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Blair McBride/NNSL photo Andrea Harding, a teacher from Range Lake North School collects beverage containers during a pick-up session on Wednesday, with a volunteer from Yellow- knife Beverages driving the van. Once the Yellowknife Bottle Shop-Recycling Depot opens, the proceeds from the empties will go towards fundraising for Range Lake North's Nature School Program.

$1.00 outside Yellowknife Publication mail Contract #40012157 "There is no benefit to the Inuit in having a Canadian colonizer swapped out for a Chinese one." 7 71605 00100 5 – Yellowknife MLA Rylund Johnson is concerned about the purchase of Nunavut's Hope Bay mine by a Chinese firm, page 11. 2 yellowknifer, Friday, June 5, 2020 news Yellowknifer, Friday, June 5, 2020 3 Did we get it wrong? Yellowknifer is committed to getting facts and names right. With that goes a commitment to acknow- ledge mistakes and run corrections. If you spot an Rotary Club's back bay error in Yellowknifer, call 873-4031 and ask to speak to an editor, or email [email protected]. We'll get a correction or clarification in as soon as we can. News bridge coming along Briefs Cop shoots dog An internal investigation has been launched after a Yellowknife RCMP officer shot and injured an "aggressive" dog on Wednesday, say police. The Mountie "discharged his firearm" at the dog around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to a news release issued by police late Wednesday afternoon. The dog was injured and taken to a local veterinarian for treatment, stated spokesperson Marie York-Condon. There's no word yet on the current state of the injured animal. Multiple officers were involved in the inci- dent, wrote York-Condon. None of them sus- tained injuries. No details have been released about the location of the shooting or the circumstances surrounding it. The early stages of an in-house RCMP inves- tigation are now underway, say police. Yellowknife RCMP General Investigative Services, NWT RCMP Forensic Services and additional police officers are assisting with the investigation. – Brendan Burke

Masks required on flights photo courtesy of Rotary Club True North NWT residents will have to bring their own A new pedestrian bridge will provide safer access to the old cemetery. non-medical face masks when they board planes in order to comply with Transport Canada regu- 'We've got the main span bridge finished' lations that take effect on June 8. "Supplies of masks provided to airlines oper- by Simon Whitehouse project and complete signage, but were unsuccessful. They plan to ating out of Yellowknife by the Department of Northern News Services apply to the Rotary Foundation and at the next intake for 100 Men Health and Social Services (HSS) as a courtesy The True North Rotary Club is one step closer to boosting the grants in late summer. will soon be depleted," an HSS spokesperson city's heritage after most of a bridge and signage project at the Back Most of the project, however, has depended heavily on corporate said in a news release on June 3. Bay Cemetery was completed last month. sponsorship and donations as well as more than 1,000 volunteer Before boarding their flight, passengers must "We've got the main span bridge finished," said club director hours, Kalnay said. show that their mask is made of a durable materi- Michael Kalnay after the latest efforts on May 17. "We still have to The new bridge measures 65 feet and the clear span is 45 feet. The al like cotton and that it can properly cover their do the landscaping and the signage and clean up the site and get rid old bridge was 24 feet end to end. mouths and noses for the duration of the flight. of the old bridge. And we still have to raise some money." "Guy Architects did all the engineering and design work and put Passengers won't be allowed to board if they can't The club has been looking after the heritage cemetery site for 10 all the stamps and stuff on there and so they're the biggest donors in demonstrate that. years, particularly with site maintenance that includes cutting grass, terms of the time," Kalnay said. "Acasta Heliflight did nearly a dozen Children under two years of age should not trimming trees and other clean-up efforts. flights in all together. The city donated the decking material and wear face masks, according to federal guidelines. Kalnay explained the club began to notice the old bridge that Northland Utilities donated the big 65 foot poles and all the cables." NWT chief public health officer Dr. Kami crosses the creek into the cemetery had been deteriorating and was Paul Bros. Nextreme Inc. donated about half of the steel needed Kandola has strongly recommended the wearing buried in ice three years ago. It was soon decided to replace it with and will be compensated for the other half, Kalnay said. of non-medical masks in public, especially in a new bridge higher up the hill and away from the shoreline to give There were also several more businesses and individuals that have places where maintaining physical distance of visitors safer and easier access to the cemetery. contributed and the Rotary Club is looking to recognize them with two metres is difficult. Kalnay said the club submitted a proposal to Yellowknife's 100 – Blair McBride Men Who Give a Damn for funding to cover the final bills of the Please see Much, page 12 GNWT directions on driving during lockdown Hopping in a vehicle or boat for outings