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Nanook coming to Inuvik
Annual Northern military exercise coming to Beaufort Delta
Volume 51 Issue 21
THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015
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Dyed-in-the-wool artist
Jennifer Lam creates stories and art
from what she sees around her
by Mark Rieder
from the others she met there.
"There was a stereotype
Inuvik artist Jennifer Lam of what a knitter was, and it
is a dynamo of activity with was definitely not a 19-yeargreat passion for her craft, old with a blue mohawk,"
creating creates stories from she said.
what she experiences and
In the early days, Lam
those tales come out in her e x p e r i m e n t e d
art.
"I believe that our stories with varichange us. When you bring ous methods
an idea into your mind, it of making
changes some aspect of how yarn, going
you see it. The fact that you as far as
even see it changes you," she mixing material, such as the
tape from cassettes with the
said.
Lam's medium is yarn, or wool.
"I got into dying my own
string as she sometimes calls
it with humour and humble- yarn, and I started pushing
ness.
the boundaries of what yarn
"I've been a knitter since I can be and I went through a
was a child, my mom taught period of using natural dyes
me as a form of punishment," and experimenting with different types of
Lam said, laughing.
plants, fungus
Or iginally
and berries,"
from Vancoushe said.
ver, Lam came
Once she
to Inuvik in
had perfected
2008 for a visit
the making of
with her partner,
the yarn, she
Kevin Floyd.
began expanding on how she
As a result,
uses the yarn to
Lam's imaginaJennifer Lam
tion is boosted
create different
by what she sees
textures.
around her in the
"I tend to
North.
think of knitting in three
"We live in an incredible dimensions," she said.
land and there has been a lot
Once she has determined
of inspiration I have gained the basic idea behind what
from being up here, just by she is going to knit, Lam
walking through the land," will sit down and sketch a
she said.
storyboard of what the design
Lam began creating art will be.
with yarn while still in Brit"I do what I call story
ish Columbia. She remem- sweaters," she said, adding
bers going into small town that she created a sweater
church basements to practice inspired by her honeymoon
and perfect her knitting with at Kyuquot Sound. It symthe older women there. Her bolizes the beach, sunsets,
personality was different waves and trees she saw
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during the visit.
At first, Lam was frustrated by the lack of wool fleece
to work with up here, due to
the lack of sheep or alpaca.
She had to rethink where to
get raw materials from. It
didn't take long
for her to realize that there
is a source of
a special kind
of wool in the
region.
"What we do have up here
is muskox and one of the
things I was excited about
finding is that muskox provides qiviat," she said.
"Qiviat is what all textile
and fibre people adore. It's
the pinnacle of all the luxury
fibres," she said,
"Most people say it's about
eight times warmer than
wool, it's the softest thing
around."
In the tradition of her
ancestors, Lam appreciates
the fact that using the muskox
wool is an extension of the
belief that nothing goes to
waste.
"It's a matter of being able
to use what's around you,"
she said.
"Here we have this strange
creature that is not only wonderful to knit, but wonderful
to eat."
There is also a spiritual
link that Lam appreciates
when she works with yarn.
"It's that connection you
have to the environment, but
also the mythology around
it. I take a delight in it. Most
crafters want to have some
sort of tangible connection
back to the creature that they
are using," she said.
Lam is often commissioned to make sweaters, she
likes to personalize her creations by getting to know
something about her client.
"I'll ask, 'What is this person like. What are the characteristics you want to show in
the sweater,'" she said.
"Within that information,
you will find some sort of
guidance or style, the aesthetics of the story."
Lam will be among more
than 50 artists featured at the
Great Northern Arts Festival,
July 17 to 26 at Inuvik's Midnight Sun Complex.
COFFEE
Break
"I tend to
think of
knitting in
three
dimensions."
Mark Rieder/NNSL photo
Jennifer Lam shows off one of her favourite creations, a sweater made from
merino wool, silk and qiviat.
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Polar Medal
for Inuvik man
Gerald Kisoun of Inuvik was
among the first group of Canadians
to be awarded the new and highly
prestigious Polar Medal in Whitehorse July 8.
Presented by Gov. Gen. David
Johnston in a special ceremony, the
Polar Medal honours people of the
North who have inspired others.
