Food bank forced
to tighten belt
Funding crunch leaves organization in 'dire circumstances' with less food
Volume 52 Issue 38
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
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Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
Florence Kataoyak of Ulukhaktok displays her wares at the final Arctic Market of the season Sept. 10. She sold a variety of sealskin accessories and other items.
Mayor lobbies
government for
infrastructure projects
Council gives go ahead
to soil
treatment
facility
Publication mail
Volleyball season kicks
off at East Three
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community
photo courtesy of Lorne Guy
Students Mason MacNeil, left, Joel McNabb-Lennie and Joseph Moore prepare to build a fire during an on-the-land trip.
Culture course goes outdoors
Students see no moose but had a fun time during on-the-land trip
by Stewart Burnett
Northern News Services
They didn't end up
hunting a moose, but 10
Grade 6 students who went
on an on-the-land trip
last week still had a great
time.
"It was fun anyway," said
Andy Albert, adding that
his favourite part of the trip
was playing truth or dare
with his friends.
Hayli Hoover enjoyed
that part, too.
"We dared Joel (McNabbLennie) to do some really fun
stuff," she laughed, declining to reveal what the dare
was.
Vice principal Lorne part of the Mackenzie
Guy led the trip as part of River, where the Aluniks
the school's culture-based have a campsite, and also
education protook a day trip
gram. He had
to
Shallow
Bay.
support from
"The minthe Department
nows,"
said
of Environment
student Joseph
and
Natural
Moore about his
Resources, as
favourite part of
well as three
great guides and hosts: the trip.
"We got like a thousand!"
elders Angus and Freida
Jesse Israel said the
Alunik, plus their dog Sheppy.
Aluniks were
"They were
very nice hosts
just wonderand he enjoyed
ful hosts and
seeing all the
gave us an
nature.
opportunity to
"It was very
really experinice on the
ence being out
land," added
on the land and
Muria McDonald.
seeing the area
"It
was
that we have
fun with my
around us," said
Guy.
friends."
The group
Paige Steenhad left with
Cockney said it
hopes to hunt
was beautiful.
Lorne Guy
a moose but
"It was awesome,"
she
didn't end up
said.
seeing one.
Not wasting
"We did see
signs of bears and wolf and a moment of the fall season,
moose tracks as well, so I Guy headed out again earthink the kids had a good lier this week with another
group of students from junior
time with that," said Guy.
They went to the main high.
COFFEE
Break
"(The trip)
gave us an
opportunity to
really
experience
being out on
the land."
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NEWS
Briefs
Sunrise Festival
planning underway
About a dozen people representing
various organizations in town met
Sept. 13 to discuss plans for this winter's Sunrise Festival.
Discussion subjects included the
locations of various aspects of the
festival, fireworks, the concert and
other ideas.
The three-day annual event, set to
take place in early January, celebrates
the return of the sun to Inuvik.
Safety concerns, especially in
regards to placement of the fireworks
show and making sure people do not
go near where the fireworks are being
set off, took up much of the discussion
at the first planning meeting.
More meetings will follow as the
town gears up for the festival.
Student attendance
encouraged
Students at East Three Elementary
and East Three Secondary are being
reminded to attend class during the
month of September because of territorial government requirements.
In a post on Facebook, East Three
stated that September attendance is
vital to school funding and has a
large impact on the number of staff
and activities the schools can have
each year.
At the end of September, the
Department of Education looks at
the school's enrolment and attendance
statistics. Only students who attend
more than 60 per cent of classes will
count and get the school the allotted per-student dollars. The result
will affect next year's funding and
programs.
"In order to get and keep kids in
school, we need good-quality programs, good-quality teachers and
good-quality facilities," stated the
post. "Unless we have these things,
kids aren't learning in a safe place,
aren't being engaged in their learning
and don't have the extra activities that
make school a place where they want
to be."
Aboriginal film to debut
The Sun At Midnight, a film about
an unusual friendship between a hunter
obsessed with finding a missing caribou herd and a teenage rebel who gets
lost while on the run, will be screened
in Fort McPherson on Sept. 25.
The Gwich'in Tribal Council was a
key supporter of the film, which is set
in Gwich'in traditional territory.
"Collaborating with the Gwich'in
on the script began in 2009," stated
Kirsten Carthew, the film's writer,
director and producer. "It has been a
long haul and I think we are in collective awe that the film has now come
to life."