in the summer with other people is a natural part Yk woman shaken of life in the North, but like all actions during the Covid-19 pandemic, it now requires caution. "Travel should be done by household group wherever possible. People can also travel with their friendship circle – the five additional people (up to a maximum of 10)," said Mike Westwick, by creepy encounter spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Services. "Cars are effectively treated as indoors." For better health safeguards in these situa- Says drunk man accosted her and friend on evening walk tions, people should wear non-medical face by Brendan Burke though he was noticeably angry," Ranseth "I asked the dispatch officer for a police masks which can reduce the chance of spread- Northern News Services told Yellowknifer. "Someone in that state is report number and didn't get one (and was ing viruses by up to 90 per cent, said Westwick, Morgan Ranseth took to Facebook Tues- unpredictable." told) that someone will call me with that. So, citing international medical studies showing the day night to warn residents after she and a She said the man then "gave up" and I decided to go to (Facebook) and alert the effectiveness of masks in blocking respiratory friend were approached by an apparently walked towards the downtown core. public and parents of Yellowknife." droplets released when we speak or cough. intoxicated man – an encounter that left "It absolutely sickens me to think of this As of 9 p.m. Wednesday, she said police The GNWT's Emerging Wisely Covid recov- the Yellowknife mother disturbed and con- happening to a child or someone who finds hadn't followed up with her about the com- ery plan also has specifications for people travel- cerned for the safety of her community. themselves alone," wrote Ranseth. plaint. ling in vehicles. In Ranseth's post to the Yellowknife He's described in the online post as a Ranseth said the experience isn't some- In the first phase of the plan, tourism oper- Rant N Rave Facebook group, which has white male, in his 30s, with brown hair and thing she hasn't faced before. ators transporting people can have up to 10 gained attention from residents, she says the a light beard. "Us being Indigenous women, we already people in their vehicles. man made a sexually explicit comment to Ranseth reported the incident to Yellow- have targets on our backs and need to be "However, depending on the size of said the pair, both in their late 20s, while they knife RCMP soon after. Spokesperson even more aware of our surroundings," said vehicles, a risk assessment could identify that walked near Sir John Franklin's soccer field Marie York-Condon said Wednesday police Ranseth. they should have less depending on the equip- around 10 p.m. received the report around 10:20 p.m. and "We both felt everyone is understandably ment they're using." "We backed up right away, moving more that it is being investigated. preoccupied with the pandemic, and with – Blair McBride onto the road into noticeable view of driv- Ranseth said she's had no contact with restrictions being lifted its easy to get excited ers and others and just kept walking even RCMP since initially calling police. and overlook some everyday precautions." 4 yellowknifer, Friday, June 5, 2020 sponsored content Intellibroad seeks to fulfill local security, surveillance solutions Yellowknife business can provide heat, facial-recognition cameras in time of Covid

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NNSL file photo One of a Thai owner Sousanh Chanthalangsy-Bornilla says the food truck will be located at the Greenstone Building. 'Just to be open for us is good enough' Northern News Services pare for the explosion of demand. different than usual. One of a Thai food truck owner Sousanh Chanthalangsy- "But we realized even if they are being cancelled we're still "We're gonna see how it is for the first couple of weeks Bornilla is preparing for an unprecedented summer. not worried and we're okay with it I guess," she said. "Just to and see if downtown is busy enough and if not then we'll look The business appeared in February 2011 and eight years be open for us is good enough." at relocating," she said. "I'm pretty sure that wherever we go, later it has become a lunchtime staple for people who work Many employees in downtown Yellowknife – including people will still come and support us no matter what, even downtown. government workers from different levels – are still working if downtown isn't busy. So we're not really too worried about This year, customers can expect some changes due to the from home, meaning that direct service to customers may be that, either." pandemic. The food truck is usually operational by mid-May and nor- mally operates until the end of October. Sousanh Chanthalangsy-Bornilla has been working with the NWT and Nunavut Workers' Safety and Compensation Com- mission on safety precautions. Workers will be wearing fixed masks at all times and Plexiglas has already been installed on the truck. Customers will be expected to follow physical distancing guidelines. "We are planning to make sure that we have pylons out for people so that they're six feet away when they're standing in line," she said. "They will also just be able to text message and put their orders in and they can just pick up and can be in and out, instead of waiting." Chanthalangsy-Bornilla said she and her team will have to take care of