The Frozen Mukluk

LOCAL ServicesHome Care ProgramHealth and Social ServicesThe␣Faro␣Branch␣of␣the␣Yukon␣Home␣Care␣Program␣provides␣health␣services␣to␣individuals␣who␣cannot␣easily␣access␣health␣care␣in␣the␣community,␣or␣who␣need␣assistance␣in␣performing␣daily␣activities.␣The␣program␣aims␣to␣improve␣peoples␣quality␣of␣life␣and␣supports␣them␣to␣live␣independently␣in␣their␣own␣homes.␣Eligibility␣To␣be␣eligible␣␣for␣services␣offered␣by␣the␣Yukon␣Home␣Care␣Program,␣a␣person␣must␣have␣a␣valid␣Yukon␣Health␣Care␣Insurance␣number.␣Types␣of␣Service␣The␣Yukon␣Home␣Care␣Program␣provides␣long␣term,␣acute,␣palliative␣and␣respite␣care␣to␣Yukoners␣of␣all␣ages.␣Referral␣Process␣You␣may␣refer␣yourself␣to␣the␣Yukon␣Home␣Care␣Program␣or␣have␣someone␣call␣on␣your␣behalf.␣Please␣call␣Linda␣McConnell␣at␣867-667-5774␣or␣1-800-661-0408␣ext.␣5774.␣␣You␣may␣also␣speak␣with␣the␣Health␣Center␣staff␣to␣pass␣a␣referral␣on.␣␣RECYCLING CENTRE␣Faro Bottle DepotWinter ScheduleRecycle␣Centre␣will␣be␣“on-call”␣␣Please␣call␣Peter␣at␣␣994-3022␣␣if␣you␣have␣any␣questions.␣Submission for February 2012 Issue of MuklukAll are Welcome at Care & Maintenance Meeting TonightFaro␣Mine␣Complex’s␣Care␣and␣Maintenance␣Contractor,␣Denison␣Environmental␣Services␣(DES),␣will␣be␣providing␣its␣annual␣report␣at␣community␣meetings␣at␣the␣end␣of␣January/␣beginning␣of␣February.␣DES␣will␣host␣its␣annual␣meeting␣in␣the␣Town␣of␣Faro␣on␣Wednesday,␣February␣1,␣2012␣at␣the␣Sportsman’s␣Lounge␣at␣7␣pm.␣␣In␣2011,␣the␣Faro␣Mine␣Remediation␣Project␣hired␣a␣Project␣Design␣Team.␣CH2M␣Hill␣offer␣the␣technical␣resources,␣experience␣and␣know-how␣to␣lead␣the␣development␣of␣the␣remediation␣plan␣along␣with␣providing␣support␣through␣the␣YESAA,␣regulatory␣and␣permitting␣processes.␣␣CH2M␣Hill␣will␣be␣conducting␣a␣variety␣of␣field␣studies␣and␣research␣at␣the␣site␣during␣this␣summer’s␣operating␣season.␣As␣a␣result,␣we␣will␣advise␣you␣of␣any␣business␣or␣employment␣opportunities.␣␣␣Please␣visit␣www.faromine.ca␣for␣up␣to␣date␣information␣on␣all␣activities␣relating␣to␣the␣Faro␣Mine␣Complex.␣Subscribe␣to␣the␣RSS␣feed␣at␣the website.␣When␣news␣items␣are␣posted␣on␣the␣site,␣they␣are␣automatically␣be␣sent␣to␣your␣email␣address.␣Friendship␣Feasts␣is␣a␣made␣in␣Faro␣program,␣it␣is␣not␣affiliated␣with␣Social␣Services,␣the␣Faro␣Health␣Centre,␣or␣any␣government␣program.␣If␣you␣are␣able␣to␣make␣a␣meal␣for␣a␣family␣once␣in␣a␣while,␣please␣get␣yourself␣on␣the␣Friendship␣Feast␣list.␣You␣may␣get␣called␣once␣in␣6␣months.␣␣To␣receive␣meals,␣you␣just␣need␣to␣nominate␣yourself␣or␣someone␣who␣you␣know␣needs␣meals.␣Generally,␣Friendship␣Feasts␣provides␣meals␣when␣there␣has␣been␣a␣death␣or␣other␣hardship␣in␣the␣family,␣when␣someone␣is␣recovering␣from␣an␣operation␣or␣sickness,␣or␣when␣a␣family␣brings␣home␣a␣new␣baby.␣Getting␣involved␣in␣Friendship␣Feasts␣is␣a␣great␣way␣to␣get␣involved␣in␣our␣community␣and␣to␣meet␣people␣in␣town␣in␣a␣meaningful␣way.␣␣If␣you␣are␣not␣on␣the␣list,␣please␣call␣KARA␣WENT␣at␣994-3114␣to␣sign␣yourself␣up!␣We␣are␣always␣looking␣for␣new␣folks␣who␣are␣able␣to provide␣a␣meal.␣␣If␣you␣would␣appreciate␣meals␣or␣you␣would␣like␣to␣nominate␣someone␣for␣meals,␣please␣call␣KARA␣to␣set␣it␣up.␣␣Will be back next month.... THANKS Sylvain & Michel!!