Carthew went on to say the film
was possible only with the support of
the Gwich'in Tribal Council – Department of Culture Heritage, who are
associate producers of the film.
The official trailer can be found
on The Sun At Midnight's Facebook
page.
The film is produced by Jill &
Jackfish Productions Inc.
Stewart Burnett/NNSL photos
KBL Services project director Shawn Samborsky, left, and operations manager Doug Dawley presented to town council their
proposal of a soil treatment facility in Inuvik at a council meeting Sept. 14.
Soil treatment plan approved
Council goes ahead with temporary site,
will further investigate permanent option
by Stewart Burnett
Northern News Services
After heated debate spanning
two meetings last week, Inuvik's
town council approved a temporary
soil treatment facility set up and
run by KBL Services in the town's
dump, while deferring the request for
approval of a permanent facility until
council can investigate it further.
"KBL is doing this for KBL's
interests and no one else's," said
Coun. Vince Sharpe at the end of
a Sept. 12 discussion, adding with
a curse word how little KBL cares
about Inuvik.
He opposed the proposal and
made it known to KBL representatives Shawn Samborsky, project director, and Doug Dawley, operations
manager, when they attended a Sept.
14 meeting to discuss the subject.
The proposal would see KBL
make a capital expenditure to build
the facility, then take in revenue to
cover that expense. From there profits would be shared between KBL
and the Town of Inuvik.
A soil treatment facility would
charge what is essentially a tipping
fee to receive contaminated soil,
such as from oil and gas projects
or otherwise, clean it and then use
it to cover the landfill. KBL Services operates similar facilities in
Hay River, Yellowknife, Cambridge
Bay, Nunavut, and High Level,
Alta.
Soil treatment relies on optimizing conditions in the soil to degrade
the contaminant, as well as managing the soil and precipitation to make
sure there is no outside contamination started.
Samborsky said that KBL's
expertise is in safety, operations,
engineering and especially dealing
with regulators.
In the company's proposal, the
Town of Inuvik would be the licence
Inuvik Coun. Vince Sharpe declared that KBL Services
doesn't care about Inuvik and voted against the company's
proposal for a soil treatment facility in the town's dump at a
council meeting Sept. 14.
holder for the operations because
activities would be occurring at the
town's landfill site.
"At this point in time there's a bit
of a unique opportunity that's presented itself," Samborsky told council, referencing a nearby client's need
for soil disposal.
"We've got a project, so we don't
have to build a facility without having any soil to bring (to) it," he said.
Samborsky requested council
approve a temporary treatment facility and then add the operation of a
permanent facility to the town's current water licence, which is set to be
renewed next year.
All councillors who spoke on the
issue seemed to think the idea of a
soil treatment facility was a good
one, but they had different ideas
about how it should be implemented.
Sharpe did not want to accept
KBL's proposal and instead wanted
the project to go through a request
for proposals process to see if the
town could get any better deals. He
thought it would be a better idea for
the town to run the site itself.
"I think if we're going to do that
we should be operating that facility
and we should be the one that's gaining everything from it," Sharpe said
on Sept. 12.
Senior administrative officer
Grant Hood clarified that because
the project was a revenue-generator
and not an expense, the town did not
have to go through a request for proposals process if it doesn't want to.
Coun. Kurt Wainman agreed
with Sharpe at the Sept. 12 meeting,
thinking it would be a good project
for the town to take on itself.
"This is really feasible for the
town," he said.
At the Sept. 14 meeting, Wainman had a more apprehensive
approach, urging council to defer the
decision until the town can fully do
its homework on the proposal.
Mayor Jim McDonald countered
the idea that the town should take on
the project itself, questioning whether it was as easy to run as Sharpe and
Wainman appeared to make it seem.
"I just don't think we have the
expertise to do it on our own," said
McDonald. "I just think this would
be a good opportunity for us to bring
something to the community that's
sustainable and some revenue for
the town."
Coun. Alana Mero echoed
McDonald's thoughts, asking out
loud why council seems to be opposing a business.
"We talk about growing the economy of Inuvik but all of a sudden
people seem to be opposed to a business," she said.
Coun. Joe Lavoie spoke in favour
of KBL's proposal after the company's presentation on Sept. 14.
"If it was such a great opportunity
in the past then why didn't somebody
step up and show their cards?" he
asked. "This company, KBL, has
taken the risk and said, 'Hey, I think
there's an opportunity for the community.' It doesn't look like a bad
proposal to me and it's something I
think I'd be in favour of."