condiments and hand out utensils. "So it will mean that it might take a little bit longer time, but we're prepared to do that anyway," she said. "So I guess it will be a bit different than having everyone doing self-serve." Because it has been a cool spring, Chanthalangsy-Bornilla said her food truck crew were a bit late on early preparations. "Usually when the weather gets a bit warmer, we strip down the truck, clean it all down, and then we get inspections in," she said. "Because the weather was crappy this year, we weren't able to do it, but once it happened we automatically made our emails and inspections came quickly. We have one more (inspection) to do and we will be able to start after that." The food truck counts on festivals such as Folk on the Rocks, which was cancelled as well as other major get-togeth- ers. Revenue from such events are highly unlikely due to the GNWT's physical distancing measures in place due to Covid. "When we found out that all the major events were can- celled, it was tough because those are our biggest money mak- ing times," she said. Still, she was quite optimistic about the summer as it will mean a less hectic schedule. Typically festivals mean having to close down to the public for a week ahead of time just to pre- 6 yellowknifer, Friday, June 5, 2020 news Yellowknifer, Friday, June 5, 2020 7 Al Morton, longtime Reid Lake park operator, passes away at 89 Retired just a year before his death, Morton and wife, Mary, were mainstays at Reid Lake by Simon Whitehouse Day with pancake breakfasts or other festivi- of Industry, Tourism and Investment David their guests and helping to ensure visitors to the Northern News Services ties at the campground – special moments that Ramsay. Northwest Territories get the very best experi- George Alan Morton, who retired at the ripe campers always looked forward to, Roberts- They were remembered for being passionate ence in our beautiful parks and campgrounds." old age of 88 in 2017 as park manager at Reid Walker added. site keepers. Morton is survived his wife Mary and Lake territorial campground, has died. Kris Johnson, regional superintendent of "The Mortons are an ideal example of the children Andrew Morton (wife Laurie and two Members of his family and many Yellow- the North Slave office with the Department outstanding people that staff our territorial children Holly and Rhea); Jacqueline East (hus- knifers are singing praises of the man this week of Industry Tourism and Investment, recalled parks," Ramsay said at the time. "It is people band Christopher and child Hannah); Pamela who greeted campers and maintained the site meeting Morton as a camper when first coming like Mr. and Mrs. Morton, who regularly go Roberts-Walker (husband Richard Walker and for more than two decades. He passed away on North in 1998. above and beyond in giving superior service to two children Carl Roberts and Matt Walker). June 2, at the age of 89 at his home in Elliot "It's just amazing that by the time he and Lake, Ont. Mary retired, he was 88 years old," Johnson Born on Nov. 21, 1930 in Birkenhead, UK, said, noting his age longevity was always a Morton first came to Canada to work as a miner topic of discussion. "He was just built like an with Rio Algom in Elliot Lake in the 1950s. ox because he would chop firewood and would For a period of time he moved back to England empty the garbages." where he met and married his wife Mary in 1975, before crossing the pond once more to Extroverts need not apply work in the uranium mines in Elliott Lake in Johnson explained that the job of manager the early 1980s. at a territorial park requires an introvert type When those mines closed thereafter, he personality or someone who can stand to spend moved with his family to work at Con Mine in hours and days away from people. The job also Yellowknife in 1990. He worked as a mechanic requires an extrovert type personality, or some- at the local gold mine for eight years before one who has the ability to greet and welcome retiring at age 68. guests when they arrive. Morton subsequently became the caretaker "It's not an easy job because you are spend- and host of the Reid Lake campground 65 km ing a lot of time out there by yourself," she from Yellowknife with his wife Mary begin- said. "And when people come, you have to be ning in July 1998. Over the years, he greeted an ambassador for the park. Both Al and Mary thousands of campers and tourists from as far were really good people to have there." away as Germany, Switzerland, and Alaska as Morton is remembered for always having a well as many other places across the world. story for people about his unique experiences, His caretaker role included manning the Johnson said. gate house and checking in and out camping "He was pretty used to dealing with bears," photo courtesy of Pamela Roberts-Walker permits, supplying and selling and wood, clean- Johnson recalled. "He had all kinds of stories ing sites as people left and cleaning, taking res- about chasing away bears or looking out the Alan Morton, who spent 20 years operating the Reid Lake territorial camp- ervations of other facilities on site and ensuring window of the gate house and there would be ground was remembered this week after he passed away at 89. visitors were generally accommodated. a bear there." Morton's daughter Pamela Wynne Roberts- Johnson said he would have seen consider- Walker said in an interview with Yellowknifer able amount