Johnston described Kisoun as
"A well-respected elder (who) has
worked tirelessly at strengthening
the awareness and understanding of
Northern Canada and its peoples."
A community liaison officer in
Inuvik, Kisoun is a community leader and active volunteer who sits on
a number of boards, including the
Inuvialuit Harvesters Assistance Program, and acts as a liaison with local
schools for science and heritage fairs.
Less paperwork
for builders
When approved, the Town of Inuvik's proposed development plan will
make it easier for builders to get
through red tape.
"It's going to be simpler for residents," said senior administrative
officer Grant Hood.
Once fully implemented, the new
system will allow builders to find the
necessary paperwork on the town's
website.
The plan, being developed by
Dillon Consulting Ltd., will be used
as a guide for town council when
it comes to deciding what kind of
development can take place in the
different parts of town. It will also
help streamline the permit process.
Still in the early stages of being
made an official document, the plan
will help choose the best places for
new residential growth to take place.
Twin Otter celebrated
Canada's iconic aircraft, the de
Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, turned
50 this year. As part of the celebration, one of the newly-built 400 series planes stopped at Mike Zubko
Airport July 14.
Viking Air Ltd., the new owner
and manufacturer of the Twin Otter
400 series, has been conducting a
17-day tour of one of their new aircraft across the North.
It has landed at over a dozen communities and, in 10 of those communities, including Inuvik, people
were invited to sign one of the wing
ribs that will be used on the 100th
new Twin Otter to be built in the
spring of 2016.
Town installs
new stop signs
Motorists are being warned that
there are new stop signs at the intersection of Raven Street and Kugmallit Road.
Chief Const. Jim Sawkins said
constables have been pulling over
motorists they see driving through
the intersection over the last few
weeks and letting them know the
stop signs are there.
photo courtesy of Cpl. Aydyn Neifer, JTFN
Cpl. William Hong from the Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Center repacks a search-and-rescue parachute after a successful jump during Operation Nanook 2014 last August on Baffin Island in Nunavut. Operation Nanook is coming to Inuvik next
month.
Operation Nanook
destined for Inuvik
CF-18 flyover of the East Channel promises to be
a spectacular moment in the month-long operation
by Mark Rieder
Northern News Services
Inuvik will get the chance to
shine next month when the Canadian
Armed Forces makes the town its
headquarters for a military exercise.
The town's senior administrative
officer, Grant Hood, said he is looking forward to having Inuvik be
the centre of attention during the
operation.
"I think we're getting major
national attention which can only be
a positive for tourism," he said.
Operation Nanook is an annual
event that takes place in different
parts of the North. Last year, the
exercise took place in Nunavut. The
last time it happened at Inuvik was
in 2012.
With more than 300 personnel
converging on Inuvik to man the
operations centre, all aspects of the
exercise will be co-ordinated out of
what is for now just the open area on
the pool side of the Midnight Sun
Complex.
Mike Zubko Airport will be a hub
of activity as support aircraft for the
operation will be based there. The
CC-130 Hercules, CC-177 Globemaster and a number of CC-147
Chinook helicopters will fly in and other parts of Canada.
out of the airport as part of the
"The majority of the participants
operation. Other aircraft used for are not coming from Yellowknife,"
the exercise, such as the Buffalo and said Cannon, "In this case they're
Twin Otter will not be
coming from New
based out of the airBrunswick."
port.
Since the majority
Maj. Frank Canof soldiers in the army
non, with Canadian
are not from the North,
Forces Northern Area
the exercise provides
Headquarters based
an occasion for them to
in Yellowknife, said
get an understanding
one of the main outof the lay of the land.
comes of the operation
"It gives us an
is to identify what
opportunity to give
groups or individuals
people exposure to the
the Armed Forces can
Arctic that normally
turn to in the case of a
would not be coming
real-world emergency
up, but will play a huge
Maj. Frank Cannon
in the region.
part in potential operations if they were to
"We need to go
through each of the major commun- happen," said Cannon.
Although only an exercise, the
ities in the North and determine who
are the players involved, so if we equipment needed to make it happen
have to conduct a major operation is the same as if it was a full-scale
and have to deploy, what assets the operation.
community has that we can use,"
"This is scaled down but you
have to jump through the same
he said.
