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NorthSlaveMtiswinlawsuitagainstGNWTTheNorthSlaveMtisAlli-ancegotanAboriginalDaygiftwithacourtvictoryagainsttheterritorialgov-ernment.Seepage2.NorthernpoetvisitsicecoastwithnewalbumStorytellerJimGreenheadstotheHighArcticwithhisnewalbumMagicWordsbasedonasealhuntingtriphetookinthe1970s.Seepage15.HonouringTraditionAboriginalDayfestivitieskeeptraditionsaliveacrosstheNorth.Seepage14.ReviewboardapprovesGiantMineremediationTheMackenzieValleyreviewboardhasrecommendedmin-isterialapprovaloftheGiantMineremediationplans.Seepage6.TorontofoundationhelpstoprotecttheMackenzieTheWalterandDuncanGor-donfoundationissettingitssightsonMackenzieBasinprotectionwithaneweduca-tionalcampaign.Seepage3.Visitwww.norj.caAnationalawardwinningindependentnewspaperservingNorthernAlbertaandtheNorthwestTerritoriessince19771.00June252013Vol.37No.08FederalemployeesaffectedbydevolutioncouldlosehomesunionCrownhousingnotpartofdevolutionagreementByMEAGANWOHLBERGEmployeesbeingmovedovertotheterritorialgovern-mentthroughdevolutionmayhavenoplacetolivewhenimplementationofthedevo-lutionagreementsettobenalizedJune25beginsonApr.12014.PositionswithAboriginalAffairsandNorthernDe-velopmentAANDCthatincludeCrownaccommoda-tionmaynolongerhavethatoptiononcetheystopwork-ingforthefederalgovern-mentaccordingtoregionalvicepresidentoftheUnionofNationalEmployeesUNEKevinKingwhorepresentsfederalemployeesinAlbertaNunavutandtheNWT.TheGNWThasbeenoutofthehousingbusinessforalongtimeKingtoldTheJournalwhileinFortSmithforthelocalunionAGM.IftheymovetotheGNWThousingwontmovewiththem.SoifyouliveinatighthousingmarketlikeinYellowknifethiscouldtrulyimpactifsomeonesabletodevolve.Thoughhecouldntpro-videexactguresonhowmanyemployeeswouldbeaffectedwithrespecttoac-commodationhesuspectedemployeesinNormanWellsInuvikandYellowknifewouldbeimpacted.AccordingtoAANDCspokespersonClaudiaFournierthedepartmentisontopofguringitoutforitsemployees.AANDChasbeensuc-cessfulinnegotiatingwithPublicWorksandGovern-mentServicesasix-monthtransitionperiodfollowingthetransferdateofdevolu-tionforthoseinCrownhous-ingtondnewaccommoda-tionshetoldTheJournalinanemail.ThismeansthatthoseemployeeswillhaveuntilOctober12014tomakenewarrangementsforaccommodation.Kingsaiditisfoolhardyfortheterritorialgovernmenttothinkitcansetpeopleupwithtransitionalhousingorstaysinexpensivehotels.ForthosewhosepositionsarenotbeingtransferredovertotheGNWThesaidtheprospectisdimmer.Forpeoplenotmovingovernotonlydotheyhavetheprospectoflosingtheiremploymentbuttheirhous-ingwillalsobeatriskhesaid.TheGNWTdoesnotsup-portCrownhousingandrepresentativesfromthedevolutionofceindicatedsuppliedaccommodationforwhatarecurrentlyfed-eralemployeeswouldnotbepartofthedevolutionagreementhoweverbe-causeGNWTsalariesarehigherthanthebasesala-riesoffederalemployeestheysaidsubsidizedhous-ingistakenintoconsider-ationthroughemployeesearnings.KingsaidhequestionshowmuchAANDCemployeesarecertainoftheirjobfuturesde-spiteimplementationbeingroughlyninemonthsaway.Hesaidpeopleareunsurewhethertheystillhaveajobandwhattheirsalaryrangewillbealongwithexistingallowanceslikeisolationpayvacationtravelandaccommodation.Hesaidhehopedallthede-tailswouldbeguredoutbytheendofsummerorearlyfallatthelatest.Peopleneedaframeworkofatleastsixmonthssotheycanplantheirliveshesaid.PhotoReneFrancoeurKimBeaulieuleftandHarveyMandevilleusetoolsshapedfromtheboneofacariboulegtoscrapethelayersofeshoffamoosehide.MoosehidetanningwasoneofthemainAboriginalDayeventsontheKatlodeecheFirstNationreservejustoutsideofHayRiveronFriday.Seepage11.June25