of change to the park after more this week that the job allowed her dad to enjoy than 20 years of service as an operator. the wildlife and work with his hands as well Among the major events included a loop as be close to her mom much to his enjoyment extension with additional sites in 2012 and late into life. helping evacuate people from the park during a "My mom and dad used to love coming up to major forest fire in 2014. Reid Lake and they were there before there was "It was a big fire season and Alan and Mary any gate house or anything and they used to go stayed in the park and hosted the fire crews with their own camper," Roberts-Walker said. from Environment and Natural Resources," she "A lot of the same people liked to come to recalled. "They made sure that the crews had Reid Lake and over the years, it became like a everything they needed and they watched after big family." the facilities for us." Every summer, Morton marked Canada Day In 2011, the Mortons were recognized with with parades and cake feasts as well as Parks a Parks Hospitality Award by then minister 8 yellowknifer, Friday, June 5, 2020 Editorial & Opinions Published Wednesdays and Fridays Comments and views from Yellowknifer and letters to the editor

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Northern News Services An idea is like a little seed. If it is prop- erly planted, nourished and cared for, from it Tales from great things can grow. This week I thought I would talk about two which have appeared on the dump Facebook. Both deal with garbage problems, but in different ways. Walt Humphries is a well-known The dump may have reopened but once Yellowknife artist and prospector. again no provision was made for salvaging. This means a lot of good and valuable things Yellowknife has become and they are actually are just being buried with the rest of the trash. getting out there and helping clean up some That is a real step backwards because more of the areas the city's yearly spring cleanup stuff is buried. Also, it is throwing valuable missed or regularly misses like the sand pits, things and in effect money away. Remember which is a notorious place for people illegally the wise old adage "Waste Not Want Not." dumping. Steve and Jennifer Payne came up with Every year the amount of garbage and lit- an incredible idea and started the Facebook ter that appears in and around Yellowknife page Salvagers Unite. It is brilliant in its sim- seems to be getting worse yet unfortunately plicity. If you have something most people including the city you want to get rid of, just snap and GNWT seem to turn a blind a picture of it and post the item, "We really eye to it. A few hidden cameras to see if anyone out there could could go a long way to catch- use it. Also, if you are ISO or in have to stop ing and issuing fines to illegal search of an item, you just put a or put the dumpers. post on, and it often gets a reply Look around. offering the item you need for brakes on our A sofa floats in a pond at free. No money is exchanged. the sand pits. Shopping carts, So far, I have given away throw-away bicycles, plywood and pylons several items and picked up a society." sit in Frame Lake. A rug is couple. This all keeps items abandoned at the Vee Lake Boat photo courtesy of Zerline Rodriguez from going to the dump and Walt Humphries Launch. Old barbeques scat- A wide variety of perfectly good stuff that would otherwise be ploughed into helps people out. So, it is a great tered all over the place. This just the field of trash at the dump is available for pick-up in the Facebook group Sal- idea. However, I still think the should not be allowed or toler- vagers Unite, columnist Walt Humphries writes. dump should have an area where good things ated. are set aside, and the city should demand or So, this Facebook group is trying to help ensure that good things are set aside. If we are and hopefully raises awareness of the issue. I going to survive as a species, we really have applaud their efforts and hopefully, it is a start to stop or put the brakes on our disposable of making real and meaningful changes. and throw away society. All the garbage and litter scattered around Tan responsibly There is even a movement in some parts looks terrible and are certainly bad for the of the world for manufacturers to make things land, the environment, us, and the wildlife. "repairable" just like the good old days. Think about how much this costs everyone. Garbage dumps are expensive to run and The city spends $40,000 on just the spring an incredible waste of resources, so over time cleanup alone and then a lot of city employee personally I would like to see them phased hours are wasted cleaning up as well. out. It is doable but will take time and great The GNWT and federal government does ideas like Salvagers Unite. One of the real the same as do many businesses. bonuses to salvaging is that it helps reduce the So, add it all up and this is probably a cost of living in the North and it helps those million-dollar issue that your taxes are paying in need. for it. Economics helps to make people, polit- The second Facebook page was started by icians and bureaucrats, sit up and take notice. Stephanie Harris and is called Yellowknife I hope that these two Facebook pages are Cleanup. Basically it is a group of people seeds of ideas that take root and grow. who are a little tired of the garbage dump After all, it is planting season in the North.

