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ThebestlittlenewspaperinCanadaDehchoFirstNationsnotbuyingintodevolutionGrandChiefHerbNorwegiansaystheGNWTisgoingtohavetobemoreaccommo-datingiftheDehchoistojoindevolution.Seepage2.AnglerssoakupsunatannualshingderbyPerfectweatheranddozensofshmadetheannualFortSmithshingderbyaresound-ingsuccess.Seepage24.TuesdayMarch262013Vol.36No.46AnindependentnewspaperservingNorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19772011nationalawardwinner-BestAll-RoundNewspaper1.00SmithhealthworkerslearningearacupunctureHealthcareprofessionalsinFortSmithareembarkingonapilotearacupunctureprogramtoassistpeoplewithmentalhealthissues.Seepage19.EcologyNorthlookstoexpandNWTcompostingHayRiverandFortSmithcouldbethenexttownstoseemunicipalcompostingprogramswiththesupportofEcologyNorth.Seepage9.--1MonitoringeffortsshowextremelylowlevelsofhydrocarbonsinNWTwaterNWTwatersomeofcleanestwaterintheworldscientistByMEAGANWOHLBERGCarcinogenicchemicalsrelatedtooilandgasarefewandfarbetweenintheNWTsriversystemsac-cordingtonewresultsfromtheterritorysongoingcom-munity-basedwatermonitor-ingprogram.Dr.JeffreyShortwhohasspenthislifeanalyzingoilpollutioneverywherefromtheExxonValdezcleanupnearAlaskatothe2010BPDeepwaterHorizonspillintheGulfofMexicowashiredbytheterritorialgovernmenttoanalyzethelevelsofhy-drocarbonsinsamplesfromtheNWT.TheformerheadchemistforthesheriesdepartmentoftheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministrationintheUSsaidhewouldnotthinktwiceaboutdrinkingintermsofoilandgasrelatedhydrocarbonsinthewater.TheywouldhavetotravelfarandwidetondwaterthatsResultsfromriversamplestakenfromFortSmithtoInu-vikshowtheamountofpoly-cyclicaromatichydrocarbonsPAHs-atypeoforganiccontaminantrelatedtooilandgasproduction-arefarbelowlevelsconsideredtoxicforwildlifeandhumansintheNorthwestTerritories.ThetotalconcentrationofPAHsintheentiresam-plingeffortrarelyexceeded10partspertrillionwhichiswaybelowalevelthatIwouldatallcareaboutforanythingShortsaid.Hesaidthethresholdforwildlifeisabove100partspertrillionwithclearad-verseeffectsonlystartingtobedetectedat500partspertrillionmainlyobservedastoxicimpactsonsheggs.Concentrationsfromacrosstheterritoryrangedfromtwoto19partspertrillionintotalwithsomeofthehighestlevelsshowingupintheSlaveRiver.ThePAHsdetectedintheSlaveRiverhadasimi-larpetrogenicsignature-orgeologicbackground-tothosefoundintheoilsandsalthoughinsignicantlylowerconcentrations.ButShortsaidconcen-trationsweresolowacrosstheboardastobealmostinsignicant.Therewasntinthegreatschemeofthingsabigdif-ferencehesaid.SeePAHsonpage2.Ireallywouldnothaveasecondthoughtaboutdrinkingthatwaterormykidormypregnantwifeoranybody.Youcouldgotothestoreandbuydistilledwaterandbeworseoff.Dr.JeffreyShortwaterfromtheNorthwestTerritoriesriversystems.Thatssomeoftheclean-estwaterintheworldhesaidaddingthatresidentshavenothingtoworryaboutcleaner.WedidsamplinglikethisinPortValdezwhereweuseddistilledwaterfromthesupermarketasareferencesampleanditscleanerthanthat.Itsingoodshape.GuesstheabovephraseandwinalanguageprizepackageBringyouranswerintotheNorthernJournal.MarchisAboriginalLanguageMonthBroughttoyoubyTheNWTCreeLanguageProgrampekiyokawikanwapahkiPhotoPearlLeishmanDavidGerriheavespartnerLucyLandrytowardsthenishlineinthesledpullraceattheDehChoBisonJamboreeinFortProvidenceontheweekend.Theannualjamboreesawocksofpeoplefromneighbouringcommunitiescomeouttotakepartinthefestivitiesandcelebratethecomingofspring.Seepage11formore.