Council eventually voted 4-1
in favour of approving in principle
KBL Services to set up a temporary
soil treatment facility in the town's
landfill once all regulatory requirements have been completed. It will
further investigate the proposal for it
to be a permanent facility.
Mero, Lavoie, Coun. Natasha
Kulikowski and Coun. Darrell Christie voted in favour of the motion.
Sharpe opposed it, while Wainman
and Coun. Clarence Wood abstained.
4 INUVIK DRUM, Thursday, September 22, 2016
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Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
Margaret Miller, treasurer with the Inuvik Food Bank, says the organization is
in dire circumstances. Without a new influx of funds, the food bank will have to
cut down its distribution.
Food bank in crisis
Lack of funds could cut
distribution of assistance
by Stewart Burnett
Northern News Services
With one-time sponsorships and recurring
fundraiser activities drying up, the Inuvik Food
Bank is in "dire circumstances" and its distribution could be cut down.
"We've had no major donations this year,"
said treasurer Margaret Miller during a distribution day that saw a line of people seeking
assistance extend out of the door.
"A few years ago, we had significant donations, but we haven't had any in the last couple
of years, and so our funds are being depleted."
The food bank gets no ongoing funding
from any governmental sources, with all its
money coming from donations and fundraisers.
Bingo is the major fundraiser. However, with
more groups looking to get a slice of the lucrative bingo pie, the food bank has been left short.
In the first seven months of 2016, the Inuvik
Food Bank has spent a little over $60,000. It has
taken in just over $30,000.
The organization typically spends around
$100,000 per year.
"Now that the funds aren't there, we are having to cut down considerably," said Miller.
"Unless we get some fresh money we won't
be able to continue at the rate we're going."
Cutting distribution days from every second
week to every third week is one option going
forward, or even cutting it to once a month.
"We're trying to stay open as long as possible," she said. "If we run out of food we'll have
to close the doors."
Not only has the income slowed, but the
number of people using the food bank has
grown, said Heather Wheating, the chairperson
of the organization.
What used to be 25 to 40 flats of food per
distribution has only increased, with the food
bank giving out more than 100 last time.
"Our revenue has decreased and our need
has increased," said Wheating.
If the food bank has to cut distribution
to once per month, Wheating said it would
increase the amount of food in each flat by a
little bit.
The Inuvik Food Bank does not screen
people. No questions are asked about income
or whether people who use the service actually
need the food.
Wheating said the food bank does have
a concern that some people might be taking
advantage of its service, but the organization
works on the assumption that people selfscreen.
"If a person determines that they need the
food we're able to provide, then we work on the
assumption that they've established that need,"
said Wheating.
Plus, any sort of screening system would
require even more person power with volunteers, another thing the food bank is lacking.
More than 300 people are on the books as
receiving flats from the food bank, so organizers figure the bank serves about 10 per cent
of Inuvik's population.
In recent years, the food bank has shifted its
standard flat to healthier items.
Each flat contains such items as UHT milk,
canned stew, eggs, corn flakes, oatmeal, canned
fruit, canned tomatoes and tuna. Pasta, rice,
beans, potatoes and onions are also on the list.
Wheating said money donations are appreciated and so are food donations corresponding to
what the bank serves.
The Inuvik Food Bank is holding its annual
general meeting at 7 p.m. Sept. 27 in the library.
Organizers encourage people to come out,
volunteer, be on the board and do what they
can to help.
"A lot of our clients rely on us," said Miller.
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Reasonable outcome
from heated debate
Northern News Services
facility right away, just an hour
after it had officially presented
Starkly opposing views
its proposal.
emerged in Inuvik council's
Surely the company
debates last week on
could have got its ducks
a proposal by a private
THE ISSUE: in a row sooner than
company to establish a
SOIL
that.
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Sharpe's view
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ably a good idea.
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town
just do it itself and
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keep 100 per cent of the profits,
was antagonistic to KBL Services' proposal in most other ways: instead of splitting them?
It is an appealing
he'd rather it have gone
view, but there come
through a request for
questions then of
proposal process, he'd
what the town's role
rather the town run the
in the local economy
facility itself and he
is, whether it has the
declared with vulgarity
expertise to actually
that KBL does not care
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nesses interested in
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investing in Inuvik.