Wikimedia Commons photo Tanning is the body's response to injury, columnist Aaron La Borde writes.

Tanning is the skin's response to injury. of 10 cancers are preventable and cancers During these summer months, treat your caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) skin with respect. Use sunscreens, broad- is one of them. This vaccine prevents many brimmed hats, long-sleeve clothing and sexually transmitted diseases that may avoid the peak injury times from 11 a.m. cause cancers of the cervix, vagina, anus to 4 p.m.. Like lung cancer, skin cancer is and penis. preventable. Parents are advised to ensure their children under the age of 15 Cannadon't get their HPV vaccine immun- ization. Thinking of trying cannabis? Here are some things to con- sider. Mouth ulcers Cannabis is not the drug of Mouth ulcers can be due to first choice for any condition chafing of braces or poor-fitting but it can be used as companion dentures and can be resolved therapy to reduce side effects with a dental professional's help. of other therapy. Do not smoke If it keeps recurring, it might be cannabis. The negatives of Capsule an apththous ulcer which can be tobacco smoking have finally due to illness, poor nutrition or gotten through so less than 14 Comments stress. These are treated symp- per cent of Canadians smoke. Aaron La Borde is tomatically with special dental And if you are using cannabis a pharmacist at creams. Mouth ulcers can also edibles, be careful of overdos- Sutherland Drugs. be a sign of oral cancer espe- ing. There is a lag time before cially if you are a smoker. If you effects are felt. are concerned, check with your Speaking of cancer prevention, four out doctor or dentist. 10 yellowknifer, Friday, June 5, 2020 news Yellowknifer, Friday, June 5, 2020 11 Don't sell Hope Bay to China, Yellowknife MLA warns 'So many risks' to growing Chinese interest in Arctic, says Rylund Johnson; Nunavut politicians' views vary by Derek Neary prise – and Shandong Mining for Rankin Inlet North-Ches- tunities to Nunavummiut that there are established environ- to be forged between gov- Northern News Services is also state-owned. The report terfield Inlet, referred to the balance environmental con- mental and employment stan- ernments, Inuit organizations Debate continues to sim- warned of "vulnerabilities in potential deal as "very trou- cerns and economic benefits." dards that Shandong Mining and industry to ensure more mer around the pending critical infrastructure, control bling," but for a different rea- Akeeagok also noted that would be required to meet. He Nunavummiut are filling jobs $149-million (U.S.) sale of over strategic sectors, espio- son. there are existing Inuit Impact added that partnerships need at the mines. TMAC Resources and con- nage and foreign-influenced "There are two Canadi- Benefit Agreements in place trol of the Kitikmeot Hope activities and illegal transfer ans jailed in (China) over an with TMAC Resources to Bay gold property to Chinese- of technology and expertise" issue of retaliation of Canada ensure employment opportu- based Shandong Gold Mining. as China strengthens its stake arresting an executive. Yet nities for Nunavut Inuit well Commenting on a previous in Canada. here in Nunavut, a mine is into the future. Nunavut News article about Johnson faulted the fed- being sold," said Towtongie. John Main, MLA for Arvi- the prospective deal, Yellow- eral government for failing to "We ought to be more vigilant at North-Whale Cove, said if knife MLA Rylund Johnson invest enough in the Arctic. than just selling out." the federal government and strongly urged the Govern- "If Canada had real eco- David Akeeagok, Nuna- the Kitikmeot Inuit Associa- ment of Canada to reject the nomic development corpo- vut's minister of Mines and tion's reviews of the deal allow purchase agreement. rations and gave the North's Economic Development, said it to proceed, then he doesn't "There is no benefit to Indigenous development cor- he's confident that the fed- have any concerns. the Inuit in having a Cana- porations meaningful capital, eral government's review will Main pointed out that pri- dian colonizer swapped out then we could actually own "balance the complexities of vate investment drives explo- for a Chinese one," Johnson some of our own resources as this kind of transaction." ration and mining worldwide wrote. "There are so many a country," he stated. "All companies operating and Nunavut needs those risks that come with allowing "As it is set up right now, in Nunavut and in Canada investment dollars. the Chinese government to China will keep stepping in must abide by the rules and "We need Nunavut to be increase influence in the Arc- when Canada fails to invest in regulations that permit their seen as a competitive, stable tic, including the fact they are its own development. Canada operations, from start-up to jurisdiction for investment. one of our main competitors should not approve this sale closure, regardless of owner- I'm less concerned about the in mining." for Arctic sovereignty reasons, ship," Akeeagok said. "The