With a maximum of 650 people hoops to get the people in the field,"
on the ground in the region at any Cannon said.
one time, the operation will draw
Cannon explained that the scenfrom Armed Forces personnel from arios they will be practising were
"This is scaled
down but you
have to jump
through the
same hoops to
get the people
in the field."
identified by the federal and territorial governments as well as other
security and safety organizations
such as the Canadian Coast Guard.
"We are not in this alone. Our
Northern partners, both federal and
territorial, are involved because this
is our biggest activity," he said.
There are three scenarios being
acted out in this year's operation.
One is a wildfire scenario happening
at Fort Smith.
Inuvik will be the base of operations for an oil spill scenario in the
eastern Beaufort Sea and Amundsen
Gulf. It will begin with a table top
discussion held by the various governmental agencies in the territory
and last four days. It will be followed
by a community training event headed up by the Canadian Coast Guard
in Uluhaktok and will run for three
to five days.
The final scenario will be an
Arctic security task in response to
a theoretical sabotage event initiated by North American Aerospace
Command (NORAD) warning indicators in the vicinity of Tuktoyaktuk
and Sachs Harbour. It will include
both land and marine threats to the
Northern Warning System.
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PICTURE OF CONCENTRATION
Western Arctic Tourism and Parks put on a caribou antler jewellery workshop at the Western Arctic Regional Visitors Centre, July 10. Anybody who dropped by had
the opportunity to make either earrings or a key chain, including Shandy Grandy-Turco, left, Cadence Turco, both from Inuvik, and Raeney Connell, a tourist from
Australia.
Man survives extreme challenges
Inuvik resident reflects on
paddling the Yukon River Quest
by Meagan Leonard
Northern News Services
photo courtesy of Yukon River Quest
Inuvik's Mike Harlow gets ready to set off from the Carmack's rest point.
What started off as
a warm and sunny paddle
quickly turned into a tumultuous journey punctuated by
thunderstorms, heavy wind
and smoke from nearby forest
fires as canoers and kayakers
from across the globe made
the 715-km trek to Dawson
City from Whitehorse.
Inuvik's Mike Harlow was
among those making the journey and crossed the finish
line June 27 – his final time,
54 hours and 56 minutes –
four minutes inside his personal goal, placing him 19th
overall.
"It was just physically and
mentally demanding," he told
the Drum on his way back to
Inuvik after the race. "It's a lot
of time by yourself and there's
a lot of different scenarios
– feeling good, feeling bad,
good weather, bad weather –
and the whole time just kind
of pursuing that goal of Dawson City."
The start of the race was
relatively smooth, he said,
with warm temperatures and
calm winds but by the second
night things started to turn
with rain and fire smoke
making for a "spooky" stretch
through the night. He said
that leg of the journey was the
most challenging.
"Between Fort Selkirk and
Kirkland Creek – that was
very difficult," he said. "I just
didn't have any gas left in the
tank and I could barely lift
my arms at times and mentally, those long 10 and 12
hour stretches ... I didn't see
anyone else on the river. I was
by myself."
During the race there were
two mandatory stops, one for
seven hours, another for three.
The rest of the time it was
straight paddling. Harlow said
previous participants warned
him about experiencing hallucinations – but he didn't quite
believe them at first.
"I didn't know what they
meant until I started to experience those hallucinations and
they're pretty wild," he said.
"You're all there in your mind,
but you're just seeing stuff
that isn't – one guy told me
he swore to God an eagle had
landed on his paddle."
Harlow says he has taken
many canoe trips over the
years but never done anything
as intense as this. Through
the difficult parts he says he
kept thinking of his family
and all the people in Inuvik
who had thrown their support
behind him.
"I had turned (the race)
into a fundraiser for the day
care in town so I wanted to
make sure all those people
who had been generous with
their money weren't disappointed and I delivered," he
said, adding coming into the
final length and seeing his
partner and son was the most
rewarding.
"They were the only two
people there aside from some
race volunteers and that was
definitely the highlight of the
race – finishing and having
them see me do it."
Eleven countries were
represented in the event with
teams and individual paddlers
from as far away as Hungary,
New Zealand and Japan. So
far, Harlow has raised $5,400
for the Children First Society
and will continue to accept
donations a week or two following his return. Despite the
challenge, Harlow is optimistic going forward.
