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ThebestlittlenewspaperinCanadaDoctorsstillconcernedaboutmedevacmoveDoctorsinnorthernAlbertaareunconvincedthatthetransferofmedevacservicestotheLeducairportwillnotjeopardizelives.Seepage7.GirlspracticebushlivingatrstTaigawintercampTherst-everwinteradven-turecampforgirlsbroughtyoungwomentogetherfromacrosstheterritoryoutonthelandforaweek.Seepage21.TuesdayMarch122013Vol.36No.44AnindependentnewspaperservingNorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19772011nationalawardwinner-BestAll-RoundNewspaper1.00ForestrycoursebringscareerintoclassroomDiamondJennessschoolinHayRiveristherstintheNWTtoofferanintrototheforestryindustrytohighschoolstudents.Seepage14.FortSmithfrolicsatannualwinterfestivalFortSmithersofallageshadablastindoorsandoutdur-ingtheannualWoodBuffaloFrolicswinterfestival.Seepages12-13.-1BringyouranswerintotheNorthernJournal.BroughttoyoubyTheNWTCreeLanguageProgrammoyananitawkiyamakaPMsignsnaldevolutiondealwithNWTPublicengagementprocesstofollowincomingmonthsByMEAGANWOHLBERGHistorywasmadeonMon-dayintheNWTLegislatureasPrimeMinisterStephenHarperannouncedthecon-clusionofdevolutionnego-tiationswiththeterritorialgovernment.ThisisahistoricdaytheprimeministerwhowasjoinedbyAboriginalAffairsandNorthernDevelopmentMinisterBernardValcourtandArcticCouncilMinis-terLeonaAglukkaqtoldthecrowd.TheheavyliftingisdoneHarperremarkedonthenaltransferofpoweroverlandswatersandresourcestotheterritory.Negotiatorshavereachedconsensusonthetermsforachievingdevolutiongiv-ingtheNWTaninnovativepracticalandeffectivegover-nancemodelfortheterritorythatwillcontributetojobsandeconomicgrowth.AsHarpercongratulatedNWTPremierBobMcLeodThesleepinggiantbreak-ingfree.McLeodsaidtheterritoryispoisedtomaketheleaptoforhisperseveranceandhardworkthepremierwasgivenastandingovationbyMLAsandgovernmentof-cialsinthegallery.ItisadayofhopesadayofdreamsandadayoftransformationMcLeodsaidquotinglyricsfromaTedWesleysongOCan-adalooknorthandseetakeonprovince-likerespon-sibilityandbelessdependentonbureaucratsinOttawa.Devolutionwillgiveusasuiteoflegislativeauthori-tiesandtoolsthatwillhelpusensurethatdevelopmentinourterritoryisresponsi-bleandsustainable.WehaveaspecialrelationshipwiththelandintheNorthandwetakeourroleasstewardsseriously.TherewillcontinuetobepublicengagementontheagreementoverthecomingmonthswithanaldecisiongoingtoavoteintheLegis-lativeAssembly.Beforethisagreementissignedfullyourgovern-mentwillconsultwithallAboriginalgroupsHarperadded.McLeodsaidthetwoout-standingAboriginalgovern-ments-theAkaitchoandtheDehcho-willbewelcometojoinwhenthetimeisrightforthem.ResourcerevenuesharingdetailsannouncedindicateAboriginalgroupsthathavesignedonwillsplitthe25percentofresourceroyaltiesbased70percentonpopula-tionand30percentoncostofliving.Itisadayofhopesadayofdreamsandadayoftransformation.NWTPremierBobMcLeodDevolutiontimelineMar.2004DevolutionFrameworkAgreementsignedbyCanadaGNWTandAboriginalSummitacaucuscomprisedofNWTAboriginalgovernmentsJan.2011Agreement-in-PrinciplesignedbyCanadaGNWTandInuvialuitRe-gionalCorp.Feb.92011AiPsignedbytheNWTMtisNationMay222012AiPsignedbySahtuSecretariatInc.June2011FirstmeetingoftheNWTDevolutionMainTableOct.152012AiPsignedbytheGwichinTribalCouncilMar.82013AiPsignedbytheTlichoGovernmentMar.112013Conclu-sionofNWTDevolutionNegotiationsAuroraCollegestudentJoelJackson23skinsacaribouinfreezing-28CweatheronManchesterLakelastWednesdayaspartoftheEnvironmentandNaturalResourcesTechnologyProgramwintercamp.FivestudentsfromFortSmithsThebachacampusspent10dayshuntingandstudyingcaribou.Seepage16formore.PhotoReneFrancoeur-