nationality of the companies photo courtesy of Rylund Johnson Johnson quoted a Canadi- but as a remedy for denying Government of Nunavut con- working here and more con- "Canada should not approve this sale for Arctic an Security Intelligence Ser- the sale they should give Inuit tinues to monitor the situation cerned about whether the sovereignty reasons, but as a remedy for denying vice (CSIS) report that warned development corporations the closely and will work with industry as a whole provides the sale they should give Inuit development cor- against the purchase of a dif- capital to buy and operate the the company to support sus- sufficient benefit to our com- ferent Canadian company by mine themselves." tainable development of our munities," he said. porations the capital to buy and operate the mine a Chinese state-owned enter- Cathy Towtongie, MLA resources and provide oppor- Like Akeeagok, Main said themselves," Yellowknife MLA Rylund Johnson says. 12 yellowknifer, Friday, June 5, 2020 news Much of project completed in last two years

Rotary, from page 3 the bridge this month to mark the 50th anniversary of the Rotary the ice caves out of the cemetery and up the side of the draw Club in Yellowknife, but some small projects remain. The club instead." nearby signage as part of the bridge project. wants to add signage that includes the history of the cemetery, Wayne Guy, owner of Guy Architects, said he was impressed Much of the focus of the project has taken place over the last some mapping information and possibly trail markers. with the array of community groups and individuals who came two years, Kalnay explained. Kalnay said the design of the bridge is expected to last 50 together to see the project was built over several months. Last fall, the club built the piers for the bridge and in Febru- years, as the club had geotechnical engineering and three- "I think it was a great project and a very ambitious project ary, the club had several materials loaded by helicopter. dimensional graphics engineering done to find the right location for a group of volunteers," he said, noting "heavy contributions" Acasta Heliflight made eight trips from the Giant Mine pub- to place it. It is designed to adjust three feet up and down due to from businesses like Guy Architects, Acasta Heliflight, and lic boat launch to the Back Bay Cemetery to carry two 65 foot the possibility of the ground shifting, he added. Camco, among numerous others. Northern Utilities poles and six bags of riprap to the site. The The main point of the project is to promote both the his- "It was a great community effort considering we built it dur- site required the flights as it is remote with no road connection. torical character of Yellowknife as well as to help foot traffic ing the winter. Sometimes during the winter and with social Accessing the site is a lengthy walk from the nearby Yellow- through the area. distancing rules, we had a few challenges in terms of working knife Ski Club or across the ice from Old Town. "It's a historical place, but it's also a serious touristy location safely, but it I thought that it was done really quite splendidly." In April and May, work included much of the decking and as people walk through there to the ice caves," he said. "So the Guy said he is looking forward to the bridge accommodate steel superstructure construction. reason for us building the bridge is to make the place accessible visitors to the site who quite heavily use the landscape and trail Kalnay said the hope had been to have the grand opening of in the summer. In the winter we want to keep the foot traffic to system in the summers and winters. commentary Yellowknifer, Friday, June 5, 2020 13 Phony money found in Yk

"Slow men" were soon replaced by a fast street sweeper that then Works superintend- ent Fritz Theil expected to arrive any day in the city 50 years ago. NNSL archive photo

Northern News Services two counterfeit bills showed up. The bills, a Based on 11,290 income tax returns, that Canadian $100 and a $20 were passed in local added up to $471.6 million in income. These 50 years ago Looking nightclubs in downtown Yellowknife. numbers compared with 1996's returns where "Slow men" were soon replaced by a fast Police said that the suspect bills could have the average income for Yellowknifers was street sweeper that then Works superintendent Back a washed-out appearance, and that the small $41,482 from Yellowknife's 11,460 returns. Fritz Theil expected to arrive any day in the city. with Candace McQuatt green spots on the bills were missing. email: [email protected] The picture on the back of the $20 was also printed upside down. 10 years ago 40 years ago Police asked anyone to report suspected bills A press release from the City of Yellow- City Council passed a new bylaw making it or mini-bikes could be operated on city high- as well as the description of the individuals knife announced that the Aurora Minor Soccer necessary for any driver of a mini bike to hold ways unless the driver had public liability insur- passing them. League (AMSL) would contribute $58,980 