"I wouldn't be surprised if
I do it again," he said.
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The road to
sustainability
Northern News Services
can make good money for a few
The announcement that explomonths out of the year, as long as
ration in the Beaufort Sea has
they are willing to sacrifice their
ceased indefinitely is a doublefamily life, their health and someedged sword.
times their very lives.
Though it probably does not sigWe are entering a new world
nal the end of exploratory
when it comes to how we
drilling for oil and gas
look at work. People are
in the Mackenzie Delta
THE ISSUE: no longer willing to give
and Beaufort Sea area,
ECONOMIC
up their freedom just to
DEVELOPMENT get a job. People want to
it certainly is a sobering
development in the saga.
be able to enjoy how they
WE SAY:
A lot of people in the
make their livelihood.
A MARATHON,
Inuvik area are pinning
Why should the people
NOT A SPRINT
their hopes on that exploof the North have give up
ration, and the pipeline
their culture and tradithat will come with it.
tional ways just to make money?
But it is well known that petroMoney is nothing but paper, or
leum exploration is a fleeting and in today's reality, nothing but
unstable industry and not wellelectronic ones and zeroes being
suited for creating a long-term
transferred across phone lines.
sustainable economy.
It is no secret that the
Inuvik is perfectly
people of this region
located for resource
love their connection to
development, and curthe land.
rent trends show it is
Eyes light up at the
poised to become a
thought of hunting or
player in the telecomfishing or just being out
munications sector. It is
in the wilderness. There
a focus that the Town of
is no reason in this new
Inuvik is getting ready
economy that is being
MARK
to take advantage of.
created, the people of
The only problem is that RIEDER
the North cannot find
these types of projects
their own niche.
provide few jobs, and
But it will be a long
usually the jobs are also tempoprocess. Petroleum, mineral
rary.
exploitation and satellite dishes
There must be an awareness
are only a stopgap – a means to
of the need for all of Inuvik's
an end. In order for everyone to
residents to gain from these new
get there, new ideas for future
opportunities, not just let compa- employment have to be looked at.
nies fly in, build and leave. There
has to be an understanding that
for the community to benefit,
everyone must have a role in perDO YOU THINK INUVIK HAS ENOUGH
manent economic development.
ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTH DURING THE
The indigenous community
SUMMER?
makes up over 60 per cent of the No, youth are getting into mischief
population of Inuvik.
We have all heard the rhetoric
87%
from corporations that there is
not a large enough pool of skilled Yes, there are lots of opportunities
labourers in the North. They want
13%
people who are willing to practically enslave themselves to their
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Nick Brown performs a roll at the Midnight Sun Complex pool July 11. The
Inuvik Qayaq Club holds drop-in sessions at the pool every Saturday starting
at 6 p.m. Instructor Kevin Floyd hopes to take the club into competitions once
he gets a strong core membership.
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Cooking around
the community
CRAFTING
A QAYAQ
Inuvik resident Kevin Floyd
sands down the gunwales
for a traditional Inuvialuit
qayaq from his home
workshop on Tumva Drive.
Floyd says the Inuvialuit
qayaq is different from other
styles, and theorizes that the
culture has a long tradition
of building them and that
they probably innovated the
design over time.
Mark Rieder/NNSL photo
Aklavik
Residents here have been busy cooking together
as part of a number of community activities this
week according to the Aklavik events Facebook
page.
The cuisine got creative during a pizza-making
class at the band office July 10. Participants were able
to make their own masterpiece and take it home afterward.
The tasty trials continued July 13 during a prenatal
class which was held for mothers with children under 12
months at the band office. Moms and babies received
some social time and the chance to prepare some delicious shepherd's pie.
A cooking circle was also held during the evening at
the curling club, giving every chef something to try their
hand at this week.
Post
delayed
Aklavik
Thick fog and rainy conditions July 13 grounded
planes in Inuvik and delayed mail routes to the community.
Clearer conditions on July 14 meant things were
quickly able to get back on schedule.
Whaling season
gets underway
Tuktoyuktuk
It's about the time of year when folks head to the
coast for the domestic beluga hunt in the Mackenzie
Estuary.
Gailann Raddi, Steve Cockney Jr. and their friends
are one group from the Delta who have spent the
last few months down at the East Whitefish Station
whaling camp on Kugmallit Bay and have so far
caught eight white whales – the biggest around 14.11
feet.