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door. He, too, saw potential in
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the town taking on the project
Council's decision to approve
itself.
a temporary site while further
On the other side, Mayor Jim
investigating a permanent one
McDonald, Coun. Alana Mero
seems reasonably measured
and Coun. Joe Lavoie all spoke
based on the circumstances.
in favour of a business wishing
Letting KBL take the risk
to invest in the town and split
while paying a hefty dividend to
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Sheena Reid, financial service representative at CIBC in Inuvik, was forced to
wear this branch-made hat while soliciting donations for the company's Run
for Life program. CIBC will be hosting its annual Run for Life event starting with
registration at 12 p.m. at the MacKenzie Hotel on Sept. 25. In previous years,
the run raised money specifically for breast cancer, but now it is raised for all
cancers. Tanya White, assistant manager at CIBC, said all the money raised
stays in the North. She encourages the community to participate.
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6 INUVIK DRUM, Thursday, September 22, 2016
news
Mayor brings wish list
Town leader uses conference to
lobby higher levels of government
by Stewart Burnett
Northern News Services
Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
Mayor Jim McDonald attended the Opportunities North conference with two main goals in
mind: lobbying to have the bridge over the Klondike River repaired or replaced, and bringing
the gravel pit by the airport under the town's ownership.
Improving the first bridge from the
Yukon on the Dempster Highway and
bringing the gravel pit near the airport
under town control were Inuvik Mayor
Jim McDonald's two main lobbying
points when he attended the Opportunities North conference in Yellowknife
earlier this month.
McDonald met with GNWT Transportation Minister Wally Schumann to
urge the government to lobby for the
repair or replacement of the bridge over
the Klondike River, which is the first
one on the Dempster Highway coming
to the Northwest Territories from the
Yukon.
"There are some structural issues
with it," said McDonald about the
bridge. "They had weight restrictions
on it for about a month there. They were
only allowing half loads, they couldn't
take the full weight truckloads, which
has a big impact on the cost of living in
our community. The cost of everything
rises with that, groceries, fuel, everything. It was a big concern for us."
The difficulty of course is that the
bridge is under the Yukon territorial
government's jurisdiction, even though
the highway is so important to the
NWT.
"The Dempster is our lifeline, so
it's an important transportation link for
us," said McDonald.
He guessed it was a pretty low priority for the Yukon but thinks there could
be federal funding available to repair or
replace it.
"Because of its age, I could see it
being replaced," said McDonald. "If it
was repaired I would think it would only
be temporary because of the age of the
bridge. I don't know how much more life
they could get out of it with just repairs.
It's probably time it was replaced."
He also continued to push the GNWT
to get the gravel pit by the airport under
town control.
Currently, only the Town of Inuvik
is permitted to remove material from
that pit, but McDonald hopes that can
be opened up to the whole community.
"Hopefully we would be able to
acquire that land with the pit but that's
a ways away," he said. "We're just in the
early stages of renegotiating that one."
Two other gravel pits are available
for businesses to use in Inuvik, but
McDonald said the material in them is
not of as high a quality.
"It's OK as a base material but it's
more mud than it is gravel," he said.
"That pit at the airport is more of a
rock gravel. It's a better material for
building."
Proximity to the airport is the main
stumbling block on allowing the town to
purchase that quarry, he said.
Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
FUN BUT EDUCATIONAL
Grade 9 student Lane Voudrach attempts to play Frisbee while wearing "beer
goggles," simulating the effect alcohol has on one's vision and coordination.
He took part in the PARTY (Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth)
program Sept. 12.
photo stories
INUVIK DRUM, Thursday, September 22, 2016 7
Men and children from the celebration gather for a photo before eating.
Feast of celebration
Northern News Services
The Muslim community paid
respect to the end of Hajj, representing the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, at the Midnight Sun Mosque on Sept. 12.
After a presentation and prayer
led by imam Salah Hasabelnabi,
the dozens of attendees shook
hands and hugged each other
before sitting down for a feast.
MOSQUE
Feature
by Stewart Burnett
Community members gather to pray before a celebratory feast in the morning
of Sept. 12.
Women and children gather before digging into the food.
Imam Salah Hasabelnabi
leads the prayer and
celebration of the end
of Hajj.
Mohammed Alther serves himself a plate after prayer.
