners for the benches and alone
April Hudson/NNSL photo
Kirby Norwegian, left, drives a screw into the substrate of or in pairs for the stools.
"I picked stools and benches to
the wood to secure the frame of a stool. Beside him, Brandon
start with because this way, (my stuHardisty breaks out the measuring tape.
dents) learn to do things the correct
way. From there, they can transfer
those skills all the way up to building cabins," Chisholm said.
Doing things correctly is more
important than doing things quickly.
Before embarking on their projects,
students spent two weeks learning
trades "theory," as Chisholm calls
it – safety practises and how to
handle cutting tools and how to use
fasteners.
One of the most important skills
they learned was measuring.
"The reality is, not everyone will
go off to university. There are so
many different types of trades out
there kids can take that will lead to
very successful careers," Chisholm
said.
"There's no limit on what they
can do, as long as they learn the
fundamentals."
Measuring skills, for instance,
can be applied universally and are
important in many trades that are
unrelated to construction – such as
cooking, for instance.
"If they don't have the basics, it
can be harder for them to adjust.
This way, they will go in with an
idea of what's expected of them,"
Chisholm said.
Higher education can be especially daunting for Northern students, he said, who have grown up in
small, isolated communities and do
not want to leave home. Teaching a
trades class means he can give those
students a glimpse of what awaits
them should they try their hand at
trades schooling.
The students will take their work
from basic construction to ultimately finishing their pieces into usable
furniture.
Chisholm hopes when spring hits
the students will be ready to turn
their skills to building the foundation, rafters and framing for a
10-foot-by-10-foot shed.
Additionally, the next three
weeks will be spent learning the
fundamentals of electricity, which
Chisholm brings his knowledge to
as a journeyman electrician.
Student Delainea Anderson said
some of the key skills she has learned so far include how to run woodworking machines such as sanders. She also cited measuring as an
essential skill.
"I decided to try this class
because of the work and things you
get to build," she said.
Kirby Norwegian said his
interest in the trades was initially
sparked when he went on a trip to
Yellowknife a couple years ago to
learn more about trades.
"Everyone was very positive
about (the trades," he said.
"That sparked an interest. It was
like shining a light in a dark room."
Ideally, Norwegian said, he'd like
to try his hand as a blacksmith and
perhaps someday create his own
sword.
For now, he is content to learn
construction.
"Building stuff is really cool,
and if I finish my work early I get
to work on my own things," he said.
Duplex development gets green light
Controversial $1.75-million housing project back on the table
after approval overturned on appeal
Northern News Services
Councillors for Fort Simpson have re-approved the development of three duplexes just off 100 Street, four months after an
original approval was overturned on appeal.
The Northwest Territories Housing Corporation brought the
project back to the council table on April 18.
A timeline set out in the new application calls for tenders to
go out June 2, with construction commencing shortly after June
23. Site work is expected to wrap up July 11.
The duplexes are anticipated to be open for rental as of Aug.
8.
The project, which is slated for development behind the
Nahendeh building, was originally approved by the village in
October 2014. In September 2015, the project was put on hold
after the discovery of possible graves on the site.
Months later, the housing corporation proceeded with the
development and received development approval from the village, sparking an appeal from Liidlii Kue First Nation. The
appeal was held Dec. 6 and the project's approval was overturned Jan. 21.
At that time, a decision from the village's development
appeal board found the project's approval was void because
proper policies had not been followed.
According to an April 14 report to council from bylaw officer Keyna Norwegian, the new application includes measures to
block off the grave sites with a five-metre barrier between them
and construction activity.
Prior to approval, councillors questioned whether the site
plans had been approved by the fire marshal. However, fire marshal approval is only required for commercial sites, and since
the housing development is zoned as residential, councillors
agreed to proceed with approval, excepting Coun. Chuck Blyth,
who voted against the motion.
Homeowner's Grant scrapped
Homeowners in Fort Simpson who pay their property taxes
on time will no longer be entitled to a $200 tax rebate under the
Homeowner's Grant Program.
On April 18, village council decided to turf the long-stand-
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ing program.