The group has brought whales back to Tuktoyaktuk
and Inuvik to be shared with elders.
Raddi said she and her friends have been whaling
for four years at this location and this year tried boiled
whale brain for the first time – "it tasted just like caribou
brain," she said.
Preteens get a kick
out of sports camp
Tetlit'Zheh/
Fort McPherson
Two volunteers from Yellowknife visited the
community of Fort McPherson this week to run the
first ever sports camp for youth aged five through
15.
The camp was held from 1 to 7 p.m at the recreation
complex and featured plenty of activities for all abilities
and interests.
Featured was soccer, baseball, dodge ball, floor
hockey and Arctic sports.
Recreation co-ordinator Stephanie Peterson said the
camp attracted many of the community's preteens and
was an exciting event to host.
Operation Gateway
continues
Tsiigehtchic/
Arctic Red River
The RCMP patrol Operation Gateway 2015 reached
Tsiigehtchic during the evening hours July 13 to continue training and law enforcement activity on the
Mackenzie River.
During this leg of the trip, officers and crew will be
participating in two events, including a community tea
July 14 and barbecue July 15.
The chief superintendent is expected to pay
his respects at the graves of RCMP constables laid to
rest in Tsiigehtchic and Fort McPherson and visit the
memorial of those who perished in the Lost Patrol of
1911.
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Minnie Allen and Delores
Harley play cribbage at
Ingamo Hall Friendship
Centre during a "meet
with the elders" session,
June 6. The Friendship
Centre is making it a
regular event where
visitors or the public can
learn about the history
and culture of the region,
and share in the wisdom
of elders.
Mark Rieder/NNSL photo
Elders share wisdom with visitors
Ingamo Hall Friendship Centre helps people recount their knowledge and skills to others
by Mark Rieder
Northern News Services
Ingamo Hall has always
been a place where Inuvialuit
and First Nations people can
gather to keep their cultures
alive.
Under the co-ordination
of Delores Harley and assistant Theona Joe, elders in the
region are being encouraged
to share their wisdom with
visitors.
"We know the elders like
to meet tourists and find out
where they are from and tourists like to know about what
life is like here," said Harley.
Harley also pointed out
that the hope is that they can
co-ordinate the program with
the hospital so they can be a
part of the Elder's Wellness
Community Initiative.
Under the leadership of
executive director Brenda Jerome, Ingamo Hall Friendship
Centre is working to build
up the traditional culture in a
manner that preserves aboriginal rituals while fitting in
with modern necessities.
"We are trying to help
them to be successful in both
aboriginal and traditional
ways, and also in ways that
maintain their families financially," said Jerome.
Although it is organized
by the friendship centre, it
is really about being aware
and respectful of the elders'
desires. Harley and Joe will
spend the first few weeks of
the program speaking with
the elders and finding out
what they want to see happen.
"That's what this whole
month is about, finding out
what our elders want," said
Joe.
At the first session,
76-year-old Minnie Allen,
who is now deaf and slightly
mute, was playing cribbage
and munching on some of
the snacks put out for anyone
who happened to drop by.
Using a type of hand
language and writing on a
piece of paper, Allen briefly
expressed about when she
first went to school in Saskatoon. It was in 1947 and it was
the first time she had seen so
many people in one place.
Despite her age and that
she has vision in only one
eye, Allen is still an avid
cribbage player and remains
as active as her energy levels
allow.
She also expressed how
she remembers her first love
and that she still misses him
to this day.
The new program takes
place at the hall every Monday from 1:30 to 4 p.m.
Organizers also plan to have
special events at other facilities around town if the elders
decide it is what they want
to do.
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Goose cook teaches trade
WORKSHOP
Feature
by Mark Rieder
Northern News Services
Western Arctic Tourism
and Parks is putting on multiple workshops every week
this summer to promote cultural and recreational events.
They held a goose plucking
workshop at Jak Park, July 7.
Wendy Brake and Marybeth Pokiak, with the Department of Industry, Tourism and
Investment, demonstrated how
to pluck, clean and cook goose
in the traditional way.
They also talked about the
importance of geese as a food
source for aboriginal people.