8 INUVIK DRUM, Thursday, September 22, 2016
archives
Silver anniversary for corporation
Inuvialuit business booms in energy and transportation sector 14 years ago
by Terry Halifax
Northern News Services
Editor's note: To celebrate
half a century in print, the
Inuvik Drum is reprinting
selected articles from the
past 50 years each week this
year. This was the feature
article on Sept. 19, 2002.
Boasting annual revenues
nearing $200 million, the
Inuvialuit Development Corporation celebrated 25 years
of business in
the North last
week.
IDC chairperson Dennie
Lennie said
the business
arm of the Inuvialuit Regional
Corporation was incorporated
in 1977 through a grant from
the Committee of Original
People's Entitlement.
"They received a $10-million enhancement fund and
that's still on our books
today," Lennie said.
The IDC started out with
small businesses with construction, camps and catering
outfits. In a few short years,
it grew from those humble
beginnings to a corporate
giant by Northern Canadian
standards in transportation
and oil and gas field services.
"Today we have something like $130 million worth
of assets, running revenues
of $170 to $180 million per
year," Lennie said.
With ventures on the air,
ground and water, IDC has
a lock on much of the freight
and passenger traffic in and
out of the North.
"We're heavy into transportation," Lennie said.
IDC owns Aklak Air,
half of Canadian North and
the Northern Transportation
Company Ltd. with Nunavut's Nunasi in
their partnership company,
NorTerra Inc.
IDC also has
a joint venture
with Canadian
Helicopters.
NorTerra also owns Weldco-Beals, a manufacturer
of heavy equipment attachments.
IDC opened the retail
outlet Stanton Distributing
about a year ago, offering
warehouse packaged gods for
wholesale and retail customers.
"It's provided an alternative to the competition and
certainly dropped the price of
food down in Inuvik," Lennie
said.
"We get most of the camp
and catering business that's
happening out there right
now."
LOOKING
Back
Lennie said their own
catering company, Arctic Oil
and Gas with partner E. Gruben's Transport, employed
800 people in the Delta last
year.
IDC recently bought out
their partner in Inuvialuit
Environmental, which is
doing contract environmental
work both here and in Alberta.
They now own four
drilling rigs with AKITA
EQUTAK Drilling.
With technology hardwired
throughout
the
30,000-square-foot Inuvialuit
Corporate Centre, the corporation found it more costeffective to have an in-house
tech team.
"We run our own tech service here now, because we
probably have the largest privately owned computer network in the Northwest Territories," Lennie said.
IDC also has numerous
commercial and residential
real estate with holdings in
Tuktoyaktuk, Aklavik, Inuvik
and Yellowknife.
The past 25 years have
been quite a success story for
the corporate group, but Lennie said they have big plans
for the next 25 years as well.
Poised for a new boom
in the energy industry,
Lennie predicts the company
will grow by five times the
Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
Delta Daze prince and princess contestants were canvassing Inuvik businesses and homes to sell raffle tickets at this time in 2002.
size it is now.
"In 25 years, IDC should
be a billion-dollar-plus organization," Lennie said. "If the
pipeline was to go ahead, we'd
be heavily into the development side."
"Who knows, maybe all
the oil and gas will be gone
in 25 years," he said, adding
that the company is looking
beyond the non-renewable
energy supply.
"There's always different
things to look at," he said.
"There could be changes in
ownership of power generation or new forms of power
generation, and we have to
look at these things all the
time."
Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
SEWER WORK ONGOING
Joshua Staples, left, Jordan Stewart and Travis Yourex from Beaufort Mechanical Services work on the town's sewer line Sept. 8. Recently announced funding will
see the entire line completed by the end of next year.
alternatives
STREET talk
Why are you doing
the Terry Fox Run?
with Stewart Burnett
[email protected]
Keegan Greenland
"To support Terry Fox."
Jacob Israel
"To support cancer."
Kieron Clement
"To support Terry Fox
and cancer."
Sam Skinner
"Showing that our community
supports (the fight against)
cancer."
Phoenix MacNabb
"To support Terry Fox and the
run for cancer."
Tracey West
"We're from the same home
town so I'm just honouring a
hometown hero."
Horoscopes Sept. 22 to 29
ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Any obstacle can be overcome if you set
your mind to it, Aries. Your combination of intellect and work ethic
will serve you well in the coming weeks.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Others are paying attention to you this
week, Aquarius. Bounce your ideas off of other people and don't be
surprised by the positive feedback you receive.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, your energy and attentiveness
are in abundance this week. Use this combination to tackle tasks
you have been putting off. Offer others help if they need a hand.
