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PoliticsFirstNations9TuesdayMay212013FORTSMITHAMBULANCENEEDSVOLUNTEERSContactustolearnmoreaboutbecominganEmergencyMedicalResponderAmbulanceDriverWeProvidetheTrainingNOPREVIOUSEXPERIENCENECESSARYFortSmithVolunteerEMSP.O.Box147FortSmithNTX0E0P0PH872-8400fortsmithambulanceyahoo.caVisitfortsmith.catocheckoutourbrochureandtodownloadanapplicationMIKISEWCREEFIRSTNATIONWishingalltheKEYANOGRADUATESmanymoresuccessesinyourfutures.MIKISEWCREEFIRSTNATION780-697-3740www.mikisew.orgFirstNationsNorwegiangroupstellgovernmenttopullStatoiloutofoilsandsStatoilimplicatedinongoingBeaverLakeCreecourtcaseByMEAGANWOHLBERGOver30politicalreligiousandenvironmentalgroupsinNorwayarerequestingthattheirgovernmentin-structstate-ownedenergycompanyStatoiltopulloutofAlbertasoilsandsintimewithanothervisitbynorth-ernDeneactivistFrancoisPauletteandTinaLamemanoftheBeaverLakeCreeNationBLCNinAlberta.Thegroupswhichin-cludetwopoliticalpartiestheChurchofNorwaytheSamiChurchCouncilandGreenpeaceNorwaymadethedemandlastweekinanopenlettertoNorwe-gianPrimeMinisterJensStoltenberg.WefindStatoilstarsandsexploitationincom-patiblewiththecompanysownguidelinesforsustain-abledevelopmentandenvi-ronment.WedonotbelievethatitisintheinterestoftheNorwegiangovernmentandaccordinglytheNorwegiansocietytobeco-responsi-bleforanoperationwithsomanynegativeaspectstheletterreads.Inadditiontothesub-stantialnegativeimpactontheCanadiannatureandpeoplesoftheFirstNationstheexploitationinvolvesaconsiderableeconomicalriskbothforStatoilandforNorway.Asthegov-ernmentismajorityshare-holderinStatoilNorwegiancitizensconsequentlysharetheresponsibilitybothforthelikelynanciallossesonalongtermandforthefailedethicalconsiderationsoftoday.Theletterspeakstore-centlypublishedscienticreportsontheenvironmen-talimpactsofoilsandsde-velopmentdataongreen-housegasemissionsfromoilsandsproductionandon-goingcourtcasesbyFirstNationsopposingindustrialdevelopmentontheirterri-toriesincludingtheBLCNsuitagainstCanadaandtheprovinceofAlbertaforau-thorizingoilsandsdevelop-mentonitslands.BLCNscourtcasenamesover15000individualau-thorizationslinkedtosome300industrialprojectsonitstraditionalterritorywhichtheFirstNationallegeshaveinfringeduponitsmemberstreatyrights.OneofthoseisStatoilsKaiKosDehsehoilsandsproject.TheletterarguesPauletteanelderfromSmithsLandingFirstNa-tionnearFortSmithNWTwasinNorwayfortwoweeksonaspeakingandmeetingtour.Theanti-oilsandsac-tivistmetwithgovernmentshareholdersashedidthepreviousyearsontheenvi-ronmentalimpactsofoilsandsdevelopmentinsupportofaGreenpeacecampaigntohavethemvotetopulloutofAlberta.Wesaythatwhenyouspeaktwiceaboutamat-terthatsit.WhenyouspeakathirdtimetheressomethingwrongPau-lettetoldStatoilsboardandshareholdersfromtheauditoriumspodium.TheCanadiangovernmenthasdismantledenvironmentalprotectionlegislation.WhyisitthatthepeoplefromNorwayputupwithStatoilinourcountryLastyearStatoilsboardofdirectorsmaintainedthecompanysplanstostayintheoilsandsregionfor30to40moreyears.ThisyearPaulettesaidmanymorepeoplewerepresentincludingapre-AGMprotestoutsidetovoicetheiroppositiontotheoilsands.HesaidtheupcomingelectioninNor-waycouldseeanendtoStatoilsinvolvementinWesaythatwhenyouspeaktwiceaboutamatterthatsit.Whenyouspeakathirdtimetheressomethingwrong.ElderFrancoisPaulettethatpermitsfortheproj-ectcouldbeconsideredinvalidifdeterminedsobythecourtthusforcingStatoiltocloseitscontro-versialengagementinthetarsandsofAlberta.InthatcasetheNorwe-gianstatewillasmajorityshareholderbearresponsibil-ityforhavingcontributedtojuridicallydocumentedvio-lationsofCanadianFirstNa-tionsrightstheletterstates.ministerstheSamiParlia-mentandChurchofNor-wayofcialsandattendedforthethirdtimeStatoilsannualgeneralassemblyonMay14.HewasjoinedtherebyLamemanbothtell-ingStatoilattheAGMinStavangertoenditsin-volvementinCanadasoilsands.Paulettemadeasimi-larpresentationtoStatoilCanadaiftherightpartyiselected.Statoilenteredtheoil-sandsthroughitsacquisi-tionofNorthAmericanOilSandsCorp.in2007.Thecompanyproducesover10000barrelsofoilperdayfromKaiKosDehsehcoveringapproximately1100square-kmnorthofFortMcMurray.Thecompanymaintainsitisattheenvironmentalforeofcompaniesintheoilsands.Theboardremainscon-vincedthatStatoilhasinplacethenecessaryenvi-ronmentalandoperationalambitionsandareinvest-ingsignificantcapitalinextensiveheavyoilresearchanddevelopmentinordertodeveloptheresourceinasustainablemannertheboardstatednotingthatthecompanyscarbonemissionreductiontargetofover40percentby2025isindus-tryleading.Onthisbasistheboardrecommendsthattheshare-holdersvoteagainstthepro-posalitconcluded.