While plucking and gutting
one of the geese, there was an
unexpected bonus – a couple
of under-developed eggs were
inside.
While the goose was cooking over the fire, Parks officer Glen Gordon regaled the
visitors with his first-hand
account of the last whale hunt
at Aklavik, which he took part
in.
They also held a caribou
antler jewelry workshop at
the Western Arctic Regional
Visitors Centre, July 10. On
July 13 a Mackenzie-Delta
-style jigging demonstration
was held at the visitors centre. A demonstration on how
to speak the local languages
through games and song was
also held, July 15.
On Saturday, July 18, a
selection of events will be held
at the visitors centre, including
food and fun.
Marybeth Pokiak singes a goose, after plucking it, to burn off the leftover down.
Wendy Brake pours a cup of tea for visitors who
dropped by Jak Park for the workshop.
Raygan Solotki ripped open her bannock on a
stick to make a bun that is perfectly suited for her
goose meat "hotdog." Without ketchup, mustard or
relish, Solotki gives the creation a thumbs up for
flavour.
Cooking bannock on a stick are Alex Dearoches and Juliene Lima, front from left. Behind them enjoying
the warm afternoon are Rosalind Crump, left, Raygan Solotki and Marybeth Pokiak.
alternatives
12 INUVIK DRUM, Thursday, July 16, 2015
STREET talk
What is your favourite
ice cream flavour?
with Mark Rieder
inuvikodrum@nnsl.com
Trevor Cordingley
"Raspberry."
JJ Gray
"Chocolate."
Youth of the week
Chantelle Smith-McLeod
"Strawberry."
ABBY MCDONALD
Age: 9
Grade: 3
Paul McLennan
"Maple walnut."
Nicole Lindsay
"Vanilla, with cheesecake and
brownies."
Horoscopes July 19 to 25
ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 – You are in for a treat this week, Aries.
You finally get to experience the results of all of your hard work.
Celebrate with a dinner out or a good party.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 – Taurus, calmly approach a difficult
situation this week. Giving yourself time to carefully assess a problem will provide the most effective solution.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 – Gemini, a resolution to a problem you
haven't been able to solve is on the horizon. This will make things
much easier in the long run, and your patience will pay off.
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 – Cancer, since you are a friendly person
and the life of the party, it should come as no surprise that everyone wants to be your friend. Expand your social circle if you feel
you have time.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 – Leo, sometimes you take on too much. Reevaluate your schedule and see if there are ways you can cut back
on your commitments for a few days.
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 – Virgo, your goal for the time being is to
take care of business and clear your calendar. You may be more
than ready to indulge in some rest and relaxation.
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 – Curiosity may get the better of you this
week, Libra. It's good to pursue your interests, but make sure you
aren't stepping on anyone's toes along the way.
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 – Scorpio, you desire quick answers,
but no one seems to be moving at your pace this week. You might
just have to buckle down and be patient. Answers will come in due
time.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 – Sagittarius, a trip is enticing, but
you have too many responsibilities on your plate to up and leave
right now. You will have time to get away soon enough.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 – Capricorn, take a hectic schedule
day-by-day. Everything will get done in time, and you just need to
have a little patience. Distract yourself this week.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 – Someone or something may have
turned you off of making a large purchase, Aquarius. Discuss your
sudden change of heart with someone close to you.
PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 – Don't turn your world upside down to
take on another project, Pisces. You have plenty on your plate to
keep you busy as it is.
John Bernhardt
"Chocolate. It's the best in the
world!"
Matchmaking
mother indecisive
When I met my first love, he was going through financial
problems, and I helped him stand on his feet again.
We were much in love and wanted to get married and have a
family. However, I had to call it off.
My mother was thoroughly opposed. I tried every possible
way to defend my boyfriend to my family, but they refused to
listen. As the only child of a conservative family, I felt I couldn't
hurt their feelings.
Sadly, I explained this to my boyfriend, wished him well and
we broke up.
A few months later my family introduced me to a boy in a
respected profession. Since I could not marry the man I loved, I
decided to give it a try.
He appeared nice and two months later it was decided we
would be engaged. Right before the engagement my mom
decided she didn't like him and called the engagement off at the
last minute.
My ex-boyfriend then asked me to talk to my family on his
behalf. But by then my mom had arranged introductions to other
boys. I couldn't give my ex false hope.