The decision came on the heels of a survey circulated by
the village asking residents whether they wanted the program
to continue. Mayor Darlene Sibbeston said she had not received
much feedback yet from that survey.
The Homeowner's Grant Program was started more than 20
years ago as a means to encourage residents to pay their property taxes on time. The rebate was originally $300 but last summer the previous council agreed to reduce the rebate to $200.
Sibbeston said the decision to scrap the grant altogether
came because it did not benefit people living on leased land,
band land or anyone who could not afford to pay their property
taxes up-front.
Business proposal
gets village support
Councillors agreed to draft a letter of support for Ron Blauel,
who is working on starting helicopter service Dreamcatcher Air
Service Ltd. in Fort Simpson.
Blauel made a presentation to council on April 18, asking for
direction on whether he should proceed and giving councillors
a rundown of his efforts to consult with community members.
The letter brought up a question among councillors and Sibbeston as to what the village's place should be when it comes to
supporting new business, since it administers business licences,
and whether it should agree to support all businesses that aim
to start up in the area.
"New businesses are something very healthy and good for
the community," said Coun. Muaz Hassan.
April Hudson/NNSL photo
Ron Blauel met with Fort Simpson's village council
as part of his work canvassing the community for
support. Blauel is the man behind Dreamcatcher
Air Services Ltd.
Coun. Chuck Blyth agreed, adding the village should support
all new businesses that meet all the requirements to start up.
In-kind donation approved
Councillors agreed to give an in-kind donation of recreation
centre facilities to the Open Sky Creative Society for the purposes of the summer festival.
On April 5, the society wrote to council asking the village
to waive rental fees for the community hall, kitchen, arena
and gym on July 2 and 3, the dates planned for the Open Sky
Festival.
The society will still be required to pay for the use of the
arena during its adult dance, which is a liquor licensed event.
opinions
DEH CHO DRUM, Thursday, April 21, 2016 5
Celebrating women
Northern News Services
fertys and the McLeods – to name
a few.
The recent nomination of the
Her descendants have become
legendary Catherine Bouvier
leaders and have gone on to make
Beaulieu Lamoureux to the Bank
a name for themselves.
of Canada is a tribute to
THE
ISSUE:
It is always exciting
the lives Northern people
BANK OF
when women of note are
have lived for generaCANADA
given recognition for their
tions.
NOMINATION
work but more so when
Lamoureux was nomithey are so vastly deservnated by the Fort ProviWE SAY:
ing of that recognition.
dence Metis Council this
CAUSE FOR
Not only is it a celebramonth to appear on a
CELEBRATION
tion of the Northern spirit,
bank note. She is one of
it also shines a spotlight
thousands of nominafor the rest of the country to see. It
tions across the country.
Everyone whose ancestors lived showcases the tremendous sense
of history that dwells in the territoin the North should be proud.
ry as well as providing
In the words of
some understanding
descendant Bob Norinto why the people of
wegian, Lamoureux's
the North often take
nomination is symbolic
their heritage so seri– a way to honour all
ously.
our grandmothers and
The nomination is
great-great grandmothsomething to be proud
ers, the ones that hisof, and it is something
tory remembers and the
everyone should be
ones the history books
APRIL
celebrating, regardless
have forgotten.
HUDSON
of their ties to LamouThe stories that circureux.
late about Lamoureux
It is also a step in
paint a picture of a fearthe right direction for the Bank of
less Northern woman who stood
Canada to seek female nominastrong on her own two feet – a
woman who was intent on getting tions in the first place.
There are so many ancestors
the task at hand done, regardless
of the North who deserve recogniof weather or season.
Her nomination is a reminder to tion. To begin with a Metis woman
celebrate the women of the North who lived much of her life in the
Deh Cho would be a great start
both historical and living. She
indeed.
represents the ideals of the true
North strong and free.
Her descendants, the residents
of the Deh Cho and those who live
SHOULD PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE
across the Northwest Territories,
should swell with pride that some- MIDDLE OF LAND CLAIM NEGOTIATIONS BE REQUIRED TO PAY LAND
one took the initiative to put her
TAXES TO THE TERRITORIAL
name forward.
GOVERNMENT?
