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PoliticsElections2TuesdayFebruary122013NEWSBRIEFSDeninuprincipalhonouredFortResolutionprincipalDanSummershasbeennamedoneofCanadasOutstandingPrincipalsbyTheLearningPartnershipaToronto-basededucationadvocacygroup.HewillreceivetheawardataTorontoceremonylaterthismonth.Fifty-oneeducatorswerehonouredintotalfromacrossthecountry.PrincipalsarenominatedbytheirpeersschoolstaffandcommunitymembersintheOutstandingPrincipalsprogram.SnowmobilerhitsNorthernStoreAsnowmobilercrashedintotheNorthernStoreinFortGoodHopelastTuesday.Thecollisionoccurredafterthesnowmobilerststruckaparkedtruck.Thedrivera37year-oldmanfromWhitehorsewastransportedtoYellowknife.Heisinstablecondition.Alcoholandspeedarebelievedtobeinvolved.Theinvestigationcontinues.FourarrestedinHayRiverdrugbustFourpeoplehavebeenchargedafterRCMPseizedmarijuanacrackcocainepowdercocaineandasmallamountofcashinaHayRiverdrugbustlastThursday.EarlRuttle18KyleMabbitt20andAaronSimpson21allofHayRiverwerereleasedandaretoappearincourtonMay27.A17year-oldwhocannotbenamedundertheYouthCriminalJusticeActwasalsocharged.CommissionreleasesproposedelectoralboundarychangesTuNedheridingoustedinallthreescenariosByRENEFRANCOEURMajorchangescouldbeonthewayforelectoralboundarylinesacrosstheNWTifrecommendationsproposedbytheElectoralBoundaryCommissioninitsinterimreportreleasedlastMondayareapproved.TheLegislativeAssemblyaskedthecommissiontopro-videdetailsonwherebound-ariesshouldbedrawngiventhreedifferentscenariosifthenumberofdistrictsisreducedto18increasedto21orkeptthesame.Therearecurrently19districts.Thecommissionwasap-pointedbytheLegislativeAs-semblyinOctober.Electoralboundarycommissionsarerequiredaftereverysecondgeneralelectiontoensureev-eryoneisgettingeffectiverep-resentationShannonSmall-woodchairofthethree-personpaneltoldTheJournal.Thesecommissionsmakerecommendationsthatgobe-foretheLegislativeAssem-blyandMLAsmakethenalvoteonwhetherornottoap-proveanyofthem.In2006a9-8voterejectedtwoproposednewridingsinYellowknifeandBehchoko.Thereportstatesthatnoelectoraldistrictshouldbeoverorunderrepresentedbymorethan25percentfromthemeanpopulation.AccordingtoSmallwood10outofthe19districtsareeitheroverorunderrepresentedatthemoment.AlmosteveryridingintheYellowkniferegionisunder-representedsheadded.Thecommissionalsoweighedcommunityofin-terestconsiderations.Thesefactorslanguagesspokenhistoricaltiestransportationlandclaimsandtreatyagree-mentsallowforpersonswhosharecertaincharacteristicstobegroupedtogetherinthesameelectoraldistrictstatedthereport.WeproposednochangestotheSahturegionforexamplebecauseofthehistoricallinksbetweenthecommunitiesthefactthatthereisalandclaimthatbindsthesecommunitiestogetherandNormanWellskindofactsasahubwhenitcomestotransportationtothesecommunitiesSmallwoodsaid.Othermajorchangespro-posedinthereportincludedividingtheTlichocommu-nitiesintodifferentdistrictsaddingseatstoYellowknifeintwoofthethreescenariosandeliminatingtheTuNedheridingbygroupingLutselKeandFortResolutionwithdif-ferentridings.TomBeaulieuMinisterofHealthandSocialServicesrepresentstheconstituencyofTuNedhe.Hecalledthereportadisaster.Inmyopinionallthreeop-tionsareunacceptable.IdontthinkthecommissionwaslookingatanythingotherthanpopulationasafactorwhenitmadeitsrecommendationshetoldTheJournal.Itwouldbetheendofrepre-sentationinTuNedhewhichhasbeenaridingforoverthreedecadeshesaid.Herewerelookingatlotsofissuesoflowemploymentpoverty...healthandaddictionsissues.Andiftheridingwasanybiggeritwouldbeverydifculttocontinuetoaddressthoseissueshesaid.SotheridingsaretherightsizenowandinfactinmyopiniontherearetoomanyMLAsinYellow-knifetobeginwith.FinanceMinisterMichaelMiltenbergerisonasimilarpage.Imallfor18.WedontneedanymoreMLAs.IfyouwentaroundtheterritoryandaskedeveryoneaboutallthethingsweneedImwillingtobetthelastthingtheydsayisweneedmorepoliticianshesaidataconstituencymeetinginFortSmithlastMonday.Letsputourmoneywhereweneedit.AspartofitsreviewthecommissionmustalsoholdpublichearingswhichwillrununtilMarch13spanning13communities.Thecommis-sionwillthendetermineifanychangesneedtobemadebe-foreitsnalreportispresentedtotheSpeakeroftheHouseJackieJacobsononMay22.18ElectoralDistrictsHayRiverNorthridingwouldincludetheHayRiverReserveKatlodeecheFirstNation.FortProvidenceKakisaEnterpriseWhatiGametiWekweetiFortResolutionandLutselKewillmakeupelectoraldistrictNWT2currentlytheDehChoMonfwiandTuNedheridings.19ElectoralDistrictsSimilartothe18districtplanbutwitheightelec-toraldistrictsfortheCityofYellowknifeincludinganewridingfortheNivenLakesubdivisionaswellasseveraloftheresidencesthatsurroundFrameLakewouldbeknownasNWT11.21ElectoralDistrictsFortProvidenceKakisaEnterpriseHayRiverRe-serveWhatiGametiandWekweetiwouldbecomeNWT2.NWT3TuNedhewouldincludeNDiloDettahFortResolutionandLutselKe.NWT4WeledehwouldnotincludeDettahorNDilo.Yellowknifewouldhaveninedistricts.ImageNWTElectoralBoundariesComissionRoadtourfeaturesNWTlmsWesternArcticMovingPicturesistakinganassortmentoflmsfromthesixthYellowknifeInternationalFilmFestivalYKIFFintoregionsacrosstheNWT.WiththesupportofthedepartmentofIndustryTourismandIn-vestmenttheYKIFFRoadTourwillfeaturelmsfromtheNWTaswellasNunavutandAlaska.FilmsincludePeopleofaFeatherCaribouandTheDancingCopamongothers.ThetourwillbeinFortSmithonFeb.15.