I asked him to forget about me and said, "You will find a
much better girl than I am." My mom introduced me to another
boy. We were beginning to have feelings for each other when
she informed me we could not proceed. Supposedly our horoscopes were not as compatible as she first thought. So I suffered
another heartbreak.
On top of this, my dad fell sick and passed away last month.
When I sent my ex-boyfriend a text to let him know about my
father's death, I discovered his mom had introduced him to a girl
he fell in love with. They will soon marry.
The news devastated me. He was under the impression I, too,
was in a relationship or engaged. He felt sorry for me, but now
that door was completely shut. I wished him well despite being
heartbroken. I am happy he found someone who will take care
of him, yet my inner self feels a sense of loss and loneliness like
never before.
Abby McDonald loves playing outside and going shopping.
According to the rest of her family she is a "very smart"
young lady.
Her favourite subject in school is mathematics.
DIRECT
Answers
with Wayne & Tamara Mitchell
confidential@nnsl.com
My mom continues looking for the ideal groom while I am
afraid to have feelings for anyone again. Although my heart
yearns for the closeness of a special someone, I don't want to be
with the wrong person. How do I cope with my current situation?
Tara
Tara, Voltaire said each of us must accept the cards life deals
us, but once the cards are in our hand, we alone can decide how
to play them in order to win.
You tried and succeeded in finding a man to marry, and your
mother has tried and failed again and again. Your mother has
proven her judgment to be utterly unreliable. It's time to take the
decision out of her hands.
Her motives are based on herself and her own imagined
future. She doesn't get to do that on your back.
And the horoscope incompatibility? We don't believe it. We
think your mother saw something that was not agreeable to what
she wanted so she made up an excuse.
You will want to defend your mother against what we are
saying, but remember, you fell in love. Your mother stopped that
and now that man is marrying someone else.
Obviously another mother found the man you loved suitable
to marry her daughter.
The problem you face is every man in your future will be
compared to your first love. When times get tough you will
think, "If only I had married him..."
Let your mother gnash her teeth, tear her hair or rend her
clothes. It doesn't matter. She doesn't get to make this decision
for you. No threats, no bribes, no anger, no begging should take
you off your course of choosing love.
Wayne & Tamara
If you have any questions or comments for Wayne or Tamara,
please forward e-mail to confidential@nnsl.com or write to Wayne
& Tamara Mitchell, Station A, Box 2820, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2R1
sports & recreation
INUVIK DRUM, Thursday, July 16, 2015 13
The first ever ladies golf
tournament at Road's
End Golf Course July 8
featured Marjorie Baetz,
left, Tanya Gruben,
Debbie Boudreau, Anne
Marie Jennings, Marybeth
Pokiak, Stacey Christie,
and Onida Banksland
(missing is Marsha
Branigan). The team of
Stacey Christie and Anne
Marie Jennings went on to
win the two-ball best ball
tournament.
Marck Rieder/NNSL photos
Ladies golf proves popular
Inaugural tournament shows participation
is on the rise at Road's End Golf Course
by Mark Rieder
Northern News Services
The first ever Inuvik Ladies Golf Tournament was by all accounts a success with eight
golfers taking part at Road's End Golf Course,
July 8.
Event organizer Conrad Baetz said, since
there is small pool of female golfers to draw
from, they measure success by enjoyment of
the game, not numbers.
"We got nothing but positive feedback," he
said. "By watching them golf, I saw they had a
really good time."
Marjorie Baetz, co-organizer and participant, said the golfers describe themselves as
beginners, so the tournament was not competitive.
"There were more giggles and high-fives
than anything else," she said.
The tournament had a two-ball, best ball
format.
Conrad Baetz said this is only the second
year that a woman's flight has been at the golf
course and the tournament was held to entice
more females into the sport.
"We had a season opener and we noticed not
a lot of ladies were coming out," he said.
The tournament grew out of the success of
the women's golf night, which happens every
Wednesday evening during the season.
The team of Stacey Christie and Anne
Marie Jennings came in first place, Onida
Banksland and Marybeth Pokiak came in
second, Marjorie Baetz and Marsha Branigan
came in third, Tanya Gruben and Debbie Boudreau came in fourth.
