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PoliticsFirstNations7TuesdayMarch26201313034KA1NEWMEDEVACBASEOPENAllmedevacflightsfromnorthernAlbertaarenowlandingatournewbaseatEdmontonInternationalAirport.Thenewbasewasdesignedwithpatientsinmindandprovidesanenhancedlevelofcare.Itssafermorecomfortableandhasmoremedicalstaffavailabletohelpwithpatienttransfers.Patientswillcontinuetohaveaccesstorapidreliableandsafeemergencycare.Eightypercentofmedevacflightsarepatienttransfersnotemergencies.JustfivepatientsamontharetrulytimesensitivewhereadelayingettingtoahospitalcouldaffecttheiroutcomeforthosepatientsSTARShelicoptercanflythemdirectlytohospital.AlbertaHealthServicesknowsthisisapersonalissuetomanyandunderstandshowcriticalthisserviceis.Whenyouneedemergencycarewewillbethere.Formoreinformationvisitwww.albertahealthservices.caemsFirstNationsformunitedfrontagainstpipelinesItsgoingtobealonghotsummerACFNchiefpromisesByMEAGANWOHLBERGFederalattemptstocre-ateabridgebetweengov-ernmentandFirstNationsalongtwoproposedpipe-lineroutesinwesternCan-adabackredlastweekasagroupofchiefsannounceditsunwaveringoppositiontotheNorthernGatewayandKeystoneXLpipelineprojectsbothpredicatedonoilsandsexpansion.Aboriginalleadersfrom10FirstNationswithtraditionalterritoryintheoilsandsre-gionandalongtheproposedpipelineroutesheldapressconferenceonParliamentHillWednesdaymorningtodeliverthemessagethattheywouldnotallowpipelinestopassthroughtheirterritoriesunderanycircumstances.EnbridgesproposedNorthernGatewaypipelinewouldseecrudeoilshippedfromAlbertasoilsandstotankersonBCscoastnearKitimat.TheKeystoneXLwhichawaitspresidentialapprovalintheUSwouldshipCanadianbitumentoreneriesontheGulfCoastinTexas.Weregoingtostopthesepipelinesonewayoran-otherPhilLaneJr.oftheAmericanYanktonSiouxagroupfromtheUSstand-inginsolidaritywithFirstNationsinCanadasaidatthepressconference.ItsgoingtobealonghotsummerChiefAllanAdamoftheAthabascaChipewyanFirstNationACFNinFortChipewyanadded.Wehavealotofissuesatstake.NorthernBCChiefMartinLouieoftheNadlehWhutenFirstNationsaidpipelineop-ponentswontbackdown.Ifwehavetokeepgoingtocourtwellkeepdoingthathesaid.TheannouncementbyAb-originalleaderscomesinthefaceofarecentattemptbythefederalgovernmenttobridgethedividebetweenindustryandFirstNations.JustlastweektheHarpergovernmentappointedVan-couverlawyerDougEyford-currentlytheleadnegotia-toroncomprehensivelandclaimsforthedepartmentofAboriginalAffairsandNorthernDevelopment-astheenvoyresponsiblefordealingwithAboriginalop-positiontoresourcedevel-opmentinAlbertaandBC.Eyfordwillreportdirectlytotheprimeministerpro-ducinganinitialreportbytheendofJuneandanalonebytheendofNovember.HisjobistohearconcernsfromFirstNationsonpro-posedpipelinesandadjacentenergyinfrastructuresuchasliquidnaturalgasplantsandmarineterminalsinbothBCandAlberta.Therepresentativesre-portwillnotreplacenego-tiationsbetweenAboriginalcommunitiesandindustryonspecicprojectsandisnotintendedto.ItismeanttoencourageandstimulatethosediscussionsNatu-ralResourcesMinisterJoeOliversaiduponmakingtheannouncementTuesday.Thiswillnotbedialoguefordialoguessakebutdia-logueinsearchofsolutions.Wedontwantanotherpro-cess.Wewantaproductheadded.PipelineswillexpandoilsandschiefmaintainsThesupplementalenvi-ronmentalimpactstatementreleasedbytheObamaStateDepartmentonMar.1re-latingtotheKeystoneXLexpansionstatedthepro-posedProjectisunlikelytohaveasubstantialimpactontherateofdevelopmentintheoilsands.ACFNChiefAdamarguedthatissimplynottrue.Withoutadequateroad-waystomarketsthetarsandswouldbelockedintheground.Industrysim-plycannotexpandwithoutpipelines.Expansionofthetarsandsinmypeopleshomelandsmeansadeathsentenceforourwayoflifedestructionofecosystemsvitaltothecontinuationofourinherenttreatyrightsandmassivecontributionstocatastrophicglobalcli-matechangeafateweallsharehesaid.AdamsaidACFNwillcontinuechallengingfur-theroilsandsdevelopmentonitsterritoryincludingShellsproposedJackpineMineexpansionandanyafliatedpipelines.PhotoClaytonThomas-MullerACFNChiefAllanAdamaddressesmediaduringanewsconferenceinOttawaonMar.20.NewhandbookhelpsNWTworkerswithinjuryclaimsHealthWellnessWorkplaceSafetyByRENEFRANCOEURNorthernworkershaveanewresourcetoaccesswhenitcomestounderstandingthecomplicatedclaimspro-cessshouldtheybeinjuredonthejob.TheWorkersSafetyandCompensationCommissionWSCCoftheNorthwestTer-ritoriesandNunavutreleasedthenewWorkersHandbooklastThursday.Thebookde-tailsworkerscompensationcoverageincidentreportingandinjuryclaimsbyoutlin-ingtheWSCCClaimsPro-cessincludingemployerandworkerresponsibilities.Thebookalsohighlightspensionsmedicaltreatmentandotherbenets.TheWSCCcanonlyassistinjuredworkersiftheyleaclaim.Fromthereweclassifytheclaimdeterminebenetsandworkwithmedicalteamsandemployerstohelpinjuredemployeesreturntoworkasquicklyaspossible.Work-ersandemployersneedtounderstandthelawrequiresbothtoleaclaimwhenaworkplaceinjuryoccursSharaHaggett-ShupeWSCCclaimsservicesdirectorsaidinapressrelease.Thelasthandbookwaspublishedin2007undertheWorkersCompensationBoardWCBandhassincebeendiscontinued.ThisnewoneusesclearlanguagetoofferagreaterlevelofinformationKimMacEachernWC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