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ThebestlittlenewspaperinCanadaTlichogovernmentopensuplandsfordevelopmentThecompletionoftheTlicholanduseplanmeansanendtotheTlichogovernmentsmoratoriumondevelopmentasofMay31.Seepage2.FlyersreignsupremeinHockeyChallengeYellowknifebeatouttheIqa-luitIcemeninaerceweekendofhockeytoendtheNorthernHockeyChallenge.Seepage19.NorthernersontheSceneOttawasfestivalofNorthernartstakesoffacrossthecapital.Seepage14.TuesdayApril302013Vol.36No.51AnindependentnewspaperservingNorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19772011nationalawardwinner-BestAll-RoundNewspaper1.00VanCampcelebratesbabieswithnewbookNorthernauthorRichardVanCampsayshisnewbabybookLittleYouisacelebrationofchildhoodinnocence.Seepage13.FortMcKaydrawsthelineonoilsandsindustryTheFortMcKayFirstNationspeaksoutagainstaproposedoilsandsprojectonitsterritorythistimeclosetoitssacredMooseLakearea.Seepage7.-1Visitwww.norj.caNWTgovernmentopentooilsandspipelineAlbertacommissionsstudyonbitumenpipelinetoArcticByMEAGANWOHLBERGWithpipelinestotheUSandWestCoasthotlycon-testedtheAlbertagovern-mentislookingnorthtopo-tentiallysolveitsstrandedoilpredicamentandgetoil-sandsbitumentoanAsianmarketandtheNorthwestTerritoriesgovernmentisnotsayingnototheidea.AlbertarecentlypaidCal-garyrmCanatecAssociatesInternationalLtd.50000todoafeasibilitystudyonapipelinethatwouldshipbitumenfromnortheasternAlbertathroughtheMack-enzieValleytoadeepwaterportinTuktoyaktukonthenorthcoastoftheNWT.Itsnottherstmentionofaportprojectforthecommu-nityanditsanideaNWTIndustryTourismandInvest-mentMinisterDavidRamsaysaidtheterritorialgovern-mentisopentodiscussing.ouroptionsopenhetoldTheJournallastThursday.Ithinkifyougetanen-ergysuperpowerlikeAlbertaWhileAlbertaisstillpush-ingfortheexistingoptionsofEnbridgesNorthernGatewaypipelinetoaportonBCscoastandTransCanadasKeystoneXLpipelinetore-neriesontheGulfCoastofTexasthoseprojectsaresee-ingmountingbacklashfromenvironmentalistspoliticiansandFirstNationsalike.Albertaisalsobackingef-fortstobuildapipelineeasttocarryoilsandsproductstoreneriesinNewBruns-wickaswellasroutesthatcouldcarrybitumentoportsinAlaskaandManitobabytrain.ButapipelineNorthAl-bertaEnergyMinisterKenHughessayscouldbean-otherwayoutfortheesti-mated30millionperyearinoilsandscrudecurrentlylandlockedintheprovincewithnowaytomarket.Oneofthegreatestchal-lengeswefaceinAlbertaisgettingfullmarketpriceforourresourcesHughessaidinanemail.Ourgov-ernmentistakingactiontoaddressthisproblembypursuingincreasedmarketaccessforourresources.WereinterestedinlookingatalloptionsincludingtotheNorth.ItsveryearlyonintheprocessbutwearelookingtobuildontheworkthatthisgrouphasdonewiththegovernmentoftheNorthwestTerritorieswhohaveexpressedinterestandsupportforthestudyofthisdevelopment.SeeAlbertaonpage3.IthinkifyougetanenergysuperpowerlikeAlbertatalkingabouttheNorthwestTerritories...itbodeswellforusforthefuturedevelopmentofourresources.MinisterDavidRamsayNWTIndustryTourismandInvestmentAstherhetoricheatsuponKeystoneandGatewayandtheresanelectioninBCourpremiersgoneonrecordandIsharehisopinionthatfortheNorthwestTerrito-riesweneedtokeepalloftalkingabouttheNorthwestTerritories...itbodeswellforusforthefuturedevelopmentofourresources.Sowerein-terestedinkeepingallthoseoptionsopenandtalkingtoAlberta.PhotoPaulBannisterMelindaBrownleftofFortSimpsonandCourtenayKakfwiofFortGoodHopecelebratetheirgraduationfromAuroraCollegesThebachacampusinFortSmithFridayafternoonwithspecialguestNWTPremierBobMcLeod.Theceremonymarkedoneofthecollegeslargestgraduatingclassestodate.Seepages10-11.-ewspapernAlbertaTerritories7