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NWTboardsloseover-sightontoxicwastewaterAnunder-the-tableregulatorychangehasseenwaterboardli-censingfortoxicuidbyprod-uctsfromdrillingmovedunderfederalcontrol.Seepage7.NorthWordsbranchesoutYellowknifesfeatureliter-aryfestivalextendedintoFortSmiththisyearwithavisitbyauthorSylviaOlsen.Seepage31.HatsOfftotheGradsCheckinsideforourspecialpull-outFortSmithgraduationsection.Seepages11-20.GardeningreachingnewheightsintheDehchoGreenthumbsareexpandingtheirreachintheDehchoformingnewgardensinJeanMarieRiverandFortLiardforthersttime.Seepage22.TwodeadinhelicoptercrashnorthofMcMurrayTwopeoplearedeadandoneinjuredaftertheirhelicopterbeingusedforagovernmentwildlifesurveycrashedlastWednesday.Seepage8.Visitwww.norj.caPanelrulesMLAdidnotdiscriminateagainsttransgenderedwomanByMEAGANWOHLBERGTheNWTHumanRightsAdjudicationPanelhasruledThebachaMLAMichaelMiltenbergerdidnotdiscrim-inateagainstatransgenderedFortSmithwomanwhenhetoldhertoleaveahallwayatAuroraCollegeduringavisitbytheGovernorGeneralinDecember2011.Havingheardthetesti-monyofseveralwitnessesIconcludethattherespondentwasdeniedaccesstoschoolfacilitiesthatarecustomar-ilyavailabletothepublichoweverthereasonforthedenialwasnotinwholeorinpartrelatedtoMs.LandriesgenderidentityadjudicatorJamesPosynickdecided.GabrielleLandriethenastudentatAuroraCollegesThebachaCampusmadeaformalcomplainttotheNWTthegovernorgeneralandneededtoleavethehallwayoutsidewhereJohnstonwashostingaprivatemeeting.theGovernorGeneralwaschanginghisroutetoavoidheratallcosts.MiltenbergerandtheGNWTrespondedthatLand-riewasnotdeniedanygoodsservicesaccommodationorfa-cilitiesbutifshewasitwasbasedonsafetyissuesarisingatthetimeandnothergenderidentitywhichtheyconcededmaybesubjecttoderogatoryperceptionsinCanada.Hede-niedtellinghertoleavethecol-legebutinsteadaskedhertoleavethehallwayaftersheandherfriendwereidentiedasapotentialsecurityriskbasedonwheretheywerestanding.Posynicksaidthereweresomesignificantdispari-tiesbetweenthetestimonyofLandrieandMiltenbergerandthatofLandriesfriendwhowaspresentattheinci-dentwhichraisedquestionsofcredibilityandreliability.TheadjudicatorsaidLand-riesfriendwhowasanob-serverduringtheconversa-tionwithMiltenbergerhadnoemotionalinvestmentinwhatsheheardandthere-forereectsmostaccuratelywhathappened.ThoughLandrietestiedthatMiltenbergertoldhertoleavethepremisesandthattheGovernorGeneralhadchangedhisroutetoavoidherLandriesfrienddidnotincludethosestatementsinhertestimonyoftheconver-sationthatsherecalledasbeingveryshort.SeeAdjudicatoronpage3.IdonotfindtheuseofthewordspookedasinterpretedbyMs.Landrietobeinappropriateabusiveorderogatoryinthecircumstances.JamesPosynickNWTHumanRightsAdjudicationPanelHumanRightsCommissionfollowinganincidentduringavisitbyGovernorGeneralDavidJohnstonwhereinMilt-enbergerapproachedLandrietotellhershehadspookedShearguedbeforethepanelattheendofJanuarythatMiltenbergerhaddiscrimi-natedagainstherbasedonhergenderidentitytellinghertoleavethepremisesandthatPhotoJMPhotographyNickGiantandMitchMercredioftheAthabascaChipewyanFirstNationhelpringinthelaunchoftheFirstNationsnewcorporatebrand.ThebandscompanynowcalledAcdenannounceditsnewlookwitharoadshowcelebrationlastweeksymbolizingitsincreasedsizeandworth.Seepage24.AnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingNorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00June42013Vol.37No.05