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6TuesdayFebruary26201313024DS1FIRESEASONSTARTSMARCH1FirepermitswillberequiredforanyburningintheForestProtectionAreaexcludingcampres.WHATSHOULDYOUDOVisityourburnsitestoensurethereshavebeencompletelyextinguished.YoucangetafreerepermitbycontactingyourlocalEnvironmentandSustainableResourceDevelopmentofceatFORTMCMURRAY780-743-7125FORTCHIPEWYAN780-697-3762DetailsemergeondecentralizedGNWTjobsByMEAGANWOHLBERGDetailsareouton18ofthe29decentralizedGNWTpositionsan-nouncedintherecentter-ritorialbudgetwithHayRiverseeingthemostnewemployeesinthe2013-14fiscalyear.FiveofthosepositionsarewiththedepartmentofMunicipalandCommunityAffairsMACAtoputassis-tantregionalsuperintendentsinInuvikNormanWellsandFortResolutionwillalsobecreatedthroughtheExecutive.Equitabledistributionoftheeconomicbenetsassociatedwithpublicserviceemploymentensureseveryregionbenetsandwewillcontinuetoworktomain-tainthisdistributionacrosstheterritory.FinanceMinisterMichaelMiltenbergerBehchokoFortSimpsonandFortSmith.AsixthnewMACAjobwillseeayouthofcerpo-sitioninBehchoko.HayRiverwillbegettingfournewstaffwithIndus-tryTourismandInvestmentITI.Theywillbemov-ingtotheBusinessIncen-tivePolicyBIPmonitor-ingofce.HealthandSocialServicesarecreatingtwonewcom-munitywellnesscoordinatorpositions-oneinFortSmithandoneinInuvik.InuvikwillgettwomoreemployeesthroughHumanResources.Oneisforare-cruitmentofcerandtheotherahelpdesksupervisor.ThedepartmentofFinanceiscreatingonecommunica-tionsofcerpositionfortheLiquorCommissioninHayRiver.ThreepositionsfornewSingleWindowServiceCen-tresinTsiigehtchicWrigleyThe18positionsareinad-ditiontothe11newpositionsproposedundervariousgov-ernmentprogramsinclud-ingtheresponsetoindustrialactivityintheSahturegion.Theotherelevenpositionsareforcedgrowthpositionsandnewpositionswithinde-partmentsGNWTspokes-personBrendaNorrissaidinanemail.Noneofthepositionswillbeofciallycreateduntilthebudgetpasses.Thenewjobsarepartofthe17thAssemblyspointedefforttodecentralizegovernmentoutofYellowknife.Equitabledistributionoftheeconomicbenetsasso-ciatedwithpublicserviceemploymentensureseveryregionbenetsandwewillcontinuetoworktomaintainthisdistributionacrosstheterritoryFinanceMinisterMichaelMiltenbergersaidinhisbudgetaddressearlierthismonth.PoliticsEmploymentFreshwindsliftairshipdreamtonewheightsIndustryTransportationByJACKDANYLCHUKApromisingnewdesignandasmallpushfromaparliamen-tarycommitteehaveputnewlifeintoadreamofbringingairshipstoNorthernskies.ItwascertainlytimelyBarryPrenticeatransporta-tionspecialistattheUniver-sityofManitobaandlongtimeproponentofanewgenerationofairshipssaidinaJournalinterviewafterthecommit-teeontransportationrecom-mendedthatOttawainvestinapilotairshipprogram.Thisisthersttimeanygovernmenthasspokenposi-tivelyaboutusingairshipsintheNorthhesaid.Finallysomeoneistakingaseriouslookatsolidalternativestoroadsandports.Itmightgettheinterestoftheminingcompanies.RecommendationsfromparliamentarycommitteesdontcarryalotofweightbutPrenticewelcomedtherenewedinterestafterasub-sidiaryofYellowknife-basedDiscoveryAirabandoneditsplantoinvestinaBritish-designedairship.Discoveryrepresentativestoldthetransportcommitteethecompanydroppedtheideabecauseitcouldntgetsupportfromprivatesectorinvestorstobuy45heavy-liftcraftfromHybridAirVehiclesLtd.for40millioneachstartingin2014.TheUniversityofManitobawillhostaone-dayconfer-enceinWinnipegonMar.1faintlyechoingatwo-day2006meetinginYel-lowknifethatgenerateda60-pagereportandbuzzingenthusiasm.Muchoftheearlyexcite-mentwasgeneratedbytheUSmilitarywhichpoured500millionintoairshipsthatweretobecapableofdeliv-eringheavyloadstoremotebattleeldsorservingasob-servationplatforms.Themili-tarydroppedtheprojectaftertestightslastyear.Prenticeexpectsrepresenta-tivesfromAerosaCaliforniacompanythathasattractedarushofmediacoverageinthepastmonth.TheAerosPelicanisexpectedtomakeitsrsttestightinMarch.Itpromisestodeliveraliftcapabilityat1millionpertonfarlesscostlythanthevehicleDiscoveryAirbackedbutconsiderablymorethanthetrucksandiceroadsthatwillbeusedtodevelopnewminesintheSlavegeologicprovinceextendingfromGreatSlaveLaketotheArcticOcean.ArtistsrenditionofanAerosPelicanairshipwhichisexpectedtomakeitsfirsttestflightinMarch.ImageAeros