Conrad Baetz said the three-hole grassed
golf course has come a long way since its humble beginnings more than ten years ago, when
it was only a driving range in a muddy field.
"It happened because of a lot of hard work
and dedication by people with a vision," he
said.
As with any small and remote community,
facilities like a golf course can only survive
with help from people who have a common
goal.
"We now have a good volunteer following,"
Conrad said. He added that now the first three
holes are open, they are beginning work on the
next three holes.
With its location along the highway, Conrad
described the golf course as the "gateway to
the community." He said it is the support and
efforts from the people of the community that
makes it a viable organization.
Stacey Christie sinks her putt at the second hole. Christie and teammate Anne
Marie Jennings went on to win the tournament.
SPORTS CARD
GOLF
Tanya Gruben hits the ball from the fairway at the third hole. Gruben and
teammate Debbie Boudreau ended the night in fourth place.
MARJORIE BAETZ
Marjorie Baetz started playing golf only
three years ago when she became a volunteer at Road's End Golf Course and she
quickly picked up a passion for the game.
"It's almost like a game of chess," she
said. "It keeps you thinking. It's also a
skills challenge game that I want to beat
one day."
Along with her husband, Conrad, Marjorie
is the driving force behind the Ladies Golf
Tournament which took place July 8.
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The first "hot" yoga class of the summer was held at the Inuvik Community Greenhouse July 6.
Greenhouse branches out
Yoga classes to be offered twice a week
by Meagan Leonard
Northern News Services
The Inuvik Community Greenhouse
is reshaping the way people think about
public spaces.
Although it maintains its traditional
role, the greenhouse is positioning itself
as a community hub, a place for events,
meetings, workshops and functions.
Greenhouse executive director Ray
Solotki says the push is part of an initiative to help the greenhouse generate
more of its own income.
"The goal for the greenhouse is to
eventually be self-sufficient and right
now we operate a lot on donations and
handouts from the government," said
Solotki.
"So our goal is to get to a point where
we're making enough money that we can
stop that."
Going forward she is hoping to pitch
the greenhouse as a kind of conference
centre.
"There's not a lot of meeting options
in this town and we have tables and
chairs and all of those things," she said.
"How great would it be if the next
time the agricultural committee is
in town, instead of going to another
place and sitting in a closed office, if
they couldn't be here with the natural
sunlight using the space."
Yoga classes have been held at the
greenhouse in the past, so this is something Solotki wanted to revitalize.
"It's naturally lit, it's naturally warm,
it's just a wonderful location, so we've
been trying to find ways to use it," she
said, adding depending on the weather
they may be able to continue using the
space into the fall.
Kat Scarf will be leading the yoga
classes two nights a week in the greenhouse and is very excited to practice and
teach in such a unique atmosphere. She
says her classes will focus on vinyasa
flow – a dynamic form of yoga that
mixes and matches sequences so no
two classes are alike. She said, if you've
never tried yoga before, don't worry.
"I offer many modifications for all
levels of students, from beginner to the
more advanced, so my classes are always
open to everyone," she said.
"You can expect a light atmosphere,
good music, a great workout that's followed by some relaxation and of course
a positive space filled with energy created by the greenhouse."
Because temperatures in the greenhouse can reach up to 40 C, many of the
classes will also incorporate elements of
"hot" yoga.
"Hot" or bikram yoga has continued
to rise in popularity over the last few
years with studios popping up in many
neighbourhoods. Similar to a sauna or
steam room, the purpose is detoxification because sweating helps flush toxins
from the skin and the heat improves
flexibility, allowing participants to go
more deeply into postures.
Exercising in a heated room also
results in an elevated heart rate, meaning
the body has to work harder – adding
a cardio element less common in traditional yoga classes.
Because the commercial greenhouse
space naturally reaches temperatures
between 30 and 40 C, it seemed like the
perfect location for the class.
"I think people just want to be outside," says Solotki.
"So for this time of year, to be able to
have this space where you're not outside
in the bugs, but you're still getting all of
the natural sunlight is great."
Scarf will be offering a six-week
yoga session on Monday and Wednesday nights throughout the summer. Her
program is designed for those of all skill
levels – participants can do the whole
course or try it out on a class-by-class
basis. Anyone interested is invited to
stop by the greenhouse at 8 p.m.