Catherine Lamoureux has many
Yes. Until the land claims are settled, resinames behind her – names that
dents still technically live on government
are now very prominent in the
land and should be bound by the same
territory. She is tied to the Norrules as everyone else.
wegians, the Sibbestons and the
Antoines; the Villeneuves, the Laf83%
No. It's ridiculous to force taxes on people
who are working toward self-government,
and it will only hurt the land claims process.
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DEH CHO DRUM, Thursday, April 21, 2016 7
Hot on the tongue competition
COOKING
Feature
by Christine Abela
Northern News Services
Liidlii Kue/Fort Simpson
Aurora College in Fort
Liard was a hotbed of hamburger action as 15 groups of
chili-gurus worked to cook
up the best chili on April 8.
The competition was
fierce but the winning team
for the tastiest concoction
was Ian Berreault, Kali Norn,
Derrick Kotchea, Michael
Bertrand-Sassie and Keith
Nelson.
Second place was won by
Desiree Hardisty, while Cpl.
Steve Butt took third place.
In total, 80 people came
out to the event over the
course of the afternoon.
Christine Abela, community adult educator with
Aurora College, said in an
e-mail the chili cookoff was
meant as both a fun community event and a means
to promote Aurora College
programs and fundraise for
the student coffee fund.
Prizes were donated by
Acho Dene Koe Holdings
and Acho Dene Native Crafts
and included the coveted
engraved giant wooden spoon
for first place, and certificates
for the top three. Acho Dene
Native Crafts donated earrings as prizes, while Beaver
Enterprises donated jackets, a
vest and a travel mug.
During the event, there
was also a 50/50 draw and a
bake sale.
–text by April Hudson
Vicki Antoine commanded the voting booth at the
college.
Ian Berreault, left, Kali Norn and Derrick Kotchea were all members of one of the chili-making teams. Not
pictured are teammates Michael Bertrand-Sassie and Keith Nelson.
Rebecca Grossetete, left, and Robin Westlake were in charge of the bake sale during the cookoff.
Lucy Sanspariel, left, and Stacey Buckley sold 50/50 raffle tickets during the
cook-off.
Community members turned out in droves to Aurora College for the chilitasting competition.
8 DEH CHO DRUM, Thursday, April 21, 2016
news
Deh Cho drug busts abound
Two seizures connected to Fort Simpson bring in more than $15,000 worth of cocaine
by April Hudson
Northern News Services
Deh Cho
Two separate drug busts
connected to Fort Simpson saw
Peace Regional RCMP seize
$15,000 worth of cocaine on
April 6, while Fort Simpson
RCMP seized 100 grams of
cocaine during an April 12 traffic stop.
Both instances involved prepackaged amounts of the drug.
The April 6 arrest saw RCMP
charge three Fort Simpson men
with trafficking. The men are
due to appear in an Alberta
court at an unspecified date.
Const. Ryan Plustwa, the
investigator in that case, confirmed the three charged are
residents of Fort Simpson.
The arrest happened after
officers pulled a car over for
speeding through a construction
zone, Plustwa said.
All three have been charged
with drug trafficking offences.
The evening of April 12, Fort
Simpson RCMP arrested two
men during a traffic stop.
Abdirahman Aden, 32, and
David Russell, 34, have been
charged for possessing a controlled substance for the purpose
of trafficking.
Both have been charged for
possessing a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.
Const. Samuel Holm said the
vehicle they were driving was
stopped as part of an RCMP
checkpoint outside of town on
the road from Fort Liard. Both
individuals came from Alberta,
although Russell is originally
from Fort Simpson.
"The RCMP has seen cocaine
reaching its way into many of
our communities. This is a very
concerning drug because of
both its effects on the individual
and the effects on the community," Holm stated in an e-mail.
In particular, he said the
drug can create a feeling of
euphoria but is also known to
stimulate aggression and paranoia in users.
"Cocaine users are more
likely to cause violence to those
around them and by proxy are
more likely to come into contact
with police," he stated.
"There are larger effects on
the communities that we wish
people would consider before
experimenting with this drug."