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 You have an uncanny ability to tune into
the way people think, Cancer. You can put this skill to work at the
office or use it to network and explore new business ventures for
yourself.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, a family member needs help getting
through a tough time. You could be the first person they call on to
lend a helping hand. Offer your unconditional support.
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Put your creative energy to good use this
week, Virgo. Think about renovating a portion of your home or discovering a new hobby to keep you busy when things slow down.
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, use this week to tackle a financial
project this that has been on your mind for some time. Completing
this project will provide some relief.
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you have a lot of energy and a
desire to do everything to the best of your abilities. This week that
approach will serve you well in your professional life.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, a request of you may
require some help to be fulfilled. Trust your instincts and don't be
afraid to seek assistance if you think this requires a team effort.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, make the most of a sudden burst of energy. Apply this to both your personal and professional lives. Bring new people together in your social circle.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 A new friend is keeping you on your
toes, Aquarius. Embrace this person's joie de vivre and go with the
flow. You will be glad you let your hair down.
PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, keep trying to win over someone
whose opinion on a particular matter contradicts your own. It just
may take a little more persuasion.
INUVIK DRUM, Thursday, September 22, 2016 9
Student of the week
ANDY ALBERT
Andy Albert is 11 years old and in Grade 6 at East Three
school. He likes to ride his bike in his free time. He hopes
to make a career of playing hockey when he grows up.
Being taken for granted
I have been dating a divorced woman for the past eight
months. In the beginning I'd go out of my way to do little
things to make her life easier. I'd buy her flowers or bring
lunch to her at work.
And she worshipped me for it!
She'd write about how great I was on social media. She'd
get excited and tell me she'd never been treated so nice. I
wanted to continue to do these nice things because I loved
the compliments. I felt like a breadwinner and a pretty awesome guy.
At some point these niceties became obligatory. There
were no longer any thank-yous for lunch, just texts that would
say "sweet pork salad, pinto beans, house dressing." Suddenly
being a nice guy wasn't enough.
A friend recently shared the exact same experience. I
imagine this is common as relationships mature. How can I
avoid taking my partner for granted? How can we continually
show one another we appreciate each other without breaking
the bank?
So what should I do? I can't keep upping my game in
perpetuity. Am I doing something wrong, or is this just how
life works?
Tim
Tim, every day is not Christmas, every day is not your
birthday. If they were, they wouldn't be special. If your boss
brings donuts to work one day, she gets a thank you. If she
does it 18 days in a row, no one says, "Oh, thank you for the
18th time."
Because you overdid it, now there is no way to top what
you did. It's the junkie chasing that high. It takes more, more,
more just to reach the same old level.
You admit the gifts were all about you. It made you feel
like a breadwinner and you did it for the compliments. That's
not why gifts should be given. In religious tradition, gifts are
said to be most valuable when they are given anonymously.
The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.
But between two people it can't be quite like that. It's more
like this.
DIRECT
Answers
with Wayne & Tamara Mitchell
[email protected]
Everyone expects that early dating behaviour will be different from later dating behaviour. At some point in dating
you reach an equilibrium. As the connection gets deeper,
external things level out.
The internals rise and the externals lower.
If she were more emotionally connected to you, she would
say things like, "I know you have a busy day, don't bother
with lunch." Or, "We can watch a movie together tonight. You
don't have to get me flowers."
Because the gifts weren't given for the right reason, you
started to resent her lack of appreciation. At the same time,
you helped induce a spoiled response from her. The giving
backfired. It didn't yield the deeper connection.
Love is not about "How do I look to her?" and "How do
I look to her friends?" Her friends are sick of hearing about
what a great guy you are and she's gotten accustomed to the
gifts. Unconsciously, we pick up a lot about how to act in a
relationship from movies, TV and the Internet. Some of these
influences are awful. They tell you how to be a "good boyfriend" rather than what love is about.
Giving should be casual and natural, not rigid and formal.
It needs to come from the heart and your feelings for her. The
best guide is act from what arises spontaneously and from
within. It could be this relationship can be easily remedied or
it could be already spoiled. It's up to you, honestly, to find out
which it is.
Wayne & Tamara
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 INUVIK DRUM, Thursday, September 22, 2016
Stewart Burnett/NNSL photos
Jenna Guy has fun while bouncing the ball during volleyball practice on Sept.
19.
