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ThebestlittlenewspaperinCanadaFortChiplocalsgettrainedinmonitoringLocalsinFortChipewyanarebeingtrainedtobecomeaeetofcertiedenviron-mentalmonitorsforthecom-munity.Seepage7.YellowknifeopeningupweeklyfarmersmarketGreenthumbsinYellowknifeareplanningtoselltheirproduceataweeklyfarmersmarketstartingthisJune.Seepage15.TuesdayMarch192013Vol.36No.44AnindependentnewspaperservingNorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19772011nationalawardwinner-BestAll-RoundNewspaper1.00ADCSexperimentswithrst-eversciencefairStudentsinFortChipewyanplayedchemistsphysicistsandastronomerslastweekduringtheirrst-eversciencefair.Seepage14.SkatersdancethroughtheagesatSmithcarnivalFortSmithsskatingclubboo-gieddownatthisyearscar-nivalwiththethemeLetsDance.Seepage7.--1GNWTsplitondevolutionconsultationMotiontoholdpublicreferendumondealdefeatedByMEAGANWOHLBERGJustonedayaftertheter-ritorialandfederalgovern-mentsconcludeddevolutionnegotiationsmembersofthelegislaturewerealreadysplitonwhoshouldberesponsibleforapprovingorrejectingtheagreement.A60-daypublicengage-mentprocessisscheduledtofollowthehistoricsigningoftheconsensusdraftversionofthenaldevolutionagreementsignedbyCanadatheNorth-westTerritoriesandparticipat-ingAboriginalgovernmentslastMonday.Thatconsultationisde-signedtoeducatethepub-licaboutwhatsinthedevo-lutionagreementbeforethenalagreementisvotedonbyMLAsinMayorJune.Ab-originalgovernmentspartytotheagreementaswellasCanadawillalsodecidewhetherornottoapprovethenalagreement.Thoughthepubliciswhenquestionedabouthowmuchpublicinputwouldbeconsideredduringthepublicengagementprocess.WewillbeexplainingitcomebackandstartawholenewprocessofnegotiationMcLeodsaid.FrameLakeMLAWendyBisarocomplainedthatmanyofherconstituentshavecon-cernswiththedeal.SheaskedwhytheGNWTwouldwastepublicresourcesonanen-gagementprocessthatwouldresultinnochange.ThoseNWTresidentsdonotagreewiththepremierandcurrentlythereislittletrustamongthegeneralpub-licthattheupcomingpublicengagementwillallowforthoseresidentsopinionstobeconsideredandappreci-atedBisarosaid.Justwhatwillthepremierdoifthereisagroundswellofpublicopin-ionagainstsigningoffontheDevolutionFinalAgreementNotverymuchImafraid.AsmallprotesttookplaceoutsidethelegislatureonMondayduringthesigningceremonyfollowinganan-nouncementtheweekprevi-ousthattheNorthSlaveMtisAlliancewouldbesuingoverthedevolutiondealbasedonlackofconsultation.BisaroandotherMLAsarerequestingresidentsoftheNWThavemoresayinthematter.WeledehMLABobBromleymadeamotionlastweekrequestingaplebisciteorreferendumthatwouldseethewholeterritoryvoteonwhetherornottoapprovethenalagreementtakeplaceonMay13.ThatmotionwasdefeatedwithjustBromleyandBisarovotinginfavourandtheen-tirecabinetvotingno.SeeElectedonpage3.Iwanttomakeitclearthatnegotiationshavebeencompleted.Thisistakeitorleaveit.NWTPremierBobMcLeodallowedtocommentonitPremierBobMcLeodsaidtheagreementisessentiallyadonedealandnootherchangeswillbemade.Iwanttomakeitclearthatnegotiationshavebeencompleted.ThisistakeitorleaveitthepremiertoldtheHouselastTuesdaytothepublic.Thereisnoop-portunitytogobackandre-negotiateabunchofchangesifthatswhatisputforward.Ifthereisagroundswellofopposition...thenwewontsignthedealandtherewillbenodevolution.IexpecttherewillbelittleincentiveforthefederalgovernmenttoPhotoPaulBannisterCreatoranddestroyerLachlanMacLeancelebratestheburningofTransienceduringtheFireandIceeventatthisyearsLongJohnJamboreefestivalinYellowknife.MacLeanstoweringartworkwhichwentupinamesSaturdaynightonthefrozenGreatSlaveLakewasintendedtorepresenttheim-permanenceofwinteraswellaslifeingeneral.FireandIcealsoincludedreworksandotherpyrotechnicdisplays.Seepage13formore.GuesstheabovephraseandwinalanguageprizepackageBringyouranswerintotheNorthernJournal.MarchisAboriginalLanguageMonthBroughttoyoubyTheNWTCreeLanguageProgramOtenahkewiispayiyan