Holm confirmed the bust
near Fort Simpson was not
connected in any way to Project Green Manalishi, which
as of April 15 saw 21 people across the territory facing
charges.
That operation included an
April 4 traffic stop outside of
Fort Providence that RCMP
have credited with dismantling
a "criminal network."
During that stop, RCMP
seized 1.7 kilograms of cocaine,
5.4 kilograms of marijuana and
five litres of liquid codeine, as
well as 85 grams of a substance
believed to be either crystal
methamphetamine or MDMA.
A 55-year-old woman and
a 77-year-old woman were
charged following that stop
and RCMP seized a 2014 Ford
Escape as offence-related property.
photo courtesy of RCMP G Division
RCMP seized 100 grams of cocaine bound for Fort Simpson during an April 12 traffic stop.
Warm summer for the region predicted
Seasonal heat follows
fourth-warmest winter in 70 years
by April Hudson
Northern News Services
Deh Cho
April Hudson/NNSL photo
The fourth-warmest winter in 70 years comes to a close in the Deh Cho. For
the past few years, the Mackenzie River under the Deh Cho Bridge has not
frozen over.
Fort Simpson and the rest
of the Mackenzie Basin can
look forward to warmer-thannormal conditions in May and
June but the region already
seems to be better off than
last year, according to a senior
climatologist with Environment Canada.
David Phillips told Deh
Cho Drum precipitation levels
over the fall and winter were
better this year than in the
2014-15 year, and a heftier
snowpack means more spring
melt is on the way.
"It's not necessarily that
you've restored levels to what
they were normally ... (but)
the situation is not as bleak,"
Phillips said.
On April 18, Phillips said
precipitation this past fall and
winter hit 187 millimetres
since September, compared
to 134 last year. The normal
amount of precipitation is 176
millimetres.
On that date, Environment
Canada was also measuring a
"healthy" half-metre of snow
at the airport, compared to
10 per cent or less of that last
year.
Phillips said last winter's
snow pack measured just a few
millimetres last year, meaning
there was not much spring
melt to replenish the region's
moisture.
"The situation, from the
amount of precipitation – both
rain and snow – that you've
had this particular year has
put you in better stead, from
strictly a moisture point of
view," he said.
"When we look at this year
right now, I would think that
you're not out of the woods
but you are dealing with more
precipitation and melt to (fill)
your lakes, rivers and reservoirs."
Higher precipitation levels can mean an easier forest
fire season, as wetness clamps
down on smouldering brush
fires and makes undergrowth
less likely to ignite.
But despite positive precipitation, the warmth of the
Deh Cho's winter is expected
to continue into summer.
Phillips said this winter
was the fourth-warmest in
70 years, meaning more than
usual of the fall and winter
precipitation likely evaporated.
Although Environment
Canada can give temperature
forecasts, precipitation forecasts are more difficult.
"A lot will depend on the
coming months," he said. "We
always do a better job describing what we've had than what
we're going to get."
alternatives
STREET talk
Are you excited for breakup?
with April Hudson
DEH CHO DRUM, Thursday, April 21, 2016 9
Student of the week
[email protected]
Ethan Norwegian
"Yeah. It's really cool to watch."
Nicole Kovacs
"I'm looking forward to it. I
haven't watched the ice break
up on the river before but I'd
like to."
Amaria Tanche-Hanna
"Yes! Once, I went with my
auntie to watch it and tried
to go out on one of the big
chunks of ice. The ice is really
cool when it breaks up."
ZAIDA SANGUEZ
Dejah Horesay
"Definitely. Sometimes, my
family and I go on a cruise
right before I go to bed, so I'm
hoping we can go watch the
ice break up during one of
those. I can't wait for the summer!"
Setue Isaiah
"It's cool when all the ice
breaks and the water comes."
Horoscopes April 21 to 28
ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, it is easy to get excited about the
wrong things this week. Try not to be too reckless in your actions,
and stick with someone like Libra to keep you grounded.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you may be unable to keep your
emotions in check this week, and you just might let more things
slip than you hoped to. It's okay to open up once in a while.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Pursue a moneymaking idea, Gemini,
because a partnership project is something right at this venture in
time. Create a solid relationship with someone you trust and get
started.
