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ThebestlittlenewspaperinCanadaFederalministersaysdevolutiondealnotdoneConsultationcouldyieldchangestothedevolutionagreementifsignicantis-suesariseaddsNWTPre-mierBobMcLeod.Seepage2.NWTtakesTorontotrackeldbystormTheNWTStormtrackteambroughthomefourmedalsandover20top-10nishesattheNikeGrandPrixinTorontoovertheweekend.Seepage21.PeelPermafrostProblemRapidthawingofpermafrostonthePeelisimpactingthewatershed.Seepage9.TuesdayMay142013Vol.37No.2AnindependentnewspaperservingNorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19772011nationalawardwinner-BestAll-RoundNewspaper1.00FedsmovingaheadwithGiantroasterdemolitionThefederalgovernmentisgoingforwardwithitsplanstodemolishthearsenic-contaminatedGiantMineroastercomplex.Seepage7.OwlsurveyorshearahooofabarredowlTheraresoundofabarredowlwasheardduringWoodBuffaloNationalParksan-nualowlsurveythisspring.Seepage6.--1Visitwww.norj.caNWTpremierdeniespromising50000forroadthroughWoodBuffaloparkByMEAGANWOHLBERGFormerFortSmithmayorPeterMartseloshasrenewedhiseffortstoonceagaintrytonancearoadsouththroughWoodBuffaloNa-tionalParkfromPeacePointtoGardenRiverAlta.claimingthistimehehas50000fromNWTPre-mierBobMcLeodtogettalksrestarted.Exceptthepremiersof-ceisdenyingmakinganypromiseofmoney.MartselostheoriginalproponentoftheroadsouthstartingdecadesagotoldFortSmithtowncouncilinaletterdatedApr.30thathewasindiscussionwithMcLeodre-gardingtheproposedroadandthatthepremierhadagreedtoprovidefundingformeet-ingstobeheldinFortSmithandothersurroundingcom-munitiesinordertoupdateinformationontheproposedroad.Hesaidthepremieragreedto50000butrstrequiredaletterofsupportfromtheTownofFortSmithtodoleoutthemoney.Martselosalsoaskedthatthetownactasaow-throughagencyforthemoneysoitwouldmeetGNWTrequirementsforcon-tributionagreements.Butthepremiersofficesaidthetelephoneconversa-tionbetweenMartselosandMcLeodgavenospecificdetailsonGNWTsupportfortheprojectmonetaryorotherwise.IthinktheressomemisunderstandinghereMcLeodsexecutiveassistantKatherineRobinsontoldTheJournaladdingthatshehadnocluewherethe50000numbercamefrom.Myunderstandingoftheconversationonthephonewasthisissomethingwelllookatbutitslikeanythingwecantproceedinacommunityunlesstheressupportacrossalltheappropriateorganiza-tionsRobinsonsaid.Therewasnodirectionthatifyougodothisxyandzthenthefollowingwillhap-pen.Forthesetypesofprojectsyouneedcommunitysupportandinparticularyouwouldneedtowncouncilssupportforsomethinglikethis.IfMr.Martselosinterpretedthatasgoforthandgetaletterthatshisinterpretation.RobinsonsaidMcLeodhadsentalettertoSaltRiverFirstNationSRFNChiefFriedaMartselos-Peterswife-inresponsetoonereceivedfromthechiefinearlyMay.ThechiefhadsentaletterofsupporttotheGNWTsignedbycouncilsayingtheFirstNa-tionwantedthe50000pro-videdtotheproject.Robinsonsaidthepremiersresponsedidnotindicateanyfundingwouldbegiven.TheletterisjustsayingthatwerereviewingwhatAlbertasdoingwerejustlookingatit.Sothatdoesntindicateany-thingotherthanjustkeepinganeyeontheleshesaid.ParksCanadanotcontactedSuperintendentofWoodBuffaloNationalParkRobKentsaidParksCanadahadnotbeenofciallycon-tactedbyanypartiesabouttheproposalandthereforewouldnotbeabletoprovidecomment.ShouldParksCanadare-ceiveanofcialrequestforthisproposalitwouldbetreatedasanyotherdevel-opmentproposalandwouldbesubjecttoenvironmentalassessmentandconsultationrequirementsincludingef-fectiveandmeaningfulcon-sultationwithall11WoodBuffaloNationalParkAb-originalgroupshesaid.SeeFortSmithonpage3.PhotoJayneMurrayAuroraCollegestudentAgnesNoksanaofInuvikcelebrateshergraduationfromtheOfceAdministrationCerticateprogramatAuroraCampusinInuviklastFriday.SixteenstudentsgraduatedintheBusinessAdministrationandOfceAdministrationprograms.Seepage11formore.