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25TuesdayJune42013InlovingmemoryofPatrickRockyKevinMemorialmasswillbeheldJune102013at200pmatSt.JosephsCathedralMay91959December102012DempseyFortSmithSeniorsSocietyFortSmithSeniorsSocietyANNUALGENERALMEETINGANNUALGENERALMEETING130p.m.TuesdayJune182013SeniorsRoom-Rec.CentreAgendaAgendaReportsFinancesCoffeewillbeonLegislativeAssemblyWoodstoveprojectsparkslearninginWhatiProjectcreateswin-winforenergyefficiencyandeducationByMEAGANWOHLBERGEldersandlow-incomehouseholdsinWhatiwillbenetfrombrandnewwoodstovesthiswinterthankstoacollaborativeprojectinvolv-ingstudentsinthecommu-nitydoingpracticaltraininginwoodenergytechnology.OrganizedbytheTlichogovernmentandthecom-munitygovernmentofWhatiwiththehelpofArcticEn-ergyAllianceAEAwoodstoveswereinstalledin10homesinWhatilastmonthatnocostbyfouradultstu-dentsenteringthepracticalphaseoftheirWoodEnergyTechnologyTransferWETTtraining.Wewantedtotakeatrain-ingsituationandturnitintosomethingmorethanaclass-roomexperiencesaidthebrainsbehindtheprojectWhaticouncillorSonnyZoewhoalsositsasTlichoRe-gionalEnergyCoordinatorwithAEA.Wewereabletotakeaneducationalexpe-rienceforstudentsandalsoprovidelow-costheatingso-lutionstohelpmanyeldersandlow-incomehouseholdsinWhati.Homeswereselectedtoreceivestovesthroughanapplicationprocess.Afterresidentswereshort-listedforinstallationbyanindependentcommitteerepresentativesfromAEAincludingDonaldAndretheInuvikRegionalEnergyProjectCoordinatorassistedwiththeorderingandwejustrecommendedwhatstovestouseandthechimneysbasedonenergyefciencystandardsandtheycameupwithallthefund-ingAndretoldTheJournal.havesafeoperatingwoodstovesinstalledincombina-tionwithworkexperienceforourWETT-trainedTli-chostudents.IcreditAEAfortheirexcellentsupporttomakesurethatwewereprop-erlypreparedfortheproject.AWETTinstructorfromBCbroughtnorthbyAEAwasalsoonsitetogiveguid-anceandhelpthestudentsapplytheknowledgegainedinthethreecoursestheyhadalreadycompleted.Zoesaidhewasthank-fulfortheunanimoussupportfromWhatichiefandcounciltomaketheprojecthappen.Councilrealizesthatheat-ingisasignicantexpenseintheNWTsoprovidingsmallbutefcientwoodstovesineldersandlow-incomehous-ingcreatesalong-termben-et.Butcouplingtheinstalla-tionofthewoodstoveswithaneducationalandtechnicalprogramcreatesevenmorebenets.WhatiChiefAlfonzNitzisasaidheconsiderstheprogramasuccess.Notonlywere10newwoodstovesinstalledatnocosttothoseresidentsbutfourTlichoWETTstudentsareclosertomeetingWETTcerticationstandards.OnceagainWhatisetanexampleofcooperationforothercom-munitieshesaid.Withthissuccesswearenowlookingatotherpracti-calprojectsthatwilltieaneducationalcertificationprocesstosomethingthatwillalsoassistandbenetoureldersandlow-incomeresidents.Wewereabletotakeaneducationalexpe-rienceforstudentsandalsoprovidelow-costheatingsolutionstohelpmanyeldersandlow-incomehouseholdsinWhati.WhatiCouncillorSonnyZoeandLindaToddAEAsproj-ectcoordinatorvisitedthecommunitytoinspectunitsproposedforinstallations.AndreandToddthensu-pervisedinstallationsduringtheweekofMay20withthehelpofZoe.ByMay24notonlywere10stovesinstalledbutseveralchimneysfoundtobedecientwerereplacedalongtheway.InitiallywedidsomestuffintheBeaufortDeltaandSonnywasawareofthatandhewantedtodothesamethinginWhatisowebasicallyworkedwiththecommunitygovernmentandVickieFranciscowiththeTlichogovernmentstraininganddevelopmentdivisionsaidtheprojectwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithouttheassistanceofAEAwhocreatedawin-winsituationforenergyefciencyandeduca-tioninthecommunity.ArcticEnergyAlliancewasveryexibleandpro-videdwonderfulsupportforthewholeprojectstarttonishshesaid.AEAwaslookingfortheopportunitytoincreasethenumberofWETTtrainedtechniciansintheNWT.Wewerelook-ingforanopportunitytoEducationTrades