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ThebestlittlenewspaperinCanadaThreeoustedfromSaltRiverFirstNationcouncilCouncillorsgiventhebootatanillegalmeetingspeakoutagainstChiefFriedaMartselosallegedauto-craticbehaviour.Seepage3.FortSmithplayerghtsforwininWHLplayoffsFortSmithsShaunMacPher-sonislivingthedreaminthisyearsWesternHockeyLeaguechampionships.Seepage26.FullHouseAuroraCollegeinYellowknifecelebratesoneofitslargestgraduatingclasses.Seepage15.TuesdayMay72013Vol.37No.1AnindependentnewspaperservingNorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19772011nationalawardwinner-BestAll-RoundNewspaper1.00FormergrandchiefgetsexpertiseinmuseumsFormerDehchoGrandChiefGerryAntoinegraduatedfromtheAboriginalTraningPrograminMuseumPrac-ticesinOttawa.Seepage16.WildfoodprogramsspringuparoundNWTHealthresearchersfromOt-tawaarehelpingbringmorewildfoodintoschoolsinFortProvidenceandFortResolu-tion.Seepage11.-1Visitwww.norj.caMPcallsbluffonArcticpipelineplanByMEAGANWOHLBERGWitha50000feasibilitystudyinhanditappearstheAlbertagovernmentiscon-sideringtheoptionofgettingbitumenoutoftheprovinceviaapipelinethroughtheNWTtotheArcticcoastbutWesternArcticMPDennisBevingtonhasahardtimebelievingitsserious.Iseeitasapublicre-lationsstuntrightnowtodemonstratethatthereareotheroptionsotherthanKey-stoneorKinderMorganorNorthernGatewaywhichareunderextremepressureallthreeofthemtheof-cialOppositioncriticforNorthernDevelopmenttoldTheJournalfromOttawa.TheAlbertagovernmentrecentlyhiredCalgaryrmCanatectoinvestigatethepossibilityofabitumenpipelinenorthward.BevingtonsaiditsnotplausibletothinktheAlbertagovernmentisconsideringpipingbitumentoaportatTuktoyaktukviaapipelinethatcouldonlyrunduringthesummermonthswhentheArcticseaiceismelted.Itsdiversionary.ThegovernmentofAlbertaisthrowingmillionsintoad-vertisingsothethoughtthattheycouldsupportthisideathatmaybetheresanotherwaytodelivertheoilisjustsomethingtheyrethrow-ingonthetableBeving-tonsaid.Albertasmainenergyprioritysincere-electingPremierAlisonRedfordhasbeentogetAlbertaoiltoaninternationalmarket.Whiletheprovinceisstillpushingfortheexistingop-tionsoftheEnbridgeNorth-ernGatewayandKeystoneXLpipelinesthoseprojectsarehotlycontestedbyenvi-ronmentalistsFirstNationsandpoliticians.Redfordsgovernmentre-centlypaid30000foranadintheNewYorkTimessup-portingtheproposedKey-stoneXLpipelineaspartofitsAmericanpublicrelationscampaign.BevingtonsaidAlbertashouldfocusmoreonship-pingbitumeneasttotherestofCanada.Weimportamillionbar-relsofoilperdayintoeast-ernCanada.Whyarentwedealingwiththatopportu-nityThatshouldbetherstandforemostopportunity...becausewehaveenoughtakeawaycapacityrightnowforalltheoilthatweproducetodayhesaid.ThegovernmentoftheNorthwestTerritorieshasspokeninfavouroftheAl-bertapipelinestudywithIndustryMinisterDavidRamsaysayingtheterritoryisopentoalloptionstoget-tingitsstrandedoilandgasexported.ButwhenitcomestotheNWTBevingtonsaidtheter-ritorialgovernmentshouldbemorefocusedondevelopingarationalamountofshaleoilfromtheSahtuandship-pingitoutthroughtheexist-ingpipelinesouthwhichisrunningataboutathirdofitscapacity.RightnowtheexistingpipelineoutoftheSahtuwheremostoftheexistingexplorationislikelytohap-penisonlyrunningat17000barrelsadayanditscapacityis45000.SowhenwethinkofexpandingtheSahturegionwithanincreaseof30000barrelsadayofshaleoilthatsgoingtobeanenor-mousincreaseinactivityintheSahtuhesaid.Ratherthanthinkingofitashowmuchwecangetgoingwhatisarationalde-velopmentofouroilresourcesinoneparticularregionCer-tainlythatshouldbeadis-cussionthattakesplacenotsimplysayingthatitsallonthetablefordevelopment.WeshouldbetalkingaboutwhatlevelofexplorationandlevelfordevelopmentwouldbesuitableforthepeopleoftheSahturegion.PhotoDonJaqueActorsScottJordinsonandTiffanyAyalikcentreposewithsisterandbrothermusiciansLeelaandJayGildayintheWildcatCafreplicaattheNationalMuseumofCivilizationinOttawa.TheartistswereinthecapitallastweekfortheNorthernScenefestivalthelargest-evergatheringofNorthernartistssouthofthe60thParallel.Seepages12-14formore.