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, you keep hitting a wall with
regard to a project. Accept that you will not make too much progress now and move on to something else. You can circle back later.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 A particular goal may seem like an uphill battle to anyone else but you, Leo. You have the stamina, work ethic
and the personality to overcome any obstacle.
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you may be ready to go out on your
own and demonstrate your independence, but something is holding you back. A support system isn't a bad thing.
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, you may quickly tire of any tasks
that are put in front of you this week. Repetition is just not your
friend, so look for activities that may be more stimulating.
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, repeatedly taking an
unsuccessful approach won't produce new results. It's time to try a
new tactic. Perhaps ask a friend for a different perspective.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, turn up the charm and
you'll have more opportunities to get things to go your way. Just
don't put on an act or others will see right through it.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, you are often the one to
help others, but this week you need some assistance. Accept any
help you can get and thank those around you for their willingness
to lend a hand.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, distractions may be enjoyable this week, but you have to limit them or you will get nothing
done. There's a lot on your plate that you have to complete.
PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Tackling some financial problems this
week, Pisces. Focus on old debt or something that has been plaguing you for some time.
Lydia Nelner
"Yes! I'm looking forward to
when the ferry starts running again. I don't usually go
to watch the ice break up,
though."
Age: 14
Parents: Jennifer Kraus and Richard Sanguez
Community: Jean Marie River
Teacher's comments: "Zaida is one of our most friendly
and helpful students."
Favourite subject: Zaida likes math, where she is currently learning about per cents and decimals.
Favourite book: Six Months in Montana
Hobbies and pastimes: Zaida likes snomobiling with her
family and friends.
Career aspirations: Teacher
Favourite food: Spaghetti and tomato sauce
Weekend getaway sends wrong signal
Tom and I have been friends for about 10 years. We've been
there for each other through everything. Recently we were put
in the position where he is my supervisor. Also recently, we
had a little romantic incident.
I don't think either of us saw it coming. After it he kept saying he doesn't want me to fall in love with him, which is fine.
But he flirts more now than ever. For his birthday I gave him
a "getaway weekend" where he can take anyone he wants. He
wants to take me.
He insists nothing will happen but we will be stuck in the
same room for three days. Is he interested? What am I supposed to think?
Tally
Tally, he told you the terms and conditions. Don't fall in
love with me. That was his most truthful statement, his bottom
line. Anything said involving alcohol, a romantic dinner and a
bed a few feet away can't be believed.
He thinks you agreed to the terms. The weekend trip led
him along. A getaway for us. Guess who will come out on the
bottom end of this one. You might as well have given him an
outfit in your size from Victoria's Secret.
DIRECT
Answers
with Wayne & Tamara Mitchell
[email protected]
He will be mad if nothing happens but what he said to you
is not a thing which becomes the foundation of something better. A man can be interested in you without having feelings for
you. Aside of course from, "You're hot and I have urges."
What do we always tell a woman? If you want marriage,
family and children, it will never be to your advantage to have
sex with a man who warns you off in the beginning. And in
Tom's case, this may put your livelihood at risk as well. You
should feel pleased he told you up front.
Tell him, "I didn't mean this weekend for us, I meant it for
you and someone else." Let him save his urges for another
woman.
Tamara
Different attitudes over getting married
My boyfriend and I have come to a crossroads. We have
very different views on marriage. We've been together two
years and are best friends. Unfortunately, we disagree about
where we want this relationship to go.
Marriage to me seems natural, whereas my boyfriend
believes living together is the same commitment as getting
married. He has always been supportive of my decisions, but
I feel if I force him into marriage, he's going to resent me for
compromising his values.
The thing is, he expects me to compromise my values to
be with him. How can we work this out so we don't lose each
other?
Cate
Cate, if you think, if he loved me he would marry me,
then by your standards he doesn't love you. You want us to
tell you how to manoeuver him into marriage. Our answer is,
you can't. You want so much to get married you are willing to
settle for it being against his will. That won't work.
A man in love wants to make a woman his own. He wants
to exclude the possibility of another man in her life. That alone
should tell you where you stand.
