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ThebestlittlenewspaperinCanadaMinistersshoesforecastyearofscaldisciplineNWTFinanceMinisterMi-chaelMiltenbergerannouncedasecondyearofscalre-straintinhisbudgetaddresslastweek.Seepage3.AboriginallanguageclasseskickitupanotchAuroraCollegesThebachacampusisofferingadvancedAboriginallanguageclassesforthersttime.Seepage11.NewTraditionsStudentsinSachsHarbourtrytheirhandattraditionalDenegames.Seepage18.TuesdayFebruary122013Vol.36No.402011nationalawardwinner-BestAll-RoundNewspaper1.00NWTgirlsgetFOXYatempowermentcampsAnewNorthernsexualhealthandempowermentprogramforyoungwomenandgirlsistakingoffacrosstheNorth-westTerritories.Seepage9.NewelectoralboundariesproposedforNWTTheNWTElectoralCommis-sionrecommendsthreeoptionsfornewvotingdistrictsintheterritoryallofwhichdisposeofTuNedhe.Seepage2.Visitwww.norj.caDevolvedauthoritytobepartiallydelegatedGNWTtoinheritpowerover24actsbutMVRMAunlikelyByMEAGANWOHLBERGThegovernmentoftheNorthwestTerritorieshasnearlyworkedoutafinaldevolutiondealthatcouldseeafusionofbothfullanddelegatedauthorityfromthefederalgovernmentoverleg-islationrelatedtolandwaterandresources.ItisimportanttonotethatthelegislativeauthoritiestheGNWTwillreceiveasapartofdevolutionwillnotbelim-itedtodelegationNWTPre-mierBobMcLeodtoldTheJournallastweek.Infactitisanticipatedthatatleast24actsandregulationsgoverningpubliclandwaterandresourcesintheNWTwillbe-comeGNWTlegislationonthetransferdatewiththefullac-companyingauthoritytomakechangestoitasrequired.AccordingtothepremiertheGNWTanticipateshav-ingfullcontroloveradmin-isteringtheNWTWatersActtheCanadaOilandGasOperationsActtheCanadaPetroleumResourcesActtheNWTSurfaceRightsBoardActtheTerritorialLandsActandcertainregulationsundertheNWTAct.MiningregulationswithintheTerritorialLandsActmaybecomeanNWTMiningActatsomepointhestated.Thoseactsandregulationswillbeadoptedinitiallyasmirrorlegislationmeaningtheterritorywilladministertheminafashionsimilartothefederalgovernment.ThesearesubstantivepiecesoflegislationthatwillprovidetheGNWTwithasuiteofauthoritiestomanageandregulatepubliclandrightsinrespectofwateroilandgasactivityandminingactivityMcLeodsaid.Thiswillincludetheau-thoritytodeliverrelatedpro-gramsandservicesandtomakechangestothoseprogramstoensuretheymeetNorthernneedsandreflectNorthernprioritiesheadded.Inpreviousdiscussionsde-volutionnegotiatorsindicatedthegovernmentwasstillde-cidingwhetherornottomoveforwardwithYukon-likedel-egatedauthorityinashortertimeframeorwaituntilthefederalgovernmenthadcom-pleteditsongoingchangestotheNWTsregulatoryregimeincludingamendmentstotheMackenzieValleyResourceManagementActMVRMAwhichregulatesenvironmentalassessmentoutsideofsettledlandclaimareasintheNWT.ItisstillundeterminedwhetherornottheMVRMAwillbeanexceptiontothepackageofinheritedpowers.DelegatedauthorityfortheMVRMAissomethingthatmightbeconsideredasaninterimoptionbecausethefederalgovernmentisinthemidstofmakingsubstan-tialchangestoitundertheirnation-wideFederalRegula-toryImprovementinitiativeMcLeodsaid.Itisexpectedthatthesechangeswillnotbecompletedintimefordevolution.Butthepremiersaidad-ministeringtheMVRMAwithdelegatedauthorityisnotlikelytoprovediffer-entthaninheritingitasmir-roredlegislationbasedonthecomplexityoftherela-tionshipsthatformit.TheMVRMAisalsouniqueasitwasbornoutofre-quirementsinthelandsclaimsforanintegratedsystemofen-vironmentalregulationthatap-pliesonAboriginallandsandpubliclandswhetherfederalorterritorialhesaid.Thismeanswhetheritisenactedasterritorialorfederallegisla-tiontheabilitytosubstantivelychangeitrequiresinvolvementfromAboriginalgovernmentstheGNWTandCanada.McLeodtoldTheJournalinapreviousinterviewthatdevolutiontalkswerenear-ingcompletionfollowingaweekofnegotiationsinOt-tawaearlierthismonth.Everythingscomingto-getherhesaid.Ithinkwereveryclose.PhotoReneFrancoeurHockeyrst-timersfromleftSadieMcMahonShanaeNadaryandNaomiRhymerlearnthefundamentalsofthesportduringFortSmithssecondEssoFunDayorganizedbycoachJessicaCoxback.Designedtointroducegirlstothesportofhockeyplayerslearnedskatingpassingshootingandgameplaythroughoutthedayallthewhilemakingfriendsandhavingfun.Seepage19formore.