Teamwork
emphasized early
Volleyball season kicking off at East Three
by Stewart Burnett
Northern News Services
Boys volleyball coach Jeff
Amos had his U-15 volleyball
team out at the Terry Fox Run
on Sept. 18 as part of a teambuilding exercise early in the
new season.
"At the beginning of the
season we usually get together and just see where they're
at, their skill level," Amos
said. "Once we have an idea
what their skill level is, we
start preparing our practice
plans. One of the big things at
the beginning of the season is
team camaraderie."
Running the Terry Fox
Run as a team was a huge
help to bring the players
together, get them working
together and pursuing goals
as a team, he said.
"Whether they're running the 2.5 km or 5 km,
they're doing it as a team,"
said Amos.
The boys had also received
a generous donation, with
$250 going to the Terry Fox
Foundation and the another
$250 going toward the team.
"Just like any other sport,
it's all about teamwork,
depending on one another,
supporting one another,"
said Amos about volleyball.
"When I was growing up, it
was always about teamwork
and my emphasis as coach is
about teamwork, too."
His teams, like the girls,
are split between the junior
and senior levels, with the
first tournaments coming up
in mid-October.
Grade 9 player Shenise
Mavis, in the girls' group,
agreed that teamwork is
important in volleyball. She's
played the sport on and off in
the past, but this is her first
time being part of an organized team.
"I'm sort of good at it,"
she said about why she likes
the sport.
Her hope for the new season is simple: meeting new
people and having fun.
Amos said the school
volleyball teams are always
looking for funding, fundraising assistance and volunteers
to come out and help.
SPORTS CARD
HOCKEY
GRADE: 7
Blaise plays hockey. His favourite aspects
of the sport are scoring goals and helping
out his teammates. He plays right wing
and says he likes to play because he can
aspire to be in the NHL one day.
BLAISE OVAYUAK
Paris Wainman sets the ball during volleyball practice on Sept. 19.
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SOJOURNERS SERENADE INUVIK
The Sojourners play for East Three Schools students on Sept. 14, the day after their Northern Arts and
Cultural Centre show in the Igloo Church
Chief Julius School
readies for Terry Fox Run
Northern News Services
Tetlit'Zheh/Fort McPherson
Students and staff at Chief Julius School in Fort McPherson
are gearing up for the school's annual Terry Fox Run on Sept.
30, said teacher Sierra Daley.
The run is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. at the school.
Eight classrooms have set a goal to raise $500 and the winning
class will get a chance to throw a pie in their teacher's face,
Daley said.
That event is scheduled to take place in the school gym following the run.
Fundraising is to be completed by Sept. 28 and pledge sheets
are due that day.
Anyone looking to donate directly to the school can visit:
www.terryfox.ca/ChiefJulius.
Polar bear strolls
through Sachs Harbour
Ikaahuk/Sachs Harbour
A polar bear made a surprise visit to Sachs Harbour on Sept.
16, said resident Melissa Davis.
Davis was indoors nursing her baby while her fiance and
four-year-old son were outside working on their ATV when the
bear approached their house.
"I looked out the window and the bear was just below the
house," she said. "I ran outside to bring our little guy in."
The family lives on the edge of Sachs Harbour and Davis
said while it's not unusual for polar bears to come around, it's
rare for bears to make it into the community unnoticed.
"They don't
usually make
it right into
town,"
she
Kassina Ryder is a reporter
said. "This
with News/North. Send your
one made it
ideas to: [email protected]
onto the main
road before we
noticed it."
Davis said her fiance estimated the young bear was about
three or four years old.
"It was definitely curious," she said.
A neighbour chased the bear out of town with a truck.
"It tried to come back a few times, but eventually it got the
hint and wandered off," Davis said.
NEIGHBOURLY
News
LED Swap Out lightbulb program
Aklavik
The Arctic Energy Alliance is scheduled to visit Aklavik
on Sept. 28 to deliver an LED Swap Out program, according to
information from the organization.
Residents are encouraged to bring old, inefficient lightbulbs
and exchange them for new LED bulbs. The swap is expected to
take place at the Sittichinli Recreation Complex from 4 to 8 p.m.
Households can receive up to seven new LED bulbs during
the event, so residents are encouraged to attend early.
As part of the swap, participants are being asked to pose for
a selfie with their new bulbs and post them to their personal
Facebook pages and tag the Arctic Energy Alliance. A draw
will be held with a prize.