to a valid drivers licenCe, and any operator of a ance. Also All terrain vehicles had to have muf- the city's field house project. snowmobile to either have a license or be driv- flers and could not be driven on city sidewalks. AMSL's donation would be put towards ing with someone who did. 20 years ago the cost of two divider curtains for the indoor The bylaw faced little opposition, as it had Yellowknifers who filed income tax returns sports field. John Buist, then president for been in the works for some time. 30 years ago for the 1997 tax year had an average income of AMSL said that the curtains would allow Snowmobiles had to be registered with the RCMP in Yellowknife were asking all $41,768 according to Revenue Canada's figures younger division players to play in the facility city at a cost of $10, and neither snow vehicles businesses to check currency carefully after from the NWT Bureau of Statistics. by dividing the field of play in half. 14 yellowknifer, Friday, June 5, 2020 news Yellowknifer, Friday, June 5, 2020 15 Jail for Yk woman who stabbed victim in head Hilary Catholique, 29, gets seven months for pair of unprovoked assaults by Brendan Burke woman who declined to share a cigarette with her. circumstances that have impacted the lives of Indigenous people Northern News Services Catholique was arrested later that day but was soon released – present in Catholique's life and upbringing, one marked by A woman who stabbed a victim in the forehead less than on house arrest conditions. At the time of the February assault, abuse and violence. a month after punching an unsuspecting pedestrian in down- Catholique was already on probation for a previous assault "Catholique is a product of her environment. She is the result town Yellowknife received jail time for the pair of unprovoked conviction. Less than two weeks later, she was again arrested of all the bad things that happened (to her)," said Malakoe. attacks. for breaching her court conditions – a charge she also pleaded With counselling, which Catholique is motivated to com- Hilary Catholique, 29, was sentenced to seven months in guilty to. plete, Malakoe said there's hope she can address the underlying custody during her hearing in NWT territorial court on May 29. The court heard Catholique has been convicted of multiple addiction and trauma issues that have fueled her criminal con- Catholique was drinking at a Sissons Court residence in assaults since 2011, receiving conditional sentences, fines and victions. Yellowknife with another woman on March 18 when she carried probation orders, but never jail time. With credit for time served, Catholique will have about four- out the sudden attack. She stabbed the victim above her eyebrow That changed last week. and-half months left to serve; followed by a year of probation. with a knife, the court heard. "Currently, her actions pose a danger to the community," She's required to submit a DNA order and has been banned The woman tried to flee the residence, but Catholique held said Judge Garth Malakoe, rejecting defence lawyer Paul Falvo's for owning firearms for five years. her back, telling the victim "you're not going anywhere," accord- request to have Catholique released on house arrest in her home ing to an agreed statement of facts read by prosecutor Mina community of Lutsel K'e. Connelly. Falvo said his client wanted to get away from the negative The victim, left with a five centimetre gash on her forehead, influences in Yellowknife. was hospitalized. She required stitches. She also sustained But with no direct explanation for the "unprovoked" and slashes to her thumb and wrist – defensive wounds suffered dur- "frightening" pair of assaults, Malakoe said he had no choice ing the stabbing, according to Connelly. but to hand down a jail sentence in order to keep residents safe Catholique pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon. She also and deter violence in the future. entered a guilty plea to an assault outside the Gold Range Bar Catholique's struggles with addictions have played a large on the afternoon of February 20. An intoxicated Catholique, role in her criminal behaviour, Malakoe stressed. who had just been kicked out of Centre Square Mall, punched a He said there are significant Gladue factors – challenging

Brendan Burke/NNSL photo Police and paramedics responded to a stabbing at Sissons Court on March 18. Hilary Catholique, 29, later pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon. She was handed a seven-month jail sentence last week. 16 yellowknifer, Friday, June 5, 2020 Sports & Recreation Sports hotline • James McCarthy Phone: (867) 873-4031 • Email: [email protected] • Fax: (867) 873-8507 Where do scholastic sports go from here? NWT School Athletics Federation wraps up 2019- 2020 season with plans on full 2020-2021 season by James McCarthy Even though the hope is to Northern News Services get back to something resem- Today was supposed to be bling a school sports season the final day of the NWT beginning in a few months Track and Field Champion- time, Tobi Taylor-Dusome, ships in Hay