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PoliticsDevolution2TuesdayMay142013NEWSBRIEFSGNWTseeksmeatwastingculpritsTheNWTdepartmentofEnvironmentandNaturalRe-sourcesENRisseekingthepublicshelpinidentifyingthoseresponsiblefor12instancesofmeatwastageafterpartsofmorethan50caribouwerefoundleftonHottahLakenearGametibetweenApr.23and27.Itislikelythattheanimalswereharvestedearlierinthemonth.HottahLakeisapproximately90kmnorthwestofGametiandisapopularcaribouhuntingarea.ENRofcersfoundback-strapsribslegsabovethekneeandrumpallsuitableforfood.AnyonewithinformationisaskedtocallENRsNorthSlaveofceat873-7181ortheanonymousReportaPoacher24-hourtoll-freelineat1-866-762-2437.BigoilbigtimeinAlbertaTheAlbertaEnergyResourcesConservationBoardERCBreporteda14percentincreaseinproductionin2012and9.5percentincreaseinreservesover2011levelsthelargestconventionalcrudeoilproductionandreservesincreaseindecades.In2012Albertascrudeoilproduc-tiontotaled88.4thousandcubicmetresm3556thousandbarrelsofoilperdaywithayearlytotalof32.3millionm3204millionbarrels.Thisincreaseisduetothehigherproductionratesofhorizontalwells.TheERCBforecastsAlbertasannualrawcrudebitumenproductionwilltotal605.4thousandm33.8millionbarrelsperdayforatotalof221millionm31.39billionbarrelsperyearin2022.YellowknifecocainebustnetstwoA21year-oldwomananda32year-oldmanhavebeenchargedfollowingaraidonanapartmentearlyinthemorn-ingonWednesdayMay8.InvestigatorsassistedbyGDi-visionFederalEnforcementUnitmembersaswellasthepoliceservicedogexecutedasearchwarrantonaunitintheNorsemanApartmentbuildingon52ndAvewheretheyfoundapproximately35packagesofcocaineasignicantquantityofcashandotheritemsrelatedtopackagingandsaleofdrugs.BothofthosearrestedarefromYellowknifeandarefacingchargesofPossessionofaControlledSub-stanceforthePurposeofTrafckingandPossessionoftheProceedsofCrime.TheywerereleasedwithconditionsandwillappearinYellowknifeTerritorialCourtonJuly9.TwolocationstoserveyouinHighLevelandLaCretewww.northstarchrysler.caWHEREPEOPLEBECOMECUSTOMERSFORLIFEITSFINALLYSUMMERSALEGREATREBATESONALLNEWRAMTRUCKSLETSMAKEITACOMBOFREETVorBBQor500instorecreditwitheveryRVpurchaseSALESTARTSMAY11THANDRUNSTHROUGHMAY18THGETGEAREDUPATNORTHSTARCHRYSLERHideoutsCougarsMontanasBulletPremierTorquesCyclonesandRoadWarriorsFREENightStayinHighLevelwitheverypurchaseFederalministersaysdevolutiondealwithNWTnotdoneByMEAGANWOHLBERGWhilethepremieroftheNorthwestTerrito-riesistoutingthedevo-lutionagreementsignedinYellowknifeonMar.11asadonedealfed-eralAboriginalAffairsandNorthernDevelop-mentAANDCMinisterBernardValcourtsaidlastweektheconsensusdraftisanythingbutfinal.Noagreementhasbeenreachedyet.Thereisacon-sensusonthetermsoftheagreement.Theconsulta-tionmusttakeplaceitistakingplaceandwhenthishasbeenaccomplishedwewillknowwhatthecondi-tionswillbeValcourtsaidduringaspecialcommitteeofthewholemeetingthatfocusedonAANDCThurs-dayeveninginOttawa.ValcourtswordswereinresponsetoaquestionfromWesternArcticMPDennisBevingtonaskingwhythefederalgovernmentdidnotconsultalltheFirstNa-tionsintheterritorypriortonegotiatingthedevolu-tiondealwiththeterrito-rialgovernment.Valcourtsaidtheconsul-tationisbeingdonenowandthatchangescouldstillbemadetotheagreementfollowingitscompletion.Indeedthereisawideandsubstantialconsulta-tionprocessthatistak-ingplaceaswespeak.InMarchweannouncedthatageneralconsensushadbeenreachedbutweareintheprocessofconsult-ingwithallFirstNationsthroughoutinordertonotonlymeetourobligationsbuttoensurethesuccessofthedevolutionforthebenefitofNorthernersValcourtsaid.Afterthoseconsulta-tionshavetakenplaceandtheaccommodationsthatcanbemadehavebeenmadetherewillthenbeanagreement.HowevertonightIcannottalkaboutwhattheresultswouldbebeforetheseconsultationstakeplace.Thememberoughttoknowbetterheadded.BevingtonsaidhewasconfusedbyValcourtsresponsegivenremarksmadebyNWTPremierBobNWTopentochangeforsignicantissuesWhenaskedwhetherornottherewasroomforchangewithinthedevolu-tiondealtheNWTpre-miersofcesaiditwasun-likelychangewouldneedtoFromleftPrimeMinisterStephenHarperAANDCMinisterBernardValcourtandNWTPremierBobMcLeodanswerquestionsonthedevolutiondealsignedinYellowknifeonMar.11.IfsignicantissuesariseduringthecourseofthisengagementorCanadasconsultationswewillcertainlytakealookathowthoseissuescanbeaccom-modatedandaddressedastheagree-mentisnalized.NWTPremiersOfceMcLeodreferringtothedevolutionagreementasatakeitorleaveitdonedealamidcontroversyovertheterritorialgovernmentssupposedpublicengage-mentsessionswhichhavesincebeenrelabelledinfor-mationalsessions.IamsurethisisnewstoeveryonewhoislisteningintheNorthwestTerritoriesBevingtonsaidtoValcourt.Valcourtsaidthecon-sultationwasreferredtobyPrimeMinisterStephenHarperatthedevolutionsigninginYellowknife.ThePrimeMinisterwasveryclear.Hesaidthattheheavyliftinghadbeendoneandthattherewasaconsensusreachedonthetermsforanagreement.IwaspresentandheclearlysaidthatconsultationshavetotakeplacewiththeAboriginalcommunities.Untilthatisdonethereisnoagreement.bemadebutthataccommo-dationswouldbelookedatifsignicantissuesarise.NWTAboriginalgov-ernmentshavesignificantlycontributedtothedevel-opmentofthedevolutionagreementthroughoutthelast10yearsandtheGNWTdoesnotbelievethatitwillaffectAboriginalortreatyrightsstatedtheemailre-ceivedFridayafternoon.Wedobelieveitisim-portantthatallNWTresi-dentshavetheopportunitytolearnmoreaboutdevo-lutionaswemovetowardsimplementationandhaveundertakenunprecedentedpublicengagementinsup-portofthis.IfsignificantissuesariseduringthecourseofthisengagementorCanadasconsultationswewillcertainlytakealookathowthoseissuescanbeaccommodatedandaddressedastheagreementisfinalized.PhotoGNWTExecutive