Wayne
If you have any questions or comments for Wayne or Tamara, please
forward e-mail to [email protected] or write to Wayne &
Tamara Mitchell, Station A, Box 2820, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2R1
sports & recreation
10 DEH CHO DRUM, Thursday, April 21, 2016
Table tennis tourney marks first
Thirty turn out for what Table Tennis North is calling
the first-ever territorial championship for the sport
by April Hudson
Northern News Services
Deh Gah Got'ie Koe
/Fort Providence
What territorial sport
organization Table Tennis
North is calling the first territorial table tennis championship ever held kicked off in
Fort Providence on April 15.
The championship, which
ran for three days, brought
together players from schools
across the NWT, including
teams from Yellowknife,
Ndilo and Hay River – as
well as two home teams from
Deh Gah School.
Hosted by Table Tennis
North, the weekend included
singles, doubles and school
team events.
Sir John Franklin High
School of Yellowknife took
first place in the school event,
followed by Deh Gah School
of Fort Providence in second
and K'Alemi Dene School of
Ndilo in third.
Doubles open saw Thorsten Gohl and Kaydens
Rabesca take the lead, followed by Mikaela Vandell
and James Snider in second
place and Aurora Fraser and
Tamara Jovic in third.
Singles open was won by
Jeremy Kielstra. Nick Jovic
took second while Mike
Pickles took third place.
Mikaela Vandell seized
photos courtesy of Thorsten Gohl
first place in the under
Table
Tennis
North
vice-president
Mike
Johnston,
left,
hangs
an
award
around
the
neck
of
Taneisha
Sangris.
Sangris
was
on the first18 girls singles, with Tarplace
team
for
the
school
team
event
and
placed
second
in
the
under
18
doubles
category.
ama Jovic and Aurora Fraser placing second and third,
Turnout for the tourna- players and just made fun part of the Arctic Winter
"There was a good chance
Table Tennis North presirespectively.
ment was good, he said, around that," Gohl said.
Games table tennis team, dent Jim Snider said he was we would have to cancel this
Brian Liang nabbed first although players from Whati,
The evening of April 16 said her game against fellow happy to see so many partici- event but we talked about it
place in the under 18 boys Fort Smith and Fort Simpson was devoted to the Cham- athlete Tamara Jovic proved pants come out for the cham- with the board and decided to
singles, followed by Riis couldn't make the event.
pion's Table, which Gohl to be a tough one.
pionships. Community mem- go ahead," he said.
Schaub and Neilson Vandell.
"We wanted to make it described as one top table
"Start small, and get big"I expected a good perfor- bers trickled in to watch as
Under 18 doubles saw bigger than it was," he said, and seven other tennis tables. mance but it was not easy this well, with some youth play- ger and bigger. That so many
Aurora Fraser
ing friendly games on free came out to participate was
adding more Winners at the seven tables time," she said.
and David Santables on April 15.
beyond our expectations."
"(Jovic) was very strong."
c o m m u n i t i e s got a shot at the Champion's
gris place first.
may make it out Table.
Riss Schaub
"Every winner goes up to
in future years.
and Taneisha
Gohl said the the Champion's Table and if
Sangris came
TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS AND
best part of the you lose, you go back down,"
in second, while
tournament was he explained.
THEIR HOME COMMUNITIES
Mikaela Van"We looked at the rankthe evening of
dell and Amy
April 15, where ings after and tallied up how
Thorsten Gohl
Betsina placed
adults and youth many points everyone made.
third.
played together. At the end, that's how we
2) Nick Jovic – Yellowknife
Gohl, who
School Team Event
The evening identified the doubles for the
organized the
3) Mike Pickles – Fort Smith
1) Sir John Franklin School – Tamara
was devoted to Open Dou- next day."
event along with Table Tennis bles and as players arrived,
Jovic, Brian Liang, Taneisha Sanguez
That may change in the
North vice-president Mike names were added to a hat future, he said. Next year,
Yellowknife
Under 18 Girls Singles
Johnston, Jeremy Kielstra, and drawn to create teams.
competitors will be able to
2)
Deh
Gah
School
–
Mikaela
Vandell,
Jim Snider and other mem1) Mikaela Vandell – Fort Providence
"They just had a big blast. choose their partners.