River. the federation's president, said One more event before the she can't help but feel for the end of the scho- youth who lost lastic sports sea- out on so much son in the NWT, "Not being since every- one more chance thing stopped in for student ath- able to play March. letes to shine. sports is a "So many It didn't hap- kids missed so pen and we're left significant much and that's wondering what the worst part," happens now? loss." she said. "The What do we do – Tobi Taylor-Dusome grads couldn't going forward? get that one last The NWT milestone before NNSL file photo School Athletics Federation's leaving, the one last shot at it." Wesley Lizotte of St. Joe's, left, and Zachary Mathison walk in the torches for the closing ceremony of answer is one of positivity The track and field cham- the 2019 NWT Track and Field Championships in Hay Rive. This year's championships would have served – it plans on moving ahead pionships were officially can- with the 2020-2021 season as celled back in April, fall- as the final event on the NWT School Athletics Federation's calendar but Covid-19 forced the cancellation if it will happen, beginning ing victim to the pandemic. of it. with the Elks Outdoor Soccer It joined the Arctic Winter Tournament in Hay River this Games, Super Soccer and would be playing. much longer before they can the future looks like and so "We're planning that it will coming September. everything else where youth "I've been talking with get back to training." we have to keep an eye on all happen when it should but some of the kids about what's School athletics are the kids." we also know that we may going on and I've reminded important to youth, she The federation had its have to adjust whenever its them to keep on working," added, because it promotes planning meeting last month necessary," she said. "We're said Taylor-Dusome. "Keep good mental health and good – all online, of course – in working as if things will be working on exercises, stay habits in school. order to pick dates and come better but we are anticipating in shape, stay engaged with "Not being able to play up with a schedule for the changes so we'll just wait and coaches because they may sports is a significant loss next school year. see what restrictions there be missing out now but there for a lot of these kids," she That schedule has yet to be will be but we're going to do will be something for them said. "It's an identity for them published but Taylor-Dusome what we can to provide the in the near future. What it and it helps with their mental said everyone is moving kids with every opportunity looks like, we don't know, health. I'm sure there's a lot of ahead with the idea that it to play." but hopefully, it won't be too anxiety out there about what will be business as usual. sports & recreation Yellowknifer, Friday, June 5, 2020 17 Mixed curlers move on

Confirmation of the 2020 mixed curlers mov- ing on in NNSL Media's Greatest Of All Time com- petition. The next second round match-up will happen this com- ing Monday. image courtesy of Print Your Brackets

2020 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship rink takes down darts duo in Greatest Of All Time second-round contest by James McCarthy Galusha, David Aho and into the competition as the round contest which will pit sha, Sarah Koltun, Brittany votes by e-mail as well to Northern News Services Megan Koehler are the first 16th – and bottom – seeds the 1979 Yellowknife Junior Tran and Shona Barbour. [email protected]. One-quarter of the final team into the semifinals after and still have a chance to do Merchants softball team, run- Voting for that match-up No matter your method, four has been set in NNSL taking down the darts duo what very few bottom-seeded ners-up at that year's Canadian will begin at 9 a.m. this com- you can only vote once. If you Media's Greatest Of All Time of Elvis Beaudoin and Keith teams have ever done in any Junior Men's Softball Champi- ing Monday and you have vote on Facebook, you can competition. Way in the first second round sort of tournament: win. onship in Richmond, B.C., or until 11:59 p.m. the following only like, share or comment. The 2020 NWT mixed cur- match-up of the competition. They will be up against the 2018-2019 edition of Team day to cast your vote. You If you do all three, only your ing rink of Jamie Koe, Kerry Koe and company came the winner of the next second Galusha, consisting of Galu- vote by either liking, sharing like will be counted. If you or commenting on the post of vote on Facebook and email your choice at our Facebook later on, only your Facebook page. As a reminder, you are vote will be counted. also allowed to send in your

Valerie Simard/Curling Canada photo The 2020 NWT mixed curling rink of Jamie Koe, left, Kerry Galusha, David Aho and Megan Koehler are the first team into the semifinals of NNSL Media's Greatest Of All Time competition. They beat out the darts duo of Elvis Beaudoin and Keith Way to earn their spot. 18 yellowknifer, Friday, June 5, 2020 Yellowknifer, Friday, June 5, 2020 19 20 yellowknifer, Friday, June 5, 2020