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6TuesdayApril302013ListentoExperiencerightfromthestart.caLearnmoreaboutEarlyChildhoodDevelopmentandwhatyoucandotogiveyourbabythebestchanceatsuccessinlifeatWhenachildisborntheyarebornwithagift.Everyoneshouldseethisgiftandnurtureit.Wealsoneedtogetbacktoourspiritualitytogoonthelandandreconnectwiththeearth.-MargaretVandell.Proudmotherof5.Proudgrandmotherof10.Ages0to3arethemostcriticalagesinachildslife.Beinginvolvedinyourchildsdevelopmentrightfromthestartcreatesabrightfutureforthem.WESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.Fluffyaveryfriendlycreature.Shemakesforgreatcompanyinwonderfultopet.Pleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.ByRENEFRANCOEURNormanWellsisonestepclosertoavoidinganenergycrisisaftertowncouncilvotedtoenterintonegotia-tionswithDalkiaCanadaaToronto-basedindustrialmanagementserviceandenergyprovideronApr.18.Long-timesupplierImpe-rialOilispullingtheplugonnaturalgastobusinessesintowninjustundertwomonths.ItwillbecuttingoffallnaturalgasbyJune2014.Thetownofabout800slatedforasurgeinpopu-lationwiththeexpansionofoilexplorationintheareahasbeeninastateoflimbooverhowtohandleitsen-ergyproblemforacoupleofyearsbouncingbackandforthbetweenbiomassdie-selorpropaneoptionswithpreviouscouncils.Thismonthcouncilsetoutonaclearpathplanningtohandofftheloomingheat-ingmesstoaprivateutilitycompany.Councilvoted4-1infavourofsigningamemorandumofunderstandingMOUPrivatecompanychosentotakeonenergyproblemDalkiaCanadaplanstoprovideSNGtoNormanWellsfortwoyearswithDalkiaduringaspe-cialtowncouncilmeetingafterpresentationsfromthecompanyandfellowutil-ityproponentATCOwhobothrespondedtoarequestforproposalsfromthetownearlierthisyear.AccordingtoNor-manWellsMayorHaroldMcGregorthesigningisex-pectedtotakeanothercoupleofweeks.Itsgoingtomovefor-ward.WejusthavetolaythegroundworkrstgetthelawyersinvolvedcrossthetsanddottheisyouknowsothetownandDalkiaun-derstandeachotherhesaid.ThecompanyclaimstheycanexecuteaswifttransitionandbeginsupplyingsyntheticnaturalgasSNGtolocalbusinessesbytherstcut-offdatethisJuneMcGregorsaid.DalkiaplanstosupplySNGuntiltheycomeupwithaper-manentsolution.Whatthatsolutionwillbewedontknowyet.ItcouldbeabiomassplantitcouldbealmostanythingbutDalkiahastheresourcesthatwouldberequirednomatterwhat.Theyreahugecompanyhesaid.ATCOsproposalwascen-teredonanairpropanemixforapproximately3-7yearsduringwhichtheywouldlookintoswitchingthetownssourcetoliqueednaturalgasLNG.IthinkinthelongrunthosewhovotedinfavourofDalkiawerejustmorecomfortablewiththeirsolution.Itismoreexible.IntheenditcouldverywellstillbeLNGasaso-lutionbutwedontknowyet.Dalkiaaworldwidecom-panyhasexperienceinsupplyingvariousenergyservicesincludingrenewableoptionssuchasbiomassandgeothermalsystems.AdditionallyaccordingtothecompanywebsiteDalkiaownsandmanagesthelarg-estportfolioofdistrictenergynetworksinNorthAmericawith19urbannetworkssup-pliedbyover21centralutilityplants.Theseplantsproduceenergyfromhotwatersteamorchilledwateranddeliverittoagroupofbuildingsorfacilitiesviaanundergroundpipingnetwork.Whileenergycostsareexpectedtorisethemajor-ityofresidentsarecontentMcGregorsaid.Itsbeenalongprocessandatleastweknownowwhichdirectionweregoinghesaid.Everyoneisawareitwillcostofusmoretoheatourhomesbutthatsunfor-tunatelyunavoidable.McGregorsaiditisnotyetknownexactlyhowmuchmoreheatingwillcostthetown.ThatwillbeworkedoutwithDalkiaasstatedintheMOU.ThetownwillhavenopartinDalkiasoperationsMc-Gregornotedasitwillrunasaprivateutilityprovider.AccordingtoMcGregorabouthalfofthetownusesnaturalgastoheattheirhomes.IndustryOilGasThememorandumofunderstandingMOUwillacttoguidenegotiationsforDalkiaandtheTownofNormanWellsinthefollowingareasWORKINGwithresidentsandbuildingownerstoidentifyaneffectivesafeandcost-effectivesolutionCOLLABORATINGwithImperialOiltodevelopapracticaltransitionstrategyEVALUATINGnanceandgovernancemodelsthatbestservetheinterestsofthepartiesandratepayersASSESSINGrelevantregulatoryissuesEXPLORINGstrategicalignmentwiththegovernmentofNorthwestTerritoriesREACHINGnalagreementsfortheprovisionofutilityservicesinNormanWellsMOUkeypointsPhotoTownofNormanWellsNormanWellshasenteredintonegotiationswithDalkiaCanadatohandlethetownsloomingenergycrisis.