Adam Nadli, Nielsen Vandell
bers of Table Tennis North, They had fun – they pre2) Tamara Jovic – Yellowknife
Mikaela Vandell, who
Fort Providence
said the weekend was excel- tended they were professional competed in Greenland as
3) Aurora Fraser – Ndilo
3) K'Alemi Dene School – Aurora Fraser,
lent.
David Sangris, Amy Betsina
Ndilo
Under 18 Boys Singles
1) Brian Liang – Yellowknife
Doubles Open
2) Riis Schaub – Hay River
BASKETBALL
1) Thorsten Gohl and Kaydens Rabesca
3) Neilson Vandell – Fort Providence
– Fort Providence, Ndilo
2) Mikaela Vandell and James Snider –
Under 18 Doubles
Fort Providence
AGE: 10 COMMUNITY: Nahanni Butte
1) Aurora Fraser and David Sangris –
3) Aurora Fraser and Tamara Jovic –
Gary likes basketball even more than
Ndilo
Ndilo, Yellowknife
he likes soccer, and enjoys playing with
2) Riis Schaub and Taneisha Sangris –
his friends at the community centre in
Hay River, Ndilo
Nahanni Butte. For Gary, sports are valuSingles Open
3) Mikaela Vandell and Amy Betsina –
able for their social aspect as well as a
1) Jeremy Kielstra – Fort Providence
Fort
Providence, Ndilo
source of exercise.
"We wanted to
make it bigger
than it was."
fact
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Box 435, Ft. Simpson, NT X0E 0N0
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Fort Simpson
04/21/16
12 DEH CHO DRUM, Thursday, April 21, 2016
community
photo courtesy of Thorsten Gohl
UNDER THE AURORA
Aerobics table tennis whiz Steve Rowe got his first glimpse of Canada's aurora borealis on April 17. Rowe, who
is from the United Kingdom, was in Fort Providence to hold an aerobic table tennis workshop.
Solar projects on the go
Northern News Services
Tthek'ehdeli/Jean Marie River
Throughout the first two weeks of
April, Jean Marie River embarked on a
number of solar projects.
The community had a site assessment
at its water treatment plant for a planned
solar photovoltaic installation on April
7. A week later, the community government building had LED lighting installed
outside as well as programmable thermostats.
Birthday wishes go out to Myra
Sanguez on April 21.
Taking care of teeth
Deh Gah Got'ie Koe/Fort Providence
The Hay River Dental Clinic was in
town starting April 18 and will be in
town until April 22.
First flea market
of spring
Acho Dene Koe/Fort Liard
A flea market is expected to be held
April 23 at the community hall.
The market will run from 1 to 4:30
p.m.
Echo
Dene
School threw a
School Improve- with April Hudson
ment Plan Feast at
the hall on April 14. [email protected]
The feast included
door prizes and was
free of charge, and served as a forum to set to begin April 25 in preparation for
Hay River championships in June.
discuss education in Fort Liard.
The Seven Spruce Golf Course in
Fort Simpson will be holding its annual
general meeting on April 26.
The AGM will take place in the
recreation centre at 7 p.m. Anyone wantLiidlii Kue/ ing to find out about the upcoming seaFort Simpson son can come.
A new teacher will be instructing
Thomas Simpson Secondary School's
Bompas Elementary School's Class 2. graduating class will be selling 50/50 ice
Catherine Blondine will teach the class breakup squares at the Northern store
for the remainder of the year, accord- every day starting at 4 p.m. as a funding to a notice from principal Kelley raiser for the grads.
Andrews-Klein.
Fort Simpson's Community Garden
Class 5 and 6 students at Bompas Society was scheduled to hold its annual
who plan to attend the Grande Prairie general meeting on April 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Soccer Tournament have practises after at the recreation centre.
school on Tuesday and Thursday beginNew members are welcome to join
ning at 3:45 p.m.
the society as it prepares for the upcomIndoor track and field practises are ing gardening season.
COMMUNITY Clips
New teacher
for Bompas