Wednesday, 17 February 2010

Michael Kusugak - Paddling Story

Watch renowned storyteller and author Michael Kusugak tell a short paddling story at Canada's Northern House

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Yellowknife's Community Justice Committee seeking volunteers

John Howard Society of the Northwest Territories

The John Howard Society of the NWT Logo by you.

is seeking community-minded volunteers interested in the

Yellowknife

Community Justice Committee

Community Justice is an alternative measure to the usual court procedures for first time and

young offenders who are not involved in serious or violent crimes

Orientation is on March 20, 2010

A police record check is required 

For more information contact

Lydia Bardak at 920-4276

The John Howard Society of the NWT Logo

Community Justice

http://www.justice.gov.nt.ca/CommunityJustice/CommunityJusticeCommittees.shtml

Community Justice Committees are made up of local volunteers who are interested in justice issues in their community and have a desire to help youth and adult offenders take responsibility for their actions, making the community a safer place to live. Members of the Justice Committee are appointed under the NWT Youth Justice Act and communities have a paid coordinator in place to assist in the administration of committee functions. You can read more on the appointment process here.

Restorative justice in the NWT is achieved by using alternative measures. By using alternative measures, criminal matters are diverted by the Police or Crown away from the traditional court system and are handled in the community by the Justice Committee. The offender does not get a criminal record by this process. Restorative justice can be defined as: "a process to involve, to the extent possible, those who have a stake in a specific offence and to collectively identify and address harms, needs, and obligations, in order to heal and put things as right as possible" (Howard Zehr).

The following documents will explain in detail what alternative measures are and how a case goes through the alternative measures/restorative justice process.

Persons who wish to join the local Justice Committee and participate in diversion hearings must be a citizen of good standing within the community; as well they should
not have a recent or serious criminal record (including crimes against children, homicide, weapons or sexual offence convictions).




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Tuesday, 16 February 2010

Canada gets gold medal for keeping aboriginal people in jail

Telmo dos Santos: Canada gets gold medal for keeping aboriginal people in
jail

By Telmo dos Santos

Telmo dos Santos is a lawyer and aboriginal rights advocate. A former
resident of Yellowknife, he now resides in Calgary and practices criminal
defense law.

RT @Northern_Clips: Telmo dos Santos: Canada gets gold medal for keeping
#aboriginal people in #jail | Vancouver, Canada

http://ow.ly/188yD

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Your income tax, Northern detuctions & "Lowest return airfare"

RT @Northern_Clips: Your income tax, Northern detuctions & "Lowest return airfare"
http://ow.ly/188uo
#NNSL [full text] #Yukon #NWT #Nunavut


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Yellowknifer ask for comments - Are the courts too lenient, inconsistent with domestic abusers?

Are the courts too lenient, inconsistent with domestic abusers?
In last Friday's Yellowknifer there were two stories relating to the sentencing of men convicted of assaulting their spouses. One 42-year-old man, convicted for the third time, was handed a 90-day sentence after terrorizing and repeatedly hitting and biting his wife. In another, a 45-year-old man was sentenced to 14 months in jail after fracturing his wife's skull following a night of drinking and arguing. It was also his third conviction for assaulting his wife. Conversely, a 29-year-old woman was handed six months of probation for assaulting her husband. Are our courts too lenient and inconsistent in handing down sentences in domestic abuse cases?
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Agree? Disagree? Can you add more information to the discussion? E-mail - editorial@nnsl.com. You can sign your own name or make one up. Your email address must be real but it will be kept confidential.




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Nunavut's Artcirq video airs on PBS "World Focus" Wed Feb 17, 2010

#Artcirq #video airs on World Focus, Wed Feb 17, 2010
http://ow.ly/184wr
#Nunavut #culture #Arctic #circus #PBS
http://ow.ly/184zT
 #youth


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On-line Map of Yellowknife NWT Public Art Work and Art Galleries

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Map and images ©2010 George Lessard

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